Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-04
BELMONT U ION
Held its Regular Meeting at Bellaire
Yesterday-Littls Important Bust
ness Amendments to Constitu
lion Offered Other Business.


The Belmont Trades and Labor IN
ion met yesterday with all officers pre-
sent except the financial secretary. A
larger number of delegates were pre-
sent than at the former meeting. No
special business was before the union
and the greater part of its session was
given to the needs and plans for pro-
noting a better union and co-opera-
ton of all local unions.
The Street Car Union and organiza-
ton of the employees on the Bellaire
line, was brought up and discussed,
quite number of the delegates speak
ing, including the president and secre-
tary. The street car workers were as
sured that this union would take care
of them and help them to secure
charter.
The matter of the committee on La
Dor day, which has not yet made its
report, was brought up and a motion
by Mr.. Parsons that the committee
have continuation of one month to
make their report was carried. The
reason that they have not been able
to make a final report is that large
number of tickets were sent out and no
returns received from them at this
time, and request was made by the
chair that any local that had not made
a report, do so at once.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Par
sons for an amendment to the consti-
tuition was read, asking that the con-
stitution be changed in article z, sec
ton 4, to provide that the union meet
hereafter at Martins Ferry, and that
its meetings be held the first and last
Sundays of each month. The constitu-
ton provides that any amendment
must be before the union for thirty
days, and the privilege of discussion be
given all members at the meetings
prior to the time of the vote. Quite a
number spoke on the amendment, some
for and others against change. 1t
will come up for further debate at the
next meeting.
President James called the attention
of the delegates to the Office of fnan-
cial secretary, and pronounced it only
a figurehead, and asked that some dele
gate place a resolution before the union
to abolish same After some debate,
Mr.. John Cecil introduced an amend
ment to do away with this useless Of
flee, which, like the other, will wait the
thirty days before coming up for vote,
but from all indications it will go
through. President James gave as the
reason for having these two PROPOSE
tons come up at this time, that the
present. delegates will have a vote on
same before their time expires, which
will be January first.
This ending their regular business,
some time was spent in discussing that
which is best for the promotion of
unionism, and how to secure more
members. Vice President CurtisS stat
ed that he had received communica-
tions from the heads of the Machinists'
and Stationary Engineers unions, ask
ing if a local could be organized in the
cities of Bellaire, Bridgeport and Mar
tins Ferry Mr.. Curtiss also spoke on
the large field before them for organiza-
ton of many different workers, who
are not members of any union. He
was followed by several members, and
all spoke of the need of good workers
in this line.
At the close OF this discussion the I'M
ion adjourned to meet Sunday, Deem
Der 18th.
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