The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
TRADES COUNCIL
 HOLDS 4 SESSION
Clerks Grievance Not Sustained
 by the Council
LABOR DAY ARRANGEMENTS
Celebration Will be on a Large Scale. Labor Temple Proposition Drop ped-Horseshoers Label
 Matter Considered.

Press Agent Ed K. Smith of the Bir- mingham Trades Council gives out the following account of the proceedings of the Trades Councf:
 The regular semi-monthly meeting was held at 2:9O p. m. Sunday in the Brick layers hall 2l41a North Twentieth street President L. K scherry presided and ! D. U. Williams acted as secretary.
 C. c. Hudson. chairman of the special grievance committee reported that his committee had visited mechants specified in the retail clerks grievance and found that one of the merchants employed union tailors and that their contract with the l tailors organization call for the opening of the store earlier than that of the clerks. For that reason they had never made any agreement with the clerks local and could not consistently do so and employ union tailors. as this mer- chant does a tailoring business of con- | siderable extent The clerks grievance therefore was not sustained by the coun- cil.
 MT. I1QQSOn dlSO Ttppll0d VII eiiS 6ff~f ance from the horseshoers, that the firm named by the local had submitted a written agreement to the council signed by both partners to pay back indebted ness to the local and in the future employ only union horse shoers; that they weulu also observe all trade rules of the local Ernion. This report was accepted by the i council
 Labor Temple Matter Dropped.
 Trustee B. II. Ryder who had been in- structed to look into the proposition or renting the three floors of the old Laoor Temple building which had been onereu the council by Ex-Delegate Coleman as the agent of Mir. Adams. reported that the building had changed hands and was now in the hands of the Birmingham Underwriters and that they required that the locals take a lease from them Tor one year separately Because of this change in the offer the council voted to let the matter drop.
 Delegate Lindeman reported that the smoker given by his committee under the ausnices of the council last Monday night sd ent seemed to have a splendid time.
 Labor Day Arrangements. Delegate Bradberry reported that all arr arrangements had been made by the Labor | day committee for the biggest Labor day | celebration ever held in Birmingham, and that everything was in readiness for the | occasion except a few minor details that | l,a tad In tho week.
 The Labor day committee through It's chairman, Thomas Hall requested that a committee of two be appointed to act In l conjunction with committee from the Board of Trade to help raise funds for | the celebration. B. H. Ryder and H. A. Markey were appointed on this commit tee.
 | Horseshoers Label.
 A communication from the local horse- shoers asking that a general demand be made for their label which contains the initials of their International association J. H. U.- was read accompanied with the statement that fraudulent practice was being used by one of the horse- shoelng companies of the city. This com pany, 1t Is said used the three initials of the firm name as a stamp In place of the label, which they have not got be- cause they are unfair to the local as- sociation. Chairman Lloyd of the horse shoers delegation stated that no shop had their label that was unfair to them and that the public could tell whether their horse was shod by a union shop by the mark J. H. U. being impressed on the shoes of all horses shod by union horse- shoers.