Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-06

| GATES ACTED UPON-A NUM-
| Der OF COMMITTEES SUBMIT
TED THEIR REPORTS-SUGGES-
| TIONS OFFERED BY MANY DEL.
EGATES-OTHER ROUTINE MAT
TIERS TRANSACTED.
regular meeting of the Belmont Gem
trail Trades and Labor Union was held
yesterday afternoon at ESQ o'clock at Odd
Fellows hall in Beliaire, and was at
tended by quite a number of the dele
gates. The meeting was called to order
by President Henry kunkel, with Vice
President Bion Williams and Secretary c.
II. Smith in attendance. Albert Gettings
was appointed to discharge the duties OF
warden in the absence of Joseph McNabb.
After the opening prayer had been said
by Chaplain Thomas Salisbury, the roll
of delegates was called and the minutes
of the previous meeting were read aloud
and duly adopted.
The secretary reported no absentees for
the past month, after which the unfair
list, as authorized by the Belmont Gen.
trail Union. was read before the assem-
blage.
Wiley Jewel, a member of Union Noa22
United Mine Workers of America. at Bell
aire, presented his credentials and was
duly obligated.
| Delegate Carson, as fraternal delegate
from the Belmont Central Union to the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly, submitted
his report of the last meeting of thelat-
ter body, which was favorably received.
The Arbitration committee reported
that they had investigated the matter
concerning the unfair manner in which a
Martins Ferry barber was doing business,
which had been entrusted to their care
at the previous meeting, and that every
thing relating thereto had been settled sat
| isfactorily TO all concerned on motion
passed, the report was received and filed.
The Organization Committee reported
that they had talked with the black
smiths. carpenters blleklayers, groeers
and other workmen at Martins Ferry in
regard to an organization and had learn
ed that many of the working men favored
such movement. One of the delegates
suggested that the organization committee
secure the names of the employees OF the
Martins Ferry brick works. as prelimi-
nary steps toward effecting an organiza-
ton, and the suggestion was received
with approval.
A bill amountg to fifty-fve cents for
Miller at Martins Ferry, and was ordered
to be paid at once.
| Accommodation received from the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly con-
corning the appointment of a committee.
composed of Delegates Salisbury, Ditman
and Riley, to confer with committee of
delegates of the Belmont Union. in re-
gard to the terms "fraternal' and "act-
ive," as applied to delegates from the Bel
mont union to the Trades Assembly, and
vice versa, was read and by a motion
unanimously carried, was accepted and
put file.
Under the head of unfinished business.
a committee of the Belmont Central Un-
ion composed of Delegates Cecil, More
house and McMillin, appointed by Presi-
dent Kunkel, and the committee from the
| Trades Assembly. then retired to the
ante-room, and after holding brief con-
ference concerning the matter, returned
and submitted the following report,
which was addressed to the Benmont
Central union and the Trades Assembly
and which has the signatures Of Delegates
Salisbury, Ditman, Cecil, Moorehouse and
| Mcmillan, Mr.. Riley being absent:
Brothers, We, your special committee.
appointed to consider the meaning of fra
!
trail bodies believe 1t means this, in our
opinion, that fraternal delegates should
and is intended to permit voice vote and
office in either, but not to apply to fines
or assessments that may by law be impos-
ed by either, and further that the word
"fraternal" be obliterated and delegate
be the word to be used hereafter as ap-
piled to both bodies
! At the conclusion of the report, remarks
were in order, and quite a number OF the
delegates expressed their opinions In the
matter, some Of whom were in favor of the
report, while others disapproved of II.
After some discussion, the report, on mo-
ton unanimously passed, was accepted
and ordered to be filed
For the good or the order II was sug-
gested that the organization COMMITTEES
take further steps toward effecting an or
ganization among the different classes Of
working men at Martins Ferry. such az
the grocers, carpenters. bricklayers and
| engineers. One delegate reported that the
Martins Ferry grocers did not favor .
union for certain reasons. Another dele
gate was of the opinion that the Martins
Ferry grocers could be forced to organ
lie If the Martins Ferry organizations
would get together and work vigorously
in that direction.
| Vice President Williams reported the
meeting Of the sub-lodges Of the a. A OK
I. and s. T. Workers. held at the Martins
Ferry Opera House Saturday night, TO
have been a successful one in eyry re-
spect and spoke Of the addresses deliv-
cred by number OF the officers Of the
| association as having been very profitable.
President Kunkei reported that Union
No. 2, American Flint Glass Workers,
at BelIaire was makig arrangements foe
a grand bail, to be given on the evening OF
April 7th, and kindly asked the delegates
To assist in making the affair a success.
Delegate Cecil suggested that an open
union labor meeting be held at Beisirs
for the purpose of getting working men gem
| orally interested in labor matters. In re.
Spouse to request the BellaIre delegates
| expressed their opinions in the matter and
| all agreed that it would be difficult TO
secure a suitable place for the holding %
| such a meeting, as Bellaire afforded no
places for amusement. After suggestions
had been offered by many other dele
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