Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-15

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MESSIAH address by A. p. Bow
den-A Summary of the Meeting.
At yesterdays session Of the Trades
Assembly considerable business of a
routine nature was transacted, but the
majority of the session, which vas ex-
tended beyond the allotted time. was
taken up in discussion. Three new dele
gates were received and obligated.
They were H. F. Bishop, of local lodge
No. IS, A. F. G. w. U. and Chas Boyd
and John Carol, from the new Boyd
lodge No. 80, tin plate workers.
Under the head of strikes the griev-
ance of the Brotherhood OF Electrical
workers, No. 142, against the c. D. &
P. Telephone Company was taken up
and provoked considerable discussion.
The electrical union was represented
by their president and organizer.
Boes, who went over the ground and
explained all the details of the trouble
and what had been done by the union
to effect an agreement. They explain
ed that they now had the sanction OF
their international president for the
boycott and asked that the assembly
take some action in the matter. After
considerable discussion it was on
movement of Delegate Simms, referred
to the committee on arbitration.
Under the head of boycotts the dele
gates were requested to notify their
locals that a certain brand of tobacco
was on the unfair list.
The arbitration committee reported
that in the trouble between the local
union of horseshoers and a prominent
Main street livery company, they had
received a promise from the company
to have the matter satisfactorily arrang-
ed and had been referred by them to
their attorney, S.. o. Boyce, for fur
Their information. From him they had
received a letter stating that the shop
had been sold to the o union m
ploye and that he had drawn up the
papers of the sale. The report OF the
committee was adopted, but it is prob
able that the local will demand that the
papers be shown them.
The answers to the communication
which were sent to a number of local
firms, asking them to discontinue the
sale of ware manufactured by the }. ".
Owens pottery company, were received
and read. A communication was read
from the Board of Trade building COM
pany stating that, Is far as possible,
union labor only would be employed
upon their new theatre building.
Organizer Boes, under the welfare
of the union, stated that during the
past week he had organized a union OF
garment makers at McMechen, and that
at the next meeting they would have
delegates present. The finance COM
mittee followed with a report as to the
affairs of the union and read the list
of lodges delinquent in rent.
Delegate Boes, on motion, was
granted the use OF the hall for next
Thursday afternoon. when q union or
the bartenders will be formed. A COM
munication was received and FLEE from
the assembly at Fairmont, in regard to
their not endorsing Brother Heffner,
of the Fireman's Brotherhood, for Uni
ted States marshal. A communication
from Congressman Dovener was also
received and filed.
A communication was received from
Geo. A. Laughlin asking the assembly
to appoint a committee to act In COLI
junction with the Board of Trade COM
mittee. to urge the Board of Public
Works. when it is organized, to take
some action in keeping the streets OF
our city from Tenth to the creek, clean,
and as the city was not in a position
to employ labor, to suggest that the
workhouse prisoners be used. The as
sembly endorsed the suggestion, with
the exception of employing the work
house prisoners
A communication was received and
filed from the state mine inspector, as
were a copy of the state mining laws
and a communication from the must
clans union Of Cincinnati. The bond
of the new treasurer, Owen G. Wayne.
was received and approved.
A. P. Bowden, a chemist, represent
ing the Iron and Tin Smelling Com
pany, was granted the privilege of the
floor and he made a brief address.
There is not, he said, an ounce OF pig
tin produced in this country, yet there
is no other article more largely used
in this country than tin. Our u
try leads in the production of all other
metals, but it buys abroad $1,000 tons
of tin each year, valued at SIG. 500 900.
Why should all this money go abroad,
when this article can be found in the
Black hills in enormous deposits. The
ore contains TX and 2 per cent. pure
tin.