Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-09
THEANNUAL MEETING
Local Trades and Labor Assembly
Hold Important Session.
THE NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Reports of the Leaders Are Presented
and Approved-New President APP
points His Standing Committees to
Serve During Year.

The annual meeting of the Ottumwa
Trades and Labor assembly was held
last night at which time the reports of
the oldWficers were presented and Off
GERS fo&the coming year installed.
There was a large attendance and
much interest was manifested. The re-
ports of the old officers showed the as
sembly to be in first class condition,
and it also showed that it was doing
excellent work for the labor cause.
The New Officers.
Following are the new officers who
were indicted into Office last night, a
majority of them having been re-elect-
ed without opposition:
President-C. A. Hagberg.
Vice-president-E. B. Jones.
Secretary-J. F. Byrne.
Assistant Secretary-D. Gallagher.
Treasurer. A. Gustaveson.
Sergeant-at-arms-C. l.. Davidson.
Committees Appointed.
Immediately after the new officers
had been installed, President Hagberg
announced his standing committees
for the year, which are as follows:
Label Committee. F. Byrne, chair
man; c.. A. Gustaveson, C. l.. Gillen,
G.. l.. Davidson, /. H. McCarroll.
Committee on Organizations. A.
Gustavison, chairman; j. F. Byrne.
John ]. Queeney, E. B. Jones, j. H.
Boyd.
Grievance Committee-John OFT,
chairman; Sam Hobbs, F. P. Baer, c.
A. Gustavison, ]. F. Byrne.
Credentials Committee-Geo. Jones,
chairman, D. Farrell, VIM. Ward.
Labor Committee. H. Boyd, chair
man; R. M. Asbury, R. Faulds.
Legislative Committee. P. Baer,
chairman, VIM. A. Cody, E. B. Jones.
The Presidents Report.
President Hagberg presented his an
nual report, which is as follows:
To Delegates of Ottumwa Trades and
Labor Assembly:
yellow Workers and Co-laborers for
the Advancement and Uplifting of La
bor:-It is but fitting at the end OF
year and the commencing OF another
that brief summary of events of the
past and some mention of the hopes
of the future should be made.
ITO begin with let me thank you all
for the hearty support you have given
ME as your presiding officer together
with the respect you have shown for
nv decisions, even though at tines
you may have felt them arbitrary or
unjust and let me assure you that any
mistakes that may have been made by
me have been of the head rather than
the heart.
ut has been my constant aim and
purpose to act fair and impartial to
all and not allow any personal opinion
or feelings to enter into my decisions.
How well | have succeeded is for you
! to determine.
"The past year has been one of re,
markable growth and progress all ov,
er the country in the labor movement
and in this progress and development
Ottumwa has not Jagged behind.
:. 1.-THE growth and development OF
most of the old organizations of our
city has been steady and along con
sentative lines such as is best suited
to insure a permanent success.
Some exceptions may be found II
a few organizations, remedy of which
I shall suggest later. Some OF the
NEW unions organized during the year
are: Street Railway Employees, Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen, Amalgamated Sheet Meta
Workers, Building Trades Laborers
Bakers, Blacksmiths, Electrical Work
ers, Machinists and United Carmen
Workers. Other organizations have
been visited by our organizing commit
tee and new life instilled into thei
membership.
"The various committees have per
formed excellent service all along the
line and while some mistakes may
have been made, yet in the main
can heartily recommend most OF thu
work done.
"One of the most successful labo
celebrations ever held was carried GU
on Labor Day and much good has re
suited from the same. Among every
one have heard nothing but favorable
comment of the showing made. Els
pecially do wish to mention the splen
did appearance of the coopers ant
moulders in the parade as we'll al
most of the other organizations.
"The unpleasant feature was thu
fact that the clerks failed to take par
in the parade partially due to tn
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the clerks of the city manifest so Iii
tie interest as a rule in their organ
, ization, and while the organization ii
, strong numerically, many of its mem
. bers do not take the interest in tn
, work they should, statement that az
plies to a few other workers as we'll
"One gratifying feature of our worl
was the fact that the Trades Assem-
? bly, felt financially able to send de
T egate to the American Federation O
labor convention held at Scranton, Pa
!, last month. l am sure the lesso,
learned there by Bro Byrne will re
pay the assembly tenfold in the year
, to come. 1t Is also gratifying to not
that several of our affiliated bodie
have sent representatives to their ne
tional conventions the past year,
fact which augurs well for these OF
CARNATIONS as oftentimes the sendin
of delegates to conventions is regard
ed as useless expense.
mo strikes or disagreements of
serious nature have occurred With
orr Jurisdiction during the past veal