The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
A Very Simple
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The labor unions Sof this 7lfoil4
have labor temple wlich ttsS Ia q Can. ID
manage themselves and 81 ~ TX
revenues arising therefrotH IS
trouble about. getting such building
is that when the matter Il meutioned
union men throw up their hands and
declare that It IS inpossible ~ IL
result nothing is being done, ana the
unions continue to pay out sesvssral
thousand dollars every yeax fo1 fhe.
rent of inadequate quarters. "a lre|
is no central place In which II 4 d
bers of different crafts nA3 slI 4 Y "a
social or business pufpo DIV Il s's
The Wageworker has i sche5 = 81
ing towards the erection M e 11 Te3
future of a labor temples that u d l1
ford every faculty needed ~ thS 3
ions of the city. Naturally ~ z
a matter OF this kind must be y o
growth. It can not be acc0mrlf Gh6si
in a day, or month, and peItn0a
not in year. But labor temp14 -
be erected and made q source ~ 9feas
good as well as financial pro1 xhs'
thing to do is to begin a9it6fiht kors
| i: right now. 4
The Wageworker proposes s:l5Rprf
temple committed mace W "A 81 81
member from each union IL th& u
this committee to devise wGg aud I
means and report back - the nns;t 4
There is no need of waiting for Se)ssi
centrated action on this propoalt t56
Let each union select its mel n !
that committee at its next re5il L! 81
meeting, and report the seIectff
The Wageworker. AS soGu asza
cient number OF unions hag0 SeI
members of the committse Thu
worker will call meeting
committee and turn the whd1& =
over into it's hands. Then spI61l5 s.
be discussed, schemes set on foot 1Ifs
something done towards sl,ppIyinG
one thing most needed by the 1aN3SE
unions of Lincoln-a labor temple fGat
will be open day ard night, and wllSre
the unemployed may go to ascert9lE
where work is to be had. e
A few simple figures may serve
give unionists some idea Of vh5
labor temple owned and cond ~
the labor unions Of the city would le
financially profitable. There are
proximately twenty-five nctive
unions in Lincoln and HaveloclI4e
carpenters Union is perhaps the IN
lest, and it pays $500 year rent BIT
Estimating the average rentaF paid
each union at $50 year the total
rent paid by the twenty-1ye unions A
Is 81 200 year, or per cent tefeSt
on $4,000. Twenty thousani IlaFs \
would build a labor temple il q central
location, provide several halls Tor the
convenience of the unions rs we1f rs q
a large hall for social AFFAIRS, an o6acq
for a secretary, reading rooms and
store rooms to rent. The latter would
bring in considerable revenue, and
with the rent now paid Nv III uhicls
be of inestimable value 70 ne uni0n5
OF the city. II
20, but how could the unions rafsf
$40, ,000?" asks some tirnta union ma1s
They couldn't raise II al at onca.
and they would not need to do ~
Twenty-Five per cent Of that amo1nt
would be all that would have 10 ne
raised as starter. That is only 4es 900.
Perhaps even less than that wo4id
suffice. a
But we would be unable
even $5,oO0!' exclains our timM union
friend
Yes we could. and We d I'D do ::tf
easier than wink. How eaj theE1z
are approximately 1000 union men
Lincoln and suburts. The fnsignia
sum of $3.50 from each one 4
raise the amount suppose stl
company be organized and enou
stock sold to buy lot That wQy 1
be easy if union men Had local " &
took hold of the mater in eat Il
With lot in the b1alnees sec15
bought and paid for the matter Of 81
ing the money for the building wei
be comparatively easy. s.
But all this could nud should ~
Investigated by a oommitte such -
suggested in the above. Let exezy 2
local union at its next meeting s'ect
a member of labor temple con4S
mittee," and then let that commite4
do the worrying. II the whole tnin
falls through the niions are nots As
worse on than they are nov. If "a
committee wins ont, then. tie sI15i] 81
are gamers bx..A = ~ e
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