The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-14

Yesterday afternoon the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly held
regular meeting, at which there was an
unusually large attendance Of tho dele
gates, President W, II. Riley occupied
tho chair and Secretary Salisbury was
at his pOIt. There was only one feature
at the session, which was very short
aud, at stages, very lively, Tho feature
was the oiror! to have passed reaolu'
ton recommending to the constituency
OF tho assembly that the beer OF the
three local bTeweTies DO used in prefer
ence to outside beers. This, matter
came before tho assembly in tho shape
Ol tho following resolution Introduced
by delegate:
WHEREAS, our local broWuTies are operated
exclusively by organized labor aud the members
Ul this local are among the stauncheit and best
Hhtdn ReR
ASD, WuEGrAs, The operators OF these local
btcWurlCA have, since lRu,r operation uultt
union rule, aud prices, mad many material
concessions 10 Ihclr men ~ regard 10 wages aud
working hours and ~ all Nlucs eAhiblled
spirit Ui generosity toward the organization
representing their trade, therefore
Efsplrtd lhat tbc Ol0 Valley Trades Anl
Labor Assembly recommends To- Us constituent
membership and 10 at fncnts NJ organized
labor and home industry 10 palruniLe the
product Oi our local br0Wer.cs when making
purchases In this line,
Mr.. Robertson spoke in support OF tho
resolution, and gave short history OF
tho recent events which brought about
the reduction in tho price Of beer by
tho local broWerlGs, caused by tho sharp
compstition instituted by one or two
OF tho outside browerieJ. lilo said that
tho outside beer has made great nroads
IN tho lrado Of the local bser broWerles
in this section, aud ho had II on good
authority that tho cutting IN prices by
the outsiders which brings the Wheel.
ing brewers to tho same level, would, II
kept up, result in cut in wages and
longer hours for the Wheeling brewery
workers. In asking the passage OF the
resolution Mr.. Robertson called atten.
ton to the fact that when the broweTisa
were unionized the assembly organizers
encountered no opposition from the
brewers; no held that it 10 to the in.
terests OF the assembly aud union labor
to support local industry.
The resolution met with prompt aud
active opposition, Ono delegate doubt.
cd the wisdom OF the assembly in tax.
ing up this phase Of tho question OF
strong drink. Another wanted to know
what is to be gained; said he, ~ pay
my nickel for beer whether tho saloon.
keeper pays 81 or s. 10 Tor a barrel OF
the stutf." Another delegate said no had
made au investigation and found that
tho brewery where tho outside beer
principally consumed here is made is n
union establishment, on the same foot
ing as the Wheeling bGweriOs. On mo-
ton the resolution was laid over until
tho next meeting Of the assembly, when
1t will 10 disposed OF.
The special committee TO formulate
rules to govern the renting Of tho hall
made its report. The yearly charge for
weekly meetings, whole floor, SIPS;
main hall, SSi; small hall, $40; tran.
sieut tenants, s. per night for main hall.
Tho report was adopted without discus.
sion.
Several committees, among them the
West Virginia and Ohio Legislative, ar.
bitration and organization committees,
made reports. All had progressed.
The finance committee reported hav.
inc examined tho trustees accounts aud
presented the following report for the
past thres months:
balance on hand July /, ls9j.........".".-siO5 q
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