Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23

BY the organization of the employees
of the Morrell packing plant, Ottum-
wa becomes a thoroughly union city,
among the industries that employ
skilled labor. The advance made by
organized labor in this city in the past
year is phenomenal, as there is no city
in the state that shows more growth
and we believe OttulnWa Is the BAN
ner city of Iowa for labor unions. 1t
is noteworthy also that labor organl'
cations of this city are conducted on
conservative plan which brings to the
movement much dignity and respect.
The few remaining industries OF OF
tumwa that remain outside of the pale
of unionism seem isolated and as time
wears OF even these will join in the
movement as in many of these manu-
featuring institutions the employees
are clamoring for organization. 1T is
well here to note that save in one or
two instances there has been no objec-
ton on the part of the employers to
the men in their employ becoming az
filiated with labor organization. Even
the employing class realizes the ne
cessity of organization i'll all direc-
tons for the purpose Oh mutual ad-
vancement. To those outside the pale
of labor organizations word OF ad-
vice and warning may be opportune at
this iuncture. Non-unionists in our
midst must realize the good result of
organization among their fellows.
President Gompers says that the great
crying need of the working classes to-
day is organization. Workingmen are
being educated up to this fact very
rapidly, and are taking more kindly
to the principles of trade unionism
than ever before in the history of the
movement "Toilers, organize!
should be the motto of every wage
Garner, who should endeavor to per-
suade his neighbor to join the union
OF his craft and advance its interests.
Labor Day Preparations.
That Ottumwa will have an ideal Ia
Dor day celebration there is no doubt,
as the great bulk of the labor unions
in this city have voted by referendum
to assess fifty cents per member. for
the purpose of defraying the expenses
of the celebration. At the next regu'
lar meeting of the Trades and Labor
Assembly, the committees to take
charge of the celebration will be ap
pointed and work commenced for the
celebration which will take place OF
Monday, September 2. The cities IL
the vicinity of Ottumwa are very an
xious to participate in the celebration
and it can be ,authoritatively stated
that the majority of them will be in
Ottumwa on that day.
The Macninists' Union.
Although every effort was put forth
to organize the machinists few years
ago, it was failure. How different
the matter presents itself today wher
we find most every competent machin
list of Ottumwa in the organization
and the union in a prosperous anc
f1ourishing condition. Although many
efforts have been made by the Allied
Metal Trades Association by adver
tisement in the papers, ETC., to induce
machinists of Ottumwa to take the
place of the strikers in the differen
cities of the country it is to the credi
to the local machinists to say, tina
these efforts and appeals have beer
fruitless, and although the newspap
ers of the country have announced thu
strike at Cincinnati was lost, yet tn,
advisory board of the machinfsts un
der the seal of the union send out tn
following:
The manufacturers Of Cincinnati
are making every effort to import ms
chinists into this city and are offerin
all kinds of inducements to persuad
men to accept positions in their shops