The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-28
RESOLUTION HOME BEER
Voted Down by a Decisive Majority,
Movement to Change tho Annual
"AIoVinG bay" IaaugurSted = 10
Confer WiththO Real Estate Agents.
Tho City Council Thanked for re-
cent Action

was IN tue chalr aud Secretary rom W
Salisbury was at his post The minutes
Of tue last regular meeting were read
and adopted.
The West Virginia legislative COM
mittee, TO which was intTusted tue mat
tor OF investigation Of the comparative
cost OF coal aud natural gas ia tho city
water works pumping station above tho
city, made 4 report OF progress only. IL
Will be remembered tina miners some
time ago asked tho assembly TO
investigate, alleging that the difference
in favor Of coal would amount 10 $500 a
month.
Tho Welt Virginia legislative COM
mitsee reported tho recent action Of the
city council directing the board Of pub.
lie works to employ only citizens aud
taxpayers OF the city, and that nine
hours constitute days work, Mr.,
Tighe moved that council DO thanked
for lite action passed,
The resolution brought up ut tho last
meeting OF the assembly, recommends
ing tho use Of the three local beers in
preferences tooulside beers, particularly
the Detroit beer, which 10 making an
active bid Tor Wheeling trade, was
considered. The RESOLUTION tolIowsi
WHEREAS, our local bfoworicS arc operated
exclusively by organized labor and tho members
o. this local are a.A0ns The s'auuehe't and btsl
union mcu, and
wnEREAs lie operators Of these local brew
cries have NluGr tlglr operation under union
rules aud prices made mlny material eon-
ces,iOus 10 their lncll IN regard Ia wages Aui
work hnfIF4 n al tlFra Iltilnl sUITit
oil generosity toward tue Os5lulA!on feFcleht'
ing their tWds, therefore
Rct0liyd lhR, tue Obio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly rouOmmsuds 10 Us ClnSllllCnt
membership and 20 al friends OF organized
labor and home INDUSTRY 20 pairOniZa the
product OF our local brdWerei when making
purchases III his lIne,
The discussion lated over an hour
and every phase of tho matter was
brought out. Tia author OF the resolution
was the first to address tho assembly and
the main Argument he gave was that
it Is better to uphold local beer and
local labor unions than allow them to
DO hurt or DESTROYED bv reason oil out
side beeG Elo said he had it from n
member Of the brewers union that on
account OF the inroads OF outside for
eign beer in the Wheeling market there
is danger to tho local brewOrA' union
organization; longer working hours are
imminent and tho HE Of tho orgRnl.
cation itself Is in peril.
A delegate said that no could not
favor a discrimination against the pro.
duct Of the Detroit brewery, rs that
establishment is on just as good union
basis as tho Wheeling and Martins
Ferry browerieL 1.-THE assembly should
make this discrimination 1t would not
be unlikely that the Detroit labor or.
CARNATIONS would take similar action
against Wheeling products.
Another delegate wanted good rea'
son for the assembly to support brew.
cries that sold their product at So 20
outside Of Wheeling and at 81 in Wheel
ing.
Somebody said the public seems to
like the quality OF tho outside beer,
The author Of the resolution remarked
that the consumers OF the beer get no
benefit OF the cheaper beer, You pay
yonr five cents Just !he same. 1t has
been said my fight ia a fight Tor the
brewers. That II true, 1t ls tight Tor
the brewery workers whose organi1a.
ton is in danger, aud your light turn.
ing 10 tho opposILIon) is eight Tor the
saloon.keeper'."
A delegate gave some interesting
figures. lie had iakcn tho trouble to
investigate the extent Of beer cousumn'
ton in Wheeling, aud had placed II at
1000 barrels per week. a; 81
that would foot up $1,000 Two
hundred mon are employed in
the brGw1ficI, paying abOu! 5000
per week In wages. Tho delegate
injured II u Is not better to keep tiia
money at home II IT is possible.
4 member rOtorted with this inquiry:
"Supposo communities that usn Nhe,l-
ing beer took pction shutting it out;
how many broSerI would be employed
Aero2"
Mr. Saunders, Of tue miners union.
an ex.doleGaic, was allowed tho floor,
aud made astrOug appeal Tor home in
luatricJ IN preference 10 foreign com.
petition.
How can union discriminate against
union ;nldo goods no mRlisr where
tnado was tho question ptopoundcd by
delegate, boz not answered. Continu.
ing lio said nou.union coal is coming to
Wheeling every dav; th9ro Ia a matter
on which the assembly should cxpend
its energy.
Another asked il nnyboby excepting
tho brewery proprietui4 will brneiit BY
this fight. lfso let them hgat it them'
.clyGE was hii Conc!uhon.
The author Of the resolution reminded
the members that no boycott Ia asked;
tho resolution Rsss only that thO hotno
beers bo recommended TO union labor
people who use bunr.
President Riley referred 10 tho insin.
ratiou that reduction in wages IL llEn.
ly In tho local brNwcficg. wait til
Ihoy try to cut wages; lhOn VOL at.
tend 10 their crso," wis his conclusion
A delegate made tOlliug point whom
no called attention 10 tho regent action
Of tho assembly IN having the farmers
given tho right TO ro.al their bOoi In
" heOling--jugt tho opposite Of tho ac'
ton now advocated.
Tho author Of tho resolution, II prom.
inont prlnlOr, created some amu'OmOnJ
bystating that hD was member Of tho
brewery workers union, aud for that
reason had introduced tho resolution.
A vote was taken on tho tosulution
aud II wa "downoi" 0mphaIic,'ly
A communication from u Now York
pntmunt workers union rOlaiiyO 10 con.
Wet mado garmonLs from Sing Sing,
said ~ bD sold In Wheeling, was ~.
lufrcd 10 Tho arbitration COMMITTEES.
rrcbidchl licy Callod attention to tho
continued non.altonnncp ol many dol
cgatci IN tho assembly. some having not
answered tho roll call sinca Labor Day.
IN effort viii DO made to secure better
abundance IN lln fulufn null tho local