Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-29
IT Is STRONGER.
THE BRIcKLAyERS UNION RECEIVES
FoRTY-FIvE NEW MEMBERS.
Representatives from the Trades Council
Make Acknowledgement and Sub
Contractors to Join.

A larger or more satisfactory meeting Of
the bricklayers of Richmond was never
held than that at Thon's Hall. corner Of
Seventeenth and Main streets. last night
at o'clock.
The room was crowded to its utmost
capacity and fraternal feeling pervaded
the meeting during its entire session.
The duty assigned the committee from
the Trades Council-that of protesting
against disbandment-was faithfully per-
formed and the addresses made by its
members were direct and forcible.
The remarks of Mr.. w. III. Mullen were
especially stirring and his appeals in be-
half of unionism had great effect upon
his hearers. At the conclusion of his
speech forty-fve men presented them
selves at the Secretary's desk and paid
their initiation fees and promised that in
the future no effort should be left untried
to advance the prosperity of the bricklsyers
of Richmond.
REVIVED AND soLrDrFrED.
This meeting had the effect of reviving
and solidifying the union which had been
threatened with dissolution, and more
men were initiated during the evening than
had before composed its entire member
shin. SO much time was taken up by the
preliminaries incident upon the initiation
of members that other business that had
been arranged for could not be transacted.
A committee. however, was appointed to
give permits to fOremen who are not now
in the organization to work until Tuesday
night, after which time they and sub-con-
tractors are expected to come into the
union. On that evening a special meeting
will be held at Ellett's Hall, corner of
Fifth and Marshall streets.
Heretofore on account of the enfeebled
condition of the union and by permission
of the international body non-union and
union men have been allowed to work to-
gether. After Monday night union men
will not be allowed TO work with nom
unionists.
Under this rule the City Hall. which has
been excepted by the International Union
from its operations, will lose seven of the
ten brlcklayeIs now employed upon it un-
less the three non-union men at work on
the structure come into the bricklayers'
union.
NO MORE GRACE.
The men decided last night that longer
permission to so work would be incom-
patible with their present rules and regu-
lations, and this society evidently thinks
itself by its new acquisition. of strength
able TO enforce its point.
Heretofore the strength and usefulness
of the organization has been impaired and
kept in feeble state on account of heavy
fines imposed upon recalcitrant members
who had withdrawn and who were charged
an initiation fee of Sll to rel iter. These
fines have now been RENTED and the in
itiation fee reduced TO only 81. as an in
ducement to strengthen the body by bring
ing bacE the old members.
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dressed by the following representatives
from the Trades Council Mr.. Dillon, from
the tailors Mr.. Donahue. from the pattern
makers; Mr.. Lambert. from the carpenters
union Mr.. Doherty. of the cigar makers
union: Mr.. Haley. from the granite-cut-
tiers. and representative from the paper
hangers organization.
1t is thought at the meeting called for
Tuesday night. some action Of sympa-
thetic nature will be taken in regard to the
strike of the employees of the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works.