Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-14
CENT RAJ LABOR UNION
Complaints of the Firm Furnishing District
Curling. 49,, 49,.
Much Business of Importance to the
TOilcrs transacted Last Night
New Unions Organised.

The regular weekly meeting Of the Cen
trail Labor Union. which was held last
evening at the headquarters of the body in
Typographical Temple, was very largely
attended and much important business was
transacted.
President Milford spohn occupied the
chair and Mr.. Joseph F. Torrens was Sec
retary..
The following committees, to serve Cor
the ensuing term, were announced by the
chair: observation-disclosures McCarty, A. L.
Dahler, Henry Volander. Contract-Joseph
P. McCrink, John G. Wolf, Andrew Muir
ray. Organization-W. F. Weber, Joseph
Culley, George Smith. Legislative-M. P.
CAVITY, John A. Brett, J.. ]. Crowley. Sta
tistical-John Esten, J. NJ. Heisley. Frank
Walter. Grievance-George A. Malone. M.
Morris. R. ]. Meagher. Label-C. A. Cook.
John Weber, Thomas B. Waters. Building
Trades Council-Thomas ]. Cant, Frank
Bugden Warren H. Beall.
The chair also announced the selection
of the following trustees: John M. Robay,
T. B. Large and Edward Gessler, and said
he would select the other ten members
later.
A letter was read from Mr.. James Dun
can, national union secretary of the Gran
lite Cutters National Union, who is also
vice president of the American Federation
of Labor. in reference to some granite
work that is being done in Georgia for the
Distric, government. The letter was as
follows: I'VE have received a communica-
ton from Lithonia branch asking that
some more action be taken to try and head
off Francis Jones. who is running an oppo-
sition yard in Lithonia, and principally do
Ing street curb and sending il to Washing
ton. D. c.. the idea being that since the
Washington branch is now affiliated with
the Building Trades Council and the Cen
trail Labor Union you will be the better
able to combat this man Jones than you
have been heretofore At least, the game
is worth trying.
81 have notified the Lithonia branch that
the matter has thus been referred to you,
and hope we will be successful In putting
such obstacles in his way as will induce
him to sign the bill of prices in Lithonia
and hire union men,
Proper steps to carry out Mr.. Dun:an's
wishes in the matter were agreed upon.
Other Matters.
The applications of the Horseshoers' and
also of the PAYERS Union each for char
ter under the American Federation of La
Dor was Endorsed, and the papers will be
duly forwarded to the headquarters of the
A. F. of L. at Indianapolis for final dispo-
sition, and 1t Is expected the charters will
be forwarded at once.
Delegates from the Journeymen Interna-
tional BARRIERS Union No. 10, Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators and Local
Branch, No. TO- National Association of
Steam and Hot Water Filters and Helpers.
were received, and the delegates admitted
ard obligated. .,,.,
The report of Organizer Weber was read.
and after some complimentary remarks
were made thereon, was accepted by a
unanimous vote.
communication was read from s. OF
tenberg & Bros. of New York, and the Sec
rotary was instructed to make a suitable
rsply thereto.
The chairman of the legislative commit
tee reported that the committee some time
since sent letter to the District Commits
s:oners asking the board to name a date
when the former could have a conference
with them in regard. to a number of mat
tiers in which the members Of the c. L. U.
are interested, but that no reply. has as
yet been received.
The Painters reported that they had re-
ceived several new applications for admis-
sion to their organization. ...