The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-23
THE FIELD g. OF LABOR

/ received that was OF more than ordinary
| interest and this related to some OF the
| questions concerning conditions In this
| city.
| The matter has been before the locals
interested for some time but has not
reached a final stage an yet There is every
prospect that a settlement will soon be
had, however, and II was decided last
evening not TO take further action till
others interested could be heard from.
There were several communications re-
ceived from various sources and treated
as the local saw at.
The reports were also of interest When
the business was all completed the meet
ing closed.
CENTRAL BODY TONIGHT.
For the Providence Central Trades and
Labor union, tonight is the most import
ant session OF the year and IL is thought
that there will be excitement galore.
In addition TO being the last meeting of
the year there are some very important
happenings To take place. The hrst OF
these is the discussion of the constitution
and the amendments TO the same The
second is the election of the officers.
Following the custom long established
II is the concensus OF opinion that Mr.
Geo. Il. Brady will be the next president
since he is the vice president at this
time. There are several others, however
who would like the position and they
may decide to become candidates.
Thus Tar there has been but little dis
I cussion OF the possibilities among the la
Dor men which may possibly be taken &c
! indicate that for the most part the OIL
| GERS will hold over.
There Will also be several other matters
taken up at The meeting 10 make the seS
| sion memorable as the last OF the ole
| OTHER MEETINGS
Among the other meetings last evening
| were those OF the Cracker-workers ant
| the hosting engineers. Each OF these ses
| sions was very interesting, but related
| mostly TO the routine matters attending
such sessions.
NEW WORKING CARD.
All the members OF the Building Trades
council and the state board are making
ready the new cards 10 be given the
members of the various locals for the
months OF January February and March
! of the new year. This step was decided
/ at the last meeting of the state board anc
hands of ss aSs. SnS thaossh them
| into the hands OF their business agents
! for preparation before being distributed
The cards have great advantage oveI
| the button now used I'm that the idenuh'
! cation is more complete hnd there is not
! the ease in securing that has been tho
case with the button.
OTHER MATTERS.
! In one OF the afternoon publications
4 yesterday. there was statement made
! relative 20 labor matters that is I'm er.
! ror In making the report Of conditions
\ pertaining TO the work OF the Plumber,
/ for the past year. II was stated that $aS,
/ CSC had been paid In benefits and s94D e
! the widows. The fact OF the statement
/ are that In all there were 3s.ss6 paid In
! benefits but Of that amount S9,i75 went
| to the husbands OF wives who had died
| there being a rule among the Painters
! unions which allowed the painter a bene
! M OF $50 where his wife died. When a
| painter dies the benefit naturally goes tc
| the widow or the relatives Of the de
ceased