Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-21
HONOR TURNER
FOR FOURTH Time
REELECTED PRESIDENT or OF.
TUMWA TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY.
URGES COOPERATION
Head Of Organization Reviews Work
Of Past Year In Report and
Asks That Union Label
be Patronixed.

! w T0AtOuSAVQs -
s. C2rDa Turner, president Of the
Ottumwa local of the Journeymen's
BARRIERS International union of America
and member Of the executive commit
| tee of the Iowa state federation o.
labor, was honored for the fourth con
secutive time last night by the union
lists of Ottumwa when he was re-elec
ted to serve as president of the OF
tumwa Trades and Labor assembly
The reelection of Mr.. Turner was s
high compliment to him. He has been
at the head of the organization fol-
three years and aided much in its
growth to a strong body. The other
officers elected follow:
Vice PRESIDENT. D. Watson.
Corresponding secretary. F
Stark.
Assistant secretary-G. w. Knight
Secretary-treasurer- e. Cosgrove
Sergeant at arms-John Nader.
Member board of trustees-J. A.
Lukens.
Has Been Successful Year.
The wonderful growth of the Of
tumwa Trades and Labor assembly
during the past year with the addi,
ton of four large unions was brought
tout in President Turner's report, to the
labor body. He reviewed the work
of the year in an excellent manner.
He urged all unionists to purchase
goods bearing the union label, and
said that they should not forget to
work every day for the big labor day
celebrations in Ottumwa this year.
He further emphasized the necessity
of the unionists of interesting them
selves in the legislative work to better
their condition. ~
President Turner's Report.
President Turner's report in full
follows:
ITO the officers and members Of the
Ottumwa Trades and Labor assembly
greeting:
Another term has expired. With
its going the year 1910 closes behind
us and adds another page to the his.
tory Of our organization which we can
proudly turn to with admiration. Dur.
ing the past year much progress has
been made. both numerically and ira
ternally.a Three new unions have
been forinedtin the city, also one large
union adjacent thereto, making total
OF twenty-six local unions now afili.
ated with our central body. All OF
these have had a good and substantial tia
increase in membership.
81 doubt If there ever was time
during the history OF our organization
where the soliditvsof our movement
was more exemplifled than has been
demonstrated during the past year.
One strike Settled.
"Our central body was called upon
during the last term to aid a sister
local. who having failed TO secure
working conditions for which, they
asked, walked out on a strike. Every
organization 'afiliated Immediately re-
sponded to the call and lent their
every effort. both morally and finan'
cially, to bring about the friendly set
Element which was afterwards reached
Another occasion to which would call
your attention was the splendid show
ing our organizations made Labor day
when we sent special train to Abba
crowded to- its capacity with joyous
throngs Of union men and women, re.
preventative of every trade and craft
in our city.
"On the whole, little trouble has
been experienced during the fiscal
year and it has eySs been the aim OF
our central body to use it's good offices
to the end that we may peacefully
arbitrate all difficulties that arise un-
der our jurisdiction, give encourage.
ment to the formation Of new unions
and to promulgate to all the benefits
derived from fraternal organization.
lone of our local unions Is out on j
strike and while they have made no
appeal to the central body other than
for endorsement of their walkout
your president has made an effort to
pave q way to a reconciliation, and, IN
fact is at this particular time working
to that end. I am of the opinion that
the controversy in question will soon
be settled.
Must CurtaiI Expenses.
"In the report Of our secretary
treasurer we find that as we grow
older and stronger, our field of work
becomes larger and consequently our
expenses greater 1t was shown in the
trea surer's report that our expenses
are becoming such that our revenues
are Inadequate to meet them so that 1t
is imperative that we so regulate our
monetary system in order to correct
those conditions. A committee is now
at work on this matter and will SUBJ
nit a report at this meeting. Let us
give it the careful consideration and
aid the committee in making correc-
tons.
Prepare for Labor Day.
I'VE must at this time interest our
selves in legislative work. The thirty
fourth general assembly of the state OF
Iowa is now in session and many
measures pertaining to labor will be
presented for passage. Let us familiar
ize ourselves with the Legislative pro-
gram Of the Iowa stag, Federation OF
Labor and cooperate with it in urg-
ing the enactment into law those
measures which will better the condi-
tions of the wage earning masses.
CHANGING a little ahead we realize the
great responsibility that rests upon us
in successfully arranging for next
Labor Days celebration. Abba and Os-
kalcosa will be with US on that occas-
ion and with John Mitchell already Sc
cured as one of the speakers of the
day, we should put on the greatest
labor dav celebration ever given in the