The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-15
GETTING READY FOR
MONTGOMERY TRIP
Trades Council Delegates viii
Leave on Sunday
COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL
VIII Begin Operations When 1000
Members are secured-Reports
Made by Various Unions at
Yesterdays Meeting.
COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL

Arrangements for attending the seventh
annual convention of the Alabama Fed
Grafton of Labor, which convenes In
Montgomery Monday, April %, at 10 a.
M, for a session of two days, were
perfected at the semi-monthly meeting
of the Birmingham Trades Council yester-
day afternoon at the hall on North Tween
tieth street. The representatives from the
Trades Council, elected at a previous
meeting, are c. w. Hartwell c. c. Hous-
ton, w. j. McCarty, ]. II. f. Mosley and
J. II. Leath.
In addition to these, between thirty and
forty delegates from various local unions
will go from Birmingham. Every Indus
trial center of the state will be represent
ed, and it is predicted that 1t will be
one of the largest and most interesting
labor conventions ever held in Alabama.
The Birmingham delegates will leave next
Sunday Afternoon at o'clock. A suit
able programme of entertainment has
been prepared by committee of the
Montgomery Central Labor union.
A communication was received from the
National Arbitration and Peace Confer
ence, of which Andrew Carnegie Is presl-
dent requesting that two delegates De
sent to represent the Trades Council at
meeting to be held at Cooper Union, New
York City, commencing today. AS the
letter was received too late for delegates
to be present at the opening meeting, 1t
was decided not to send representatives
this year, but to have delegates present
fha
ence.
The special committee which has had
under consideration a proposition Tor es-
adjustment of a cooperative WORKING
mems hospital in the Birmingham ais
trict reported a plan of organization'
which was Endorsed. This plan PROVIDES
that each member pay an entrance fee OF
Is and monthly dues of 81 for married
men and so cents for single men or wom-
en-, which carries with 1t treatment IN
case of sickness or accident without FUR
Their charge. This plan will be submitted
To the various labor organizations In the
district and when 1000 members are Sc
cured the hospital will begin operations.
The committee appointed to have charge
of the preliminary work consist OF G. w.
Hartwen, chairman; J. e. Jacobs, j. I'll.
Teath. !. J. Rush and Ed Courtney.
1t was decided to provide each delegate
to the council with a membership card,
and a committee was named to prepare
same and have them printed for distri-
button at next meeting.
Delegates from the Retail Clerks union
reported that a majority of the retail
merchants had signed the new agree
ment which went into effect April 3,
providing that hours of service shall be
from 7.30 a. m. to p. M, except on sat
urday, when the closing hour is 10 p. m.
1t was reported from the Plumbers and
Steam Filters union that a new schedule
of wages went into effect this month,
carrying an increase of so cents day,
making the scale So for an eig'ht-hour day.
Seven hours, with a half holiday during
the summer months, will prevail on Sat-
urday.
A new contract by the Brewery Work
ers' and Drivers union, with practically
every employer in the city. was reported,
covering period of two years. No labor
trouble of any character in the district
was reported.