Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-28

After 4 hcalthful, helpful cXistcmc,
of over Is years, the Augusta Central
Labor Union. admitted To be Tn.
strongest and most influential central
labor body in the State of Maine, is
now firmly established and has re-
Gently received into the fold. two ol
three new local organizations. accord
ing 10 the report OF the Central body
officers.
While this important orsnuizat ion
has enjoyed quite il long life in Au-
GuSta. with branches in HalloWcIl and
Gardiner, few citizens who are not
themselves mrmh,rS of Il labor orgami-
ton nave realized the Importance OF
I'll" work that has been undertaken and
performed with Il considerable degree
of success By this Central Labor
Union. The organization was perfect
cd October =, 1892 The union i'm
ln"diafly h"cln" affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. tho
national organization. and it has also
been at TN" head of the list of members
of til" State Federation. lending sup
pert of Il material character to all
PROJECTS that have been cntcryriS.d hy-
either Of these tWp greater uigauiza-
tons.
TIL" officers of tn" Central Labor
Union ar" as follows: Arthur l..
Brown, Augusta, president +: II.
Fitzgerald. Augusta. -president;
Ahncr w. Nichols, Augusta, secretary:
John l.. Pushard. Gardiner. financial
secretary; lanes \. Brennan. Augusta,
treasurer; trustees. Milbur Cummings
and y. ID. Weeks. Until Very recently,
II. w. Dodge of Gardiner has been the
treasurer of the central body, AN office
which he filled faithfully and we'll for
Il number Of years, but pressur" of
business compelled him to rclinquish
his duties "a the nov officer who has
also demonstrated his ability i'm the
keeping Of til" funds az TIE union
The If" Of the Central Labor Union
has been 4 Very useful onc. ana il has
performed its office as mcdiator ana
advisor to the srlb"rtiu;t" unions in Il
manner that has proven IT," worth aiIi
wisdom of its very existence. lii maI!E
eases, slight differences have arisen
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