The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-01
BARBE1S ARE ORGANIZING.
Form Combine and Will Fight Thos
0nnoead RI EarIv CIosino,

Form Combine and Will Fight Those
Opposed to Early Closing.
In order to have the proper backing
in their attempt to uphold the union
standard of o'clock closing and to
force the contending faction into union
paths, the union BARRIERS met in the
Federation hall last night and reor-
ganized their union, which had become
rather demoralized under the condi-
tons Of peace which have existed here
for some time past. Some thirty or
more BARRIERS were present and a tenn
porary organization was effected. The
old union was a local affair only, but
the union organized last night was in
the form of branch union of the Jour-
neymen BARRIERS International union.
An application was prepared and will
be sent in Immediately to the Inter
national union for a charter.
When the meeting was called to or
der 1t was presented TO the BARRIERS
present that the only hope of winning
the light against those BARRIERS who
desired TO keep their shops open until
3 O'CLOCK, contrary to union reglIa-
ions, was to organize a union and 10
nave 1t supported by the great mother
union 1t was left to the delegates TO
say whether they would rather organ
lie and fight the opposing force or fol
low in the wake of the other sbops If
was unanimously voted to organize and
hght the dissenters. The following res
olutlon was accordingly made and
adopted
Resolved, That we, recognizing that
tHe parper trade here is at present in
very demoralized condition and that
', y sdAIz+s asid afhRate ourselves with
tne Journeynlen BARRIERS international
union --S' W i'' l
The point at issue between the fac-
lions, the I o'clock closing rule vas
tIN'n taken UP and the following reso-
luton on that subject was adopted
"ithout dissenting vote
Resolved, That We declare ourselves
! eIhphaIlcaLy opposed to the main
CeHaIlce OF open barber shops after :
=. m, and that we declare all renor4e,
10 the contrary false and without fonn0
dation." -''io't Iouh-
ne matter of forcing the dissentin.
union and non-union shops To teTD,e
was then taken up, and it was decida5
70 Hght these shops to the bitter end
II they persisted in defying the rules 81
the union 1t was voted to give the
SHOPS fair warning and a chance r.
'~P AiitO line, out II they fail. the Ia
pers' II was stated by one of the mem
ners last night, would declare a bov-.
colt upon those shops and, if necessarv
/ the union would flock in front of tbe
pace and block the way and how
/ scab until the owner of the nIace
/ came to terms.
| In an effort to secure recognition NJ
! the demands of the union without re-
sorting 10 these means, two commit
! tees were appointed, one to visit the
/ Journeymen BARRIERS. and the other Il
consult with the proprietors in regard
( 10 the demands of the union. On tbs
hrst committee were appointed o. T
! Mitchell, w. Z. Edwards and G. s. Sis.
son; on the second, Edward Anderson
/ q. {. Calvert and J. L. Kevan. These
/ committees are 10 report the results Of
/ their canvass at meeting of the unior
| next Thursday night, at which time the
officers of the union viii be elected.
( The prOprietors who have taken
/ stand against the union closing order
/ it is understood, are going to remain
by their position and make an effor
to tight the union. They argue that By
/ closing early they lose trade, and they
say the union has no right to dictat,
when they shall keep their shops opel
so long as the men working for then
Z get union hours and wages.