The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-15
Montgomery Car Con- panies are Emphatic.
IA "LOCAL" ORGANIZED
Motormen and Conductors Met in Beer Saloon.
General Managers Ginnivan and Rag
 land at Early Morning Meeting
 But Did not sec "Walking Delegate"

Labor union men cannot work TOT
 the two street railway system operat-
 ing in Montgomery
 This announcement was made yes- terday by General Manager w. J. Gin
 nivan of the Montgomery Street Rail- way and General Manager w. H. Rag land of the Montgomery Traction com many. was the result of the organi- zation of .locar' by the motormen and conductors at a meeting whlcn { continued until atfer daybreak yester- day morning. Forty-seven men attended the meet ing Their names were secured py oI- ftcers of the two street railway com panies and they will lose their posi- lions unless they give up the union. This was the decision of the General Managers of the railway companies and they were emphatic in saying they { would not recede from this policy. The Montgomery Street Railway em- ploys 116 motormen and conductors. The Montgomery Traction Company employs 45. To "unionize" these 1oA men. Ben Commons or New Orleans E Second Vice President of the Interna- N tional Association of Street Car Men, came to Montgomery from Birming- ham where he went on a similar mis- sion. He has been here several days and according to officers of the street railway companies MT. Commons mas been quietly sowing seeds or oAs- cord" among their employees.
 Labor Organizer Issued Call. Each Of the 16l car men received A. copy of the following call Tor tho II initial meeting:
 "Grand mass meeting of motormen E and conductors will be held Thursday night, July 18th. 1905. at the cottage Saloon palm garden, at the corner or F Monroe and Lawrence Streets, between F tha hours of 12:30 and 1:30, midnight, | for inc purpose of receiving the char | fer. electing and installing officers and + to discuss the question of wages ana | hours. '-..- "Rv order of Ben Commons. K "Second Vice President lnternatiohaA Association"
 ceneral Manager Ginnivan of the | street Railway and General Manager Raeland of the Traction Company were apprised of the purpose or MT |. E Commons and of the call for the meet \ Ing. They warned their men to stay H away from the meeting ana aoViseo k them not to listen to MT. commons, | who has not interviewed any oi 'ns E ytreet rafaray officials. ~ a, N It was explained by one or Re ca. | men that the meeting was called ioi l such a late hour that all of tho men | engaged on the cars might pc present The nan were late in assembling in the | rear of the Cottage Saloon, put the meeting. it is said, was called 10 oroei | about 1 o'clock with MT. Commons pre- ' siding. | Officers of the "LOcal." | The business transacted at 'he iheS'. ;no was not divulged by those whc were present, but it is known that the l "local" was organized with J. B. WeaV- ar a motorman on the Washington Dark line of the Montgomery Street | Railway. as President, and J H. HOT l ion. a conductor on the Perry street l line of the Traction Company, as sec retary AL. General Manager Ginnivan or tns l Street Railway and General Manager Ragiand of the Traction Company wait | ed outside of the saloon until the early morning hours for the meeting to ad' l iourn AS the men emerged from tne saloon the general managers Uaoe notes. The name of each man who was l present at the meeting was taken D! the railway officials and the union mer will probably hear from headquarters. The general managers said they waited at the saloon door some time after the meeting adjourned in the hope of seeing MT Comons, but in this they were disappointed.
 MT. Ginnivan, of the Street Railway I expressed indignation at the course ol MT. Commons.
 we have no objection. whatever" ht
 said, "to our men organizing among Themselves. but we do object to this In reference with our business by an out slider. a labor agitator from New Or leans. We shall dismiss the thirty-twt men of our company who attended thu