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ley c. Gamble; secretary-treasurer, Charles
M. Sheets.
! Horseshoers are strong in number and
| influence among local labor organizations.
Officers: President, Frank Murphy; yics
president B. j. Lynch; recording secretary,
c. e. Watson; financial secretary. j. M.
Watson.
| One of the Oldest unions in the city is that
= or the sheet metal workers, organized in
1888. Their progress since that time has
been gratifying. The officers are: Pres
ident. Ed Hannigan; vice president. r.
southwell; secretary, J. L. O'Neal; corre-
spending secretary, A. Thorspecken; treas
urer, c. Adar.
Inc plasterers have a good union, dating
from 1873. The officers are: President.
James Stribling; vice president. John
Roach; recording secretary, H. E. Jones:
financial secretary, ]. H. Mitchell; treas
urer, Thomas Medium.
The coopers organized last year. They
are IN hourishing condition. The officers
are President, j. M. Baldwin, vice presi-
dent, William Frederckson; recording sec
retary. S. G. Quinn; financial secretary,
Amos Williams; treasurer, Albert Miller:
sergeant-at- arms, Louis Bauer; guard Will
liam Cummings; statisticiap, Amos Bour-
lier.
! Omaha hackmen have an organization Il
was effected last year. The officers are:
President, John Larson; vice president,
Charles Moore secretary, W. W. Scott:
treasurer, Charles White.
The Old Reliable.
| Away back in 1881 the cigar makers of
Omaha perfected an organization which has
: since been maintained in excellent condi-
tlon. Cigar makers are noted everywhere
for their ability to hold a solid organization
| and Omaha is no exception to the general
rule The Omaha union has a large men,
bership. The officers are as follows: Pres
ident, John Fiali; vice president, ]. q.
Chubbick; recording secretary, E. e. Phil
brick; financial and corresponding secretary,
j. b. Schupp; treasurer, Charles Hornberg:
sergeant-at- arms, Charles Newstrum.
! Omaha stone cutters stand in the front
rank OF their brotherhood throughout the
United States. They organized in 1884. The
officers are: President, John Urquhart;
vice president Henry Miller; treasurer, AL
bert Gilman; financial secretary John Will
lams; corresponding and recording secre-
: tary, William Whisker.
| The Allied Printing Trades council is COM
posed OF three delegates each from all tho
| unions connected In any way with the print
| ing trade. 1t Is necessarily a strong organ
izaton and wiclds great power. The officers
are: President, Frank s. Devor; vice presi-
dent Harry Rowley: secretary treasurer. s.
A. Burnham.
Locomotive firemen have an influential or
ganizaton. 1t dates back to 1882. Overland
| lodge No. 1923 Is it's distinctive title.
The retail clerks organized last year and
have a growing union.
The Building Trades council is another
highly important organization with great
strength in Omaha and vicinity 1t is com
posed of representative men from the various
branches of the building trades In the off,
cial directory of Central Labor union is a
concise and pointed article by o. +. Schrum,
secretary OF the council, in which he recites
its interesting history.
The numerical strength of the various
unions, as shown in the official directory, ls
as follows: Bricklayers, 165; carpenters,
S15; BARRIERS, go; printers, 172 exclusive Of
superannuated and honorary; painters and
decorators, 1853; plumbers and gas filters, 90;
bartenders, 26; hotel and restaurant en-
ployes, 252; machinlsts 225; leather workers.
S6; plasterers, SO; hackmen, 34 stone cut
ters, IL.
The foregoing list is incomplete In sew
eral instances the directory does not give
the membership roster. 1t is explained at
Labor Temple that in several cases the ros
ter would have taken up too much space In
the book, owing to the large membershin