Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14
AMONG THE

Headquarters for the delegates to the Ne
braska State Labor congress has been es-
tablished at the Arcade hotel.
All arrangements are complete for the
printers oall which will be given at Wash
ington hall next Monday evening.
Printing Pressmen's union, No. 30, will
contribute the sum of one days work OF
each member to be distributed among the
unemployed.
At the last regular meeting of Stationery
Engineers association, No. q, the following
officers for the coming year were installed:
President, w. L.. Broadhurst; vice presi-
dent, j. X. Baldwin; financial and cores
ponding secretary, j. b. Fry; treasurer, o.
+. Chilson; conductor, G.. w. Shaw; door
keeper, g. Lannon. The association Is in
good financial and numerical condition and
started in the new year with bright pros
poets.
The committee appointed by the Omaha
Central Labor union TO investigate the propo-
sition to build n new union depot held u ses-
sion last night and thoroughly discussed
every side of the question. Upon invitation
OF the committee Mr.. Edward Rosowater at
tended the meeting TO answer any questions
OF members of the committee and generally
talk over the subject with them. MIR. Rose
water explained that the building of the
new depot would cause several other build
lngS To be put up at once, when would give
employment to q large number Of people. lie
'to ~ iLiA ANSOiN WIN tAiS III
trying to have an agreement that all ma
terial TO be used in the structure be bought
in Omaha as far as practical, and have
Omaha laoOr employed. After considerable
discussion on the proposition il was decided
toCall Il special meeting of the Central Labor
union Monday evening at Z o'clock at Green's
hall, l4l5 Farnam street, at which all dele
gates are requested to be present.
The Horseshoers union is making a vigo
oIs effort TO bring the nonunlon shops in In
city into line. The union wortmcn have
been working but eight hours n day, while
the nonunion mcn worked ten and twelve.
This gave the nonunion shops an advantage
over the union shops. The union therefore
voluntarily increased tho number of hours
of work TO nine per day and appointed n
committee to MAKE a thorough canvass OF
the city among horse owners and explain
the benefits derived from patronizing union
shops. Also TO notify them that the union
shops open in the morning at Z o'clock in
stead of . o'clock as heretofore, The union
men claim that the nonuniOn shops employ
inferior workmen and that the inferior
work has ruined many valuable horses,
General Secretary Rhody Kenehan has
assured the local union that the funds neces-
sary to carry out their plans wlll be forth
coming when needed. The members of the
union claim they have met with great sue
cess so far AT the last regular meeting the
following officers We're elected for the COM
ing year: G.. IL. Watson, president; Law
renee Fitzgerald, wee president; A. r..
Mason, financial secretary; William Mullen,
recording secretary A. II. Watson, treas
urer; John NJ. Lewis, sergeant-at-arms; A.
Amsburg, Charles lard, Dave Solomon,
trustees; a. Amsburg, o, S. Watson, Law
renee Fitzgerald, delegates TO Central Labor
union Charles H., lizard, delegate to State
Labor congress.