The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
LOCAL MOTORMEN
HAVE ORGANIZED
A LODGE OF BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MOTOR
MEN.
Work Done Quietly and Announce
ment Came as Surprise--ob-
jects Of Order Set Forth.

1t developed Friday that the motor
men on the Canton-Akron and the
Stark Electric interurban lines had
quietly organized a lodge of the Bro
therhood of Electric Railway Motor
men," with a membership of thirty
upon the charter. The charter will be
kept open for some time and 1t Is
expected that many additional names
will be secured.
I. Up to the present time. the men,
bership has been confined to motor
men on the interurban lines, but later
the city motormen may be asked to
join. +. ID. Price, of Beach Park, Ohio,
motorman on one of the fast cars
on the Lake Shore Electric, has made
several visits to this city within the
last three weeks and it was mainly
due to his efforts that the organization
was completed at meeting Thursday
night, w. r. Rutledge, first grand mas
ter, Of Lorain, being present and as
sisting in the work.
A meeting will be held at 9 o'clock
next Tuesday morning and also Tues
day evening at 1880 in the lodge room,
| 215 West Fifth street, in the Blan-
chard block, when the degree work
will be exemplified. At that time the
charter will be here.
! l.. NJ Caldwell, of Cleveland, grand
master of the Brotherhood of Elec-
trio Railway Conductors, will be in
Canton today and an effort will be
made the organize the conductors.
Many conductors have already express
sed desire to join.
i Vice Grand Master Rutledge in
speaking of the new organization, said
yesterday to News representative:
"Our object is to elevate the stan
dard of efficiency on the part OF the
motormen, just as the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers has done
with those who run steam engines.
The conductors and motormen hold
joint meetings, but as their interests
are not identical each settles their
own differences. The principles of
> the order are fraternity, sobriety,
charity, protection and brotherly
love, it having a fraternal feature.
"The order insists upon efficiency
upon the part of the men who run
the cars and this will make public
travel safer and be better for the
companies. In every place where the
Brotherhood has been established the
companies recognize its efficiency in
giving them men of ability and of
trustworthiness.
"As soon as this road is equipped
with Brotherhood men it will be pos
sible to ride from New Philadelphia to
Port Huron, Mich, behind Brother
l hood men. The city motormen will
l be eligible for membership as the
city lines are a part of the interur'
: ban system. The Importance of good
: men is realized when it is known that
: the speed attained by the electric cars
is greater than that of the steam
trains, and as in the case OF the
Canton-Akron line, the road is often
along the highway where there is
u much travel.
), I'VE have three methods of settling
a MISREPRESENTATION, arbitration,
S and as a last resort, strikes. The
J. history of strikes has been a history
e of failures for organized labor"
II The officials of the railway com
u panies involved were not consulted
c by the organizers or the men.