Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

The Belmont Central Trades and Labor
Union held their regular meeting in
Bridgeport yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was wei lattended, and at times
the questions brought before the body
were discussed by almost all the dele
gates present, and the debate at times
became quite warm, but was all precipi-
tated by a desire to gain more knowl-
edge on certain subjects before the union.
and the talk yesterday will likely make a
number of changes in the union, as al
most all the members thought that some
action had been taken in regard to organ
izations that were not beneficial to the
locals that are represented. 1t is most
likely hat there will be n exodus of some
locals now represented, at the next meet
ing.
Almost all the officers of the union were
present, and the following new delegates
We're obligated: James A. Ramsey, Geo.
B. Barr and r. L. Hobensack, of Typo
graphical Union No. 3S3, of Martins Fer
ry. Local Uion No. 10, L. NJ. w. of A,
of Bridgeport, presented credentials of the
election of Thoma L. Lewis as delegate.
The president appointed Geo. B. Barr, A.
Feeley and Chas. LaDue as a committee
to audit the books of the union. The COM
mittee Immediately adjourned to another
room and commenced their work. and
the body took a recess until they finished
their work. They made a report that
they found the books in bad condition and
recommended that a better system of
keeping the accounts be adopted. The re-
port was adopted. The auditing commit
tees report also brought up the fact that
a former delegate in Beilaire had failed
to turn over some money collected for
the union; and also another party in this
city who was in arrears. The president
appointed the following committee to call
on these parties and collect same: O'Toole,
Feeley, Brooke, all being delegates from
Bellaire.
Thomas Yingling, a delegate from the
butcherss union at Martins Ferry, said
hat he was sorry to state to this body
that the butchers union had dissolved
and was no longer an organized body, and
that he was authorized to make this re-
port, and that they wished to withdraw
their delegates. He stated that their
union had found that there was a feel
ing existing that they were bosses, and
cited that their constitution provided that
where a member employed journeyman
labor he was a. boss, and not eligible to
membership in the union. This statement
brought up one of the ~liveliest and mostfar-
reaching discussions that has been heard
in the union for some time, n was taken
part in by all the members, during which
it was charged that the butchers were a
trust%and had nc place in the union, but
that their employees were the ones to be
member of the union. Also that the
butchers under the present order could
make a scale of prices and charge their
brother members a certain price, but
this was &. mistake, as they have no scale
of prices, but merely for opening and
closing hours and peddling days. This
discussion also brought up the milk mems
union and the new grocers' association.
After the discussion a motion was made
to take off those butchers who were on
the unfair list, and hat the members of
the Butchers Association no longer be
eligible to this union as members. The
motion carried by a vote of 10 to 2, several
members not voting.
The entertainment committee reported
progress, and it is thought the proposed
course will be a success. The union then
adjourned.