The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-31
THE FIELD
c. c. Is
OF LABOR

-he following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Painters, Labor Temple
Steam Filters, Labor Temple.
Bricklayers North Main street.
Marble Workers. Labor Temple.
CARPTNTERs MEETING.
on Monday evening there was an inter-
esting meeting OF the members OF carpen-
ters local $50. the most important feature
being the wait Of the members for the re-
port from the hearing on the wage ques-
ton between the masters and the repre-
sentatives OF the unions before the chosen
umpire. Bishop McVickar.
There was some disappointment over
the matters however. when IL was learn
ed late in the evening that there would be
no decision then but that the question
would be weighed according 10 the evil
dence deduced and the ruling OF the UNI
pire handed in in writing.
The most OF the time OF the meeting was
devoted TO routine business such AS near
ing OF the reports OF committees and the
initiation OF the candidates whose names
were proposed. There were three OF these
10 he added 10 the lisf.
The delegates 10 the building trades
council made a report also on the meet
ing oft he preceding week
This concluded the business OF the meet
Pig and the remainder OF the time was de-
voted 10 general amusement awaiting
report form the arbitration committee.
NED Buttons ON TRANSFERS
The members OF the coal teamsters'
union are today receiving the new butt
tons for the union for the month OF June
and will wear the same beginning with to-
morrow.
This button signifies that the wearer
is paid up in his dues and all the men
are very prompt In the payment OF these.
since the companies will employ none OF
them who has not the button for every
month. There is also n fine placed upon
every member OF the union who has not
called for and paid for his button before
tomorrow. This makes II necessary for
every man to have his dues paid up
promptly and the business agent is busy
today distributing the buttons.
GORE wEAvERS ACTIVE.
The gore weavers OF Brockton. one of
the strongest unions I'm the United States
as well as the shoe industry has begun a
new plan OF activity for the purpose of
providingthemselves with steady work
at their craft.
The craft or the union Is the weaving
OF that cloth. which Is used in the manu-
facture OF congress and like shoes For
some time past the old style congress shoe
has been going out OF general use and In
proportion and they are made I'm less and
less numbers. the work OF making the
gore has lessened and the craft has been
supplied with less work OF that kind
In order that the work might be made
plentiful the union has decided TO nt the
gore 10 the latest styles OF shoes and
10 demonstrate the advantages OF the
same 10 all orranized labor so that they
may put them 20 general use Accord
ingly the union has secured a number
aal faf
ntted them with the gore. the STYLES be.
ING the lace and button both The gore
had the advantage OF providing ease for
the ankles, saves exertion for The weary
workngman at night when ne returns
from his day Of labor and AZ the same
time provides new style for the dressy
man.
The union has placed men in the field
70 show the shoe 10 the dealers for the
purpose OF interesting them IN r. ana
tnen the same man appears before tho
unions and shows the advantage az the
ehoe. so that there may be a demand
Tor the same. The representative ~ the
union who Is In this city Is the general
president OF the union Mr. Ioscph Uur-
ley He was at the meetings OF the csr-
penters, electrical workers and enginaers
on Monday evening and interested them
70 such an extent that they indorsed his
snos and nave decided 70 purchase them.
The gore nts any and all stvle~ q, sboas
and bid fair 20 become popular with All
classes Mr. Hurley has visited lowell
Lawrence. Fall River and New Bedford
and IN each Of those places has met with
great success. lie has secured the en-
dorsement of the locals OF those places
and also the central bodies. II is Thought
that, the same success Will attend him
there.
OTHER MEETINGS
Among the other meetings on Monday
evening were those OF the engineers and
the electrical workers AZ each of these
there was nothing much more than the
ordinary routine Of business transacted
and when this was done the sessions
eAcsed