The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23
ORGANIZER MASSIE HERE
Addressed a Big Meeting Of Railroad
Men Last Night.
IN INTEREST OF UNITED BROTHERHOOD
Two Hundred and Fifty-three Enn,ov..
slen'ted Their Intention OF Becom-
ing Members Of the Organization.

There was largely ATTENDED moo,,n. :,
.ne epPloyes OF the railway shops of Hons.
"" iast night In Saengerbund hall. Chair.
u,ah george l. Wright presided and w
~ martin acted as secretary. After call.
ing tue meeting to order Chairman Wright
stated that State Organizer j. f Massa,
OF the United Brotherhood OF Railway Err.
pioyes was present aud that be would nd.
dress the meeting. Mr.. Massey spoke for
an hour or more, dwelling upon the bano.
nts to be derived through orpnnlzat.on,
lie said be was given to understand thnt
with 1000 or more men employed i, tho
railroad shops In Houston there was M
Organization. He was surprised that such
was the case aud declared that the condi.
ton should not be longer allowed to exist.
lie thought the men should get together
Tor more purposes than one and declared
that IN organization many beueIts we're
to he derived. Especially In great rail-
lond center like Houston should there be
az az VIsah4zatlon ana this Organization
shouAd emu ace within Its membership every
Shop employe in the city OF Houston
MI Massey declared that nutNithstnnd.
ing well grounded belief to the contrary,
the railway employees of North An. rica
are not organized. There are today In
actual service 100000 railway men. Of
which number about 100000 are organized
divided into about twelve organizations
Us follows; Trainnlen, 5000, engiuet u.s.
5000; hremeu, $1,000; conductors, 22OOO:
telegrapherS, 1000 switchmeu, 10000. and
miscellaneous, 10000. This leaves one
million railway men unorganlzed Just
thlnk OF II! ! want 1t understood that
We are not lighting any of the organ "a
tons named. but that we merely want to
get the men together. We are In sympathy
win all orders MS at present organizsA
X tAln 10 ~
as | have shown you. for additions to tra
tanks Of orppnized labor. We have dlyi.
sions OF the United Brotherhood in nearly
every State of the Onion / have lust
received a letter from division that was
organized this week ut Chiilcothe, Ill.
RUS division was organized by mall, and
II has Seventy'hye charter members aud
that IN Smalf town, too. The manager
end secretary of the new division are con
ductors and both belong TO the Order OF
Railway Conductors, and 1t was patriotic
move on their part, ibis organization has
PAID a years hall rent in advance ordered
It's stationery and buttons and are in
splendid shape all around. This is but
one Illustration. We have men organizing
Ohio illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, ore.
gon, Arizona, California, Colorado, Utas
and the New England States, and new
lodges are, being Instituted daily with
Mr.. Massey explained the benefits OF the
new organization at considerable length,
Upon the conclusion of his remarks shoirt
talks were made by several employees pres.
ent. charter roll was then opened and
JOG names Of those present were enrolle
and 1853 signed applications received, max
ing total of 253
Mr. Massey is organizer for the States
of Texas and Louisiana. He VIII rema n
In Houston two weeks working up interest
IN the local lodge, for which a charter .
will he applied for at once He expects
to have 500 men on the roll before he de-
parts. The reception he received last night /
was cordial in the extreme and he has no
doubt about getting every shop employe
in Houston to fall In line.
After leaving Houston Mr.. Massey WHY
GO 10 Shreveport. La; Marshall, Texas, /
and TeXarkana, Texas.