Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-31
Central Body
| Growing Fast
Active Work Of Organization
Committee Bearing
Fruit.
FoRTY.I;No LOCALS
NTHE FOLD NOW
Assembly On High Road
To Power and
Prosperity.

Great progress has been made in
the work of bringing the unafiliated
locals of the district into the folds of
the Assembly according to the report
of Chairman Jacob G. Boes. Accord
ing to the report the Hold Carriers
were visited. and decided to join. The
Glass Packers also elected delegates.
The Tailors denied that they had ever
refused admission to any applicant.
Mr.. Boes raken the delegates for not
having more than one union tailoring
establishment In the city. The Glass
Cutters promised to consider the mat
ter. The Mold Makers decided to
come in. The Carriage & Wagon
Workers decided to come in provid-
ing they We're admitted as an in
dependent union. They were in
formed that this would be allowed.
The Brick Layers will have a special
meeting on the subject. The Ben
wood Machfnists will likely join. as
will also the Hosting Engineers.
Under the hard work of the organiza-'
ton committee, the Assembly has.
won back its lost laurels and started
ION q high road to prosperity, there
now being ~ locals in the body.
Louis Lott Has Union Shop.
Delegate Chas. d.. Ryan OF the
Leather WORKERS reported that the
members OF his craft in Wheeling. as
well as thr0ughsall the rest of the
country, were on strike for an eight-
hour day and that Louis Lott. of
South MarKet street was at present
the, only local employer who had
10 hn
uni0H Labor for Library.
President GDrcoran reported that
the Board or education had agreed
to the insertion of. a union labor
clause In the specifications for the
erection of,thei new library. q. )
Union Cigars for Bellaire.
Delegate Burger of~the1 Cigar Max
ers reported that Mr.. Young, cigar
manufacturer of Bellafre, would be-
taken into the Wheeling local, and
this assures the Bellaire people in
having union made cigars. made
locally. y
The Playground Association had a
communication before the Assembly
relative to financial support of the
playground movement, and on motion
of Delegate Ryan the subject was re-
ferred to the locals. +9
Scott Favors Eight-HOur Law.
Senator N. B. Scott had reply to
the Assembly's query, stating that
he was in favor of the eight-hour law
and would do what he could for its
passage. On motion Of Delegate Boes
the letter was filed for future refer
El1ZinC
lodged the question. A-.~
Edward Donaldson.
The Trustees reported that they
| had acted favorably considering the
qualification of Edward Donaldson
and voted him the free Pollack schol-
arship at the Linsly Institute.
Carnival Echo.
A carnival echo was heard in a
complaint from Charles Feinler that
the search light procured from him,
and had been broken, had never been
repaired. The trustees reported that
the carnival committee had instruct
ed Mr.. Feinler to have the light fixed
and send the bill to the Assembly,
! but 1t appears that instead of doing
that he had been using the incident
steadily as a whip against the labor
movement, continually talking about
| It as though it was Intentional on
| the part of the Assembly. A motion
prevailed to send the device to New
York and have it repaired before
lsending it back to Mr.. Feinler. -.
Receipts.
Leather Workers, No. 60. .$1.5 4
Tobacco Workers. No. 2:s..... 1.6O
Butcher Workmen. No. To-: 2,5O
Total -. go. 9o.o4
4 Expenses.
Organization Committee .....$7.50