Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-22
BELMONT TRADES UNION
HAD A SHORT but VERY INTER-
ESTrNG SESSION
YESTERDAY.
NEW DELEGATES OBLIGATED,
Communications From Topographic
al and Machinfsts' Unions Present
Opposite Phases of the Pfttsburs
Printers Strike - The
Body Wants More Information.
Other Business Transacted.

The Belmont Central and Trades
Labor Union met yesterday at Bellaire.
While very little business of importance
was before the union, it was one of
the best meetings held for some time
and much interest was manifested by
all those present. This union is grow
ing and all the locals belonging are
becoming aware of the fact that this
combined unionism is one of their
strongest supports.
Typographical No. Z, of Pittsburg,
asked the body to secure them the names
of each local, so that they might write
them, requesting the members to stop
taking the papers of the above city plac-
ed on the unfair list. A motion to COM
ply with the request was unanimously
carried.
The Organization Committee report
ed through their chairman, Mr.. Ed
ward Parsons, that the printers of Mar
tins Ferry were ready TO join the
union, also that the two blacksmiths
who have been holding out in Martins
Ferry, were willing to meet the organ
ization committee half way, and it
is thought that they will soon be mem
bers Of their association, making all
the workmen in this branch union
men These two unions will probably
be organized this week.
Credentials from the following unions
were received:
Local of Steele, O., Of the Mine
Workers-C. H. Smith, w. M. Myers
and Henry Williams.
Local No. rs Of A. F. W. John
Strobel.
The Horseshoers local at Martins
Ferry reported the following delegates:
Thos. Davis, J. C. Coffman and John
Sr-Icer.
A communication was read from the
Wheeling committee on Dewey Day
asking that the different unions turn
out and participate in the parade, also
that each union report how many they
will have in this celebration, The mat
ter was turned over to the different To-
Gals with instructions to use their own
pleasure about turning out this day.
A motion was made by delegate John
Strobel for the president to appoint
ton. This motion was freely discuss
ed, but on a vote was lost.
The Pittsburg papers that were plac-
ed on the unfair list came up again.
One Of the members, in speaking of
these papers, said that many boys.
whose fathers were union men were
selling them and that he thought the
Arbitration Committee should visit all
news stands and state to them that these
papers were on the unfair list and ask
them to stop selling them. Another
member states that he had visited a
barber shop and news stand combined
and found the proprietor selling these
papers and at the same time having a
sign up, 'This is a union shop" The
speaker thought this a poor phase of
unionism. Finally a. motion was made
for the secretary to write the Trades
Assembly at Pittsburg and find out
the true state of affairs, as this body
had a communication Of the Typo
graphical union and also one from the
International Machinist union, and it
"a thought best by the members to
find out the entire trouble before fur
Their action should be taken.
After several members spoke on the
welfare of the union, the body adjourn
ed to meet February 9Th.