Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-13

the most successful years in the his
tory OF the federation, and a prediction
of even greater prosperity in the fu-
ture. was contained in the annual adj
dress of ]. H. Strict. pres ident of the
Iowa Federation OF Labor. delivered
when the annual convention of the or
ganization opened here today. The re-
port. in part, follows: .....s.. ..
While the past year. commercially,
has been most peculiar. there has been
hum of industry in Iowa. exceeding
in business activity anything that has
taken place in years past. Despite the
war in foreign countries, which for a
time seriously affected business in
some parts of this country, Iowa has
moved along in a most progressive
way
With the growth of our cities, the
Dor movement has advanced. Our
organizations have increased IN mem
hershp, some new unions have been
formed. and conditions have been bet
tered turnout the state. In the state
at this time We have approximately
725 local unions. representing mem
berShip of about 1000. chartered from
tifty-two national and international or
CARNATIONS. including the railroad
brctherhoods
On the matter Of labor legislation
we have accomplished great deal. We
have had many laws placed on statute
books of Iowa that are beneficial to
all the working people Of the state.
and. in fact beneficial TO every resi-
dent of Iowa.
hol
Moines with the board of control of
state institutions. regarding the en-
ployment of convict labor on the new
buildings being erected for various in
situations in different parts Of the
state. My efforts along this line were
successful to the extent that skilled
mechanics in charge of the work would
be recruited from the ranks OF union
labor. The board, Of control also de-
clared that II was not its intention to
allow prison made brooms to compete
with those made outside.
Many New Organizations.
THE following new organizations
! both central bodies and local unions
have been chartered:
Council Bluffs. central labor union
Fort Madison, trades and labor assem-
bly,: Mason City, trades and labor as
sembly. Local unions: Burlington.
railway postal clerks, allied printing
trades council: Cedar Rapids. city fire
department.: Des Noines. stationary
firemen. womens union label league;
Davenport, laundry workers. chauf-
feurs. broom makers. retail clerks :;
Dubuque. pressmen, wood. wire and
metal fathers: Fort Dodge. theatrical
stage employees: Iowa City. painters;
Marshalltown, transfers. building la
borers. theatrical stage employees:
Muscatine, broom makers. electrical!
workers: Ottumwa. brick. tile and
terra Gotta workers, Transfers, nod
carriers. and building laborers; Sioux
City. city fire department. retail meat
cutters brick tile and terra Gotta
workers, contract machinists, sign
writers. bakery and confectionery
workers. tile layers and helpers, bridge
and structural iron workers. nod car
riers and building and common labor
ers, butcher workmen (paCking house
emploves) electrical workers Gnside)
! Transfers: Waterloo. journeyman horse
shosrs
Would Cultivate Farmers.
IAN effort is being made to organ
, lie the farmers in Iowa into unions
and the American Society of Equity
has had an organizer working thru the
state during the past year. II this
/ attempt is successful. the state fed
| Grafton will certainly endeavor to cul-