The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-14
THE FIELD
c. as
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Webb Pressmen, Clemence street.
Sta. Engineers, Exchange place.
Hosting Engineers. Exchange place.
BARRIERS HOLD MEETING.
There was a long and interesting session
OF the BARRIERS union last evening at tho
headquarters OF the union In Labor Tenn
pie. The FIRST part OF the business was de-
oted TO routine matters when several re-
ports OF an interesting nature were heard.
President Hersey was in the chair and
| conducted the business OF the meeting.
The membership committee presented the
names OF several candidates and by vote
they were acceptable to the union.
Communications were received from
! several parts OF the country telling OF the
| conditions OF the craft I'm those sections
| and showing that the union was making
! vast progress toward the completion OF
! the work OF organiza ton.
| The sick committee reported on tho
| number OF men on the sick list at the
| present time and OF the progress toward
health that they were making.
The ball committee made a very lengthy
| and enthusiastic report OF the plans for
1
| Gated that this year there would be one
| or the greatest successes 10 the union
| that had ever been known 10 It, The COM
| mittee stated that all the plans were com
pleted and there was nothing now TO be
done save to wait for the evening and
| good weather.
The other committees made reports and
also the delegates from the several shops.
| There was some action TO be taken ON
! these reports relating to some or the
work that had been done. The remainder
| OF the time OF the meeting was devoted to
other business OF routine nature followed
| by adjournment
ELECTRICAL WORKERS REPORT.
The meeting OF the electrical workers
union last evening was very interesting
| with very large number OF the members
present The most important talk during
the whole OF the evening was the gossip
! OF the ball of last week and its success
| Every man present was so full OF enthu-
siasm over the event that for a time II
! looked as IL there would be no other bust
ness done
The regular routine matters were han
died In due season, however, and the re-
ports followed
The first OF these was from the member
snip committee, which stated that there
was large list OF names TO be presented
TO the union during the next few meet
ings, some OF them being handed I'm last
evening. Those presented last evening
| were speedily accepted and the members
| initiated.
| The sick committee stated that there
| were no members OF the union III at the
! present time and that all OF them were
| at work showing the body TO be in very
| healthy condition.
The delegates TO the Building Trades
| council made a report on the business OF
the past meeting. telling OF the action
taken In the interest Of the electrical
workers.
The delegates to the Central Trades and
| Labor union also made a report Of the
business done there. mentioning the work
| of the business agent I'm favor OF the
| electrical workers and the good that he
| had done for that organization.
! The best report Of the evening was that
| OF the ball committee, which was only
| partial. since some of the details OF the
event were not completed. II was SUI
| flciently so, however TO indicate that
the affair was n huge success financially
as well socially. When the announce
ment was made there was much enthu-
! siasm.
The remainder OF the time was devoted
| to routine matters. after which .he ses-
| sion closed.
SEAMEN'S S MEETING.
| The Seamens union held a meeting last
! evening in the rooms OF the local on
! South Main street, where for several
hours the business pertaining to the work
or the body was conducted
The greater part OF the time was de-
voted 10 routine matters. however. and
! after this was over the session closed
! with several short speeches on the good
and welfare OF the body.
TYPOS MEETING WITH GREAT Sue
CESS.
The officials OF Typographical union
| No 80 report that all over the country
the union Is meeting with the greatest
! possible success.
Out of "A possible 25l cities In the coun-
| try up TO the present the agreement for
! an eight-hour day has been signed IN all
| save, 81 and of the cities about 75 per
cent of the papers are signed up. One OF
| the features of the work of the craft is
the levying of so cents per week from each
| OF the members producing a sum OF s22-
| 600 weekly for the support of the cities
| where there is a strike on. Since the last
| meeting OF the union In this city IL has
| been learned that in San Francisco all
! the newspapers have signed the agree
ment and full concessions have been
| made In Chicago 75 per cent Of them have
been signed with full concessions and in
| Detroit more than so per cent. though
there are still about 300 men out on
| strike Another thing that Is helping
the union is the donation OF SIS. 900 from
! the A f. OF L., which is being received
! from time To time.
! The indications are that i'm every city
the Typos will win and II is thought that
| they will do so In this city as well The
! officers say also that Mr.. O'Sullivan OF
/ the rubber heel fame who was once a
! printer himself has espoused the cause
/ OF the local I'm Lynn and renewed his
membership in the union there. paying $500
! as his initiation fee and asking that the
! local press its strike. sending all the bills
| for printing to him.