The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-27

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Hosting engineers. Exchange place
Cigar makers committee.
BARRIERS TALK UNION SHOPS.
The meeting Of the BARRIERS union last
evening was a very interesting session.
with very large number of the delegates
on hand
President McDermott called the session
TO order very promptly and proceeded with
the business OF the meeting first listening
10 the reports OF the membership com
mittec.
This committee reported two candidates
on hand for initiation and others ready
but not putting in appearance last eve
ming In addition to these there were
three applications received for member
ship and turned over TO the proper COM
mittee for investigation.
There then ensued long discussion OF
the shops OF the city that are not working
under union conditions and the plans
whereby they can be made to do so.
There were number of plans submitted
and talked over, but the one that appealed
most 10 the body was TO establish shops
In the vicinity and TO cater for the union
trade there
1t Is not known just how soon this plan
will be put into effect, but the committee
will be ready at the next meeting 10 sug-
gest the beginning OF the operations Inn
mediately.
IL has been decided by the body that all
shops OF the city shall be thoroughly or
ganized before the summer comes, and
with that end In view every member of
the union is 10 lend a helping hand.
A committee was appointed to confer
with a like committee fro mthe Bar
! tenders union 10 intercede with the coat
and apron people, these two crafts being
! the ones that used the supplies of such
! houses almost exclusively, TO have their
men. both on the teams and In the shops.
become unionzed The committee will
! confer with the bartenders just as soon as
! their committee can De formed.
! Among the communications was one
from the Buffalo local relating To the bar
| ber schools that were established there.
! The remainder OF the time OF the meet
ing was devoted to general business and
| a discussion OF matters pertaining TO the
good and welfare. Several of the dele
gates spoke on the matter OF bettering the
! conditions OF the BARRIERS. after which the
| session closed.
STRIKERS WON POINT.
Today the members OF the striking
| printers who have had their headquarters
| in Labor Temple for some time are con-
! graduating themselves upon the fact that
| they have succeeded In getting the young
man from the employment OF Snow &
! Farnum after some weeks OF trying.
few weeks ago It was discovered
| that the printers above-named had Sc
| cured the services OF one Of the boys from
/ the Soekandsset school 10 take the place
/ OF the strikers letter was sent to the
governor. explaining the case and the
/ boy was then paroled to work for the
| firm.
| Since that time the members Of the
union have been attempting 10 get the
| boy to come TO them and TO ioin the
J strikers Up to last Saturday the com.
| mittee had not succeeded in reaching the
| boy, hut at that time they gained his ear
| and he was pursuaded TO Join with them
Just as soon az the firm heard OF that
| they kept the young lad close TO them so
] that he was not able to keep his promise.
| Yesterday, however. the members or the
J committee doing duty again reached the
boy and this morning he was welcomed
over at the headquarters.
The officials Of the union have now
! taken charge of the boy and Will under
| take the responsibility of placing him In
union shop for the completion of his
| trade. tA
RALLY COMMITTEE TONIGHT.
Tonight there will be the regular meet
! ing OF the rally committee when the cleo
| tion OF officers Is 10 take place and the
tip 10 this time the committee has
simply been arranging the details OF the
work and making ready for the dates;
| They have secured q number or dates and
sent the same on to the chief speakers
| for the evening, so that they may select
Just as soon as President Gompers can
be heard from. and u may be tonight,
the committee will arrange for the details
OF the affair and send out the invitations.