The times., 1897-08-04
AMONG The WORKlNGMEN
Important Meetings of Federation
of Labor and Building Trades.
Gov. Atkiuson Rcvises His Letter
A Reply TO Be Made-The Trades
men TO Sanitary Company.

Delegates from eighteen local labor or
ganiZations answered roll-call at tile meet
ing OF the local Federation OF Labor, held
last evening at Plasterers' Hall. Presi-
A letter from Governor Atkinson, OF
West Virginia, iii reply to the resolutions
OF censure adopted by the federation was
read and uddiscussedby themembersg generally.
The letter IN tone and substance Is the
same as the open letter OF Governor Atkiu-
son published last week, with the single
exception that the word asses is stricken
out and men substituted. This modi-
fication, however has not changed the
opinion OF a single delegate TO the Fedora
ton in regard 70 Governor Atkinson
action in reference to tile striking miners
in his State. Nor has it caused them TO
believe that lie is any the more the friend
OF the wCrking man.
1t is the consensus OF opinion OF the dele
gates that his letter is in keeping with his
action, and the Federation is determined
10 probe the whole matter to the botton
With this view a committee, of which
Mr.. Dougherty is chairman, has been ap
pointed TO Investigate the matter from be
ginning 10 end, and collect all obtainable
data bearing on the subject for the pur-
pose OF making reply TO Governor Altkin-
son.
Carpenters Union, No 1 reported the
organization OF the Carpenters EXecu-
tive Board OF Washington" The history OF
the formation of the Carpenters Executive
Board has already been published in The
Times, and briefly is an organization com
posed Of five representatives from each
OF the fcur carpenters unions in the Dis
trict.
Carpenters Assembly, No. 1748, K. of l. +,
announced that it would give an excursion
TO Marshall Hall on Labor Day, and e-,,
tended an invitation to all locals affiliated
with the Federation. One OF the events
of the day will be a hydrocycle race ,be-
tween teams from the Carpenters and the
Eccentric Engineers.
Last Labor bay in q hydrocycle race
between members of these two organiza-
tions, the Carpenters Won.
Mr.. James seIden C0wden was given
the privilege of the floor to solicit sup
port for the scheme TO test the validity
of the silver coinage law. The Fedora
ton gave him a courteous hearing, but
did not indorse his plan.
Representatives from nine trades unions
attended the meeting of the Building
Trades Council held last evening at Elec-
triCaI Workers ball.
Secretary Royce was instructed to write
TO the Sanitary improvement Company and
request that all work for that corporation
be done by union labor. The council feels
warranted in ma king this request, Presi,
dent Silver stated, because, when the COM
pany was organized, is purpose, as stated,
was to provide better and more healthful
homes for the working classes of the city.
As the members of organized labor be-
long to the better class of wage-earners,
1t was only proper that they should be
given the benefit of this work
TIE committee on constitution reported
several minor changes. Among them were
a change Of time of meeting, change in
the amount Of initiation fee, a new off
cer-that Of reporter, to which office Mr..
j. P. Healey was chosen at the last semi
| annual elaction-and the appointment OF
the contract committee by the president