Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
Returns Indicate Paid Labor Or
ganizer Will be Employed.
DIES MONIES STRIKE is SETTLED
Carpenters Union to Give a Social
Monday Evening, June ao-Barten.
! ders' League to Hold Picnic Sunday
Talk Of Uniform Labor Button.
ITh, matter published in this col.
umn Is furnished by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.l

umn Is furnished by the officers of the
Federation Of Labor.]
fFrom Thursdays Daily.l
The returns from the referendum
vote sent out by the officers of the
state federation of labor for the pur-
pose Of placing paid organizer in the
field, has from those SO far received
carried almost unanimously. This
means that within few months a
competent man will be actively engag-
ed throughout the state in the inter-
ests Of the state federation of labor.
1t is estimated that within one year
through his efforts and the assistance
of the local organizers that the state
federation of labor will double it's
membership and become a great fac
tor not only in the industrial but also
in the economic field. Since the adj
journment Of the convention held at
Cedar Rapids during the month of
May, nearly 100 new local trades I'M
ions have been formed in Iowa. View
ing the prospects for the labor organi-
cations from all sides things look ex-
ceedingly bright. President A. H. Hol-
der of the state federation of labor
will visit Ottumwa on Friday for the
purpose of attending to business in
connection with his office.
Carpenters Union.
The local carpenters and joiners'
union at the last regular meeting de-
cided to give social for the purpose
of cementing closer feeling among
the membership. The affair will take
place one week from Monday evening,
June %, and it is anticipated that
every carpenter that is a member of
the organization will be present and
have an enjoyable time The watch
word Of the carpenters is "Steadfast-
ness to Their Organization" and the
manner in which they are growing
holding their own with their trade
rules is quite encouraging.
Machinists.
Among the most conservative organ
izations of the city is the machinists
union and there is probably no union
affiliated with the trades assembly that
asks for less assistance than the ma
chinists, yet they seem to be making
remarkable progress and will without
doubt be one of the strongest organiza-
lions in the city within a short time.
They have now nearly every compe-
tent machinist in the city within the
folds of the organization and invite ev-
cry competent man to join.
The machinists, who have been on
strike at the Eagle Iron works and the
Gas Engine Co. in Des Moines, report
that satisfactory arrangements have
been made and the scale signed and
the men have returned to work in that
city. A few of the striking machin-
lists left the city and obtained work at
other places where they report an ad-
vance in the scale of from four to five
cents per hour over that asked in Des
Moines. The machinists of the coun-
try seem to be in happy mood and
have no difficulty in securing employ
ment.
The Bartenders' League.
The bartenders' picnic which was to
have been held at Colligans grove on
last Sunday was postponed until next
Sunday and will be held at the same
place. President Queeney reports that
excellent arrangements have been
made for this annual outing of the bar
tenders. Everybody is invited and an
enjoyable time is guaranteed.
Says the Mixer and Server:
'The tenth general convention of
our international union has taken its
place in the records of things that
have passed; it has marked an adj
vance in our road to the goal marked
success, and none can gainsay the
fact, that the mark was big one; it
was everything and more than what
the best friends Of the organization
even thought of or expected. Such a
gathering, such remarkable repre-
sentation it comes but seldom in ones
life to meet or to witness; the cream
of our locals manhood and woman
hood, all ready to take issue on any
proposition that came up that even
looked like a thing to be avoided and
just as anxious and willing to advo
cate as only they could, propositions
that seemed good and clean enough 10
move our craft towards the head OF la.
boris industrial army. The utter alb
sense of sectionalism was indeed re-
markable, and just as evident was the
absence of the Anvil Chorus who at