Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-28
IABOR'S LEADERS.
cvRpGYs NETTING OF TIE RADE
ASSEMBLY,.
Can, Ground Taken in Aid Of he EinEs-Ehs
Labor Day hnanOss-WhTs the
Banners Belong.

rwss rather warm I'm the Trades As
.,mblv hsll yesterday afternoon, and
- buslness Of that body was hurried
.h,opeh with as much celebrity as pos
.,bls though the business transacted
,,,s of considerable importance.
Vice President c. II. Dohley occupied
.,s chair, Secretary Salisbury was at
N, desk as usual, and the hall was we'll
sns8 with delegates and members Of the
Io,sl unions represented In the body.
The first business offered was petit
,,,, from the Miners Union with re-
-sed 10 the detectives who are guard
80 the property Of the Marmet Mining
,17 at RAYMOND City. The petit
',,1 has a printed heading, as already
.oblisbed. addressed 70 Governor Flem-
10 and asking that the men be ordered
- leave the State. The sheet
.F,red in the Assembly was nu-
'asrously signed by representative
i,bor men, and the signature OF the As
.snblv was attached TO IL by its officers
rrder a resolution, and the sheet re-
tnrned TO Jere Mead, who will forward
Il 10 Governor Fleming.
After the petition had been read and
,gned. the following resolution was
resented and adopted unanimously:
.WurREAs, 1t has come TO the knowledge
,f+be Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
.srblv that an armed band OF detectives
5--~ fine State Of Ohio has invaded this
S.3re for the alleged purpose OF preserving
Srler al the Marmet Coal Works, IN kay
~1pd City, where a strike OF the miners IS
now in progress; ana
WHEREAS, There was no disturbance az
-sssaid mines that called for such an arbi-
+rsrv course on the part OF the coal COM
rs9v; therefore, be il
s..P,,llrsd That we emphatically protest
s,sinst this action and appeal to Governor
F1sring 10 rid the State Of the presence OF
This murder-seeking gang, who, under pre-
tsrse Of assisting in the preservation OF
,5s neace stand ready to do the will Of
tbsir EMPLOYERS. whose object is, evidently,
n precipitate discOrd and riot IN order 10
sTTpl the effect OF the just demand Of the
working men for fair pay, and also to secure
the repeal of the recent State legislation
protecting the miners from the heretofore
iegalized rObberies pracuced upon them"
The following letter was read before
the Assembly. 1t is reply 10 request
br information from one OF the local
examinations Of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION concerning the st. Louis
Stamping COnpany'S product and meth
DDS:
UIyoRY LODGE No. 6, MISSOURI
AvALGASfATRD ASSOCIATION OF IRON
AND STEEL WORKERS,
ST. LOUIS, September p, 1871.
'John Holman, Cor. Rep. Crescent Lodge,
No. s, Wheeling, ". Va:
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-H ours OF the
18th 10 hand and contents noted. L think
The ST. Louis Stamping Company had their
-1r,e ON all their ware. Ii Is called gran
ta" a ware peculiar to itself. They made
n.vanized coal buckets and wash-tubs OF
galvanized and sheet-iron. think you
wl find their trade mark on all their ware,
ST LOUIS STAMPING Co.
Brother Holman, don't know but 1t
would be Just as well 70 defer this matter
FOR q time. The company sent for the Mill
Committee Yesterday, the first time the
committee has been recognized since we
came out. Things look favorable Tor the
scale being signed in a few days. l Will
notify you as soon as the scale is signed.
Let the boycott 90 on If il IS not too much
trouble. Fraternally yours,
geo II. OWEN,
Acting Cor. Rep"
The general labor day committee made
lis final report as follows, the accounts
having been audited by the Auditing
Committee before presentation:
Gross receipts ........... Sss.y "
Gross expenses I'SO''lS
Net balance. .sl,O5l.es
II also reported that Friendship
Lodge No. ., A. A. OF 1. & S. w. and
the Stove Filters Union had turned out
100 per cent. Of their membership in
the Labor Day parade, and recommend
ed that the silk flag offered by the AS
sembly as a prize to the organization
turning out the greatest percentage Of
membership In the parade be given to
Friendship Lodge. 1t also recommend
ed that the Stove Filters Union be
given a flag or banner, as it might
choose, in recognition Of ii good show
Ing In the parade.
These presentations will take place at
the next meeting of the Assembly, the
orators to be named by the President
IN the meantime.
The Carriage Workers Union called
The attention Of the Assembly 70 the
number Of non-union shops in the city,
and asked that action be taken. The
natter was referred TO the Committee
On Organization, with instructions to
make an effort TO organize the nOn-union
w0rkmen I'm the city.
The Trustees OF the Assembly were
Instructed to purchase a cupboard or
other suitable piece OF furniture In
which To keep the books and papers Of
The Assembly and such paraphernalia