The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-21

Boston.-Boot and shoe workers. in
ternational convention abolished the
referendum system. The following
were elected ~ the national oficers
By the convention: John F. Tobin OF
Boston, president; Coils Lovely OF
Bt. Louis, vice-president; Charles l.
Baine Of Boston. secretary and treas
urer; T. c. Farrell, Emmett T. Wall
and Warren N. Hatch Of Brockton.
Mass, Cad Martindale Of Rochester,
z. Lesperane of Montreal, G. u.
James Of st. Paul, George Bury Of
Cincinnati and Mary Anderson Of Chi
cago. members Of the general board;
August Wilkinson Of Cincinnati.
Ninot A. Burrell Of Randolph, Mass,
and Patrick Gillen Of Brooklyn. gen
sral auditors. The next convention
will be at st. Paul.
Chicago.-Omcials of the Lathers'
union who were indicted by the grand
fury ON charges Of conspiracy on the
complaint Of William H. Scromtz. q
lather OF Cleveland. appeared before
Judge Brentano and gave bonds Of
5000 each. The indicted onicials are
Clark Ruth, A. Alex, George Briggs,
Thomas Simmons and Fred OFT. who
are accused Of demanding that he pay
so before being allowed to work on q
union job. The indictments have
caused quite stir in union circles.
- nearly all unions have similar
rules, requiring strangers coming to
the city to pay extra for their nrst
working card.
London, Eng.-shefneld Master
Buildsrs' federation has asked the op-
efative bricklayers and the carpenters
and joiners to submit to the abolition
of walking-time to places Of work, be-
yond radius Of ~ miles from the
parish church. This the men refuse
to concede. The latter have replied
BY asking for an increase in wages
to one-haH pence an hour. The opera
tives are well organised in the dis
trict, and the Master Builders fedora.
ton II strong. The fear IL that =
strike may take place; but It II prob
able that the matter will be settled
BY the Cancellation board.
indianapolis, Ind.-Edwin Perry. Sec
fstary-treasurer Of the United Mine
Workers, in the United Mine Workers.
Journal, urges the local unions Of the
organization to anhliate with central
bodies and state declarations wherever
they exist. in compliance with . reso-
luton that was adopted at the Denver
convention Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. The communication
from Mr.. Perry In the journal IL i'd
dressed to all local unions under the
Jurisdiction Of the International organ
isation Of the mine workers.
Decentralization carpenters and cleo
trical workers strikes are over. having
been won by the unions. The carpen-
tiers secured four-cents-an-hour raise
In wages and the Saturday half holi-
day all the year round, making the
new wage one of AK cents an hour.
| The electrical workers got a i've
cents-an-hour raise, establishing the
new minimum rate at 80 cents an
hour. They also get the Saturday half
| holiday from May 1 to September 80
4 Of each year.
Washinston,-Frank Morrison, sec
|
Labor. says that at present there are
1000. 900 persons throughout the coun-
try out Of employment. Mr.. Morrison
declares this to be a conservative es-
innate, and he said this statement was
| the consensus Of most careful esti-
mates made BY men who are thorough
" familiar with the conditions Of en-.
ployment throughout the United
States.
| Gary, Ind.-Plans have been turned
over to the contractors for the con.
struction Of the new 10000, 900 plant
Of the American Car and Foundry
Company at Gary. 1t is believed the
contractors will be ready to submit
their bids BY August 1, when the con.
tract will be let. The site of the new
plant was purchased several months
ago. It was announced that about
5000 men would be employed.
Chicago.-Five hundred employees in
10 Of the grain elevators in the Chica.
60 and Calumet districts were locked
out when the owners declared for the
open shop and refused to enter into
contracts with the union. The con-
troversy has been going on for several
weeks, the elevator owners insisting
on reduction in wages and the men
holding out for the conditions which
prevailed last year.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-steps were taken
recently BY the Brooklyn IN. ~ Gen.
tral Labor union which may result in
the formation Of An Independent mu-
nicipal party in opposition to the
Democratic and Republican parties at
the coming mayoralty compaign.
Washington.-The average wage Of
paintsrs in England is about so .
week; in this country SIS.
Winnipeg. Mantle Canadian
Northern railway engineers voted to