The age-herald., 1902-05-12
TRADES COUNCIL
 HOLDS MEETING
Demand of Carpenters for Eight
 Hour Day Endorsed
THE STREET FAIR QUESTION
Mir. 1rumley Reports on Ills Trip to Nashville to Investigate the Show Being Given There.
 Routine Business.

The Birmingham Trades Council met in regular session yesterday afternoon at BricKlayers' Hall It was one of those meetings at which important matters are handled with care and dispatch. Fresl- dent P. H. Moore was in the chair.
 The roll call showed a large attend ance. Credentials from the following delegates were received:
 Typographical Union No. 104-W. s. Bettis.
 Carpenters Union No. 75-J. T. Parker.
 Carpenters Union No. 615, Pratt City J. II. Gilbert and W. M. Wilson.
 Pattern Makers Association - Jesse Barrett, J. J. Rush. R. w. Lockhart, Joe Loring and A. c. Bruce.
 The council was officially notified of the action of the executive council of the Am erican Federation of Labor declaring all breweries of Cincinnati. Newport and Covington. with the exception of Heron Court, unfair to organized labor. The action was concurred in, and the council will carry on an active agitation against the sale of the products of any of these breweries in the Birmingham district. There has been but one Cincinnati beer extensively sold in Birmingham and al ready many saloons have discontinued handling it. The breweries will remain on the unfair list until a settlement Is reached with the Brewery Workers and the Engineers Union recognized by the International Union of Steam Engineers and the American Federation of Labor.
 Carpenters Endorsed. The demands of the carpenters, paint CTS and bricklayers for an s-hour day was endorsed by the council. All the crafts will be given the hearty support of the council, which stands subject to call meeting at the request of any of the aggrieved unions.
 The committee on the 8-hour shift for the Birmingham police force was request ed to be present at the meeting of the police commission next Tuesday night.
 At the request of the chairman of the committee on political action MT. J. H. Mosley, MT. H. N. Randall and MT. B. w. Brumley were added to the com mittee for the purpose of enlarging and | strengthening it.
 Mir. B. W. Brumley, chairman of the carnival committed, who spent Friday and Saturday in Nashville in conference with Frank W. Gaskill of the Gaskill- | Mundy Carnival Company in regard to at | fractions for a high-class entertainment under the auspices of the council reported. He spoke most highly of the Gaskill az gregation, saying that it was far superior to any carnival or midway company that | has heretofore exhibited in Birmingham; that he was pleasantly surprised at the 1 high order of entertainment and clean and moral tone. The carnival is being given under the auspices of the Eagles, and l has been a success in every way. The Eagles spoke in the highest terms of commendation of MT. Gaskett and his shows. The entertainment is entirely diff ferent to that seen under the auspices Of | the Elks in this city and has been great | ly enlarged and improved.
 | For the Labor Temple. l MT. Brumley gave the terms of propo- sition from MT. Gaskill which meets with the approval of the committee, and the ! committee was granted two weeks fur ther time to secure local data which will ment the council will undertake. The l plan Is to give the carnival in Septen Der | for the benefit of the Labor Temple I A number of interesting talks were made on the good and welfare of the order I and the legislative committee instructed | to revise the constitution and bylaws ra ---As----