United labor bulletin., 1910-01-14
PR OC E DIN S
Trades and Labor Assembly

the same failing they were compelled to
use drastic measures and went on strike
Saturday night, the same lasting about
one hour and S5 minutes. The result was
that the Post management conceded the
demands making, quite an increase for
the men, also about IS 900 back pay from
the first of March.
The Hosting Engineers report their
ball at Eagles hall February 5th.
Judge Lindsey was then granted the
floor. He made very lengthy talk rela-
tive to the Water question.
After Judge Lindsey's talk motion was
made passing all the business of COM
munications and bills and unfinished bus
mess and to take up the election of Off
GERS, it being then five minutes of 5
O'Clock Motion carried.
1t being necessary to always fix the
salaries of the officers for the ensuing
term motion was made that the salaries
be the same as the past term, which pre-
vailed.
The first order of business was the
nomination for president
w. A. Alger of the Machinists received
the nomination for reelection and was
unanimously elected.
vice-President Genevieve Miles was re-
elected.
Recording Secretary ]. F. Bedford was
reelected.
Financial Secretary Grace o'Hara was
reelected.
Reading Clerk W. P. Evans was re-
elected.
Sergeant-at- Arms, F. Smith; treasurer,
Fritz Henning; librarian, Luelia Sim
mons: doorkeeper, S. NJ. Burke; organ
izer. Charles Spencer; board of directors,
August Beck, Ferrel and Mclaughlin.
After the election President Alger
made a very eloquent address, thanking
the delegates for their unanimous conf
dence bestowed in him and stating that
his plan of procedure will be the same
in the future as it has been in the past
and that he will endeavor to preside
without fear or favor.
A communication was then read from
the Hatters' National Union calling at
tention to some firms in the city of Den
yer having hats without the label in.
The same was referred to the Label COM
mittee
At this time the Water committee pre-
sented the amendments to be submitted
to the voters to be Incorporated in the
city charter. This question consumed
about four hours, making it 10 o'clock
before the question was settled.
A motion prevailed that our committee
be instructed to get together and arbi-
trate the differences between the two
committees and if arbitration fails that
their proposition be-, endorsed as SUBJ
mitted.
There being no further business the
Assembly adjourned.
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Try a La Francesca-Havana cigars.
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HERE AND THERE.
Tax the land, and the man who owns
it will have to make it productive by
labor or else sell it to those who will
use it.
Bakersfield, Cal, is one of the cities
to follow Spokane to Russia. 1t has for
hidden even Salvation Army meetings on
the streets.
over 1900 babies less than one year
old die in New York City annually.
Cause, poverty of parents before and
after birth. Charity is no cure.
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Cooperative tailor shops are being
started, backed by wealthy women, to
offset the bosses of the ladies' tailor
shops in Chicago who fight union labor.
On account of the personal danger
Texas convicts will not be leased here
after to contractors Who will work them
underground. The work is too danger
Gus for anybody but free American
just over from his native Europe.
La Belle, always the best.
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Under the terms of the arbitration
agreement the eighthour day will be In
operation after next June in the iron
trades in San Francisco. The time has
been reduced to eight hours and quar-
ter in accordance With this plan since
December first.
| A New York female woman keeps q
dog at a total cost of $17,50O year
Enough to keep and educate $50 chill
dren Several other dogs have expended
on them $4,000 a year. Some working
man, woman or child produces every
cent of these dog Incomes.
Boston goes under its new charter the
first of the year. It is an attempt to es