Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24
IN LABOR'S REALM.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

tF'rom Wednesdays Daily.l
BARRIERS. horseshoers and teamsters
are organizing at Duluth, MINI.
The pursemakers of New York City
are on strike for higher wages.
REPORTS from the unions are very
tlatterin@ in favor of the proposed la
bor temple in Ottumwa.
To the Keb miners much credit
should be given for the progress of
unionism in Ottumwa.
The BARRIERS OF the city met at Labor
hall last evening and organized under
the national organization.
The local bottlers' union met at La
bor hall last evening, and business of
importance was transacted.
The reelection of John Ream as
president OF the state miners orgauiGa-
tion met with hearty approval.
Mike O'Conner. president of the local
bar tenders union, lis one of the most
progressive union workers III Ottum-
wa.
The local union cigar factories are
upon the market than at any time
IublhS llielT SNlS ttiISe. il
All members and eN-members of the
Transfers union are requested to meet
at Labor hall next Sunday morning AZ
10 O'Clock.
The local pressmens union is antiei-
pating sending = delegate to the next:
national convention, which will be held
at Milwaukee.
The election OF John White as secre-
tarv-treasurer OF the state miners un-
ion is the best selection that could pos
sibly have been made.
The labor day celebration here las
been postponed and it is highly prob
able that the local organizations will
help Burlington celebrate.
indications point to successful out
come-for the workmen-of the bak-
ers' strike in Rochester, N. Y, which
has been in progress for several
weeks.
Kansas City Typographical Union
has succeeded in breaking the dead
lock" in the Typothetae there and in
unionizing the big job office of Burd
& Fletcher.
The Mine Workers Journal advo-
Gates defense, fund of 100000 for
that organization, and states that it
could be created without much sacri-
flee and would insure better condi-
tons and higher prices.
While the strike is on the New York
Sun and until further notice the Union
list will be under the direction of u
committee of Typographical Union, No.
6. 1t will be Issued at least once a
week. probably twice a week, or per-
haps as a daily.
After fight of some six years the
labor unions OF San Francisco last
week succeeded in unionizing all the
breweries of that city and having an
agreement signed between employers
and iourneymen covering union wages,
hours and conditions of labor.
The Granite Cutters Journal advises
its members to stay away from Bat
tleboro and West Dummerstop, VT,
adding that trade is exceptionally good
in all branches of the business, in con-
sequence of which a job in union
gang of men is not difficult to find.
Owing TO the intense heat the stove
fomdries nj Atlanta, Ga, We're forced
to shut down last week. Our cores
pondent informs me that in conse-
qnence OF which the iron molders there
are enjoying a much needed rest, us
business has been unusually brisk for
some time.
Word comes from philadelphia.
where the window glass workers have
just closed their convention, that be-
cause of their failure to arrange for a
conference with the combine manu-
facturers they have entered into a
compact with the independents. The
agreement is that the workers will re-
ceive the advance ofi7As per cent which