Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
PROPOSED UNION.
a Plan for a State Organization of
Kansas Cattle Shippers.
TO UNITE BUILDING TRADES.
The American Federation OF Labor-Cali
for a Statehood Convention at King
fisher. Ok--An Anti Cigarette
Crusade In Eureka, Ill

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 19.-Details of
plan for state organization of cattle
shippers to work in con junction with
the Cattlemen's association, but more
extensive in its membership and
scheme of work, were given out dur
ing the meeting of the live stock sani-
tary commission. The scheme has not
gone further than correspondence and
consultation between stock men, but
it has met with such general approval
that members of the sanitary COM
mission expect to see an or
ganization formed in the spring.
Among the active stock men
who are pushing it are John
Arlington, of Kingman; John Rat
cliffe, of Cunningham, and Dave Nc
poses of the proposed organizatio is
to enforce the law which gives the
shipper of single car the right to
round trip pass to the point to which
shipment is made. Another is to add
the force of numbers to the influences
now welded by the Cattlemen's asso-
citation which includes only heavy cat
tlemen. The proposed organization
would include all shippers of stock,
whether they do business on large
scale or only handle a carload in
year. The stock men believe that so
general an organization could have ire
mendous influence with legislature
and probably make the railroads give
its demands greater attention.
To Unite Building Trades.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-Preparations are
now complete for the holding of the
first national convention of the various
crafts affiliated with the building
| trades of America The convention
| will be called to order Monday morn
| ing by Fl. w. Steinb bliss. secretary of
| the Building Trades council of ST.
Louis and vicinity. The primary OBJ
| ject of the convention is the amalgama-
| ton of the building trades of America
! into one national body, under the
probable title of the American Fedora
| ton of Building Trades. Another OBJ
| iect of the convention will be to estab-
| lish more friendly feeling between
| employer and employe by the introduce
ton of conservatism and to prevent
strikes among the various unions with
| in it's jurisdiction by a system of arbi-
| tration. Still another important re-
suit the federation is expected to cause
will be conjunction of all the forces
now in existence in the attempt to
universally enforce the eight-hour
work day.
The American Federation of Labor.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 19.-At Sat
urday's session of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor the committee on the
| presidents report recommends that
the president issue an appeal to the
unions of the country for contri bu-
tions of a fund for the aid of the strik-
ing engineers of England. 1t was ad-
vised that the federation appropriate
$500 for this purpose. Concerning re-
striction of immigration the commit
tee recommended that the cOnven ton
| pronounce for a reasonable measure
of restriction on the lines of the educa-
! tional tests as contained in the Lodge
bill, that failed of enactment at the last
session of congress" The report of
| the committee was adopted. num-
Der of resolutions in regard to boy
colts was introduced and the conven-
ton adjourned.
Cali for "A statehood Convention.
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. Dec. 19.-Rep-
resentatives of the political parties
met here yesterday as statehood
committee and issued call for a state
hood convention to be held at King
fisher, January Is. The represen ia
ton is to be one delegate to each 125
| votes cast at the last election.
An Anti-Cigarette Crusade
EUREKA ILL.,. Dec i9.-The city coun-
ell of Eureka passed an ordinance for
bidding the sale or giving away of
cigarettes and cigarette paper in the
CITY, and also forbiddipg the smoking
| of them in public. The officers declare
that the ordinance will be strictly en-.
forced.