The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-10
MEMBERSHIP IS
STILL INCREASING
In District No. II and Renewed Energy Is Being
Displayed BY Miners Throughout
Organized Field.

The meeting held Sunday after,
noon at Raymond City was one OF
the largest gatherings that has
ever assembled III the vicinity. IL.
FL. Duckwyler was selected as
chairman Of the meeting, which
was opened with prayer by Rev.
N. Barnett. The speaker was Dis.
trict President Craigo, Secretary
Morris, Board Member Lanham
Honorable Adam Il. Littlepage.
speeches were also made
by the Rev. n. Bennett aud A. j.
Pierson. The women and children
turned out III large numbers. 1t is
thought that this meeting has done
much to harmonizc. build up and
increase the membership at Ray
.mond City.
District President Craigo held
meeting with the Alpha men last
week and re- orgaized Il local union
at that place; also held very i'm
portant conference with the officials
of the Paint Greek Colliery Com
pany and the committee of the
Green Castle mine on Paint Creek,
establishing IA burial fund for this
mine. Owning to Il number of
deaths at til particular place, the.
mines being thrown idle, the Cons
pany agreed to give twenty per
cent. toward the burial fund, with.
the understanding that the mine
continue to work in tho future, un-
less they lay off for the purpose of
attending funeral.
The Paint Creek .Colliery Com
pany while having every house ut
their mines occupied, are in need
of one hundred single men. Have
good boarding houses and can guar
antee them good work and wages
under union conditions.
Sub-District President Cairns
and Secretary b. s. Hastings held
very large and enth usiastic meet
ing with the miners of Harewood
Monday evening, taking up Il num-
Der of questions with the manage
ment, which were settled salts
factorily to all parties concerned.
Il. B. Vickers of Mucklow, II. A.
Kramer, Of East Bank, and James
Clatworthy, of Coalburg, District
Auditors, were present at the Dis
trict Office Tuesday, October the
9Th and audited the accounts of the
District Secretary, which show a
larger fund on hand and Il much
larger membership than at any
time since the last agreement was
made, and report the books and ac-
counts of the Secretary well kept
and in first class condition.
r. A. Kramer, one of the most
prominent Mine Workers in this
District, has been elected Secretary
Of Ninth Pythian District by the
Knights Of Pythias. This is All
honor worthily bestowed and will
be gratifying news to his host Of
friends.
Reports from Smithers local are
SSly ShSouieiSIhso hho w lillc ttll WIG
men at that place are not paying
dues, it is confidently expected
that they will all be in line within
a short time. The local officers
and members are doing good work
at present among the Indifferent
men in an effort to get them ito
realize the conditions that confront
them. The checkweighman OF the
local is enjoying hunting trip at
present.
The District officials are exerting
every effort possible to furnish the
operators in the territory under
their jurisdiction with practical
miners and thus far have been
quite successful. The miners in
the organized field are far superior
to those in the '-scab'' sections in
point of efficiency, sobriety and re-
spectors of law and order.
A largely attended meeting of
Pennsylvania aud Ohio operators
was held behind closed doors at