Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-18

by Various Delegates.
The Belmont Central Trades and
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock in
the G.. A. r. hall, at Bellaire. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, Henry Kunkel. with Secre-
tary Culbertson and a fair number OF
delegates in attendance. In the alb
sence Of Vice President Larkin and
Warden Johnson, E. Fl. Jones and E.
c. Rodewig were respectively chosen
to fill the vacancies.
After prayer, followed by the roll
call Of the delegates and the reading
and adoption OF the minutes OF the
previous meeting. the following bust
ness was transacted.
Under the head Of strikes, T. l..
Lewis, secretary CT the Ohio miners,
reported that the men at Kelly's mines
were still on strike.
Mr. Cecil, president of the arbitra-
ton committee, reported that as he had
received no communication from the
Lozier Bicycle Manufacturing Company
in regard TO their employing non
union labor, the boycott placed upon
the company would have to stand. t.
L. Lewis then made motion that the
report be received and spread on the
minutes, and it passed unanimously.
A communication was received from
the Ohio Federation of Labor at To-
ledo notifying the Union that in ac-
cordance with Sec. 4 of Art. 4, an as
sessment OF two cents per member Of
their organization is now due and pay
able to S. P Ewing, treasurer, Column
bus. Delegate Williams made a mo-
ton that the communication be re-
ceived and complied with, and it was
pessed unanimously by the Union.
A motion that the secretary be
charged with the duty of notifying all
locals whose delegates do not attend
the meetings Of the Union, that if
their delegates fail to be present at
the next meeting their names will be
stricken from the roll, was carried
The matter regarding the non-union
musician, which has been before the
Union at number of previous meet
ings, was again brought up. a COM
munication received from a resident of
Bellaire, in which charges were pre-
ferred against the musician in ques-
ton, was read by the secretary, and
a motion was carried which referred
the communication to the arbitration
committee.
The trustees reported progress in the
case of the X-treaSurer
B. A. Larger, of Cincinnati, president
of the United Garment Workers Union
was present. He was introduced to the
body. and responding to request from
the chair made few pleasing remarks,
which were very well received. Mr..
Larger said that he was making a tour
of number of cities on boycott mis-
sion, and was combining most of his eff
forts in opposition to the sale of gar
ments manufactured by large firm at
Cincinnati. He declared that the check
ing Of the sale of this company's goods
meant signal victory for the United
Garment Workers Union, and would
bring forty more cutters into the union.
Having visited the different clothing
houses in Bellaire, he failed to find a
single firm handling this particular
firms goods, and at this he was exceed
ingly we'll pleased However, he con-
tinued, a few of the Bellaire clothing
merchants handle other brands of I'M
fair goods, such as H. S. NJ, and there
is not a single garment in the city that
bears a union label. Mr.. Larger con-
cluded his remarks with an explanation
of how garments are manufactured by
non-union labor and telling CT the
meagre livelihood obtained thereby. He
held that in the manufacture OF gar
ments. as we'll as in many businesses,
female labor is the cause Of low wages.
While a man employed in garment
mandatory receives about SIS week,
women following the same trade receive
but from IS cents to about 81 week
motion was then made that the
speaker receive thanks of the union for
his remarks, and that the arbitration
committee be charged with the duty OF
notifying all Bellaire merchants that II
they fail to cease handling goods man
ufactured by H.. S. & NJ. of Rochester
and Chicago, that a universal boycott
will be placed upon them. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mr.. Larger's speech was warmly ap-
plauded and was responded 10 by
Messrs. Curtis. Stein and others. each
of whom spoke briefly to show their
approval OF the speakers expressions
and to recite incidents in substantiation
thereof.
n n owls next took the floor BY re-