Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-26

and victory. | now return to the trust |
reposed in me, thanking one and all |
for the many acts of kindness and
words of encouragement received I
from many sources
/ am your obedient servant,
Edwin Perry,
Vice-President.
Secretary-Treasurer' Report.
At the conclusion of the reading OF |
this report it was also referred, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS White was intro
duced and began the reading of his
annual report. He said:
Report of Secretary-Treasurer.
Ottumwa, Iowa, February, 81 1901. |
To the Officers and Members of Dis
trict Thirteen, U. M. w. of A.
Greeting:
Brothers:-Again we have met in
convention to review the past and
shape the future destiny of our noble
organization. and l earnestly hope
that our deliberations will be charac-
terstic of harmony and a desire to
promote and further the interest of
our Union And that victory may
crown our every effort to ameliorate
labor.
During my official career have in
variably and at all times endeavored
to discharge the functions of my office
without fear or favor.
The demands of our organization
have grown to such magnitude that
our president is wholly unable to re-
spond to every demand for his serv-
| ices. In consequence of which | have
been compelled to be in the field a
great portion of my time, which will
account for the large amount OF ex-
penses incident to my office.
That clause of our agreement per-
tanning to sub-district No. 1, herein
the miner assumes responsibility for
| his place twenty feet from the face of
his workings, has caused our organiza-
ton a vast amount of time and ex-
| pense, inasmuch as the operator and
/ our board were unable to agree as to
4 the true intent of said resolution. We
/ have contended that where diligence
and a reasonable amount of care and
4 precaution is exercised on the part of
the miner. that his responsibility
/ should then cease. However, on the
/ other hand, our friends the operators,
place broader construction on said
resolution and demand a literal full
/ fllment of the same. Failing to find
/ middle-ground to unite upon, we
4 have invariably urged upon our men,
bers the necessity of complying to
their unjust demands, believing that
4 a modification of said resolution will
be made at our joint conference this
year.
4 / would also recommend that the
,rt,, re
bond be increased commensurate with
the amount of funds liable to be re-
ceived at any one time. Owing to
the fact that at times while the secre'
tary is engaged in field work the &C
foundations of funds are sometimes
: very large, and in my Judgment $1,000
would more adequately meet all re,
quirements. ;, During the year there
have been organized fifteen new local
! unions with an aggregate membership
of fifteen hundred members; also one
local union re-organized, making six
teen new acquisitions, less three de
: funct locals, our number of local un
ions at present being seventy-one
} with a total membership of 9,616, all ir
good standing.
: l hereby submit my financial state
/. ment of receipts and expenditures FOL
the entire year. and | return the trus
to you with the consciousness that
have done all within my power tt
serve the organization faithfully AMI
well.
Report of Auditors.
!, Ottumwa, Iowa, Feb. 81, 1901.
4 To the delegates of District 10, in con
. vention assembled, greeting:
We, your auditors, after a careful
ard full Investigation of your secre
tary-treasurer's books, beg leave t
G submit the following financial state
ment and standing of the above-nam
ed district, which is as follows:
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