The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-26
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Tic Labor Organization Holds a
Regular Meeting.
TIE Fight FOR REDUCED FARES
On the Street Railway, Line un,usee,.rai
Fer Reason. Explained by the Company
In Letter to tho Asitmbly--The Godlsy
Matter again Considered = iiriekiayer.
Present = Communication In the Case.
\ 0iler business Transacted.

Tho Ohio Valley Trades ana Labor
Assembly met in regular session ycster.
day afternoon, with President Tlshe In
the chair f3~hi ''
gA communication from the pork
packers union, Of Kansas City, calling
attention TO tho boycott placed upon n
nork backing establishment, was re-
ccved and filed. A general discussion
took place upon the boycottS on the
Cornerstone, several non.union en-
playing mining companies and others.
II waA decided that n notice ot all boy
cottod iirmB be published in the papers.
Tho following communication was re-
ce.vcd from tho strpet railway company
in aiiswersto a request made by the as
sembiy for reduced fares for working
mel going TO and from their places OF
employment;
70 McBsrs. Tighe, .Grogan, Robertson.
Riley aud Bodley, Committee OF Trades
ana Labor Assembly.
GENTLEMEN:-The board OF directors
OF the Wheeling Railway Company has
$M stad considered your REQUEST for re.
uneed rates OF fare to working people
| wien on their way to and from work.
| Nc regret that YOU were unable to comply
| WIN our request for q clear 1eslgnnt lon
OF those who should be considered working
PEOPLE on their way 10 md from work.
The difficulty in making such distlnc-
lions among paEFeHGris on a street rail-
way IS such that YOU must yourselves
have realized 1t. There are clerks and
ana many other worthy tollers who should
DC unable to sec why dlScrlnna tion
should be made against them II they
should be denied equal privileges with.
70 be able 70 give special reductions In
fares TO all OF the good friends and patrons
| or the road. but we are unable to see that
IL could be done without injustice 10 other
patrons less favored. or without SO Grip
ping the Income OF the road as TO impair
our ability 10 properly keep up the tracks
ana paving, machinery and cars. and TO
pay taxes. tolls and operating expenses,
nclnding fair wages to faithful employees.
Regrettins that we are unable TO grant
THE WHEELING RAILWAY Go.
w. a. SHIRLEY, Secretary.
The company's answer was not well
received, and several members OF the
assembly claimed In rather warm Ian
guase that the company had acted In
bad faith On several occasions.
The Bodley matter was the subject OF
continued discussion. The committee
appointed to investigate the communi-
caVlOil from the priCklayerS' union,
stated that the expulsion Of Delegate w.
]. Bodley from the assembly was Illegal.
President T!ghe left the chair and ad-
dressed the assembly He claimed.
without any personal feeling in the mat
ter that Delegate Bodlcy had betrayed
his trust.
Some difficulty was experienced in re-
opening the case, many motions and
amendments being put and declared out
OF order. After much general discussion
on the report OF the COMMITTEES. It was
decided that Delegate Bodley be notified
TO appear at the next regular meeting to
show cause why he should not be expell-
ed from the assembly,
The legislative committees OF West
Virginia and Ohio had no reports to
make. The finance committees report
was presented by Delegate Grogan, and
accepted. The report showed balance
of sI43 72 In favor OF the assembly.
Under the head OF communications,
one from the bricklayers' union. sane
tion!ng WI. Bodley as Its delegate, was
received and flled. The assembly ad-
journed ct $50 p. m.