The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-24

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Walters, Hibernian hall
| Brewers, 1876. Labor temple.
Brewers, ia, Labor temple.
Bottlers, Labor temple.
Typographical union. Labor temple.
Coal Handlers, Labor temple
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Last night there was a meeting OF the
Central Body with nearly all OF the dele
gates present There were various
grievances OF the unions that were heard
and committees were appointed TO IN
vestigate thu most of them, and TO re-
port at the next meeting. The Retail
Clerks reported that II. c. Mott OF oiney-
Vile. was unfair to organized labor and
deserved no patronage by them. A COM
mittee composed OF Messrs. Power and
Sherry for the purpose of conducting an
investigation OF the matter to be reported
at the next meeting Of the body.
The committee on Labor Day was on
hand and reported that arrangements
were about completed. so that they could
mako a full report OF all the doings OF
tho body at the next meeting. When
they had concluded their report COM
mittee from the Bakers obtained a hear
ing and stated that two more masters
had signed the union schedule while
three others were unfair to the organiza-
tion. These masters were Gartner
Graves and Sanford. The next report
TO be heard was that OF the Cigar
Makers. which indicated that n fight was
on for the use OF the union label on nll
cigars and In order to see that the work
was more thoroughly done an appropria-
tlon OF $4,000 had been made for the pur-
pose of advertising the same.
As n representative of the Jewelry
Workers union the international presi-
dent OF that body was on hand. and when
he obtained the floor addressed the body
situation in this section of the country.
For the Sausage Makers the committee
from that body reported that the firm OF
Schott was unfair. and deserved no pa
II was reported that the schedule had
been signed and accepted by the master
bookbinders
The committee from the Tin. Sheet and
| Iron Workers reported that Brunco was
unfair. and they wished the firm placed
| on the unfair list From the Iron Mold
| ers came the report that a vote OF thanks
should be sent TO the flrm of o'Gorman
a. Co. for the valiant and courageous
stand that they took I'm the matter OF tho
dispute between the Molders' union and
! makers OF stoves.
Before the conclusion OF tho session the
following committees were appointed:
| OrganiEation--W. A. Clark, T.. A. Grace,
| Bergman.
statistics-D. o'connor. G. II. Wilson
| and NJ. MAY.
Legislature -- Messrs Edwards. Brady
Labels-D. Homer. j. Parauette and p.
| Bowen.
observation-disclosures. Grace. Day and
| Sweet
When this amount OF business had been
accomplished the meeting adjourned
CARPENTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL.
The Carpenters District council met last
night I'm the Labor Temple for the trans
ssstion Of the regular amount of routine
business one Of the first matters that
came before tho body was the discussion
OF the circular that was printed a few
days ago and signed by the anonymous
nom de plume OF committee OF Ten
Union Delegates" In the meeting OF the
council the walking delegates were up
held in their stand In the matter and the
whole thing repudiated as coming from
the mind OF some evil genius who thought
that he was evolving some tortuous tn
strument with which 20 work injury.
Among the iteme of further business
that was transacted was the making ~
arrangements whereby the reports or the
delegates 20 the council that were made
before that body would he Incorporated
and sent back TO be read before the re-
speotive unions and all others so that all
tho organizations affiliated might have
sufficient knowledge OF the workings OF
the council.
The reports Of all the delegates and the
business show that work for tho winter
will be plentiful and all the carpenters
that can work Will have no trouble In