The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-01-24
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MASTER PLUMBERS MEET WITH
al. UNION IN SOCIAL SESSION ~,
Each discussed inn happy strain the
relations Of each: Jas A.. Waugh,
w. w. Hopes and other master
plumbers sound the key OF: the
meeting. All is harmony among
the knights OF the cloth and
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The lambs Toasted with the lions on
Thursday evening. After the. regular
meeting Of the plumbers union, and
the officers for the enrrent year were
installed covers were laid, and all
set down to a glorious repast. -.
The master plumbers, who were in
vited attended the meeting In a body.
After the wants of the inner man were
supplied, the programme was con-
Guided by music, recitati0ns and
speeches. 1t was a love feast from
the very beginning. First a master
plumber would make little speech, and
then journeyman would respond.
Then there would be music or recita-
ton. w. E. McEwen opened with a
short talk in which he complimented
both iourneymen and masters upon the
get-together spirit manifested on the
occasion. He was followed by James
A. Waugh, Of the Waugh-Kealey Co.,
who said that he was too poor as a
speech maker to be the first represent
the Master plumbers. He proved, how
ever to be equal to the occasion. He
congratulated the journeymen upon
their success; cautioned them about
certain trade matters, and concluded
with a strong argument on the divi-
sion of the results Of industry. He
said: "the division of. profits re-
minds me very much Of the indian and
the white man who went hunting, and
who were to divide equally that which
they had killed each day. At the close
of the first day the indian had killed
a wild turkey, while the white man
had killed a buzzard. In the division
the white man suggested the follow
ing to the indian. you can take the
buzzard, and I will take the turkey,
or will take the turkey and you can
/ take the buzzard": The speaker said
that this was largely the way divisions
were made between capital and labor:
w. W. Hopes of the N. c.. Harvey
he kept the audience in a roar Of
laughter with his dry wit, and natural
humor. He said that as master plumb
ers were credited with never making
less than 100 per cent on job they
were capable of paying any old kind of
wages. Getting down to the fact, he
said that on + account: & OF 8 the. keen
competition for work among masters,
too many obs showed prof 81
the wrong 81 ez5 off @led,1g account.
There wa = no reason for. u this. NE
present time did not warrant IT. There
is work enough at the trade for every
body engaged in it. : ex< 80. -. -:
@. C. .:Sturms, Chas. Rigdon and Ed
/, Sturms, all of the plumbers union res"
ponded to requests for speeches, and
| all dwelt upon the value Of the get
together spirit of the evening. B. K.
| Walker, republican candidate for alder
man In the fourth ward was presented,
and he and Thos. Gleason pleased the
audience with splendid musical selec-
tons. When Ed Farrell of the Far
rel1 & Turnbull Co., was called upon
to speak, he blushed, studdered and
was about to sit down, when some
one suggested that he favor the audien-
ce with a selection from Shakespeare
After some coaxing he consented and
rendered the part Of Gloster in thu
| first scene Of King Richard III.
Now is the winter of our discomfort
Made glorious summer by this sun Of
York;
And all the clouds that low'r'd upor
our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried
| etc.
Mr.. Farrell did credit to a Booth o.
an Irving, and there was long anG
continued applause after he had take1
his seat. After several reminiscent
stories of the early days at the trad,
by various members of the union, thu
session, which was. voted to be tn,
most pleasant held in some time aid
journed
AT the business session Of the unioi
the following officers were installed
President; Edward Sturms; Secretary
Z. E. Fish; Financial Secretary, O
c. strum. It was learned at tn,
meeting that the ,Steamfitters unio,
which is affiliated with the: Nationa
Association of Steam Filters, will with
draw from that organization, and ioil
the United Association OF Journeymel
plumbers, gas and steamfitters. ~.
The United Association has adopte,
the cigarmakers financial system witt
but few changes, and this went int,
effect. on the first Of the year. TIL
dues are. now 80 cents per week; Blu
the benefits Of the union have bee
doubled, %.~4.>. 80.
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