The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-21
bAB0R'S LITTLE TALK.
ensible Trades Delegates
Sta.d Away from the Gas
Works Yesterday.
Special % the Jerssu cay Nsua.

0t't 49,
ELIZABETH, Aug q, 1S94.-The six
zenith annual labor congress of the Fed
ration of Trades of the State of New
Jersey was in session yesterday in the
3ity Council Chamber in Elizabeth.
The congress- was called to order at
ll:1o o'clock by Samuel Holt, of Pater-
son, president of the last congress,
which was held a year ago at Hoboken.
President Holt at once addressed the
delegates. He said that it had been
expected that President Barr, of the
sity Council. would be present to ex-
end them a hearty welcome, but that
Or some unknown reason he was not
resent.
The President then referred at length
0 the work of the organization In the
past and of the many setbacks it had
lad during the past year.; but, not
w~ithstanding this. the organization was
determined to press on and on, until at
asst those who at the present seem to
20 unwilling TO help themselves would
wake up and do good work in the good
.auSe.
He referred to the inability of the
organization to persuade the State
senate to approve of bills presented
before that BODY for the welfare OF the
aboring class and wage Garner, although
he same bills met with success in the
House. Laboring men should see to it
hat only good men were sent to Tren-
.on. During the past year many had
been out of employment, and not a few
,gere in destitute circumstances, and it
vas for the interest of those and others
hat the State Federation OF Trades was
~itruggling.
He was sorry to see so few trades
Unions represented, there being but
4bout fifty delegates in all present.
We're all the unions represented, as
theV should he. the hall WOuld not
begin to hold them. In closing, he re-
-urned his thanks to the Federation for
nonoring him as it's President and for
he support each member had given
aim during the past year.
TIL Secretary, David H. Green, Of
Paterson, then announced the commit
Credentials-Edward Mears, Newark
Edward Prizes, Paterson; j. Howell
Reeves, ~Bridgeton; VIM. conklin, New
ark; George Weaver, Jersey City.
Finance-M. Lambert, Paterson; VIM.
Horn, Newark; G. j.. DAILY, Elizabeth; L.
e. Buers, New Brunswick; G.. E. Wood
Resolutions. C. clute, Jersey city;
VIM. Yuill. Newark; j. w. Fritz. Trenton;
Elizabeth.
morning session, the report of the Com
mittee On Credentials occupying the
time between the opening and the din
aer hour.
Inc visiting delegates were entertained
by the Cigarmakers' Union. Altogether
there are thirty delegates in attendance,
representing the following Organizations:
Carpenters and Joiners' Union No. 121 of
Bridgeton; Typographical Union of Pat
erson, Cigarmakers' Union of Elizabeth,
Electrical Workers Union of Paterson.
Typographical Union No. II of Trenton,
Cigarmakers' Union No, III of Orange,
Cigarmakers' Union No. 1888 of Newark,
Typographical Union No. 10S of Newark.
Cigarmakers' Union No. 140 of New
Brunswick, Federation of Trades of Eliz-
abeth, Passaic County Central Labor
Union, Carpenters and Joiners' JTnion No.
Newark, Millville Trades Council of New
ark, Eccentric Engineers of Jersey City,
German Masons and Bricklayers' Union
of Newark, and the Executive Council
of the Broad Silk Weavers of Paterson.