Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-21
|MONG THE W0RK|NGMEN
iners' Union Day--Why and How
Ii Was Generally Celebrated
in Montana.
attprs Of Interest Regarding the
Labor Organizations in
Great Falls.

Thursday was a red letter day among
q miners in Montana. In every city
d hamlet where a miners union exists
9 day was properly celebrated. 1t was
) seventeenth anniversary Of the organ
htion of the Butte Miners union. At
lite occurred the unwilling of the mon
uent erected to the memory of Aaron
Witter. first president Of the organi-
ton. Many prominent laboring men
that city spoke BETTING tributes to
Q departed leader. 1t was through
q efforts of MI. Witter that the Butte
pers became organized to battle against
: c%orporations that were at that time
eparing to reduce wages to a point
here men could not live with a degree
responsibility. This organization has
own in numbers and strength and is
Q mainstay Of the labor dnions of Sill
r Bow county. 1t has erectedin Butte
own building and has quarters equal
that of any labor body in t%he..western
untry. It is said that there is in the
basury something like $4,000 or $4,000.
uring the Great Northern strike the
ute Miners union contributed to the
pn who went out $1,000. This contri-
ton caused the famous message to be
ut broadcast that montana is the
(braltar of organized labor"
Xxx
"A society that no doubt will in time
come an important factorin local labor
kcles is the Union Mems Building asso-
htion, recently organized, and which is
corporated under the laws of Montana.
be charter members Of the assocla-
IN come from among some Of the most
ointment and influential laboring men
the city and the officers and trustees
} men who will make 3 success of the
~dertaking. The association is formed
the purpose of erecting in Great Falls
labor Temple to be used by the many
bor organizations. The building will
one that the citizens can be proud of.
will be a model Of convenience and a
Ing of beauty. The first annual meet
3 Of the shareholders will be held on
~ |. The trustees meet the first
pnday of each month. Quite a num-
of shares have already been disposed
to individual workingmen. The Stone
lsons' union has subscribed to $50
(rth Of stock and the Carpenters and
(ners will take forty shares. Other
ions have the matter OF subscribing to
bck under Amusement. Taking into
federation the conditi % of affairs in
financial way the association is meet
with much encouragement.
Xxx
Copies of the constitution and bylaws
the State Trades and Labor council
Montana were received by Secretary
kutield the first of the week. Since
at time Mr.. Garfield has been busy
hiding them out to the unions affiliated
th the state central lodge. The pro
edings of the recent meeting in Helena
ERE printed in book form and they also
i've been sent broadcast over the state.
Xxx
A committee is at work revising the
Institution aud bylaws of the Trades
ID Labor council Of Cascade county.
be council has grown to such propor-
pms that laws must be drafted to meet
w requirements. Twenty-eight or
mutations are now represented in the
Runcil. The seml-annual election of
Ulcers will be held at ths first meeting
July. The present quarters of the
Puncil are the most convenient that
lat the organization has ever mad.
hey have been fitted up in a most com
(rtable manner and furnish a splendid
acc for the unemployed to enjoy them
lives in such manner as will interest
hd entertain.
*.
Since the visit here of Mr.. Kallen of
he Garment Workers of America much
bterest has been manifested by the
rsdes Council in behalf of their broth
Is who are endeavoring to rid the coun-
of the sweatshop system. A COM
hlttee appointed for the purpose has
isited the merchants who deal in cloth
z, boots and shoes, cigars, ETC., and
eked them to deal in union.made goods.
bis committee has also visited the va
Pous unions and called attention to the
pct that members OF organized labor
hould purchase articles that are made
y none but union labor. Good results
10 expected to follow from this agita-
lon. The secretary of the Trades coun-
Il has been instructed to issue circulars
; the unions upon which will be printed
&c SMILES Of union labels.
W.
Labor day this year occur on Septem.
er 2. The Trades and Labor council
ll no doubt take up the matter Of
teparlng for it's observance after the
yet meeting in July, when the newly
tected officers have assumed control
I'D the new delegates have taken their
PATS. Last year the committee having
charge the arrangements for the cele-
fation vas appointed in July, and none
10 much time was found for the &C.
pmplishment of the work that had to
performed.
XXX
On Wednesday evening the semi
fnual election of officers of the car
Enters and %joiners was held. I. w.