The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-10
TRADES COUNCIL
ENDORSES FAIR
And Pledges Its Cordial Support
to the Great Show.
TRADES UNIONISM PLEASED
With the Action of the Alabama State
Fair Association, and Organized
Labor Will Do All 1t
Can to Assist
TRADES UNIONISM PLEASED

The Birmingham Trades Council has
given its unqualified endorsement to the
State Fair to be held here in November,
and the labor unions of the city will fall
in line and do all In their power to make
it a great success.
At the meeting of the Trades Council
yesterday afternoon resolutions endorsing
the fair and pledging its support to the
fair association were adopted as follows:
Strong Resolutions
Whereas, The Alabama Fair Associa-
ton by its ready recognition of the Bir-
mingham Trades Council and, through
the locals affiling with organized labor in
general. has shown its readiness to for
ward the cause we are SO diligently striv-
ing to foster viz: the cause of unionism
in every branch; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That the Birmingham Trades
council heartily endorses the effort of the
ofhcers and committees of said organiza-
ton, and pledge ourselves to put forth
eVey honorable effort to make said fair a
success, artistically and financially.
BE 1t further resolved, That we COM
mend the action of said association on in
sorting clauses in its contracts that moth
ing but union labor shall be employed, and
that a fine shall be imposed on contractors
who do not strictly observe the conditions
Be 1t further resolved, That these reso-
buttons be published In the several news
papers of this city and that the same
be spread upon our minutes
Inc council on motion, recommended
to the building committee of the fair as
ISOLATION that it insist on a clause being
inserted in the contract providing that con-
tractors who do not observe the conditions
as laid down in the contracts shall receive
no pay for the work they may do.
The regular session of the Trades Coun-
Gil was called to order by President Fred
Williams Secretaries David Williams and
Harry White were present After the read
ing of the minutes of the previous meeting,
the credentials from the Brewery Workers,
No. 70, and from the Saleslades' Union, No.
327, were read, and the delegates obligated.
The grievance committee recommended
that a ban be placed upon the following
firms: Ensley Rod and Nail Mill, C. D.
kenney & Co. of Birmingham, and w. H.
H. Judson and H. j. Long of Bessemer.
The chairman of the State Fair commit
tee reported that the board of directors of
the Alabama Fair Association had prom
ised to recognize unionism in all its
branches and recommended the adoption of
resolutions endorsing the association and
Gil in its efforts to make the fair a sue
cess. The resolutions were published in the
foregoing.
A communication from the Bartenders'
Union, asking the council to take action
upon the ban placed upon the Dude sa-
loon by the Birmingham Building Trades
Council was read. A motion prevailed to
the effect that the newspapers of the city
be requested to publish the fact that the
Trades Council did not authorize the plac-
ing of a ban upon the Dude saloon.
Miss Dora Cannon was elected truss
tee, Secretary Williams being instructed to
cast the go votes for her.
Grand Marshal Ed Basenberg thanked his
aides and all unions which turned out on
Labor Day, after which the council adj
iOurned.