Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-14
LOCAL UNIONS ASK
SUPPORT FOR LABOR
DAY CELEBRATION
DELEGATION VISITS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE WITH REQUEST
THAT BACKING BE GIVEN PRO.
POSED OBSERVANCE OF SEP
TENDER HOLIDAY.


Commerce held their regular meeting
for the month Of Juno last night and
had under consideration number of
very interesting and important sub,
iects The meeting opened mp with
q formal request made by the labor
unions for the cooperation and sup.
port Of the Chamber of Commerce
and business men in putting on a
Labor day celebration this year. The
unions were represented by a deleGa
ton headed by b. g. Thompson, who
acted as their spokesman He said
1t has been the custom for Ottawa
to hold a Labor day celebration every
nth year, and II we are going to hold
one this year 1t will require imme
date action. We all know that things
are much higher than they were N
1917, and II will cost around $1,000
this year to put on real celebration.
Some Of the union men are not very
enthusiastic, but are willing 10 do
the work, providing they are relieved
from the burden of collecting the
money
The matter was referred to the pub
lICity and convention department and
they will canvass the city this week
to secure an expression from the
business houses as to whether they
will support the movement or not
Discussion over Roads.
The question OF roads brought on
some lively discussion and the feeling
seemed to prevail that ottawa should
not delay the paving of Superio.
street and Courtney street. Resom
lions were adopted. the most impor
tant one being 4 request for improve
ment to the road on the South Side.
and is as follows:
Whereas, The road connecting
the pavement at the south end of
the Illinois river bridge with the
federal aid concrete road in de-
plorable condition and disgrace
to the city; and
Whereas, The state highway
commission have agreed that
portion of the territory may be
disconnected from the city limits
and that as soon as the city has
entered into a contract to pave
the remaining portion the state
will undertake. to pave the discOn-
nected territory; and
Whereas, II is hardly possible
that the proper proceedings can
be carried through this year to
pave said road; therefore. be il
Resolved That We call uDOn Ed
ward J. Doughorty commissioner
of streets and public improve
ments Of the city upon whom
alone the authority and RESPONSE
bility rests, to place said road in
a reasonably GOOD condition for
public travel at once without de-
lay.
Waterways.
The waterway division has been
active and every possible effort
being CXcrted to impress upon the
state officials the desire of all the in
terests in Illinois to see an early com
pletiOn Of the Illinois river waterway
In preparing for big waterway cor
venti0n to be held in Peoria July It
was decided to stage a public meeting
at the Hotel Clifton next week, at
which time the report of Mayor
Weeks who attended the NJ. V. A, con
ference at Kansas .itN month ago |
and a report from the committee that
represented the local chamber at the
Joint legislative waterway conference |
in Bloomington few days ago Many
new developments have made it inn
perative for immediate action, and |
Ottawa should support the men who |
are active in this work, for Al f. |
Schoch and h. c. Carroll are not only |
representing ottawa, but are also ut |
the head of the state chamber of CON-
merce waterway committee,
Indorse Cattle Tests.
The directors authorized the plac-
ing of some direction signs within the |
city and also appointed a committee
to meet with the board of supervisors |
and the Farm Bureau in connection |
with the movement to test the cattle |
in La Sale county for tuberculosis |
No action was taken in regard to the
request for the organizations support
of Mr.. FOrd's proposal to congress for
taking over the Muscle Shoals enter
prise.