The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-17

the Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers. held in Lincoln during the first
Eve days of last week. was the most
successful in the history of the coun-
Gil. The district is composed, of Iowa
and Nebraska, and so successfully has
the management looked after affairs
il is nov proposed to add three more
states to the district-wisconsin, /
Michigan and South Dakota.
The work of the district council
began Monday afternoon. and from
thence on until Friday evening busi |
less sessions were held. There were |
fourteen accredited delegates from as
many locals in the two states. and !
several visitors. Among the latter |
was vice-President Fitzgerald of the
International Brotherhood
But business was not the only thing |
considered. The social side was not |
overlooked. and the local members of
the Brotherhood spared no pains TO
make the stay of the delegates pleas
ant Trolley rides to suburban points |
CT interest and couple of theatre
parties helped to entertain the guests.
Cn Thursday evening and open meet
ing was held, and it proved TO be one
OF the happiest meetings in the history
o. sccal unionism. Governor Shallen-
berger accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the meeting and spoke for about
twenty minutes, dwelling particularly
upon the great opportunities for ad-
vSncement that lay ahead of those
engaged in the broad field of electric
Sy. The governor was listened to
with deep interest and was warmly
applauded Vice-President Fitzgerald
and President Perrin of the council
also spoke.
One Interesting and pleasing feature
OF The evening was the reception ac-
corded Mark T. Castor when he took
the floor TO address the meeting. He
received a welcome that must have
made his heart swell with pride
Mark Castor organized the local
union. and he worked day and night
until he got il to going. He has
watched il from the day it was born.
sItended it while it was learning to
walk. and has had the satisfaction
of seeing il grow into one of the
strongest locals in the entire west. He
is no longer an active member. being
superintendent OF the lincoln Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. and there
fore deprived of the privilege of active
membership. but he is as much a
union man as ever. That is why he
attended as many sessions as posi-
BILE. And when he took the floor in
response to vociferous calls he re-
ceived an ovation that would please
any man-and an ovation that was
thoroughly deserved
After the conclusion of the talk
fest 4 lunch was served. consisting
of coffee. sandwiches. cake and Cigars.
and this feature of the evening was
not overlooked by anybody. Just be-
fore the lunch was served fiashlight
picture was taken OF the crowd. with
Governor Shallenberger occupying the
post of honor and the officers of the
local and the district council sur
rounding him.
The reports of the delegates were
cheering. Work is unusually good
all about. especially in Iowa and
eastern Nebraska. 1t may not be
generally known. but Iowa has more
miles Of wire and more telephones
per capita than any other state in
the uason.
The strike ON the Des Moines 4
Boone Interurban is siill on. but from
now ie viii receive full attention.
The Lincoln Telephone Co. has pu,
on not less than twenty-five mer
since the middle of March. They arr
being used in the construction of toll
lines
The trouble At Sioux City has beer
amicably adjusted and everything i:
moving smoothly in that bailiwick.
Vice-President Fitzgerald report
solid for the Reed regime. and tina
the McNulty faction is all but \ mem
ory. Ii is believed that a couple o
more months will see a complet
recognition of the Reed administration
Work - unusually good in Omahs
the independent company of that cit
having been thoroughly reorganize
and supplied with ample funds to pusl
its big exchange projects to compile
tion. That means the employment q
large number of men-and tn
agreement is that they shall be men
bers of the Brotherhood of Electrics
Workers.
The delegates left Lincoln full {