The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17
WHAT LABOR MEN SAY.
Some Congratulate the Coach
Drivers and others Won't.

The partial success of the Coach
Drivers Union in their conflict with the
Undertakers' Association has been the
one topic of conversation at the different
labor organization meetings the past two
or three evenings, and a. Humboldt Hall
on Friday night and after the Hog Butch
ers' meeting at the Avenue House tn Q
same evening the coach drivers were
heartily congratulated.
But the congratulations were not ar all
unanimous, nor were they as hearty as
they might have be en-. Some of the
staunchest members of local unions have
no hesitancy alb out expressing their
strong disapproval of the methods en-
ployed by the coach drivers.
A Iumor was ON the streets few days
ago that the carpenters of this city were
dissatisfied with their present paw, and
that they might strike. l cannot find any
support for such story.
The opening Of the new horse car lie
along West Side avenue will, 1t IS ex-
pected. soon build up that section Of Jer-
sey City through Building and Loan as
sociations. Most of the members of these
associations on the Heights are thrifty
young men and women who have an eye
on the future, and already many Of them
are negotiating for lots with a view of
buiIding homes for themselves next
spring.
The game OF ball on Thursday of last
week between teams representing THE
NEWS and the journal has proven that
there are some excellent ball players
among the printers in Hud son County
Typographical Union. and series of
matches with the New YORK newspaper
league will be the outcome Of it, After
the game the other day a committee was
appointed to select a list Of officers for a
club, and the following have been Sc
leeted:--President, I. Brady; vice Dresi-
dent, II. Strickland, of the Journal; sec
ry-treasurer. K. Blossom, of The
NEWS. The club will be composed ex-
clusively of newspaper workers, and as
soon as suits are made challenges to the
crack New YORK clubs will be sent out.
L. Seaman, of THE NEWS, viii act as
manager and F. Barker captain of the
team.
Some of the bricklayers who went out
In the recent strike are now working at
other trades. Several have turned their
attention to painting. Those who went
TO New York ana other places report
work brisk, and the future decidedly en-
couraging.
The Morris O'SnllIvan Association,
body of young mea made up of plaste rers
and similar trades, meeting at the corner
of Coles and Fourth streets, has arr anged
for big taily-ho excursion TO Wa shing-
ton Park, Carlstadt, on June 10 Three
immense coaches. with Kappa's band,
have been engaged for the outing. The
officers are:--P. Donohue, President:
James Brehm, Vice President; James
Kinney, Secretary; Morris 0'Sullivan,
Treasurer. Between 100and $50 mem bers
will go on the trip.
An effort is being made by some Of the
employees Of florists and gardeners OF
Hudson county TO establish a union. Ii is
pointed out that such union must prove
of great advantage to seedsmen aud
florists through an interchange of ideas.
Proprietors Of hot houses will not, il is
hoped, favor the formation of an associa-
tion which will be likely to make public
their methods of terminating and improy-
ing flowers and plants.