Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12
Meeting Of NOxubse County
Labor Organization Held
FddGy, July 5th, 1915.

: The labor meeting held at the couE
house on Friday, July ste, was attend
ed by prominent citizens from all owe
the county. and the labor situation wa,
freely discussed. The organization, fol
the purpose of assisting the govern.
ment and for the preservation of oul
labor, as completed at this meeting, il
J follows
President. F. E. Carleton.
Secretary, Charles Strong.
| Executive committee F Ames. C
5 Field, ] L Carpenter, Harrison Shull.
G H Ogden, E N Broyles. w E Stokes.
Macon-E 7 George, chairman, w L
Sherrod. CIV Adams. CIR Bush, H r
Dare. W E. Stokes, John A. Tyson, Jr.
Brooksville-Glover wilkins, chair
man, J c Nance. M iR Barnhill, E A
Johnson.
Shuqualak-M R Patterson, chairman.
D Tyson, c S Field. Louis Anderson.
] J Prince, R L Anderson.
Deerbrook-J G Robertson. W d Bell.
r S Curtis, John Martin, John Robert
son.
Cllftonville--W S Mullins, chairman.
U W Mullins, J B Poindexter, J B|
Stewart.
Prairie Point-R Brewer, Jr., chair
man, W V Stewart, Sam Cunningham.
Ex-prairie-T W Cockrell, chairman. |
John CCavett, W A Cheatham.
Center Point-K T Mcleod, chair
man, W r Bush. John Moore.
Dinsmore-J W White, chairman, W
E Skinner, W NJ Binion ] F Carr.
Cooksville-J R Sparkman, chairman
W I Britton. J E Sparkman.
Paulette-J E Robbins, chaivman; G
Goodwin. Tom Wilkerson, John Il. !
Chambers.
Mashulaville-W M Hunter, Beale
;ockrell, Elmer Senett, Jasper Lips
0mb.
Salem-L G Norman, S W Adams, C
jackson, Dorsey Crockett.
Gholson- -Hashuqua-T H Hurst, Doug
W E Weaver.
A resolution was made that the exc
ltive meet at an early date and con,1
der the situation as to labor, There
re few loafers in the country, and the
'wns have now than usual. Still the IN
tuation is grave one, and the local
'mmittee and all present thought it
est for the executive committee to
Emulate plan of action. The execu-
We committee would then take the r
after up with the local committees.
IL was the sense of the meeting that
radical action was advisable or hec-
sary at the present time or under the so
esent condition, but that an olganiza- Ju
m was advisable an account of the e. g,
ct that the government expects to :,
'rk through this organization, and to LIE
'et many problems of the war. And MI
take steps that would emphasize the =. -;
,esslty of everybody working during
, war.
Inc question of what was the duty
the industries in view of the nations
IN that we utilize all our time in Ho
rking in view of the State laws was "a. "a.
'ed, and the secretary was instructed Re-
take the matter up with the Labor I
oartmert of the government and with Sw
attorney general of the State. Mu
ne entire assembly were in unison We 11e
one subject, and motion was unan- Cor
Is adapted that it was the sense of CHI
meeting and the firm determine
OF all present that no lsbor agent Dor
ept those authorized by the govern. MOI
It and having the sanction of the
eral authorities delegated for this
pose, be allowed to operate in Nox.
county. IT
he executive commistee will be fede
I'd together Friday of this week. I cnll
received information to the effect ing
any one wanting Mexican labor 7.
get it. The government has ar W
ed it so that we cab get several j.
Ired Mexican laborers it we wish Dom
!. +. Z. CARLETON, men
President. 1t
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