The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-26

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Bakers Labor temple.
Tailors. Labor temple.
Typographical union Boyden Heights.
Beer and soda drivers. Labor temple.
NEW. LOCAL TO BE FORMED.
On tomorrow evening there will be a
meeting of the beer and mineral water
drivers OF the city at Labor temple for
the purpose of perfecting an organization.
For some time there has been a move
or foot 10 have the members OF the craft
organized. since there has never been any
union of the kind in this city, There are
more than 300 men at the craft driving
beer wagons. mineral water and soda
water teams In the city and these are
anxious TO associate themselves with some
union.
SO urgent have been the requests for
q formation OF n union that there gath
cred together a number Of the men at
an informal meeting few days ago and
drafted the plans for the union. To-
morrow has been set as the day for the
formation and II is thought that there
Will be a very large number Of the crafts
men on hand.
At that time the union will be formed
and a temporary chairman or president
chosen until the charter can be obtained
and the elections properly held. This
move on the part of the drivers Of such
teams is but one OF the several that
are being planned for the betterment
OF trade conditions in this city.
Along with this movement II has been
announced ;hat the general teamsters are
planning 90 enlarge their union and Will
begin a movement for the improvement:
OF their craft
Not long after these plans are under
way there viii be a formation OF the
truck drivers into a union OF themselves,
thus making a union for all the various
kinds OF drivers IN this city. There VIII
then be hack drivers. soda and mineral
water drivers union. a union OF the coal
teamsters. general teamsters aud truck
drivers. formation Of this kind will
take in a craft employing about 1900
men.
COAL HANDLERS COUNCIL AGAIN.
As a result OF the meeting OF the CEN
tral trades and labor union last evening
one OF the best moves that have been con
sidered for some time has been started
and bids fair 90 do n large amount of
work 20 replace the destruction done last
spring
When the agreements % the several
unions were being discussed and signed
ldsl spring lltff was "A rupture ufiWtfN
the various branches OF the coal Industry
that has never entirel-H healed. At that
time there was n coal handlers transport
alton council formed and meeting with
the very best OF success.
Differences arose thai caused the dis
bandment OF one OF the most servlceablc
bodies az work for the bettermcnt OF or
ganized labor IN this city owing 90 th,
feeling OF some OF the craftsmen concern
ed the fatal mistake was made OF dis
banding the coal handlers transportation
council.
At the meeting OF the Central Labor
union last evening. however. n was voted
that a committee be appolnted 90 reform
this body and start again 20 working The
committee was made 20 consist of one
representative from each organization In
terested in the coal Industry together
with two delegates from other locals The
men chosen are as follows Messrs Az
new. Brown. Boyle. Mccarthy. and one TO
be chosen from the coal handlers
when that organization r. again per-
fected there will be great rejoicing
among the members of the crafts directly