Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-22
IABoR's MEETING.
What Dallas workingmen Considered
at a Conference.


Dallas. Tex. May s1.--At the mass
meeting held last night In the city hall
auditorium by the trades council, for
the teamsters and laborers, there were
about 500 workingmen present.
The meeting was called to order by
George Beach. who stated that the OBJ
ject was to pass resolutions against
the street cleaning contracts and to
appoint committee to present their
resolutions to the city council,
Nj. Il. Loonie was elected chairman,
and George Beach secretary by accla-
nation.
The following resolution was read:
Resolved, that We, the wage workers
of Dallas here assembled, protest
against the contract for street cleaning
made by the city OF Dallas for the fol-
lowing reasons: J. That as tax payers
We favor living wages: and that the
wages paid by said contractor deprives
us of living and units us TO support
and educate our children as true
Americans should do. ., That the gov
eminent should be the last to lend a
helping hand to paupcrize her citizens.
.. That the work has been done better
by day labor and for less money, as
figures which don't lie Will show. And
furthermore, we recommend and petit
ton the honorable mayor and city
prove said contract as 1t IL Utterly Inn
possible to build up our city and en-
able our commercial interests to be
successful when labor receives pauper
wages.
Recognizing that the prosperity OF
the city, in which all wage earncrs are
interested. depends upon the prosperity
OF the working people. we most earn
estly protest against said contract.
and petition the honorable city council
and mayor, who have the welfare of
the city at heart. that they take such
steps as VIII vitlate this contract and
place Dallas labor on par with that
OF other cities of the Union.
w. +. Conalander was called upon TO
speak upon the resolution. He stated
that he was n teamstcr, and from
practical experience he did not gee how
a man could support his wife and chill
dren. pay rent, feed his team and keep
his wagon and harness In repair on
81, so a day; that he could barely live
under those conditions when working
for $500 u day. That they were assem-
blcd TO ask the mayor not TO Sign the
street cleaning contract. That they
would In any event remember Claud
Cour, Leo Wolfson and NJ. l.. Robert
son, who voted against H. That II the
mayor signed the contract he did not
know what they could do.
Joe Moss and Tom Finnie both ex-
expressed themselves In line with Mr..
Connlander
Mr.. Loonie addressed the meeting ON
the general situation, calling ntten-
tlon to the raise In wages by Carnegie,
the textile workers " Massachusetts
and the cotton workers and mines OF
the West. That this was the result Of
reviving business and general pros
perlty, and he could rot reconcile II
lryith the reduction In wages proposed
for the teumsters.
The following resolution was present.
ed by Mr.. Beach and carried;
Resolved, that we urge the transfers
and laborers of the city TO organize
permanently. and through concert of
| action with other Dallas labor organ
| cations cndeavor TO secure for them
selves conditions OF employment that
will at least enable them TO live.
At the request OF the committee Of
the trades council DIR, Longstreet
spoke on the single tax.
NJ. y. Loonie, W. r Couolandor and
T. j. Finnie were appointed commit
tee to present the resolution to the
city council.