The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-31

| Inc lolONlHs uH'ois VIII HoiN 0O"'i'''7
| tonight:
Electrical Workers, 30. Labor temple.
Carpenters. Labor temple.
FEW MEETINGS TONIGHT
| This being the last night OF the year
there will be but few meetings among the
labor unions and what there will be Will
be very short.
! The carpenters will hold short session
| and dispose OF routine business. The
work tonight will be in "A general way
resume OF the business OF the past year
and talk over the plans for the com
| ing season
This has 5een a very prosperous year
| for the entire craft both in the amount
OF time the men have worked and the
numbers by which all the unions have In
creased In fact so successful have the
| carpenters been that they are planning TO
| continue the progress made and they look
! forward to q far greater year of prosper
| ity. The men have been idle but little
| of the time compared with other years,
and they have had little time from their
work on account of strikes or other la
| Dor troubles There have been some tenn
| porary cessa tions from work, but through
| the harmony existing between the en-
ployers and the men all OF the troubles
| with possibly one exception have been
| adjudicated TO the satisfaction OF both
| the employer and the men.
! The arbitrati board has settled sever
/ al OF the disputes successfully showing
| that IL can do good work and in the regu-
| lation of the wages last spring the board
| did very praseworthy work. The effects
of the whole has been that both the en-
| ploying carpenters and the men have
| learned to respect each other TO a far
| greater degree.
This has been for the most part true
with the other trades. One OF the most
notable of these has been the painters
who have started branch OF the craft in
! Olneyville. which Is meeting with great
| success, and in all matters pertaining to
the trade have met with general success.
| One OF the notable achievements for that
| craft has been the unionizing of one of
| the largest shops of the city-in fact, the
| one shop that has made most Of the trou-
BILE for the business agents and the MEM
bers OF the union In the past
| SO far as this city has been concerned
| all the trades have had a uniformly good
year. and the season was the quietest and
| most free from business disturbances that
has been known for some time.
| Coming 10 the crafts allied with the
| Central Trades and Labor union. there
| have been several notable achievements
TO mark the year for them. There have
| been but few strikes among those crafts.
| the one of most Importance being that
OF the Typographical union. This has
not been concluded yet but the men have
, held together, and with the support from
! the international, they have remained
! true for one whole year. and have lost
| none from their ranks, The large ma
Jority OF the men have been able to find
| employment In shops granting the de-
! mands. while the few are still receiving
| their benefits regularly and there Is no
| sign OF a weakening
! The only other strike OF importance is
that OF the Lithographers, which is still
! on, and the men are meeting with sue
cess. There was some trouble In the ranks
| of the Coal Teamsters, when the agree
when two OF the concerns refused TO sign
| the regular document There was no gen
eral strike called for then, however the
| union preferring n less active campaign,
| which has worked great good for them.
! Thus the year has been so uniformly
successful for the trades this year that
| they enter into the new year with greater
hope for the future than ever before. In
! addition TO the achievements In the regu-
| lar way, two notable features stand out
| IN the history OF the past year for the
| unions one is the closing OF the saloons
| on Labor day during the morning, and
| the closing OF the same places on Christ
mas day In both OF these instances the
| unionh have won for themselves the re-
| spect OF the whole community. and have
stamped themselves as I'm harmony with
| law and order. Both Of these instances
| have demonstrated that the unions have
a power for a vast amount OF good when
| rightly welded. The part OF the unions
| In the last election is also appreciated by
the community. and they, one and all, are
! determined 10 take greater part In all
| future campaigns. Take IL all In all,
| this has been banner year for the labor
unions Of the city Of Providence;
! TYPOS HELD ELECTION.
! The Typographical union yesterday
afternoon went through the throes Of
! an election and for rivalry. OF n pleas
| ant kind, there has never been equalled.
J There was rivalry for nearly every Of
! hce, but the most stirring fight was for
the office Of treasurer
Nil a
watch affairs and electioneer Percy
| J. CantweU OF the Whitney Press was
| chosen president
Charles Carroll was reelected financial
| secretary by a majority OF 80 votes in a
total OF 15s. He has held the office
| one year In the present year his col
! lections in Providence exceeded $4,000
and he has handled and disbursed also
$4,000 sent to Providence by tho In
/ ternational union for strike purposes
/ No counter nomination was made at the
/ November election and IL was expected
! that the financial secretary would have
/ no opposition. Later. however An
drew +. Moran. 30 years member OF
! the union, was named 10 oppose AIR.
/ Carroll.
The full list OF officers elected yes
1 terday is. President. Percy J. Cantwell !,
/ vice president. Daniel O'Connor: nnan-
| cial secretary. Charles Carroll; record
/ ing secretary. Eli Afford. treasurer.
| Rudolph DeLeeuw; sergeant-at-arms
/ George r. sullivan. executive commit
tee. Percy J. Cantwell, Charles H. Lee.
| Samuel r. Macready. Daniel O'Connor
: Charles J. Rothemich; auditing com
mittee. George H. Huston, Frank J.
Mahoney. Robert r. Newton inquiry
committee. Hugh J. Carroll. Patrick
| eastman. Charles r.. Christie; dele
gates 10 Central Trades and Labor
union. william Carroll, Charles II. Lee,
| samuel r. Macready. Henry Norfolk
Daniel O'Connor. Carl Robb. delegates
/ 10 Allied Printing Trades council
Charles n. Christie. John s. Houle and
/ r.. l. Pike