Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
An Attorney Employed to Draft
the Articles of interpretations.
SOMETHING ON THE TEMPLE PLANS
It Will Be Four Story Building, the
Front Being Of Stone and Glass and
Constructed on circIe-Wages and
orsanization-othe Labor News.
1.-THE matter published in this col
umn Is furnished by the officers of the
Moderation Of Lsbor.l
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The Trades and Labor assembly met
In regular session at Labor hall last
on Labor Temple reported, and the as
Sembly authorized them to employ an
attorney to draft articles of incorpora-
ton and to proceed as rapidly as pos
sible to prepare the stock for sale. 1t
is thought by, the conservative element
of organized labor in the city that the
plan of building labor temple looks
feasible, and by canvass of the or
ganized men and sympathiZers, it has
been ascertained that at least 100000
Of stock can be placed Immediately
and that with an earnest effort the
building could be erected next year,
The assembly itself is very enthusiast
tic over the matter, and has assur.
/ ances of support from a large mum
Der of men not directly connected
with labor organizations. The build
ing, If constructed, will be four stor.
les in height, and contain, on the first
floor an assembly hall capable of seat
ing 900 or 700 people. The second
floor will be devoted to a meeting
room of the assembly and it's labor or
CARNATIONS. The third floor will be
occupied by committee rooms and a
library. The fourth floor will be fit
ted up for lodge rooms. The entire
front of the building for the four stor-
les will be constructed on large
bulge or swell, and will be OF stone
and glass, only sufficient stone being
( used to add strength and architectural
effect. The front of the building will
be fitted up in suites of Office rooms
for the physicians of the city, and will
contain, among other things, an op
Grating room and other facilities fol
the profession.
There will be special meeting of
the Trades and Labor assembly at
Labor Hall next Thursday evening,
November 20, for the purpose Of Joint.
!. ly meeting the coal operators and the
transfers, both organized and unor
ganized. The meeting will be for Inc
purpose of adjusting the scale OF
wages for the teamsters and all are
urgently requested to be present. lnis
meeting was called by authority Of
the assembly for the settlement of the
scale, and it is hoped that satisfac
q StOry duJuSIluSuL VIII take place
There are in the neighborhood of 25(
teamsters employed in hauling coal il
this city and large number of then
slare not yet members of any union
Any differences existing between the
Transfers and the union will be ad
justed at this meeting.
The organization committee O
the trades and labor assem-
bly, has in hand the or
ganization of several crafts in thi.
city which will be perfected in. the
near future. The committees report
to the assembly last evening was
!. progress, and it is anticipated that be
fore the beginning of the new year or
ganized labor will have gained a
least 600 or 700 members in this city
In speaking of this it might be vel
to state that Ottumwa is among the
best organized cities in the United
States, and has the reputation of be
ing the most ardent supporter Of the
union label in the state of Iowa.
The advance of wages received b,
The Milwaukee engineers can be at