The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-10
MEMBERSHIP IS
STILL INCREASING
lin 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 in the vicinity. II.
Fl. DdclSWyfer 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 Lanhum
Honorable Adam Il. Littlepage.
Interesting speeches were also made
by the Rev. N. Bennett and a. j.
Pierson. The women and children
turned out in large numbers. 1t is
thought that this meeting has done
much to harmonize. 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 a burial fund for this
mine. Owning to u number of
deaths at this particular place, the
mines being thrown idle, the Com.
pany agreed to give twenty per
cent. toward the burial fund, with
the understanding that the mine
continue to work in tho future, nm
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attending a funeral.
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The Paint Creek Colliery Con-
pany while having every house 1T
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.
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Sub-District President Cairns
and Secretary b. s. Hastings held.
a very large and enth usiastic meet
ing with the miners Of Harcwood
Monday evening, taking up anum-
Der of questions with the manage
ment, which were settled salts
factorily to all parties concerned.
L. B. Vickers of Mucklow, K. A.
Kramer, Of East Bank, and James.
Clatworthy, of Coalburg, District
Auditors, were present at the Dis
trict Office Tuesday, October the.
Sth and audited the accounts of the
District Secretary, which show a.
larger fInd 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 an
honor worthily bestowed and will
be gratifying news to his host of
friends.
Reports from Smithels local are
SSlS encouraging dtII WHIe All bil9
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 to
realize the conditions that confront
them. The checkweighman OF the
local is enjoying hunting trip at
present.
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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 s-scab; sections in
point of efficiency, sobriety and re-
spectors of law and order.
a largely attended meeting of
Pennsylvania and Ohio operators
was held behind closed doors at