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$I.DD PElt YEAR. IN A.uV AXCB

THE LABOR 1110VEMltNT.

Sermon by Rev. A. R. (:halmers at Congre­gregaHo:tnl Church;

A good sized audience was present at the First COllgregational cil.l1r~h to hear Re·v. Auilrer. B. Chalmers deliver his s~rmon UP;)':;), .. The Church and the Labor Mo-.;'e­ment," Sept. 23d. Mr. Chalmers took (or his text part of.1he eighth verse of the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel accord­ing to St.. Matlbew: .. For one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are breth­ren.·' ili., Chalmers said in part:

. " Tt:e fatherhood of God and the broth­criwoo of man nre very much emphasizerl ~:: ll1~denl life. Tbe church has begun at the fatherhood of nod and is slowly feel­iug its way down to the common brother­~oo<l, while the lah!>;" movement began at universal brotherhooG. and is slowly feeiing :i;:; wliy up to the divine iatherhood. They have thus been c-oming' together for the weliare of humanity. There can be no brotherhood without i .. therhood alld no fatherhood without brotherhood. There are ten commaudments in the decalogue. Of these, four deai with man's relation to God til;.:! six with man's relation to man. no yo:o see the proportion, fcur to six? If God were to give those ten cOnJmandments now but one would deal with man's ,-ela­tion to God and nlne would bl::ar tljJu!l man's relation' to t':HlU, Man DlI'<:t bl." fp;­

to man if he would be true to God lind the man who i~ LlUfair to lJIaD is .Iost to God as well.

"The labor nl'>vemcnt bas magnified 'he brotherhoo.1 CCJn<:eption of the didue idation .. When we say 'Our Father' we l"eecb out and take as Ii brother every man f.tfl!ggiing agaln5~ 3'J adverse sea. The :ahor movement auL its child,' the trade univn, h'iS ~I'-'~g <-.ud honor8bl~, l'\story.

I am \ilclined to think that there is a great deal of misconception as to the object and aim of the movement. The labor unions have found the idea of human broth~rhood and are teacbing .the church, whicb has forgotten this brotherhood. The church bas been always looking up toward the aidne. while the labot movement has been look.ing down upon the earth, dark and unfriendly. God has giVI!D to you an:! to . me the responsibility cf bringing some light of Heaven into this ~arthly life of ours.

.. The labor movem.,nt has been much misunderstood. It has been the strug­gling of the masses of men for better con­ditions. Many at present are inclined to think th .. t the strike'; the lockout, the boy­cott and the hlacklist are all there is to tbe labor union. They have never knewn anything about it except through these. The boycott is to the labor lmi'.)ll what the blacklist is to the capitalist. Tbey are but pimples on the skin. The vi tel!'> of the labor movement are beneatb, The laue-r movement is a movement 0' ::nen toward the light, toward better conditions, wore books, Jarger education alld broader op­portunities. Sometimes tiley dou't know why they are makil!g tbe struggle bL;t tbey know that God has creai.f:d npportu­I1ities that they ought to enjoy.

"Now, 1 .10u't think that the labor t1!;inn is perfect any 1!!o!-e t!:l:~;l tbf~ ebl:!"t:!t is perfect. I believe that the Ip.bor un;on, as the backbone of the l&bor movement is nc~d{:d and that it is a r,waus (.f bringing abe-ut better cOllditions "!!;vug mel.. I be~ lieve that ~he lahor union i~i, in,.,. measure, inspirec c: God. They ;;:;y to e.1C'"h other. , If our tr!lthe. 1,:18 I! ,ivb, (;OU'~ go Rud bid under _~jrn e.lH~ ta?:c the lir(-aJ I'J";lt "f his :::.l()!lth. C:\ (. ~lhn ... ~!J;.:.!.l('':- ~() e~" .. ·l1 his j:'Y~ng.' A !.a ..... "~1! ~.;;. . .i!» '1. b'\"w~ ~ right to

stay out of the union.' Cerlai&lly, but yeur duty calls you to enter it ir there is one in your craft or trade. Just the sam::: concerning the churcb, you have tile right to Slay out of the church but it is your duty to join. 'We are going to have better con­d;tions it: tIle business wor!<l when there ,.t<! mo:e organizations and when more ,LiCD ha~e bau(ied iJ)emselves together for the commoli good of humauity. No oue hr.s asked C~ to pi!:ad. this sermon auG. I am not subsidized by thi.' labol' uuions. ! sitnply speak for myself sod. uet for you or for this dlurcb asa body." ,

Mr. Chalr:ners then weut 00 to show wh"t the unb;.;." !Ja\'e done; fOl tl:-! hl.bo:1.ug man ill tbe malter ~,f shorler 1:00:1'8 ~lld

recogt.ition by capita1. He hrc..wght ont the J .. ct that as capita1 is banded togeth:;r and represented by a: president or man­ng"r, so labor has a right to orgalliz:! '!uG. d\!ruaud recognition as ~~ organizatio1! "nd Dot liS individuals. He o:poke of the reaay maJ:iU~ in which 'lnlon men reach down into their pockets for thOSE: wb<> al'e out of jobs atld said that th&t sphit was the­esseLce cf humanity and ChrL,tiadty. He then touched upon the consum~rr,' IC2g!.Oe and its theory that each consumer i,~ rca;!y tbe proaucer or manufacturer and thc.t it i r • his own fault that the sweat ~no?~ ,we in <:J.:istencc where young girls £lOU ·;.cmcn ar~ dri-l.-~n by starvation wages tr> hve iT. :.i:;, Ih :"nid tbat t!:e labor .:c..:~ ,: ;-,~,:!

fig1.red out a remedy to ~hi5 by pl1tl,i.n.g ;h~ union leb"'l on an article hy wbi,:'i.; t'-'.~ purchaser could know that it was Illaotl­facturetl under conditions to gh-e :11., vnrkiugm~n at least a living wage.

Tn' closing Mr. Chalmers touched upon tile great strike now on in Pennsylvania and dcploreJ the lack of advance loware arbitratiun. ,Be hoped that it wight be brought about and threw the meeting open

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to the audience kI speak upon the subject or introduce any motions which they might desire to pass. He especially em­phasized the fact that whatever should be done by the audience would be done by it as snch and not as the church itself or pastor.

The following resolutions were then in­troduced by A. L Button and passed by a rising vote with only one oppo6ing vote:

.. Believing that the interests of our com­mon humanity demand a speedy settle­ment of the differences in the Pennsylvania ~oal district, we, the evening audience here assembled iuthe First Congrega-tional church, .

.. Resolve, that an apPeal be made to Governor William A. Stone of Pennsyl­vania to call immediately upon both par­ties in the present grave labor difficulty, to arbitrate.

II Further, that this be communicated to Governor Stone by telegram and that the resolutions be handed to the local papers fOr publication."

After the passage of the resOlutions a contribution was taken up to defray the expense of the telegram, and the meeting closed with the singing of .. My Country 'Tis of Thee It and the benediction.-Sagi­naw Evening News. ----------------

EItECTROCUTED.

Edward Meyers Met Awful Death From Live Wire.

Edward Meyers was instantly killed and his body badly burned late yesterdayafter­noon while an affrighted East Federal street crowd gazed helplessly at the awful spectacle.

With one wild shriek of agony the poor fellow fell headlong into a mass of wires and the body was so badly roasted that the nauseating fumes of blH'!ling flesh filled the air an~ sickened the OSllookers.

It was ouly after the deadly electric current was shut oft at -tke power house that the body could be rescued and lowered to the ground, where it presented an awful appearance. Death must have come in slantly, but the work of the subtle fluid on the body made a pitiful sight.

Edward Meyers was employed by the Youngstown Electric Light Company to paiut the street poles. He had previously worked at the same line of business for tbe Y(,lmgstowu Telephone Compauy, but had finisbed with them and last Tuesday was employed by the dectric iigbt cOlllpany.

Meyers was working ou tbe East Fede.al street poles aua at tbe time ~hen be met his death be was ou the cross arms of I!.

pole that stands almost in front of T. E. Owens' second-hand store. \V"bat followed his ascent of the pole is best described by an eyewitness, James Maloney, of Sharon, who was standing on the opposite side of the street and who happened to have his

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t!Ye on Meyers when the accident occurred. Mr. Maloney said to a 'l'eleg .. am reporter:

.. I was watching Meyers painting as 1 stood on the vppotsite side of the street and had but Ii mc=nent beforE: Temarked to a man near by that it was a mighty danger­ous husinestl, wben the accident happened. The paiuter was steu{!lng on the npper cross arm, it seeme,i to me, when he reacbed over toward his paint bucket to fill his brush. He seemed to me to touch a wire with bis right elbow, for sudden1y the brusb flew from his hand. He gave a loud cry, straightened up alld his body fell for­ward on tbe mass of wires. It looked at first as thougb the mar. would fall to the sidewalk and some }X:ople r2.11 into the stre:!t, but tbe body Irtayed on the wires. His head seeIlled to. be moving, but i'~ likely WliS a convulsh'e movement, for. he never moved nor did a sound escape him."

An alarm was quick.!y sent to the power house of the electric ligbt company and also to the Central fire department, whicb responded with the big extension ladder truck. When the firemen and Superin­tendent Al Pabst, with several llnemen arrived at the spot, the body was burning, his clothing, wbich was soaked witb paint, was blazing briskly, the smell of burning flesh being all too perceptible. ·A tremen­dous crowd of people was' attracted by the grewsome sight and the police had some difficulty in preventing a blocklide on the pavements.

The extension lA.dder was quickly raised aoel was mOlluted loy Fireman Charles Daily and Ike Thomas. At the same time Linemen Frank Hartman and Herman Baughman climbed up' the poJe. The electric current hr..c been shutoff,so that the men could work comoarativ~l\" free of danger. With a b~cket ~f water, 'which had been hoisted by means of a rope, the flames, which by this time bad burned off almost all the clothing on tbe upper part of the man's body, falJing in pieces on the crowd below; were extinguished, and tbe body was lowered to the pavement by means of a rope. It was r~moved to Gillen's morgue in the ambulance.

Coroner R. r,I. Morrison later viewed tbe body at the morgue and made an examina­tion of it. The burn!> sustained were of a fearful llature, showing that the mau's body had been actually roastec. The right leg above the knee was burned through, being almost sevel'ed, the bone being cut in two by the live wire. Tile lert arm "l7as badly bum::!.:! "_~:' (h! dZ~·t hand was clin·~hed as if it had dut.;hed a wire, but the finger" were almost: burned off. The body was' also IJtherwi~e burr:eJ, the left side being Cha!·Tea bhd>: _ The man's fece was pu!"plt! with. cc.q;ested blol"ld.

Meyers can.c to tbis city some u.;oiJths ago from Pittsburg. aud h::.d been C".Jl­

ployed as descriLell abo\e. Be hed be-ell

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boarding at the homeof Mrs. A. McCaf:~lY on West Commerce Ilret.t, who desc:ribed bim as. an industrious; 1KIber and wei! mannered young man.

The relatives of the·late Edward:'Me}·err. have been notified of his terrible deat hand will arrive in the city from the home in Pittsburg today. It is expected that the body will be shipped to Pittsburg. for burial.

Meyers was a married man and his wife resides in Pittsburg with his family.

From the Grand Pr.esident. To the Brotherhood:

Since my .letter appeared in the August \-Vorker, I-have received numerous queries as to the proper counsel to take and the proper ticket to vote at the next. election. My friend Byrnes of No. II asks that I point out the road that the .blind may kno\\; which way to travel. Now I expect you mean by tills that I should state or ratbp.r advise you what person or person~ you, in my judgment, should vote for. I .cannot consistently do this and therefore refuse. I hold and maintain that in this enlightened age, when ever)' man should be his own thinker, that it is wrong for me to advise anyone to accept my views upon the poi­itical questions of the day without first in­vestigating for himself. Read, stndy your own condition and that of .your class, and then decide whether or no you can afford to cast your lot with those who. ha v.e not any and can have no interest in ),ou except for their private gain. Too long' have the brain and brawn of this country . relied up­on the· advice of others, and to their sorrow have they cast their ballot in the interest of those who, by i"eason of wea!thacquired. claim to be superior in judgment and abil­ity. Altogether too.1ong-have the wealth producers of America voted in the interest cf someoDe <l:lse .... al ..l~.ainst tLeir own. under the mistaken belie! that the interests of labor and capital are the-same, and they have done so becallse someone else and not their better. judgment have toid. ad­vised or persuaded that this was the only road that l~d to life, liberty and happiness, when the truth is it was and is the . road to hell. We have been fooled, hoodwinked· and played for. suckers, you and· I, all of us, therefore I say it does not become me or any other man or set of men· to advise those who have brains and the power to re:!Sl'n, the way a'ld for whom they should ~·,)te. I can simply point out to yeu the rocks. the shoals and the breakers, as I see them ahead, and you who have already passed over them and sufi!"red .shipwreck ana disaster, been cast adrift upon the rocky isles of aespair and sorrow, suffered at the hand of as lIlt.:-ciless a b:md of. pirates and cannibals all ever sailed the s.ea, you know or ought to know from your

October] _._-===-= own I'''?i''';e~r" wtether or no the old roads .ire ~,?ft! ones. And Bro. Byrnes, Srj

far as the rt: .. ds an_ concerned, I believe yf;o~im;sull\~er5L"nrl me. There are only two roads, the right and the wrong one; both ~ht: old parties are traveling one and the same. There is 110 difft:rence so far as you or I.art: conct:rned. '\Vhile the roads may seem to verge widely jus't before elec­tion, ii is olily a 4u~stion o( a little while when they merge into one and the same road, and that road is the one to my mind that the wagewcrker wants-to avoid. You Cannot and oughf nnt to expect either of the old parties to emancipate you. It is not what thl'y are in the busi~ss (or; it is . not their interest to do so; neither is it their nature. They are working in the interest of their class and their Class is the capitalistic c!al!'s, and just so long as the doliar is placed ahead of the man just so long it will controi elections, and just so long as tbe uolbr ("ontl'ols the elections of tb" country, jllS( S(, long will you and I driIt. io\i:er and f<:rlher' fro~ the lamp of Hbe-ny '1nd freed'.'>!:' until tbere will come ;; time .",hell in !h'~ darkness we will be C.is'ranchised ar,d deprived of the balld :1!trog::ther. Capital votes and uses its in­r,!J~nce ir, t~~ interest of its c1a~s every tim.::, thus r.ening an example which you ~nd 1 might do wdl to profit by, and the cia!;:; who;,,, inte: estz we should support is OUT own, each <:nd t'very time. There are candirl;-.tes enough in the field this year so til"-t i\ .,.,.~yfaring !!Jim, though a fool, need not err, but if there ar" none suited to your 1'i,~w~, dv the next best thing. Take your d:;olce of lWO e,·ils. Perhaps there are no car,dhhtc~ In the field in your locality ::;uit~d to your belief; perhaps you are to blame if there are none whom vou can t.rust tb look to the in.erest of your class. \Vhy in ii::<: oarlW .:oj common sense did not you· and YOllr ..:Ia:.s ~:::e to it that there were r It is . tile \vork.;ngmen of this country wh" ekct tho"e who r~prl'selit the people in your State ;md congress. Then why, in tbe name oi labor and common !lense, don't tte working peop:e nominate and elect ttos:: whose ir,~ercsts

are identical to theirs. Olle great fa·JJt lies with the 'wage earuer because he relits too much upon what other people teli him, and other people aon·, always tell him W!,:!t is good for himself. \Ve'seem to have a sort of reverence for the almighty doll:lr our­selves, and are quite apt to let it get ahead of the man in our r-'~Iitical calculationf-. Away with the blind superstition that Capital is a sac~ed thing that all shonld fall down and wunhip. Stop, think and !tudy. if you will exercise your brain DO/!­

fourtb <IS rnnch as yO!! do your muscles,/,ou wiil s'.or. oe ill a position to know where you are at and what is for your own inter-. t·"t and tl.at of your class.

}~ n~",.;r:gthis, you will soon find out that 1;n0,.~~(>rg" is po\Ve~. My brother, vote as

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yeur conscience di::tateE. If you believe ~itl,er of the old parties are your friends and will be your emancipator why vote ~hat way. On the other ilar.d. if yon are getting a little weary ot being made tbe tuo! of someone to rob your ownself of your ~harc of your products, if yot! f::cl th;;t it is al:>out time you asserted your minhood aDd began to be your own master for awhil~, wliy look abo'ut you and see if you can't find some one whose iflterests are some­what identical with yours. ExerCise your brain, go into training for awhile, get your thinker up so it' will compare favorably and be on a par with your muscle. This will cause you little trouble; the brain is there already. You don't have to produce it. It's there and in good shape, and if yOt! wil! only give it a chance it will do wonders for you. Use a little common sense on election day and labor wiII be king as it ought to be. Here is a 'very good rulc to follow: First find out what you want, be dead sure about it, and, having found out what you do want, go foJ' it and'g~ f~r it hard.

In September I had the fortune to visit the following cities, where our brothers are in good shape: Indianapolis, Norfolk, Washington, Phila., and ihis month have been in 5t. Louis, Belleville, and Cincin­nati. No. 10 has a strike on for better pay and shorter workday and are putting up as pretty a fight as was ever seen. They ha,·e everything coming their way at this WTlt­ing. I had the pleasure of being the guest of No. 80 on labor day. They appear to be in fine sbape and arc prospering. I was exceedingly proud of them as they ap­peared in the. line of march. No. 26 is also in a flourishing condition; likewise Nos. 21 and 98. No; 21 is especiaily en­titltd to congratulations after surviving the plucky fight they engaged in. It was thought they would be doing well if they could muster enougb members to hold their charter, but. whoeyer thought so was mistaken. They did sl'ni I'e and :lre build­ing themselves upin splendid shape again. Right and justice will triumph and No. 21

proves it. No. 98 is the second loca: in size in the I. B. E. W. and is a splendid boLl,. in every way. Its business is con­ducted as systematically and correctly as the b;lsiness of a bank. Long life to tht:m. Nos .. 1 and 3, of St. Louis, are O. K. St. Louis is ·the model town for the working mar., and Nos. t and 3 are to blame for it. Plenty of work, short workday and good \i"'.t;tS v .. ith little cr n'J tr;)~Lle. With t'.',:;

bll~iI!ess agents in the field (Pat. and John), how could !h~y hc otherwise? The best organized 1"lNn iii the F. S. if not ill the w0rld is the cil y of Belleville, Ills., of ahtr",t 2 5 ,coo inhahitants and aLuut 59 Locd 0niehlS. If )'0\1 have GO Card ybu are better off out of Belleville. It is the home of hio. 50. ;"ot a lar~~ locai, but what they hck 'in size they 'iidb.C up in nerve' and }Jush. IIlore power to th em.

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No. 30 of Cinci. is waking up in good shape, no less than half a dozen were in­itialed jhe night I visited tbem. Wages have nel'erbeen high in this Ohic city, but I am cunvinced that the brotl'ers in Cin­cinnati are awake to the fact that in union there is strength, and to get what we are after we must orgaQize .. 1 believe No.· 30 has a t.right prospect of getting into line, and that before many months have rolled around. Take it all around, the condition of the electrical workers is very good all over the country. A great many linemen are going to Texas, where work seems to be pll'my on account of the great storm. \\'ork seems to be plent), in most places, the t<::kpnt.ne companies are doing COil­

siderabl.:: new work and most of the line­men, as well as the inside men, are tusy, and if the good weather continues, the prospect is they will continue so for somc time.

One thbg more and I will close. Mcs! of the lC'c<lls have ere this recei'lrd 3 no­tice'froHl No. 124, Gah·eston, ttlliug (jf tit!·. awful caiamity that has befalien them, how d~ath and distruction hav~ \';~ited tht!m and robbed n:""y of them of kindred, friends and the ?ccumulat!c!)~ of years. All S\>;t:pt away ill one short Lour. Bro­thers, if the app~al is made, answer it lilie men. That is all !

THOS. WHEELER.

Octobc:r, 10, 19C-c. To the Brotherhood:

Owing to the c0r.dition of our t:ea!.ur .... <Inri the fact th~t we have had many stril.:::s the past seaSon, I would sugg-(:st to the brotherhood that for the prescl!t we riw,j.i as wllch <\s possible difficulties I'."i:h -::OfL­

tractors, companies and corpor;:,wn::, 'rn~!! such time as we will be enabied te rc?;el!i~h our treasury and otherwise fortif~· (Jurl'elves, ,that we be prepared to· resist sllccessfuliy any attempt upon the part of those who oppose liS in our endeavor to bl".!er o'ur conditions. It is the opinion of the officers of tbe brotherhood that only ill the most extreme cases should a strike be called at ar,y' time, and for the present wc .would ad­vise all L. U'stoavoid striking. We advise this for the reason that we can gi\'e you no as~ur:111ce of support at tbis t.ime. \Ve hope the different locals will listen to this and under no circumstances undertake to place ~he E. B. in a position where they wiii he r.ompelled to refuse ,,~s;stance to a~ly Local which may be inclined to DC­ilevt: they are in a position to enfon::1' a de­wunG :l~l !.;etter conditions.

Hopi"b this will meet with approval frotH a;IJ r remain.

Fratern"lIy, THOS. WHF:ELEK

Mrs., Jones-" My husband is the light of my life."

:llrS. SlJlil.b~" So is winc. Olle of t::.c kind lhat smokes and gocs out at niget."

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DEATH Cr.AIMS.

We are paying a great many death claims of late. Our boys are going one by one, many of them cut down in the full vigor of their manhood by that silent harbinger of death, the a,lternating cur­rent. It is gratifying to .us to pay the funeral benefit when the member is in good standing on our books, but under no consideration will a claim be paid where there is a doubt until it is submitted to the E. B. So, boys, keep square on the books.

OUR SCAB r.IST.

In another part of this paper we publish a If'ttcr from our G. P. that is self explana­lary. Under his instructions the list has been discontinued, as on his travc!is he has been handicapp~d in his work of settling

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strikes by having::. contractor produce an Electrical Worker ar,d show the .list and say what kind of au <-Igan:zation hz.ve you. You are showmg your weakness b;· pub­lishing the deserterE. Then fortne discon­tinuance of the scab list.

--=====-== OFFICERS of locals shonld \:Se very care·

ful in acceptiDg carels and be sure they are properlyecllled. It hs."come toour notice r.here cards have been presented by men who ha.e abscondw with the funds of the local ann who had paid no dues for six mOlltbs. Do not accept a ciud without knowing it to be O. K. It must have the seal.

ELECTRICAL workers are requested to stay away from Los Angeles, Cal.

IT is important that George Scott should write to A. Scott, Clevchmd Elec­tric Ry. Co., ·Wilson av.e., Clevelal1d, O.

OUR DUTY AS UNION MEN.

We ont:e received a letter from a memo ber of this Brotherhood asking If we had any right to investigate the causes of a brother's de::tth when killed by an electric shock, he himself claiming we had no right; that it was a matter· for the lawyer to decide, and ask the witness' opinion. In our estimation it is our plain duty and one from which there should be no shrink­ing. When a member of a local it'; killed there should be a thorough investigation made, for all electrical workers know just what causes the accident, 2nd if on inves­tigation the fault can be laid at the com­pany's door, why they shouid be made to compensate .for the, loss of life as far as possible-made pay a sum sufficient to keep the wolf from the widow's or moth­er's door. This is a duty which should be paramount in oUJ!- minds. If we fail to do this we are not·doing our duty. Not many . years agb there was a brother killed in Buffalo by an electric· light wire coming in contact· with a cross-arm. brace. The broth­er, in ascending the !,oie, grabbed the brace and got a ground from one of the wires-on the pole. When the brother was picked up and taken to the morgue. had it net been for the foresight of Local 45 at that time, there would have been no exam. ination; the widow, who received S6,ooo, would have been thrown on the cruel mer­cy of the world. Yell, brothers, it is our

. ll<lty .to ir:ve;tiga~c a!~ c<-see d ~hi~ ki~C:.

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We have often written on this subject, calling the attention of some men right in the· ranks of orgauized labur to the fact that they are not fnlfillinf{ their dnty as nnion men when they do not use the union 1sbelon 11.:1 printing. Smoke nothing but ~nion made cigars,· chew union made to­baec", wea~ uni"n made clothing and

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shoes, in fact do everything, anything. lhat will help your fellowman. Don't say the printers' label is unsightly 00 a card, don't have any excuse, but put it there and if anyone finds fault tell him it is the emblem of liberty and justice; it stands for better wages, shorter hours and you con­sider it an ornament to the card. Tell them it is a silent reminder to yon at all times to remember your obligation.

r.ETTER OF It.. PERSONAl, NATUR~.

The Editorof the Electrical Worker, acting Ilnder instructions from the Execu­tive, cut each and every senteoce .of a per­sonal nature from the co!umns of this paper, b~lieving it to be ior the best in­terests of OllT organization to do this, as thc paper reaches tlwse who do 110t belong to our organization and it simply gives them a chance to say, as hali often been said, why workmen could do better but for lh<! constant cross-firing aDd spleen t1UOW11:;g. The Brotherhood has a constitution .hat protects each and every membu, ane if brothers have been wronged the;-: is re­dress. Let us conduct our business in "­

-busiIuiss-like manner, for it has b.,en -",,,,Ii said everybody's business.is nobody's hu,~i­ness. \Vhen a press secretary i~ elected to write for a local, he may sC!!Jdime!' let his own personal feelings to influence him to write something that his local filS),

not sanction. As far the editor of the paper is concerned, he stands rend., to be -censured for any short coinil:g" for he is not infallible, but be would rather be censured by letter than through~_L" paper. Not that he would T«:frain frO'll printing any letter that gave him a calling down, as far.as he personally is concf'rned; but for the effect it bas with the organiza­tion. Sometimes a press secretary will complain because he has not received hi.s paper and then start' in to overhaul· tbe publisher, without stopping long enougb to look the ground over carefully. \1,·" do not claim to he able to deliver e\"'Cry pap~r . every month and we know of no puhlica- -tion of good literature that does. We simply do the best we call at all ti;nes. We haVE: received eomplaints through .the mails from members who were six months in arrears wanting to know why they bad failed to get the Worker.· The publisher has sent papers to men who have been suspended, thinking that they might see something that would arouse tbem from tL"ir slull1ber iwd awakeD. them to a rei:,­iization of their duty. But after a reason­able tril.l the paper is st;pped Then they halloo. \Ve -dare say thcie ha\"e been members in good standing who at times failed to get their paper. This we know to be true, and we will not say it was not r,UI

fault at times, but it is not our fault ull ~be time. If locals will furnish the addresses of the mf:mb~l'!l we will do the hest we c-:m to get the paper to them, b;:;t we mU:lt hll";,€.

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the }u:lp of every member of tbe Broth~!-. hood. If tlie publisher is at fault, go for him, prove he is at fault and be will take his medicine like a lli&n, and do Letter next time. But, brothers, ('lit out all things of a personal nature; it does no good, but lots of harm. I·oon·t believe any brotber wants to injure another, but simply to give vent to his pent up feelings. But, my brother, fiud some other way to do it. The writer's attentioIJ was caUed to a Jet­ter once that was printed in our papel". The gentleman who pointed it out was not a member of a labor organizatioh but one who thought organized labor a good thing. He said, just as long as laborihg men will cross-fire at one another just so long will they be tbe under dog in the fip'ht. Ro, brothers, dou't· cress· fire. Devote your time in giving the condition of trade lind how your local is progressing.

AFTER the month of October, owing to the fact that the list of scabs as published in the Worker is apt to work us an inj;irY to a greater or less extent, we have con­cluded not to pllblish the list as hereto­fore. A list will be kept in the general office of all scabs past, present and future and any local or member can secure the same upon application. We do this be­liev ing it for the best interests of the or­ganization, believing that a list of scabs is in no way ornamental to our official journal. . It is only a comparative few of these ntis who have a sense of feelmg or honor sensitive enough to be affected by seeing their names published and a great majority of them can't comprehend that they are the 50ciallepers in the labor world, so what's the use of publishing to the world that a rotten egg occassionally gets into our nest.

THOS. WHEELE}{.

. Treasurer's Repo: .. t for September.

~eatb .:laim 101, J. A. C'rann .... Deatb claim 102, R. D. Lucas .. Death claim 103, Edward Strong T. \Vheeler, general expense .. .

. T. \\'heeler, general expense .. . T. \Vheeler, general expeuse .. . F. Morrison, P. C. to A. F.ofL,

July, Aug. Sept. ......... . F. Morrison, Sp. Asst. A. F. of L. }'. II. Wissinger, org. 148, Wash-

ington, D. C ............. . W. G. Spinning, ptg. sup. for

L. D ..................... . W. G. Spinning, pgt. E. W. and

paper .................. . W. G. Spin!ling, pgt. sup. G. O. J. J. Ernisse, emb. buttons .. , H. W, Sherman, salary Sept. .. 1II. K. Clinton, salary Sept. ... . E. 1\1. Parry, !>alary Sept .... . W. 'IN. Powers, rent .......... . Mailing Worker ............. .. Postage ..........•............

$ 100 00 100 00 100 00 45 50 75 90 88 57

6000 12000

15 00

I: ,·5

339 90

~2 6.=; 167 00

100 00 3(l 00

2000 12 50 17 30

15 00

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Express ...................... . Fee for protested check, Local

S:.······ ................. . Exchange ................... . TeJegrnDlz ................... . Scranton!, \V. & Co., office snp-

plies ..................... .

Total expense ............ . RECAPITUL'l TION.

1 'll

3 67 12 69

2 68

$1,553 ')1

Amount on hand Sept. I ...... $1,608 14 Rec'd from Gen. office for Sept. 2,452 15

Total ........ . . . . .. ...... .. $4,060 29 Sept. expenses 1,553 91

Amount on hand Oct. 1 ..••••. S2,506 38 Respectfully submitted,

1'. H. WIS~INGER, Grand Treas·.

Seretary's Report for September.

~o. P.C. Init: I $.P.40

~'3 5640 Il2.00 4 10 00 6.00

5 6 39.20 90.00 7 13 00 9 43 80 4·00

10 16.00 18.00 II 5.20 12 2.20 4.00 13 8.80 6.00

Sup But. Asst. $1.00 S22.00

Total. $65.40 168.40

1. co 9.50 6.00

16.00 1.00

14470 13 00

4. 25 52.05 34·00

14 15. 6:1 9·00

5·20 6.20

14·80 24·60 1940 47. 60

15 17.40 2.00 17 31 60 16.00 19 600 20 60.60 74.00 21

22 1620

23 34 80 24 2420 25 3.20 26 10 80 29 19·40 30 6.80

2.00 800

1400

2.00

1400

3 1

32

33 34 35 36

5.00 16.00 3.20 10.00 5.40 6.00

6.80 37 2200 38 16.20 40 8.60 42 S 60

2.00 2.00

43 .; (;~ 4·00 44 15.60 47 4·(J0 200 49 7·40 2.00 50 8. ill

-1.25

50 75

6.00

2.00 :;o.~

3·00

13460 32.00 21.20 47.80 38. 20

1.00

500

595 13·&> 1940 21·30

75 50 21.50

5·75 18·95 11.40

10.00 10.00 8.80

2.00 13.00 39.00 75 3.25 20.20

75

8.60 8.60 5.00

'5 60 6·75 9·90 8·70

5S 11.00 6.00 4.00 5· i 5 ·27·35 16.80 15·60 22.85

~6 12.80 400

Si 7·60 8.(l(l SS 11.60 6.00 4.25 :-.. 2.40 61 11.60 8.00 5.00

2·40 24·60

63 $z.CQ $2.00 $ 50 f; 50 66 17.40 4.00 6<) ! 5.40 6 00 71 3·P.o 72 :.1.60 5.00 J .50 73 7·40 3.00 25 75 7.80 56.00 3.00 76 II.CO 14.00 75 77 22.00 10.00 79 23.00 22.00 4.25 81 82 83 15.40 8.00 84 21.80 14.00 85 7.80 4.00 87 88

9.00 ,.60

89 5.40 24.GO 90 12.20 8.00

92 9·()('

50 75

2.00

25 2.00

93 4.60 1.00 I.eo 95 4.60 25 96 9.00 9·00

s 1>5·00 2I.4~

21·40 3.80

':;.00 12.10 10.65 66.&> 25·75 32. 00

49.25 3.50 4·00

75 2540

20.00 55.80 11.80 9. 25

100 10.60 29.40

20.20 3.65 9.00

6.60 4.85

18.00 97 15·00 6.00 50 1.00 22.50 98 50·00 50 •00 99 4.40 3.00

100 7.00 102 22.40 46.00 103 7.80 2.00 105 12.80 12.00 2.00 loS 10 log 2.25 110 2.80 I15 3 00 7.00 1.75 118 13.20 6.00 120 6.00 10.00 .50 12: 23.60 6.00 122 5.80 4.00 126 3.20 75 128 6.2(l 16.00 129 130 5.50 133 13.00 4.00 134 46.20 135 1.50. :l.W

136 3·00 138 3.40 4.00 139 3.50 140 3-40 3.00 5.25 141 2.80 143 3.60 144 3.00 4·25 145 5.25 146 2.20 13.00 3· 75 147 8.00 7·75 148 16.00 7.50 149 440 23. 00 10·75

100.00 7·40 7·00

68.40 9.80

2.00 28.80 10

4·00 6.25 2.80

1.50 13. 25 19.20

5.00 2 1 50 29·60 980

7.25 11.20 22.20

2.25 2.25 5·50

17·00 45·75 9 L95

;;.60 3·00 7·40 :; 50

11.65 2.80

3·60 7. 25 5. 2 5

18·95 15·75 23.50 38.IS

$1142 70836.00 u8.o5 20.50189.25 2357.;W Dues from members of lapsed U's $15.40 Supplies not sold through L. U's 70 Buttons 7.00 Alh'crtisiug in E. W. . . . .. 71.75

* 81. Louis $2452 • 15

The true reason for Ulcn's actions a.e half the tiDle concealen, even as the ieak that sinks the ship is oni of sight.

Local Union No. I.

St. Louis. Mo .• Oct. 6. 1900. Editor Electrical Worker: ..

'Sixth Grand Vice-President J. H. Malo­ney visited our city about four weeks ago Grand President Wheeler was with us last w.eek. Both brothers are popular in St. Louis. and no efforts were spared to make their visits as pleasant and successful as possible. Bro. Maloney; attended the reg­ular meetiDgs of No. I and NO.3. and gave the boys some practical advice. Brother Wheeler could not stay {or the regular meeting of No. I. but a special meeting was called to give the members an oppor­tUliity of meeting our graDd. president. Bro. Wheeler was at his best and gave the hoys aD interesting and instructh'e talk on the-' progress .of the organization and the benefits to be derived from a thorough or­gaDizing of the craft.

The grand officers were called to St. Louis by NO.3 to settle a question of juris­diction betweeD that union and the union at Belleville.

. Work in St. Louis has been good all sum­mer; at times it was impossible for our delegate to furnish t~ required number of men. and the boys got in a great deal of overtime. Prospects are not so favorable for the faIJ and whiter as there are not .maiiy large buildings under w~y.

The boys are taking more interest than usual in politics this year. but as about 99 per cent. of the members are for the H­and S. ticket (these letters souDd familiar to ~iectrical workers). the contest is Tather one~sided.

:00 Sept. 1st tDe imperial Heat. Light and Power Co. commenced lighting a por­tion of the city under the new ten-year lighting contract. it will have all the lights called for in its contract (about 1.000 arcs and 700 32 c.-p. incandescent) going Oct. 15. This is for the business or down­town portioD of the city. The resident sec'tion of the city will be lighted by 1800 Weisbach mantle-gas lamps. When the old contract expired on Sept. 1st about three-fourths of the city was .left in dark­nesS. The gas lamps will not be all going he fore Jan. 1st. Xow. when we are out at night. if it is Dol moonlight. we carry lan­terns. Mention was made of the lighting 'muddle in previous leUers. so it is not ne­cessary to go into detail here. The gang that is responsible for the present condi­tion in this' city will be up for re-election in the spring. We ha've already started to grind our axes. .

The Imperial Co. started in business a little over two years ago and has been strictly unioD from the start. If a man ap­plies for work the first question asked by

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the superintendent i~: .. Do you bdong to the unioD?" If tht' aDswer is no. he is told that the company can gt:t along ')"ithout hin.. The Imperial Co. adopted this pol­icy because the president and general man­ager. Mi. ::. G. llruckman. is an up-to.date busines~ man who reasoned that an asso­ciation or union of workiDgmen was both natural. and logical. and consequently the be!;t men, the intelligent men, who could thi.nk and reason, would be :n the union. and as a business proposition it was to his interest to employ union men. And we venture the assertion that his two years' experience with union men has convinced him tbat bis reasoning was correct.

The Imperial Co. entered the field in competition with three oid established companies witb millions of capital. and bas today one of the finest plants in the country and is doing already one·half of the .lighting and power business-of the city. The old companies, with their cheap labor. are losing trade every day. Tbe Missouri­Edison Co .• which at one time thought it had a cinch on the business in this city. now sees the mistake it made when it re­fused to recognize the union and tried to run its business witb cheap labN.

The Imperial is instailing nve additional boilers and a new unit consisting of a 2500 h.-p. Fulton engine directly couplt'd to a 2000 k.-w. \Ve:.:inghouse soo-volt generator.

The arc plant for city lighting is in a temporary structure at the east end of the main plant, ;lnd consists of 12 Western electric d.-c. arc machines driven by six 200 h.-p. motors; each motor being directly connected ti> two arc machines. The arc machines are rated at 126larnps at 70 volts and 6.8 amp. Tbis gives 8800 "clts on the line. The lamps used are the Adams-Bag­nal enclosed series. Three circllits are under ground. The other circuits are fed {rom 12 conduct6r cables. one to the north and, the other to the south of the under~ ground district. The company has had a great de;::l of troubie with the lamps on the underground circuits on account of static electricity in the cables, a!' many as 50 lamps being disabied on a single circuit in one night.

I should like to ht''ir from some of the brotht'rs in cities where they bave high­tension enclosed direct current arcs on un-

. derground circuits if they have had trouble from static. and how the dif:1culty was overcome. I will give funher details of our E:.xpericnce here in my next.

ELECTRON.

I.ocal Union NO.3. St. Louis. :'.10. Od. 5. 1900.

Editor Electrical \\iorker : St. Loui!; electricsl workers bad the

honor of f'r.tertaining two of our executive members in the persons of Sixtb Y. P. J. H. :i'lIalolley .. nd G. P. Thos. \Vheeler. Bolb brot~"'rs gave the nteillbers great en-

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couragement and I 801 sorry tbat their visits were so brief. We hope they will visit us agaiu and help us to strengtben our ranks more thoroughly.

About 2S of our members left us for Galveston. Texas. to help our brothers there in their distress. I woald not dare try to mention any of the brothers that came through S1. Louis as it would ta~e up a few columns.

Bro. F. H. Brewster had an accidenllast week. but is up arid around again Bro. Harry Parsons left us last evening bonna for San Diego. Cal. We hope that he will reach his destination in safety. We know that it is impossible under his condition to get any worse as be is beyond that poi·nt-

Bro. Brennan is working again after sev­eral weeks sickness. He was 'knocked ·off a pole by a primary and remarkably es­caped with his life. Work is fair in St. Louis at present. but would not advise any­one to leave a job and co~e here to stay as we expect it will slack up in a ftow weeks. Wishing all brothers success, 1 remain.

JOHN J. MANSON. Press ~. -------

I.~cal Union No.' 4. New Orl.eans. La .• Oct. i. IQOO.

Editor Electrical Worker: In regard to H. \V. Boyd, former.F. S. of

NO.4. I can say, in going over the books. we find that he absconded with the sum oi 591.95. $68.25 beillg for per capita lax and initiation fees. Twenty dollars and twenty-five c~nts of this sum was voted by NO.4 to aid the N. Y. & N. J. Tel. strike and $3.50 for a blackboar~ for NO.4, mak­ing a total of $9195. He .also collected some money for dues,- but I cannot state the amount. and now. Bro. Sherman. we want .. bim pubiished in The Worker and make it good and strong as he will bto made to feel the eff{!cts of -his rlishonest act. Since he leit us we ha\'e had our F. S. bonded. also our treasurer, and hope we will not bave anything like this happen again.

I wrote to Atlanta. Ga .• as soon as I he~rd Boyd was there but never r-eceived a reply .. If Boyd has a card he must have joined some other local or else his (;ard is forged. for he has not paid any dues in NO.4 since March.

Hoping tbat you will receive this in time for tbis month's Worker and wishing the Brotherhood success. we remain,

Fraternally yours. MIKE HAY. Pres. R. A. BENSON. Rec. Sec.

Local Union NO.5. Braddock, Pa .• Oct. 9, !r;oo.

Editor Electrical Worker: As it is time for NO.5 to be heard from

again. I will endeavor to gh'e all the boys of tbe Brotherhood an idea as to how our local is progressing. We still have a good

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attendance <:nd if our president, Harry Haas, contil1ues to handle us as he ha~

b~en doing, 1 think the boys will be mme -.ealons. Our last meeting was opened at 8:3u and closed at 10 o'clock, which I be­lie'{e breaks the record. A great maDy

. more wou Id attend if they tbought the meet­ing would not keep in. so late. Our new by-laws were rcad and approved last Fri­day nigbt, which was the third reading, and no doubt will be in print by tbis time next montb.

Bro. Harry Welsh bas resigned as busi­ness agent and bas gone to Buffalo and we have elected Bro. W. J. Pierc.e to fill hi5 place .. As our newly·elected recordiag

. secretary, Bro, Walter Sbauers, failed to appear for three cODsecutive meetil1r-s, lhey bad tbt: nerve to elect your scribe in bis place, simply because I was willing to officiate so tbat the meeting could be called to order. Well, brothers, I wili fill the office to the best of my ability.

Bro .. Morebeild is reported very sick, which we regret very mucb and bope he will pull out ail right again soon.

The municipal t:1ectricians met .here last week and tbe Bureau of Electricity of Pitts­burg gave them a grand reception. Thcy visited all the industries of any importance <tnd wound up tbe amusements with fire­works at Shenley Park. A generator in operation was one of the set pieces and Niagara Falls was represented in anothe •. Bro. Harry \Velsh somehow or otber got into tbe push and went the rounds with them and said .. they \'isited the Westing­house Electric Penitentiary and saw some of No. 5's con\O:cts plugging away," and that, .. if hell is as hot as the Carnegie Steei Works at Homes.tead the electricians should connect themselves with some re­!iglous organization' and keep their dues paid lip because it would be cruelty to ani­mals if they sbould be ordered to such a place."

Vve bave a stump· speaker in our local that goes into action in a \'ery reluctant way. He does .not speak on electrical sub­jects, but things pertaining to the ancients. He says tbere is a man in this town that can sign his name. to a two million dollar check that used to work along side of him for $50 a month, and now they don't speak. But Teddy says" I kllow him." Now I don't want anybody to think I mean Teddy· Roosevelt, because it is not the same Teddy, though they both show their teeth. We tion't mind how much one Teddy speaks for ~nother, but do not tbink ou'r Teddy should practice up on an insignifi­cant bod~' of men \\;ho -don't study politics.

We understand a charter has been granted to a negro local at Jacksonville, Fla., and want all to know that we stand by Local No. 88 in her request that the charter be revoked. \\.'e hal'c tumc·d down senral negroes here. The electrical business "eems to be steady, there being

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one twell"!': SIOTY buiirling guing up and st:I't:ral ()th~rs are adding on ('ilt: or two s!{lries. There is a demand for office room and 5hould any tr;n'eling brother happcn to blow tll;5 way he will lind that our busi­ness agent will giv~ him the marble heart uniess he can show up a good, up-to­date due c~rd and travelingc;!rd. A~ways

bringthenl with ~'ou as you might not have money enough to keep you till they arrive. \\'e expect to be treaten the same way should we go anywhere else.

In ollr by-laws just adopted it states tbat ·our initiation fee shall bc' $10 and the ex­al,)ination fee shall be ;;5, and $1 a month dues in advance. E\'ery applicant must pass an examination because, if a man carrics a card from Local NO.5, it is un.­derstood that we vouch for him as being capable of doing work tbat will pass the inspection of the board of fire underwriters. If lhere is a local still in existence at Louis­vilie, Ky., let tbem be heard from ne~t mouth.

I will try to give you an idea as to the ~ile of eight D. C. Generators tbe \Vesting­house Co. is making preparations to build for the Manhattan Railway of N:Y., I am told the armatures of which are to be 35 feet in diameter.

I will close, wishing the Brotherhood success. Our list of officers are as follows:

Pres.-H. H. Haas. Vice-Pres.-\V. J. Pierce. Rec. So: Press Sec.-R. L. Bruce: Fin. Sec.-Chas. Camp. Treas.-F. G. Randolpb. hrst Insp.-T. D. ·Bllller. Second Insp.-H. B. Grant. Furman-Ht:rman TepeL Tn.:stees-M. S. Enlow, Geo. Rudolph,

H. H. Hass. ' Executive Hoard--J. S. Hasking, Jas.

Howen, M. S. Enlow, W. J. Pierce, T. D. Butler.

YourE fraternally, R. I.. BRUCE,

Press Sec.

Local Union NO.7.

Springfield, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900.

Editor Electrical Work!'r: Fellow workers and brothers, we are

fcrging to the front as electrical workers and. from all accounts unions of all kinds are on an increase. I,ook at our directory, a jump from ninety to ol1e 'hundred fo~ty­seven. Keep it up, gT<,nd offiecrs, 'and we will soon reach- the t·.<'O hundred marl .. Get all memuers possiLle and stay by your union, keep a- good feilowship and har­mony always, hut rell:embcr we canuot stand still. We are ·bolind to go forward or stay back and get -out- of date. Every U1l1011 should have a committee on litera­ture, and some of the works of advanced ~!Udt'LtS on the sod'll proiJlems ollrihl to be laid hefore all wo.ke~~ and thert:by let· them learn something, ami uot, as is often.

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the ~ase now, talk of boycotts, and· in SOUle .::tses strikes. That is a social WaT. Thl' bet ler system is to have peace anr! to that end be abler to Know and to administer a remedy. Get some of the journals from other unions and see what tbey are doing. Tbat will be of interest to you, as a trade unionist.

" CONSOLJDATIOl";.

" Everything at present tends to consol­iuate und to become great. There is a capitali;;tic class and a working class. The capitalistic class understand their business thOTOl:gbiy and to that end tht:yorganize in great unions of so-called trusts, and tIley b,l\'e things to come their way, too . Now for the w~rking classes. They have all kinds of fights to fight. One another in politics,. for one is a republican, and an­olher a democrat, and some lay claim to different religions, and so on in an endless chain. I~ is like a lot of school boys fight­ing O\'er nothing. Brothers: no matter what you are, we should 1\11 be one; but now tl;$I1 some possess more wealth than others there is a difference, and.we the

. prodncing stratum of society, are com­mOllly called the lower classes. \Ve are the lower for U we were not we should know enough t6 st::.ud togethe.r and gain the respect that is dne U&, but laboring cla!>ses caHnot see their OWl] interest. Political bigotry and religious superstition have got many a man enchained, and like so Wilily h:oad of cattle ;:6cll oue bis uWI1 way- Nor 50 with the capitaiists. Their creed or politics make no difference; their bU!'il.ess is on identical liues when they form their unions. \Vill labor ever learn that they' are all brothers and ought to stand ill close touch with one aiIother for the common good of all. The New Zea­land hlbcr unions have got together nnd set all example of what organi7edlaborcan do, wheu they use their brains. Vole don't talk vf 'moh law or unjust extortion but fair play ought to be in line. Political ecoLiomy, and the merits thereof, would not hurt the iaborillg classes to discuss. As it does not seem to hurt the capitalists, why shoulU it do 1.arm tothe worker! The fact is we have ha-:\ someone else to do our thillkiI~g and acting for us too long. Boy­cott~, strikes, lock-outs and black lists are the re~ult. 'As you sow, so shall you also reap.' Your condition is getting worse righl along. Are you going to try to help ),ouself? Decide SOOIl."

OdQher I Itb, the State unil)ns will blO've a conference in this city at which the press secretary was told the president and second Yice-presideilt are expected to be in attend­ance. \Ve expect a large dele~ation from throughout the state. Now about our in­~jd", w~~lell-their agreement was not signed IIp to ~aturday, Sept. 30th, Sun­day the insilklllen held a 111edillg aud de­cided to slrike, but ",beu' they ca!"ried their agreement around :'ilonday Dlorniub"

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the conkactora signed it, and the strike lasted four.hours. Tbe whole trouble was about car fare, coming and going to work, 00 the contractor-a' lide. The trouble on the other side was on account of the ob­jection of contractOi"S to wiremen goiug in business without one year's notice. They have c9W~ to an understanding, and all parties are satisfied. AJI men are now at work. . Our union is DOW in a very prosperous condition. W~ initiated two members and received applications for six more. We expect tbe same amount at our next meet­ing. for which we can thank Bro. Pring. He-ia doing good work. \

Bro. Smitb is still on the sick list. but is getting along nicely at present. The press lieCfeta-ry was laid low last week. with malaria; he bas pulled througb 'and is now able to write. Our worthy president has been laid up fex the past week for- being too Itrong in lifting. .

The local voted last night to run a dance abouHhemiddle of November. The press secretarythiuks that if all who turned out in the parade Labor Day will buy tickets it ~ill surely be a succe_ss. .We win have. a fine electrical display which will be worth cOming miles to see. We will also have an entertainment before the dance.

As I ha~e no mexe news. will say good bye.: Yours fraternally,

T. H. B.

M»cal Union NO.9. Chicago, Oct. 7, 1900.'

Editor Electrical Work.er: With the roar' of the present political

battle growing daily, No. 9 is growing stronger just 'the same and is fast becom­ing one of the leading labor locals in the west. We are adding. new lights every week and progressing very nicely. .

All workers in Chicago are working and seem satisfied~ There are quite a number of our brol.'ben; in Cbicag-o who have for­gotten that we hold-a meetiBg.every Satur­day night at 83 'Madison street. Brothers, wake up; good attendance makes' good meetings. Come down and see us; you will find a light in the window and the latchstring hangs outside the door. (Paste this in your hat.)

Bro.· Bob Currie, one of our shining lights, has gone west to seek fame and fortune, and- wherever he lights he has the best wishes of NO.9- (Good luck, Bob.)

Bro. Tony McGlore, who fell from a pole and was l::.jured August 17th, is working again.

Bro. James Kerns, wbo was thrown from a pole August 17th, is walking about on crutches.

Bro. Mike Sullivan, of 49, wh\Nlt work for the Commonwealth Electric ~., Sept. 25th. fell from the top of a forty-loot pole. <;>n his descent he struck a street car' feeder and bounded off to the ground

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twenty feet below. He got up, pulled him­self together and was ready to reSlAme his work. A few slight scratches was all he received.

Bro. A. L. Dunn, while at work {or the Cc,mmonwealth Electric Cu., Sept. 29th, received a shock ana lell aoout thirty feet from a pole and was badly shaken up; he is getting along nicely, but wn! not be able to be out for some time yet.

'With best wishes to all sister locals and expecting a hearty endorsement of the in­s·uranee proposition that will he b1·ought· before them, I remain,

Yours fraternally, WM. HICKS.

M»cal Union No. 1:4. Pittsburg, l'a., Oct. 7, HJOO.

Editor Electrical Worker:

Business for the up and do'vn jabbers is rather brisk in this district at present and we hope for a continuation of the same. Everyone seems to be working and all the companies are paying the price el<c(;pt the one that always paid $2.35. Our charter is still open, and the boys who are not sore on the. proceedings of last" winter and spring are doing the right thing.

'Twas not very hard for e~-Bro. H. T. Sullivan to succeed in pulling tile wool over several of the Dros. of r 4 nnd 5, but it seems to be a very tedious undertaking to succeed in havi.ng him expeHed from the .brotherhood. For the benefit of those who as yet have not been officially notified as to his dishonest uealings while in Pitts­burg, 1 will illustrate a few. In tbe first place he caused himself to J?e elected busi­ness agent of L. U. 14 at· a salar)' of $10 and expenses; of COltrse that inciuded all he could fake on tbe side. There ~ere at tbis time but 19 members. Where did his salary and expenses come frem? See later in letteJ:. 'fhis did not last very long

. as he secilred a po~itioll with the light company pushing a gang ;.t $2.33 per day. He has good union principles(?). He also has a 'great gift of gab and would make a good street grafte: and tbat is what he should be cloing instead of robbing his brother workmen rtght" and left. Our booksshowrec~ipts from Jan ,1900, to July, 1900, of $250. Where has all this money gone.? \Ve have nothing wbctever to sbow for even $50 ()f said alDoutit. He collected money' from good heads on applications, gave .them receipts for same but tbat was the end of It, as iar'as ne haa any i-nt.erest except to try and get more if possible. When we approach these pa.ties with an application they give us to Ill!der~tand that they were played for suckers once, etc., etc. Another will saf,'" Do you think 1 am going to gh'e yon fdlow~ m:;' hard­p.arned money to turn over to tha~ booze­grafter, Sullivan?'! \Vby, brothers,.it is simpl, outrageous to hear tbe differeut re-.

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ports .that come in daily. On tbis account several members have dro}Jped~ out alto­getber. Furthermore, his name bas been the drawback in swelling our membership. He is a d~triment to the brotherbood and always was. Look what he did in Colum­bus, 0., Indianapolis, Ind., and many other places. Tbere are no reasons why he should not receive a dishonorabie discharge at once. One could fill a !Jook with his dirty work and if this letter does not aD, swer the purpose we will proceed on some more effec;tive course. .

There are several other parties from lhis locality who are not right by a long way. Should they come your way, please com­municaie with J 4 before you allow them to enter your hall. They·are as follows: F. D. Malone, Sullivan's right-hand man; he was treasurer and should have receiveJ. pert or aU of the $250 mentioned J. McKay, known as Phila. Jack, was in the bunch also and is still about seven months in ar­rears, ami Ben Hill, of Grand Rapids, was initiat~d here Dec_, 1899, then simply dropped out since March, 1900, and said that it was all right for anyone to belong to a union when he was compelled' to. There is no reason why any maji who works one day in a month cannot pay dues, which is one of the most impon­ant duties of a union man. According to my notion, there should be a list of such parties kept on file, then when they come around to enjoy the privileges that a Ulan with a good, paid-up card does, you <;an tell them where to get off at. Sbut them out all over the country is the ooly way to bring tbem to time.

We held Illl open meeting Sunday, Sept. 23, and had refreshments of the most ap­propriate nature, for a wire· fixers , blow­out, namely, American Brew.' Co. and Lutz & Sons' export. The Hamilton House did not forget us. Mrs. Hamilton donated tbe hll.ms, bread, 12te~~;J.s cf war, stich as quart tin cups and trays. Everytlling was conducted in a first-class manner. Bro. Burgess; the ex-tree trimmer, was the

. king bee. Of course he does not partake of such a common thirst quencher as hops or he would not have been allowed to pre­side. Several other members were con­spicious, sucb as Red Likes and Baum~' burg, the electrical expert, also Thompson and Frank Occount and several other par­ties too numerous to mention. I am pleased to state, however, that no oue be~ came so unruly but .what the. strong·arm commitee, which coosisted oi BJlOkie Cunuingham, who iutends ill the near future to cut his eyes in multiples instead. of series, Bill Domm and U. G. Scott, could keep the peace. When you come our way and there is anything doing, we will show you a 'good lime, but be sure and don't come if you are 'in Bateman's class, or the reception committee will take care. of your case. Bateman caDle up to the

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Hamilton Hoese sOllie three weeks ago and I rlon't tbiJlk he wil! return in a burry.

As the P. & L. E. Ry. don~t pay m~ for overtime imd I believe in the g·hour sys· tem will ring off.

Fraternally yours, D. D. McKA\'.

~ocal Union' No. ]:6. Evansville, Ind. Oct. 7, J9O<>.

Ihlitor Electrical Worker: Local No. 16 is still 011 top but we are

not taking in any more new members just now; I don't know what is the matter.

I would like to hear from. some of the otber locals about 'taking in linemen who have not been in the business but a year or two; I don't think it is right. We could swell OUI' local by laking ill lllen with t1..:.t experience. ' I heard that No. 10 has had some trouble at Indianapolis. I hope you win out all right; YOI1 have the sympathy of No. 16.

Brother 'Vater-tank Hoskins is with us again. He in working here now and is a good man to have; he was at our last meet­ing. We did, not have a very good olle as so many of the hoys are out of tOWll and will be five or six weeks.

I will bring this to a close before the light goes out. I reulain,

Fraternally yours, DUTCH,

Press Sec.

~calUnion No. 17. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 9, 190<>.

Editor Electrical Worker:

Well, the time bas rolled around again for another letter. I thought I would let you know that we are still on earth and still adding new D,Iembers to our local every meeting lIight. I am very sorry to hear that one of our brothers bad the mis­fortune of losing bis life ou his way to Galve~ton in teBrch of work in company with sOl:le of the boys who were to become members of our local had they not been laid off.

The Telephone Co. and the Edison Co. have just laid off about twenty more men. We are in hopes that there will benomore laid off this fall and also that the brothers have found work before this time.

We haven't heard anytbing from our sister locals that are out to better their con­ditions. We wonld be pleased to hear how they are getting along and bope that they have Lad their truubies adjusted satisfac­to~ily befn .. e this, for the wJutei' is com­iug on.

This is a short letter but will try and do better next time. We would like to hear frow James P:earsoi-I who was with oU. brother Cbarles Rowe.

Yours,

EDWARD HINSON, Press Sec.

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Local Union No. Zl:.

Phi!adel phia, Oct. I, 19::>0.

Editor Electrical Worker: As it is time for allo~her writi[)g in our

journal, which every local in the brother­hood ought to take great interest in send· ing, as.it is "ery interesting to those con­cemed and what helps, make the, daily hread for all a'ud'good wages 'is labor or· ganizations. E very member should work bard to unite all in the electrical craft. Would like to see in all cities the tele­phone or "heilo" girls organized in a union by themselves, but under the I. B. E. \V., and to keep the linemen uut of their order as \'isitors.

Well, hrothers, I haven't much for this issue, owing to being- out of town 'lnd don't know ~hat took pi act: at our last meeting, but wish to state that in last issue I neglected to, thank all sister unions for what they contributed to Local 21 during her 'trouble against organized capital, which was fully appreciated. This broth­erhood has helped the wages all over this country and will continue if every hrother will do, his utmost to push the cause along. Don't leal'e the lodge room because some­thing doesn't suit you; live up to the ma­jority vote taken and li\'e in harmony.

I can say to the brothers at large that the linemen in Philadelphia are very sociable with each other, much different than a few years back, and are now show­ing brotherly lo\'e to one another for which the city is noted.

'Ve ha,'e a few scabs to contend with, but are making it good and warm for them ar.d leading them a dog's life. The Al­mighty is killing off a few and we wiJI have them turned out before long.

Local 21 would like' to hear from union 'No. 27, to know how she made out with her strike a!; there was nothing in the last issue. Local 21 is..interested in that affair. We beth had an uphill fight.

\\Tould like to hear', from Bro. James Laden and others who were here during the strike and fought for a noble cause. I met Bro. Joe Lynch in Easton, Pa., near going the vOY'.Ige. Hope poor Joe recovers and. bis speech returns to him as under, present conditions he won't be able to abuse the scabs.

V/ell, brothers, as this is a quiet country and all retire with the boys who roost so bigr.., and arise accordingly. I mean Butz­town, Pa. Excuse for time being. I re-main. yours,

P. S. Pro Tern.

~ocal Union No. 22.

Omaha, Ncb., Oct. 5, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker;

Omaha's great festival of A-K-Sar-l3en ha5 come and gone, and to say it was a g:nnu success is putting it very mildly. TbO;!fe was a grand series of band concerts hy the famous Bellstedt Band. This form

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of amusement has proven a revolution, and 1 sincerel:; hope it will be continued even on a grander scale in the future. The pro­ceeds of the concerts go towards building a convention ball which, when finished, will place Kansas City in its wake. I am in Cavor of every electrical worker using his utmost efforts in helping raise funds. for the gr:md convelltion hali. .

The street fair, which was held in con­junction with A-K-Sar-Ben, was a grand success" and next year it will be doubly so. These enterprises du more for the electri­cal trade than do the staple work of the city. Tile electrical effects were too num­erous and grand to mention.

Paul Meyers, of the Boston Store, and City Electrician Schurigdeserve great cr.:dit for some of the finest displays. I call further say aI/ work was done by first­class union men, which gives me great pleasure. ",'

There is a proposition before the people of Dougias county to vote bonds to enable some gr:lftcrs to construct' a lural electric road, and I for one would say" never." If a rurai electric is practical there will be capitalists falling O\'er each other .t~,get. a right of way. There are enough bonds floating around now.

Boss Ed. P. Smith is trying to square himself. but be is doing so with 2 go­uetwecn. Now, the action of Boss Ed. P. Smith may not injure national politics, but what they will do will be of a local nature. Some day these poliiical bluffers will get wi~c and not try to bluff good union men by running in rank scabs as a test. Woe to the ,action of the Jacksonian club in South Omaha on that Bryan and Stevenson day. Local No. 22 will keep its eagle eye on that dUD.

\V. S. Cook has been awarded the con­tract for re-wiring the South Omaha Brew­in; Company's buildings. Now, here' is where the rub cornel;' Cook lc an unfair electrical c:ontractor, but he has, ·,he nerve to sign a contract in which union labor is stipulated. ,The end will be Cook forfeits the contract and a call for new bids will be in order. Mr. Jetter told uur committee nothing but first-c.Ias5 cards will be recog~ nized on this job.

Poor E.d. Fee has hardly been laid to rest before the wh,eels of politics begin to re volve in favor of those rank young bums ...... ho so hrutally murdered him., I am i~­!omwd that friends are now securing bonds. I would like to have the district attornev lonk before he leaps. Locall~o. 22 has ap­pointed a committee of three whose duty it is to investigate reports regarding crooked work in Ed. Fee's case, and <tj) brothers may rest assured the committee will do its duty.

Chas. Sid. Andres, of Local No. 198, Philaddphia, I received your letter. We will see',lhat no member _of Local Nn. 22

goc(to your city while trouble is on.

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Local No. 22 voted a gilt of ~10 to 124,

of Galveston. We heartily sympathize with you, brothers, and hope 124 will be on solid footing soon.

Fraternally yours, GEO. E. RUSSELL,

Press Sec.

~&1 Union No. 1l3. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: As No. 23 hasn't been heard from for a

year or 60 and we have no press secretary at present, I will write a few lines. We BJ"e getting along very nicely, added' two new lights at our last D;1eeting and bave 1h'e more ready to turn' on at our next, that is if their fuses don't blow, I mean if they come·up with tile dough.

We receind Bro~ r F~ster's card back from No. 77 at our"last Dleeting. There is a good many of our old boys out rubbing around betweeu 76 and 77' and they are al1 dght too. No. 23 has lost most of her electric -light ruen, some of whom say they will come back if we will keep one or two others out. We think there will be no trouble, and as tbey are staying out be­cause they can't have everything theirbwn way, they better remain out.

We have a few of the backbiters, as the September number calls them. 1 hope by next month we will have a press Eecretary.

_______ S. W. M.

I.-ocal: Union No. :lg. Trenton, October I, lQOO.

Editor Electrical" \Vorker: Another month has gene by and we are

on~arth. We were glad to see in the Worker that

the charter has been revoked of those negroes. 1 think it would be a good thing to make the organizer or the one who asks for a charter state for white or black and' in that way we won't get any negroes in the bmtherhood.

Brothers, it is getting cooler now; come up to our meetings. Wehad -ag<>Od meet· ing last week, but we want some of you to come up. There are some who stay away becanse they think two or three are trying to run the local. Brothers, if you would come and attend ·the meetings you would have a chance to get an office and then you could run it as you think others are doing it.

We had a couple of brothers 'from New Orleans visit us last Tuesday evening. I forget their names; they are working for the Penn. R. R.

H.oping to write more' next time, Ire· main, fraternally yours,

SPLINTER.

I,ocal Union No. 30. Cincinnati, Oct. 9, lQOO.

Editor ElectriCal Worker: . . M ... Editor, our Jack (!) has been so busy witfh a\1opening and such Qther openings

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that he h:tli an open c;'rl;uit ~mel'l~ere, and it must be at his st<.t;on, as he has not made a move to light up the country with the progress;,'e news that our local has to tell. -

One fact alone is worth telling, tbat the member~hip has nearly doubled in four months, and at. each meet,ng t11(' average new members number F.ve .. We are indeed very !arTy Bro. Jack'naf bee~ so busy, but you know (pardon us). he knows that he is a lady's man and, woulu yo~ beFeve it,he sings (?), He had 80t l eported {or duty in so long a tirw- th"f!.:e·were" abollt to send out a com;nittee;;·:.vhe; we were informed that he was .aki"ng!essons in music (vocal), and we, being very nervous and Dot in a position to tah chanl;es on being stricken in the O1.oom of youth, {Qrgaye hilll and earuestly bope he will see his mistake before he peddles fish. There is always some .excuse fvr a man doing foolish things, and being!;atistied' tirat Jack was not ~h.oself, and being a.fraid something would be doing soor., we put on ground wirc::s and located the trouble. Yea, come­a·long, 'twas love, and after offering up a prayer (as the,. c.ommittee. had nothingldt after the awful news), we went home. Let us hope thil.t handso:ne Jack wiil see his danger and report next month.

Our Worthy Grand Prc.>sident Wheeler came in very. unexpectedly last meeting night, hut caught us in order and, as usual, very busy. \Ve were very giad to have him with us and so sorry we were not pre· pared to give him the 'welcome he so richly deserves. We will at all times be glad to have him with us, and I am stlre would sit all night and listen to.his lectures, in which be ha'! no equal; Hail to the .:hid l

Now, to keep the ."Ha, ba!" away from . us, we want to say that we never m~.de an attempt before to· write for our \Vorker, and of course it ",'ould be a great favor to excuse mistakes, as we hill'e taken the lib­ertyof writin,g on our own11Ook.

Success to every brother. JOHN P. WRIGHT, ED. HANDLO~.

Cincinnati, 0;, Oct. 9, 1900. Editor Electrical \Vorker':

I will make nn effort to write :1 few lines to the 'Vorker this Dlonth, although! nm not press secretary, lior cio. I want to be, either, uniess there was a big salaryat­tached to it. We have quill:':1 hard time of it Lere electing officers to fill the chairs. n.li the broi.uers said;: tile"", tlllLies, cven the nn" .. ciai secretary's ('hr,il', ude;,s the,,, get a salary tbey blOW the local ca!m~t stand.

'\Ve bave a yress secretary, Bw. Ray­n;ond, but J have iaiied to see a ietter from him in the Worker ye~. I would like to hear from TIro. Raymono., throngh the \" orker, why l:e. bas failed to do such a small duty as to write just a few lines

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once a month,.and I am not t-he only one either.

\Ve haye had several' good brothe.~

leave us recently. Bro. J. P. WiliialDs ~ot a tickel for Buffalo last week. He ,,'as 'our treasurer. Good luck to you, Jimmie. you are all O. K. We did happen to elect a successor to him, Bro. J- P. Wright. at the same price. Thanks for your ever faithful service.

I would like toset' the brother-s of this local put their shoulders to the wheel ali~ see how far we could shove old No. 30. \Ve have the talent, we have the gooo workers, but I am sorry to say we bave some very bad workers. They ·coml: to lodge and tbe very first thing they do is to bit tbe flQor and move that we adjourn, aud they find a secondel' very quid .. I)' . Now, brothers, that is no wa)' \.0 do. Bring in a petition with you and stop your jaw­ing. Stay until lodge is over like a man.

\\Tell, we had the good fortune to have grand presideci with us at our last meet­ing. He gave us a talk tliat we will never forget, and if we practice wbat he' preached I think we would have a local here that would be second to none. We would liked to have caged him for a week or two, for I know he would have done us a lot of good, for we have several circuits of lights here that need trimming and '1 beiie,;e he 1::onla have done it for us ill short order.

\\Te are still doing some work every time we meet. At our last meeting: I thiuk there were eight or nine applicatiolls .came in and we initiated seven. 'fhat is !lot ;;0

bad, but we could do better if mlly half the brothers' would try.

\\Te meet first and third, 'Nedllesd((ys at Jackson Hall, corner Jackson and 12th streets. Tbe latch string is always ou the outside for a visiting brother. If any tlf you !!hould drift this way you will be more than welcome at our ball' \'/ork is very fair here, but wages are on tbe bog. A1}" the way from $1.50 .to $2.25 for lhe best splicers. Well, 1 will switch off an ci lake a nap as it is 3=45 a. m.

A Faithful MeruUtr.

Local Union No. 3x. Duluth, Oct, 5, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker; " Hello, central! connect me with Local

3i. "Hello, Local 31 ! . What is the mat­ter with you any way? You did uot ap­pear in the Worker last month. II "'"leU," says Local 31', "I think ou:- 'p:-ess secre· tary is a "cry lazy fellovl.·' l~o'.~.- ~"i" U!a, be all true, but I don't think it is quite s~ bacl. The actual cause of us ~ot appearing 11' the Worker is that 1 am always behind d.m:. Again I have Dlissed getting my ieiter inptiut. '

'Veil, anyway, Local No. 31 is doing well. Each and every member iswork;n::; • but if there were more members ~'OIlle 0! us would certainly be out of empioymellt.

C.-:tober' -'

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Lnst nlec:iLl;'; t.:.licth .. :t 1lew light v/at. r:(,~!­

nt'ded ijl~o our c.;~cuit. '" e mav !;vl'D

bQve to in~tal1 Eo !Iew tlynamo to furr.i5h current for this ~'ast circuit. The new man is a dynamo tender of eight years experi­ence. a very g-c.ad 11lember indeed. ann we are proud to n"ve bim in our local.

We ha\'e arranged for the grand fifth annual ba~! to be'given at the Armory the 18th of this month; preparations for same were begun last month. There are to be bri 1-Iiant electrical effects, something which Duluth has never witnessed before. 'With the.> wise heads of some of our brothers we are bound to make a success of it.

L::.hor Day was a grand day for Duil1th. which had another chance. to show its strength as a nnion town. After the Rak",rs' nniolJ, Local ~o. 3 I was considered b"st in line and bRd there been ~uC!.1 a thing as second prize we would certaiuly have carried it olT. Each menlber was rlressecl ill a neat working suit, consisting

. oi bllle coat, black shirt and cap, !llld a white tie.

Efforts to slart a local in Superior h .. ve thus lar failed, but we shall not give up but try again aud I do believe we wili Le 'successful thi!' tinic:

A. RICHTER, ____________ ~Press Sec

Local Union No. 34. Peoria, Ill., Oct. 2, 1<)00.

Editor Electrical 'Yorker: As om P. S. has been out of town for

some time, I wil! scribble a few lines for the 'Vorker and to iet the boys know th," 34 is not quite dead yet. We will have a corn carnival and exposition here frorn the 3d to the 13th, which has made work lively for the inside wiremen, but as none of them are union men it does not benefit us any. \Ve have done e.\"erything in .ou~ power to gct 'h~m !n c.rganize. but it seems to do no good. Last week Swift & Co. sent some ins~de wiremen down from Chi­cago to wire their new storehouse here and as they W~Te non-union men the carpentcrs iefuseJ to work with them and walked out, the result being that the company sent the men back to Chicago and sent down union men. They put up the kick that there were no union men in Peoria, but they were told that there was a union here for them to get into and we extended' our thanks to them for their support. A few cases of that kind 'would get them started.

Bro. James Conger, who was hurt here last spring, is back at work "gain after being iaid up four months. He had his !dt wrist and thigh broken through a 25-' ioot lamp-pole brp.aking with bim.

\Vork is not very plenty here as all the co:upanies are kicking about the b!gh' pnce of materials :md are doing as linie work as possible.

As this is my ilT"t attempt, I will open the switch.

c. "So KETTENRING.

INcal 'THion No. 35. l\1a!lsillon, 0., Oct. 8, IC)CAJ.

FdilOr Electrical Wo,'i<er: I will now try and write a few lines to

your paper to Jet the brothers know how Local ::lS, 1. B. E. \V .. is progressing. We have had a few more applications since you h~ •• rd from us last time and we expect more JO the near future. I would like to say a few words ahou! ULl' smoker, which we held Thur5'day evening, Sept. 27th, and I must. say the electtlc,,\ "','orkers have made a hit in this town: W~ had in attend­"I;ce !""presentatives fre-mai! l~,e labor or­!;anizrotions in Massillon "nd the president allL; organizer of the T. R. A. of Massillo!1, with the mayor and a few of the city offi-dais. .

The eiectrical workers wcre highly con­gratulated by the members of the different organizations for showing the~ a social way for bringing the different organiz;.tions tlJgether, as they admitted a smoker was something new to them. J will enclose you a clipping from one of our daily papers and will ),011 kindly publish the same.

The members of No 35 are thinking of giving a ball and grand electrical displav in 'he near future, as we are told that i( will be a grand success.

Work here {or the new telephone' com­pany has been going aiong nice:y and we arc drawing near the end as the job will be finished in a short time now. The presi· dr:n~ of 35 would like lo hear from '\'m. Graham of Local No. 20, and he might drop a line to the press secretary also.

I would like to say a word for the bene­fit of visiting brothers that we have changed om meeting nig-ht and we meet every Fri­day e"ening in the Junior Order of Me­chanics Hall, East Main stTt:et.

Bro. DUikin is still with us and he ex· pects to finish the cable work this week and then return to Cleveland, and the hoys of Local 35 will be sorry to see him go as he was well like.l by all. I will tha::.k vo:..! if you will give this letter space in y'our "aluable paper.

Y ,)urs fratenlally, H. J. SUTHERLAND,

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Local Union No. 36. Sacramento, Cai., Oct. 4, IC)OC>.

Editor Electrical Workel: Brothers, it is with sorrow that I must

state the charter of No. 36 is draped in mourning and our vice-president's chair is \·dCant. OU;" nol~!c cb::mpion. :C. O. Strong, met bis dellth by" carelessness of parties unknown te' the jury," by coming in contact with a live wire. That was :hf! verdict at the inquest, the jury recommend­ing that an inspector he appointed by the citv.. It is time that Oln inspector was appolDted here. None of vou have ever Sl'.f,n worse lines than some' that are used ill t.his city; any old thing goes. The line

that Drc. Sttong met his death from w;,." a fire-:>.larm peanut line that ra~ from Ollt

housetop 10 another and 1 guess on e\'(:~y company's poles in the city. It ..... as wrapped around the Yuha Co.'s "-,cr-A alter· nating for one whole span. He g"t it br" tween the peanut and its return grounded.

\Vt have before the trllstees of thi!l .. ity a req;:cst endorsed by the Ferier;,ted Trades. which is very str~1I1g,llsking :bat the offi-::e of city electric'll ills;:;Cc.tor bl" cre~l.ed. \Ve are sure to win fI';:!l the O'Jt­

look "t the present writing, ~s the unions of this dty are in politics in this way--that we remernber our friends, and any.politi· cian ,.~·lJO chooses to antagollhe us is placed Vf.1 the file at the Federated Trades. That is where they barrel them. We know of sume whose po!itical career is at an end, but we- did not anticipate much of a strug­gJe in tbis case as it is everybody's fight. it will henefit the companies as well as the workmt'n or private individuals. There is no ccmpany but what waf.1ts good work done, M ('.therwise it is a sour~'e of trouble to ~hcm. Most of the poor work done on outside construction is caused by the men themsp.ives. either being incompetent or <:<~relcss, lind on inside work it is caused by competition, which means that the !irm~ doing such wL.rk get the cheapest labor, material, ar~d rush the, work.

By \,ay of l:crrectiuu t'1 my last letter I \Viii st~te that ... h~re t:.le word scab ap­pe<lrs It shou!d uc' '.!nfair, and that the woru \Visconsin should be unionism. As for me, 1 have nothing personal against any man empl('yed by the Sunset Co., but they are cert?inir treating No. 36 unfair; if they are not ~2tisiied with the way.we do busi;,ess or "·ith the oiiicers, let them join. \Ve are always ready to give them the glad hand. Then .they will find. their vote is equal to ours, As for two men there who claim to be members in the East, we knew nothing of; we have never seen their cllrds, ",.0 {lothin~ 011'l1t5 with us but a paid-up .::ard and complying with Articit> 14, Section 7, of our constitution. Hoping that this is satisfactory to all concerned.

Yours fraternally, JOSEPH J. SCOTT, ______ l're5s Sec.

Local Union No. 38. Cleveland, 0., -Oct. 8, JC)OC>.

Editor Electrical Worker: We are having a week of prosperity.

At the present time everybody is working dl1:::1ds o! hours. Th~ !;~c~('h:!n!!: nf our dty have let loose a litt!e mont'y and are to cel~brate what they caH "HomE' \Veek," and they certainly !Jilt all n,cir loose cl'.:mg.: up for a grand electric display, which reaches {rom 'Vater and Superior Sts. to Erie St .• lip Ontario and Prospect Sts. About one hllndred large COlumns standing 25 feet high have been erected, and th~y are decorated with wreaths of

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green leaves and vines, and four arc lamps are suspended from each one of these mas­sive columns, while thousands of incan­descent lights strung across' the streets. The tall electric light mast on the Public Square will have hundreds of colored incandescent lights are wrapped around it, reaching to the very top of the mast. Be­side'theSe large displays, the merchants will have individual electric set pieces In

their stores. From all indications it will be a gala week for our city. Excursions will be run into the city the whole week. To-day, Sunday, it rained all day and partly spoilt some of the decorations, and our boys got wet to the ski!\, but. neverthe­less, they all felt jolly and did not seem to care how much it rained. They all were looking for the long green and a great many of them will have money to burn a week from to-day.

The inside wiremen have been very lucky this summer. Most of their craft

,have worked pretty steadily, and work now is picking up, some. Quite a number' of our brothers of Local 39 got laid off at the Cuyahoga Telephone Co. the past week, but this" Home 'Veek .. work just come in handy, and a whole bunch worked with our boys, wiring. sockets, etc. "

Bro. Frank Estinghausen is Local 38's business' agent, and he certainly had his hands full trying to keep peace in the family. Some rank scabs got to work il;l some manner but,were secluded in a base­ment working ,by their lonely. But that game did notgo with our watchful business agent. He demanded that they be put off the job, and go they did, and in the futur,e a, weath~r eye will be kept on that kind of fellows •.

During the past month Local 38 has been prospering. Several brothers de­posited ,their card-I! with us ,and about four or five are waiting to get initiated. One of

, our candidates had the misfortune to lose his wife, who died -last week. Tbe father has ~ad all kinds of misfortune:ane -is BOW

left with three small children to look after. Our president, with Bros. MacDonald and Estinghausen. acted as pall-bearers. An obituary notice will be found on another page of this Worker.

Bros. Wingate and Brooks have formed a partnership and now are known as "Win­gate & Brooks, Electrical Contractors." These two brothers were formerly with the Electric Supply and M'fg. Co., and the first named 'brother is vice-president oLLoc".! 38. We ali wish ~hem every success in their new venture. A good union man can always get a place there if any men are wanted. .

We .noticed in last month's Worker that a certain somebody organized a local down South and that a charter had been granted to this new local. but later it was learned that this new local was composed of colored men. Well! Well! I want to say right

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here, by ail means re\'o};e th:?t chaner or else there will be all kinds of ~Tt)l!ble in our Interr.atiol'Ja! Brothe~hoc:d. T!lat's the sentiment of Local 38, and we tope to hear in this month's Worker that it ~Iready has been done.

At our last meeting Bro. FI ank Esting­hausen was elected finaI,c.ial lU'cretary,vice 'Vm. Dix~n, who lOOil expects to go to other climes. We regret that Bro. Dixon inter.ds to leave us, as he u"s been a wonhy officer of our iotal, and we will cenainly miss him.

Another.old scout, Bro. Hempshil!, told me the other day he was going to pull out of here and go East. If so. we wili lose a good old standby. And here is wishing bim all kinds of good iuck. (Two Ann­hanser Busch, please.)

Think this will suffice thi! month. Re­gards to Bro. AI. Bunton, of Providence, New York and Buffalo.

Yours fraternally,

FRANK C. -HEGENER, Press Sec.

I,ocal Union No. 4:1. Ruffalo, N. Y., Oct. 9,1900.

Editor Electrical \Vorker: As there has been a deat.h in our family

I have not had time' to seud my letter in earlier. I hope you will be able t9. enter this now in YOUT valuable jv~Tna1.

Local 41 of Buffalo, I am pleased to say, is a progressive crganization. Eacb-mem­ber or brother is learning more each day the true benefits of organized labor. By experience most of ns hav:: !ean-:ed that unions are only most effectual where there are contracts in competition. so let the brothers everywhere be contented and only get congenially and ;nbstantially estab­lished with one another and the dear brothers who, are struggling in darkness out of the union will conie in. .

We lost a good brother by death, Mr. Chester Thompson. As far as I know, all other brothers are well.

As to work, the Pan-American is, the principal job. All other work i!' p1'Ogress­ing smoothly. There is no rush. .There is no call for men out of our jurisdiction. Our initiation' is $15, and $[0 to admit a traveling card, and it i3 necessary to ex-

. amine every person entering Local 41. We are responsible for our flock. '

IVAN T. HENRY, Pr~s Sec.

Buffalo.' N. Y., Oct. S, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker:

Since our last letter to the V/orker No. 41 has certi'.inly c!one some hustling in add­ing new lights and the affairs d the Incal are progressing very nice:y, We h.,v/! re­ceived an increase of fifty cents pe~ jo:y as per agreement without any trouble. 'Ve have oar \vorthy president, Ere,. O'Connell, in the ficid as business agent, who is con-

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ducting our business with de!patch and satisfaction. Some credit must be given Bro. E. Fowler's gray mare, on whom our business agent does all his hustling. A peculiar feature of this mare is her tail. It seems a portion of the Galveston st.C'rm struck Bro. Erb's mare's tail and stiffened it, and our busmess agent and Bro. Fow~er are using heroic measure! and a galvanic battery to place it in its proper pusition.

Bro. Brown has taken unto him a sweet little wife, as he calls her. and here's hop­ing she will remain so to him for evermore.

Bro. Barth was elected our financial sec­retary to 'succeed Bro. Scott, our old War horse, who used to tell the boys where they were at, and never forgot his obligation to his union. attended all meetings, and set an example for each brother to follow and one to be proud of.

It is brisk at present, but not rushing, and all brothers wishing work at the Pan: American will please leave name with O:1r G. S. aad they witl be -tl13tified ifl due time. Now a good many traveling brothers have an idea they can come to the woods, as they call Buffalo, with the intention of walking in our lodge room or parlor and call themselves full-fledged members of 41. Let me impress upon them that we have an examining board, also an examin­ing fee of $10.00, to be paid on each exami­nation, and would suggest to brothers com­ing this way to have good, paid-Up cards Ii they wish to work in Buffalo, as Buffalo is' union to the core.

One of our brightest members. J. Ches­ter Thompson. departed from this life on Sept. 24; 1900. Although only a member for a few months, he was esteemed' and reo' spected by all. He left us with' our deep­est regrets and heartfelt sympathy for his family. Resolutions were adopted which appear under proper heading.

Fraternally

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Local Union No. 43. Syracuse. N. Y .• Oct. 7, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: You will please note that through the

absence of Geo. Gersbochee. vice-pres., and James McJury. treasurer, their offices were declared vacant and John O'Donald. was eI.ected vice-pFes. and Anthony Rich­ardson, treasurer.

Jack Lewis dropped into town last week after an absence of six months or so, said, howdy to the boys an~ wanted to know if any of us were out of work, as he is doing' business on his own hook and wanted it

man to help him out lip at Oswego. but a!l members of No. 43 are fuli of currants. as Willie Silverman puts it, and Jack did not find his man. I understand though later on he secured Jobn Thompson, who is to be a member of No. 43. Jack didn't bave time to tell the boys about the fish he and

Octoberj THE ELECTRICAL 'WORKER ================ .. =-"=== his father·in-Iaw caught when they u5ed to ride the a'ngry waves of Lake Ontario.

Local No. 43 sent to their needy brothers ufNo. 124 at Galveston $10. Get in line other locals, and do likewise~

At OUT last rr.ceting we managed to have a bakers' dozer.. Come, come, boys, wake up and get interested. Don't leave it all for two or three to do. Everybody work­ing, everybody happy.

Fraternally yours, "BILL NYE."

P. S. .. Old Crip .. sent a bundle of his latest books, twenty-five cents each. Every brother should purchase one of these and give a helping. hand to him. \

!toea! Union No. 44. Rochester, N.·Y., Oct. 5, 1900·

Editor Electrical \Vorker: 'Vell, brothers, my last letter was sent

too late to be published and this time I will try to be a little more prompt with it, as I received a gentle call down by the Editor.

Local 44 is still in line, bnt after a storm there is· always ·6 calm, and we have cer­tainly had a st<:'rm. We lost the Bell Tele' phone strike as far as a settlement goe5 and you can bet the company lost dollars to our cents. Thirty-two men weill on strike and, at the present time not one of them is idle. 'fhe Central Trades nnd Labor Council has taken it in hand aud the result is in Ii short liUle if the boy<:ott is not lifted Roche!'ter will be only a station for long distance work for the Home Tele­phone Co. has got them on the run and is employing first-class help and paying tue stanuard rate of wages.

At our last regular meeting we appointed a committee of five to act in conjunction with Local 86, to make arrangements for our annual ball, Thanksgiviilg Eve, at Fitzhugh Hall, the Jargest hall in the city. Following is the committee from Local 44: J. D. McGuire, Martin Warner, Andrew Murdock, Thomas Lai'\'les~, J. B. Haley. We are expecting to make a few extra dol­lars, for the committee are business men and always work bard in the interest of the local.

A few of our brothers who went on strike have left town and when you meet a brother from this city just give him a lift if you can, for they put up a hard, earnest· figi!t, against a company with a capital of $3,000,000. They· fought three months a1!~~ then did hot lcr.e by capital, but h~' ~.

10t of scabs, whose chief aim in life is to down tbelT fellowman A scab should be treated the s:!we as they treated the negroes at Galveston, a sharp report of a gun and

. then fed totbe hogs. . '" Rochester is t.he tbird on tile list of lllTbe

cities in New York state as a unio11 town. The Bureau of Labor shows Ulany interest­i~g figures about the working peuple. R cclJe:.ter has 6,814 credited and in a shert

time will be hundre!!s mo:-e as the C T. & L. C. is orgal1i:dng the foli()wing trades: Retail dcd;s, te::.'l1 dr~' e's, coachnlell and coach lldpers, ccoks and '!Ortf'stic girls, and last but 110t least the milkmen, so wben yO\1 come to Rochester bring a card or take a trip around the town.

The tobacco trust is struggling hard he.e to down the Blue-Label tobacco, but the ul1ion boys have got their goods on the shelf and if they want it taken down they will have to chew and smoke it themselves, as union label is the demand here.

One of our city fathers here took a great stand here before the common council ill favor of the laboring man very recently. The employees oftbe N. Y. C. R.R. freight house asked for $1.50 per day instead of 11. 35, and were told the company could not afford to pay it, and now the Central R. R. has asked the city to make them a present of a strip of land in the cente. of the city and tbe honorable board of aldermen is willing to give it to them excepting Hon. l\!. J. Cal~ban and be is fighting them to a stand still. They could not raise the tax­·payers' wages in this city to a living scale, bllt taxpayers can give them land and the workingmen eat jjver and salt pork in or­der to pay for it, and only one man repre­senting the taxpayers dare deny tbem.

\\'ell,·1 will have to ring off pretty soon or I will get another call down by the Ed­itor.

Hello, Calamity, where ere you going, anu why do you not write a lettel' to thl! boys through the \Vorker~ We miss you,

·and your expression. If you cast a glance at this letter, write to us, as you have not an enemy in Rochester.

W. J. CLARK; Press Sec.

!toeal Union No. 45. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1.900.

Editor Electrical Worker: The time having arrived again to write

to the 'Worker, j ,,·ill try and let you know how things have been going in Buffalo thio; last month. Well, in the first place, the strike against the Hell Ttdephone Co. is still on, and, as far as I can see, with no prospects of a settlement, so we ask our brothers to keep away from Buffalo. Pretty nearly all the boys are working just now, so they are not worrying much over the situation. The Westf'Tll Union started a gang stringing a couple of copper wires 'Wf'r the D., L. &: \V. 11. ~. to llinbbamton. hut we can't hear of any other company doing anything out of the ordinary. Local .t5 is duing all I ight and will soon be i:1 gooci shape again, and we call depend 0;)

tnl'se now in the loe:.!. Most of them h'lV~ . been tried and not found wanting.

r.lr. Editor, enclosed please find li~t of tl.ost; who are now scabbing for the Bell Tdephone Co. Those .. :;th marks in front of their names were member of the brother·

hood. In my next will have a more com­plete list, also some pictures of those who we think may be working bere under as· sumed names. Of course, you will under· stand that nine out of every ten of those wh;, scabbed it on us and are down as bav­ing belonged to 45, are men and boys who we took in just before the strike, and with the exception of four or five are students and so-called instrument men, so you will know that the climbers all quit almost to a man. Fr~ternally yours,

F. M. DEVLIN, Press Sec.

!toea! Union No. 48. Richmond, Va., Oct. 3, J900.

Editor Electncal Worker: 1,rlSt month we were too late getting our

letter ready, but hope this may reach you in time for the paper.

Since you last heard from 48, we have takcn in some new members ::.nd are get­ting Oil slowly but surely.

We did not turn Ol1t in· e. body Labor Day, Dllt we had a representative-·-one man. IIe rode a fine horse and carried a large ba!lneT.

Last oonth Bro. Fry hsd a very bad ac­ddc;Jt; be fell from a cable box platform while 'working for Rkhmond Tel. Co. I em sorry to say another of onr b:-others had to quit the Passenger a~d Power Co. be­c:mse the nlggel·s get all the show. They are left in charge lu .. d given all verba.l or­den;, not only ill the light department, but also in tbe trolley wire.dep8,·tment where· they have a negro for assistant foreman. \Ve ha"en't found out yet whethef these two ioremen really love the nigger, or are afraid a white '~:lD might get their places, but what surprises us is that the officials of this company tolerate such a thing, as they' are our OWl) people, that is Richmond people. >

'Vell this ;" "h""t ",11 "" .. 1,:~ow thi" ti;,ae, , but in closing we will suggest that all· electric light linemen pass Richmond by unless they wish to work uurler a negro.

Yours truly, JOE WEBBER.

!tocal Union No. 49. Chicago, Oct. 4, JQOO.

Editor Electrical Worker: Local No. 49 is still in the· grand Order

of !. 13. E. W. and is taking a lively part in the labor matters of Chicago. The Ir·:m'h ('f ."ugust W;{s our t~;rc ar.dn:rsary of our ellistcnce ali a Jocai of (he 1. B. E. W., and three years of hard ~truggling it .... as; hla no\\' th!' struggling purt has all gOIlt' by, and it "looks, as the fourth year appmache~, that. we are going to branch out and make Local 49 cne· of the top notcbers of the Brotherhood. Our mem­bership is increasing and ou. h1eeti::.gs arc well attended. \Ve ha ve 60 S0m(: odc!, Oll

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cood standing, which is something for the .meers and mem~TS to be proud of. and this year we must reap our glory and suc­cess. We have good officers, willing mem­bers, and men wbo are prompt in payment of dueS. And do you know, brothers, bow we are to reap our glory and have success?

__ Well, here it ·is. Each and everyone of us go to t.he next meet in!!" go to tbe secre­tary, and get an application blank, take it with us and return to the following meet­ing with an applicant's name on it, and you will be surprised at the success of our local.

Am sorry to state Bro. M. Sullivan, wbile at work for the Commonwealth, received a sbock and was seriously injfned. . Hello, 78, why doo't you elect a scrib· ·bler and let the world ·hear from you? Also S~. Wake up, fill-up the paper; it don't cost you anything. You can proba­bly get a volunteer to act as press secre­tary.

Wishing success to all, I remain, YOUTS fraternally,

F_ j. STUBBE.

~ca1 Union No. 52. Newark, N. j., Oct. 8, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: . Just a few lines to let our brothers all

over the country know that Local No. 52 is still in full bloom and bringing forth new buds every meeting night which promise to bloom and waft their perfume all over the electrical fraternity. in the \Vestern Hemi­sphere. The linemen in our local receive New York pay, which is $3.50 per day, eight hours work, when working for a New York contractor in Newark, and $3.00 per day when working for a Newark contractor.

We ran off a smoker the week before . last which proved to be a great success. Our members showed a great interest in the labor movement by turning out almost to a man in the Labor Day par.ade which was beld here in Newark. After the parade, we were addressec;i by the mayor 01 the city, who participated in the procession, wearing a badge of the typographical union, of which he is a member.

Things are looking pretty bright in New· ark and our membership is very close to 400, which must be attributed to the hust­ling abilities of our ex-president and pres· ent delegate, Bro. McNulty. Wishing all the other unions success, I am,

Fraternally yours, WM. ST. J. HARRINGTON,

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~ca1 Union No. 54. Columbus, 0., Oct. 7,1900. -

Editor Electrical Worker: As you didn't receive my letter in time

for publication last month, I will have it with a few good tidings to cut out the trouble. Our membership is steadily in·

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creaiiing ?nd the enthud2=~1 in the UlJioo is on the mov€' upward .

We Lan: made another scab lo!>k and feel just iike a dog in th;:: past two weeks. Of course a scab isn't as leod as a dog. He is still in toe employ of the Citizens', but we told the main stems just ,vbert: we were on the map and the cur must never be seen on the con::.tructi6n wor!< again. Hisname is las. Critcbfidd and we want his dame in the bad: I~aves of the Elec­trical \Vorker with the rest of them.

We have a goodly membership, can't just tell the number, blil we are as strong as Dewey's fie.;t in Manilla Bay.

Just look at ,the boys who are at the head of our lo::al, Ratsy Kneeland, and jam{;s Shea. Why, they are as strong union men as e\'er lived. Yes, stronger than a skunk, you cari smell them two blocks away. Bro. James Shea was on the sick list for abu-ut seven wee-ks, but we are glad to see his smiling face once more on top of the pules fiirtingwith the girls.

Bro. Fisher had a misfortune some three weeks ago. He was carrying two wires up a pole and in doing so they swung against a feed·wire ant:! threw him in the air, fall· ing 35 feet. He lit on his feet 'lnd both ankles <Ire 50 badly mangleq and bruised· it is doubtful if he will ever be able to walk again .. At our last meeting, No. 54 agreed to take every precaution in regard to thIS worthy brother's condition that he will ne,'er w~nt for artything. -

Bro. A. J. Fram~s has resigned his posi­tion as business agent, owing to slackness of work, but AI. you did your part for you are good natured and could take a cussing, all a b:lsiness agent gets.

There isn't much do'ing here now, but both telegraph companies talk about doing some rebuildiug in the: future. I- want to say to linemen who carry no cards, you had better get them before .coming to the Capitol city fer we are .getting to be bad -actOfS.

We had a fine meeting last Wednesday night, took in three new ~embE.'rs and everyone seemed to be in the best of Spirits. I would say if you wele to have only one meeting a year there would be some brothers who coulnn't come that often. Now you who chance to rea(1 this will know who I mean. Come out and see for yourself, and don't be inquiring how the meetings are.

Now, brothers .. a littie "Shapes Spoke .. and 1 will ring off.

A poor old lineman ~tood Oil his pole, With his feet ;.11 covered with blisters; He tied his wire and dro?ped his pliers, And the wind biew thro\Tgc his whiskers.

YOUfS fraternally,

A. T. W., Press Sec.

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~ca1 Ulsit>D No. 56. Erie, P;:., Oct. 7. lQOO.

Editor Electrical Worker:

It is about the last chauee in this month that I will have to send ill my little word, but it is not such a little wor.d this time, ar. we have lost one of our good brotbers, Roy Smith, who got a sbock and -feii. He was working on a lead of alternate and day arc wires and got a shock in his left ,thigh, being thrown from the pole. He caught a wire and held it for a few seconds. He was about four feet out from the pole and the boys thought they could help him, but be­fore anything could be doqe he lost his hold on the wire and dropped a few ieet. striking his feet on other wires, which turned him Over and let him strike with his face on the curb. He was picked up and taken to the hospital, but died in a short time after arriving- there. Hii; fall was about thirty feet. Brother Smith was to have been married in a short time. The brothers of No. 56 were all present at the funeral and marched to the cemetery, where each member dropped a white -car­nation on the casket after it was low.ered into the grave. This is the first death in No. S6 of a member in good standing, and .. we hope it will be a long time before we have another one.

Bro. Thos. Murray went very near the limit a few days ago. He and Bro. Jesse Miller were on a pole doing some work. It was a fine day and everything .wa~ dry and they did not use their glov-es, which they should have used. Bro. Murray had a wire partly cut-with his pliers and put his connectors on to break the wire off. The wire was bare and the connectors 'not in~ sulated. He took hold of a cross-arm brace which touched an anchor guy, which gave Bro. Murray a good ground with 2,250 volts of alternating -current. They were working just outside the door of the plant, and Bro. Miller tried to pull Oi kick him loose, but could not for several sec­onds. ·He finally succeeded in kicking the connectors out of his hand. During this time a ground man had run into the station and had the dynamo man open the switch on all circuits, but Bro. Miller thinks he kicked the connectors out of his hand be­fore the circuits were thrown open. Bro. Murray had his safety belt around th·e pole, which saved him from falling. He came down the pole and sat down for a few min­utes and then went to work, but his hands are pretty sore. I would not like to- t .. ite a chance on that wiTe and anchor guy that he was connected with. I think it would put most men out.

Some wire-fixers laugh at a man who uses a safety 1leit to untie a wire or some other light work on a pole, but in Bru. Murray's case it saved him from a fall, although he only needed the belt for safeJy. It is also believed by the brothers that if

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Bro. Roy Smitl: had u~ed his safety belt, wbich was h .. ngi;~g at his side, he WOuld not have·fallen when he got his shock, as it seemed as if tne current did not hold him, but tbrew him away.

NC.56 is mC\'!ug in good order, and there . were two or three members who got in

arrears and cam.: up last meeting night to see how we had been feeding the goat, if tbe tie path had got any smoother, or if ·Bro. Generator was still alive. They can tell you all about it. One brother, wpo is a native of North America, was taken out of the vat and pronounced dead by Drs. P. Jaco1>, J. Donahue and our veterinary sur­geon, Oscar Fuller, but he .came to about 9:30 P. M., and said he thought he got off easy.

Well, J will Jet yon off ellsy by stopping for a month: Yours, etc.,

L. E. C.

~ocal Union No. 57. Salt Lake City, Oct. I, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Was elected P. S. at our last regular

election but, being a little bashful, failed to have anything iu last time. Wheu the boys got their papers and saw we' were not represented, they all said "What's the matter with you, I see you didn't have anything in this time." So I resolved to get a piece ill this issue if I blew a fuse and had everybody out of light.

All of the boys here are working and everything is clOying along O. K. Ther!' is not any extra amount of work, but just enough.

c. W_ Crager is with u~ again. Charlie is a good maD and is welcome as all good men are.

The boys working for the Utah Ligl;t 'and Power Co .. sent in a request to the directors askil1g for eight hours with same

. pay, $3, instead of ten hours-time and one-half for o\·ertillle and double time for Sundays. We got nine hours straight, time for overtime and time and one-half 'for Sundays.

Would like to say something in reard to the extra amount of gall some people have. They come along perfect straugers (except that they are union men) anu ask to be held up for a few days for a board bill and also some little cash. They work awhile, get a few dollars and leave very s'uddenly and forget to pay board and also the small amounts of cash borrowed. We have a few nallles on our list we will have to jJll blibh if tllib '::{Jutinucs. Ii llIen ex­pect to have credit :md not kill the credit of good men they must pay their debts.

On the evening of Sept. 19th, James Burke, a lineman in the employ of the -Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co., shot and instantly killed W. F. Harrison, hjs foreman, with a shot gUll. As far £5

k!loWU there was no ill-feeling betwcp.n the two. \Ve understand Mr. Harrison

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was ;;. member c·! one of the K. C. loc-a.!!' and has a wife &nc1 two children residing there. ' james Burl;.e was n~t a member of the 1. D. E. W. but ha5. declareu his inlen­tion of coming into NO.5,· Mr. nnrke ..... orkec. for some time for the Utah I.:ght and Power Co. anu always seemed to be a very quiet and good-natured man.

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Local Union No. 58. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Another month has passed and it is again

time for us to enlighten each other regard­ing the progress of the differenl locals throughout the country where the brother­hood has been instituted. Local 58 is pro­gJ'essing slowly but surely, adding a few lights and if we will only continue we will eventually have our city well and intel­lectually lighted, and al!'o ranking among tbe strongest local:; in the nnion. There are quite a few non-union men in this town, but I think by alitt!e hustling we would not have a very hard time getting them to join. 'fhe l{Jcal is pleased with the work of our linemen, for the benefit·of the local, especially Rro. C. M. Robinson, whose name has been on one-half of the applications received by the locals. I think if the inside men would hold their own with the linemen, our membership would increase famously. Bros. Ashbough, Har­ringtolJ and R. Rohinson have accepted a position with t11e Roherts' Chemicai Co. Some of the brother!' went up to Buffalo t<> get a job on the PRn-Am. buildings, with a paid-up card, but if I have not been mis­iuformed they told them they had to pay 1;10 to local 41 before they could go to work. I do not know what kind of a deal you would call tbat, but if 41 would kindly 'give us a little light on the ten· spot we w{Jtlld be very much obliged.

The local is v",ry sorry to lose our worthy vice-presid;!nt, Rro. O. McEwney, who is going to Buffalo to work, and all of the brothers wish him the best of success. Tbe Power Co. has started the transmis­sion line from Tonawanda to the Falls for the Pan-Am.

We have no desire to occupy too much space in your valuable journal, as there are other locals to be heard from, bnt would kindly ask you to accord us sufficient to announce our entry on the right and only side. Thanking you in advance for any '~o!1~iclemtion you J.!J(lY give !lS, Rnc1, with :, heartful greetiug to ihose whom we may now call brothers, I remain,

Yours sincerely; 'ROY ROBINSON,

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Local U!!ion No. 6:r. Editor Electrical Worker:

Los Angeles, CaI., Oct. 8, 1900. Roye, we are in trouble, tbat is, we have

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a striice nn hand. We went oat on the 3rd of Octcber and we need your assistance. We ask )"ou to keep all men away, to keep YOUT "-yes on the non-union men and head them in some other direction.

We have the Telephone and lighting compacies practically tied-up; they are ad­vertising for men in all the newspapers, but so far have not been able to hire anything but ground hogs. If we can hold out a reasonable time, we will win.

A good rain is what we want, help . ., make trouble. The insidemen's agreement was signed by the contractors. It went into effect Octoher 1St. When there is an open­ing at inside work, sOllle of the boys are put to work, and it is a great help to us.

'Ve have 7-0 men out at present and have gained the sympathy of the public by keeping order and conducting ourselves in a gentlemanly manner, not indulging in loud talk nor holding curbstone meetings. When a man goes to work we talk him out of it. Of course there are a few scabs. We will take, care of tl:em Jater and they will be properly published.

Bro. F. M. Grant was knoc~ed off a pole Sept. 27th by a 50-pair cable breaking. He fell about 25 feet and struck on' his head and shoulders. His injuries are serious but he will recover.

We are on the lookout for that black sheep mentioned by Local 77 in the Sept. Dumber.

Hd!o, Denver! how are Old Jack and the oiher brothers?

Stay with us brothers, a victory for one is a stepping stone to anoiller. B~st wishes for all. Fraterually,

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Local Union No. 62. :Editor Electrical Worker:

Youngstown, 0., Sept. 9, 1900. This local was organized Aug. 23, 1899,

and is now one year old. \Ve have never .seen or !Je~.·d ~:d .. _·~ i..:lj ,,: C~ir grahj vffi ... ceTS. If they take any intere!'it in us they might drop us a line even if they can·t • stop to see us.

We seem to get left out of the Worker quite often of late aud I think will have to elect a new P. S.

Bro. William Parmer has moved his falllily to Columbus, 0., where he will stretch wires 'hereaiter.

Bro. J. W. Parmer and wHe have re­turned from a week's vacation, having spellt a few days at the Columbus far. They report having a good t1me.

Fraternally, BOB.

Local Union No. 66. Houston. Tex., Oct. 1,1900 ..

Editor Electrical '."orker: . Since my last lettf'f to t'~,.. \Vork('.r,

Local 66 has had the misfortune to lose a brother, Boyd Parker, who wu~ killed at

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bis pOet Sept. 261bby a live wire. Local 66 'has until ·this been very' fortunate as this is tbe first member we' have lost by deatb since our organization in 1893. As near as I can get at the facts, it happened in this Way. Brother Parker was a trim­mer for the Citizens Electric ,Light and Power Co. and was making his rounds to start anjlamp that was not burning. He drove up to the cOrner of Capitol and Car­oline streets and, finding the lamp out, let it dowll, lighted it and then proceeded to boist it to its-proper place. He was turn­ing the reel when his foot slipped into the gutter. As soon as he felt himseU slipping he threw up one of lris itands to catch ~mething, to' keep from falling. He 'grabbed the lifting cable of the lamp and received a shock from which he died almost instantly. The lifting cable of the lamp was crossed with a 3500-\"01t incan­descent circuit-snd when his hand came in contact with the live wire he was thrown into the ditch, where he lay until some person who 'bad witnessed the accident rushed to his assistance. Although he groaned several times, he did not speak

/ after receiving, the shock but entered into that everlasting sleep to await the coming of the Supreme Judge, where all shall be judged according to their works.

Bro. Parker was about 26 years old and leav~ a wife and little babe to mourn his untimely death. Local 66 attended the funeral in a body and every'member who could possibly do, so left his work and followed all that remained mortal of Bro. Parker to his last resting place in Green­wood cemetery. The following were pall­bearers:' Bros. Schindell, Mitchell, Collie, 'Rusha, Graham aDd Jackson.

There is another death it grieves us to make mention of, that of the wife' 'of Bro. Dave Zwieg,' who was' sick but a few days and died Sept. 25th. 'She was a, sweet Christian woman and loved by all who knew,her; an affectionate wife and a Jov­ing and dutiful mother_ She akvll3'51 carried sunshine' wherever she went and Ulany were the homes made bright by her. To the sick and afflicted she was an angel of love and peace. There are many who will miss her. The husband and family have the deepest sympathy of all the mem­bers of Local 66. The fonowing, all mem­bers of 66, were the pall-bearers: Bros. Britigan, Peters, George, Herring, Win­field and Irvin. Interment in Hollywood cemetery.

WeU, I suppose 'most everyone has read of the damage of the storm which ,·isited

, this section Sept. 8th. While we suffered greatly tbereby, it could not be compared to the suffering in our sister city, Galves­ton. It was one of the worst storms in the, history of the country. I, do not re­member of oue tbatcouldcompare with it. I suppose the wire-using companies suf­ferred more loss than any others here, the

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Sonthwesteru Tel. & Te:;.' Co. being the heavie;;t loser!' (If the four co.npanies here, as ther~ were ~everal l~ds of wires and cabJes blown to the gIollud. The 'Rusk ave. iend was a total wreck; The Crawiord street lead next; it being almost 3. total wreck. The Electric Light Co. suffered very ,heavily antI the city was in darkness for several nights. However, aU com­panies }JIlt large gangs to work et <>C('"e and now you conltI scarcely tell that a storm ever raged here. The Citizens' Tel. Co. also suffered heavy loss, a!! did the Street Railway Co. Cars diU not run for three or four days. The churches were the next heaviest iosers; many were bl:>wn to the gronnd and few had their spires lelt stand­ing. , The colored churches suffered most, as they were' small and less substantial, and there are few left.

\Vell, in the face of a~l this and as a marked contrast" Local 66 held a mee .. ing Sept. 17 and a schedule of wages and hours was formulated for lin:emen, a committee being appointed to place it bdore the differ-ent companies the neXl morning and to give them ~Jltil 7 p. m. the same day to accede,to our demands. They yielded at once, unconditional)y, witli the excep­tion of the Street Car Co., the manager of which was out of the cit,r, and at a spe­cial meeting held Sept. 18th to receive the report of the committee, they were given until the return of th.e manager to decide. Upon his return the committee again visited them, and the wao&ger refused point blank to .. come through," where­upon the co~mittee called all linemen off ,the job and now there is a big strike on. This d<JeS not affect mallY well, but we are going to fight as liard as if there were two or three hundccd involved.

The company we expected 'to have the most trouble with was the first to accede to our demands, ~hJ: Soutbwestern Tt:1. & Tel. -Co. We looked for a hard fight there but for once were Ill! surprised. ,The scale was for $3.00 per day; eight hours to con­stitute a day's work. We did not forget OUI sisters either. ,

The compauies here have' been starting an operator in at $12.50 per monlh after she had learned the switchboard and worked about len hours per day. We have them 'starting Ilt $~o per month and only work­ing eight hours per day now. The Tele­phone Companies useD to raise the opera­tors' salary v;henever they SiiW fit. Now tb .. y mnst raise tll"m when t!-t"'~1 ~rp. em­ployea three months to S25, 6.13d after six montbs to $30. To)) line operators start at fi20 aud are l"a:sed &S high as $.35 within one year, ;:hief opE-rators to receive $45 per month.

It is useless for me to ~ay that LocaJ 66is a strong uniun now for an YOU(. r<.ading our demand!; will readily ~ce that nolhing short of a strong union coulO make snch demands and have them pcceded te.

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Well, this is a pretty long letter, but I could not very well tell wbat J had to tell in a shorter one, so if the Editor will try to find space for this I will try to cut it a little shorter next time.

GEO. D. ,CROSSLEY; Press Sec.

Local Union No. 69. Dallas, Texas, Oct. I, 1900.

Editor Electrical W orkef : As 6c) has not had anything in the

Worker for some time, I will try to let the boys know that we still live and do busi­ness at the old stand.

We had a hot time here about six weeks ago. The street car boys wer~ oot on strike and 6g called a special ~eting to see if we would go out in sympathy. ' 1'he meeting was to be called to or-der at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. About 8 they began to arrive. The first to come was Billy Stayaway. Jonny comes once in a while, GeorgecODl.eS OUGe a month, Charlie, came'to pay his dues and Frank to get his card. Well, in fact, the whole Stayaway family was there before 9 o'clock and then the regulars came in at the ,regular tim.e, as those who are always ready to do their part always do. Well, if ever you heard speech-making and good companies to work for given the best of it, there' is where it was. If there is a general nUiD­ager, superintendent or official of a tele­phone or electric company anywhere on earth that will go to heaven, those in Dal~ las will be the big angels when we all go up to our last home. Christ and his dis-

. ciples did not know the first principles of being good' to their 'fellowmen a!' these officials do. If we had gone ont on strike against our big-hearted employers, we never would have been forgiven as long as the world stands, according to the~tay­aways' way of thinking. Well, after we had it talked over and or.>e pOOT fello~ who scabbed it once before on the street car boys raked over the coals, we took a secret ballot, '" Will we ,go out'?" There were thirty voters present and' the" Nos" took the lead for about 6, then the" Yes" began to come. We got even 14 to 14 and I think there were 16 boys had to have double the amount of laundry that week, if there is anything in the expression of a man's face when he is scared. It stood 16 No and 14 Yes, and in fiye minutes I saw an official of the street car company looking more pleased than he had since the sympathetic strike had, beeR under discussion. He ilad heard the news.

In the September number 1 saw a lcttp.T about an A. F. of L. organizer ins~ituting a local of colored boys. They seem to think the organizer was paid tOOlJ.lUcb for organ­izing them. Now, I neyer orgauizc.-l a gang of negroes in my life, but if 8. g~,ng

of nigger fixers are as bard to get together as a gang of white wire fixers are he earned

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145. 1 would likf: to know jf the good. brother ever went out to get a lot of uuor­ganized -people to organize and how easy it was to do it. I have had a little e::::ped­ence along that line myseif, aud ii eve~ an organizer was over-paid I want to sc,= his photo. I don't know of an organiza­tion that pays 50 per cent. of what it costs to do the work. If he was only allowed laborer's wage.. for the time he put ill (without it is where some one else has done the work, and then the orgsuiz,",r comes along, obligates and collects fo!: all of the work). (?) 1 have organized 69 twice, and if I was doing it for what pay there is in the work I would rather. have a job in the ditch. I never got a cent for what I did and did not ask for it, as I was work­ing f9' the interest of the, I. B. E. W.

About the other part of the letter I have nothing to say; I never worked on a pole with a nigger and do not think I ever will, bnt if some good brother had gOlle to Jacksonville and organized tbe white boys there it would b",ve been easy to keep the niggers out. Now is a good time for the brothers in that neck of the woods to take warning and get the right ones under the banner. Texas has' got a Siate F. of L. and the wire fixers will bave a convention in Waco this week and effect a state or­'ganization wbich will be a good thiug for us, as we can work much better together in that way. No. 69 sent $25, and the boys over at the D. E. Co. $21, to our Galveston brothers, and 69 ,sent 25 cents per capita to the Labor Council to go into the geueral fund for all union labor. There will be more sent this week by the other boys working for the other companies.

It is only a short time now before work­ingmen will go to the poles and register whether they want things to go on.as tbey have been going or whether they will vote for their friends and themselves We 1'.11 know it will go against our int,=rests, but WP. c;t,;J] h'l"'~ the s'lti~factiol1 of knowing that every day there are more coming into the Socialist ranks, and it will not be long before we will be (be whole tbing. Well, I have my doubts about tbis gettiug int.o print, but I will not be ashaDled of my name and I think every writer should sign his full name after every article he writes. If it is good, let people know who you are·; if it is not, do not be ashamed of the best you could do. Fraternally yours,

.W. B. COURTNEY.

Local Union No. 72. 'Vaco, Tex., Oct. 4, 1900.

Editor ElectricRl Worker:

As I did not conll ibute a few words for No. 72 last month; 'I guess I' had better "come across" this time as some of the boys say the "strong arm comnlittee" will wait on me.

Business, in our line is very quiet now.

;;,.~ ~ oi ".~ boys· are idh' :l!1U there is nothing- ,en' \., ,'"'!11sing this winter.

No. 72 is ~l~'W;"".; ~teadily, taking in new lights every wed:ng "';;~ "re long she wiil have a tnemb';r!"uip 01 ".111ci. ~'" w111 be vu]' Foud. Everybody in 7;' i~ UI

the highest spirits as last night we took iu ahout I ~. There is a revival on in Olll" ranks and we are all in our "shirt sleeves" working iike beavers and we are having a warm time.

No. 72 was more than proud of having the honor of elltertai ning the first state conyention of the electrical workers of the Lone Star State and regrets very much that we could do no Letter. Many thanks to the visiting delegates for their valuable assistance on the night of the second inst.; your efforts were crowned with success as we got everything ill sight that night and will continue to do so.

I am going to boost up some of the :1'. Ss., but will not be personal. It is very important to answer communications as WOll as possible and especially thOSe re­questing information in regard to appli­cants for membership. A delayed answer often proves fatal to an applicant of some of the weaker locals, as well as embarrass­ing to both applicant and local. So brothers, all this can be done a,way with by a p1'Ompt reply to letters asking for such in­formation. \Ve experienced a case of this nature lately and would recommend the above remedy.

I cannot undershmd why some people object to paying good wap;'es tl) electrical workers wben they are in constant danger of being killed by that death force or power which they are compelled to handle. An electrical wOl'ker at all times not only takes his own life in, his hands but the life of every other electrical worker who is working with him. Electrical workers are killed every day almost, and in a great Dlauy cases the boss says he was careles!:' or he was drunk. I want to inform such hosses that they don't kIIOW what they are talking about, for evel'Y electrical worket· 'realizes his most dangerous position and tries to protect himself. If any boss will stop and consider what his linemen and trouble men are exposed to I dOll't think he could say from the bottom of his heart a lineman is not worth any more money than any other class of labor. 1 contend that the largest wages paid in the country ~re very sm:dl if a lineman's life is worth c:ven as mucL as that .of 11 cur dog.

-,'v'eil, I see the strong arm committee cClt:::illg, so r wiil 'pnll the switch.

Fratet:Ially, C. F. M.,

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J .. oeal Ullion No~ 75. Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept: ==3. ICJOO.

Editor Electrical Worker: Are we in it? 'Veil, I should say flbout

$!ft worth, thirt'y new men;bels and a jolly

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good Erne this month. Had a phrade that made thenl all sick and took the first prize; had .. climbing contest that was a grand success and a good drawing card. Will send victures of parade next time; had hard lnck with them, but are all right now.

We got thirty new members from Kal­amazoo, making nearly all of them, I think, and the union, that is LoCal 75, wishes to thank Tom Barrett from the bot­tom of its heart. That's right, Tom; look for more.

Work is fair, not much doing. Local had an election; the finish is as follows:

Pres.-I. S. Hick. V.-Pres.-H. Denheau. Rec. Sec.-J. W. Maskell. Pin. Sec.:.....J. Post. Treas . .....,F. A. Grinnell. Foreman-Sippy. Insp.-Punderson. Labor-Day contests resulted as follows: Pole ciimbing of a 45-footer with arm on

top-\Vilcox, 16 sec.; Kiser, 16 sec.; Mas­kell, Jas., Ii sec ; Bro~J:I, 19 sec.; Cole, Fra!lk, 19 sec.; Gaetley; 20 sec.; Dixon, 20 sec.; ?tIorgan, 21 sec.; Kessler, Joe, 25 sec.

Champion straight RWa)' haud-line throw -Bob White, 93 feet; Dixon, 92 feet; Mas­kell, go feet.

Chfllllpion tbro',,: over a 50-ft. lead-So A. Jone:;, 1 foot of line on ground; Jas. l\laskell, 48 feet on ground; Dixon, 25 feet; Bob White, 20 feet.

'Vell, to let outsiders know what we had I,r,.bor Dl\y to represent the wire-ar~angerl!, we had a small t:!ectric plant on wheels, also a small exchange where they hired nothing but union men and everything was fovely, and the locai turned out'grand --in a way that made us lJ.ll feel proud and lo\'ely.

I will dose now. Will write more next time. From TRUSTY ARCHIE,

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G.and Rapids, Mich., Oct. 7, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker:

On account of neglec~ last month, I . missed getting my first letter into the paper, but hereafter will be more prompt.

Work in this country isn't anything ,to speak of at present; the members of 75 are pri'ctically asleep in this town.

Those books of "Old Crip's" are going like hot c2kes.

Tom Barrett is to-day the best union mall in this country, and 75 thanks him from the bottom of its heart; he oniy got us thirty-eight new ones.

'wei!, 1 will close for now. a.t least. From "ARTCHIE,"

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Local Union'l'o. 83. Milwaukee, \Vis., Oct. 7, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: I am somey(hat late this time, but hopr.

the brothers, will excuse me if my letter

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does not tra1(el fast enough. I have been OIl the lick lilt myself and bavn't been feeling like writing very much, but 83 is doing nicely now; we are taking in new members nearly every meeting night. The T-elephooe Company is somewhat slack, ~t I believe all of the brothers have work, some for the Light and some for the Street Car Go. We are delighted to have Bro. Beck in our midst again. Iguesl I had better square mYl5elf and McCarty. I said

. the treasurer Skipped with our per capita tax, but I made mistake in the office; it was the financial secretary, Ben Emer· ton. I will give the name~' of the officers as they are. •

As I am not feeling the best in the world I will close the circuit. .

Fraternally, S. L. DIXON.

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Local Union No. 84. ,AU_ta, Ga., Oct. 10, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: , I· throw the switch again and turn on the

circuit of No. 84 with greetings to all. No. 84 is in the midst of a shower of happiness over the fact that the charter has been re­voked that was granted to the coons of Jacksonville, Fla. We'now wish to thank the ~. B. from the depths of our hearts for, the steps they took in this matter.

No. 84 is still moving aloI.1g smoothly though we have so many brothers out of the city at present that we do not have the usual attendance. We have adopted some­thing that I fear will kill the interest ,of the local to some extent. They have de­cided .to meet twice a month instead of every week. My experience in other or­ganizations that I belong to has been that when you chiulge your meeting nights there will be a lot of brothers who will lose interest. I hope this will not be the case with No. .84. We al'e still adding new lights to our circnit.

Bro. Skaats has retnrned from a trip to the White City, Chicago, and is now work­ing with Cap. Owen's' in Birmingham, Ala. Work seems to be picking up again. I know of no idle linemen at the present time. There seems to be a demand for in­side wiremen 'and the Georgia Electric ltight Co. want linemen. I understand that they are wanting men in Birmingham, Ala. . ,Hello, all you floaters I Let me hear

from yon and tell me all that is happening around yon. With best wishes to all brothers, and the I. B. E. W., I throw the switch.

Fraternally yours, yv. R. JOHNSON,

Rec. Sec. -------Local Union No. 86.

Rochester, N. Y. E1itor Electrical Worker:

Say, brother electric lightmen, this town has furnished a curiosity and one that we

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are well pl'oud ()f. A ~''lb~rvsnt has actuall!f, in the face oi-tbe oI:position of all or nearly a~r nis ass<X:iates, ·had the nerve to stand up for the right against whAt he aDd the gre&ter,pa.t of th~ public consifler a wrong. A railroad -company had :he crust to request the city to. practi­cally give them the sidewlllk OR a cf'.rtain street .that runs for SI)·leral. blocks aiong a retaining wall that bounds tbeir property. This wall had fer severai years shown signs of weakening -and the corporation wished to strengtben it by applying to its surface a coating of cement varyrug from nine to twenty-two inches, thus prActically absorbing the walk on that ~ide 4)f the street. Oat of an 'aldermanic board of twenty members, but one had1;he courage to ob~, but was afterwards backed by anoth<:r. TheEe two are now figllting a losing fight against ~ighteen other men who should have at least put fc:-wa.d some obj ections; .

Now I do not believe infighting corpo­rations and trusts j,ust bt:~auiio! ·they are sach, but I do, believe In figbtif)g 'against any such fierce grab as this proposes to be. If corporations would be bon est ®d just in their dealings with their fel!ews and the public, Ido not 'be)ieve tbat this mighty shout that is now going the,rounds would be h.eard at all. Corpo.'ations, if they would, could be ,the means of helping the masSf:S to a certain,e3:tellt. With their great capital and -capacity for .cheaper pro­duction, they would, if satisfied with a reasonable return on' the investment, be able to reduce greatly tbe pri)::t-on nearly all necessities. But the inordinate greed that seems to fill the huinan soul from the highest to the lowest, floes not leave them out and they are nevel' satisfied until they are getting all ,thathuiD&n nature will stand, from both ends--at one end by cut­ting wages to a ban; living and lit tli'e other by raising thc price on the finished pro­duct untn one can stand no more.

Now the ~ocia1ists' view of this would possibly be government ownership. I do not think they are right. It is tOf': comp!'­tition betweel! 6ne aud another that makes things as one sees thcmto-day. It i.; the competing of one :railroad wit!: another for traffic that makes the fast time and the comfort of traveling as we see it in this country. Germany owns her OW::1 rail­roads Bnd.wbat 00 we see. The pOQrest equ;pment the sl.,w'!!'t time, t.he most 'in­sulting employees ".s well ~<; thl~ greatest number of the same that the public funds will steDd. These roads bave never paid expenses and the deficit comes froUl the pocket;; of the taxpayers.

Ta!:e in France, 'tVhe!'~ tc~!'cco manu­facturing is a governllll.:!!t ruO!lOpo'Y. One cannot get a • .leccnt cig-ar for less than twice ",-,bat it is \\'mth,end !"ooking and chewing tl)bar.co is as vile as it can possi­bly be made. In this cou:ttry one can pro-

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cure a really good cigar for a nickel and cigars, tobacco, etc., are kept up to the highest standard by keen competition.

Think of a government telegraph and telephone system where one would Dot be sure whether his message would go to-<lay or to-morrow, and where you would be told to carry it yourself i(you did not like it as they do in Great Britain. Do you not think that this would be the very worst of . monopolies? For myself I thiuk tbat it would, but why not use our present form of government to just ends, and in the case of necessities regulate the selling price so that it would be reasonable both for pro­ducer and purchaser. The man who makes diam~nd broocbes dare not ask ex­orbitant prices for his product because one only purchases them as a luxury or to feed his vanity, but with coal or sugar aud such things that our civilization has brought 'us . to consider as a necessity he can 'raise his price almost beyond reason and we have got to pay it. Let th'e government ·regn­Jate the prices on such commodities as these and it will still give competition a chance to keep the quality up where it be­longs.

To-day in conversation with a brothe~ workman he said .. that the calling out of troops in the present miners' strike was an outrage, and moreover that under no dr­cumstances would he join the National Guard because he might at any time be called upon to shoot his father or brother." That is what I would call foolish talX'. Does he suppose that any sheriff who had any hopes of his political future would call for military help unless he saw things go­ing beyond the power of the ordinary force to hold. Think of this during your next strike-that the lives and property of the wealthy man and of the non-unionist are as sacred as those of the strik-er; that no strik.e ever held the public Ilympalliy that resorted to the gun and torch as an argu­ment; that the moment rioting begins, unless at once put down" so soon will be­gin cbaos and anarchy. Does any man think that by clubbing or shooting a fellow man he can make this man see as h-e does or that he raises his own moral standard? Not much; he only makes a bitt-er -enemy of that man and lowers his .own standard to tbat of the brute.

We should look upon the guard as one of the bulwarks of our form of govern­ment. Let it be said that any. lawlessness of the people is queUed by lhe people tbemselves. It- should be the duty oi every union man during a strike to see that his brother unionist leaves, viol-ence out of bis calculations, as it really does no good in the end.

This miners' strike that is now in prog­ress bas a very just -cause and with the single exception that resulted in the call­ing for troops has been oue of the best conducted and most orderly large strik~

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that tbis country bas en r seen. Tbe men, by reirainiug from lawlessness, bave St;:­

cured the sympathy of tbe greater m::;ss of the pt:blic. !\'ow ~ome of 111y vi,'ws of :Li~ matter Illay bt: all wroi1g. still they i00k reasonable to me ana will give some of you press secretaries a cbanl'e to air your

. own-they might be better. To come bSl'k to eartb again, our own

little 86 is as llu.o as can be. Together with 44, we will bold the an11ual dance a~ Fitzhugh Hall on Thanksgiving En', 3nd all you boys from the surrounding vil:ugcs are bereby notified and orducd to appear in your Sunday.go-lo·meeting duds on tbat night and do ·your level best to keep the game a going_

Now that the hot weather is nearly gone. let us attend meetings with some show of regularity and you fellows that are behind on the books onght to catch up. It looks better;

So long until next time. p, S.

. ~ocal Union No. 87. Newark, N. J., Oct. 9, 190'J.

Editor Electrical \Vorker : It has been quite a time since ·you have

heard from the. :Kewark boys, but I am glad to inform you they are getting along finely and arc going to run off a fine smoker and expect to make a good success out of it. Our electric light linemen made a slight strike and are now receiving $2.75 per day. law ver), sorry to anllounCe the death of one of our. sincere and worthy members, V. E. Ellifrity, who was killed in Hoboken Oct. 1st, by a pole fallillg with him. Respectfully yours,

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Local Union No. 90. New Hayen, Conn., Oct. 7, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: How short a month seems to those of

us who are called upon to fulfill a pronlise or perform a Quty for which we are not quaunea. To DIy mind the duty assi~ned to the press sec·retary is the most difficult and puzzling" tai>k that could be i~posed on the average lineman, for he is hatlCli­capped by lack of experiellce in that line of business and should he pll:ad ignorance assn excuse for 110t having a letter in the· \Vorker hI': is liable to be criticised by the members oi his local union.

In the September \Vorker -there is 11 h:t­ter {rom our grand president calliug the attent.ion of tbe·locals to the indiffer .. nce of some of them toward the appeai of tIle E. B. {or the twenty-five cents assessme!Jt levied to reimbuj·~e the treasury. It cer­tainly does not look well for the delinquent locals of the 1. Po. They sbould seud in their share promptly and put the treasuI)· up to the safety mark .. l.f the E. B. din not come to the aid of those brothers who were in need the" might be censured .fir~t . by tho~e locals v,:lio are· now backwarrl in

coming iorwarrl with their proporti0U[,\.e share. a is toe· ~IJOll to gel. di~~courag!:d over a fe'v f~ih~n::-s t;) gn.ill ,vnat ,,'as soueht, lvr \\'e l1·.~y h3:;;':: l:elter Itlc1.~_ ihe !h.~):~. till:\:. I would therefore urge all tbe brothers to stalld l:~' the offic'!rs anu give them fiu:.n­cial assi~:ance that tllt:y may be prepar~d to meet all)". demands that may be made upon thcm by worthy brothers.

\\--ork iOT liuemeli is good in this section of the state ju:>t now, the only drawback in the '!lectrical line h< the lack of a: uni­form rate of wages_

Bro. John Reynolds has left the Electric Light Co. and accepted a position as fore­man witll the N. Y .• N. H. & H. R. R. Co., which is establisl1ing a hght plant of its own. Bro. Reynolds has the best wishes of every member of Local 90. It is the er.rnest desire of the brothers to see him proDioted to the head of the electrical de­partment of that large corporation. \Ve also hope that he will advocate unionism whenever he has OCCAsion to hire linemen, aud that those union men who may be U;1-

der his charge do all in their power to help him reach the top round of the official ladder.

Be ever watchful, brothers, for if current report is true we have a Benedict Arnold amongst !lS.

Local Union No. 90 is making prepara­tions to give an ·anlliversary ball on De­eember 12th, 1900, aud it is the earnest Gesire of the cotllmittee baying charge of the matter that every member do all in his power to make it a success. It will be the fin.t time ill the history of the city that the electrical workers ha\'e come before Ihe public in an affair of this kiud. On the success and orderly termination of this ball depends the life of ' the electrical workers as an organization in this city. Now, brothers, cast aside ,petty grievances and flock to the aid Qf yc-ur officers and CODl­

mittees. E\'eu though SOUle of us may be loud-mouthed, we are at all time~ workitlg for the interests of the local, according to o~r ideas. \Ve will be cured of tbose evils in time. Under the guiding hand of our worthy president there need be no fea~ of strife. He is an efficient officer whose motto is uarmony and all of us who kuow him will bear witness to that fact. Broth­ers, tbe increase inllumbers at the last two m·eetings and the interest taken in the dif­ferent questious co~,jt1g before the union ure indeed very gratifying to the officers who wish to take thi!'- mean" of expres£il1g to the brothers their commendation.

With best wishes to Local 90 and the Brotherhood, I am,

Yours in frat('rnity, F. J. HORAN,

Pre1's Sec. -------Local Union No. 95.

Juplin, )10., Oct. 5,19('0. :F.ditor Electrical Worker:

It has been II long tim~ "ince 95 had II

letter in the \Vorker. The reason is our P. S_ hllS either fallen into an old mine ~haft O!" got married, and I have not heard anything to that effect, so with all due respects ane. apologies, I will try to write a few liues.

By the way, I see in last month's \-Vorker thet the locals in the South· have raised a big kick about .. Bm·heads" getling into tbe 1. B. \Vell, I see where they are at. Stick to it, brothers, and it will make men of you. Just imagine yourself extending the right hand of fellowship to a great big unrlr "Burhead, jJ and calling him brother.

~o. 95 is baying some little trouble with the S. \-V •. Mo. St. Ry. uQYs in getting them into line, aud all on account of a big colored lineman. But say, any old time a nig gets into 95 or works· with auy of the ho):s, you can tell dad that I am on the bog.

:Kow ~peaking of 95, you just ought to see how well most of them attend l11eet­ing~. J:,-eryone in town is there, not one is mi""ing, but I wish to inform the broth­ers that the meetings they attend are some polhical or street-corner blowhard, and there they stand and chew the rag, get ullioni:ml started, talk and howl to a finish. But when these same 1l1embers get into a lodge room they !iit. there and slIck their thumbs Bud say nothing. They haye got a card and think tht:n~ is nothing lIlore to do. Brot.h:rs, you will gain noth­ing that way. Do you can that ullionism? Do yO\~ really think there is nothing "else to do ihtt pay your dlles? If you do, you co~lld help a little l1.l·;,e by calling?n the F. S. and !Oee how )'OU stand, aud I will bet one. cinta\'o you don 'f even know Ule password.

Reu .. entber all these ,.t!;kes in the cOllnt::" ; what causes them? Do 110t think \\'e are looking for trouble, that is the last thing we want, nor is this a land where trouh}", is st!ttled by arbitration. If some­thing :;.f tllat kind would happen I think we would get along better.

Brothers, let Bryan anG ::\IcKinley out for one night iu tbe ·week and come to the Ilrotherhood meeting. Get up and hnstle for our cause and for new members. Last 1I1ecting night there was a prize offered to t:,e cne who wonld get the 1IIo;.t menibers before the first of January. Brothe:-s, mn't YQU get them without being paid for it?

\Ve "drl a I~ew light to the drc'lit now and then, thanks to Bro. Stephens for his t1l1tiring efforts to do good.

'fhe S. W. !\10. Light Co. is doing some repair work, also some new, or will do so in \\'ebl, City ill the very near {utnre, and as [;ro. Stephens is the" Bi:; It." you C:lU

go down and get an)" amolllit (provided it is not oyer a nic1,el) and bet tbn.t nothing but good cards get in tbe;·e. They h:l\'(. got t'J produce or get out. The JopFn

Tel. laid off some of the bo)"s this week and the Bell. is doing nothing. If there are any of the brothers thinking of coming this way, they bad best sidetrack, but when a good card appears you bet there is some kind of help for it on tIle road.

I notice some of the brothers get it into their heads that certain members are try­ing to run the local, and especially if it is anyone that tries to do good. I wish to say to these brothers who feel so, you ought to get a large-sized mule, and let it kick you three times a day for six months twice a year. You forget that you have a voice in each and every meeting. If the officers are not doing their dnty and you know it, attend the meetiiigs and get new ones who will., If any brothers are going wrong, get them right before it is too late. If you meet a man that is in your class and not in line, do not call hil1l a scab until you know it to be a fact. Remember that you yourself was out once, and would you have joined a union that called you a scab,

, when YOll were not? Try to get them aU in. ,

Bro. Editor, do not put 'this in yery large pIjnt, for if onr P. S. should be resurrected and see this I 'am liable to get my, fuse blowed. Thanking you for space and promising to see that 95 is heard from oftener, I wi~ cut out by remaining,

Fraternally yours, W. R., P. S., Pro Tern.

LoCal Union No. 96. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 8, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Another month has passed and Local ¢

has a: few mo:-e words to say to let you know that we are still 0o, earth.

Business is good in this section at the present time and I believe all the brothers have work. '

The boys seem to be getting more inter­ested in our local than they bav'e been in the past. You ought to see the difference in attendance in our hall 'on meeting nights now. When one comes into the ball a little late now he can't sit down in t~e fi~st chair he comes to as of yore, even if some of the brothers are working out of town. '

I am glad to say that we are still increas­ing jn membership, and hope we may keep right on doing so.

Yo~rs respectfully, C. O. KNIGHT,

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Local Union No. 97. Bradford, Pa., Oct. 5, 1900.

'Editor Electrical Worker: No. 97 took in two new members two

we€ks ago and two more last night. We had sent out invitations to all members a1ld visiting brothers to come last night· and help us enjoy a smoker and, tbough we did not have a large attendance, we had Ii very fine time. We have quite a number

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of mewbers who have got lost .. nd we, would be m'ICv. pleased to have them send their address to the secretary that we may keep in touch with them.

Members o( other locals visiting Brad­ford are ~qnested io stter.d the meetings and IIhow their interest ito t}:e qrgallization. We sTe,banded together (or ou!" own inter­ests and tile time may C.-:llIle whe!,l-You will wan~ help. ~:> come i1; Bnd'we pmmise to give ::il something of interest to ~cUlem­ber.

Our'smoke,r was a complete .s,,1;ccess and we hope to have another nest month.

~ am very sorry to say that two weeks ago 1 was elec.ted treasurer of No. 97, also deJegate to the Trades Assetllbh', as wen as being placed ot! committee for smoker and another committee. The member~ should not expect too much of one man, and I hope all hands will tUrJ~ out at all future 'meetings and 'take so~e of the offi­cial p,ositioll£. At least they might come and d,efeat me before I hf'.gin to tl;link that I am the wbole thing.

Ed. Hollis has been twice, in two wee,ks, and imagines ,he has filled the bili. We got him started on the by-laws alld we ex­per.t to be the modellocaliu Pennsylvania. Hollis came twenty miles just to get some­thing to eat and was half 8 day late next day ,and as hungry as ever'when he got back to work.

Geo. Reeves has ,gone to Springfield. Mass.; (God's country), and, we are look­ing and watching toliear that he will do us' hODor thongh far away. Five other members have left Bradford, looking for work. AU jol!y good fenows, and we hope tbe locals will look out for' them. Boys, whatever you pnd to do, do right. Make yourself useful; careful and honest, and an honor to the 1. B: E. W. '

Work don't seem to be very brisk in this place. The Hiectrlc road has a few miles of feed wire to be put up, but a good work­man would stand no show as the man in charge don't seem to care for good work but likes to show' his fangs pretty well. Speaking of fangs, he tried them once too often and had them plucked l'ather badly and is a better if not 8. wiser mlln: "When ignorance is blisS, 'tis folly t" be wise." Some people don't knew when they are' getting good work, some don't care, and this man is both.

This was found in a lincUll',n's dinner .pail:

Cake and pastry have a way Of getting out of sight,

And dougb;luts, though made to ~tay '\.re gobbl-ed up ail right.

Bread and butter s:Jit me best, As I am qneerly made;

Rut doughnuts will fill my vc~t, WLcn c!~t!wed and snugly layec.

There are many kinds of c.ake, All pleasing to the eye,

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A nd the ,stu1f I won't f, ,rsake Is cheese with apple pie.

Yours fraternally, N. G. NEAR.

----------------Local Union No. 98.

Pbiladelphia,Pa., Oct. 10, i900'

Editor Electrical Worker: The first of the series of entertainments

contemplated for the fall and winter was given on the evening of the IIth ult., un­der the auspices of. the standing entertain­ment committee, and proved a decided success. It took the form of a smoker after adjournment of the regular, though extremely brief weekly meeting. Much of the pleasure was due to the efforts of members of the local, who contributed by' song, joke or story. Bro. Charles O'N~i11 with a sparring partner' gave a beautiful' four-round exhibition of boxing, followed by the Darktown Quartet, four chOColates gathered in from Philadelphia's streets. Their singing was a wonder. Iflhey were singing for breakfast they would be hungry yet. But Bro. Mort. Gleeson, chairman of the entertainment committee, had a happy thought, and got two of them to put on the gloves. Then.oh then, did all present weep; never were more tears shed 'at a Mormon funeral. What a riot. Suffering windmills! how arms and legs fiew.· Ras­tus tried to investigate Mose's 'innerds ' and Mose returned the compliment by a learned phrenological examination' of Rastus' bumps. Then until the sound of the gong there was jabbing and smashing and pulling and hauHng. At tbe opening of the second spasm Rastus, wbo was the shorter "y four inches, true to ~is racilll instincts, rushed for his adversary with lowered head and butled Mose ill the pantry. Mose gave a quick uppercut, but Rastus must have had his couutenance open, as the game was, stopped for a full minute until Mose succeeded in erlricating his ,glove from .Rastus' foddM-mill. After vomiting up a couple of molars Rastus again attempted to ".goat" his friend. Mose swung for Rastus' off optic, but Rastus wasn't there, and the wind from that swing blew down thepicture'oi Mc­Kinley from the wall, to the tune of the grub signal. At the opening of the tbird heat Rastus, who Eings bass in the quartet, essayed to throw his left fin into Mose's music transmitter, bnt liose, being, a tenor and five feet one inch, was too high, and the whoof of that cr~ck 'as it ~vorted in the air-compressor tank' was' a crime.' Ther.e was some .. I~are you to touch ,me" tactics. Rastus was trying to clear his bugle and the gang scatt-ered. Mose, whClse blow-hole was careening around 'to his ler.: receiver, embraced the opportunity to tune up. Just then Bro. Fowler, who was time­keeper; played the chimes.

At the fourth and last kink, each SE>emed to be on the cautiou's, and the way Rastus

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and Mcse circomnavigated it was hald to tell who was the pursuer and who the pursued.

The crowd was now sobbing violently and Bro. James Mullen, wbo was acting e,s referee, frequently bad to mop his goo-goo eyes to hide his emotion. Rastus seeing an opening, swung his left wing and land­ed on Mose's right knee. But Mose quickly lifted his hind leg and kicked Rastus where he rests while reposing in a chair. The shock to his anatomy caused Rastus to look several shades blacker at the name­sake of Israel's desert pilot, while he reached for a spittoon to shy at the tenor. At this juncture Fowler dropped his false teeth on the gong and the scrappers, thiuk­ing the bell indicated that the fight was o,'er. rolled ,their eyes and "shook."

The boys now scrambled good coin of the realm in the middle of the floor and those four niggers plowed into trouble. each looking for his share and somebcdy's else.

After th~ ~ympho:!y in plack camp. gro­tesque dancing, singing, banjo playing. trio for cornet, clarinet and piano, and Cunny speeches.

The singing by President Spence, the recitations from Shakespeare by Bro. Pot­ter and the piano voluntary of Bro. Ber­gendahl were especially noteworthy. The quips and puns rendered by Bro. James Meade. together with his romanza in B. flat entitled "0' Houlihan." were well re­ceived. At the stunning applause pro­claiming its more'ishness. Bro. Meade again responded with a melodramatic ac­count of how the "Irishman got rid of the Rat."

The last number on the program intro­duced two bantam scrappers of local note who proceeded to demonstate in three fast two-minute rounds what easy money was.

All this time. beaming Bro. Nichols and the sub·committee, having the refresb­:1!;:::~::: ::: c~s~gc, ;,ere d~3pi!nsiDg dough­nuts and claret lemonade, and ,tile Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company kindly donated a policy with each doughnut. The lemonade 'had to stund on its own recog­niz.ance.

The second of the entertainments will be given Oll the 16th ofthe present month, and indications point to a record-breaker.

In spite of the raise in the initiation fee to $10.00, the applicants are flocking in

, bunches of from one· to six at each meet-

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brother frum outslde gufting himself upon us unless he means to show a paid-up card. We mean busiue"s.

The press secretary .)f No. gS would sug­gest to the Editor of the Worker ttat he just skip the name of or.e month and eail Septemb.:r's 'Vorkel', the Odober number

. and then we will just get our papers on time. Everlasting·circult-breakers!! what ha!! become of September's 'Vorker?

" Wi11ie Holler, ten, o'clock scholar What makes you come so soon?

You used to come at ten-o'clock And now you come at noon."

Fraternall y, CHAS. SID. ANDRES,

Press Sec.

l40cal Union No. xox. Brockton, Mass., Se'pt. 27, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: If any Brother of the I. B. E. W. is ac­

quainted with or knows of the whereabouts of J. William Pushee, better known as .. Billy," look out for him; he cannot be considered confidential, at least by Local 101 of Brockton, of which he was presi­dent. He went awa-y wi th ten dollars in cash belonging to our local, which was intrusted to bim by another member, in add;tion to being three Ir.onths in arrears. He was last heard from in New York state working for the Postal Tel. Co.

c. A, \\,ILBOR. Press Sec.

I,ocal Union No. r02.

Newark, N. J., Sept. 10, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker:

This is rather a late hOUT to write for the 'Vorker, but .. better late than never" will answer for me.

Local No. 102 is still thriving, but there seems to be a deficiency in the attendance that is very notic~ab)e. All good workers should attend each meeting if possible and take an active part in it

What has become of Bro. Joe Maher? We would all like to kIlOW, as we have lost track of him elltirely. Write to me, Joe, and let us know how and where Y0!l

are and what you are doing. Hoping that, the 1. B. E. W. prospers in the future as in the past, I am,

Fraternally, F. B. SWEENEY.

l40cal Union No. X04.

Oct. 3, 1900· Editor Electrical Worker:

ing, and when turn"J over to the teLiuer R.:re we are again, a little late, but mercies of the initiatory committee tl:e.y alive and kicking all the SlllllC.

have something to reflect upon. It may be a little late ia the season to No. 98·is at the present time engaged in ,;~eak about our Lauar Day parade now,

difficulty with the D' Alier Eng. Co. of this but a good thing is not spoiled by fre­city and all brothers are warned to stay quenl repitition. In all, ~bOl1t 80,000 were awaY'from·them. in lill'e. It was au imprt!ssi\'e "pectac1e.

Work is plentiful, and everybody, in All agree that it was tbe most orderly and spite of the above mentioned trouble, is best-con!iucted demonstration ever wit­busy. Now this is to be taken as a waru-' nessed here. '',lith the help of sisler· iug that No. 98 won't stand for any ,locals the, electrical workers marched 300

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strong. Although we were lacking in qU2lltity, we made up for it in qual­tity. Those misguided beings who are outside our fold looked Dliserably forlorn as they skulked around the corners to view tbe boys who know their rights and are not afraid to stand up for them. I am sorry to !:ay that a few of our members whQ coald have been with us d,·ifted into the company of the outsiders, Why? It is hard to say. Next time they probably wiil 110t act so. They may have been curi­ous to see hpw we looked in marching order. We hope we impressed them prop­erly and that they will no more be afraid to be seen with us.

The spirit proper to snch an occasion was well exemplified by our worthy presi­dent, Burmingham, one of the oldest elec­trical workers in Boston. Although age presses beavily upon him, his enthusiasm in the good cause is as gre,at as that of the youngest and most ardent of our nlembers. Despite the excessive heat, be led the pan:.de from start to finish, and were more lIecessary I have no doubt he would be ready to do it. Hats off to the old veteran!

Ex~ViCe-Presldent Smith also deserves honornb~e mention. Long may he flourish, and when time robs him of his vigor may he find as stout and true a staff to lean on as the olle he bore in the parade of 1900 in Boston.

The new telephone Co., which for a year or so has been trying to get iuto Boston with its scab help and scab rRte of wages, is finding itself up against the real thing here. It Wfl!- easy for if to go along with its work ill tl,e c\\l"iclt, t OWllS. Here it is different. Another o!:ljt:c. kS~';ll to non­union well; another triumph tor 0' gar­ized labor.

At the present time Beston is a good place fel" electrical workers provided they belong to the union. It is becoming one of the places where non-union men arl~

not needed. Our union will hold a grand ball shortly.

it is one of the great annual events for electrical workers, and no effort will be spared to m·ake it a splendid and red·letter ~.fiair. The fellows who do stunts on poles and amid wires will have a chance to trip the light fantastic to D1US~C sweeter than the spheres. The lineman will certainly keep up the credit of bis calling amid the mazes and •• short circuit" of the waItz and polka.

1 regret to report that 'one of our oldest members, Elijah Labec, was killed while ill discllarge of his duty with the Boston Electric Light Co. two weeks ago. He ca:nc in COlli act with a brace cliarged by a 2,000'·01t wire. The union mourns the loss of ,such a,worthy Dlember, and extends its sympathies aud condolences to the family of lhe deceased brother.

Fraternally, J. A. McDONALD,

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, ~cal Union No. 106.

Jamestown, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1900.

EditOl' Electrical Worker: Once more Old Rip has been disturbed

from his slumbers, I will try to let all Bros. hear from 106. The writer was away on a vacation and failed to get a letter in the last number of our good book, for which I humbly beg pardon.

One 9f our esteemed brothers had a bad ,fall in which his shoulder was broken, also his ankle, Bro. Dave Maloney bv name. He bas the heartfelt sympathy of all broth­ers of 106, also of many other friends.

Well, brothers time goes on with us all, so does the good work ot the 1. B. E. W. No. 106 has turned the' circuit 011 one new member of late. There are a' few more coming 'down the line iIi sight. Let the good work go on.

Well, everything is moving along slowly but surely here in our beautiful city; noth­ing new in our line.

There have been quite a number of labor unions started here of late. .. Good luck to the working man," is our toast. It is quite late to speak about Labor' Day, but I must say a few words. it was np hill busi­ness to get the thing started, and many of our labor up ions worked hard to make it a success, for ,which I think they were re­paid on the day of the parade to see how strong Jamestown is. There were a num­ber of factories which did not intend to shut down for the day; but when it came they had to shut down for the good leason they had not enough men to start them. It was a surprise to a good many people to see the large line of manly workingmen march through our streets. Some people carried the idea that labor here didn't cut ~ny ice, but got left. I would like to say through this valuable paper to Bros. Harry and Frank Sears that 106 would like to hear from them, as we do'n't wish to be forgotten. Brothers, take a little time to drop us a few lines and let us know how you prosper.

I was not in the.city last meeting night but am told that there was a very spirited meeting. That's right, brothers, take an interest and help the good work along. Come one, come all and help \1S. Don't be bashful, either. Well, brothers, 1 will close for this time, hoping this letter will meet witb favor.

Yours fraternally, W. B.LANCASTER, P. S.

I.ocal Union No. 109.

Rock ISland, '111., Sept. 8, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker:

-Well, brothers, we have lost out a couple of times on our letter, but hope we will not this time.

Now, brothers, 1 am going to tell YOIl

somethil1g: No. IC9 has been having her trials and tribulations ever'since she start­ed. V;e fir!>t started, as you all know,

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with h scab as an ollicl"f. \,; ell , ~~me of our brothcrs were good erw;Jgh t() inform us of the fact, and of CO'olrse we ditched him, but members of other locals kept right on making fun of u~ and at the same time tb~y were swort: to' st?.v bv ns and help ~s in sny way they COi:~id; ·and now wor.d COl'H::S to liS that 109 is disgraced for­ever, anti ll1al it migilt as well pass in its cl!ecks, But dcn't you thbk it. She is pretty fai::-!y o::-ganizc'll!1!(l £~;e is going to stick, no matter wbat memhers of other locals say about us. I am referring to no one in particular; but if the shoc fits, why just put it on and say nothing, for we are prosperiug and mean to keep coing so.

We wonld like \·ery much to hear from some of the ho) s who belong here who have left. Yours fraternall.y,

GEO, WEATHERLY.

Rock Island, 111., Sept. 23, 1900 Editor Electdc&.l Worker:

\Ve have beeu the targ'!t of considerable unfa,·orable comment on account of tbe facl that Pearl Webb had bee'n taken into and elected F. S. of N-o. 109. We wish to say that, at the time he was taken in we were' just organizing, anci no one ill this neck of the woods knew anything about his past record, aud, inst~d of U5 taking him in, it seems he took us in. But mur­der ",-ill out, nnd in spite of the fact that he ~ad golten several miles away from the scene of his past exploits, his t'ecord fol­lmyed him, and thanks to ille,vlgilance of the members of No. ';9, and to the wide circulation of the \\'o,ker, we were enabled to gain con<:lusive evidence cf his dirty work, and the result was, we nred him bodily; not, however, WIthout gh·ing him a chance to square himself, a. cllance which it 'seems he did 110t care to avaii himself of. Hi!l exit was accomplished in tue manner sct forth in tile f~llowiug resolutions:

Whereas, Having received indisputable evidence of the fact that Pearl Webb is llOW on the scab lillt, he ha\'ing scabbed during the Cleveland strike,'aud

'Vh~reas, As No. log was not instituted for the purpose of furnishing a harbor of refuge for scabs, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the said Pear! Webb be and ii: hereby expelled trom IUembership in Local Union No.- 109, I. B, E. 'V.; and be it further

Resolved, That it copy of these resolu­tions be st:nt to the editor of the Electrical Worker for publication.

, 1-iOcal Union No. 1I4. Toronto, Can., Oct. 9, 1900.

P.d!tor Electrkai V; .. 'rk .. ?": J\ooming! i shnuld S:lY so! We had the

first of o~: series of open mt::etings last FriC.ay. The best of speaKers from Build­illg Trades COllucii and Tra.:les ;,nd Labo~ Assemt-ly were there to help us 0111. They told nUT lludicTtce most of the be!1efits of

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organization, so much so that they ('.ame right up to the front in a body and paid their initiation fee. Now, brothers, dou't blow the fuse, help things along, use all ,your ~nergy, because energy is that great difference between members - the bard workers and tbe knockers.

Don't be a knocker. Have a fixed pur~ pose; then death or victory. ,That quality will do anything that can be done in this world, and no talent, no circllmstances, no oppOl'tunities will make a two-legged creature a man without it.

Trade is good. First-class wiremen are in demand, but there is no miuimum set scale of wages.

I remain to he heard from in November. Yours iratenJaily,

W. B.COX, Press Sec 'y . -------

I.ocal Union No. IIS. Austin, Texas, Sept. 30,1900.

Editor Electrical Worker:

Some nights ago, while filling the office of the recording secretary in the absence of that officer, your correspondent without his -consent being asked, was aroused from his work on the minutes and informed th2t he had been duly and constitutionally elected Press Secretary, and that he \~as expected to commence filling that import­ant position right away. Being a new re­cruit as an organized electrical worker (though thirteen years in practical eJecti'i­cal work), we did not at once und~rstand what the duties of press secretary were, until we looked at a copy of the El.ec\rical Worker and lind that we are expected to write something in the nature Qf a letter supposed to be of .general interest to the fraternity.

After und~rstanding what the office of press secretary means, we feel .compli­mented at the unsolicited honor of being chosen to this position and sorry 'for tbe L. U. that better material as pr~ss corre­spondent was not selected, as ~e fear we shall prove a very uninteresting letter writer.

Now, Mr. Editor, this being our first let­ter as press correspondent, aoo as we said before, being a new recruit (wbo ought to be modest) not much can be expected of our first effort, still we will do the best we know how, and that is all anyone can do.

Local Union No. 115, I presume, has not heen heard from in some time. I think the principal reason being that the break in the Austin dam and the shutting down of more than {our teen thousand in· candescent lights, some two hundred and fifty arc lights, besides a large number of motors on April 7th last. anti the C(ll1se­

quest laying off of quite a namber of the members of the L. U., h:!s caused them to scatter everywhere, and (so far as the Elec­trical Worker can I!h·c e\·iden~e) Jose in­terest in the order.

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Mr. Editor, I am glad to be able to say that appearances in that respect would be misleading, as this local is alive and ge~­ting along in a goe-d, steady, slow·but·sm e way and taking in recruits at every meet­ing who have heretofore been appealed to in vain to become members.

The City Water-Light and Power Plant (the Austin Dam Co.) has again started up its light and power department in a small way, and some oC its old employees a.e again getting their old places back.

The talk now is that the City Plant in­tends to englarge its steam facilities in the near future, so that they can furnish water, light and power to all their oid CusiOlllej"!; as formerly. If this should be done, all of our old members will most likely return, which will give us quite a membership here.

As almost every correspondent has had something to say about Labor Day in the September issue, I think it would be of in­terest to state (even at this late date) that our laqor paradl' was the largest and mcst successful ever had in A ustin, and demun· strated clearly that labor unions combined as a whole, and the electrical workers in particular, are a very respectable element in the City of Au.;tin, and that at no very distant day a mechanic who does not be­long to a union will not .. be in it."

\Vith best wishes for the fraternity I am, .espectfuily, McK-,

Press Secretary. --------~------

Local Unioll No. II9. Newport Kews, Va., Sept. 25, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Local 119 is all O. K. aud still in the

ring, and if the efforts of .our indefatiga­ble president count for anything we shall soon be on the top cross-arm. Since our last communication to you Ollr local h::s enlisted in the ranks of the Central Labor Union and has the hOllor of furni~hillg a president for n,,,, g,w"·. Mr. Ge,:.. Cross, who is also president of No. II9.

The Central I.abor Ullion has purchased the "J~abor News," the official organ of the State Federation of Labor, and will continue to publish same ill the interest. of the laboring people, under the head of "The News."

Labor Day, Sept. 3rd, was a grand SI1(:­

~t!ss in every respect. IV1r. "Belk, !>usiness agent cf the Central

Labor Union, is making things hum here. A strike was declared at the .. hipyard hy the chippers and caulkers, which was quickly settled by him aHer having pre­~ailed upon tile employers to grant their request. A raise iu wages was what they wanted. Mr. Belk immediately had bills !'Osted cal1illg :.1: ullorganized men to­Jdher to form a federation of labor, which was elTected.

A cODlmittee was sellt out from the Cell­trlil. Labor linion to organize the colored

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craftsmen, yc"r }m;nblc SerY8!it being &

cotllmitteenHl!!. If. !":rganized tbey would be a great benefit to the labor cause here.

With befot wishes from ~;o. 119 to all locals, I. be1~ to suomit myseif as ),our humbJe servant,

MAL·COLM BEGGER, Press Sec.

somethiug- that took place in a certain fix­eTS fsu:i1y not long since, and the readers can drl&w their own conclusions as to whom that fi~er may be. This certain fixer started keeping house not more than a month ago with a ~ery limited supply of dishes and bed clothing. He was obliged to take his pliers and screw-driver home every nigLt to eat with and even at that

~ocal Union No. 120. had to nt'aw straws with his wife to see London, Oct. 4, 190 0. who should cut the bread and then have a

Editor Electrical Worker: • fuss over who got the screw driver first. I have been request~d by the press sec- When it came time to go to bed the fan

retary to write a few lines for this month's did commence, for all they had was a brass Worker, as he is too busy. I think he is bedstead, and Ii mattress, one pillow and !Jutting ill e lot of over time these nights. a small child's comforter, which they (But not at linework.j would spread over their feet; that would

Lecal 120 is getting along nicely and lellve their shoulders exposed and during slill adding a few new members to the list. the night that comforter would naturally

liro. Henry \Vestman took a few holidays be pulled up close to their necks, thus last week. He also took to himself a wife, leaving four bare feet sticking out. It so J guess his holidays .are over for a while. wouldn't be long before 20 bare toes would Of course I don't know much about it my- begin to wiggle around wondering where self as I haven't had any experience in in the Sam Scratch the cover had gone t(1. that line, but I do know that he has our- This ~o .. ld be kept up until morning. best wishes. That poor comforter was almost worn out

I believe that one ofthe trouble-shooters trying to keep the occupants of tha~ bed from ·here has gone to BmTalo and is scab- warm. The aforesaid fixer now has covers bing it there. I didn't think he could run to burn. his face· as a lineman but I suppose they The writer wishes to thank BTU. Gleason are glad to get anything that can carry a of No. 39 for the accurate description g:ven pair of spurs. \Ve would like to see the of the funcl'1>l of our deceased brother, Buffalo scab list to see if his name i" in- \\tw. i.~al1tlotl. aisc. th~ mentioning of com­eluded, as we are not sure that he is travel- mittee appointed to receive. same at the iug on his own name. depot. The writer did not have the time

We have had a pretty busy summer here t.o write much of a letter on account of not but have got over the rusll DOW, altbough getting back to Denver until the 7th of there 'is considerable to do yet. September.

We had Bro. Heaman of Cleveland with Th~ way the Cleveland fixers showed me us last meeting night nnd were quite arOllnd. thl': town on Sunday and Labor pleased to see him. We did not have a Day was 110 trouble to them at all. I want very large attendance' as Eome of the boys especially to mention Bro. Gleason and were out of to'~'n. . Bro. Hard-Hannled,Heavy-Scrapper,Hard-

I think I will have to cut it short but Shaker, Hemy Hamilton Hicks and, by hope that our F. S'. wili have a few lines the way. the inan who has never met these for the Worker next month. brot~li:rs has missed .a whole 10i: .;..: !"-.. ;.

YOUTS frate~n!ll1y, plcast're. And say, you should hear Hicks E. COLSON. sing. He has a voice that is operatically

.------- divine, and would do credit to any tenor Local Union No. X21. " h . t. • k slDger lD t e country. I WISu, Bro. HIC s,

Denver, Colo., OcL 2, 1900· that you would write to me, and if you don't Editor Electrical \'v-orker : inside of a month I'll give it to you worse

Archer moved yesterday. Not because the next Jetter I write. he thought it was cheaper to move thall On the 25th of October the 1. B. E. Ws. pay rect, but because he had it to do. \Vc of Local 121 will give their first annual have a boy in our fainily of seven years hall. The following brothers have been and he had the Den'e to get up on the appointed the committee on ar:angements: back-yard fence and wake faces at ollr Wm. Bissell, Dave Reed, Ed. Doll, Tom llmdlady, who is of Jew;~b e-:::traction, and Tcxup: .. , Frank. Corrigan ana Charles ask her if she wanted to buy a stove. He Archer. This committee is doing all in its probably learned that from hearing his power to make the ball a grand success fatL"r talking in his sleep while dreaming and expect that no less than 250 tickets of wl:at had taken pl&ce during the day. will be sold.

I c;ten wonder if the readers of the At a Jlleeting of the trustees of the to\7:1 F'eclrkal Worker like to read fUllny of Evans. Colo., last night, a frauchis'2 was thiugs that sometimes happen to fixers UD- granted to the Greeley Indepeudent Tele­der p~ci.:liar circumstances. 'raking it for pbone Co. Th~ new C01upany e:!:pects to gn:nted 'that such is the case, the writer (.()mDJenc<: erecting its line at onCI;, and co will undertake the rel>ponsibility of telling extend same to all towns in Welrl COULit:"

as fast as the material can be placed on the ground. This will mak.e work for not a few linemen in the near future.

There has also lately been granted a so­y~ franchise to a street railway company at Santa Fe, N. M. This company expects to connect with surrounding .towns and to run a line into the mountains to carry coal and ore to smelters at Santa Fe.

Never has there been a time when work waa better in the West, nor has there been as many linemen here before as at the present time, This is indeed gratify­ing towestern lj.nemen, when you consider the fact that a job could h~dly be obtained by the best and oldest fixers in the West from 1893 to 1897.

'W.e are pleased to note that one of our bright lights,. Bro. Bissell, has been pro­moted from the ranks of fixers to that of foreman for the Colorado Telephone Co. He, in company with Gi!n'l Foreman Can­non, went to La Junta, Oct. 1St. where he is. to tA-e charge -cit Bro. Smaie's crew. We have not been informed as yet what Bro. Smale expects to do.

Bro. Lane -came back to Denver .aftl!r having rebuilt Leadville.Glenwood Springs and otbe!" small jobS. He now has a crew in the city.

Lee Burnett came here from Chicago abont ten days ago and stopped just long enough to get placed by the C. Tel. Co.

Willis Burnett, Lee's Mother, and Patsy Freeman, left 'a week ago for Alabama, the Snn·ny South, where they will put in the winter. Patsy says Cripple Creek is too dang cold and the snow comes too soon after the Fourth of July to suit him.

No. 121 has .grown so rapidly in the short time that we have ~ad our charter that we have found it advisable. to seCUTe a hall with greater seating capacity and better accommodations. The Editor will therefore note that on and after the 4th of October No. 121 will'meet every Thursday at No. 1445 Larimer street. There are at present 116 members enrolled on our books, all but one member being in good standing. We ha\"e only five non-union linemen at work in Denver, outside of a few f~remen. They will soon be initiated. There is not a scab in Dellver at present writing and they know better than to come here. for we pass them on down the line as fast as they show up.

. We had .the pleasure of entertaining the ex-president of NO.7, Bro. McGilivary, at our meeting last week. This brother is in Colorado in search of bealth, and he has the wish of every member of No. 121 that he will soon regain it and be able to take his old place at Springfield, Mass.

Eimer Hickey blew. into Denver last week with a card from No. 18 and was sent to Colorado Springs by the Col. Tel. Co. Bro. Hickey is a good fellow and a friend to all good fixers. About the same time that Hickey came here a young fellow by

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the naD1e of j. D. Gregory •• >lltO ccrrying a card from No. 18, cam, h;:r~ from Colo· rado Spiugs, wLere he h:.d been employed by the Str<:et k. R. Co. Whiie working for thl'm b~ had tbe mi3fortnne to meet with an accio.:ut whid: if: preventing him frOID worldn". He came to us broke and said be v:as·or:. his way to Kansas City and a donation f:om the brothers wouid be very aeceptable. A .collectiol1 was taken and a ticket procured for him. WlJ.ile waiting for

,the ticket he got it into his head that he had better shuw' the brothers of No. i2I how good a union man he really was, so he makes the following charg-e against Bro. Hickey: That be had scabbed during the strike at Jo"plin, Mo., la!t April. Gregory was ftsked to' m~et Hickey and several of the brothers at the storeroom of the Col. Tel. Co. and there make his char~es and tell what he k.new of the case, and unless he did so the brothers would take it for granted that his stOT"Y was a fanciful "ision of a disordered brain. He ha~I4't been seen in Den,('r since. I Q tlle meantime Bro. Hickey bas given conc:usive proof that he was iu the State of Ohio during the en.tire strike atjc'pli!1. -.A. t the ugular' meeting of No: 'I2! October 4 a motion to exonerate Bro. Hkkey and to extend to him the rigbt hand of fellowship, was unanimously carried.

The feeling against J. D. Gregory IS not of the best and he has himself alone to blame, and the best thing for bim to do is to write a lettel' of apology to the·Work.er and, 'unless he does so, be wants to give Denver a wide berth in tbe future. .

Bro. (?) Wall left Denver recently on short notice. \Ve have not been informed whether he used the window or door for the exit of his trun~; at :my rate the land­lord of the Westein botel is looking for him witG .8 ·-bill of $30 for board and lodg­ing, and $3 borr.()wed money. M-at Wall has 'beenin Denver since early last spring and during this time has lost not to ex­ceed three weeks time. This fellow is a record breaker in his line for he also beat a board bill at Victor, Colo .. of about the the same ainont, also one at Spokane, Wash. In the latter case he beat a widow lady out of $14. Mat Wall is certainly a snake-in-the-grass; he wins y-.)ur confi­dence,. makes a friend of you and then wben he gets a good opportunity strikes you in the back. Such men are the worst kind of det:-im~nt taour caUi:~ Rnd· the writer is of tilt: opinioD luat eYOOIY union should ha .. e inserted1D its by-lawl'I that any man beating his 00a!"d bill should be im­mediately e."pelled from the unio11.

Bro. Shennan, we have an excellent vaper. 'lyre ("an find 11\) ,fault" v;ith it 6.t all, but it see::D~ to me as thoug-h there could be sotllcthi:lg adjed t!Jat would be "ery in­structing a1\d help the brothers out of the hole into ~hich they sometimes fall while eni::agel'! in a difficult piece oi worle. What

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I mean is why can't we ba\"e a question bureau? Othet: papers have then:: and they are found to be a great help. Not 'ouly Bre they entertaining. but it gi""cs a chance for a brotber to grasp new ideas and better fit himself in his usefulness to bis employ~r. Can this be wori:ed up Bro. Sherman, or is it altogether out of the q'lestion?

There is one thing more I want to men.­tion before closing. No. 121 is strictly a lineman's union and will the editor ki:tdly see that we are marked as such.

Yonrs very truly. A. ARCHER.

Press Sec.

l40cal Union No. x26. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 6, lQOO.

Editor Electrical Worker: The time rolls around when .another in­

flection by tbe P. S. is due, and so he're goes. Since my last, No. 126 has moved ahead several notches and the proeress has'not been stopped either. On the 2nd inst. nine good men joined oar select band' and there are four or five applications on file. 'Vhen all these are acted on L. R. will be practically a union town'for electri· cal workers .. Another good move r-ecently made is a slight re-arrangement of offi(:ers, which insures attendance of necessary ofti­Celli at each meeting and a better arrange­ment of the financial end of the union. Bro. Crutchfield, an earnest worker, has been elected to the important office of F. S. and our persona! affairs are now in ex­cellent shape, due largely to his efforts.

Ten-cent cotton has put this section of the country on the boom and the eJ.ectrical industries feel some of this prosperity, principally the construction .companies, which have quite a little business on band.

The Edison Company still has an exten­sive piece of line-rebuilding on hand. and Bro. Wilson has had a gang on the j'J!UP for some time. The Traction Compau)' is preparing to lay new steel down town and has put down new ties on all lines. The telephone companies have about the usual number of men at work and Bro. Ewing has unionized his entire force.

Yours fraternally, C. J. D.

Press Sec.

I,ocal Union No. x30. New Orleans, Oct. 6, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: It is quite a while since r actcu as p~ccs

secretary and couo.equcutly am a littlp. rusty, but will try and make a fair report of New Orleans, . 13cY. Considering the short time we have been organi7.ed we are doing splendid nnd e~pect to initi&te fou:­new 'Jnes at olir next meeting, 'Vednes­da~', the loth; they are coming our way, and I should judge that before the end of tbe year we will have all the top-notche:-s in line.

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\VOI k is on the boom here and lots of new buildings going up; plenty repair work, and hope it wi!1 continue. We have bad a yery busy SUU1lDer and we expect a good winter. TlIere is quite a demann for all classes of labor in Galveston, T".li:., judgiug from tht ads. in our local papers, but I have not heard anything about tte eiectrical end. '

We e~pect to give a smoker jointly; that is, 4 and 130, allU imend to invite a good bunch of speakers and have the delinquc:nl electricai workers come up and hear why tlley sholild jump into the circuit. All the boys are working liard for further succcss and will keep it up until we ;ha\"e all tile open circuits closed. .

We all feel very thankful to the Tren­ton, 1:, •. J., boys, £01· tileir kind treatment to cur Bros. Hillard aud Spangenberg, and from the tone of their letter to us they are very proud of their tl"eatment and canuot thank the boys enough.

I forgot to state at the opening of my letter that our worthy press secretary, A. Monoghan, and Treasurer Ferris, are ill the country, and that is why I am writing this letter, ktlowing he will not be back in time.

I will close for this time, wishing the ·BrotheJ·hoOil continued success, I am,

Yours fraternally, T. G. ZIEGLER,

Rec. Sec.

I,ocal Union No. 131. Colu!Ilbia, S. C., Sept. II, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Having been P.leettd P. S. of onr local,

I presume the brothers will be after ha\"­ing me up on the II carpet" if they do not see something from 1 31 in the \Vorker at a very early date.

Labor Day is now a thing of the past, for this year, at least, but it will long be remembered in the bearts of all Brother­hood men, for there was the finest parade of labor organizations ever witnessed on the stu:et!; of Commbia, ana It was largely due to the 1. B. E. W. that it was so, they Leing the finest appearing body of work­ingmen in the parade, Compliments were shoWel'eri on them from all sides for their neat, natty and tnanly appearance. They did indeed look nice, with their uniform t'f Carhan-t overalls, light blue shirts, white felt hats and white collars and ties. The parade, arrh·jng at the fair grounds, \,'as addressed by the gl)':ernor of the State, 111ayor of our city, and a number of other very prominent men .. All these celebri­ties highly endorsed labor organizations.

Aiter the auuresses were over nearly all tbe I. n.'s took part in the contests which followed. nro.!'l. F. Davis won first prize in the pole-Climbing contest, pole being 50 feet out of the grcund: time, Ii 2-5 Et'(;.

HIO. I1Jc'Fain wou f:r~t in cross-anuing; ;:ime, I min . .3 St:C. Bro. Grose, first in !.lIInd·lin.:: throwing. After the contests

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were over many ~l1joyed the spJendin bar­becue which hlln ;.,f,<,U prepared for this GCCasioll. The day ·I',·!\S clos?oi by a graud b .. lI, in which n great number ]:.:rtieilmtl'U.

It aff(,rcs me greal pleasure to announce the marn.:!ge of OUT Lappy aud genial Bro, T. F. DL.·:is, or ns he is better knowu through the length and breadth of this united n:public as "Happy Tom," and never was naltme more appropriately be­stowed, for he is always light-hearted, jolly, and, best of all, a union man at heart. The brother;; attended the wedding in a body, and after tbe hand-Shaking was over returned to their homes wishing Bro. Da\"is and his charming bride all the hap­piness they so meritoriollsly deserve.

Wonder where G. M. White is? Yours fraternally, Q. FRED.

I,ocal Union No. z34. Chicago, Oct. 4, 1900.

Editor Electrical Worker: Local union 134 elected a press secretary

!'o":nle meetings ago who will endeavor to scud a few words each month to the Worker for any of the brothers who may be interested in the doings of Chicago's insidemen's local of the I. B. E. \V., pro­viding Sec. Sherman is kind enough to allot us the space.

As is the case with mo:;t all unions, we do not have a bed of roses to walk on, but we can say that our union is building .uP every day. We issued at the beginuing of quarter the Xational Building Trades Council working card to the members. Our little trouble with the Chicago Build­ing Trades Conncil made this necessary.

Vie are doing the iron·armored conduit work on all such jobs in the city and have been in control of it .'since July loth last. Work is not any too plenty or I might say there is no TUsh, but tlle writer knows of no one who is out !!t this writing.

The different I.. U's. of electricians tnarched together in parade on Labor Day as o.ne boily, mak:ng the best showing for organized labor in line.

We have just moved into new quarters at 126 Washington street, over the Lyric theater, where we have office and tele­phone service in connection. A club room has been rcuted which joins the hall and office and is bei ng filted up for the ac­commodation of the boys and \"isiting brothers who may wi"h to while away their !opare time at reading, games, etc.

To visiting brothers O!Je word of in­

struction, enter building at the regular theater entrance and take !'tairs or elev!!­tor to fourth fioor, room 56. TelephOl!e us, !'.lain 3551. I am,

Fraternallv yours FRANK -J. BURCH,

Press Sec.

Chic~go, Oct. 7, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker:

Death has visited the home of a member

of Local i34. Bro. Edwin L. Beach died on the sth inst. at Chicago Hospital in his 33d year, after a dangerous operation made necessal y by an abscess on the brain.

Bro. Be;:ch had been out of the city for some timc :n Texas, where be had charge c.f work ior the Western Electric Co. He was brought home sick only a few days ago, in sucb a condition that there was only slight chances for his recovery. He leaves a wife to mourn his loss, and in her grief we extend our sympathies to her in this bour of trouble.

The interment was at Oak woods to-day. Resolutions of condolence will appear in the next issue of the Worker.

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I.,ocal Union No. 1:39. Shreveport, La., Oct. 9, 1900.

Editcr Electrical Worker: This may be too late, bnt I hope not.

Nothillg new of interest. The O. 1'. & T. Co. is very bu·sy with East Shreveport lioe.

I,Qst the cable in Red River and came near drowning Bros. A. R Holt and Brad­shaw. The cable was pulled np onashanl'y fish boat and the drift caught the cable and pieu the whole thing. All that was saved being Bro. Holt's pants and· shirt. Bro. Holt tried to act 6.S a volt meter to see wb,;t ,,'as in UlC !roHy. He escaped UIl­

hurt. Hro. A. B. Henry is hack from Honston

and is much pleased with that place. Our press secretary is out on a high swing, hoidillg to poles and lamp posts. I write to let the bo)'s know the news. Local 139 is s-;vingillg easy. We anticipate trouble. All Dlemhers are asked to keep a lookout as we may go out in an attempt to better Ollr condition. Differences on seven points are to be arbitrated. Bro. Albert Uhl was eJected president to fill vacancy.

Very respectfully, Press Sec.

I.,ocal Union No. x40. Lansing, Mich., Oct. 6, 1900.

Editor Eiectrical \Vorker: As the time d.aws near for me to addIess

another letter to ollr journal, I take my pen in hand to fulfill the duties of P. S.

Things are very quiet .'\s to work llere Rna would advise everyone to stay away from Michigan as there is a cold winter aiJead.

.fl. nlltllbe:- of Local Unicn r_~C' men have taken out traveling cards and bave gone ill all four directions. Every E. \V. wlil find them O. K. and up to date.

Bro. Bert Gillispie was killed ·early in September in Battle Creek by getting caught 011 2270 alternators. He was a mcmber of No. 39. Since then the boys in Battle Creek have organized. Succ"-,,s boys.

The way L. U. 39 treated Bro. Gillispie's

bereaved wife and family was enough to make an E. W. proud and to send those not in our ranks to us with applications in one baud and fees in the other. Brothers don't get behind in your dues, as they are the life of tbe union, and we know not when such a death might overtake us.

Our meeting nights are every Monday night, and nearly every member is present each uleeting night. Brothers, it is your duty as an E. 'v. to attend meetings regu­larly. Don't let a few do your business. Have something to say about it yourselves.

WeU·as there isn't much going on and nothing more to write, I'll cut out this loop for now. i

Fraternally, KID.

Local Union No. %45.

Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 7, I<JOO. Editor Electrical Worker:

It is a pleasure to anneunce that Local 145 is still in the onward and upward path. Although our union is comparatively new, the boys are taking hold in 'splendid shape and seem to realize the many ad vantages to be derived from it.

We had a rare good time at. our last meeting, initiating three new members. Bros. Kelley and Erwin, with their able assistants, showed a thorough knowledge of that branch of the work. Our new men proved themselves to be made of the right material, and although it was a rough and rocky pathway they did not waver but came safely through and are now uniting with the rest of us in pushing our union to the front.

Our electrical discussions are very in­teresting and instructive. We are striving to make them a special feature of ~ach meeting.

The question of unions for the negro race was recently under discussion, and it is the sentiment here that if they want a union they had better have it by them­selves.

Work with the Bell people is rather quiet at present, hut the Bartlett Illuminating Co. will soon be at work reconstructing the lighting system of the city_

As P. S. or a newly organized union, I would like to say that this. is my first ex­perience in union work, and now that I realize what unions stand for I cannot see why any conscientious man can withhold his aid .from such a movement. I believe the public is comparatively ignorant as to the true principles of unionism, otherwise tbey would be much quicker in extending their sympathy and co-operation,

Ol~ September 73, at the evening sen'ice of the First Congregational Church, the Rev. A. B. Chalmers gave a very able address on The Labor Movement. His tboug-hts were directed in a large measure

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toward the strike now on ill the coal regions.

In anether column we pubiish the !er­Dlon in :uH, also resohit!otls ad(lp!i:d and forwarded by telegram to tht' strikers. Th", telegram was sent that night. Is this not a goo:! s:gn of a general awaker,ing as to what unions are doing for the laboring man!

Sincerely, W M. P GOLDIE,

Pr~ss Sec.

Local Union No. %46. Britlgeport, Conn., ()ct. 2, te)oo.

Editor Electrical Worker: Being elected prec;s secretary of our

newly organize~ local, ~o .. 146, whicb took place on the 16th of Sept. last, j will en­deavor to do the best I e&D. Not -being used. to this kind of work, I trust our brotheos who re.ad tile \Vorker will excuse all mistakes.

Second Vice-Presiil~ut F. J. Shfehan did the bonors of organizing tb:s local to the satisfaction of all. He i<; eVi::l'); inch a gentleman and well fitteu fO! the bonor­able position.he now holds.

.\nother thing 1~ce5sa.y to tll.t>11tion is that' the brothers of No. 37 at present located in Bridgeport, expect to be trans­feJ"Ced to .No .. 146 at the earliest' COllven­ience. No. 146 wishes to thallk them, through your valuable 'paper, for their killd assistance in helFillg us to organize. Still another brot4er, from L. tT. :No.4 of New Orlean", is now a full f!edged brother here, and it gives me great l'leasure to in­troduce !\eil· Carmody, the 111'st one to be transferred into 146.

It is very hard for,lls to get any kind of a hall to weet 'one night a week, therefore we must put up with. two nights Ii month for a. whil-e. Gur haH at present is in the Studio building, 122 Fairfield avenue. The boys in J.(6 are ,·ery much i:1terestcd ill tbe geed aud welfare of the local and I sin­cerely bust they win coutinue·so.

Our first and present officers are: Pres.-john Holtz. Vice-Pres.-J. Shephard. R. S.-\V. R .. Dyer. F. S.--J. F. Pdan. Treas.-ThoU1&'s Stafford. Foreman-F.red Beriault, better known

as Jumbo. . Inspector!:> - Martin Hubbard, George

Lotsf9rd. i'rustecs - james h:ijp.;.i.r;.:',,;, George

Skiver; James Eagan. Hoping to remain yours, e.c ,

ED\ ... ·ARD i\1Arro~EY, l'rcs3 Sec.

Loc·al Uvitln ·No. :147. A-:lderson, lr.d., October ., 1900.

Et1.itor EJectrical WQ~ker : As it h~s heen a iong tim.:: sin..: .. I have

had ~!.lIythil!g to say through Yo:.lr columns,

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I now take- pleasure in dropping -a' few lines to let the brothers know where 1\'e

are at. Now, brothers, if I am behind the times

any you will have to excuse me, for I fell asleep last May and have just wo1:e up, and was surprised ·to find myself on tlle bauks of the 'Wabash, but when I realized where I was and what was going on here 1 thought it was time to gP to work; so I threw both 'feet and found out it . was just the place for me to tarry for a while, as my lamp needed trimming and I fOund I could trim a few more here. 1 put in new carbon and made my light so strong that it mesmerized every person who came in contact with it. Now, brothers, yoU can judge. for yourselves how 'strong t.his light was when, by the aid of Bros. John Ryan, P. Farrell and F. Eckert, we landed 28 viCtims and are not done. Thcy a~e still coming. We have eight more' appli­cations for our next meeting.

Now, brothers, 1 am going to show you what kind of mell we -!tave ill 1.. U. 147. The first rumor bad it that allY milD who would join the union wouM be discharged, but we had the necessary amount from eight of the boys and our charter on the road before we got this rumor. But we were ready. Those eigbt men belong to one gang; also four brotbers with ca.ds, and as luck always favors the righteous it happened to be the head gang, with Bro. Baker ill the lead. so ewe made up our minds to work harder tban ever. That night, wben your 'Vorthy Sleeper came froUl work, he found that which he holds dearest of all things-the charter which says "In Union There is S~rength;"

"Together We Stand, Divided We Fall." Now, brothers, this is the inotto'wl1icb I try to follow and I think every man who has got to work for his daily bread ought to try and follow it: AfLer we ate our supper,l told the boys aud we assembled in tbat little upper room as did the apostles of old and there your Sleepy Brother ad­ministered the oath that makes two men one, but in this case it made eight the same as one.

The next thing we decided to do was to call en open meetIng, so your Sleeper had something more to do; we had to get some place to meet and as we wer-e on the hummer we went out with the strong intention of making someone help our cause along and bad good luck. I met a brother clerk in·a clothing houSe anti he put I!1C next to Squire Dimham, J. P. I found him O. K. and also an 'honor­ary member of t!!e bricklayers' union, so he donated us his office. We h.ad good re­sults at tbis meeting; we got 20 applica­tions, and at our meefing Friday we har! two men come in from Marion, which is 35 miles from Anderson. "-e also have three more to come from this burg at our next meeting You can see that the

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rumor:; whic.h were circulat~d do I)Ot daunt us ~ery,much in our work. We abo have with us Bro. McCarthy, who is an un­tiring worker and a great help to llS. We bad Bros, Buckley and Brown of Akron,O., witb us cn our opening night and also had a call frot!! Bro. Rigsby and bis friend. wish them success.

Well, broihers, I have ;:Ibout done UJJ'

ctUe bit, and am getting sleepy. It is an awful complaint to have. If any of you have got it you know what it is.

I would like to send my regards to the boys of NO.3. oi St. Louis. I think there mllst be a brother there who is overworkl"d for J wrote him a letter last week and have not received any answer yet. The letter was answered, addressed to Bro. Baker and he read it-nnd cn!ne to me to finn out "hat it me&nt, as he did not know the writer. Will also send my regards to Bros. Gil­more, Gleason, McWilson, Cooney, McIn­tyre and UnCle Si. I wish them success, and hope that work has opened up in Cleveland:

Now, brothers, I ha~'e noticed t~rough the columns of ollr paper that brothers are charging from $8 to $15 for organizing an L. U. I cannot see where 'this expense comes in. Here is a model L. U. org.m­ized and not one dollar of expense, only the loss of a little sleep and a little work to better the· cause. I also think ourE. II. is spending too much money at this time. There is one thing, brothers, you 11l1lSt

look at, and that is this, that it is impossi­ble for us to exist &nd beltl"r our condition as long as we have so many organizers in the field. \Ve 110W llave three salaried officers and two clerks and there is not a month that there is 110t two or three extra organizers. Now, brothers, if you follow the expense list for organizing since the first of the Yl"ar you will see that it has been an enormous slim. There will come a time when we will need money, and when, like the foolish virJ;:ins, we will be out. I am sorry to see snch bad rcports from 2f and 45; these are the places were influence and' mouey· ought to go. We cannot afford to see such dl"feat as this.

Now, Bro. EditOl, I will not take up any mor~ of your time so I will ring off.

I remain your SLEEPING BRO.

From "Old Clip." Denton, Texas, Oct. 5, lQOO.

.Editor Electrical Worker: ·The fifth has ro:icu around once more

and I must send in a line to the Worker. !?erhaps S9me of the hrothers will wonder if .. Old Crip" got drowned in the recent overt1owat GalveS1Gr.. I am glad to say it did n·ot rCdch Denton by 'about 300 miles. I have been trying 10 learn whether or not. any of the members of Local 124 zuffl'red or were lost ill the terrible disaster. I am stiil taking my home-made treatment and

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<.m getting better. The doctors say ~ can't hop~ to cver l:se my boc~· or limbs ~gain, but I will use them or bust trying it. I have heard from quite a few members and locals who have bought some copies ,of my new book, and I am receivi!lg many co·m­pliments on t!-Jc liu;e \'Iork. It certainly causes me.to rejoice "ery much that I have been abie to produc-e something that ,;.-ill help the wire-fixers, promiscuously, to think more seriously upon the subject of the possible individual attainments of every man. Following is the amount received to r;late on the sale of my books from mem­bers of th~ brotherhoo:l : Lor.al 10, .......................... f,5°O

Local 39 ............ :... ...... .... 4.00 l.ocal 19 ......................... 2.50 Local 66 ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Local 61 .......••...... , .... , . . . . . 3.00 Local 3 (St. Louis) ................. 6.25 Local 99 •..• ,...... .•.. ....•. •••.•• 5.00 Local 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. . . . ... 10.00 Local 121 ...... ...... ...... ....... 2.75 Local 114 ......................... 3.00 Local 126......................... 3.00 Local 31 ...... ...... .... ...... .... 2.50

,Local 133 •......................... 3.00 Local 119 .... .. .• •..• ...... ....... 3.00

I would like to see an organizer VISit Texas and Indian Territory. c There could be twenty or thirty good locals started in tbis section if some one could only visit the places and talk unionism to them.

Bro. C. H. McNemar, where are yOU! sent you a letter to \Vaco two weeks ago and it was returned.

Well, brothers, I hope everyone that re .. ds this book of mint! will be much bene­fited, and that everyone tbat can spa!e a quarter will buy one.

Thanking thosc.' who have already bought a copy for their generous patron­age, and with best wishl":;; to every mem­ber, I will .. douce the glim" until next month. SincerE!ly and fraternally,

ROBERT G. WRIGHT.

TEXAS STATE !l!EETING.

Houston, 'ft'x .• Oct. 3, I<JOO. Editor Electrical Worker:

Enclosed find copy of the minutes of a convention cf the Texas locals held in Waco Oct. 1st and 2nd. This convention was called for the purpose of establishing a stalldai-d wage scale for the locals of the state ano. also to discuss ways and weans to organize i. he operators all over the st!>te. I believe that a great deai of good wili re­sult from it. I ask yO~l to place resolnti"n No. I before the E. B. at once; the iron is getting hol here aud we mean to strike while it is right. We held an open meet­ing in Waco after the business was wound up and a number of th<:: op<::rators came to bear what could be s:1id' in favor of their joining. There were some slirring speeches made and No. 72 got applications

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from al11hal came up to lli:ar. I visited 72, you know, some time ago, and found ~hel1l in bad shape. I held an open meet­ing, gave the members as well as the out­siders SOUle pretty hot shots and I guess YOIl know the rest from their reports. I belie\'e they have received an inlpetus now that will keep them moving. Please pub­lisb the proceedings of the meeting in the Worker. It may do some good somewhere fIsc. Wishing you success, I ·am, fratern-

ally" R. R. TRIPP,

3d V.-P.

TO .10.1414 UNION MEN.

This is to certify that there are charges pending in Local 66 against one J. C. Graves, for violating Sec. I Art. 28 of the Constitution, by committing an offense that would bring the Brotherhood into dis­credit. He joined a Federal labor union ill HQuston, and being .elected its treas-. urer, embezzled about $33 of its funds be­fore he was found onto Charges were prefeneu ag<iinst him by members of 66 as ebo\'c, and the night he was notified to appear for trial he skipped out, leaving a wife penniless and in debt for rent. He stanus sllspended from 66 and has no rights in the Brotherhood until he clears himself of these charges.

R. R. TRIPP, 3d V.·P. \V. D. C.n'wooD, Pres. C. T. McIN'rYRH, Rec. Sec.

ON14Y A MAN Xlii OV2RA1414S.

Only a man in overalls,lay him anywhere; Send for the cOlUpa!~)' doctor, we ha\·e 110

lime to spare; Only a little ruissfire, on a lDi nt!1" cru'Sned; Pitt another one 00, for frolll dark till dawn The smelter must be rushed.

Only auother wid~w under another's roof; Only another victim beneath the irou hoof. Only a lx:i.ch ·of orp·hans, lIud thus the

,lratna ends; Just Jet. them go, w~th their anguish and

woe, So :we make our dh·idends.

Only a ruan in overalls, a very good mar. as a rule;

Bllt a mall with us is rated· as a farmer rates a mule;

Oile is as good as the other, but the long· eared slave's the best;

He's a little rougher, decidedly tougher, A lid doesn't need half the rest.

. Only a man in overalls, bury him any­where;

'fh.: bur leigh is bV:i ii'lg, toP: Jilt'::18Ce is roar­ing,

"'e have no time to spare. Let the tears of the widow fall Oil this

worthless clay; To h-- with the orphan, to h-- with

the l1Ian,· To 11-- with the judgment day.

-Miner's Magazine.

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Resolutions adopted by Local No. 46, of Lowell, Mass., <Xt. 4tb, IQOO:

Whereas, It has pleased God, in his in­finite wisdom, through his earthly mes­senger, inexorable neath, to visit us and. remove from our midst our esteemed Bro. Patrick F. Readding; a.i'd

\Vbereas, The intimate relations held during an eJ.ectrical and social career by our deceased brother with members of this union make'sit our solemn du'ty to express our esteem for his manly worth and deep lorrow at tbe loss, and of \he still heavier loss ~stain~ by those nearest and dearest to him';. therefore, be it

Resolved, That the sudden removal of such a hrother from our midst leaves a vacancy and shadow that will be deeply felt by all members of the union and his (riends. That in deep sympathy with the affiicted rebth'es of ou.r decease« ·af04her 'we express an earnest hope that e\'en so great a bereavement may be overruled for their greatest good, and we bow in humbie submiSsion to God's will; and he it fur.ther

Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, our charter be draped for a period o( thirty days as a tes­timonial of the respect and esteem in which our late brother ·was held by his fellow members, that an engrossed copy be pre­sented to the bereaved family of our de­ceased brother, and 'copies be forwarded to our offiCial journal and daily papers for publication. M. J. QUINN,

L.W. HALL,

JAS. BARRETT,

Committee.

The following resolutions were adopted by Local union No. 41; 1. B. E. W., on the death of our worthy brofher, J. Chester Thompson:

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in His-infiuite wisdom, througb his earthly mes~enger, inexorable death, to vi~it us and under extremely sad circumstances remove from our midst our esteemed Bro. J, Chester Thompson, and

Whereas, In life. he was possessed of a chara~ter beyond reproach, worthy of every con'fidence and justice was by him accorded to all men; therefore be it

. Resolved, That we,. as an organintion, in brotherly love pay tribute to his memory by expressing our sorrow at his loss and bow in humble submission to the will of an All-wise God; and be it further

Resolved, That we drape our charter for thirty days as a token of respect for our esteemed brother, and be it further

Resolved, That the union does hereby extend to the family and relatives of our deceased brotbH tbe heartfelt sympathy of ellch and every member thereof in their

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great bereavem~nt and inecot"erab1e l06S, and be :t further Resoiv~c, That tilese re!lOlutioDS be

sFre~oi upon tbe mbutcs of this local uc-ion and tllat a copy ~ forwarded to the family of our de\~eased bratiJe:-.

H. M. SCO'r'l', J •• TBrpt'A:RMAN,

A. Ct:l'NINGHAlII,

Committee.

At the regular meeting" of Bro~h~rbood of Electrical \Vorkers. No. 56, held last T!lesday evenitl~, the followir.g resolutions were ;;!lopted in respect to tbe memory of D. Roy lSmith:

Wberea ... It has pleased Goo, in bis in­finite wisdom. through his ea!'thly messen­ger,' inexorable death, to visit us· a.nd remove from our midst our esteemed brother. D. Roy Smith, and,

V/bereas, The intimate relations held during an eiectrical aud social ('areer by our dec..:af.ed l,rother w!th Ulcmbers of this unioa makes it our solemn duty to express O!lr esteem for his manly worth and deep sorrow at tbe loss, and of the still heavier I(>~s sustained by those nearest and dearest to him; therefore be it

Resolved:- That the sudden removal of such a brother from our 'midst leaves a vacancy aud shado~ tuat will be deeply felt by all members of the uuion and his friends; tbat in deep sympathy with the afflicted relatives of our dec"eased; brother we express an earnest ho~ that p\'en so great a bereavement may be overruled for their greatest good, aud we bow in humble submission to God's wiil; anll he it further

Resolved, That" these resolutions be' srr~ad upon the !:.inu~es, our chnrter be draped for a· period'of thirty days as a testim'onial of the !'espect and esteem in which our late brother was held by his fel­low members, that an engross'!d copy be 'presented to the bereaved family of our deceased bruther, and a'copy be fo:-warded to our official jo~rnal aud {ll\ily papers for publication.

JOHN DO~AHL'E,

JAMES KIU,I.EY,

t.E. CARSI)N,

J. LYON;

F. M. SE".MAN,

Comnlittee.

Resolutions adopted by Local No. 17, 1. B.E. W.:

Whereas, Gnrl in His infinite wisdom, has removed from this life our esteemed

. BroCharles Rowe; therefort- be it Resolved, That Local No. 17 through

this organiz \tion. e"tenos to his bereaved relatives our heartfelt sympathy. in this sad

. hour. of their berea~'emt-nt, aud be it fur­tber.

Resolved. That these H'sciution!' be sprf>l\d upon our Il!inutes, " copy presented t.<> his sorT(\wing relath-es, and also that

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they be published in our official journal, the Electrical Worker.'

G. BmtNS, R. SCANLON,

D. E. ELLSWOllTH,

~ommittee.

C.6.RD OF THANKS.

St. Louis. Mo., Sept .. 26; 1900· To my many kind friends :-

As it would be impossible for me to write all personally. 1 take this advantage. of writing through the Worker to inform all who do not know of my misfortune. which hefell me on Feb'y qth last at. Rusk, Tex., wheTe I had 286 squar\:: indll:s of flesh hurnt from my' body and have' since laid at death's door. I am now, however, out of danger but ani far from well, being all drawn over and my right leg and arm are so badly drawn from the' fire that they will have to be operated on before I wiH regain the use of same. suffer terribly"still and woqld have a very hard time of it were it not for the fact that the good brotlJers here in St. Louis have come nohly to my rescue . unsolicited. 'Among many things done klr me was a· raftlt: gotten up for me which took place; last Saturday, Sept. 22nd, and from which. I derived $26.;0, which, with other as-sist­ance given me by the boys, will go to defraying my expenses to.CaEf!lrnia,wbere . I will remain under treatment until well, which I hope :0 be by spring.

To Bro. Jack Manson and brothl!rs of Local NO.3 do I especially tender thanks for their kindness to me; al~o Bro. Mike White and brothers of Local No; 9. during my short stay in Chicago. Thanking one and all for their extreme kindness to me, I am, gratefully, with best wishes ,0 one and all,

Respectfully,

HARRY D. PARSONS.

:RXPRBSSIONS OF CONDOLENCE.

By Local Union No. 27 of Baltimore, Md.: Died, at his residence, 45 Montgomery

street, Sept, 26, 1<)00, a true and devoted· brother, John Maybery, aged 32 years. Seldom have we been called upon to Dote the death in our local of one so generally lamented as our dear brother. He' was a magnificient specimen of humanity, pos­sessed of a rare sweet disposition and pur­ity of heart. He was one whom to meet and becnme acquainted with w~s to Jove. He was an acti,'e,-consistent, de\'oted mem; ber of our local and a Il"ading" spirit in work pertaining to the good or advance­ment of our union, quiet ann calm y~t firm, true_and conscientious iIi his condctions . He commanded the love and respect of all who knew him. His many good act~ will follow him, and in years to come we wiil look hack through the long vista of unfor-

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gotten memories and think of him for the example left behind.

"Simply to 27 I cling" was his grand motto during our late strike, and his short life as brother of tbe electrical workers. Not for himself; but for his dear compan· ions he seemed t.o live, and the weary in heart was sure to meet with kind and earD· est words of sympathy when seeking his aid. The large attendance at his funeral and the floral offerings evidenced the reo spect and t::;(eem In wrnch he was held.

The calla lilies which nestled sweetlv on his raided hands were not purer than· the spirit which winged its way to God and rest. His goodness and purity will long be remembered and the tender memories en· graven on the hearts of all that knew him will last ·evermore. We bid him a sad fare· well and dropped a tear of· deep reo gret over the grave of our lost friend. His mission is ended, his lile's work done, and he l"weetly sleeps beneath the raindrops and wEd Jaises !,mdcr the shaoow oi lhe great oal:s. To his grief. stricken dear. one and friends, we extend our heartfelt sym· pathy, reminding them that words of con· solatIon from us can never heal the wounded heart. Only Jesus, the healer of all. ills; can give' that comfNt which fa!!s as. softly on the weary heart as the dewdrops on the summer flowers, making u~ in the years to come bappyand contented (0

wait unlil the summons shall corne for us to go where the weary are at rest and part· ings are no more, by

BRO. W. A. KEMP.

FROM A MnMBnn OF NO. 56.

Editor Electrical Worker: As it has been quiet a while since I have

written anytbing- for the \Vorker, I will make one more stab at it, if you 'are will· ing. Things are pre~ty slow in this neck of the woods at pr*.osent, and if Col. Jim Bonnett was not here from Pittsburg doing the taking down work for the W. U. T. Co. there would be a few of us looking wise for a job. Right here let me whisper something about that band of fixers, they are all organiled. That goes without say­ing. or they would not hop any stumps for Col. Jim, but the talent, that is what I want to get at-first, we have CI:\ra Murphy,wi'l) haegiven up the Michigan circuit 10~ a lC'''; days, and when she g.~ts a hold of one of them big ones at Casey's after work and raises her peerless contralto ,"oice and sings "The Gunner From Galway," every one is rooted to the spot. Next we ha ve the great and only Mr. Hones Kennedy in his specialty en'titled "Driven to Drink, or Why I Wear Old Clothes." Next we have Hot·Air Jimmie, who is grand announcer, and gives a lecture on electric lighting

• .. every time he gets a chance. He can get backing for any amount in this specialty, H. H. H. H. Hicks of Cleveland not barred. We would Ii~e to hl'ar from his business manager, Mr. Cy. Gecther. ill reo gard to tbis, as Jimmie has got a wireless transformer which we think will revolu· tionile t:Icc~ric Iig-hting. Weare also ably assisted by Bro. Cal. Moore, who has corne from the mouutains to the lakeside as he is a fresh-air child anci. cOt'!d not rtanf. ttE

big smoky town any longer. Well when that bunch sings in the shadow of the pine, the audience just goes wild with delight and every aile in the Moore house is crazy to hear it and I think they must be.

Billy Brown carne in on a Pullman from Detroit the other day and is assisting Papa Andrews to cut them in the duck. He Las got a lot of trained flies and gives a \Cry cie"er exhibition with them e~·ery night. No. 56 is still doing a good business, bllt we had the bad luck to lose a brother last 5aturday on an alternator. I will leave this for the press secretary to tell,

The hoys are all doing a little, though we have some insidemen pressing brick, but I understand they are watching the Pan·American. Wuuld like to hear from Corgr0ve and Doc Hani, as all the boys are asking about them.

Say, Kid Giles, your baby in Wr.igJe town misses you very much.

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. Well, ~g I haven't O'II-Crloaded the fIlachme, I guess I will cut it out and re-main, Yours respectfully,

. THE SPLICER.

'HI~ 1I'RI2NDI.Y HAND.

Jam". Whitcomb Riky.

When a man ain't got a cent, an' 'be's feelin' kind 0' blue,

An' the clouds hang dark -and beavy, an' . won't let the sunshine thTCIugh,

It's a great thing, 0 my brethren, for a feller just to lay

His hand upon your shoulder in a friendly 80rt 0' way!

It makes a man feel curious!'; it makes the teat drops start,

An' you !.Grt 0' feel a flutter· in the region of your heart.

You c'an't look up an' meet his eyes; you don't .know what to say,

When his hand is on your shoulder in a friendly sort 0' way.

Oh, the. world's a curious compound, with its honey an' its gall,

With its care an' bitter crosses; but a good world, after all.

An' a good God must have made it-least­. ways tbat's what I say

\Vhen a hand rests on 'my sboulder in a friendly sort 0' way.

'. FOR I.he purpose of this article it may ~e said that the buman family in its bopes, expectations and desires, is practically" the same regardless of how differently we may 1?e situated. "Self-preservation is the first law of natt.re." While all are strug­gling in this sel'fish world for the hest that they can get regardless of what station or walk of life. fall to our lot, no one should rest secure in the helief that their condi­tion is safe. If your union is strong and well organized do not sit supinely in idle­ness under the false delusion that you are safe. Remember that the boss is looking for the epportunity always to get more and more of the profits and that your time may come at any time. Attend the meetings. Help in tbe work of label agitation. See that the interests of your union are prop­erly conducted aud your iuterests properly looked after .. Stop kicking over trfles and making faces at this officer or tbat man and put a shoulder to the wheel and do your share to make the union safe and stable. If things do not just go to suit YOIl rememher that the Qther fellow has opinions and t~ right to state them .and that we are not all alike in our ideas. Remember that we all have faults and none of us are perfect, and that those who pretend to be are usually impostors. A good, honest kicker is all right, but the fellow who insinuates and makes myster­ious remarks against his fellowmen is a cu· at beart, and in nine cases out of len if. dishonest in the bargain, and the only

THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

r~ason that he has not bten fo~nd out as such i3 beC!lIl:>C he has u,,' C~ had a chance to show his real character. 'fhe latter specie of the "~lIocker" brigade is a good 'kind of an animal to let alone.-Labor Journal.

WHII,2 OTHP.RS STARV~.

A fonr"months·old baby in New York, a granddaughter of BonsU7.a King Mackay, has sb: servants to attend to her daily wants. Besides two trained nurses, a mat­ron of the nursery, e French maid, a spe­cial laundress and a coachman, thO! dainty child has at! Alderney cow which is cared for by two men ba\;ng no otber dnties to perform. The child has a $1,5<;; point­lace coat, aud one of her jewels is worth $15,000. If no other babies come in her way she will inherit a fortune of $50,-000,000.

And thousands of otber babies nre starv­ing in New York because there it< too little nourishment ill their emaciated b;:>dies to give tbem lUe,

Still another' New York· child, the $35,-000,000 daugllter of Street Railway Mag­nate "'hitlley, has forty new dresses and has bad her menage;-ies of animals re­moved to Newport to amuse her during the summer.

The grandfathers of these pampE:I'ed pets secured privileges !lnd acquired wealth that rightly belonged to the public. That is why ether babies arc hungry.-·Cithen and country.

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The Clothing manufacturer pays on raw material and product, and after including in cost, adds a profit to total, thus collect-. ing from purchaser taxes paid and profit on taxes.

The Wholesale Merchant pays tax on his stock of clotbing, includes tax in cost price and adds profit to total, thus collect­lUg compound profit on taxes paid by !TIan· ufacturer, as well as profit on tax paid by himself .

The Retail Merchant repeats the trans­action and the consumer foots tl!e bill.

A Single Tax on Land Values cann"t be added to price paid for the use of land. It would save you one-third of your earnings, and by destroying the monopoly of land, would enable yuu to earn more.

Send for sample copy of TH2 SINGI.2 TAX WOIlI.D,

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ELECTRICAL WORKERS

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SoUd Gold, $X each. Rolled Gold, soc. each.

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. Dir.ectory of Unionso /S~etarles will pj~as" furnish the necessary in­

formaticl: to make this directory romplete. Note that the time an[l p!ac'! of meetin&, the name cf the Ftesident the names end addresses of the Record­Ing and tI\nandal :;ecrelari". are required.

Locals are coUlp<lsed of branches of the trade 8S per the fcllowing signs;

'Mi><ed. 1I.inemen. tlnsidemen. p,TrimmeTs. ICTanemeD. ,Cable Splic~rs.

lNo. x 8t~ I,ouls, Mo.-Meets """ry Monday' at "'4 Markel st. Pres., G"orge Buck, century Blag.; It. S., Eugene Phillip5, 3942 Porest Park Boulevard; P. S.,Harry Ellison, S097A Minerva ave.

tNo. 2, Kanlla6 ('tty, Mo.-Meets every Wed­nesday in Laoor Temple, 9th and Central sts. Pres., A. Co apperson, 6th and Wyandotte, Tel. Bldg; It. S., C. L. Lord, i07 Campbell st., K.C., Mo.; P.S., L. S. Gol'don, 1018 9th st.

tNo. 3, St. I.ouls, Mo.-Meets .every Thursday in Lightstone's Hall. IIlh Pranklin ave. Pres., T. A. Warne. 4452 Garfield ave.; R. S., John T. Run­del, 2307 Victor si.; F. S. and Bus. Agt., John J. MansoD. 1710 S. J2th st.

tlio. -, New York, :::uside Wiremen.-E"ery Thur;;s.:y in Brevort 1u<1l. 54th st. and 3d avo PI'"s., Gee. O. Jenney, 1044 Tillany aV.,N.Y.; F. S .• Joh,.

l-Quinn, 294 1St av., N. Y.; P. S., Thos. E. Ruaue, 2 2d avo

°No. 4, New Orleans, I.a.-Meets every other W~dnesday eveuing at Carondelet and Perdido sts. Pres., Mike Hoy, 1502 Berliu st.; R. S., R. A. lIen­son, 719 St. Josel;h st.; F. 5., Wm. Jackson, :u,8 Lafayette Et.

lNo. 5, Pitt&!lurgn, Pa.-Meets every Fdday ni&ht in Electrical Workers' Hall. 320 4th avo l'res. H. H. Haas, Castle Shaunon; R. S., R. L. Hrut'e, 82.! Talbot ave .• Braddock; F. 5., C. Camp, 63 Irwin ave., Alleghany.

-No, 6, San Francisco, Cal.-Meets every Wed­n~sday evening in Friendship Hall, Alcazar Bldg., 120 O'Farrell st. Pl·es., George P. KeeUey, I10~ Turk st.; R. S., A. ~. Dreudel, 1812 Gray st. F. S., Il. P. Gale, 1622 Washington st.

-lro. 7, Spi~gtl.eld, Mas8. - Meets every Wednesday at I'oom 14 Darnes B1k. Pres .. Coo F. Sampson,S3 Lebanon st.; Il.S., W.F.Kavanaugh, P. O. Eox54, Merrick, Ma' •. ; F. S., D. D. Ahgreen, 276 Hancod; st. .

°No. 8, Toledo, O.-Meets every Monday at Friendship HaU, cor. Jeflerson and Summit 51 •. Pres., F. I •. T,ucas, 22.14 Union st.; R. S., L. J. Para­Ischek, 224 Park st.; P. S., H. J. Baker, 320 13th st. tNo. 'ii, Chicago, 111.-Meets every Sa.turday at

83 Uadlson st., Hall 6. Pres., W. A. Jackson, Hug. CO.'5 16 31.t and Dearborn sts.; R. S., Jas. I .. Col­lIu., 1151 West Madison st.; F. S., Joseph Driscoll, '1 Fuller st. .No. xo, Indianapolis, Ind.-Meets every Mon­

day at Labor Uniou Hall, 136 N. Pennsylvania st. Fres., A. C. Phipps, 50J N. N. Jersey st.; R. 5., W. O. Dudley, 8J4 Higbloud av; F.S., Guy McColla~h, 421 N. Capitol ave. 0No. xx, Waterbury, Ct.-Pres. W. A. Chase, iog

Main st., P. S., W. ·K. Eldridge, 208 S. Elm st. .No. X2, Pueblc, Colo.-Meets eyery Monoay in

City Ran, N.:>rth M·'-: c' "--::;., 'r~= ::. :::'''''n, f,S W",st 13th st.; R. S .. J. W. White, 414 West I,th st.; P. S., E. O. Riuger, '0 Block Q. .No. X3, EI Pa.so, Tex.-Every Wednesday in

MUis bldg, St. Louis and San Fr •. neisco sts. I're~., ~. P. McBroom, Telephon~· o!f.,·e; R. S., Ed Cory, Posrel Tel. office; W.D. Carroll, Overland and Sr.nta Fe sts tNo. X4 Pittsburgh, PI' .. -Meets every Suuday

in Moorehead Hall, 2nd live. and Grant st. Pres., James Burgess, 1019 Coal .t, Wilkinsburg; K. S .. J. F. 51. crair, Hamiltou Hotel. Pittsburgh; F. S., D. D. McKa,., 449 Rebecca st , Alleghany. tNo. x5, Jersey Cit}', N.J.-1st and 3d Mondays

In Humboldt hall, 186Newark avo Pres.,W.A.Gro.s, 491 Palisad~ av., W. Hoboken, N. J.; R. S .• C. E. Bessd, 228~ ~rd st., Jersey City; F. 5., Geo. H. Roehrs, 709 Willow av., Hoboken, N. J. ":::.0. x6, Evansville, Ind.-Veets every o,her

~lf"":llesd'(l.y nVP.:T Ger.T'.~nia Hall, Up. Eighth ~,t. Pres., E .. T. Mitchell. 618 Up. 81h st.; R. S .. C. G. Kern, It) L. 51h st.; }I. S., L. Riggs, J91J Enst YrankHn 5t. *Nc.. X7, Detroit, TJ:ich.-Meets every Monday ni~ht at 9 Ce.dillac square. Pres., W. J. Malo"e, Lp Nalioual e."".; R. S .. G. H. Brown, So Che.ler av.; P. S., E. Ha."!.,, 7S8 Champlam st. lNo. :til, Krul8il.6 City, Mo.-Meets every Wed·

nesday at I,at>ol' Headquarters. 823-5 Central .st. Pl'es., I. i>. Mau<ieville, 425 W. 14th st.; R. S., JtlL!Or. Parrish, 744 Oak 51.; F. S., C. E. Jackson, :;03 E.

'!4th 51. ~N(\. :t!j, Atchison, X8J1.-Meels every Tut:dal

·"t !';:eetrical Workers Han. 7JO Main st. Pres .. 1-. J. Rolh, Atchieon. Kan.; R. 5., Hug-o·Walters. Atdli· a:n, Knu.; F. S., J. C. Swe~ncYJ Atchison, Kan.

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tHo. au, New York City.-Me-:I< every Tue",lE,y night in l.rilii"T)· Hall, !9.~.Bowery. Pres .. (' ';.1£1-Dlore, 1312 Garrlt:u st., l:!obol::en. :N. J.: R. S.~ C. O. Gerhart, J-';'9 l..awTetlt~ st., RraokiYb, N. Y.; F.5., H !C. Hallam, 35!> 14th st., Soboken, N. J.

tNu. 21:, PhUs.delphia, Pa.·-Meets .,very Friday in lIanc(1':"-l:, Hall, 614 Girard ave. Pre~:, V{m. i',lc· Fadden, 33e6 1t1t::1ol; f: .. , R. So, Jl:..!!aes Bl:-nungl:?.1n, ~2J5 F31rhill st; F. Ii., Wm. GOO3ball, 2549 Hutch­lnbon st. oNI). 22 Omaha, Neb.-Meets every Wednes­

dar at Labor Temple, :,11' .& Douglas ets. Pres, W. P. Le~dom, 241S N. 'ilh SL; R. S., G. E. Russell, 2S44 Reese st.; F. S., W. J. Wales. box ~55.

-:N·o. 23, Rt. Paul, Minn.-Jst and 3d Mondays, Assemhiy hall, 3d and Wabasha. Pres., P. J. Ma· nard, 141 12th st.; R. S., S. W. Manmng, 466 Far· rington aT •• F. S., W. B. Tubbesing, 447 Martiu st.

·.No; J:4 Mlnneapolil!, Min.n.- Meets :d and 4th Tue;.!ays at Alexander's, Hall, 38 So. 6th st. Prt's., John J. Keynolds, J81.5 5<>, 4th ave.; R. 5., Chas. Coe,24 So. 11th st.; F. 5., F. '1'1;. L~ster, 183 So. 9th st. *1,0. Z5. Terre Haute, Ind.-Meets 1st and 3d

Thursdavs at C. L. U. Hall. Pr~s, Harry Beledros, Terre Haute; R. 5, Fred Mill':r, IJ68 Poplar 5t; F. S, Lee Dickerson, 1601 Colle~e ave.

tNo. 26, Washington, D. C.-Meeteevery Wed­lIuclay at Society Hall, :;th and G SiS. Pres., Edgar A. Nelson, 816 21st st., N W.; R. 5., T. E. Berwin, Langden, D. C.; F. S., George A. Malone, 48 L. st., N.W.

-No. 27, Baltimore, M. D.-Meets ~very Mon· dllY at Border State Bank !lldg, Park av aud Fayettte st. Pres., W.W.Welsh, 14.0 Asquith st.;R. s.,w.e. Wodey, 1720 Harlem av; F. S .• W. W. Davis, 529 N.· Mount st.

*No. 28, Ft. Worth, Tex&s.-Ist and 3d Wednes· days in Powell bldg, between 2d and 13th sts. Pres., Lee Stev~ns. 400 Lamar 5t; R. S., W. W. 'Vade, care l'c1ephone Co; F. S., C. F. Crabtree, City Hall.

$No. 29 Trenton, N. J.-Meets every Tuesday evening at Ribson Bldg .. cor. Front and Broad sis., 4th fioor, take elevator. Pres.. P. J. Dunn, 50 Per­rine ave.; R. S., George Proffatt. 1454 S. Clinton ave.; F. S', Wm. Brister, 29 Bank sl:

*No. 30, Cincinnati, O.-Meets every Wedces­day iu Jackson Hall,. S. E. ceor. 121h anc:t Jackson sts. Pres., Joseph Dall~} .. 8, Plum st., C,n., 0.; R. S., John H. Berkley. 20 E. Sth st., Newport, Ky.; F. S., Geo, R. Hilderbracd, Cold Spring, Ky.

"No. 3X, Duluth, Minn. - Meet. 1st and 3d Thursdays at Kalamazoo Bldg, 18 W"st Sup. sl. Pres., Ed. Jennings. JOS!.":! E. 2nd &t.; R. S .• E. A. Nelson, 5 E. Superior st.; F .. S" M. A. };ibt.9nl, 10201';. 4th 5t.

-No. 32, I.lma, O.-l\Ieels 1st and 3drF siday in Donze Hall, South Main st. Pres., F. N. Reyuolds. 323 No. Elizabeth st.; R. S., W. C. Holmes, IIO Har· rison live., F. 5., E. Krause, 213 East 'Vnyne st.

-No. 33, New CasU\!, Pa.-lIfeets every other Mouduy night in the Clendcming Block.-Pres., George Stephenson, E. North st.; R. S .• James B. Dygert, J78 Barbour st., Croton, Pa.; F. S., John M. Caskey, 19 S. Pine st.

-No. 34, Peorla, IB.-l\Ieets 2d and 4th l\londays in Meier's Hall, 1313 South Adams 51. Pres., N. Dewt>rth, 9.6 Smith .sl.; R. 5., C. S. Kittenring,

. 413~ First st.; F. S., C. Brandt. 328 Howard st.

'No. 35, Massillon, Ohio.-Pres. H. Munin; F. S., C.I.:. Miller. 202 E. South st.

*No. 36, Sacramento, Cal.-2d and 4th Tues­days in Pederat<,d Trade~ Hall. 1013 loth st. Pres., J. J. Scott, 6c~li ] st; R. S., C. W. Beaton, 716 Pst; F. S., D. D. D.ckle, 2025 J 51. .

·No. 37 Hartford, CNltt.-Meets every' Friday at Central Labor Onion Hail, 747 1\iaiu st. Pres., Maurice P. Sullivan 177 AsylUIn st.; R. S., F. J. Slleehan, J Central Row; 1'. S., J. J. Tracy, 58 'l'emple st. lNo. ~8, CI-:.eland, O.-Y.t:ets every Tuesday

ill l!:nglbc~rs' lIdll, 120 Snperior, between \Vater and Bank st •. Pres, F. C. Hegner. 14 Mas(lu st.; lZ:. S., E. n. HorDe, 50 Outwait~ St.i F. S., V,'JJI. D"i:L1.'u, uS Olive bl.

tN''). :t~, C1eveland, O.-1?~f'~" Martin, nt1!,~1". S"~ Waverley ave.; R. S .. Frank J. Sullivan, 24 ClJat­holt!1 rl; F S., A. W. McIntyre, 3.8 Waverley a,·e.

·No. 40, St. Joseph, Mo.-M",ets e .. ery Thurs­day ni",ht in' Buildiug Trl<des Couueil Hall. cor. 5th and Francis sts. Pres .• Jas. W. Gates. 907 N. 6th 5t; R. S., Wm. Dorsel, 17JOCalhrlUn ~t; F. 5., W. H. W. H. Tucker, 1';;'5 Scott st.

lNo. 4x, Btdfalo, N. Y.-Me"ls.ev~ry Wednesday ..t Council Hall, HIITOU and Ellicott st. Pres., Jno. O·Connell. 614 Fargo a"e.; R. 5., L. Whippernlsn, f..;6 Jefferson st; F. 5., H. l!:. Srott, 646 Vlfginia 51.

·No. 42, UUca, N. Y.-,st and 3rd Fridays in Labo. temple, 18 Hotel sl. 1'r"5., J. Nelson; R. S , H. V3Dderbogert. 7 Addinl<'tou ave.; F. S., Frauk Brigham, II6 Dudley av. .

tN'o. 4:;' SYl"acuse, N. Y., Inside Wlremen­Jl1ee: in ;I{yers Hall cor. Montgomery and East Geulo!ste 51.S., seccond and fourth Fridays. Pres., Johl.. gerwin, 311 O .... ego at.; R. S., E. '\'!. Lewis, 1320 S. Slate st.; F. S., Gee. A. lJllvenport, 203 Ontario st. tNc. 44, Rochester, N. Y.-Every Tuesday in

DUTauo 1>Idg, W. Main st, room 16 Pr':s., John Haley, lIome Telephone Co; R. S .. M. Warner, 18 Furd ~t; F. S., Wm. Carroll, 457 Stat" st., Room 14. tN o ... 5, Buffalo, N. Y.-3d and 4th Saturdays at J3~~ SWKn st. Pres., Wm. Haley, 9 Sycamore st. i R. S., :;. C. McKee, 396 Amher~t st.; F. S., J. Cay· Dey, i~ l ... t:~ner st. *No. 4G, I.owell, Mass.-Meets every Thursday

(:vening 111 Engineers' Hall, Wym",,'s Ex. Bldg., Cen~Nll aUll M~rrimac sts. Pres., H. F. Harding, JS E. Piue st; k.S" JObn H. O'Connor, i.21 Pleasant st; F. S., Lester G. Han, box 292 *No. 47 Sioux City,la.-Pres. J. J. Sullivan,

1701 Cellt'" st.; R. S., C. H. Lingren, 814 West 4th st.; F. S., W. F. Truax, Union Elec. 1.:0.

*No. 411, Richmond, Va.-Mee's 1st aud 3d Sat­urdays;" Thon'. Hall, 17th and lIIaiu sts. Pres., Douglas lls\ton, 804 N. 26th st.; R. S., P. A. Fry, 6oS!~ China st.; F. S., A. L. Puckett, IlJ E. 8th st., ?13.!!ch.~ster) Va. ZNo. 4~}, Chlca:g~, :lll.-Meets ev~ry Second and

Fourth Thursday IU Sam T. Jack's Bldg .. 81 E. Madi:;!)n st, .Hall 6. Fres, W. J. Callihan, 35 E. 16th st.; R. S., F. H. Prince, 444 W. Lake st.; F. 5., JawH Hyrne, 4600 Lake ave. 'No. 50, Belleville, Ill.-Fres. JUo. Crisman;

R. 6, Ceo. Drosins; F. S, H. Christian. 10J E Main st INo. ~P" PittSburgh, Pa.-lSt Sunday and 2d,

3d Rnd 4th Thursday at r;lcctrical Workers' hall, 320 4th n\'o l'res., A. W. "1'hompsoll, :.t2 Brightou pl., AHeghi!t~:"-; R. S., G. E. ~1oo.rel 141.l Invin.ave., AI· Ic:gh~tly; 1:'. S., P. F. Corco.an, P. O. Box 545, Mc­Keel,; :N.o-:xs. tNo. :,z, Newark, N. J.-Meets 2d and 4th Mon­

days in W'tOd's Bldg., 1.8 Market 51. Pre,., William J. Gough. 19 Kensington aye., E. Orange. N. J.; R. S., Fred Jo~"g, 5 'Vcbsler st., Newark, N. J.; P. S., Arthur U. l'homas, 43 Porlland place, !llontdair, N.J. *Nu. 53, Harrisburg. Pa.-Meets every Tuesday

evenill!:" in hall on Myrtel ave., in rear of 257 N st. Pre.s., C. A. Swager, ~27 p0r.~te~ st.; R. S., Jas. P. EUlng~r, 15 N. 15th s ... j F. ~., l:aTl A. E. Lndersoll, 45 Summitt 5t. -No. 54. Columbus, O.-Meets e\'ery Wednes­

day evening at Hellerma,,! Hall, 180~ E. Town st. Pr~s., \V. R. Kllcdnnd, Ii}.! N. High bl.; & •. S., J. A Fn.mhes. 2390 Apple st.; P. S., Wm. CreVIston, 266 E. ;\Iaiu st. °No_ 55. Df's MoInes, la.-Meets every Thurs­

da .. night at Tl'l1d". JI..,ef'lbly H&U. Prea., Jas. l\i.artin. 1022 4th st.; R. ~" f.:tl!l~.S :Jit2g~r81d, 1924 Lynes at.; F. S .• Thom"s Fiu."n'ick. 775 Joth at. *No. 56, ltrle, Pa.-!I1eets lSt, 3d "-ad 5th Tues­

days ;n Woodmau's HaU, 9th and SLate SIs. Pr~s., 1£d. O'Day; R. S., J. L. Hampel, 555 W. 3d st.; F. S., F. Mor"y. 314 'V. 12th st. *No. 57, Salt J,ake City, Utah-Meets evell'

Tuesdav ill Federation of Labor Hall, 2d SOUlh Blk .• Maiu and " .. TenlpJe sts. Prt:s., \V. ,V. lIoorc, -zt>6 North Hh st. West; R. S., J. Fos!er, 32 S. 2nd ~t. .East; F. S .• J. F. Buckley, 449 W. 1st sl'. North.

*No. I\B, Ni:l(l'ara, Falls, N. Y.-Meets 2d •. nd fourth MOl1i,aV 1Il Odd Fellows' Hall. Pres., W. C. lIarber; R. S.: Charles Mlnl!'8Y, !oJ Ninth at.;:F. S., W. H. t'elerl<in, 2737 Pie.-ce a.-e. tRe •. 59, Chicago, 111.-M~ets every other Sat­

urd"y ot Koch's hall, 104 Raudolph st. Pres.]. H. Malou"y, 222 Albany a\'; R. S., Thos. P. Cumnllngs, ';S2 Ric"! st; 1:1'. S., F. E. f'arnham, 3S E 29th sl.

*No. 60, San Autonlo, Tex.-lIfe~ls Jst and 4th Saturday, at the old Court House, ~'k'!"d street. Pres, ~H:.rtjn 'Vright, Sc:l·,u .. virth S: C'o.~ R. S., Wnl KeHer. Dubiuski E;eurlc Co; F ... , :'tlatt E. ;\[cElroy, 916 Buena Visla S~. -No. 6x, I.os Angeles,Cat.-Meets <'\'ery Thnra­

day in t;nitt:d Council of Labor Hall, Il2% W. 3d st, Pres .. Cha •. Bailev. ~35 Stanford a,'e : R. S .• M. B, David;;on, 627 Crocker st.; 1'. S., C. E. Smith 773 Ceres 8V~. *No. 62, Youngstown,O.-Pres .. W. E. Wi.e­

man, 7(,.'0 S. ~IBJket st,; R. Z.o W. H. Griffith, 2J2W. Wood st.; F. S .. W. H. Buzard, .534 Duequesu~ st. -No. (h, Warren, PII .. -lIfeet. TSt ",..c'1 ,rl Wedlle~­

days alD. v. H. liail. cor. 2d and Liberty sts. Fres, Cha~ Wright, Buchanan st; R. S., C. S. Burkett, 41J J{ Vlatc'( st~ I!. :0., N. H. S..,cacer, Rog~~s Blk. "No. 64, Oakland, Cal.-2d and 4th Fridays

in Cp.I!loruia hall, Clay st. Pres. A. E. Ross, 10Joli Wa~hll1gto~ st; R.S.,H. P. Renton, 867 19th !it; F.S., Chp.s L. Hell, 44 San Pahlo av . *No. 6.0:, Butte, Mont.-Meets 2d and 4tl­

"l'1t{:sda"'~ iu Engineers' ball, Owsley bldg. Pr~s. la5. R:Davidson. Room 64, Owsley Bldg.; r.. S. & P. s., W. C. Medbursl, P. O. Bo:::: 846. *No. 66, Houston, Tex.-Meets ist Pond 3d Mon­

day nights and ,d and 4th Sunday "fternoon' ;1: Odd Fellows' Hall. Mesoll JlIk.,lIIain Rnd Rush sts. Pres., v.'. D. Caywood. J4'3 Franklin "t ; .1<.. S .• C. 'i.'. McIntyre. 1017 Houston ave.; F. S., R. 11.. Tripp, ::,:;)t) }l'ati~!:l st.

-No. 67, DulDey, IU.-Meet. ~ and 4th Thurs· day. at -r .. de.Alsembly ball. Il'}S S 5th 5t. Prea. Bert Simmoads. 722 Ycn-k st.; It. S .• J. H. Nusler. S27 N. ,oth st.; F. S" C. H. Kdiemee. sn 67th It. -No. 68, DeJ1"er, Col.-EYe,.,. TtIe1III.ay in room

6'3 Charle5 hUt. 15th and Curtis. Pr9 .• F. F. Miller. 444 So. Jotk st.; It. S .• W S. brhart. 104S W. 7th aTe.; P. 11.. C. B. Thoca, a441 Lafayette st. -:ROo 69. Dallu, Tez.-MeeU eYer)' Wednelday

night at Labor Temple. Maia and Akard m. Pr9. Fl"&nk Swor; 15> Camp at; It. 6 .• Joe WiUtenon; 124 Bryant at; F. 8 .• H. a. Cooper. 124 Bryant at.

-:Ro. 70, Cripple Creek, CoL-Meets eftJ")' Wednaday in meet. Wocl<era' Hall, Fairley & Lampman Bll<. Pre •.• H. Teele; R. S .• J. E. Hicks. P. O. Box 684; F. S .• a. P. Steen. P. O. Box 684. -:Ro. 'IX, Quebec:, Pro". of Dlle.-Meets eyery

Friday nl&'ht in Montcalm Kark~t HaU. Jobn st. Pres •• G. W. Bnrrette. '46 St. Patrick .t.; R. S .• It. L. Heuren •• 82 St. GeOlge st.; F. S .• 1. J. Flem· Ing. SZ King at. -No.7., Waco, Tez.-Heets.sec:ond and fou'1h

Wednellday nlgbts at Labor Hal\. 8tb and Frankbn m. ?res .• C. C. Dicl<son. 514 S. :ttb.st.; R. 6 •• A. S. RuU~e. :002 S. 3d st.; F. 6.,loeepk Hodc9.1602 North 5th street. ~,'93.-_dldu~,·Waltb.-2d' and4tb Fridays

In Rd4y 1.;11. N Monroe st. Pres.. E. C. Hensley. 218 Riftrsick at.; R. 6. •. G~. Denman, 418 S. Wash· IngtoD st.; F. 6 .• W. A. Davi •• 0715 Jefferson st. . -No. 74, Winona, K~.-Pres .• Sam Atmore. 463 Dakota st.; It. 6 .• 1. P. FrOUlm.Slo Olm.tead .t.; F. 8 .• H. B. Kline. 510 Olmstead st. -No. 7~, Grand Raplde, Micb.-Ist & 3d Wed·

nudays in C. L. U. bell. 34 Canal st. Pres. F. A. Gunnell. 6 TUnes av; R. S .• JOs. New.-a. Jr .• " Kennedy at.; F. 6.. C. E. ~t. 88 Sibley st.

-No. 76, Tacoma, Waab.-Ist and 2d Tuesday. in For9ters' hall. nth.t and Pacificav. Pru .• D. V. Peterson; R. 6 .• J. Murphy. 312 E. 25th st.; F. S .• a. Itlpley. MaM"&Y. 1134S D It; R.S .• R P. Conklin. 3722 S Lst; P. 8 •• F. A. Todd. 3713 SLit

·-No. 77, Seattle, Waeh.-Meets enry lit and 3d Saturday in A. O. U. W. HaU. ,st an. and Jam9 at. Pres .• Ch .... ll:. a.ton. 241S Weslern an.; R. 6.. Geo. R. Cooley. 418 Lenora st.; P. S .• G. G. Jenkins. talS 1st a "e. ~.G. 711 Chicago, IU.-2d and ~tb Friday in

Pitlicerald'l hall. cor Halsted and Adams sts. Pres. &. W. LeVin, ISSI Carroll a,,; R. S. Wm T. Tonner. 1479 W. OhIO st; F. S. Georce H. Foltz. 3S1 W Ad&ma at tlfo.79, Syraculle, N. Y.-Pres .• Daniel Cam·

brldz-e. 110 Madison st.; R. S .• Edw. Gyatt.l Crouse Blk; F. 6 .• Chas. Brand. 410Shomward st.

-No. 80, Norfolk, Va.-Every Friday in Central Labor Union baU. City. Hall a" and Bank It. Pres. L. G. Fowler. 116 WlIloughby a.,e.; R. S .• W. M. Burl<. So • .Bell Tel. Co .. Portsmouth; F. S .• B. F. BaineS. So. Bell Tel. 'Co .• ·Portsmouth.

-No. 81, Scr ... ton, Pa.-Meets e"e1)' Monday in Cas&e5Se'S hail. Lackawanna av. Pres.J .D.Smith. 1106 S Washington av; It,S .• T. B. Sturdevanl; F. S •• It. B. Archibafd. 702 Prescott ave. -No. Sa, Bln2'hamton, N. Y.-Meets lIt and 3d

Fridays in C. L. U. hall. State st. Pres, G. Milks. 24 I>erussey It; R. S .• L. W. Thompson. St. John ave.; P. S •• P. W. "Kro~r. 104 l'ro8pec:t It. tNo. 83, Milwaukee, Wis.-avery Wednesday.

cor 3d and Prairie sts. Pres. Edward Wood art. 1438th st.; R. S .• Otto Nichols. 52SJacklOn at; F. S .• O. Wallath. 132 Ogden ave. -No. 841 Atlanta, Ga.-Meets every Thursday

7:30 p. m. IR Fed of Trades hall. 14~ N. Forsyth st. Pres.. W. P... Johnson. 112 Kirkwood ave.; R. S .• C. F. McBriord. 1'\0. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.; P. S .• B. L. Martin. 322 W. 5th st -No. 115\ Angusta

t Ga.- Meets Sunday after.

noon at Kldwell's Ha 1. 15th st. and May avo Pres. B. Mitchell, 1420 Marbury at: R. S .• H. E. Lingel. 1026~ Broad 5t; F. S. T. H. Tyce. 929 Kolloc:k lit. lNo. 86, Rocheeter, N. Y.-Meets every Tues·

day in room 24. Durand bldg .• 58 W. Main st. Pres. J. F. Forristal. 14 Jone. st.; R. S .• H. N. Smith. 42 Wellington a"e.; F. S .• A. L. Dennison. 14 Dald win It. tNo. 87, Newark, N. J.-Enry Friday at 37

Market st. Pres .• H. j. Breslin. 58 Ceuter st .• Orane-e. N. J.; R .. S .• John J. Marquardt. 377 Bloom­field av .• Montclair. N. J.; P. S .• Wm. Mungy. Ash· land ave .• W. Orange. P. O. BOl< 93. *No. 88 Savannah, Ga.-Every Thursday in

Labor hat!. cor Ilbecorn and Bryan sts. Pres. I' D. Butler, ;;08 Duffy st. west: R. S .• H. E. Linge • 127 Hllbc:rsham st.; F. S .• n. J. McDonald. 109 Mac­Donou!;h st. east. *No. 8~, Akron, O~-Meets in Carpenters' Hall.

S. Ho .... rd st. Pres .• J.A.Townsend.S31W.Exch-anll'e· st.: R. S .• M. W. Jenning. 310N. )Iaple st.; F. S .• ·C. a. Milier. 307 E. Mill st. ';'N.,. 90, New Haven. Ct.-Meets every Saturday

!n Forest"r's Hall. 781 Chapel st. Pres .• S John. IOn. 63 Derby ave.; R.·S .• C. M. Presion. 77 Maltby Ilt.; F. S •• F. Tanner. 156 Congre5lave.

·No. IIx. kllton. Pa.-ul and 3d So;;ndev after· noo"" In Jr. O. U. A. M. M. hall. C01". 7th aud.North· ampten sta. rru .• Milton·-Moser. 3S Korth 6it· CT""es st.; R. S., G<o. Vau BIlliard. 811 Spruce st.; F. S •• Itdwin Welch, 123 Soutll 4th It. ·No. 911 •. Charleston, S. C.-2d and li..t Friday

in Iriah Volunteera' hall.Vanderhau~ It "".or Kin{. Pre •• J. O. iii",,? 12 HC>r~~~ ali,;,; "R. s ... J. J. Buem. 17 I_peel"''' at; F. 0 •• ~ B . .Bell, .. Sm1th st -No. 93, Ottawa, Ont.-2U aud 4th PridJly in Fcn-·

esters' nail. 474~ Sa"""", .st. Pres. Wm. Roy; R. S .• S. R. McDonaLd.-lI3 Mana st.; 71. 6 .• H. De:uers. 7S St An<kews st.' - . .No. 94. Holyoke; il:a ... -Meets""ety Mooday

in Marble.Hall. HIgh st .• COc. Dwi&ht: Pres., F. B. Lombad. with K. T. Oakes&: Co.; R. 3 .. C. h1l:t<1ler. Caaal st.; F.·S .• R. J. Dlxou. N. Ii. Tel.·a: Tel. Co. ·No. 9!'. Joplin, Ko.-Every Toesdayin Labor

Union han. 2d and Main ats. Pres. B. A. Stepheus. Southwest Mo r.,t Co; R. S .• A,....hur Mau·ning; P. 6 .• JaIDes A. POlter. 220 ~ 2d 5t. *No. 9C;, Worc:et>ter, .a.s.-Keets ""ery Hon·

day eventng in room 23. )).7 BId/" • z.s Main .t. Pres .• S. ·A. S:ranb. 72 Ruslell at; R. S., A. R. Good· win. 71 Paln·e s~; F.S. W. D. Pattenon. I Wilcox BII<. *No. 97. Bradford, Pa.-lst and 3d 'l'bu;i<!ays in

Malta hall. Pres. John l\looFe. 1. Barry ....... Brad· f rJ. l'a;-R. S .• John Ballard. 1,8 (·or.z::-e"" It; F. S. }'. L.· Hall, 188 Corydon at .,. tNo. 98, Philadelphia Pa.-EYel'}' Tuuday in

Odd Fdlows' Temple. Broa.! .md Cll".,.,. sts. Pres. Loui.. F. Spence. 1S38 Manton 6t; R. S •• C. w. Elliott. 2320 VanPelt at; F. S .• W. A. J. Guscott. UI8 Ari~na 6t *No. 99, Providence, R. X.-Meets 1st "ud 3d

MOlldaya in 0<1<1 Fellows' Hall. " N. Main st. !'res .• John J. J>l'enelo, '3 !,siaydte st., "a .... tuckett; It. S., A. P. Barry, ,S W'deat~n st.; F. S., W. E;. Sedgley. 28 Bradfo:d st. ·No. xoo: JacksonvUie. Fl.a.-Pr"s.. J. H.

Mays. S. lIell Te!. Co.; F. S .• ·A. B. Kitchen. 6. Bell Tel. . *No. :lox. Brockton, Mass.--Every,d and 4th

Friday in Garduer blk. Center st. Pres. Job:l ~!cNeU. 65 High st.; R.S., Marshali Stevens. 77 East Elm st.; F. S .• Chas. Wilbur, ISZ School st. .

• No. 10"', PaterllOn, N.l.-Meeta 1st and 3d Tuesday in Loomfixers' Half, Market .. and Church sts. Pr"s., A. D. McPhr.raon. Lakeview. N. J.; R. S •• F. W. ·Swee"ey •. 348 Grand st.; F. S •• Jno. El­dridge. 348 G1·and at. . tNo. x03, Bosto:-n, Masll.-EverY Wednesday in

St. Andrews Hall, Well~ Memorilll Bldg. Pres. L. W. E. Kimball. 21 Arcadia st, Dorc:hest"r; R. S., J. J. McLaughlin. 213 I\faneric:k st. 'E. Boston; F. S •• Ernestn. Chue. 19'AIlSlon sq. Allston tNo. X04, Bvston, Mass.-Every Wednesday in

Machinists' ha1,( ¢7 Washinpon st. P'"es. M. Bir· mingham.« ,Jl D!hip st. Bn~hton; R 6., Gto. A. Fauner. 665 Washington st. Newteu"m .. ; F. S .• R. H. Bradford. 268 River st .• Cambridg". Mass. -No. xos. Ramitton, Ont.-2d and 4th Thur.·

days in Trades and 'Labor Hall. 17 Main st. east. Pres, J. R. Mitchell. 138-BTt!adalbane 8t; R. S .• C. F. Schwab, IS Bruce·.at; .F:·S .• B. Bristol. 169 Jackson st. East. -No. x06,Jnlitestown N. Y.-2d and·4th Thur ..

day in Central J.~bor h;Il. &It 3d st. ptes. K. W. Spencer. 214 Fulton .,t.; R. S .• J. ·W. Woodburn. Lakewood. N. Y.; ·P. S .• W. ll. I.anCA5ter. West 5d st. St. Ca·( Barn. tNC'>. x07, LouisvlUe, Xy.-Meels 1st and 3d

Thursdays In Recb's Union Hail. 516 5th "t. Pres .• John C. Deibel, 418 15th st.;~. S .• ;. C. S!ewart. 108 East Chestout st.;. F. S., Wm. H. SlI!ith. ~13Jack· son st. -No. x08. Tampa, Fla.-Every Salur"ay in 1:&r·

penters' hall, 1712 PT"&DkHn st. Pre.!') j;.>nn P. Vaughan. 904 Twigg 5t; R. S •• Geo. Banhol~mew. 613 7th Ave; P. S •• David H. Starr, 601 MAdison at *No. x09, Rock Islaad, IU.-Isl alid 3d Tues·

day. in lncustrial HO!l)" llldg .• :;':: Ave and 21St st. Pres .• J. T. Marron. 1405 sth live.; R. S .• J. J. Mur· phy. Lock Box 328 or 132" 6th ave.: F. S .• "N. C. Bloom. 318 V:. Third sl .• "Da··enport. Ia. • No. i:xo Pensacola, Fl".-Ist and 3rd Wednes·

days. Trades C;ounctl hall. 2J 'V. G(oVernment 8t. Pres. 1'. R. pearl, Gen'l Delivery; R. S .• A. I... Stan· ley. care c! "News"; P. S. A. Hea:-n. So; Tel. & Te1.Co. . .xu. I\l ontreal, Can.-:Ki and 4~h Thursday in

5t; lOsePhs hal! •.. ,,?r. 5t: C.~!~er~ne_ ~.~~ St .• ~li%~. l.t~u .• sL'). rres, 1. D • ... JAde.u. 2.;£ a. .h~ali bL. R.~J J. C. Green. 41 S. MoniquC:$t; F .. S .• A.-Co'udJe __ • 60, Rivard 51 . -No. ZX2, Watertown, N. V.-Pr" •• H. C. Bun·

dy. 2 Center st; F. S .• R. M. Richardson. 19 !.~undy It ' ·N(I. U,l. Colo~ado 8prlt:gs. Col".--)ief!ts 1st

and 3d !',IcndaYs. Pres., }frank Karns: It. S., J. E. Jep"nDC; F. S.,"'A. ft'ter~. ~a.i:l.tnu. " ·No. %%4. 'l'oro:1tc, CIU1.-Meet~ zd <-iie! 4th Pri­day~;" Richmond "en.f.icnmonn !:!. W. Pres. H. J. Hurl1.670 EQueen st. E.; R. 5., Ken. >I.. '\I!cRae.l66 ATl(yle sl.: F S .. G H. P:ua:ctel· 6SLandsd,,""n ave. *No. ns, Austin,· Ter. - Meets :0 end 4th W~t!esd"y. in Carp"nl.cr's Uulon Hall. ·~ver 706 Congo a"e. }Oref .. R. J .. W"t'Cl!. 3600 Gaud.:lupe st.; R. 5., H. Raymond; 1". S .• B. F. McDct!o.ld. 200 R. I'th ~t. .

-:Ro. 06. COlutnll118, Ga.-F. S:. G. 11. Youn¥' Jr. Southern Bell Tel. Co "No. xx7, Paducah, Ky.-ltv"ry Satllrd&y night.

Rodiu8 Hall. Soutb 3d st. Prl!s. H. G. Mo;vers. 220 S. 4th st: R. S. Oney May. 13th aua Brody; P. S. J9IIe L. HaU. 220 S. 4th st. .No. u8, Dayton. O.-Meets every Monday in·

Room 34. Daries' Bldg .• cor. Fourth and :lfain sts. F. S .• D. P. Albright. rOOm 51. Louis bloc\<,. -No. 09, Newport Ne .... e. Va.-avery Wednes­

day In PattersoD ball. Wasblngton ave. and 32d st. Pres .• Gee. Cross. 32345th st.; R. S • R. H. ·Eve ••. 220 35th st.; F. S. F. F. Hodges. 3403 Lafayette "ve. -No. zao, London. Ont.-Meets 1st lIud 3d Fri·

day. in Labor Hall. cor. Dufterin a ... e. and Maitland st. Pres .• Wm. Cook.; F. S •• A. Aljorin.62 Dun das st. tNo zax, DenTer, Col.-Meels e\'''ry Monday

D1&"ht in Club Bld&"., Arapahoe st .• between 17th and 18th. Pres .. James A. Reed. 1355 Santa Fee ave.; R. S .• A. McMullin. 2921 Curtis st.; F. S .• Frank Currigan. *No. Xllll. Great Fallll. Mont.-Meets every

Thursday in Vaughn Hall. Central ave. Pres •• L. R. Woodworth. B. & M. Smelter; R. S., M'. Polee. 6102d Ave S; F' S .• S. C. Sw"ru. It Cobb Btdg. . -No. ]:23, LOui.ville. Xy. *No. x24, Galveaton, Tez.-Meets 2d and 4th

Fridays in Cooks' and Waiters' HIIII lJd st . bet. Harket and Mec:hain sts. Pres.. O. LorellZO; 1606 23d st.; R. S .• R. A. Schotts. 1914 35th sl.; P. S .• G . L. Garrett. 3305 P~. *No. X2S, Portland, Ore. -No. %261 I.lttle Rock, Ark.-Meets ut and 3d

Tuesdays In Trades Council Hall, Markham and Main stl. Z'r~ •• -A. D. McConnell. 1212 Battery st.; R. S .• E. G. F.erreU. 8lJ La. st.; 1'. S .• it. L. Crutch­field. 8tl La. st. .No. %27, Battle Creek, Micb.-R. S .• H. G.

Bowers, Hamblin Hot~l. *No. x28, Alton, Ill.-Meets everv Monday in

Miller's Hall. Second and Pia.a sts .• Pres .. Edgar Rice. Second and Albany sts.; R. S. and P. S .• Gen. E. Burton. Second and Albany stS. ·No. 129. St. Joseph. Mo.-Meets every Satur'

day at 21S~ So. 6th .t.. Room S, 2d floor. Pres,. R . C. Hughes. Columbian Elect. Co.; R. S .• F."d Mi!· ler. 215~ So. 6th st.; F. S .• E. McCom8C. 217 So. 6th st. tNo. X30, New Or Ie .... , I.a.-Meetl 2d and 41h

Wednesdays in P. O. S. A. HaU. Cuol'delet ·~t •• near Perdido. Pres .• Thomas G. Zirgler. 1204 La· fayette st.; 1<.. S .• J. J. Cahlll. 814 Poydras sl.; F. !l .• Gee. W. Kendall. Jr .• 2230 First st.· . ·No. X3I. Columbia. S. C.-Pres., P. G. Loomis;

R. S .• J. H. Werne; P. S .• F. D. Cooper. 'No. X311, Schenectady, N. Y.-Meets 1st and

3d Fridays in Trades Assembly Hall, 26<} State st. Pres .• G. Preston; II. S .• W. S. Kline, tl29 State at.; F. S .• C. A. Knight. 20S Clinton st. . '"No. x33, Detroit, Mich.-Meets every ""ednes­

day night al 252 Beaubien st. Pres., F. A. Wallon. 370 Gd. River ave.; R. 5., J. A. Sherrall, 295 W. Can· field ne.; F. S .• Geo. H. Jacob. 68 E. !olilwaukee ave. -No. X34, Chicago. Ill.-Jlfeels every Tuesday

night at 187 E. Wa.hington .st. Pres .• C. A. Rolf. 4743 State st.; R. S .. O. M. G~rge. 2056 Gladys av.e.; ¥. S .• F. J. Wemple. 5802 Union ave. . *No. X3S. ~enton, N.J.-Meets every Monday

at 223 N. Bro.Ei st. Pus .• £. M. A41ciersou. 232 Mer· cer st.; R. S,. P. L. Morris. 223 N. Broad st .. , P. S •• N. Mountford. 20 Popular st. .No. 136, Birmingham. Ala.-Meets e\'ery SIlt­

urday in Bro. of Loco. Engine"rs' Hall, 219l' 19th st. N .. cor. 2d Alley. Pres .• C. M. Thotupson. 2119 2<1 ave.; R. S .. J. S. Lewis. Ensley; P. S .• F. r. Mc' Callum. 412 N. 16th st. ·No. X38, Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Meetse.-eryThurs·

day. Be.ry st .• 3d floor. Pres., H. C. Eckels. '5 Riverside ave.; R. S .. H. E. Wineland. 56 Wagner st.: F. S •• C. O. Lothouse. 4 E. 5th st. -No. X39. Shreveport, l.a.-Meets every Friday

at I.abor Council Hall. cor. Milau aud Markc:l sls . Pres'l J. E. McGoldrick. 610 Marshall sl.; R: S .• Frana:; ~awrence. Texas ave.; F. S .• .I. E. EUlott. Ion Spnng st. -No. x4x, Pittsburg. Xan.-Pres .• T. Cole; It.

S .• O. W. Dounelly; F. S .. L. Eiseman. . -No. x43, Conneaut. O.-Pres .• E. T. Ryan; R.

5 .• J. A. Moore; F. S .• ~t. W Hill. . 'No. Z44, Wichita, Xan.-Pres .• C. W. Stimson.

lD9 N. Main st.: R. S .• Geo. P. Tomlinson, Winfield, Kan.; F. S;. J. w. T.~·k.r. 1~0 W. Markel st. ·No. %4S, Saginaw, Mich.-Pres .• F. D. HoneD.

908 Gehmania ave. . "No. X46, Bride-eport, Conn. "no. X47, AnGerso1>, Ind.

'!io. x48, Washlnelon. D. C.-Every Priday. society Tempie, cor. 6tb and G st. N. W. Pus. Phil Detfer. 305 10th st. S. W.: R. S .. M. I'!. Brae· d"nberg. 51' 11th st. S. W.; F. S .• H. J. Wrioiht.l22 4~ st. S. W. ·No. x49. Aurora. Ill._First Wtdnesday of

month in Forslers Hall. N. Rh,.,r 51. Pres. E. H. Chapmau. 441 South st; F. 5., I .. M. Fronier, 195 South SpeDcer 5t; F. S .. J. E. Millhouse. 23 Eroad· way.

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.amea of Person!! Who Wurked Agabst the Brotherl;;ood at Cleveland.

CUY AHOGA TELEPHONE. r.:dsoll. James. . *Wm. Crossley, Cincinnati, lineman. Wm. Colby, II

"'Robinson, Andy Hirams, Std. Spence, Wm. Hen nett, Wm. Griffiths,

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C. W. Freahr, and Peoria, Ill. *\\'m. Alder, Columbus, lineman. *Frank Grove, Columbus, lineman. *D. R. Davidson, St. Louis. Carter, .. lilleman. "'G. Cabannc, *R. Hurstburgh, ~T. M. Corchran, Dude Loughlin, "'Ed. Delaney, *Frank LewID, *R. W. Gage, Bramhal, Ollie (Red) ~trausbury, Cle\·eland. W. F. Norton, .. *Ed. Cannoll, No. 38 A. Saum, -*Cord Chapman, ~,(I. 3~, j. C. Quinn, *Wm. Grant, *Nelson Wiison, Arthur Taylor, John McMahon, .. kid Loughlin, Covington, Ky. *Chas. Phillians, Lima, Ohio. *Pearl Webb, 'vVabash, Ind. *Fred CoHaster, Grand Rapids, Mich.,

lineman. *Ebey, Holland. Mich., lineman. Robert Purseglore, Elvria, Lineman. ebas. Smith (on'! eyed) Upper Sandusky,

Lineman. C. W. Graver.

CLEVELAND ELECTRIC RV.

(Big Consolidated.)

John Foulton, CJcvelanrl. Rob. Hall, Viot. Shaw, Thoma~ Bryan, Milwaukee. Frank Van Blarden, \\'heeling, \V. V. Nelson \Vallson, Portland, Oregon. *l\1ike McKenzie, 56 Erie, Pa. Ed. Reac, Galt, Ont. *Phil Akers, Local No. 45, Buffalo, N. Y. .Steve Coyne, Local No. 38, Cleveland. *James Holiday, Local No. 38, Cleveland. "'James Cummings, .Local NO.9, Chicago. "'Burk, Milwaukee, Wis. . *Flynn, Grand Rapids, Mich. *Smith, *Pat Casey, Local No. 38, Cleveland. Gus Johnston, Tom \Varren.

Cranemen Scabs at Pittsburg. J. E. Sheaffer, S. M. Clark, . E. D. McOonald, ,. C. Miller, A. c. Fumc.ss, 1,.1. Saur.~d~r~j, W. C. La~lg, W. Stanle\" C. Lewis, . J. Blakely, T;tck Snyrl"r, \V. R. Franks, Pat Gormiey, S. F. Staub, J. H. Earhart. 1I. N. Coffey,

Frank Rilev, Wm. Ziegler, Coss. J. Riley,

.Stephen Derby, H. C. Logan, G. B. Lindsay, Gust Hag-en, H. Huddleston, F. ;\1iHer, A. Blakely, \V. F. Schwartv, H. Hicks, . D. Lindsav, Co B. Bailey, L. Logan, J. Logan,

THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

W. N. Adams, W. C.Newton, A. Shield", Tum J\l«nning, A. Duncan, A. Chaplin, B. M. Newtll, M. ]\.1. Henry, G. Hager, J' B. Riley, --- AU5tin, . Chiiduss, E, Pauley, . J. HOJ{aD, J. Pa!Jley, .. E. Zdlers. C. Farlev. W. Thompson, D. Bane; J. Porter, J. Hundy, C. Wright, C. Reel. C. Johnston, J. Lowden, - .. -- Dunkle, J. Mears, J. Turner, R. Stout, C. Smith, H. Jeanette, H. Cole, --' McCollough, A. Jeanette, W. Wilson, C. ~heaffer, E. Ebert, W. Carson, F. Baker. Scabbed in the Greater New York Lockout.

STATEN ISLAND DlYISION.

Nick Dewire; J. Thompson, . --' Schneidcr, Jim O'Brine (Big Jim)

LO!\G ISLAND DIVISION.

E. C. Boughton, Local Nu. 20. W. J. Bigler, (Whispering Willie) Chas. Flynn (Blizzard) Robt. Caskey (Toothpick) Jame:; McDonough (Bellder) Jack Kelty, Jobn McHugh, Anuv Peters, Wm. Flanerv, John' Peaty, \Viliiam Farrell, Ricbard Peaty, Wm. C~evling, Louea Alson, Geo. I\Iltchell, Tim Leahv, Patrick King, Chas. McCarten, Chas. Van (Trolley), John Keenan, Ervy Slosch, Jack Davern, --Hendricks David Columbus.

A. B. McLeod, Samuel l\IcElroy,

John Bath, \Vm. Organ.

Llnewen Who Scabbed iu Chicago in June, :1900, for the Commou,.vealth Electric Co.

"'Fred Biersworth, Chicago. *Geo. W. Beal, .. "Chas. llilby, *P. Nelson, Fred Dogett, I ..

Mike Reider, Geo. Nevitt, E. Gagne, W. R. Utley, Names of Persons Wl:io Worked During the

:itrlke In Philadelphia. L. Airhart, --- Anthonv, Geo. Boggs, . *A. F. Chase, Ed. Dillon, E. Eadson, Mort Fisher, *R. B. Glines, --- Hershol?, H. Henry, M. Irish, D. Klepfer, C. Landis, Geo. Meek, C. Ma'lee, --- Morrison, F. T. :'1r:Cormick, *13. McGroarty, J. O'Donnell, . *1'. Peterson, J. H. C. Payne, \Vm. Pangborne, AI Rodin, e. Stevenson. "'VVm. Sealon, G. Saxon meyer, F. F. Shipp, M. Taylor,

Tom Adamson, ,V. H. Baker, Paul Bryer, Geo. Cassatt, Clarence Doughertv, *\Valter Fisher, . *W. Govert, Wm. IV!. Snyder, H. Hughes. "Eric Hellman, *H. Klepfer, C. Lippitt, A. Lilly, Lew Mouslev. --- Merrill, *W. R. McLain. J~(). ~\Jcl\'lorrow, M. !":o!l (irom Buffalo) \V. Pressler, C. Page, \Vm. Roberts, Jack Ritchie, G. Siaug-hter. Charlie Shav, R. Schofield, G. Saxer, "'George Tcffeau, Jr.,

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S. O. ''\'y~ne,. C. J. Webh, D. W. WIlson, C. B. Wiley,

F. Warnock. Mu: Who Scabbed in Baltimore.

UNITED ELECTRIC LIGHT &- POWER CO.

"'eha!.. Murphy, Elwood \Vheeler, Ed. Carmodv, Charlie Cochran, Wm. White: Charlie Roeder, John Dreselnan, J. \V. Hodges, "'John Bateman, ex-Pres. No. 39.

UXll"ED R Y:- & ELEC. co. *Ceo. Acree, *Calvin Martin, "';VI. F:t7.D1au:-ice, *A. A. Foreman (R. 5., Charleston, S. C.) ---' Reeves, Rowland Clark, . *Frank Garman, Duvall Clark, Harry Reinish, J. Rej;an.

MAR VLAND TEL. CO.

*Heggy, No. 49, Chicago. "'H. Uhler, alia·s .. Possum." i'Ed. Colton, *J. Bergen,

"Robt. ~tump. lI.ten Who Scabbed at Columbus, 0., with the

Cltb:ens' Tel. Co. Chas. Sea horn Henry Butze *Asy SUl1!ck. No. 48, burst :Ft. \Vayne local "C. Luchenbill, No. 10, Indianapolis, Ind. Rd' 'Vatteriug Frauk "'ar'e

John Shimp, .. Frenchy II l,inemcn W'ho Scabbed at Philadelphia

During the Lockout. BELl. CO.

Albert V£.I1 Billiard *H. A. Longenecker *Philip Kamm *Geo. Leiber "Harry Auer "Smith Harris Geo. W. 1Iurphy "Harry Gitnbel *J. J. Duify ; ·~Ssml Simon *Harvey Rumenter "Dauid H~jey V'w P_ah~ "\\'m Knorr ';'Wm HenTII.1ttl '''J05 Grismer "C. A. I' .. lterson "A nthony \V. Cassin ~AILert Vt:llight "Wm Rush Bart Sullivan *Wm Powell l\1ichael Robinson "Richard Firth l\Iichae1 J,.'"Vill "John Saunders *Geo Herrl'haft Frell 'Valll *Geo Bhnlcnsi.itle Harry Jen~:ins "·Han" Gosslill Ross Anderson "\VOl Gesillane James Smiley "Dominick Morrisey Dennis Daley *l\IicbaellllcHugh James Patterson Irvin lIibler Geo Wrigbt John BU11ke John Barr RouerL l\loore Thomas Kerns "Jos Hagcn John GriffenbilTg Wm Bree~e John Mull Clarence Lt,e Michael Murphy Stockton Grady J. Pulinger ''I'm Sherwood Irvin Kendall· Jas O'Dounell Chas Moran John Christie Jerry Haley Cbarles Webb Dick Russell Fred \Vest John Rawn -Jo11n Lewis Geo Gallas Albert V,'i1son

DIH •. 8: ATLANTIC TEL. & TEL. CO.

John Kernan (Kern) *Thos Chreehan James Dooley Mkhael l\!dasaac '''Jonas Myrs John Welch *Tl)llIJ ~"};ite JohllCcoll!J;)!y(BrO'.>'ll ;oPeler Boylan Peter Conlloly -Y.Frank 'frnax ',Vm Vv"'dghi(Tenn.·) "Chas Stronp Wm Smith -"·11. A. Zebley Taylor Dixon ~ Johu Lynch Merritt Dixon Wm Sinips<)n J. E. Dixon TllOS. Roolley "Johu Dixon .10s l\Ic:F.I;-oy 1'ayior Grey 8nul Buckley James Grey Juhn O'Brien 'Vm Grev ehas Hoff Isaac Gre" A Pergiessie(Frency) Thos Grey Fl11toJ) -O'Brien Richard Penn

~34 THE~LF.CTRICA~ WORKER {October ========================~========~'~'======================== Tliomas Golden Jos Englese. Thos Hawley Ed Woelsman Monty Conasaras E. Neiles.

Dorin Penn Irorry Smith Ed Ireland Jake Burkins Thos Bronson

SUBURBAN Frank Haley

E. L. & P. co. Frank Delaney

Thos Carr. POWELTON E. L. &: P. CO.'

David Davis *Michael Gillick *Wm J. Sutcliffe "Tbos Attwood.

SOUTHERN E. L. &: P. co. . Wesley Dougherty Jas McEntee *Antonie Killian James Woods

GERMANTOWN E. L. &: P. CO. Harry Neil.

DIAMOND E. L. &: P. CO. Tony High Doc Gessemen

WISSIHIEKEN E. L.~ &: P. CO. Richard Henke(Dutch Diek) John Clay

CAMDEN E. L. &: P. CO. *JOseph 'Wisner *Stephen D. Caffey *Wm Straub.

ATLANTIC CITY Chas Smallwood *M L Straughn Harold Turner Buck Meridith Geo Black John Bell.

E. L. &. P. CO. *GeoOrr ChasTurner Saul Pitt, Dan Green Newton Crammer

THE WM. CRAMP &: SON, SHIP &: ENGINE BUILDING CO. '

*Henry Lipp, Jr *Abram Mount Jos Flynn.

. NORTHERN E. L. /I: P. CO. Cbas D Eisenhart Amos Johns David Luther *Harry McFarland *Lewis Fisher ... Arthur Sty walt.

MANUFACTURERS 5. L. &: P. CO. Mahlon Neald(Red) Henry Baird *W. Kirkwood *John 'Chandree Michael Wagner Chas Roberts Wm,Dunn.

BRUSH John McNamara S. G. Slack Frauk Porst Robt Hudson Michael Kane.

E. L. co. Albert Morgan Cbas McCullough Edw Gosslin Patrick Powers

Scab Trimmers. *Chas J Green Wm H Buttons *Edw Helm. Patrick ·l\Jagee *Wm E Pickett R E Simpson *James Murray P J Ryan *H- A Millin Frank Dannebauer *John Lougton Watson Keighley *Harry Ariels Jos Parker *Wm MiHer Lewis Wild *Henry'Beyerle Cbas Horn *Geo E Headmau *Thos Kernan *Geo Wetter, Jr *Geo Garis Wm Klinefelteu *Wm Dransfield *E E Kuntz *Jesse Keen W B Hank Matthew Davis

Men who Scabbed in Chicago. UNION TRACTION I.INE. H. C. Sbarp (King scab),

C. Schinnenburg, J. Roacb, J. L. George, B. J. Schramm, Mike Hyland, Gus Johnson, W. Arnold, Geo. Dolly.

S. CHICAGO STORAGE BATTERY LINE. Wm. Bell.

Trenton, N. J., Bell Telephone Scabll. Lewis Babcock, Wm. Thorn, Lew Fisber, ~orace (Hod) West, Edward Braasch, Joseph lIarris.

An asterisk (*) before a name indicat~s that the scab was a member of the union.

Pott's Shor-th.nd College, WILLIAMS~ORT. PA. •

JNO. O. HENDERSON, Princip.' aDd Prop. Tlacr ... eh lostructlo. by MAIL to tbo •• wbo <8Dut

l:I~ke It cuavtDltDt t. aUead tbe college. But bome CO",..... A" .Id to .11 workero. Cetalorue ."d 6rat 1 .... 02 fREB.

A Careful Wife ~lakes a Happy Home

" Jjhn. J haye bouCht you I pair r~ Y.C,·=tl1nc l"cycr.Rip Overalls. Yuu Irc '·poilin&: your other clothe. by wcaring (host' old, cllcap, shodd y OY'cr· all,. Hcrc:;ftcr 1 .hall sec that you 'We.' on!y the Keystones."

The careful wite knows the Key­SlC~t'. arc cuC riCbl, made flCIa, and fit ri~ht.

l-"Cf rnad:inistl, masons, painters, ~ri('id ... ycu, tieClricians and all bran-=hu of railroad len"icc. Cut in stripes, plaia bluc, or white.

\\'':.ork day clothe-I, Sunday clothes, Coruul'oys, Warkinc Panu and Trou;;,.~. .

The ICCYlloDt on the ticket meaD. wortb and .trtn~th. Be sure you eel it.

Our Labor Record. Twentieth year in busi· n~st. cmpi-ayhlC h:.mllrcds of -·!02.nds, anll nc\'u lI:a<1 a .trike.

Cleveland &. Whitehill Co, Newburgh, N. Y.

1.1st of Men Scabbing for Bell Telephone Co-npany in Buffalo.

EX· MEMBERS OF NO. 45. Una Beecber, Cbas. Arnold, \Villiam A. Ereese, A. V. Byram, W. A. Chapman, F. B2rrow~, J. Cunningham, Fn:d Byrsw, Joe. Clancy, W. A. Boggaines, A. C. Chase. . S. S. Eoggaine!', Jo·eph Lodge, R. Eaker, P. J. Cassidy, A. Cox. E H. Costello, George Reynold,;, Angus Ducetts, A. Poor, Cle\'eland, J. Dingbamm, J Pdlet, C. E Davis, Charles IJ) nn, ChEs. J. DamblcD, A. L1wson; R. P. Dennis" Wm. -Emet"SOIl, E. Ricketts, W. W. Savage, W. J. Vanhook, ebas. Geckler,. F. W. Gilb~y, H. Gaii. G. E Hatch,.·· H Jea!mt". J. Kearne", CIHS. Arnold. A. P .Addleman ,expl.

NOT II:} l,jBERS OF 4.'i, Ceo Lowhous~,

C. Rank, C. Gunu, O. l'feiffier, F. Hall, If. Lockmau: Rot> Smith, G. Huhu. W. Ginther, C. A. Connell.

W. Cole, -- Small, -- Green. M. McQuarry, Ed. Whitesides. H. Hayt:s, . F. Ter.nv, ]. Welch, C. H. Byraw,

SC."BS FROM R. .. TAVU ..

Frank (Buckj R)an Tom CaiGhan, Mike CondOi., Kif (:asey. \Vill. Harher,Albion. Wm. 'MiIler, CC:Jada, F!"allk ~~orton, Buf. Gee. lugalE, A.voa, G~o . .3owcrs,A,·on Pdt !\,1cGan, AI. Bu~b, L 44, Frar.k Preston, Kir!..ie. Clare!lCe R~,dfusc, Dan Roach.

October]

TEXAS STAT~ ~ONV~NTION.

Report of the maeting of the delegates of the se\'eral 10ca15 of the International Erotbl!rhood oi Eledrkal \Vorkers, repre­senting the sevf'ral locals in the Stat<: of Texas, Oc:tobe:- I!'ot, {(jOO.

Convention caBed for the purpose of es­tablishing a uniform wage sc.ale for the Texas locale, and for the purpose of dis­cussing ways and. menus of organizing HIe telepho!le opcrators all over the state.

Upon the meeting of the delegates vf the severa) locals, Bro. R. R. Tripp of Honston,was elected permanent Chairman, F. C. Caine of \Vaco, permqnent Secre-tary. Call was then read. -

The foilowing committees were ap­pointed: Committee on Credentials--Bro. Caple of Waco, Bre. Seahorn of Houston, Herring of San Antonio. Committee on Rules-Bro. Cory of m Paso, Bro. Moms of \Vaco, Bro. George of Houston. Cow­mittee on Resolutions-Bro. Flory of Fort Worth, Bro. Cory of El Paso, Bro. Seahorn of Houston. Mceting adjourned until October 2, 1900, at 8 o'clock a. m.

Meeting called to order by Bro. Tripp. Report of the Committee on Credentials Rccepted and the following members seated: Houston, George ·Seahorn, C. R. George, R. R. Tripp; San Antonio, W. A. Herring; El Paso, Ed. Cory; Fort Worth, E. C. Flory; Waco, J. E. Capple, C. F. Morris, F. C. Caillt'.

Report of the Committee on Rules-­Report of the committee accepted as hI· lows, the order of business of the Con­vention: l. Callcd to order.; 2. Presenta­tion of Credentials; 3. Report of Commit­tee on Credentials; 4. Roll call; : .. Reading of Minutes; 6. Appointment of Committees; 7. Communications and bills; 8. Resolutions; 9. Reports of Committees; roo New business; I J • Adjournment. Re­port received anti C~m'nittee relieved.

Dispensed with the reading of the Min­utes of the previolls meeling.

Report of CorumiItee on Resolutions adopted. .

Resolutions No. I, Waco, Oct. ~, 1900. To the Executiye Board of the I. 13; E. W.,

Greeting: We, the representatives of tbe several

locals in Texas ;n convention Ilssembled, do most earnestly request that all thE.' Texas locals be given the active assistance of the State organizer to help organize the teiephone operators. Realizing from the example ot 66 this is the most important mo\c to tb~ ~.::h:phone worker~ ever made by tl;': I. E. B. W., we deem it of the ut­most importance that the movement be pushed to the fullest extent. We furthe r request, in view of the fact that we arc surrounded by a VRst territory which is practically unorganized, the workers oi which the Texas locals have to contend with in DIe struggle for better conditions,

THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

that efter the above work is accomplished that the Southern organizer be placed upon the road a few months to organize thi!> territory, thereby removing this con­stant menace not only tv the Texas locals but to the entire brotherhood ..

NEW BL'SINESS •.

CommUtee on Sc~ of Wage;; -. Merris, of "Taco j Flory, of Fort Worth; Herring, of San Antonio; Cory, of EI Pasoj George, of Houston.

Report of the Committee on wages. Sl'8ie of wltges accepted and Committee released. (Scale attached.) . Bro. Tripp, of Houston, elected corre­sponding secretary of the. convention, to receive all communications And answer all correspondence, winding up the business of this convention. Adjourned until 1:30 p.m.

Meeting called to order 1:45 p. m. Min­utes read and adopted. Motiou made and carried that resolution No. I be sent at once to the Executive Board for immediate Action.

Resolution No.2 adopted-Be it resolved, by by the delegates here assembled, that a vote of thanks to the locals who so promptly responded to a call for a State convention and that No. 72 be tendered a special vote of thanks for the courteous manner in which they have entertained the visiting delegates, and be it further resoh'ed, that we stand by each other in this fight against corporRte greed; .. That the strong !lhall assist the weak," and that this shall be considered the sense of this meeting, and we believe that great good will immediately result from this conven­tion.

:':1otion made and carried that the ex­penses incurred by out corresponding sec­retary be prorated and that each local pay their share of such expense.

Motion made ane! can-ied tnat each local. in the State shall address a letter to the EXC":llt;.ve Board requt"sting them to au­thorize e~pense of org~nizer in the South according to Resolution No. I.

Resolution NO.3-De it resolved that we extellu to Bro. R. R. 'fripp a yct~ of thanks for the vaiuable assistance and advice that he has given us, and for the able manner in which he has conducted the deliber­ations of this body.

Reading of the Minutes of the afternoon sessiolJ read and adopted.

Motion made and carried that any local contemplating trouble shall write the Ex­ecutive Board before taking action. Motion made and carried to adjourn 3:20 p. m., October 2.

SCALE OF WAGES.

8 hours to constitute a working day. Time and one half for over time.

. Double time Sundays and legal holidays. Linemen ...•.......•...•...•...... f, 3 00 Assistant foremen...... . .. • .. ..... 3 25 Foremen, city....... .... ....•• ••.• 3 50

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roremen, general.... .•..•. .•. . • .. 3 75 LiI1e trouble men.. .... ...... . .... .. 3 00 Instrument trouble m~n .•.•.. . . • •. 3 00 CabJe men...... .... .... .... ..•..• 3 50 Inside wiremen, telephone.... ..... 3 00

bside wiremen, electric light. . . . • . 3 00

S,vitchboard men.. .... . .. . .. .. .. .. 3 00

Assistant switchboard men......... 2 75 Chief operator, day lady, under 1,500

subscribed, per month ............ 40 00 Chief operator, day lady, over 1,500

sub5cribed, per month ..•...•.. " 45 00

Chief opcrator,night lady under 1,500 subscribe-d, per month .••......... 35 00

Chief operator, day lady, oyer 1,500· subscribed, per month ..•.....• " 40 00

Operators, first three months ...... " 20 00 next . "" 22 50

U six " over one year

Toll line operators after first Yea!' .• Trimmers, city, without rig ..•..•.. 'l'rimmers, commercial •.•••.••..... Engineers. : ...••..•.•....•...•...• Dynamo men .•..•••..••........... Dynamo oilers, left to local, arma-

ture winders ...•••..••.•.••...•. Sbed men ....••••.•.••..••••••....

SINGI.J; TAX VS. SOCIAr.ISM.

2500 3000 35. 00

6000

6000

75 00

6000

300 250

n1y quest~on, "no,.,. can we get social­,sm," i!' still unanswered. The writer in p.ll5wer to my inquiry assumes in native gl:i1e th'lt ::11 that is necessary is a voting majority to eU!l<:t measures and the reform is accomp1i;,ncd. Wdl, hardly. In oroer to make l,rivate property p11blic prop"ny it must be either paid for or r:on£.scatIf.Cj the fonnercannot be done, and lb.;? la'~ter means revolution. We must 11t>~ '!\nly know what we want, but is it possible tl) attain.

We ca~:n"t legislate the price of bread or other cODJl1lod.ities, neither can a legal en­actment change the law of gravity, so nl!ither can a legal majority d~J2,re all private property will henceforth belong il;l common to the public nnless they pay a fair price for it.

Now let us consider what can be donej first all will agree a tax must be rs.ised equal to the value of the property and enough to pay the cost of collection, and if that tax is so placed it would be the worst form of oppression, such as our pres­ent method of taxation, an oppression that is worse than "capitalism" (as our social­ist frienljs tf.'rm ev~rything I)nt lebor), for hard times are made by a wrong system of lp.xlltion, and all sorts of tWQ-by-four 1aws and legiSlative patch work is doue before there is auy attempt made to change the ta:o:: system which fosters privilege and robs the worker. But we know a sufficient revenue can not be raised to adopt social­ism to any extent and the only recourse is tc. sell bonds, another ·method by which the worker is robbed of the fruits cf his

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36 THE ELECTRlCAIiwmucER ===============Z================================~==========:C==~i~'==~~~====================~~=-~----.---~~~-~ toil. Of conne there are a.great many IIChools of tho~ghtln' the -socialists' rank.s aDd there are those among them wO.o win .y, "labor pcodneed the wealth. and-­it ia theirs by right of pcodactioD."

I can indone that and say the only clear title to weal~ ,~ that the possesser pr<>­daced it, and if he has labored hard and aaved we have no right to disposeess him of it. George expreued it well when he said, "I ask nothing fOl' the poor that pi"operly belongs to the rich, I ask that those that save should enjoy." There is DO objection to .. ny one being rich provid­ing they cre:ateQ the wealth.

Why, our socialist frien4s differ with as is they see a condition but do not trace out its course., Not stopping to analyze, they class land all wealth' though all things coming from the land are wealth and are termed so because they were produced, while land i~ a natural element and never was pr.od,ur.-ed, and by reason of this error theyl1ave a' wrong idea of property and they cOllclude to .remedy prcsent conditions by Rtting up ail unnatural, man-made 8yst~~ whkh the human racp. bas been ,afiijc;ted with for centuries. Whether so.cialism will be better than the pr.escnt unjust sys~elU is not so much the question as, is 'it right? Is .there 'oot a natural order intended for, man i.n a 'Social state wbereby lie can'retain his indh-iduality aud enjoy the full gains of his industry? We claim the single tax will do this by giving to man hi.: birthright and leaving him alone to' """ork ont bis salvation.

Some twenty-five y.::ars ago the grange organization established stores, thinking tbe middle 'man was the cause of their poor living at such long' hours work. They hage since discovered they were" barking up the wrong tree," and DOW are demand­ing public ownership of natural monopol­ies, such as railroads, teiegrapll, etc. They now see the storekeeper.ill a producer like themselves aud is a fcliow victim to mon­opoly; I am with you to the eJrteut of the public owning and doi!1g those things where free competition is iInpossible, leav­ing to the individual ~o do tl:e rest, know­ing if he gets morc thaD he produces in a business or occupation others will see it a paying busiu:!ss aud their competition 'Hill soon eliminate the get sOJ:nething for no~ll­ing.

Space is t<:-o jir1.lited in our journal to treat in a conclusive way the question uf r::-oduct!c~. ,1:~~~:~::!;<:n of uealth, and wan's relation to the IlniVp.lse, but it does net take a great amount of reasoning to c:.:e that labor, primarily being the prodl:C'cr of &11 we.~!th, and that aU wealth C(,DlCS

from t1:.e land (utltu:a.l clemell~)t c~d Ls.bnr havi.lg free a,·;:~ss to It weald he.·l~ all :t produceo. We ronl\::::1d lan,l (iwnE"-,,hi ... ' produr.es nolhiug. All i~ <iOtS is to ta1.;:e ei±.:r as rent or purchas.;: prZc;,; (which i·; c3p!UHize' rent) the we&~~b hl>or pro··

duces. Land ownership has the oppor­tunity that labor 'must ·have to produce wealth. Now, if'll!nd was 1:;e wealth that could be produced labor wOuld-soon be independent, for then it would produce more. But its quantity is stationary, while the increase of popu).ation and the growth of civilization makes a cor-stant· and gl'eat~r deurancl foi land; and as we have a system of private ·'Ownership·the increased demand meaus,' JhQ6e ' that -own it get more a~d more of :what labor produces. This is wby ,vith all ,our improved methods of producing wealth1.he great .masses are worse off. We propose to 'take the profit of land ow nership for public expenses,:leav­ing all to labor that it maus, ,thereby putting labo:- in itS natural 'element, not imposing upon it, the task of prOducing wealth without the nat:ual·malpri'.!l. Hav­ing done this we think !ahor . ,'lill be posessor of at! the wealth and will not re­quire chari~y or the many prvp<Jsed laws for its (a\,or-:lsk ro favors as a uJendicent. Labor wants only its natural riehts !

E. H. BOECK.

In strolliug about tbe: streets I :.m often 1I ClUscO to see l'c(Jl'!e f;ol:iding with each c.':.he!'" bf"cause they don °l Luo'w y . .b:~h ,yay to ;\:ii',l out, This rpu; in d,; m~ c'; e n:lf. laid <l(l~7:, t~ me many YF.aT;; r.g() by E<n fJid n:an ,dlO=tl I anmired greatly_ ., Whcn you ml!et email," he went on to say, .. aJOV:lYs il'.l"n tu the .-ight and YOIl ',YOIl't nll1 into 2ilY o:tc: but a d-- :.:>01"I!d it ";',()U';; be nccessary to apologize to hi .. 'l. "-I<:x.

Central Manufacturing Co. CbRttsnooga, Tenn.

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