The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-20
WILL MEET IN ZION
IN THE YEAR 1878
Lamont and Burt Return From
Street Railway Employees
Meeting.
CONVENTION IN T0R0NT9
GREATEST EVER HELn
Meetings of the Local Union
viii Be Held Shortly to
Receive Reports.

James \. Lamont, president Of tho
local union Of tho Amalgamated A..
sociation Of Street and Electric Roll
way Employees of America, and Allou
Burt secretary and business agent and
vice president Of the international a..
gonization, have returned from tn.
ronto, where they attended, as dele.
gates, the biennial convention OF Tho
association.
salt Lake City will get the conven.
tion in 1913, if it wants it. That much,
is certain. according to the returned
street car men.
"salt Lake. name was presented
tins year, - said Mr., Burt Tuesday. 'fbv
myself, supported by Vice President i
/. Bchucr in q magnificent speech ST.
Joseph. Nc, however. had made a
sturdy campaign. and by It's pluck and
courageous attitude, II won many
friends. Detroit was also in the raes
at the beginning, but later withdrew
When the contest was on in the conveu.'
tion hall ] saw that ST. Joseph had
many friends. and j arose aud an.
nounced that Salt Lake vonld with,
draw on one condition7 What's the
condition. came from a hundred
throats. THAT you send tho conven.
y
there was an outburst of applause that
lasted fully two minutes, and thsrs
could be no question about the genuine
carnestness with which that shout for
Salt Lake was gwen. So, il we want
the convention then, we can get il. r
am quito sure. with little trouble.'i
Mr. Burt WAS the author Of a resolu.
tion. which was adopted, changing Inc
date of the convention from October
to September This was done in order
that the delegates might have the bcne.
1T Of excursion rates. which close on
September II. y material saving will
thus result to each local.
Great Convention
"The convention was the greatest
ever held in the history of the auo-|
ciation.' continued Mr.. Burt. "There
were PSI delegates present, represent.
ing more than $4,000 of membership.
The membership of the association has
increased ut rapid and healthy pace
during the last two wears, and our
finances aro in excellent condition.
Every department is paying its way;|
even our newspapers are making
money.
Mr.. Burt was advanced from tbe
office Of fifth vice president to thai
of third vice president, a promotion
which usually requires many yean.
While all of the vice presidents hold
the same rank and privileges. those who'
come first stand higher along the road
to the top, as il were.
''Wc elected good old Bill Mahon
again said Mr. Burt in speaking Of
the result of the balloting for Officers
"Mahon has made the association what
il is. He has put it on n sound footing
and | don t believe any combination ot
circumsta noes can down us. Ever
man in the association loves Mahon
and he loves the 'hovs.' In a way We
arc great big hapoY family. MI
Mabon and Mrs. Mahou will pass
| through Salt Lake next January on
their way to the coast, where Mr.. Ma
hon will take his vacation, tho first b
has had since he has been in 1fIiss
He visited in Salt Lake couple o'
yenrs ago. and viii be remembered By
all of our boys. We will try TO .glIys
him a hearty welcome when he and ht
estimable wife come TO town.
On the occasion Of Mr.. Mahon
prcvions visit to this city. which SO
iust after the successful strike in Sal
Lake. he was-or rather Mrs. Mahon
through hm-presentcd with beauir
ful silver service.
Officers Elected.
The officers elected AT Toronto wen:
President. W. D. Mahon, Detroit; hrf
vice president, a. l.. Behner. Elyn5
Ohio; second vice president, J.
Thorpe, Pittsburg; third vice presdesi
Allen Burt. Salt Lake City; fourth yiss
president, George keenan,, Rochester
Y; fifth vice president, B; \. CaH95
Chicago; sixth vice president. Z =
Hanley, Chicago, seventh vice prss'
Rein Orr, Detroit; chairman genera
executive board, c. O. Pratt, Weleh'
Vile. Ohio; members. II. l.. Reeves, s.
retaryl Detroit; Magnus Sinclair, lol'
onto, Richard Cornelius. San Franrisco
w r. Fitzgerald. Troy, \. Y: Edwsn
McMorrow, Chicago; p. j. Shea, Ser,aI
ton, Pa; Fred Fay, Ypsilnnti. Mich
ID. :. Fitzgerald, New Haven, Con,
President Mahon, Chairman Pratt ac.
Scu Commons of New Orleans we'e|
selected rs delegates TO the conveniiog
of the American Federation of LaNI
which will he held iu Toronto on Now
ember H. Ill
The association has only one stnt1
situation on at prcsent-that IN Omant|
Two notable victories have been woI
by tho association during the last yeSSI
The first was at Philadelphia. Ie
strike lasted seven days. it is
mated. according 10 Mr.. Burt s da'a
that the strike cost s4,995.000. Ot tl
sum the street car company IS said I
have lost 81 100000 IN fares. The me
lost $4,000 In wages. The rems,nos
is given as loss to business as dIsX
result of the strike The cost 10
men S association directly for maDlpul
ting the strike Was only St2. or ses
days pay for Mr.. Pratt The fu'
httr ~fr,l x,1. y
Tho local union will hold two mes,
ings on the first Friday IN Novempa
when Messrs Lamont and Burt W
make their report The meeting IN issIi
afternoon will be for the men on ~
night runs, and that in the evemn
viii be for the men on the day runs N