The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-17
Among the Live Ones
Here and Hereabouts

The interest that organized labor
takes in everything that makes for
the advancement of the community
has been demonstrated by the build
ing trades unions of Lincoln during
the last week
As is well known the park COM
| mission is sadly hampered by a lack
of adequate funds Because of this
| fact it is compelled to just plug
along" as best it can. trusting to time
to convince the people that is is a
duty they owe themselves to appropri-
ate an adequate amount every year for
park purposes. The commission re-
Gently decided that in view of the
fact that enterprising citizens were
contributing to concert found 1t
would provide band stand 1t could
spare only $500 for that purpose,
sum pitifully inadequate, but ii was
thought that sufficient contributions
could be secured to make up the bal
ance required. Ex-Mayor Frank Brown.
a member of the commission took the
matter in charge He found on the
part of everybody he approached the
utmost willingness to help the good
cause along. Building material men
donated practically all of the material
needed. As soon as the Union Brick
layers heard of the plan they immedi-
lately offered to donate the mason work
on the foundation Immediately the
Union Carpenters agreed to provide
for all the carpenter work without ex-
pense to the board. The Union Paint
ers Immediately got into the game and
stand. Then the Union Electrical
Workers stepped to the front and
agreed to wire the stand
Thus it is that Lincoln will have a
band stand in Antelope park that is
wholly the product of union labor.
: and the labor contributed by union
men who have more than once shown
their desire to help advance the ma
terial and moral welfare of the com
munity.
n The brick layers showed up at the
park Tuesday evening, and in such
numbers that the foundation grew
like magic. Ex-Mayor Brown declares
he never saw a better job, nor one
.completed in such a snort space oi
time. Mrs. Frank w. Brown, assisted
by several friends, entertained the
bricklayers at luncheon, and the occa
sion was thoroughly enjoyed py al
2 who had the pleasure of participating
S The Carpenters Union dipped into
E tits treasury and hired number o
: its own members to do the carpentel
q work The carpenters went to wori
ship of George Quick and as Tn,
: Wageworker goes to press they arr
working with a will The carpenter:
on the job will be entertained a
luncheon by Mrs Charles W. Bryan
n As soon as needed the electrical work
4 ers will get onto the job and then Tn,
4 painters will come on and put the fin
f ishing touches to the structure Whel
- ieompleted the band stand will bear
:, tablet setting forth the Information
that it was erected by union labor
and the names of the eontributin!
unions will be given
The Union Musicians have ais
u shown their public spirit by eominl
: to the front with a contribution o
Z $50 to the concert fund
ST The wageworker is of the Opinion
! that the facts set out in this httl
story rather sets a record on the par
\ Iof organized labor in this section o
e the moral vineyard.
The Central Labor Union, too. go
into the game by sending Mr. Brown
u contribution of $3.50 to the eoncer
fund. The central body does not CO
le lect enough dues to enable it to main
S tain a surplus. but it showed its goo
Y. intent by making even a small eontr
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