Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
Ottumwa to be Well Represented
at Cedar Rapids.
LOCAL UNIONS PLAN FOR LABOR DAY
The United Mine Workers of America
of District No. 10 as an Important
Factor in State Labor circIes-Ci-
gar Makers Union. s- -
[Tk, matter published in this col.
umn is furnished by the officers of the
Federation Of Labor
[From Wednesdays Daily. ]

From Wednesdays Daily.]
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the unions of Cedar Rapids
for the entertainment of the delegates
to the convention of the State FEEDER
alton of Labor. Reduced rates have
been secured on all railroads on the
certificate plan. Hotel rates will not
exceed 50 per day. A letter from
President A. E. Holder says: st
would be extremely gratifying if all
the Ottumwa locals should be repre-
sented Can we hope for this? Please
circulate fare rates to all" Unions
intending to send delegates should
take the matter up and select them at
their next regular meeting. The OF
tumwa delegation will be the largest
, one ever attending state convention
and reports from all over the state in
dictate that the same interest is being
manifested at other places. That Iowa
has taken great strides in the past two
years in the way of wage earners or
ganizing themselves into unions is
shown by the large number of dele
gates that have been selected to at
tend the convention of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. There will be bal
ancing up of delegates at the conven-
/. ton. The larger cities will not hold
the balance of power, as the smaller
cities combined will have about the
same quota of delegates in attendance.
!. Cedar Rapids Convention.
Concerning the coming convention
of the state federation to be held in
Cedar Rapids the Iowa Unionist has
the following to say
THE call for the State Federation
meeting May IA at Cedar Rapids has
been sent out to all the unions en-
titled to representation in that con-
vention, and yet delegates to the as
. sembly have been heard to remark
1 that they had not taken up the mat,
ter in their own union. The work of
the State Federation for the past
year has been very successful. Among
the most noted achievements of the
year is the reaffiliation of the miners,
the credit of which is due to the eff
forts of the State Federation officials.
The indications are good that the
Cedar Rapids convention will be one
of the most interesting in the history
of the State Federation, and it is to
the best interests of organized labor
of this state that all delegates to the
convention refrain from making up
states or deals either for the loca
ton of the next convention or the
officers to be elected. There is al
wavs so much said by members of or
ganized labor about politics and polit
ical methods that it may be of inter
est to the rank and file to even keep
an eye on the methods pursued by
Representatives of organized labor
itself when in convention assembled
Every delegate to the Cedar Rapid!
convention should go unpledged il
every particular, unless he has an in
struction from the organization he
represents.
Trades and Labor Assembly.
A special meeting of the Trades ant
Labor assembly will be held at Labo
Hall this evening. All delegates rep
resenting the forty-four local union
are requested to be present. Very i'm
portant and urgent matters will come
UP for consideration, which will re
uuire the. calm consideration of al
present Meeting will be called to OF
der promptly at s o'clock. AS no ott
er notices will. be sent out the men
bers of the unions will govern them
selves accordingly.
c. A. Hagberg, President
]. F. Byrne, Secretary.
Among some OF the matters to b.
considered at the meeting will be tn
instruction of delegates to the cor
vention of the State Federation of La
bor and the matter of labor day cele
bration in Ottumwa this year. TIL
matter of holding labor day celebrs
ton in Ottumwa is dependent upon tn
business men and other citizens i
y conjunction with the labor unions i
4 order that the affair may be made
success. The success of last year
celebration is ample proof that niue
better one can be held this year, Pre-
viding the cooperation of all who al
interested can be had. In order t
hold a successful celebration it is ne
essary to begin early in the year t
form plans SO as to be able to secur
prominent speakers and make othe
arrangements necessary for the col
venience and entertainment of larg
nromd Tn oil proha hility ciroII1ar 10