The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-05
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
 NO. 115.

L, are members of Local No. 115 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jo1ners of America are well proud of their grand and noble organization which was organized Sept. 26, 1885, and well they may be.
 Ever since the birth of the Carpen- ters Brotherhood in 1881 a steady healthy growth has been it's good for tune. From 12 local unions with a membership of two thousand in the first year of its life; the growth has consistently been going on until today we find the membership to be over SO0soO0, the individuals of which be- long to something over 2;00O local unions. sf
 The well worn but true statement, that T n union there is strength has been. proven to.hoId good many hun. dreds of times during the thtrty-three years of the life of the Brotherhood of Carpenters.
 An honest Investigation into union ism proves many agreeable facts, and among the reasons from which Car penters and Joiners have come to realize the great Ebenef1t to be derived, might be mentioned in brief some of the more apparent ones:
 Unions tend to. raise wages; they certainly prevent reductions in wages; hours of labor are Justly shortened by organizations of labor; labor is re-
 
 ance as a result of the cooperative working; fraternity is developed; thought and the brain are given a wider scope of usefulness, and the number of friends are increased, all as a. result of units of association. Better working conditions, more money com forts, reasonable hours of labor, and more agreeable associations result in better social condition for the union man, his family and friends.
 The United Brotherhood of Carpen- ters- give these results to. all those and besides death and disability bene- fits are paid to disabled brother mem .bers or their families.
 Among the principles of this most powerful and modest organization will be found many desirable points of standing, but to mention just one will give a slight understanding of the jus tice of this organization. We find these worlds We recognize that the inter ests of all classes of labor are fdenti- cals regardless of occupation, nation aIity, religion or color, for a wrong done to one is a. wrong done to a,l1.'
 Local No. II of Bridgeport is happy in the Knowledge that it's condition is lin keeping with the good healthy growth of the entire Brotherhood of Carpenters; and that owing to the progressive work engaged in during
 
 Carpenters, known as Local Union 1913, has been chartered and is in good enthusiastic order at this date. Our new sister local comprises the Swedish carpenters of this city, and with a membership of close to one Knowledge of the progress to be made for the carpenters of Bridgeport in the years to cOmes
 Organized labor celebrates one par ticu1ar day in each year and as that day is rapidly approaching, it should be noted that very comprehensive plans with their many intricate de- tails are about complete for the dawn of LabOF'S Own day, which falls on Sept. 7th this year.
 The carpenters Of Bridgeport have been alive and are prepared up to of this city on Labor Day this year, a turnout of union carpenters of the State of Connecticut, such has never before been witnessed in this state.
 Labor. Day this year, means one of the biggest days in the history of Bridgeport, for union men of all crafts plan a, demonstration for that day that will cause an awakening of those who have failed to grasp the opportunity of unionism.
 In the main parade of the day the entire third divfsiom has been assigned IO IAO 4Sc|A 4y I1OOSc11u ters who will be in this city for the occasion. Three large brass bands and three complete drum corps, together with appropriate floats and novel fea- lures will prove the progressive spirit of Local No.t115 of Bridgeport
 The general public will be the judge and jury on next Monday orning as to what is possible in results when the members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, and Joiners desire to come forth iR a. statewide family re- union.
 With thirty-three milestones in the. road behind, and the thirty-fourth looming up in the near future, the United Carpenters can truthfully as- sert that they are in the prime of their usefulness and intend to push on the good work until every carpen- ter working at the trade is enrolled