The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-10
Trades
COUNCIL
Wednesday, Jan. :, 1919.

Credentials were presented oN
Bros. Rob Howarth and Ben Blanth
Of the Butchers; Bro. c. Clark of
the Firefighters; Bros. J. t. Mon
cur, +. A. Francois and j. Nj Wat
sen Of the Plumbers; Bro }. vii
liams of the Piledrivers; Bros. Harry
Dean and John Olson of the ship
yard Laborers, Riggers and Fas-
teners; Bros, c. NJ Downing, IL.
Arends and A X Dobbs Of the
Painters. The delegates We're OBJ
ligated and seated
Complaint regarding the manner
of letting bids for printing The La
Dor Journal was read, discussed and
filed
Notice of the meeting of the Pub
tic Service Commission was read.
The commission will consider the
complaint of the Trades Council
some three years ago against the
Puget Sound International Railway
q Power Company for eXhorbttant
charges for electric lights. a com
mittee was appointed to call on Mr..
II. j. Faussett and with him to meet
with the Commission tomorrow
(MondayD
Unfair school books We're discuss
ed at length and the Council decided
to invite County Superintendent
Martin and City Superintendent Rob
elts to visit the Council next Wed
nesday night to confer with the
delegates on that question.
Mr. |. o. Stuvland, inventor of an
"Adjustable Spring Saw Set" and
an "Automatic Saw Set visited the
Council He and Presiednt Gulley
explained the invention and asked
the delegates to invest in limited
amount of stock, sufficient to open
a shop and pay wages for a short
time to place the manufacture of
side Rest Room and at the shop on
View Rest Room and at the shop on
the Riverside Those desiring to
investigate it may call at either
place. 1t is claimed for this little
machine that it is a great labor
and time saver.
The Mooney Pamphlet Committee
made its final report and was dis
charged with thanks.
Reports Of the secretary and the
treasurer were read and accepted
The report Of the Committee on
financing the delegate to the Chi
cago Mooney convention was made
and discussed.
Reports Of Unions
The Cooks and Walters reported
fine meeting at which four initia-
tions were made.
The Painters initiated one appli-
cant, elected and installed officers
and enjoyed banquet.
The Plumbers had good meet
ing and installed newly elected Of
ficers.
The PHedriyers reported a good
meeting installed officers elect and
passed the cigars around (See Pile
drivers item in another column)
The Stage Employees installed Of
ficers. They reported that union
men had been caught patronizing the
Broadway Theatre. This gave rise
0 some discussion and it was de-
:ided that any member of organized
abor caught going into that theatre
would be reported to the Trades
Council and his local union. They
voted to assess each member SIS for
the Labor Temple building fund.
They elected the following officers:
President, A. A. Patterson; Vice
President, Harry Olson; Financial
Secretary Treasurer, Archie Lafren-
Mere, Recording Secretary, M Be
beau; Business Agent, F. c. Cold
thorpe.
The Sheet Metal Workers elected
officers and initiated two applicants.
The Tailors and Printers reported
good meetings.
The Shipyard Laborers reported
two meetings. At the first they
initiated fifteen applicants and at
the second seven.
A motion prevailed directing the
Treasurer to place $500 to the credit
of the Labor Temple building fund
and to deposit in that fund all
moneys over 500 in the treasury of
the Trades Council at the end Of
each month.
A motion carried to submit 10
the affiliated locals the question of
holding g referendum on assessing
each Of their members one days pay