The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-17
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Steam Filters. Labor Temple.
Hack Drivers. Labor Temple
Car Workers, Labor Temple.
Plaster Tenders. Labor Temple.
Engineers, weybosset street.
UNION LABEL ON TICKETS.
The labor men are congratulating
themselves upon the success of the con-
ference had with President Powers on
Sunday morning at the Crown Hotel rela-
tive to the placing of the union label on
the printing of the Providence Exhib-
tion company.
When the men visited the park and
found that the label was not on the
printing they made several attempts TO
arrange the matter with the management
but owing TO the fact that President
Powers was the one 10 whom the ques-
tion ought to have been referred and he
was not I'm this city. 1t remained unset
tied until yesterday.
At the meeting of the central labor union
on Friday IL was voted that unless the
conference Of Sunday was fruitful then
the park and the management would be
placed on the unfair list
President Powers met the committee
from the central labor union. on Sunday
and after talking the whole matter over
told therf that he was perfectly willing
that the label should be placed on all the
printing used and that he would have had
IL on such before had he known Of the
desires of the labor men and the condi-
tions
lie left town that afternoon but he in
formed his personal representative that
what the labor men asked he was will
ing 10 grant and hereafter the label will
appear upon the printing. the men having
met the representative yesterday and
made an agreement satisfactory TO all
This Will be reported at the next meet
ing
BOILER MAKERS ON OUTING.
The members OF the Bolermakers'
union are preparing for the gala time OF
their lives ITO be had next Sunday when
the union has an outing at Emery Park
The union has been i'm a evry'prosperous
condition fer some time and since all the
men have worked hard during tho present
season IL thought fitting that they hold
an outing and reunion. Accordingly, the
committee was appointed at the last meet
ing and prepared for the event. The tick
cts have been sold very rapidly and the
indications are that there will be a very
large number of the men on hand
The men have planned for a number Of
games TO be held, for which prizes will
be offered and from the number OF those
on the list as competitors there will be
as much fun crowded into one day of en-
joyment as is possible for any craft.
PLUMBERS AUDITING BOOKS.
The officials OF the Plumbers union are
making ready for the auditing of the
books, which takes place twice each year.
The auditing committee will be at work
for s>Neral days upon the matter and
will then submit their findings to the
union for approval
ELECTRICIANS DISCUSS CoNDI-
TIONS.
AS was stated I'm the News Democrat
last evening at the meeting OF the Elec-
trcal workers, 90 the chief matter was
the visitation OF the New England district
counsellor. who was here to talk over the
situation arising from the recent clash
between the contractors and the men.
The whole situation was talked over and
the plans made for settlement OF the
questions at issue This discussion took
up the greater part OF the early evening
and then the delegates both 10 the Build
ing Trades council and the Central Labor
union made reports.
One application was received for mem
hershp and will be acted upon at the
next meeting At this same time the
grand officers viii be on hand 10 settle
the matter under discussion last evening.
Later I'm the evening w. G. Eckles from
local number 1 OF 50. Louis addressed the
assembly upon the subject. 'The Benefits
Derived From Organization as Observed
I'm the West"
The meeting then closed
OTHER MEETINGS
Amcng the other meetings last evening
We're those OF the Carpenters, Horse
shoers Granite Cutters and stone cut
ters At each OF these only the routine
matters were talked over. after which the
session closed.