Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-17
4 WELL ATTENDED MEETING
OF the Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union at BeIlair9.

IGUvl UulUu db DOllGli u
Credentials Received From a Large
Number Of Delegates - Action
Taken in Regard to c. Non ION
Musician by a accommodate
to the Retail Butchers Assocla-
ton Standing Committees APP
pointed Other Business Trans
acted.
The Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union at their regular meeting
il G. A. r. Hall in Bellaire yesterday
afternoon, had an unusually large at
tendance President Kunkel called Or
der at 2:30 O'Clock, with Wee PTesI-
dent Larkin and Secretary CulDertson
present Prayer was Immediately fCi-
lowed by q reading Of the minutes OF
the previous meeting, and received APP
proYal
Credentials were received from the
following delegates:
Alex. Dunlop, noiry Peticord ana
George Dunlop, Of Local Union No. 922
u. H. Porter, Joseph HaGerman and
John A. Daley. of Local Union No
1888, L. NJ. w. of a.
G. A. Miller, f. Dougherty and a. G..
Hood, Of Belmont Barbers' Union at
bridgeport.
Charles Leatherwood, Asa Jaekman
and Louis sommers. Of Milkmen's As
ISOLATION No G374.
". Hell, 0. T. Borham and NJ. List,
Of aetail Butchers Association Of Bell
afro
Charles A. James, Bion Fl. Williams
and John H. Cecil. of Mountain City
| Martin S Ferry.
| Charles w. stein, J. c. Boes and
William j bennett, Of Ohio Valley
Trades ard Labor Assembly, repre-
senting Wheeling and vicinity.
The matter in regard to member IF
Hac3ett's band having worked in The
Bellaire steel plant during the strike
and after the non-union brand had
been placed upon all employees OF the
mill was brought before the assem-
blage under the head Of strikes, as the
Butchers Union has hired the Racket
band to play at their bail, which is to
be given at Turner hall at bellaire in
tna near future. The Hackett baud
vas represented by their President,
Mr.. Nelson. who stated that the laws
Of their local hold that they may hire
any one out side of the local. should
he be required, for competency and also
stated hat Jne matter had never been
referred 10 Musicians Union regarding
a pon-union member.
After q lengthy discussion a motion
was made recommending the Butchers
Union to not hire the Hackett band
while the man is enc Of it's mem
bere. The notion was carried by a
vote Of 10 to Z.
The treasury was reported to be III
bad condition and it was moved that
each ORGANIZATION be assessed two
cents per member, the amount Of which
is TO run to the bodys business A
motion was then made to have laid
on the table vote was taken, but
the motion failed to carry. A substi-
tute vas then made to the motion that
each organization be taxed dollar for
representation in the mouse. The chair
then declared the substitute contrary to
the laws Of tho Congress and was sus-
tanned On vote.
An amendment was then made toGhe
motion by Bi0n Williams, that each &C.
ganiZatiOn be taxed one cert per deic-
gate for representation 10 the house
but was voted down. A motion thai
the matter be laid over for two weeks
met with unanimous favor.
The standing committees were then
appointed by President Kunkel, as fcl-
lows:
Legislative Committee-Ch Chairman
Thomas L. Lewis; Frank J. Nelson.
Bion Williams. L. w. Gilcher, Charles
J. Stein, Walter Larkins aud c. H.
{ Smith.
Arbitration Committee-Chairmaa,
John Cecil; NJ. List. William Bullock
Z. II. Jones, Joseph Williamson, E. Z.
Rodewig, ard George a. Miller
Organization Committec-C Chairman,
| George W. Curtis; Frederick Lewis,
A A. Leach, Charles A. James aud y.
G. Culbertson.
Under the head Of unfinished bust
ness, Delegate Borham OF Retail Butch
, erS' Local Union, asked the chair if
they could hire the Hackett band to
play ct their bali in case the objection
able member is excluded. and was an
swered in the affirmative
The Auditing COMMITTEES vas then
I instructed to meet in the present quar-
ters at / p. ri. on the first Sunday in
February.
Treasurer Gilcher's bond which WAS
furnished last year, was received with
out any change.
The Secretary then reported that no
receipts or expenditures had been re-
corded, after which President Kunkei
announced the next meeting for ,d1
first Sunday in February, and the boly
adjourned