Evening journal., 1916-01-05
Central LABUR UNION
HAS annual ELECTION
John H. Hickey is Chosen
President of Body for
New Year
GOMPERS TO BE
BANQUET GUEST


Hickey: vice-president. John Harris;
recording and corresponding secre-
tary. Walter c. Davis, Jr. financial
secretary, Frank A. Houck; treasurer
James OKane; guardian. Frank Ed
wards; trustees, John c. Saylor,
Leonard Cooper and William Boden-
stedt.
James OKane. of the banquet com.
mittee, reported that all arrange
ments have been completed for the
annual banquet. which will be held
! at the New Century Club Building on
/ Wednesday evening, January 26. Sam
uel Gompers. president of the A. f.
Of L.. will be the special guest.
Tickets were distributed among the
delegates last evening. II was also
announced that the Musicians Union
would meet Mr.. Gompers at the rail-
road station on his arrival here and
escort him TO the New Century Build
ing.
In addition to the election Of Off
GERS. the members discussed two reso-
lutions which were adopted. One Of
these pertained to the necessity of a
high water pressure main in the bust
MSS section of the city. This resolu-
tion follows:
Whereas, Within the past few
weeks the business section of Will
mington has had two very serious
fires. at both of which It was ascer-
tanned that the water pressure was
N not sufficient or high enough. there
! fore the work of the fire department
n was not up to its usual high efficiency,
, be it
Resolved. That the Central Labor
4 Union recommends to the city of
Wilmington that its water depart
ment follow up the investigation OF
the referred-to fires I'm its business dis
trict and that If il can be proven to
be feasible and n good investment for
. the city, a high-pressure water sys-
tenn shall be installed in the business
Y district.
The other resolution was directed
t. the Wilmington and Philadelphia
D Traction Company and contained a re-
o quest for spur of track from the
Darby line to Marcus Hook to accom-.
, modate workers now employed there
0 who live in this city. The resolution
Z follows
whereas The development OF
81 Wilmington and its environs during
3 the past year has been wonderful, YET
not greater than Is due to our pro
3 aggressive community and its people
and
G Whereas. The employment situa
ton In this locality is better than 4
"A has been for years, the Wilmington
3 workers who are not working in VIII
] mington being employed in nearb,
industrial plants. and
vi Whereas, A number of Whining
ton workers are now employed a
Marcus Hook and vicinity, who re
IS port TO us that the trolley service L
and from these points is out of thu
All way and for that reason is incOnyen
p lent therefore be 1t
Resolved That the Central Labo
al Union recommends to the manage
ment of the Wilmington and Philadel
y phia Traction Company and thu
'e Southern Pennsylvania Traction Com
pany that spur be built from tn
" tracks of the Wilmington-Darby lin
to the Third street line in Marcu
u Hook and vicinity so that the worker
u may not be compelled to walk a grea
distance to board trolley car 10
!. Wilmington; and be Il further
II Resolved. That a special commit
,r tee be appointed to call upon the mar
T. agement of the aforesaid trolley sys
tens to present the full details pei
= tanning to these resolutions before tn
said traction officials.
Henry C. Taylor. secretary Of tn
Street and Sewer Department. sent
2 letter TO the body relative 10 the nun
=! ber of automobiles owned by the dc
partment. which are marked with Il
a. departments name. This letter 70
lows
December 20, 1915.
Central Labor Union-John Rein, j
=, Secretary.
r. Gentlemen: Replying TO yours
w, December 27. am directed by Il
IN, board to answer as follows: Oh
AT Cadillac,4 cylinders. marked; 1 Cad
ks lac. s cylinders. not marked; BuiC
~ 6 cylinders. not marked; / Buick.
cylinders, marked; Fords cyli
ders, marked.
In the Judgment Of this board il
deemed inmdicious that the unmark
cars used for inspection work
marked Respectfully,
(Signed) Henry c. Taylor,
Secretary
Another communication was frC
: the Rev E. l.. Hoffecker and the R'
j. Ross Stonesifer, of the Ly
Eyangelistic Campaign. This lett
was referred to a committee to pl
pare a reply which will be given {
be- press.
OF NJ. ]. Cunnane, business agent
ep- the Structural Iron Workers Uni'
IL addressed the delegates Il was
ere planned that hereafter all workers
the building trades local will ask
tho see the working cards of the strl
~ tural iron workers on buildings he
a.. Members of the Brewery WOrke
80 Union, which organization has be
Us on strike for thirty-hve weeks,
ui ported on the conditions.
Delegates TO the Machinists Uni
ich' reported on the strike of that orga
tes- cation. The members. all Of VIII
Dis are working in plants in which tn
ap- has been no trOable are busy, wi
are twenty-four men are retained on
picket line. A large number of
tent strikers are working out of Wilmi
ther ton in plants where the eight h,
rug day is observed and pay is better u
free was paid to the machinists in
plants that we're struck The effc
-, of the employers. according to
delegates, to import strikebreakers
Wilmington are not meeting "
g., much success. One instance of thi
rec strikebreakers being employed