The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
uIET ONION Men EMPLOYED
LAuOn LEADERS AYPEAL 70 NJ
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YHroawh s,w secretary, ". III. Mta1iesoa.
the Western Central Labor Union mas
asked the board ~ regents Of fss stats
agricultural college, ard rchxs3i - science
q Pullman 20 see that none hss sfaes
LATER ~ employed 81 tns construction asssi
equipment os the two sorrr.torses shaf are
10 h~ erected this summer AZ = eosS OIL
Soc 1h ~ sss regnsar meeting last Wei
nesday night the snson took ap the mai
sev having obsaar.s. information that ths
rsxerss would .non let shr contract Tor
sss construction Of the two dormitorfes.
pursuant To the appropriation hJ the Eass
legislature fer that purpose
The position taken ~ the union relative
% the matter 10 best exampiised by the
Sos.swsng letter which Secretary Middle
Tor was Instructed 10 send TO the prssi-
aent and members Of the hoard 81 regents
81 the agricultural college
~ am Instructed BY this unian TO write
% yess in relation 10 shH contemplated iHs-
pruvsmersN IN tho state agricultural cob
yege Mt Pullman. the contract for when.
re understand. ~ soon 20 be let.
The Western Central Labor Union re-
auestn that clause - Inserted la she
contract requiring the employment OF
union men tn the different branches Of the
work. In making this request this union
vogue In Chiesso, New York aud ether
Eastern cities and II the rule OF FIRST
class architects throughout the country
Sstsurins. as II does. rrst-ctAss WORKMAN
chip IN the various details.
Hfmsiar action has been taken by the
trades council OF spokane and other labor
organisations In Eastern Warrington
-
The growth of trades unsonssm In seat
Gle - illustrated by ths fact OF the recent
Organization Of the hnrsFsho@rs Of this
eify who have termed . union Of between
thirty and forty members This union has
representatives from every shop In the
city. and. If II claimed by 10 ofyieers. con-
trolls the trade Of the city. Tho union
has Notified the Western Central Labor
rnicn al its desire 10 act with the central
body. and that ~ the next weehiy meet
ting al the central union In Delegates.
three In number. viii apply Tor admission
They will be seated.
The Carpenters Union II growinS rapid
". ~ II evidenced by fss fact that At =
recent meeting OF the UNION fourteen APP
piiratisas were received and acted on
Thereby hangs tale. IL 10 said that on
= certain building In tina city. now nearly
fnfshed. the fathers were set to work one
day. Fifteen carpenters were employed on
the job. One al the fathers. q union man.
asked ons OF the carpenters X he had n
union card. The Answer was Ia tho mega
tive. Investigation VAS made and led TO
tho discovery Of tbs fact that fourteen
OF the fifteen carpenters employed we're
a0u~unsnu met
The iAsh@rs refused 20 work In = body.
The contractor WAS asked IL he would
''unfoniss this sef,." that H. empioy only
union lahor. His reply was not chrun-
icied. hut the following day fourteen ap-
pltcations far memb%r ship In the rArpen-
ters' unian were raceived and then the
lathern went back 20 work.
AZ its next "open meetings' the Western
Central Labor Union will taxa up the
question OF trusts The subject for dis
cussian provided by the committee In
charge Of the open mre iings n, What II
the future Of The working ciasses In the
light OF the formation Of industrial
trpstsr''
Wednesday night. at the meeting % the
Contra. Ualan. the following delegate
were seated. a. q. Glasgow and r.. Car
pentsr. representatives from the Mechan-
lee uuicn. and .. HakAnson. delegate
from the Tailors' Union.
State Factory Inspector William Black
man has returned from q trip to Cali
forusa. lie will soon establish his office
In thss city,
At its last meeting the Western Central
Labor tason discussed the adstsAh!isty OF
ssnaiax delegate to she Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce After mature deisbsFassar,
Il Vas decided nat To send such delegate
for the present