Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11
VERMONT LABOR
/ MtN IN SESSION
Every Union Town and City in
State Except One Represent
ed st Rutland Gathering.

ur.land. Aug. o-rho ninth annual
..,.,,,,io, Of Enc vermont branch OF the
,,,,.,i,or roIo,atrn of G.dnor, which
IN, 10. IN r,oc.r,..in Rutland during tn"
49, ,broo DAYS opened at 10 o'clock
,,,s r,orntnr witt all Of the officers and
,.,,, =. d,fc,,,t- present. Every urjon
.ity and town D 'h' N"''' N"S iVi'
.,,,tod ,xccnt Woodbury., WHICH was
=. hoduled to scd one "'''%a'c' Nn''"'u'
f,,rro Nontto,r. Iordwirk BurlinEton
ST. Iohnsburv. 'elows rails Bratuehofo'
uotNrL Hraneville. %orthiiold East
rarrc\ ard waterbury, answered to al
most n ful, dota.
president ebert Honeyford Of Hard
,ick rresidl. Among those scheduled
,o address r. gathering during It's ses-
sion. IiugrFravnc of New York, rep
rrsorttnc resident Samuel Gompers of
NO Amcri.n Federation Of Labor, Rein
,,rr Of proit. Mich, treasurer Of the
national rraniznton of Amalgamatcd
street a. Electric Railway employees,
vEo is ,rnginc tho strike in this city
Of the rect railway employees, Rohev.
r NaneN of Lawrence. Mass. reDro
.antin!s he international Typographical
urion William Standccunhc Of Boston.
rresidt OF the New ENGLAND Labor
Confence ana James ". Ball of Wor
reste Mass, vico-presi1cnt Of the
Mas. huaetts branch Of the American
Eedttion of Labor, occupied places to-
tayn the platform.
Address ON WELCOME.
iyor Il. O. Carpenter spoke briefly
woming the labor men to this city
preferred to the many places of interest
gut Rutland. saying the time and
.uble spent in visiting the marble
aries and the large Industries would
well repaid. Pre- sident Honeyford re-
bonded and then gave his annual report.
ie told Of the progress made by the labor
'nons in various PARTS of the State dur
ing the last year. He spoke of at
tempt to organize n hosiery factory at
Mortified, Of the work in Vermont Of
Organizer Stuart ked. and the good that
Mr.. Reid has accomplished for the fedora
ton in Rrattlchoro. St. JohnsburY. Bur
lingtoh and Bellows Fails lie said that
MIR. Reid had been removed from Vermont
before his work was completed and he
suggested that the Incoming executive
committee insist on the services OF an
organizer.
President Honeyford alluded to the
strike at Bellows FAILS and the increase
If per cent. that the union members
had won from tho struggle He COM
nended the work done in st Johnehury
by ice-Presdent n. II. Gibbons and con-
-idered that an important step towards
The progress of unionsm in 1910 had been
ken in the insertion in the platform of
H.
state of planks recommending an en-
1oYers ability law and the $40 exemption
process.
II NEW AFFILIATIONS.
The speaker said that the federation
had been successful in Il new aniliat tons
In the year and had lost none He re-
ferred to two executive meetings held
during the year ard made a recommenda-
ton that the constitution Of the organi-
cation he revised at this meeting and
that a certain sum be allowed for hotel
expenses for members when on business
of the State branch. President Honey
ford also recommended that Senator Car
roll s. Page b. given thanks for his in
terest shown in the welfare of the work
Ing people.
Following the report Of the president,
tine reports of Vice Presidents d. ]. Sui
liyan of Barre, George Wilkins Of Bur
.ington, job Long Of Brattleboro. n. II.