The Connecticut labor press., 1919-06-28
BRISTOL BARBER HELPS TO PUT
 TOWN ON MAP
Bristol Connecticut, Is Tonsorial Eldorado According to
 Tony Bambara.
HAIR CUTS ARE FOUR BITS
Only Twenty-Five Gents for Trim ming Beard-Only Four
 Non- Union Shops There.

Bristol, June 27.-Anthony Bambara of this place wants to- tell the world how the barber busienss is progressing in Bristol and he gives number of de- tails of the work of the unions in a let ter to the editor of the Journeyman Barber, writing as follows:
 Editor Journeyman Barber:
 Permit me to use little space of your valuable paper just to let the mem bership at large know what Local 228 of Bristol, Conn.,, Is doing.
 Although this local is only a month old, the conditions prevailing here are pretty good i'll comparison with other locals. We are getting goods hours, good prices and good wages.
 The following price list prevails here: Haircut, 50 cents shave, 20 cents i; massage, s cents all oil shampoos, 50 cents (plain, 5 cents) tonics, Is cents and 20 cents; beard-trimming, 25 cents :; razor-honing. 50 cents. Our guarantee is $20 per week and 50 per cent over $26. Our hours are from a. III. to 8 p. m, except Saturday-till 10 p. m. We close halliday every Monday and all day on holidays. At present time we have only four unfair shops and we have good prospects of making. this town 100 per cent. organized within
 
 ing a great interest towards this new organization and every one is a booster.
 "I must say that it has been my aim ever since I came here to start local, and through my activity have been successful in placing Bristol, Conn, journeymen barbers on the map.
 You will hear from me again, to give my views in regard to different subjects to be brought up before our coming convention.
 'One for all, and ali for one.
 ANTHONY BAMBARA."
 Waterbury, June 27.-+Loca1 Barbers' pended and placed fine of SIS against Frank Lupo for working in an unfair shop. -.
 At the last meeting of the Barbers' Union of New Haven most of the time was devoted to the case of the Amen do1a Brothers of 164 Wooster street, dealers in barbers'. supplies, who handle the goods of the Koken Barbers' Sup ply Company of St. Louis. Many union organizations of St. Louis have placed this company or the We don't patron ize" list. A committee from the New Haven union waited upon MT Amen dola and informed him of the attitude of the union about this matter. He wrote to the company and received reply from T. w. Van, the vice-presi- dent, who wrote that while the company paid more than union wages and was not an enemy of the union 1t felt obliged to run an open shop as there were members of % different unions in its employ and 1t did not want to be told how to run its business by so many agents. MT. Amendola said he ha6 con- sidered the matter and did not see how he could run his business without sell- ing the products of this firm although he did not claim they were any better than goods put out by other firms. He manufactures certain preparations him. self and the idea came to him that the union barbers could buy his own goods and others could purchase the Token supplies The committee did not fall in line with this view and without the patronage of the union shops MT. Amendola does not consider his busi- ness prospects are very bright. ~
 The official vote of the general mem bership for first vice-president of the Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America showed that F. B. Perry of Oakland. Cal, received 5,i43 votes and Roe H. Baker of San Fran cisco received 9,833 votes. MT. Baker was declared elected. The Barbers' Union of New Haven cast its vote for the successful candidate