The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28
DETROIT'S LABOR COUNCIL.
1T is 4 HOME FOR THE UNEM-
PLOYED.
Their Reading Room and Library
Leading Organizations and Men
The Neyspapers-Memo Build
ing.

The Detroit Council of Trades and
Labor Unions was organized in 1880 with
a membership of nine unions, and at the
present time has over 80 unions on it's
roll of membership, and a conservative
estimate places the membership at 5000.
The Trades Council is the English speak
ing body. There is also the Central
Labor Union composed of German unions,
where all business is conducted in the
German language. The Council has al
ways had a watchful eye concerning the
welfare of its affiliated unions, whether
large or small. In case of trouble in any
of the unions every effort is made TO ad-
just all dispute in a peaceable manner.
In consequence there have been few
strikes. About two years ago the Council
considered the advisabIlity of establishing
a headquarters and reading room for its
members and in this it has succeeded re
markably well. 1t has large common,
Gus hall, nicely furnished which is used
for its own meetings, and other evenings
is Sublet to other unions. During the
day the hall is open and is headquarters
in every sense of the term ana also
home for such that are out of employ
ment. With the new year another fea-
ture was added in the shape of library
adjoining the hall which was neatly
fitted up. Handsome chairs and large
table, and four large bookcases filled with
about 500 volumes of reading matter
covering every line of thought, sucn as
history, fiction, political economy, etc.,
Miss Rose McBrearty the librarian is in
charge of the room and has every ming IN
neat and good order. Every book that is
on the shelves has been donated by pub
lie men, such as Mayor Pingree, Con-
gresham J. B. Corless, eX-Congressman
Levi T. Griffin and the late Congressman
]. Logan Chapman and Judges Donovan
and LilIibridge, Edwin +. Coneiy, Charles
Flowers and other citizens. Besides the
various members of the union have ado,
ed their share. This reading room ana
library is the pride of organized labor
The unions that take the leading rank
in this city are the printers. cigarmaKers,
street car men and shoemakers. me
pioneer unions in this city are the prln-
tiers, cigarmakers, carpenters ana moul-
ders. In size of members the street car
men rank first and then the c.garmakers
printers and moulders. Among the prom
tive workers Robert y; Ogg. j. X Nor
risey. C. o. Bryce, ]. McVicar, ]. A. La
bradie. w. A. Taylor, j. z. MurtaSh'
]. GreneI, A H. Smith, H. D. LindlSy
and Edward Beck of the printers, three
of whom have been in the leglsl stature
Messrs. Ogg, .Grenell and Murtagh- me
cigarmakers have some of the brlShIest
men in Thomas NJ. Dolan, Charles Erb,
and Samuel Goldnater, who has nation
al reputation and is at present q MEMBER
of the Board of Aldermen. The snoe-
makers have had John Strigel, VINO mas
been in the harness for years and was
one of the founders of the Council: ana
was very prominent in the K. of l.. IN Us
paimy days in this city. Louis +. F'orsy,
leaders in this city, and is at present
one of the vice-presidents Of the NaLlon-
al Carpenters, organizer of the American
Federation of Labor of this distrlct, ana
has twice been president Of the Trades
Council, an honor never before ACCORDED
to anyone. The street car men take
leading rank, and its national secretary;
Miller G. Moore represents organized
labor in the halls of legislation at Ian
sing We have in our midst W. u Ma
han, national president or the sir iS,t car az
the Metal Polishers is Edward Compte,
who was president of the council and is
National Secretary of the Metal Pohsne2irS1
and another is Henry Eickhoh- win
one or two exceptions all of the above
have represented their unions in natlohal
conventions and the federation of labor
The press have always been fair IN re
porting the proceedings of the council
The Free Press is ably represented by
S. W. Richardson, and old printer ana
student Of the iaoSr n 29FGoeI PfH
have a special labor column which IS
looked for and read with great interest.
Detroit has its lseoT pager n, Ihe a0q hv
Alex. 81. Smith, an active member OF the
printers. He conducts 5000 paper
which enjoys a, large clrculatlon- Inc
German unions have their official paper
The council has in midst two ladies'
unions composed of ladies employed IN
the various trades and garment workers
Another new move has been started IN
this city, and that is the erection OF d
memorial hall TO the memory or the Iate
Richard F. Trevelleck, who had a World-
wide reputation for the good work he mas
done for the workingman. The plan IS
TO erect a building to cost So0OOo, TO pc
four stories high with basement: Inc
first floor for Stores, second for library
of council. third assembly rooms Tor
unions and the fourth a large hall for the
council TO be arranged for pubic meet
ings and conventions 1t will be stock
company, with shares at $40. The plan
so far is meeting with much encourage
ment and not alone union men, but prom
inent citizens have promised their assls-
tance in taking shares. This is plan
that has been advocated for years, and
is to be a home for all the unions, In
this move the printers and cigarmakers
also take a leading part. The ofncers OF
the association are Samuel Goldnaker,
president; Phillip A. Loersch, secretary
and John McVicar. treasurer.
The officers of the council are:
President, Thomas O'Neil. Of the mould
ers: vice-President, James j. Grant, street
Car Employees; Recording and Cores.
bonding Secretary, Phillip a. Loersch, OF
the printers; Financial Secretary, Mrs.
M. Nj. Oderkirk. of the printers; Treas
urer, Jerry Sullivan, of the plasterers'
and Librarian Miss Rose McBrearly'
FLORENCE Nightingale Association.
: -0- p A. LOERSCH.