The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-03

purchasing class. which is really the
working class. would wake up TO the
fact that they have the making OF
goo, times In their possession then then
goods that would mean prosperity for
union workers.
TAUNTON CARDERs.
President John Golden of the United
Textile Workers and Secretary James
Tansey OF tho Carders' union will at
tend a meeting OF card room opera
tives In Taunton tonight. A union OF
card room operatives was organized In
Taunton recently and this meeting to-
night Is TO be an open one for the
purpose OF getting all the card room
operatives Interested.
ENGINEERS ELECT OFFICERS.
John Il. Nolan. president: George Camp
bell, secretary, and Samuel Holowell,
treasurer. were unanimously reelected
by Boston branch OF the Amalgamated
Society OF Engineers last night. william
E. Bell OF Dorchester who returned Sun
day from England. where he was the del
egate for all America and Canada at the
general international convention of the
society. made an interesting report
Boston Stationary Engineers union 16
executive board had its final meeting last
night to clear the decks OF all business OF
the past year. President w. II. F. Whalen
announced that the year closing has been
the most successful In the history OF the
union. The annual meeting for the In
stallatIon of officers and reports was call
ed for Friday night at 514 fremont street.
A professional vaudeville company was
engaged for the entertainment
BAKERS ELECT OFFICERS.
The following officers have been elected
by Bakers union 45 OF Boston: Charles
Feldman, president: Max Rosenstrock.
vice-president; Samuel Ofman. recording
secretary; Jacob Goldstein. financial sec
retary; L. Lititofsky treasurer; A. Azoff,
j. Magerer and Harry Pollock, trustees;
Samuel Singer, NJ. Feldman, NJ Bloom,
A. Azoff Philip Groliser j. Magerer.
Max Rosenstrock and Nathan Max. ex-
ecutive board Each member OF the union
has been assessed 81 to aid a member in
distress.
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION.
Efforts are being made TO form a state
branch OF the United Textile Workers of
America and a meeting wes held yester-
day at Fall River.
committee OF three representing or
ganized labor and composed OF James
o'Connell OF the machinists. c. j McNu-
ty OF the electrical workers and John
Golden OF the textile workers worked
yesterday In the interests OF the new
state branch A committee OF II was APP
pointed as an executive board for the
new association and Col Carroll II.
Wright president OF Clark college. was
elected at the head OF Il.
The new organization Is open for mem
bers. and II is expected that the associa-
tion will flourish.
AFTER NINE HOURS.
The machinists OF Fall River are seek
ing after the uine-hour day. and although
not organized, their demands have been
taken under consideration. and n meet
ing OF the managers Of the various ma
chine shops was held at the Mellen house
yesterday afternoon TO consider n request
which had come from the men employed
for a nine-hour day with 10 hours pay.
All the shops but two were represented.
II ives finally left TO the various mana-
gers themselves to do as they saw nt
though the general sentiment among
them was that they could not afford 90
grant the request. The iourneymen who
made this request are not members OF
any unions but have signed the request
as individuals.
FALL RIVER BARRIERS.
The Journeymen BARRIERS union held It's
regular meeting last night and there was
the largest attendance In the history Of
the union. The question Of securing a
half day of every week by closing the
shops on Monday afternoons came up.
and after a long and decidedly lively de-
bate was finally laid on the table indeh-
nitely
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