Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22
Important Business atNext Meet
ing of Unions Central Body.
TO GIVE BANQUET IN FEBRUARY
Sunday Afternoon Local Unions Will
Meet-Reports From Various Com
mittees Awaited With Interest
Boiler Makers May Organize.
1.-THE matter published in this column
is furnished by the Officers of the
Federation of Labor.

Federation of Labor.l
Next Sunday afternoon at 2:90
o'clock the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the trades and labor as
sembly will be held at Labor hall.
The officers desire that all unions
send their entire delegation, as much
important business will come before
the assembly for consideration, among
which will be the report of the COM
mitttee on the banquet. This commit
tee has decided to hold banquet on
either February 4 or IL. The commit
tee on organization has also an i'm
portant report to make, but the most
important matter will be the report of
the legislative committee. 1t is rum
ored that this committee will report
favorably upon resolution requesting
TALL union men to participate in the
primaries of the different political
parties for the nomination of city Off
GERS in the spring. The committees
report will carry with it, in all proba-
bility, a recommendation to refrain
from partisan politics, and if possible
to see to it that all the nominees are
in favor of fair conditions for labor.
In this line the steam engineers no
doubt will ask for the endorsement of
resolution in support Of an ordi
nance that will be proposed by them
for the employment of competent men
as engineers capable of passing an
examination which will insure the
safety of those depending upon them
In event of the passage of the ordi.
nance to be proposed the inspection of
boilers will be made every month by
q competent person. 1t is said that a
great many men and boys are in
! charge of boilers in this city who
know nothing of steam engineering
nor the danger accruing from the
careless handling Of boilers. That the
trades and labor assembly will en-
dorse the resolution goes without say
ing. The committee on arrangements
for the labor day celebration will al
Sc report. 1t is expected that severa
prominent labor leaders will be pres
ent at the meeting. All union mer
are invited whether they are dele
gates or not.
1eamSterS' Union.
j To those who watch events in the
labor movement it is gratifying t.
note the growth of3the three team
sters' unions of this city. Each ant
every enc of these unions have treb
led their membership since their reor
ganization last fall. The coal haul
ers and general teamsters, as we'll al
the expresmen are showing the great
est growth of any labor organization
in the city. There is on foot move
ment to organize general council 0
the teamsters in this city. That sucl
should be done and done right away
there is 10 doubt, as all their inter,
ests are mutual and better under
standing could be obtainei through tn,
organization of the central body.
Boiler Makers.
The boiler makers of this city vii
organize union in the near future
A meeting will be caleld for some ey
ening next week, at which time it i
expected that every boiler maker i
the city will be present. Georg
Gillithorpe, general secretary of tn
boiler makers, will be in the city mex
week