Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-09-18
assembly Demands
Short Franchises

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I'le 0hio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly daopted this slogan Sunday.
The deiegates Of the organized work.
ers or Wheeling. in their central body,
have expressed their disapproval of
the aetia1 a the city and county au.
EtkoHitfes s lng llfty year franchises
to- pubic service corporations and
have demanded that no more long
term franchises be granted.
The Assembly declared Sunday that
no franchise should be granted for a
period longer than thirty years. A
communication to that effect was sent
to the Ohio County Board Of Commis-
sioners.
Other local unions throughout the
city have endorsed the stand taken by
the Assembly and the demand will go
up generally to end this practice OF
bartering away the rights. Of unborn
generations in this community.
Fox's Unfair Hats.
The committee instructed at the
last session of the Assembly to inter
view George W. Fox about shipment
of hats from an unfair concern re-
ported that they had interviewed him
and that the order had been given by
him as reported. He stated that when
he madel the purchase the hats were
union, but the firm had since become
nonuniona and so the hats will not
bear the label.
Labor Day Finances.
The report of the Labor Day commit
tee was received, showing that the
nvnfffC. nj tho d0xySC asVtinu Cd
to -$S9S.93, which made. it one Of the
most successful picnics, financially.
every given by the Assembly.
Linemen's Fund.
The 'Iinemen,s Fund, the money
being raised by popular subscription
among the tfions to pay the lien plac-
ed against the homes of the striking
Hhemen of the Bell Telephone COM
pany, is growing nicely, as reported to
the Assembly session Sunday. 1t was
ordered that the money, as it was re-
ceiyed, should be deposited in the
bank on interest. There is no question
that the amount will be raised, and
it is not believed that it will be long
now. The sum is the costs in the In
junction granted by Judge Dayton and
was placed against the homes of the
members Of the union. Their fellow
unionists are rallying to save their
brothers homes from being taken by
the Bell company.
Good Franchise Conditions.
The little town of Benwood has set
a pace in securing good conditions in
a public franchise that Wheeling
would profit hy.ss. The franchise was
&<a3 k61k n&,.fn
the Wheeling Traction people. It pro
vides an annual payment to the town
of one and One-half per cent on the
gross receipts of the company. and the
company must furnish free tr.city
to all public buildings. and public and
parochial schools. The rates cannot
be higher than eight cents per kIlowat.
The 1ellaire Matter.
Delegates from the Belmont Assem-
bly, reported that the Enamel strikers
had secured ID their settlement more
than they had at first asked for. Tits
was in answer to rumors that the
strike had been lost.
To Join With Women.
The legislative committe recon-
mended that the Assembly send q fra
|ternal delegate to the state convention
|of the Women's Civic League to be
held soon. It is particularly desired
by the women that the Assembly as
sist In having passed Q Mothers Pen
sion law IN West Virginia. 1t was
brought out that In Oregon, WaerS
they have such q law, the orphan asy.
lums have been practically depopu-
lated
Assembly lssuee Charters.
The Assembly decided to issue char.
| tiers hereafter 20 affiliated locals. This
has never been done a the past, but