The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-17
TRADE UNION CLUB
is NOW PLANNED
Outline Of Scheme Is Given in Com.
munication by James
Mutch.

A proposal to form . trade unionist
club in Barre win be brought before all
the uuions of the city, but as an intro
duction to the movement, James Mutch
makes statement today as follows:
Would you kindly allow me space in
your valuable paper to make d few re-
marks on the most important proposi-
tion that has ever been placed before
the working people of Barre And az
though that proposition will be read at
the meetings of the different unions.
there is the possibility Of many of the
Morkingmen being unable To he in att
tendance at those meetings IT might
be welithat everyone should know of it,
al, ii this proposition IL put in force,
it will not only benefit the working class.
but enhance the welfare Of our city.
as it will raise tile standard of the
morals intellect, finances and sociabilty
Of the working classes The proposition
il TO the effect that a club be formed BY
the trade unionists Of Barre, to be gov
erned by d board Of trustees elected
from the different unions, club to be
non n-sectafian, ne gambling OF drinking to
be allowed in or about the premises.
That there is great need for an insti.
J.!
Tuition Of this kind III our city cannot
be denied, and if conducted ia the right
way, could not fail to be OF great bene-
fit t0 everyone connected with it di-
reetly or indirectly, and If the plan
mapped out for the club II carried out
Ii cannot fail to be a sliccesS As it
would be run by the working people as
d whole for the benefit of aII-not By
few individuals for their own par
ticular benefit and being 50 the cost
would be 50 small that III would Be no
hardship to anyone, as ii estimated that
it could be run on one cent a month for
each member, Or twelve cents per an
mum. a few Of the many benefits to
he derived from such an Institution be-
ing place where the union men Of all
crafts could meet and discuss matters
Of Importance, either III connection with
their different trades. the welfare OF our
city and of our state
A reading room with all the trade
journals and copies Of the different la.
Dor and capitalistic press, magazines,
etc, which everyone should have access
To, but the cost OF which makes it inn
possible in any other way Also a IL
brary Of about 200 volumes OF congress
sional commission reports belonging to
the working people Of Barre, which are
at present OF very little use, Just for
the lack of suitable place in which
to study them, this library could easily
be added To II 50 desired
Also n place where any Of the trade
lunionists could 20 and spend a social
hour or two, either in the cold winter
nights OF through the day, when out of
work which Il not always to be had
even III our busy little town. and all
prospects 81 beine less for the next
month or two al least. The privilege
alone would more than compensate, for
the actual cost Of the whole, and when
one considers the many advantages to
be derived from such an Institution, It
seems strange that It has not been IN
force before this time; however, let
every union man attend the next meet
ing Of his union and see that It Is car.
ried into force now, without delay. And
remember that united we stand, divided
We fall.
Yours respectfully
James Mutch