San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING CLOSED
YESTERDAY.
Legislation Approved and the Meeting to
Be Held NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Passed and Thanks Ex-
tended-The Bar
becue.

| journed sine die yesterday. 1t was
a successful meeting in more ways
than one. 1t served to bring into
closer utilization the five different
orders of railroad employees, and
also the adoption of plan for a
Joint legislative board.
| A resolution was adopted per-
petuating the union meetings and
recommending that such meetings
be held biennially, at least three
months before the converting Of
the state legislature.
A resolution to urge upon the
railroad employees Of Texas the ne
cessity of the putting the Cedar
Rapids plan Of federation into eff
feet at the earliest date possible
was adopted.
1t was resolved to smoke union
made cigars.
A resolution to demand legisla-
ton that will forever prohibit
blacklisting discharged railroad
employees was adopted.
1t was resolved to heartily en-
dorse the contempt bill, the arbi.
tration and the Phillips bill now
pending before congress-, and to re-
quest the senators and congressman
from this state to give their in
fluence in support OF these bills,
and to urge upon the railroad men
to exert every legitimate influence
to elect such representatives as
will support these bills. A copy Of
the resolution was ordered sent to
each senator and congressman
from Texas.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Resolutions OF thanks were ex-
tended to w. F. Hynes, F. P. Sar
gent, J. f. Archer, E. E. Clarke, P.
II. Morrissey, M. M. Dolphin, G.
w. Maier for their presence at the
meeting and for their considera-
ton in the cause.
A vote of thanks was extended
to j. J. Nelson and j. T. Sutton, of
the legislative board of the Broth
erhoOd OF Locomotive Engineers,
for having brought about the union
meeting, and to the local commit
tee of arrangements, with j. p.
Greene, chairman, and Bert
Shangle, secretary, for the able
manner in which they have ar
ranged the details necessary TO
make the meeting a success, and
provided for the entertainment of
the delegates.
The meeting thanked the South
ern Pacific, the Arkansas Pass and
the International railroads for
courtesies kindly extended.
A special vote Of thanks was
extended TO Father l.. 8. Coffin, of
Fort Dodge, Ia, and the railroad
employees home of Chicago was
most heartily endorsed and it was
recommended that railroad orders
give the home their moral and fin
ancial support.
Thanks were extended to the
citizens OF San Antonio through
the Honorable Mayor Elmendorf
for giving the railroad boys the
freedom of the city, with assur-
snces that they will take back to
their homes kind remembrances of
the generous treatment received
while here.
The LIGHT and Express We're
not forgotten and were voted
| thanks for courtesies.
Thanks were also extended to
the Business Mems club, George
H. Walker, of the Grand Opera
house, and Billy Reuter- for kind
| favors.
Senator j.. p. Lewis addressed
the meeting on legislative and ar
filtration matters, and was re-
| sponded to by Grand Master p. II.
Morrissey, Of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen.
J. w. Hopper, Of Denison, was
elected chairman Of the joint leg
islative board, and G. B. Ketchum,
Of Marshall, was elected secretary,
after which the meeting adjourned.
THE BARBECUE.
In the afternoon cars to River
side park were crowded with peo-
pie going out to take in the free
barbecue and speaking. The speak
ers were Senator Roger Q. Mills
and Mr.. w. P. Finley, who were
introduced by Senator Lewis.
There were about 1000 people on
the grounds. The committee in
charge did not miscalculste itself,
and there was enough beef prepar-
ed to feed twice that number. The
barbecue was prepared by Fayette
Walker, and the committee, con-
sisting of j. P. Greene, Bert
Shsngle and George Surkey, was