The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-26
GRAND SHOWING MAD
:: BY Carpenters. UNION
Membership and Finances At
tanning to the Highest.
. Summit Of Prosperity. :.
Affairs in All Locals and Dis.
trict Councils ia Flourish :,
ing Condition. =.

W1CI COuuc1lS IN FlOuI1Sn-
ing Condition.
|: Through the kindness o. Frank
Duffy, general secretary United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
Of America. we are. In receipt of mis-
most interesting and instructive report
for the year ending, June 30, 1907. The
document is so mastery in arrange.
ment, and so encouraging and enobling
In matter and sentiment, that we have
taken the liberty to give the following
synopsis Of 1t, for the information and
encouragement of others unions to go
and do likewise.
View Of Progress.
ITO say that the year just closed was
successful one is but putting it mild
ly. To be plain it was the most sue
cessful and prosperous year in the his
tory of our organization in every par
ticular and in every respect. New
unions have been organized in all Sec
tions and in all states old ones have
been revived delinquent members have
squared UP, suspended members have
been reinstated and new ones have
been added to our ranks by the thous-
ands. Besides that our treasury has
gradually increased, thereby placing us
on such a financial basis that we We're
able to meet all legitimate debts and
have snug sum left for other pur-
poses. We had at the end of June after
paying all our bills $2s0,473.70 on de-
posit, drawing interest In national
banks in Pennsylvania, New York,
Massachusetts,, Indiana, Alabama and
Canada"
Organizing Work. ..
ION June 80, 1906. we had, as our
report to the Niagara Falls convention
shows 1748 local unions, with a men,
bership in good standing of 170,192. On
June 30, 1907, we had 1889 locals with
membership Of 1898 in good standing
membership Of 1851, which gain
would be a good sized organization in
ITSELF"
Outline Of Endeavor.
The work Of organizing the men Of
the craft has been kept up during the
past year with undated zeal and am
bition. Many Of the delegates to the
Niagara Falls convention expressed the
hope Of living long enough to see us
| cross the 100000 membership mark.
That hope, that desire, that ambition is
now about realized, for on the last day
OF June, 1907, we had 199,823 members
In good standing entitled to all the
rights, benefits and privileges Of this
organisation as guaranteed by the gen.
eral constitution. We had at the same
time nearly, $4,000: members between
three and six months in arrears, max
Ing a7total membership I'M all OF ;aslittle
less than one quarter Of q million men,
and as, each yone OF thesesmen il specie
ally trained and skilled in some branch
upon as the greatest labor union in the
world, and as q matter of fact; we are.
=, The Benefit System.
The brotherhood as. organized over
twenty-six years ago, was originally
intended to be purely trades union
for the protection of the trade and it's
various branches. and for the bene-
fcent advancement of the men working
| at the craft. Evils then existing such
as truck stores, sharpening tools on
ones own time, furnishing your own
benches, piece work, ETC., have been
entirely obliterated by organization.
Irrespective Of the original intentions,
however, the second convention, held
in Philadelphia, endorsed beneflcient
features, which have since become a
fixed part of our organization and one
which has secured undoubtedly thous-
ands Of members to our folds. AS you
are well aware, these benefits cover
sickness, disability and death; the local
unions pay sick benefits and the ma
tiOnal office death and disability bene-
fits.
Since these benefits were adopted our
local unions have paid out to sick
members the sum Of $1,900,000, while
our national office has expended alto
gether In death and disability claims
the sum Of $1,760, 483.77-$24S,140.57 OF
the above amount being for the year
just closed.
Gard Filing System. =
The card filing system ordered in.
stalled at headquarters by the Milwau-
kee convention Is one Of the best inno-
vations ever introduced at the general
office. Every local union has its own
separate compartment, which contains
a card for each and every member.
giving the name in full, age, date of
birth, date of Initiation, number Of
local union, city where located, state,
also giving information whether the
member beneficial or semi-benef1cial
when granted clearance card, and when
deposited, when three months in ar.
rears and when squared up In full.
"The Carpenter"
The secretary very properly has
many kind things to say of their adj
mirable journal, "The Carpenter" and
| we can supplement his observations by
saying. truthfully that few labor
amagazines on our list are received
with more welcome In our sanctun
sanctorum than "The Carpenter; and
we. are not at all sjirnrIaad to inorn