The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
TRADES COUNCIL.

The Cooperative Trades and La
Dor Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with John Buhi
presiding. The meeting was we'll
attended and all trades were repre-
sented.
The credentials of Chas. Fallert,
of Machinists, G. A. Schwab,
Plumbers, Frank Vepneman, Elec-
trical Workers, Herman Koehnig,
Bartenders, John M. Callahan, and
Herman Miller, Molders 283 were
read and delegates seated.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read.
The official notice from the Metal
Polishers headquarters at Cincin-
natl in which they state that the
tr ouble with the Hendee Manufac-
turing Co, manufacturers of the
Indian Motorcycle has been salts
factorily settled.
A communication was received
from the Lane Free Library Board
asking council to assist and to have
speaker at the Lane Free Libra
ry Sunday afternoon, September
9th. The communication was re-
ceived and ordered complied with.
A communication was received
from the Department OF Compen-
sation of the National Civic Fed
Grafton in regards to House Bill
No. 10735 introduced by Mr.. Lewis
of Maryland. This bill is for the
bureau of safety and the prevention
of industrial accidents. The secre-
tary was instructed to communicate
with our congressman.
A letter of appeal was received
from the Secretary of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor for 6nan-
cial aid for the Miners. Send do
ma ions to G. w. Savage, 75
Ruggey Building, Columbus, Ohio.
The A. F. af l.. in communica-
ton thanked the council for the
selection of Charles L. Vaughn as
organizer.
A res olution from the Local Car
pe1ters' Union was read and ap-
proved. A copy of the same re-
solution was submitted to all of the
candidates for county commissioner
to sigh and return to the carpen
ters. The resolution when signed
is pledge to organized labor that
they will support union labor on
county work.
A committee was appointed to
investigate certain remarks made
against some of the candidates for
County Commissioner that they are
enemies to organized labor and
were instrumental in disrupting
unions. The committee consists
of Robert Soldering, Arthur Seely
and Ted Smith.
A committee was appointed to
meet with the county commission
ers and protest against the county
commissioners allowing any more
contracts to the Wager company
who are at present constructing
the High and Main street bridge.
The committee is Finfrock, Bran,
ron and Hawk.
w. H. Lucas, business agent of
the Teamsters' Union asked the
council for a letter of recommen-
dation to visit all the unions in
this city on behalf of his union.
The request was granted.
The delegates from the Clerks
asked that committee visit Strauss
& Co., in reference to having a
store card in their store. Commit
tee Vaughn Finfrock ard Betscher.
Carpenters asked that commit
tee be appointed to visit the Lamke
Grocery on 18th and Hanover
streets, regarding the construction
of new building by a non union
contractor. Committee Few. Hill
polsteiner and Etzler.
The committee to visit Centner
and Roth on behalf of the Clerks
reported and later were asked to
meet with the clerks at their next
meeting.
The committee to have laws