The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11
CLERKS MERCHANTS.
GENERAL ORGANIZER WALKER
ADDRESSED dERKs' MEETING.
WOAAN'S UNION LABEL LEAGUE
The Conditions Under Which the En-
plOyss Of Stores Are Working
Discussed.

The Retail Clerks Association held
a large and enthusiastic special meet
iHe In the Central Trades aud Labor
rasomblr hall, ia the Blanchrlto build
ing, last evening. and listened To
speeches by General Organizer Henry
NJ, Walker. OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor aud committees repre-
rcnt.ng the Central Trades and Labor
assembly and the WOmcn's Union La
hcl league, the new organization oI
women purchasers recently organized
10y Mr., Walker
The addresses were along union Ia
Tor lines. and each speaker advised u
closer afiiliatiOn ana cooperation al
tho members Of al labor organizations.
Considerable time was taken up dts
chasing the conditions under when
the employees Of the stores are work
ing. and the clerks decided Ia place
the matter of the closing or working
hours and new contract IN rhc hahus
Of Organizer Walker and the commit
tees of the Trades Assembly ana the
ladies Of the Union Label league. The
committee will likely take this matter
mn with all the merchants Immediately.
a. the Clerks present contract c%'
pircs December |.
In discussing the matter with rep
rcscntativc Of The Enterprise, Organ
TER Walker said:
at is true that my special mission
tG Beaumont at this time Is for the
purpose of cffecting better under
standing between the merchants ana
%; ganizcd labor as regards the Clerks
Association. And now that the clerks
have placed the matter in the hands Of
our committees. who to certain OK
tent are disintcrcstCd parties, believe
an agreement can he reached between
the employers and employees of the
stores that will be highly satisfactory
10 all concerned and Tor the best inter
CstS Of Beaumont.
81 do not think That a necessity en-
lists fer clerks to work from a. m
until and $50 p. m, nor do believe
il Is the desire of the merchants, but
where r.o understanding is had upon
that important matter, dissatisfaction
l., sure to follow.
beaumont is now getting over the
boom days. and business is rcadJusllhG
itself to the present conditions, ana II
Is suro to follow that the wage worker
Who is here all the time, makes and
spends HE money in Beaumont, VIII
30 the lu,' ,crs and the ones that the
n'r"rC progress Of the city will depend
upon to very large extern. All WI
conccdc ;ha' tho organized worker re
Ccivcs tn largest wage, has tho great
est pur' haong power. and it FOL oWS
that the welfare and future progress
or beaumont s largely dependent up
on this class"
The Womcns' Union Label league
VIII meet tomorrow (WcdncSday)
night. in BIanchctto building, and
will initiate some Htcon or twenty
Lew members. while the Contra
Trades and Labor assembly will meet
w. the same building Thursday night To
hear what success is Icing made with
the agreement with the merchants. At
Their next meeting, also on Thursday |
night the Clerks AsSOCiat on will have |
some eighteen new anplicantS Tor
membership. and all the lady members
will be present
Mr.. Walker will remain here for
some time yet, working among the
various unions. Yesterday and last |
night he spoke to the street car mon,
tai'ors. blacksmithS and clerks organ
nations.