The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-23
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY.

ncted-Labor Dry General Commit
tee and Sub Committees Appointed
by President Bauer.
The Ohio Valley Trades & Labor AS
sembly met in regular session yester-
day and considered various matters
appertaining to:the welfare OF the or
der. The. most important matter to
come up before the body was the mat
ter OF arranging for the labor day pic
mic which is to occur at the Fair,
Grounds. Monday, SeptemberSa. We
Delegate Doyle. of the arbitration
committee, appointed 70 look into the
strike at the Belmont mill. reported the
same conditions prevailing as before.
Credentials from the following were,
read and they were duly obligated:
Charles Taylor, John Hagedorn and
John yeneman, representing the to-
bacco workers. union: Frank Atkinson
and Joseph Teufel. Of the Stogie and
Cigar Makers League; Milton c., Stur-
,diyant, OF the Stone Cutters Associa-
ton, and Anthony Sales, OF the ANAL
gamated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers. 4
L a vote of thanks was extended to the
business men and others assisting the
assembly in entertaining the delegates
to the Potters'S convention. The enter
tainment committee reported expenses
amounting to ,s34 O6. and 1t was ordered
paid. Bills amounting to s24 rs for, ex-
pense incurred In advertising against
the loan ordinance. were ordered, paid.
"a bill OF ssl SO was ordered paid to the
men and boys who distributed the. cir.
culars. S5,5,,4
The matter of afiiliating the Wells
burg locals with the Wheeling assem-
bly, provoked some discussion among
the delegates, most Of them contending
that they ought to be part OF the steu-
,benville organization on account OF
closer proximity OF that place. One del
'egate thought the Steubenvllle assem-.
bly, might take 1t that they were fight
Ing against them, and the matter was
finally dropped. &
The secretary read IN appeal from
the textile workers of Jamestown, n.
Y, requesting them not to buy any ,of
the goods manufactured by a firm of
that place. This firm refused to grant
their demand for an increase In wages.
The secretary was instructed to write
and get information concerning this
strike and report at the next meeting.
Several communications were read by.
the secretary. commencing the assem-,
bly, for its course In the late loan ordi-
nance election and thanking It for. its
defeat.
A communication from H. A. Leeds
was read, asking for 500 copies of the
Appeal to Reason. to distribute in the
Benwood mills. This is weekly So
eialiss journal. OF which the assembly
recently purchased large number.
After much discussion Mr.. Leeds, re-
quest was granted. A bill to F. B.
Thomas for 1000 copies was ordered
paid.
Delegate Boes called the delegates
attention to the city ordinance de-
mandins union label on all the prinr-
ing matter used by the city. He said
the water tax bills had not the union
label and he regretted the negligence
of the city employees. Delegate Sims
explain ID that they were never put on
unless they were demanded. Gti}s
The matter OF filling the place on the
finance committee made vacant by the
resignation of Delegate Hecker was
next in order and Thomas King was
nominated by reclamation.
Chairman Bauer then appointed the
following general labor day committee:
Boes, Donahue, RAIDER, King, Wyckoff,
Thomas. Hawlay, Vierheiier. Tracy,
Burns, Gillies, Sylvis. Bauer. Dlttmore.
Bachman. O'Leary, Dupke. Doyle. En-
mons, Tallman, Cornell, Frohme, Jack
son, Ritz. Harvey, Branch and Sturde-
| want. -
The following subcommittee were
appointed:
Printing-Thomas and Tracy.
Gates-Donahue, Burns and Hawley.
MusIc-Burns and Kins. 3
Grand Stand-King and Dittmore.
Dancing-Frohme. Mcconnell aud
jackson.
Bar-Syivis. wyckoff and Ritz.
| Amusement-Boes and Wise. s
PrivileGes-OLeary and Gillies.
A lengthy discussion took place
anent the paying members for serving
on committees and 1t was finally decid-
ed that they should all serve gratis on
the various picnic committees so that
they could come out with a balance on
the right side of the ledger, and not lose
money, as has been heretofore the case.
! Delegate Sims moved to change the
constitution by striking out section. s.:
Ian committees and members of this
assembly shall be paid for their service
at the rate OF thlrty-ive cents per hour
when assigned to duty when the as
sembly so desires" This provoked a
great amount OF discussion. the ma ior-
ity OF the members being apparently In
favor OF the motion. Ii went over until
the next meeting. when It will prob
ably be carried by the requisite two
thirds majority.
The assembly then adjourned. after
which the picnic committee went Into
session and discussed plans and mazda