Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-29
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ENDORSED strikers
POSITION IN THE TROUBLE BE-
TWEEN IRON, TIN AND STEEL
WORKERS AND TRUST.
RAILWAY FRANCHISE GRANTS
Were Discussed and the Sentiment
of the Assembly Proved to be
Favorable 10 Compelling Them to
Give Something in Return Tor
Valuable Concessions - Routine
business Transacted.

The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly met az 2 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon In their hall. There was good
attendance, though the room waS not
crowded, owing doubtless TO the in
tense heat.
William Gruber, Andrew Celishie, ia
cob Hymes, Charles Mcneil, Thomas
4 Weitzel, Frank Haskell, Jac.;b Dick,
Chester Kromenjer Daniel OLeary,
Joseph H. Zeiger and J. w. Davis, being
duly accredited as delegates from yari-
Gus locals. took the usual obligation.
A list OF manufacturing firms through
out the United States, whose goods are
the product of non-union labor, was
read by the secretary, and The usual
request made as to such goods
The president reported that no local
boycott existed.
The special committee on the Labor
Day picnic and celebration reported.
the main points of its report being: No
privilege should be sold at price less
han 50; there would be two dancing
doors provided, one 1or white people,
and one for colored, each to have must
clans.
The legislative committee reported the
following resolution as to
Compensation for Frnnchiscsi
Whereas, here is now pending before
the Council OF the City of Wheeling
\ petition for a franchise to use certain
streets for the purpose OF operating
street railway, and
Whereas, Believing that the city
should be justly compensated for all
such franchises, therefore be it
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,, representing the organized labor
of Wheeling and vicinity, condemn any
action by the present Council in grant
ing any franchise except that which
will give the city of Wheeling just COM
pensation for the use OF the public
streets.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and the committee instructed
to present it to each body of the City
Council.
A bill from the Intelligencer for
printing a resolution, $40, was refer
red for further investigation as to
whether it had been given out as news
or an advertisement.
The question as to having parade
on Labor Day came up, and on call Of
the locals by the secretary, eighteen
voted for parade, five against, and
from fifteen there was Nc report.
The Painters local, No. 81, announced
they would not take pat IN the parade,
as they felt they had been sighted by
net having a representative on the pa
rade or picnic committees They want
ed to know why this was SO. said Dele
gate Fleming, of No 81.
The president inquired: did the
Painters Union go about and Islander
this body and its officers voluntarily,
or were they approached by others be-
fore they aired these troubles"
The president stated that it was ia
possible to appoint committeeman from
every local; there were twenty other
locals not represented on the commit
tees. No kick came from them. Only
the painters were doing that.
Delegate McCleary, Of Local 81, re-
marked that the painters had always
been big dogs" in the parade and pic
aic, and could not understand why they
we're not in it at all this year.
A delegate remarked; "AIl right. Let