Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-24
LAST OF TaE YEAR.
MEETING or THR OBIO VALLEY TRADES As
SEMBLY YESTERDAY.
A Good Attendance Of Delegates, and IupOrtan
Business Considered Reports Of Presi-
dent and Secretary.


President Robertson promptly at two p.
N. The first business transacted was
the calling of the roll by Secretary
Salisbury at which large number were
found absent.
The next business was the installation
of a new delegate in the person OF VIM.
Burch, of the United Mine Workers Of
America, local No, Isl.
The local association Of brewery
workers made application for admission
to the Assembly, as they intended to
leave the national organization. 1t was
moved that they be admitted as mem
Der of the Assembly temporarily. After
considerable discussion the motion was
finally carried.
There was nothing under the head OF
strikes to report. The next item taken
up was boycotts. A communication had
been received from certain coal dealer
who had been 0oycotted, stating that be
would like 10 have hearing. He was
referred to the Arbitration Committe by
President Robertson. There vas con-
siderable discussion about the matter
The Legislative Committee OF West
Virginia, through Chairman Grogan, re-
ported that everything was progressing
nicely. The Legislative Committee OF
Ohio reported nothing new.
Under the head OF new business Sec
rotary Salisbury submitted very in
teresting report of the Assembly for the
last year, This is the finest report OF
the kind ever presented. His report
showed the number Of unioLs belonging
to the Assembly at the first OF the year
to be- twenty-eight; the number ad-
mitted during the year nine; withdrawn
one; number OF locals represented dur
ing the year, thirty-two; trades repre-
sented during year, nineteen; delegates
admitted during year, ninety-three.
The report showed delegates from the
following local uLions present during
the entire year: Clifton, No. 3; Grogan,
No. 4; Robertson, No. 70, ana the follow
ing have missed from one to three
meetings: Bemer, No. 3, Farrell, No. 6;
Riley, No. 1921, and Uthman, No 81
There was but one strike during the
year; that of the glassworkers, which is
sun Oui anu i"' So N1SSA - w
colts.
A letter was received from the House
OF Representatives at Washington say
ing that House bill No. $3.50 had been
mailed to the Assembly at the instance
of Hon. Carroll D. Wright, and asking
for any opinions the Assembly might
care TO express.
The Secretary wrote to President
Gompers OF the A. T. of L. and to Mr.
john Burns, but received no reply. He
then communicated with President M.
M. Garland Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, at Pittsburg, and In reply was
informed that Burns would be there on
the goth, but that nothing had been
done toward getting rates on the rail-
roads. Mr. Garland also said that he
would do all he could toward getting
Mr.. Burns 10 come TO Wheeling.
A number OF bills were submitted and
ordered paid.
Mr.. Grogau, chairman OF the Arbi-
tratlon Committee, under the head OF
new business read lengthy report OF
a recent visit to Warrenton, Ohio, to
make an attempt TO settle difficulty
between a coal firm and the miners. In
his report he spoke Of the prac.
tice of the firm in compelling the
workmen to patronize their "puck-
me-. store. He said an examina-
tiou of a miners store book showed
that he had been charged exoroitant
prices for a very inferior quality OF
goods. For instance, meat that sells Ia
Wheeling at four aud five cents pound
costs the miners twelve and twelve and
half cents; a pair OF shoes which cost
81. 25 IN Wheeling cost So. 25 there;and so
it was in all other kinds of merchandise.
He branded IL as one Of the most brutal
and cruel practices that was ever per-
petrated on the workinRmen, and said
that it opened up field for the work
of Christian people In helping the
down-trodden.
MIR. Grogan predicted that John
Burns usefulness as labor leader was
about at an end, that human flesh was
prone to corruption, and it was proba-
BILE that he would not rise any higher.
The amendment to that portion OF
the constitution relative TO the inaug-
uration of boycotts and strikes, which
was proposed at the previous meet
ing was next read and it was submitted
to the Assembly. The amendment was
bitterly opposed by anumber Of the del
egstes on the ground that such an
amendment would place the entire
responsibility OF strikes and boycotts on
the Assembly. 1t was moved that the
amendment be referred to committee
Of three for revision, to be
reported at the next meet
ing. Carried. Delegates Grogsn, Nor
ington aud Meade were appointed a
committee to revise the amendment. At
the next meeting, which takes place the
second Sunday in January, the nomins'
ton, election aud installation of officers
will take place.
President Robertson next made his
report for the year, which was as fol-
lows:
Delegates to the Ohio Tdusv Trades and Labor
Assembly:
BROTHER WoRKINGMEN:-It is custom
arv and proper that the highest executive
officer of a delegate organization such as
ours should give an account OF his stew
ardship at the close of his term of Office,
and II affords me great pleasure TO be able
TO state that, Notwithstanding the IN
precedented industrial depression that has
prevailed during the whole Of the past
year, the constituency of tue Assembly has
Increased, and its delegate mem bership has
been enlarged. But one organization has
left US, while on the other hand many snb-
stantial additions have been made 10 our
membership.
The report OF the secretary will contain
a detailed statement of these matters, in
connection with other valuable inferma-
ton relative 10 the numerical strength and
me financial condition Of the Assembly,
and my report in therefore necessarily con-
fined 10 the limits OF a general review Of