Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-08

The Belmont Central Trades ana
Labor Union held their last meeting
of the year yesterday. 1t being the last
meeting of the old delegates quite a
large number were present, and the
meeting was one of the hyliest held
for some time and many interesting
subjects were taken up and discussed.
The Organization Committee pre-
sented report on the matter of organ
| izing the street car men Of the Bel
laire and Bridgeport line. which has
been much discussed of late, owing to
| the late street car strike. The chair
| man OF the committee. Edward Par
sons, reported that he had received a
letter from President Mahon. of De-
troit, that he would come here person
ally and investigate the trouble, also
expressing the opinion that he thought
there would be no trouble in effecting
an organization.
| A communication from Topographic
cal Union No. Z, of Pittsburg, was read,
stating that the difference between two
unions was a mistake and had misled
a number OF union men, as the strike
| was for recognition of the union The
| communication also named the follow
ing papers who were not employing
| union men: Post, Leader, Times,
Chronicle, Commercial, Press and
News. A motion was made to place
all on the unfair list. which received
an unanimous vote, after which several
delegates gave a talk urging all mem
bers to use their influence in keeping
people from buying them A commune
cation was also read from the wood
| workers unions of Sheboygan, Wis,
asking for financial help.
! The Auditing Committee made its
report, that the books were faultless
and all accounts and business trans
acted was correct
The trustees reported $3.50 deposited
| in the banks at Martins Ferry and 500
in the Dollar Bank at Bellaire. The
report was received and placed ON file.
The secretarys report showed that the
union had $27936 on hand at the close
of the year, with all bills paid.
Only a portion of the newly elected
delegates were present and the follow
| ing presented their credentials for the
ensuing year:
Pearl lodge, No. s, A. A. of I. S. and
| T., of Martins Ferry-James Winters.
M. Davidson and Thomas Ashton
Martins Ferry BARRIERS Union-G.
A. Miller, F. Myers and H. Dyson.
Standard lodge, No. 9, T. w. I. P. A.,
of Martins Ferry-A- J. Grouse. R.
Stead, James Tannihilq..
Mountain City lodge Of A. A. OF I.
& S. W.-Edward Parsons, D. A. Nor
gan and c. A. James.
Local union, No. So, u. M. w. Of A
John Snortz, James Broker and Peter
Behr.
Bridgeport union of Carpenters-F.
J.. McMillen.
Bellaire BARRIERS union-J. Carpen-
ter. w. Bradford and M. Loge.
Bellaire Carpenters-G. w. Curtis, ].
| S. Crow and VIM Ramsey.
| Local uoion A. F. G. w. U.-George
Rodewig.
Local union 1856. U. M. w. of A
| James Schuscht, Geo. Kinds and ]. H.
Johnson.
Local 922 Of U. M. w. Of A.-G.
Hicks, A. Dunlap and w. Jewell.
Local, No. 1877 Of U. NJ w. of A
| J. Tyland and J. Eddy.
The matter of moving the headquart-
ers from Belaire to Martins Ferry, was
discussed pro and con and an amend
ment was made to move it to Bridge
port as a neutral place. After the
amendment was discussed, a motion
was made to postpone the motion and
! amendment Indefinitely. 1t carried by
vote of IL to IA. By the constitution
this question can come up again in the
second meeting in February. Follow
| ing this came the amendment to the
constitution to abolish the office OF f.
nancial secretary. This met the same
| fate as the other amendment.
| Under new business was the question
OF organizing the printers in Bellaire,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry. Quite
| lengthy discussion brought forth the
fact that all the job shops and papers
except the Martins Ferry Times, were
willing to join the Typographical union
aud that the Times had been interview
ed, promising to attend the meetings
arranged by the Organization Commit
| tee. and always turned up missing. The
paper was severely censured and
delegates went so far that a
motion was made to put all
the papers of the towns ON the I'M
fair list While this discussion was
going on the president ruled the motion
out Of order. because it should be
brought I'D by some local and IN writ
| ing. This decision by the chair
brought several members to their feet
who read a section OF the constitution
l that gave the union the privilege OF