Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
FIRST Of THE NEW YEAR.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Was All of = Routine Nature-New
Delegates Obligated-The Debate
ON the Question of Trusts Was
Postponed Until the Next Regular
Meeting of the Body.

The Belmont Central Trades and La
Dor Union held their first meeting of
the lev year at Bridgeport yesterday
afternoon, and for the first meeting
of the twentieth century, they are to
be congratulated on the good attend
ance. At the meeting yesterday the
officers for the ensuing year were
elected. and obligated. The election
was not warmly contested, and those
chosen seemed to be almost the unan-
imous choice of the delegates.
Aside from the interest of the cleo
ton, there was to be a debate on the
trust question, the subject being, Re
solved that the trusts are not beneficial
to the laboring classes" 1t was
thought this would attract "a large
crowd, and no doubt many came on
that account. The hall was cold and
many of the delegates complained, and
it is said the janitor was ordered to
have the hall comfortable for next
meeting.
The Union has finished a years
work that has been of much benefit to
organized labor. They have been
guarded in their actions, and have
jumped at no conclusions, always Civ
ing a fair investigation before taking
any action, and by this mode they
have grown in the estimation of the
public in organizing new unions.
Yesterday, when the old officers
stepped down and out they had one
satisfaction, that their years work
had been creditable. The Union is
growing.
The following credentials from diff
ferent lodges were received.
Martins Ferry local No. 1889, of the
Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers I'm
ion, c. V. Sloan, Jacob Schweizer.
Bellaire local No. 1856, U. NJ. w. of
A, John H. Johnson, Alex. Brown and
Geo. Davis.
Martins Ferry Mountain City Lodge
No. Sc, of A. A. of l. and S. W. H. J.
Cecil, Edward Parsons, William S.
Joy.
Martins Ferry Pearl Lodge No. s, A.
A. of 1. and S. W., w. S. Morris, Sim
on Armstrong and Harry Joseph.
Milk Mems Union, of Martins Fer
ry, August Henschel and Louis Sum-
mers. af
Bellaire U. B. of c. and ]. of A., No.
II, ]. S. Crow, E. R. Hess and A. G..
Feeley.
Following were the officers elected
for the ensuing year:
President, Edward H. Parsons, of
Martins Ferry.
Vice President, J.. S. Crow, of Bel
laire.
Recording Secretary, w. S Morris,
of Martins Ferry, reelected.
Financial Secretary, John H. John
son, of Bellaire.
Treasurer, Geo. Miller, of Martins
Ferry.
Trustees, Thos. L. Lewis, of Bridge
port; j. H. Cecil, of Martins Ferry;
Louis Summers, of Don, o.
Warden, Alex. Brown, of Bellaire.
Chaplain, Simon Armstrong, of
Martins Ferry.
After the election, all were obligated
and President Parsons and Vice Pres
ident Crow took their respective posi-
tons. President Parsons named the
following committee to audit the
books: Messrs. Curtis, Lewis and Ce-
Gil. This committee met after the
meeting. On motion of Mr.. T. L. Lew
is, the Union unanimously extended a
vote of thanks to all the outgoing of
ficers for the efficient manner in which
they had conducted the Union during
the past year. Ex-President James
thanked the Union for the courtesy,
and honor they had shown him in the
past, and stated that he would always
be found at their service when needed
and wished them success in the flu
ture. His remarks brought forth
much applause. Vice President Cur
It's also thanked the Union.
The debate on the trust question was
postponed until the next meeting, as
Mr.. Parsons was not prepared to argue
his side of the question. He also
made a statement that it would be
hard for him to defend the trusts
when he believed the opposite. This
discussion Of the trusts promises to be
quite interesting and no doubt will at
tract a large audience at their next
meeting.
After several had talked on the well
fare of the Union, the body adjourned
to meet in two weeks.
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