The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

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Last Sunday the pope blessed 1900
/ poor people while the Mohamrneda ns
Killed that many. which may give the
opponents Of Christianity somethine 10
think about
me 81. Louis fair commission an
1 nouhces that about a million dollars
more than was expended az the fair
OF 1872 viii be spent by exhibitors at
tRe 81. Louis exposition next year.
cLgo.
Two men under Indictment for com
pheity IN the pOstoffice frauds are
sara 70 have vanished for a time It
ihInent FUNDS which vanished some
time previous.
Password for today at the Irriga-
me-
A couple Of Massachusetts men have
ascended Mount Washington in an au-
tomobile, but the mountain is not any
higher than before.
Unionizing the Town.
The delegates to the Electrical Work
ers convention, now in session in salt
Lake are the strongest kind Of union
mem which Is not surprising Since
their advent here two OF. three barber
shops and at least one cigar store
nave been forced to make concessions
20 them, the barger shops taking out
union cards and the cigar store put
lhS uniOn-made cigars in its show
cases for the first time The proceed
uIe OF the delegates was unique and
eHectlVe. In the case of the cigar store
a delegate stepped over to the show
case the day the first party arrived
and, taking a look through the glass.
discovered that there was not a union
cigar IN SIGHT. A few minutes later
ne stepped over to the case and in
Vited about fifteen fellow delegates to
nave smoke with him. All the dele
gates in the vicinity at once came over
10 the cigar stand and lined up Give
US some good uniOn-made cigars" said
the spokesman. I'm sorry. but we
haven't union cigar. We don't keep
them replied the salesman. Here's \
a good smoke though I'm very
sorry also" said the delegate but
we can't smoke anything but union
goods. All then walked out and sim
lar parties went through the same
The result was that before
night there We're half a dozen brands /
OF union-made cigars in that showcase |
anu TIE pace IS DONG a good business /
with the delegates.
similar system was employed with /
the non-union barber shops. The dele
gates would spot a nOn-unfon shop {
and a dozen or so would go in. re- /
move their coats and collars and sit (
down. Then one would inquire where 4
the uniop card was, and, being told 4
The shop was non union, all would 1
arise, resume their coats and collars /
and with much ceremony, file out in &
q body. It was only necessary to give I
p shop about three doses of this to /
IniOnize it.
In connection with this q good story 1
IS being told on President Jackson
Some Of his fellow delegates recon-
nended a notorious non-union shop to
him as good place and he. all UNI
inspecting, went to it. He had taken /
off his coat and collar and was just
about to step into the chair when he /
happened to glance about and saw no /
lniOn card. When ne inquired for it I
le learned. to his horror, that he was
n a nOn-uniOn shop. and the speed
he showed i'm getting out of il is said
o have been remarkable. The franz I
rs Of the job had witnesses outside
md were intending to prefer charges
against the president as soon as the
began business and have
linn fined s. before the whole conven-
ion for patrOnizing a non-union shop.
He is still thanking his lucky stars
or his escape.