Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-22
LAB OR N E W S
BY
F. T. CORNELIUS, Secretary
Salisbury-Sbencer Central Labor Union

I. L. NoNlNGA1Oo OeC7eED7J
! Salisbury-Sbencer Central Labor Union
For every employee who is steady
in his work, there shall be steady work.
The right to regularity in employment
is c%o-equal with the right to regular
ity in the payment Of rent, in the
payment of interest on bonds, in the
delivery to customers of the high quail
ity of products contracted for. No
business is successfully conducted
which does not perform fully the OBJ
legations incident to each of these
rights. Each of these obligations is
equally a fixed charge. No dividend
should be paid unless each of these
fixed charges have been met. The re-
serve to ensure regularity in employ
ment is as imperative as the reserve
for depreciation; and it is equally a
part of the fixed charges to make an
nual contribution to that reserve. No
business is socially solvent which can
not do So"
Hedrick Commented
The Central Labor Union at its last
meeting after fully discussing the fl
~nancial statement of the City of Sal
isbury, submitted to the people by
Mayor Hedrick through the local pa
pers, ordered the following letter of
commentator sent % Mayor Hedrick:
"The statement published in the To-
cal papers giving financial informa-
ton as to the condition of the City of
Salisbury was the recipient of much
favorable comment from the member
ship of the Central Labor Union. In
particular was it noted that from wa
ter collections alone this mount near
ly offset the complete operating ex-
penses for the entire city. We are of
the opinion that it is a most construc-
tive and beneficial act to keep the
facts and figures before the people and
that if this is done it will be an in
centive for better cooperation be-
tween the people and the administra-
ton. This body therefore desires to
commend you for the publication of
these facts which we think is a most
progressive move"
Laurence Boosted
At a special meeting held Monday
evening under the auspices of the Cen
trail Labor Union, the political ma
chinery of labor was definitely put
into action to further the candidacy
of R. R. Lawrence for the Democrat
ic nomination for Commissioner of
Labor.
The meeting was called to order by
c. H. Bringle, vice president of the
Central Labor Union, who after stat
ing the purpose of the meeting as be-
ing called to organize a county Or
%ganization to promote the campaign
of Mr.. Lawrence, turned the meeting
over to D. ]. Butler, chairman of the
Legislative Committee, who introduc-
ed as first speaker, Geo. w. Marshall,
representative of the International as
ISOLATION of Machinist. Mr.. Marshall
in an able and forceful manner set
forth labor's right to fill the office
of commissioner of labor and the fit
ness of Mr.. Lawrence for this office.
Mr.. Marshall was followed by Claude
L. Albea, member Of the Charlotte
City Council, and C. P. Barringer,
local attorney, and former labor Off
cial, both strongly endorsing Mr.. Law
renee.
Max L. Kahn, a prominent Char
lotte merchant, was the principal
speaker of the evening and who in ad-
dition to devoting attention to the
merits of Mr.. Lawrence, gave helpful
information as to plans of procedure
in conducting a successful campaign.
After those in attendance of this
large representative group had heard
the messages of the various speakers
it was decided to form a permanent
organization and the following were
placed in office: DR.. C. M. Higgins,
sergeant-at-arms of the state senate,
chairman; D. J. Butler, vice chairman;
C. P. Barringer, secretary and treas
urer, and Executive composed of F.
T. Cornelius, c.. H. Bringle, Roy S.
Safrit, S. O.. Sewers, w. G. Watson,
R. R. Ray, J. L. Shaver, C. A. Fink,
L. Charles and E. F. Charles was ell
ected, after which short talks were
made by W. V. Harris, Geo. R. Uzzle,
]. W. Rideoutte, E. w. G. Huffman,
w. D. Kizziah, Dick Russell, DR.. Hig-
gins, and other visitors.
Appreciates Coltrane's COOPERATION
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