Vhut Nieaa These Strikes?

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Officit\l JottrnCil of the International Brotherhood of VOL. 9. No. ~lectrical V/orkers. 10. \Vhut Nieaa These Strikes? What means the great waye of discontent that is sweeping o':er the country from end to end, rising higlJer and higher each day, e>ln tnn.ateuing to paralyze the industries of the cn ti,"c nation? \Vhat mea!! lhe threatelling murll'.nrs ht:ard 1m all sides from the tanks "of'the proletariat? 'What meAns til<: eyer-increasing reH,ctlnes$ 'with ,,·hich the <:apit'tlist dass re;,orts to inj\1nci~on nud gUll to sli.udu:: tht:: worker? \'.'hat llleen lh(' effort;; that .. re DOW beilJg mac!e by the r~l­ illg cla,;s tu t:!kl! the ballot hom tbe F:"ule"ariat? \Vllc!t 111(;".11'" the cyt'r-increas-. ing .qr.;.1!.y of the ":,;Jt:tnpjoyedtte eV~:·-iiJCre".siJlg misery l)f th.., poor;" \\'hllt 'i'~aIlS the cry of oyer-" j.roducl.i(JIl when so llI'lny are st:ffednli for tlle necessities of est 1.1Our of the capitalist system, the hour preceuiug the downfall of tl:.at ") stem and the rising of a higher civilization. To hi1l1 these things indicate the rising of an irresistible 111O\"Cment for economic freedom. They indicate a sure if gradual ·Pt IUSU.&! CEil. . - FTLJSUil5: . •"" 11luility" &r~ 2":1 pbal1t;-,WS C('1i- Hi~? \Vb" t means the ever-cecreas~tand:.rd of li'li1:;;; of the v;'~rke!"-tbe 111crt:ased precari- 'Il.?; Jiveiihoud? \\'hat llleans the en,r-i:1creasillg bittemess with which the iu" dnstrial stmggles are fought? \Vh.'lt meaus t.he eY"r-iucrea,,iug internatjonal solIdarity of tl!e workill~ class? To the per;;ol1 who is not blinded by ignu:... nct: or bigotry, the tcu;;"l1cy of all thefe thi.lgS is llJ[';hly signiiict1Snt;R:- of O:: ..:lt. The} mean to the ;ute1ligellt oliserve:lila, ·.,.."c are -ll(J"" passiug tl1;'ough the dark- of the workct"s-the priY3.te uWllership e,f the means of protiuctioll and rlistributiol.t -ig fast becoming unbear;;bly g!illing Boud will "0011 be shaken off. It means that the bardoot is beginning to see that the iuterests of the ,Hl;o::-er and the capitalist are not the ti:mle, that the old gag in the capitalist paper;,; of tl1c Brntherhood of the capitalif.l and the la1....,1"er is a delusion aud :i gnar,:" It means that tlle lauorinE! c1a5s is begh.;ling to see lot:, of things that it has lJeretotvre been hlind to. It: begins to see that the police, the a,1I1)" , the judges, the lawyers and tl-:e hwnlakillg powel·, arc ali 14sed b:,· th;:: C31)itali,,!, ~:l!lsS to k<:ep the worker in subjection. It begins tu see that tJ.t:: interests of " tb(~ I'"bJic, I I "the burinp.ss h.:t~r­ (;sts,!' '( the ,,,·<.:lfare (l~ t1~e co:n- th~ pre,letari;.·t 1:~:' a 1u,ovdedge of the i\ljns"~;('e they :<1 e lab()ril1g under and the re1JJ<=uy tllclder. They sho,,; that the s~ddll' by which the idlers •• re cllablt:d to !"ide upu~ the backs a"'ak"::1l:11 g of jured up by the ca}JitaList ci:.\,,,; to bli\l(~ the worker. and a:'f- :.;·~t in his interest. \\'hen the ..:aritalist papers begin to cali upon the disinterested public to s~e.;: in and decide the merits of e. !0.5c $ J891. 25 Dues from members of lapsed L. U's. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.25 Supplies not sold tlt,.ough L. U's. .20 I!!!tto!:s " Adv. in Worker . . . . . . 45.7 0 Special asst. for Loca.lSI .. 216.00 .. tN~w Treasurer's Report for Hay. Postage . . . . $ 15.00 F.J .Sheehan,exp.to Phil. & Sprg. 50 .00 10.00 E. W. Stimson, org. 95, joplin F. J. Roth, expo to Kan. City . 19.5 1 8.02 H. W. Sherman, expo Buf. 45 . Fifth week's asst. N. B. T. C .. ~oo.oo T. Wheeler, ex. Buf. strike . . 36 . 6 7 200.00 F.W.Graham, No. 86 strike ben. T. Wheeler, balance No. 51 strike benefit . . . . . . . 540 .00 600.00 L. F. Spence, No. 98 strike ben. T. Wbeeler, expo Phil strike. 9 2 .96 100.00 Sixth week's asst. N. B. 'r. C . . H. W. Sherman, No. 45 strike benefit . . . . . . . . . . 500 .00 J. J. Ernisse, emb. but.. . . . 46·50 Jos. Giles, org. 128, Alton, Ill. . 5· 0 (} B. y .. Lovejoy,death claim No. 93 100.00 Mrs. E. A. Vose, death claim 100.00 No. 94 . . . . . . . • . • W. G. Spinning, ptg. G. O. sup. plies . . . . . . . . . . . 2·35 W. G. Spinning, ptg. L. U. supplies . . . . . . . . . . . 57·00 W. G. Spinning, ptg. E. W. and cut . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 .25 Mailing Worker . . . . . . . 12.II T. Wbeeler, expo Bur. to Cleve. 12.14 Seventh week's asst. N.B.T.C .. 100.00 H. ,V. Sherman, salary May. 100.00 M. K. Clinton, salary May. 30 •00 E. M. Parry, salary May. ::lO.OO J. Swanton, ctg. Jan.-May. 2.50 'V. W. Powers, rent, May . . 6.25 H. W. Sherman, expense strikes 11.08 Nos. 43 and 45 . . . Wm. McFadden, No. 21 strikebenefit . . . . . . . . 500 •00 Postage . . . . . . . . . r5~00 J. R. Bourne, seals 9·00 Telegrams, . . . . . . . . 17.3 1 Express . . . . . . '. . . 16.40 Eighth wp.ek's asst. N. B. T. C. 100.00 T. Wheei~. expo St. Louis, Chi and Rochester . . . . 102·51 Scrantom, Wetmore & Co .. 2.11 11.00 no.oo *St. Louis. [June York. At Ck"el:md, 0., 011 May 21, 425 linewell 'Jf the Bel! Telephone Company went 011 a strike for an eight-hour riay and 300 linemen of the electric light company followed suit. Total expense . . . · $ 3,895. 6 7 Cash on band May 1. . · $ 9,174·44 :May receipts in hand of G: S. Sherman $ 2,17 1.50 Total . . Expenses for May. · 101 I ,345.94 To credit of Brotherhood . · $ 7,45 0 • 2 7 · $ 3,895·67 Respectfully submitted, P. H. WISSINGER Grand Treasurer. The Rock Island construction force employed by the Central. Union Telepbone C0I11pany was dischare-ed last night. The melJ had been threatening to strike and were neglecting their work. There are 20 of the men, a number of whoUl.were reemployed by the company today. June) THE ELECTRICAL \VORK1':k A SCAB. By Larry Neyfee. A Scab-.-An informer and traitor, Hated, despised, wbere'er he may go. l.ike a thief in the night, he crawls in the darkness To strike llOnest men a treacherous blow. An enemy to his race and country, Society's outcast that all people shun; Hi:; touch is pollution. his name is tainted, Foes he bas many-friends he has none. A Scab-The tool of the bosses, Who lower meu's wages tq starvation rates; He takes bread from striking men's wives and children, Bcggers, paupers, and tramps he creates. As the puppet, and hireling of a selfish employer. Cowardly tactics he -.vill employ, To injure the lUell who bat tIe for justice, And true unionism be seeks to destroy. A Scab-The slime of humanity, The scum of the earth, an infernal pest, Guilty of crime that blackens bis future, His wife and children the neigbhors detest. Ii e gloats o'er the mysery he causes tbe many, Wben a strike is declared, union labor he stabs, He's found everywhere in our glorious country, AU branches of tmde are infested by scabs. TH~ UNION MAN. One who at all t.imes is battling for a Iloble cause, the right to live as an honest n:an should lIye in e free country. A union man is hOJ~bnid and respected in eyery community, He is an adyocate of .law and order, dCIl'ild ;, finn believer in organization, upholding tl::c maxim, "That many can always help one., where one cannot fllways help many." A unionman is a frieltd of his employer and has Us interests and welfare at beart, and strives as a skilled artisan to produce a ~atisfactory day's work in return for a· fair day's wage. No unreasonable demand is ever.made vi an eillployer. A skilled mechanic has a right to expect and n~ceh·e ""fficient cOlllpens;ltlcon for his labor in order to clothe and ft!ea his family and educate his children. A union man never liesitates to obey tbe ·iaws and regulations of his unions, and ",he" an order is givt'll io cease "ork in 'tn establishinent wbere tbe union's rights and privileges are encroached upon, he walks forth a free citi:lcn, cheered b~' bis fellows, never to return until his demands are complied with or the union orders bim to return. A union man never ceases to Jabor for the organization lhat increases his wages an~ decreases h:5' !lon:-s (Ii la1)or and pru'-~cts him from the selfish employer who liyes in luxury, accumulates wealth, and who would, if no union was in existence, pay but a scant pittance to his employees 'I".'ho produce that wealth. A union man is generally an expert at his trade, of good judgment, intelligent, an honored citizen; a free man in a free country, a man among men.-Labor \Vorld. GA V~ SOM~ POK£R ADVIS~. How Comedian Daly .. :r-aid Down" to His Tailor by '1'elephone. There probably have been ti1l1es when Dan Daly was a few cents ahead in a quiet game of draw, but nobody in the alley seems to be able to locate tllem. His hands have never yet become callous<:,a dragging celluloid buttons across a green cloth. He has got so used to quietly" laying down" tbat any other tum of affairs his friends are afraid would bring aLout heart failure. The other day his tailor called him up by telephone, says the Chicago Chronicle. " Hello," says the tailor. " Hello," s!lYs the telephone girl, soft and mellow. .. NUJllbet·, please." "Umpteen hundred and 'steen," says the tailor. " "·eU, hello," says Daly. " Is lIIr. Daly there?" asked the tailor. "':"e~. This is he." .. 01:, is that you, Mr. Daly? I didn't recognize your yoice.".' .. Yes, yes." "Keep away there, ccntral! Hello there! Hello there!' Helle., l\1r. Daly!" .. "'ell, well, what is it?" !=ays Daly' . "This is TIlr. Taylor," S:lys the tailor. .. '\'ell, what do you want ?', "Hello! Is that Mr. Daly?'· shrieks the tailor. " Yes, yes, yes. '''hat are you trying to do?" " I've got two pairs of trOllsers here-" begins the tailor. "Speak louder," says Daly. " I've got-" begins tile tailor again. "You're too neat' the 'phone," says Daly. Then tile tailor roars: "I've got tv:o p:lirs-" .. They're good, " says Daly and he rings off .-ExchanRe. :r-F.GAT. ---------------AS '.Co HIGH-TENSION DVT~ WIRES. Outside of any contractual relation he.l\\"ecn them, the Court of Appeals of Maryland holds that an elcctric,litbt company owes a legal duty toward .every person who, iIi the exercise of a lawful occnpatiol1 in a place where he har, a legal right to be, is liable to come into contact with its. wires. As applied to the management by the corupauy of its wires charged with high-tension current, this legal duty, the court holds, in the case of Brown against the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Baltimore, requires tbe company to see tllat its wires, when strung where persons are liable to come into contact with them, are properly placed with reference to the safety of such persons, and are properly illsulattd. More parlicularly it holds that a strong prima facie case of negligence was made out where the evidence for the plaintiff, if to be believed, showed that an injury would not have occurred if the wires. had been properly insulated, or if the high-tension current had not been brought so near to the house, the distancc in tbe case under consideration being witbin six inches. HOW TO MAR£ A UNION FAX:r-. As SOOIl as you have eleelell yvur officers begin to mistrust and find fanlt with them. ::'Ilake much of eyery little difference that occurs aud blazon it abroad to the worlll. If yeu ca,lnot pay your own way, make sure the union is going to the dogs. Make much of little mechanical rules by which the 1l11;On is worked, and keep in the backgrouud the real motives for its existence. Always predict failure of any plan that is adopted. \"hen auy scheme does fail, al'l\ays remind the memhp.rs that you saitl it would. Always be as mysterious a'S you ean ahout yOllr intentions. It is such a help to the oBieers if they don't know whether you :uean to stick to the union or not . Besides it keeps them humble. Pass a lot of resolutions condemning all and sundry. It is a help to the other side. Always take the word of an enemy in preference to the word of a friend. Be quite sure that any twenty or thirty of the members know more than a1l the rest. Alwa .... s be ready to get your hack up. As soon as any practical scheme is started, propose another on a more gigantic scale. 1'hen nothing will probab!y be done and YOll will ha\·e the satisfaction of being' able to grumb!e again. Rememher, the inalienable right of a unionist is to find fa111t and never to praise. Cr,,.;')" t!:~s::! few rules out and ;, your ul1ion does not fail it will not be your fault. HOW TO MAKE IT SUCCEED. Stick to vOllr union like a leech. Remember vour faults and don't be too hard upon otliers. Trust vour officers and be careful in selecting the!ll . Where there is one maggot there will soon be more. Dou't be the fir"t. Don't magnify vour own· sacrifices. Other:~ ha\:e made sacrifices twice a<; great. -New South Wales \\·orker. [Jooe THE ELECTRiCAL WORKER ======================== if "l>i:1 not f'}-f.:."r iii the }!ay l'epvrt, but ill June. Sl;uu!d )"V'': ,;end In money kindJy wait for the next l'",!lOrt before asking why it did not :;ppear. TO FINANClA.L OFFICIAL JOt1lUUL 01" THB INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHODD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. H. W. SHERMAN, Publisher and Editor, 731 Powers Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. nntered at the POISt-Office a\ Rochester, N, Y., U ae<:ond-clasa matter. :axECUTIVl! BOARD. Grand Presldent-T. H. Wheeler, 16 Robinwood Ave., Lakewood, O. Crand Secretary-H. W. Sherman, 731 Powen Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Crand Treasurer-P. H. Wissinger, 731 Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y. First Vice-President-R. P. Gale. 1622 Washington st., San l'rancisoo. Cat. Second Vice-President-F. J. Sheehan, 3Centrat Row, Hartford, Conn. Third Vice-President-R. R. Tripp, 2909 Fannin St., Houston, Texas. Fourth Vice-President-F. H. Russell, 1408 Asquith st., Baltimore, Md. Fifth Vice-President-F. J. Roth. 9Q6 N. loth St., Atchison, !tanlas. Sixth Vice·President-]ohn H.lIIstone)" 222 S. Albany Ave., Chicago. IllinOIS. Subscription $1.00 per ,ear, in advance. As The Eler.triN\ Worker reaches the men ..he do the work and rt'cornme:Jd or orde:r the material, its vatue as lin ad..c! lising medium can be readily appT~ciatcd. ROCHESTER, N. Y., JUNE, 1900. W. N. Gates, Special Advertising Agent, 29 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, O. S£C1U~TAIU:£9. Make all cbecks or vrders pay&t.le to H. \o\T. Sherman Rnd tbis will avC'id delays. ',Ve ha\'e received several of late made p9.yal>le tv our Gran.:! TreaSurer. This necessitates sending them to him for bis ';ignattJ.re, therefore the delay. IF VOl' FAIL to get your \\-crker, you eRn make IIp your mind the general office hssn't your right address or it has gone astray in the mail. If it faiis to reach, dou't kick over the traces, but drop us a line aud we will endeavor to Ii:;: things O. K. Overy newspaper has complaints and we expect our share of them; we look for kicks, but ask you to heip us out by sending in the right address. If you do this it will be appreciated, a,; we wish every memb~r to get his paper. OUR SYSTEM OF PAVING MONEY. V!e would again respectfully cail the attention Qj the memht:rs of tbe 1. E. E. W. to a few facts. Very often we receive teiegrams asking "wia you help us financially," or "please s.end us a certain sum of !:louey.'· This the secret&.ry canuot do, ~.S we have a check. bystem making it necessary to have· the signature of the G. S. ant! G. T. The G. S. draws a warrant, sends it to the G_ T., who attends to tile payment of all bins .. V.'e simply call your attention to this to show the G. S. has no authority to pay any money. STRIKES. CHART~RS GRANTED_ May 7, No. 124.. . . . . Galveston, Tex. .. II, 125.. . , . Johnstown, Pa. ce "126 . . . . Little Rock, Ark. .. 15, .. 127.. . Hornellsville, N. Y. 21, 128 . . . . . . . . Alton, Ill. 29, .. 129 . . . . . . St. Joseph, Mo. ELECTRICAL WORKERS are requested to keep away from Chicago as there is a strike on. ===== LINEMEN are requested to keep away from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Rochester, as we have trouble in al1 these places. WE WISH to I;ongratulate Local No. 39 on its brilliant victory and hope all locals . will secure the same conditions in a short time. VIE AGAIN call the attention of the members to the method of our reports. All money sent to us in May appears in this issne. Should we receive mOBey Jun·Po I '" -The International BrotherhoOl:! of Electrical Workers ha.:> had its ,;:hare of strikes this spring and sumt:ler, ..nd while Sec. 6 of Art. XVII plainly says but one difficulty at a time, the E. B. has done all in its power to llelp all, have used nil alike, shown no partiality, bllt no national or international body can afford to carry six strikes at one time. There are cases where men are forced out, but when men contemplate asking for more wc.ges or a shorter work-day, it's good policy to get the consent of the E. B. and when told to go out by them, the local L all right and can reazonabiy expect strike beuefits, but when a 10c.al takes it upon itself to strike, the members must not find any great fault if bencfits are refuser!_ Om~ thing has been cleat'ly demonstrated aud that is there should be a defense furod cr(:ateo. as Sec. I I of Art. XVII is a failure. If a lo:::al on slrike had to depevu or. the m.oney sent in in this w&.j' there ne\'er woul.! 10;: a 5trike won. \Ve:: should have a regll:ar fund to pay benefits from. !'here are m?ny things we <'.an learn and, a:; ey penence is the best teacher, perhap~ t1Jt~5e strikes will do us some good and teach us "in time of peace prepare for war." THE BUFFALO STRIKE. In the May issue we informed the readers of the Worker that a settlement had been reached between Local 45 of Buffalo and the Bell Telephone Co., and we thought everything had been amicably adjusted, but the ink was hardly dry on the paper before we learned the company had repudiated the agreement. There was noth- . ing to do but call the men out again, which was done. After a week's struggle, Local 45, thinking it would end matters quicker asked Local 44 of Rochester to come out and force tbe Bell Co. to a settlement, aud it is with a feeling of pride we inform the members that every mau, with one exception, obeyed thc order. That ·one excep~ tion was a surprise to a great many, as he was at the time the F. S. of the local and had taken part in its ups and downs for some years, but when the time came for him to show the mettle he was made of, he was found lacking. Buffalo had a ~e.se of cold feet. One of its most prominent members gaye them the go-by-a man who has been prominently before tLe electrical workers for years, refused to obey, and the fight goes on without them. \OVin or lose, these men have nothing to gain; they can never be held in the same esteem as before. They have sided in with the company, but its dollars to dOllghnuts when a settlement is made the COInpany will stop patting them on the back and the men who were on stri~e will be better thought of. The managemcnt knows full well that men who are disloyal to their fellow workmen are very likely to be disloyal to them. The company succeeded in getting 60 men to CODle to Rochester to take the ·strikers' places, but the boys talked them out of the idea and sent them out of town again. SOUle of the officials of the com pan)" openly bo:.sted this was a determined effort to break the International Brotherhood of Elect.rical \Vorkers, but we feel safe in saying when the smoke of battle clears away we wiil be doing business as. before. FROM OUR GRAND PRESID~NT. June 7, 1900. To the Brotherhood: Will net write anything for the Worker this month; too busy; on the jump continually. The statements as set forth by the editor are sufficient to show each and every one that something is going on around and about us, and we are therefore warned that as trades-unionists we can not afford to lie down at this tiltH:.. E'lC;l , JUll!: 6, 1900. Editor Electrical Wcr~er: iiI Pa..co is slill in liue. Weare having a 600<1. attt:r.dance at our meet1ngs.and the boys an; very enthusi..~tic. -,'v'e ~ontinue to enjoy tIl"! results of tho:'(;u~h organization and no man tIoing t:1ectrical work in towu or ~~ the vicinity e!;capes Ud. The Central T.ades ami Lahor Council i!' also flourishing, and frODI inUlcations that I gather there the rest of the unions are doing well and are getting ill. fOverything in their speciaJ line. We are about getting a mO','e 0;:; foot to give a demonstration Lahar Day, whko, if ~u(.'ce.ssful, will be the first orgl\Di7ed laho!' parade EI Paso will have wilne<;sed. . Fraternally, H. BURKE, l'rcss Sec. ~oc&1 UJ!ion Nc. :<:5. Jersey City, N. J., April ~J, 11)00. E.ditor Electrical Worker: The affairs of Local I S are progressing very roughly at the, present tim~. During the debate between a few of the brothers up in our comer of the hall there was a ray of light shone on us' as thCUg!l :! searchlight had been turned on. We 1\1I iooked for the cause; it W1 Baltimore, 1\jaryland, bllt do not know just when they will start. We will try and make it a good job if possible and in our power to do so. OUf press secretary has been sick for !lome two weeks. i C31.not keep out of to THE ELECTRICAL WO.RK.ER bed, having been laid up four different times tbis spring, but am feeling good at present. Brothers, if tbere should be an assessment levied on you, be prompt to help a worthy brother, for when they ask for it is ,the time they need it, not after they go to work. We, as brothers of Local No. 20, donated $50.00 to J..ocal No. 21 and stand ready to help any brothers the same as long as it is in our power. There are brothers in Local 21 who never were on a strike and they should be looked after and not forgotten, as they are making the fight of their lives and we hope they will not get discouraged but grin and bear it, for it cannot last much longer. Fraternally yours, R. H. KELLAR, Sec. Pro Tern. 140cal Union No. u. many oi lhcm as the old Brnsh lamp. Th'!!r Pll), 'l.lso, will be ol.e-ha!f "-bat it is now. Trimmers! choose tne "n;ca or the cumpany. '.I.e are a,)ou: ~50 stc-onger in membership sir.ce we ,',<:m l'U ~trikt:. This pro,·es tc tl..c: linenl.:::n that the cause is jus:. Grand Treasurer \Viss:nger was here and t?lked to the unl'm of thetruuble in Baltimore: a!£o here; aDd he also told each brother W!lat a union roan was, and his duty. ~'Ir. Howard Colwell, hesident of the Allied Building Trades Councii, also addressed the union. He is a b o~her of Local 98, He gave us sUllie very good assistance, and he also tipoke of th.: way he has seen strikes coudu<:ted, and [he best way to conduct one Bro. Chas. Russell began paying strike benefits on Friday, June I, IC;CO. \Ve certainly ha\'c these companies a guessing, so I would suggt!st that each brother who reads these few Iincs on the strike stick to his local al1d be a man. Hoping this letter wiil encourage some 'one'in the line of their duty, J remain, F ra temall Y YOIl r5, "PIE." Mauch Chunk, May 30, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker: As there was no letter in the \Vorker for No. 21 last month, it was the fau.!t of Bro. Spears. The reason, pure neglect. I would state that the strike now on in our city was started the 14th of May. EveryI40cal Union No. 24. thing has moved along smoothly till the Minneapolis, Minn., June 6, 1900present. Brothers steering toward PhilaEdit()r Electrical Worker: delphia will please take another course, for the town is growing red hot. UnionAffairs of Local No, 24 are progressing ism was never seen in this city as it is to- vcry finely, alld we are all in a happy day. Why? Because the people of the frame of mind. \Vhy shouldn't "e be? 19th century have moved up a peg into the Our ball was a great success, a grand affair, trust century. Now we wage-earners must four hundre<'l strong. A success socially fall in line with the trusts, for to accom- amI financially. Bro. E;,hm2n's good plish anything in the way of better condi- judgment of !lltlsic was fully app;-eciated. tions for ourselves. We must unite and Our worthy Bro. Martin HS)'es has give the corporations a run for their money. bcen sick for the past ~hrc:! weeks with Our strike hilS been on fOf" the last three typhoid f.,ver. It giv~s me great pleasure weeks and we have had no quitters in our to state that he is improving al:u we may ranks as yet. Before going further, I would expect to see him at Ollr meetings again in state that our liIemands are $2.75 per day of a short time. nine hours; time and a half for overtime; \Ve have two new brothers from Local double time for Sundays and legal holiNo. 45, Buffalo, Ben Slaler and E. 1.. days. The -l:lell.js tied liP pretty tight. Mullen. They are at work with a conThey are using laborers to run their plant, struction crew for N .\V. Pel:.. Ex. Co. with the assistance of a few scabs, whose lt pays to can-y a card. names will be found in this Worker. The News is scarce this ti!l;c,so -i -will have Electric Light Co. is fixed up worse than to draw the line. the Bell. If it were not for the foremen F. E. I,IST£:'., they would have to give in and sign the Pres" Sec. scale. Our president, Bro. McFadden, is Local Union :No. :1.7. working very hard, because this strike covBaltimore, Md., J:Jn" 6, 1900. ers a large territory. The Delaware and Editor Electrical Worker: Atlantic Telephone is also tied up. Trenton Light and Home Telephone Co. signed There has not been a leitt:1' in the the scaic, also the Atlantic Coast Tele- Worker for SODle 1ll0.ltl.J.s, uut iI l'.riea to phone. These companies are growing tell you everything that has happened ,in more and more unreasonable, iI,nd that is the last two ,-:eeks it wouM t~cuse. Fraternally yours, saw more snow when he was in Montreal thin!!s would be O. K. I hope to meet 56'5. F. E. ~nLLIR, R. S. than he ever saw in his life before. Now, men~bers at our picnic this summer and Local Union NO.54. Bro. Press Secretary from No. III, 'the' then we will smoke the pipe 01 peace on a Columbus, 0., June 6, 1900. publishing of the Bc~r toast was all right. few cold stems. EditDr Electrical \Vorker: \Vp. accepted it at our smoker and there GEORGE H. GLEASON, Local No. 54 would like to notify ail the were a number of inembers pre~ent who. Press Sec. traveliug brothers of other locals that Cowere born under tbe Canadian /lag, tte loc.:l to get its d~mands. The Bell Co. claimed thev had lots of men, but some way or another they never came to Cleveland. I will have the agreement in next month's Worker so that the Brotherhood can see what we have gained over the Bell Telephone Co. [June THE ELECTRICAL WORKER lumbus, 0.,' would be a bad place to light at present, because the Citizens' Telephone Co. is getting its plant into working order very fast and is beginning to layoff men, the Central Union is at a standstill for lack of work and we have quite a few brothers out of employment now. Dewey day has come and gone and I failed to see a wire-fixer under the influence; the visitors drank an the beer in sight. We elected a business agent May 23d, Bro. J. A. Frambes, and his work begins to tell. We have receiv~ 20 applications in the last two weeks. ~, Columbus is fast becoming a union city and we are thankful. Local 54 received her first recognition from the, city officials last week by the dropping from the payrolls of the Municipal Light of a non-union man, and putting in his place Bro. \V. C. Breckenridge. It will be only a short time before aU men .emplGyed at the plant win be nnion. "Last night we had a large attendance at the hall and nominated officers for the ensuing six months. I broke my pen so will close for. this time. SLIMS the Only, Press Sec. I,Ocal Union No. 56. Erie, Pa., June 9th, I goo. Editor Electrical Worker: I want to impress upon the minds of all the craft, before I forget it, that on July 12th 56 wiU hold its annual picnic. We would like to see all the brothers from Buffalo, Cleveland and all the surrounding towns at Four-Mile Creek on that day. \Ve not only intend to repeat Ollr grand success of last year, but to surpass it in every detai1. We will have contests of every known pastime,-climbing, rope throwing, all kinds of wire-fixing, together with all kinds of sports, sack races, hurdle races, a pie-eating match (which will be hotly contested), 100 yard dash, etc., etc. We have engaged the famolls Bingling's circus rube band, with L. E. Carson in the lead, for the grounds. Our street parade will be one of the largest ever seen in Erie. We' have engaged a well known Cincinnati band of forty pieces for the parade. Carriages will be furnished all visiting brothers, so turn out, boys, and get a ride., One of the leading features of the day will be the orations by several of the best known orators of the day, including J. P. Hanlon, E. Odea, J. Donohue and many others too numerous to mention. Also a ball game with some of the' national league clubs, and bicycle races in which the following well-known racing men (members of 56) will compete: J. W. Disbrow, (champion' long distance rider of Pennsylvania), Doc. Carver, well known middle distance and hose-cart rider, and Jule Hemple who takes them all .down the line. So dOB't for~'!t the ..!l1 No. 57-, Salt Lake Cily, U. , June 6, I goo. Editor Electrical \Vorker : I find I am late. with my letter but I think I have a good excuse as the boys have yote(l to accept a box of cigars from me at tbe ne..--:t meetil'g_ 'It take~ Jllace on the 12tb inst. ' Our F. S., J~mes Hc..dgseu, is going on a pieasuTe tr:p to the Coa~t OU ~h", 18th to spend some of his money for a month. Dros. Pullam and McDermott of No. 34 are in Salt Lake but have not heen around with their cards as yet. Ml'Dermott got hung up on the 2000 volt primaries while working for R. M. Bell Tel. Co. Have not heard how he is getting alOl.g. Our inside men have been baving some little trouble over E. 711ills, as it was said he scabbed in Butte. wouid' like to heaT from No. 65 in regard to tha1.. .Our effice,s are as folio,,'s:Pres.--\\'. 'V. l\Ioore. Vice-Pres.--Ralph Blair. R. S.-H. TI. V:ltrner. " F. S.-J..l.illcS Hodgscn. r. S.-E ..A.. Br')!.:gr.:· ~. In!;pcctiJr-\\!. B. Hnr<1. Foreman-H. 5cilc .. ber, ' 'f'! "';f " , ' Lots of the boys did not receive their Workers last month. Yours, E. A. BROUGH, Press Sec. ~oca1 Union No. 60. San Antonio, Te:ns, June 3, 19oo. Editor Electrical Worker: This will notify you that a new star hns risen in' the journalistic field. Bro. Lyle Kerr having resigned as press secretary, the undersigned was appointed to fill out tbe unexpired term. Our local bas heretofore been so well represented by its press secretaries that I almost hesitate to essay the task, but as Bro. Kerr has promised to coach me in the art, I feel encouraged to give you a few of my ravings. No. 60 has been steadily on the increase, taking in new members every meeting night, and we have quite a few more prospectives WRiting to take their turn on ,the goat. We intend to corral all the good material that may be found floating around this harbor to the end that we may have a boat strong enough to carry them through all storms. Some of our brothers have been compelled to leave us for a while. Bro. Anderson is in Dallas, Bros. Miliron and McNemar are in El Paso, and Bros. Kraft and Graham are in' Mexico. We regret very much to lose these brothers, but hope that it may be only for a short time. They carry with them the best wishes of all t,he boys'here. On the' ulOrning of May 7, last,.a cyclone struck our town, doing an immense amount of damage, and scattering poles and wirt~s from one end of the town to the other_ The big new Trust Building, just nearing completion, was completely destroyed, , burying under tons of iron and rock all the light ami pow'er feeders of the city, and it looked as if the city would be in derkness for two or three days; but, thanks -to the herculean efforts of Bro. joe 'Vellage and his gang of hustlers, the town was saved from that unpleasant experience. ' Bro. Hurd and his gang of trolley fixers also won many praises for the quick manner in which they had all their breaks I'e· paired. In short, it may be said that our brothers, distinguished themselves and showed the companies the benefit of having good capable men in their line gangs. One strange thing in connection with the falling of the big Trust Buildil!g was the fact that a gang of unfair electrical workers were to go to work 011 the building that same morning, so I suppose the buildillg, like the Boers, concluded to fall honorably rather than stl>nd disgraced. All those same unfair workers have now joined the union. Really, is not this a lesson. '''ork here at present is rather slack, very-little of either kind being done and june] THE ELECTRICAL WORKER. several of t.he beys ?ore idle, but we hope linemen of the light company will not things will pick up soon, as a new tele- come into the fold. SOUle of them were phone company is ill the field. members of the uni<)n in the east before Bro. Joe \VeIJage expects to leave us they carne he"", and tbe besl we call get about the end of this month for a visit to from them is thai. the) will see how we hi;; old hOllle in Cincinnati, which be has . gel along before tbey put in their applicanot seen for twenty years. Bro. 'Vellage is tion, and I think that when they do that a famous 'fa-rna-Ie maker and will take bis some of them will fall by the wayside. corn-grinding machine along with bim. Say, but we are getting stylish. At the Tbat he may be more easily recognized last meeting we decid!::ll to have a name by the Cincinnati brothers, I will give his fur our local. The name cbosen is Golden description: A tall, heavy-set six-footer, State Local No. 64. How is tbat for high? wearing a gorgeous red and green blanket, We also decided to give G dance to put a his bead covered with all enormous few extra dollars in the treasury, aud you sombrero, or bal, covered with silver eagles can bet we aTe going to have the best and carrying a coal-oil can with a lighted dance of the season. The hall is going to be decorated witb all kinds of, electrical candle stlick in the bottom. Now, Mr. Editor, fOI' [(;3.r that you mo.)" sllrprises. I will tell yon all about it whell think I want to appropriate tbe 'Worker it comes off, which is next month. to exploit my own ravings in, we will turu Last week Bro. Oakes fell from a pole to our last and saddest duty. As you will and hurt his leg quite badly. The local s(~e by the resolutions attached hereto, our gave him a week's benefit and I tell you he was quite surprised to think that a local local bas again been visited by the grim hand of death. Bro. Barney Christenson, so young shonld take such good caTe of a ont! of our '>1dest and lllost beloved mem- member. bers, died from congestion of the brain on Well, I will tell you all about this local April I I. His fnneral was conducted under in the nex tissue. the auspices of Local Uniou No. 60, 1. B. CHAS. L. BELL, R. W., the entire union being present; Press Sec. also a large number of friends, as Baruey Local Union No. 7r.. was well liked by all wbo knew him. Quebec, June 2, IQOO. Hardly had the gloom cast over us by lJis deatb lifted, when we were called upon to Editor Electrical \Vorker : perform the last sad offices for Bro. J. H. It is the first time th;!t I have the honor Newsom, who was instantly killed by at- to write you, and I hope it you find any tempting to remove a Ih'e wire which had faults you wiil excuse me till the next time. fallen directly in front of his boareling I'll try to do belter. You have learned, I house door. Bro. Newsom had not been suppose, by this time, through the newspawith us long, having but recently come pers, the sad news that one of our brothers from Nashville, '[eHn., but by his quiet, was killed by electricity on the 15th of last gentlemanly manner had gained the con- month. This poor f~llow had been workfidence and esteem of all with whom he ing for this company SOffit! few weeks in carne in contact. The remains of Bro. putting up poles and trolley from Quebec Newsom were shipped to his home at to St. Anne de Beaupre line, and on that Newsom StatioD, 'fenn., and were escorted day this brother; Arthur Jobin, had been to the depot by the members of our union .. placing a span wire on one of the cedar r.:ay oU!' ~rol!ll!";; ;<:3t in Feace. poles, and was in the act of descending Now, Mr. Editor, there are morp. things when somehow his right arm and thigh J would like to say. but as there are also came in contact with the wire, the unfortuother press secretaries, I think I had better nate young man receiving a shock of about shut off the current of my wanderings and 2,000 volts. He remained suspended on say good bye. the wire for five minutes, until a man went DUCKS, up the pole and succeeded in cutting the Press Sec. wire. The Montmorency Electric Power Local Union No. 64. Co., for whom he was working, say that he Oakland, Cal., May 12, 1900. was a good and sober employee. The serious accident occurred ahout half-past 4 Rclitor Electrical Worker: It is my pleasure and dnty to inforUl all and he died at half-past 8 the same night. the .brothers that Local No. 64 is still burnConcerning troubles among the employing., with 110 short circuits or grounds as ees here, I hear of none so far. I should yet, and I hope none will happen, for we ny that the Bell Telephone Co. is known have a hard road to travel. Things are 10 be one of the most encouraging to work for; hours of labor are not complained of; going along as well as can be expected. While it is true we ad(1 a new light or two erllplnyers are fair and just, and wages are t·=> the cluster nearly every lJ1et'~ing night, according to the responsibility and knowlstill we dO' not get as llIauy as we would edge of the workel. Quietness exists; there .are no disputes between cmployees, like. Nearly all the linemen of the SUllset thanks to the I. ll. E. \\'. Since it was Teiepitone belong to the local, but the introduced to our craft all ha "e joined but ------- IS two, and all "eem to work with more spirit and confidence between themselves than ever before. During the month of May we elected a press secretary aud three inspectors and admitfed a few members. H ere are the officers of Local No. 71: President-George Peat. V.-Pres.-O. E. Legare. Rec. Sec.-J. 'V. Barrette. Fin. Sec.-Thos. Mae!oy. Treas.-Arthur Poulin. Insp.-L. Demers, L. Vezina, T. MilIer~ Foreman-Charley Rayner. ELZEAR L'HEUREUX, P. S. Of Interest to 72. Osawatomie, Kan., June 3, lQOO. Editor Electrical Worker: Having been P. S. of 72 for the past five months, and hal'ing taken out a traveling card from that local, I don't krow as I have any right to address you only as a traveling lineman, and as such, if you see fit, please publish my letter. I am satisfied that the members of 72 wouid be glad to hear fTom me, and as I can not find time to address each one of them, I take this means of letting them know that 1 am still alh'e and d~ing well. Having a slight misunderHanding with the acting manager of the Ind. Tel. Co. (a farmer), he took it into his head to give me a lay-off until the manager and general superintendent would get home. He had been aw::y for several months on account of his health; there was no telling W!lt!H he would get home, so I demanded a settlement, got it, and hit the grit. Well, I got to K. C. all O. K. and was treated all right by those whom I m~t there. K. C. has cllanged a great deaf in the past ten years; i hardl}' knew the place. \Vell, while wandering around there I heard uf this' job down here, so down' I came 2ud had a talk· with I. L. Yeoman .. He told me that so many men had come to him representing themselves to be linemen and almost e,'erything else that he had determined not to hire anyone who could not produce references. \VeJi, sir, a letter of reference is something I never ha,'e carried, and told him so; but to COil vince him, I handed him a traveling card paid up until the 1st of July. He looked over it a moment and then asked me if that was a uiploma. I explained that it was a card certifying that I was whrlt I represented myself to be; that the card was backed by an international organization, and all he had to do was to notify the L. U. which issued the card (in case I prm'ed incompetent) of the fact, and that I would receive no other card upon the expiration. of this one. It seemed to surprise him. He then w;tllted to knew what I wanted a dav. t .. ,id him ~3. It staggered him. He' said he had b:o>en hiring men for ~1.50 and SI.75 ts of fun. \Ve meet in Central Labor lilill the 2d Rnd 4th Thursdays of each momh. We have one thin~ here ,to encourage us-our bosses are in favor of union' men, and so non-unioD men wiIl get barJ-picking here. About 200 union spinners at Ha!!'s ::nil1s struck for fixe centE per day ro..1 finishers', metal polishers', steel-cabbet makers'. printers', painters', del'ks',and glass cutters'. Each tra!.1e hl.'.5 a separate local, which eJects three tlelegates to the Celltral Labor Council. ' Our officers are as follows: Prp.sident--W. C. Willcne!':te!". Vice-Pres.-P. W. Spencer. Treas.-F. W. Buileck. R. S.-J. Woodburn. -., F. S.-E. LundburrC'. Yours, &c., F. N. CURTIS, P. S. Local Union No. 107. Louisville, :Ky., ]utJ·'! 41 I<.,"lG"O. Editor Electrical \""oiker:, As our press secretary's Ii<,me does not appear in our Fa!Jt:T, J thl)\1:7,ht ! would say few woros. "'e have h6n 2. good deal of W01 k herf' thGl1gh it i; i'f'ttillg a Iittledull&t !Jresel!t. bat 1 think we,will have &.11 the work we car:,,!:6 ir. n short. time if we get good wr:Hh~r 1.0 work on builuing~. II rain~d DlOS~ of ja~: week, and it look:: as if ..... ~ are going- t'J have morc this "l'leck. We ba·.e 10~5-Qf men iu to\'!11 (strang-ers). a (June I don't think they bave paid-up cards either. You know the class that jumps wherever there is work going on. We bad the Confederate re-union and ,there was r. good deal of electrical decorating work. Some may carry cards away but not fTom No. 107, you bet. Yours. Press Sec. Pro Tem. Local Union No no. Pensacola, Fla., May 26, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker: No subordinate union was ever organ-, izeU with brighter prospects, or more welcomely received by sister organizations, than was Pensacola Local No. IlO, 1. B. E. W., recently chartered in this city . At their initial meeting the me~bers were treated to all address from the president of the Central Trades Council, who pointed out the straight, broad-guagcd road which would have to be traveled in order to make Local IIO Ii model union. He stated that the best way to destroy a union was .. 1I0t to attend the meetings, especially if you are one of the signers of the call." ' There are ele\"en charter members, and three others who have since joined 'by card. The boys are all employed, at least those who wish to work during these sunny, summer days. Taking into consideration the size of the cily, it is saying as much as any local of so recent a birth. This city is one of the best organized cities of the south, any trade that may be mentioned baving its own indepenaent organization, and I~W sinews bave been added to each of them by the organization of a Trades Council, in whkh each has representation. Hoping you will give this communication space in your columns, and promising you a more interesting letter next time, I am, Yours fraternally, , II PRINT." Local Union No. IU. Editor Electrical Worker: Referring to your short notice to press secretarics, I would like to ask my fraternal brothers-in Canada-:-what is the Il!at: ter? There was a whole month from tbe loth of April to the 10th of May, and I lind that No. [[ 1 was the only Canada local tr.,:1t h?n any correspond~p.cc for last month. '\Vher.e was Quebec, Ottawa. To· TonIC' veu family of our deceased brother, and a copy be for· warded to our official journal; also a copy to the daily papers for pubiiCatioll. Mrs. Christenson sent in expres!:ions of tbar.aks to No. 60. - in His infinite wisdom, through his earthly meSsenger, inexorable death, to "ish us and, under extremely sad circumstances, remove froni our midst our esteemed brother, Lee Prather, and Whereas, The intimate relations held during our electrical and social career by our deceased brother with members of this union makes it our solemn duty to expres!! our esteem for his manly worth, and our deep sorrow at the loss, and of the still heavier loss sustained by those nearest and dearest to him, Resolved, That the sudden removal or" such a brother from our midst If'.Bves a vacancy and shadow that will be deeply felt by all members of the union and his friends; that with deep sympathy with the relatives of our deceased brother we express an earnest hope that even so great a bereavement may be overruled for their highest good; _d be it further Resolved, :rhat OUr charter be draped tor a period of thirty days as a testimonial of the respect and esteem in which our late lamented brother was held by his fellowmembers, that an engrossed copy be presented to the bereaved wife of our deceased brother, and copy be forwarded to our official journal; also a copy to the daily papers, for publication. W. C. JACKSON, Committee. a At a regular stated meeting of Local z6, 1. B. E. W., held in their hall May 9, 1900, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: . Whereas, On the 4th of May, 1'900, the Great Ruler of the universe, in His infinite wisdom, removed from our midst Trustee J. K. n. Vose, one of the truest and most' exemplary brothers; and \Vhereas, His late membership in our local merits such tribute of respect anc1 expression of regret as will manifest our apWhereas, It has pleasea Almighty God, preciation of the irreparable loss which we in His infinite wisdom, to take :;uddenly . have sustained; therefore be it from our midst Bro. j. H. Ne~v~of:1; thereResolved, That in the death of Trustee fore be it J. K. B. Vose we have lost a brother who Resolved, That the Internation31 Broth- had endeared himself to us all by his generhood, Local Union No. 60, has lost a tle manners and loving disposition, and faithful member. the community a citizen of unblemished Resolved, That we extend to his family character !lond sterling worth. our sincere and heartfelt sympathy ill the Resolved, Tha:t we hereby extend to his loss we have all sustained. grief-stricken mother, sister and brother, Resolved. That a copy of tp~se re~ohl' ou;- heartfelt sympathy. Our own sorrow tions be forwarded to his famay, a copy be in the loss of such a beloved brother and spIead upon the mmutes of Local No. 60, friend teaches us how great must be their and iJe published in tbe juurnal cf the In- suffering and anguiSh in the sundering of ternatio,jai Brotherhood ilod local p;lpers. nearer and dearer ties. Vle commend them to the tender care of Him who is B. Y. Loyz./oy, ever ready to comfort and sustain all His A. A. DR.u:E, children in their time of need. COIJ).rnittee. Resolved, That our charter be draped in mourning for sixty days, that these resoReso!ution~ adopted by J-«.K;a1. Nt,. 60, 1. lutions be entered on the minutes of the B. Eo \V., vi Sall AntollJo, 'rex., 0'1 the local, and that an engrossed copy thereof df'llth of Bro. :,ee Prather: be presented to the 'wotheI of our late Wh<:reas, 11 has p\l:a~t:d Ah!1if;h~) God, June] brother. and also a copy to the officiai jOllT!lal for pub!iealion. WM. B. WATZEL, EDGAR A. NEJ.SON. ,J. H. HOFFACKER. Whereas. It halO pleased Almighty God. in His ir.finile wisdom, to remove froD! our mid5t our beloved brother Herman J. Loyaia, Resolved. That in the death of Hermall J. Loyala the International Brotherhootl of Electrical \Vorkers. Local Union 112. of V:r.tertown. N. Yo" has lost a useful and dev9ted memher who had endeared himself to a wide ci~de of frieJld~. Resolved. Tl:at. the members of the . InteTllational brotherhood of Electrical \Vorkers. Local Union 112. of Watertown. N. Y •• tender their heartfelt sympathy to the wife and relatives of the late Herman J. ~oyala. in this hour of t hei r great affliction and bereavement. Resolved. That thes'e resolutions be placed on the record of Local U!!ion No. 112. and a copy oi the same be sent to the wife and relativt's of our late brother. Herman J. Loyala. Resolved. That OllT charter be draped in mourning for a period of ninety days. al1fl a copy of these resolutions be published in the \Vatertown daiiy papers and our official journal. RUFUS A. NORCROSS. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER teen signed the charter. and I think tbey will prosper. The nigbt I inslalle<:l them tbey seemed an go(.d sc.lcliers and 1 hope that they will never show the white feather on the battlefield of labor. but stand for the right of humanity and the right of wages; and I hope that every brother will do the same. By the way, there was a lineman through here by the name of AI. J. Sullivan. and myself as well as other brothers. Jack 0' Rourke. kept.him up for several days. and he told the landlord behind our backs that he was a scab. Now, I am not down on a non-union man. but a scab. in my mind. is the worst grade a man can fall to. If any of you meet this party and know him. find if he is representing himself right. don't do as myself and Bro. J. O'Rourke. better known as Hobo Burne, to him. I will have to close the circuit for this time. I remain as ever. T, G. IRONS. ---------------- ClevelaJ!d Kickers. Massillon. 0., June 3. 1900· Editor Electrical Worker: Kindly register our kicks. but not knocks in the next \Vorker in regard to tbe Bell strike in Cleveland. O. \Ve do not want eight hours-Cleveland Bell boys. \Ve wa:1t eight hours; Cuyahoga linemen. \Ve got theul too. Be Self-Respecting. Our credit is good in Cieveland-CuyaJamestown. N. Y .• June 3, IQOO. hoga lincmt!ll. Editor Electrical \\'orker : As I am on the road this spring and Last 6 days worked for the good of the meeting all kinds of men in our craft, I union and will get tlirt'e days' pay if I will would like to say a few words through the cowe back. So the pour lillle boy!> cut Worker to the brothers. In my obsen-athe strike off and ~re going to work 9 tion I find that in· general there are a lot of hours for 10 homs' pay. I get 3 days' men on the road who, if offered a job. will pay when I was out. Why should I not only work long enough to get one pay, and go Lack to Scre,\:.-DriYer Pat? We couid then get Ollt and paint the l<>wn red ann not stand it longer. Why? 011 account say the job is burn, or something else is of relatives. Screw-Dri"er Pat certainly short-circuit.ed. Vh" :-:OW, ~rc!::c~2, ! ";"s good to me; he sa"ed me a place. He would like to give you my ('pinion; and offered me $2.75. but I did not need the that is. if we art: ever going to make a final money. It was my job I wanteu. If I stand in our trade. it is, not to do toc> much had left Cleveland and all my relatives talking in barrooms. and if we are on the behind, I would ha"c to hike this wide .road looking for work. let U~ look for that, world over to get a job lil.:e my $2.50 9 and not for boole, and try and condun hours.-Dime McGie. ourselves in a respt>ctable manner befure Where are the Bell boys when the Cuyathe public. Remember that respect is one hoga linemen are eating supper?-Old of the laws of nature. As this is not my Spokin. first tale to you through the \Vorker, if I've Why Frenchie. they arc driving knobs t?lked too !1lain I hcme you'll shake 011t for SC'rl'>w-Dri"e:r Pllt p"d ~Iringillg henthe cross aod then the circuit will be clear bouse metallic and tye·post returns. That once again. is right ..old Spokin. $2.50 9 hours. Poor I'll tell you no\;, a little of my experiIittk boys. ence·. Since I feCI New York I"'e h! i(Jr her hard. hand aud gbve. I gave her ail money could purcbase. \Vine. borses. and jewels galore. I was the most liberal of lovers, And she counted hers by the score. Of course she loved nle a Httle- loved as only such llaturcs can. \Vilh a love that can cbange in a jiffy. Aud make 11- or heaven for man. Ent I lo·,ed. and •...·as. lovcr-like. jealous. As jE'.alous as mortal could he. "\1.0 to !'ee ber caressed by another \\'as bitlerest wormwood to me. So I sought on a plan to prevent it. 'Twlls marriage. I quickly proposed. And she just as quickly consented, And this for a time stopped my woes. For a montb we were happy together. \Vhen an old love appeared on the scene. I watched. and saw him embrace her. Yi<>£. n:1-i 'W~1sp"'r love,words to my queen. I cbpjienged bim and he accepted To fight until death. Just at dawn m)" great cOllsternatioll. To find wife and 10\'er both gone. I awoke. t(J ::>he really eloped. Bless her for it. Her kindness I'll never forget. She's happy. 1 trust. with her lover; I p.m with anotber grisette. McINTYRE. I•. U. No. 26. THE ELECTRiCAL WORKER (June La Grippe and Consumptionl CURED BY Ouffy~s Absnlutely Pure and Unadulterated. Pure Malt \Vniskey (For Medlclnel Use_) The old family r~'nedy, the standard of pur..:ty and excellence for nearly half a century, is the only absojute cure for Grip and Consumption. It not only cures the dread disease; but tones up the system and stimulates the heart action. DR. WILLARD H. MORSE, F. S. Sc., American Director of the Bureau of Materia Medica, says: co PlAffy's Pure Malt \Vhiskey is the only re.liable !md ahsolutely sure cure for the Grip, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Consumption and wasting diseases from whatever cause." Over 7 ,000 doctors who think as DI'. Mors~ does. presct'ibe and recommend Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey_ Dl!ffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is a food for body and braiD. It has stood severe tests for forty years, and has always been found absolutely pure. All druggists and grocers, $I.(JQ, or a bottle will be sent you, Express prepaid, on receipt of price. Book sent free. DUFFY'S MALT WHISKEY CO., R.OCHESTER. N. V; IT CANNOT :B~ FOR£V£R SO. Is it worth while that you jostle a brother Bea:-ing his load on the rough road of life? Is it worth while that we jeer at each other In blackness of heart ?-that we war to the knife? 0, pity us all in ,our pitiful strife. Pity us all that we jostle each other! Pardon us all for the triumphs we feel When a fellow goes down 'neath his load on the heather, Pierced to the heart! words are keener than steel, And mightier far for woe or for weal. 'Vere it not well in this brief little journey On over the isthmus, down into the tide, We give 11iw a fish instead of a serpent, Ere folding the hands to be and abide Forever and aye in dust at his side? Look at the roses saluting each other; Look at the herds all at peace 011 the plain; Man, and man only, makes war on his brother, And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain, ~hamcd by the beasts that go down on -JOAQUIN MILLER. ~he plain. T£I,:nPHON~ TRADE :B:£I,T. AS AI,ARl'!:: SIGNAT.. It is not gCilerally known, S,.YS the Indianapolis Ncws, that thete ar~ persons who take medicine iii the night Rccording to telephone signals. In the course of.a cODverS?ticD, \\'alt.er L. Hill, local manager of the Central Union Telephone Compauy, S:lid that Dlany subscribers use their telephones i.n the same way that an alarm clock is used. The chief operato.· has a n:guiar schedule of calls, from 4 a .. m. to 7:.30 a. w. These calls are left by patrons of tl:::e exchange; and it is onc of the dutiei' of the chief operator to go over the list every few minutes for the purpose of seeing if any subscdber wishes to be ca!led at t.bat particular time. It was formerly the' custom of th::! operator to ring the bcll unti: the call was answered, but mall)' of the patrons objected to this. Per~on!< wishil':; to take an early train uut of town also usc tbeir telephones as an alarm clock, 1'.l1n Mr. Hill states that tn~re have heen no complaints recp.;ved at the exchal'.ge ill the last six mouths because of th::: failUl'e of the chief operator to call those who h!l shall be examined tyan examining board con~isting of (\',0 elcdrical contradprs and one electric:d engineer. Therc !'haJl be a helper for e.aclt journeyman and he shall rec:cil'e ~(Q1ll $1' to $2 per day. There shall be an apprentice for each two journeymen and he shall work as a belper." Of course sllr.h an p.greemt:llt as tbat we would not consider for a moment and so we referred tbe contractors to our agreement for thenl to sign by May J2 or there would not be a man working tbe following Monday. The contractors, failing to comply with our demand, every man walked out of the shop witb a firm resolve deep down in his heart that tbey would not work again until our demand for an increase in wages was granted. On Monday a committee from our local called on each of the contractors individually to ask them once more to sign our agreement. Some of the contractors talked very favorably and asked tbe committee to call again in the afternoon which they did and tbey were then told tbat they had all pledged themselves to their Contrll,ctors' Association not to sign the agreement individually" but if they ever did sign it it must be signed by the Contractors' Association. While the contractors were holding a meeting that afternoon, we telephoned them asking that we be granted the priviIp.ge of the lioor to try and bring about a settlement. 'Ne were told that our committee could come ever in abo!lt twenty millutes. So tbey went ol'er to the c\ssodation rooms and to their r.urprise ionnd. that aii the c0ntrRctors hali gone but one who thrust a piece of pal'er into tbeir bands. very defiantly, which bore no a,ldress nor signahue, and when asked who it was for was told it was for whoever picked it up. It contained the followir1g: "Resolved, That under the present condition of the electrical bnsiness it would be very unwise t~ give the men $3 per day." And later ill the day the committee was roldby the president of the Contractors' Association that it was positively impossible for him to caU a special meeting of the Association, unless we would concede somethil'!g on the wage question. On the following lllorning we had men posted to watch the shops and see if the contractors were going to work scabs, and we found that tbe Electrical Equipment Co. and M. B. Walshe & SOilS were the only ones t.hat were employing scabs. All scabs were followed and when ....-e had an opportunity we explained our situation to tl1em, and in nine cases out of ten they came with us. \Ve also took contracts and did them. \\'c \'isited the business men and respectfully asked them to have their electrical work done by union men, aiso requested thelll te demand the ullion card from aU electrical workers before allowing them i.o do flny wor!: for them, wb.kh request was r,ranted by the representative u;Isiness nlen of our city. In the lliea:ltime two of our members took out withdrawal cards and started a shop called the Union Electric Co. (Chapman Minaker and J. R. Mcintyre) and there W'lS such a demand for union work that some days they employed twenty m~. . We asked for tbe services of the griev=--l ance committee of the Trades Assembly, which was granted aud tbey, with a COIDmittee from our local, endeavored and succeeding in getting a proposition from .. j . . ; the contractors which stated that they were willing to pay al1 the jO!lTlleymen $3 per day except eight and those eight \. they would pay $2.50 peT day. , We in turn sent them a proposition stat- I ing that we asked of them to pay all of \ our jOl:rneymen f,3 per day except seven \ and tbe seven were to be paid $2.50 per, day and the men's names and th:! wages \ they were to receive were placed in a . sealed envelope and given to a m.ember of \ the 'Trades AS!lembly, 110t to b~ opened until the contractors signed our agreement. And on Saturday, May 26, Davirl Crowin, \ the larg('st electrical contractor in Central New York, signed the agreement, which practically settled the strike. In the i course of a few days the other contractors l' fell in line ana si:rned tbe alreement . / bdividually. y The following isa partial list of the scabs who worked against us during O<1r strike: Eugene Chadwick, William l\Iansteen, G. A. Watts, Irving Leno:;:, Guy Harris, Mitt Shaw. Hopi,ng tbat I haven't taken up too much valuable space in you paper, i remain, Yours Fraternally, H. E. YORKER, Press Sec. i f··.;,"":"". . ~' r" I i t ~ocal Union No.6:::. Los Angeles, Cal., June 6, 1900. Editor Electrical Worker: This is my final effort. ' We are to have an election this month and elect some cracker· j:l('ks. It's as hard as pulling hen's teeth for some people to scratch off a few lines, and I am one of tbem, good riddance to bad rubbish. Your humble servant goes fiShing occasionally on Sunday; that's why he didn't attend the committee meeting. He might add, incidentally, tbat he didn't know there was to be a meeting and furthermore wasn't a member of the committee. Howsomee\"er, tbat has notbine toda with our grand picnic, which will take place on the 17th inst. It certainly will be a record breaker. \Ve are going to nave all kiwis of fun, (some of it in barrels), which will be giyen away. I feel fOi· you 0](1 Dlali; i see that longing look O\'('rspread your sunburned countenance and hear your parched lips rattle. I kl'ow thp. tllought mai.:.es your mouth water, LuI. THE ELF£TRICAL WORKER i ~ don't interr.upt me, it will be given away, a glass full at a time, to anybody who presents and deposits an order, with the signature of the committee, for which (the signature) a nominal charge of 5 cents will be made. The object of this is to ascertain whether they ~'ere filied to their ntmost capacity, (1 mean the barrels of course), and also to add a few dollars to our treasury, by the sale of the aforesaid autographs. There will be six contests, open to all branches of the trade, and they will be worth seeing, so come early and avoid the rush. The Edison gang are not saying much . but you can bet they will give a good account of themselves if they don't get too much ballast. They will make themselves heard anyhow. Bro. - Brose thinks "he is nicht small beer" when it comes to throwing a rope, but we have a "hot tamale" who will mnke him hustle to win. Can any otber local sbow four brothers from one family? 'Ve can; their name is Smith. Once there was five all in the iine, but one joined the sheriff's force, and four is all we have this time. Some of them are tipped to ""in. We will give you the history of tbe picnic next time. We have several cable splicers in our local and would like to see a letter from No. 78. If Bro. A. E. Cohn or any other absent brother sees this we would be pleased to bear from him: This article clipped from one of our daily papers which devotes some space to uni01ls and unionism may interest some of the brothers. "Washington, May J4.-Senator Jones of Arkansas today introduced a bill to prevent and punish blacklisting by railroad companies, sleeping car companies, express com panies, steam boat com panies, telegraph companies and telephone companies, engaged in interstate commerce, and also to provide a civic remedy in damages for blacklisting. It is a vrey lengthy measure and goes into the subject of blacklisting and provides metbods of obtaining information concerning the same. "It directs corporations to keep a record of employes and every employe is entitled to see his record. The bill prohibits blacklisting for participation in a strike of labor trouble. Officers or employes of a corporation convicted of blacklisting any person are to be punished by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than ten years." No. 6l is about as usual-no births, no casualties; work a little better but Ilothing to brag of. I wont take up any more of of your valnable space with my prattle. Adios. . Yours Fraternally, M. B. DAVIDSON, Press Sec. Lacel Uniott No. 65. Bl:tte, Mont., Jr.IJC 6,1900. Edhor Elec:tric::.1 Werk;.-, : Since ~he last issne of yOul' journal, Local 65 bas iost by deatb on~ of it~ most popular auel efficieil~ 1l1t::lllb::rs. Wm. Courtney, a lineman employee!. by the R. M. E. Tt::kphone Co., who met (ieath OIl the 21st of .May by falling a distal!ce of about 45 ft:et from a pole. His skull was crnshed as be struck the pavement head foremost. The corOller'f; jury ~l'I'il! soon be jlcljustt::d. Life is too sllort to trust to incol!1pdent ·,Hlrkmen. Bros. Tone Dwyer and Fmnk Carsan, elllployes of the Telephone Co., have sent in their resignation and laid a"i,le their locks and bells. Th.:} had I!. bad attack of Klolldyke fever ami saiicd fc:.r Cape Nome on the 31st of May, where they expect to cOJner much or the yellow metal. Ron vo}'ag~ to you, i.Jo:.'s. \\'e hope you will retum with your coffers well filled with t.he predous. Yours Fraternally. J.A. COTTER, Press Sec. --_._--- Local Union No. 66. Huustou, Tt'xa:;, JUi.C 4, ~900. E around the centrai pariS of the city and made goods than ever before. Therefore, a nuulber of the brothe;·s arc working for 1 beg the brothers Qf the different locals the company. to assist me all they possibly can in pushBro. McQneeney left tIJe \V. U. Co. to ing this to completion work with the light CPDlPliUY. Bro.l\loran 'Ve nominated our officers last Friday is still working at Holyoke for the telenight for tbe ensuing term. There will phone company. Bro. Tanuer for somebe a change all around this time. I must time past 11as been working for Bro. Johnsay right here that if No. 80 grows under son repairing and helping him put up nine the succeeding officers as it has under the new standard cable boxes to take the present ones, she will be in a positioll beplaces of the· old kifld u!;~d before. He is fore the·cnd of .tht! year lo dicth(e terms at present working at Bridgeport for the to not only the contractors, but telephone Postal Telegragh alJd Cable Co. during coml'anies as well. There is some trouble J.incman Herbert's va::atio!l. expectf"d with the Bell people. The b;;ys Bro. Poirot left the city a few days ago asked for a 25 cent raise, all around, but and anyone meeting him will find him enI am unable to say at this writing what titled to all favors due a member in good promises the Bell people have made. standing. 'Ve all wish our brother success Thanks to Bro. ·Wissinger for the ad- wherever he may roaUl. dre~ses of the three men who visited BaltiBro. Beecher has changed his position more during the strike. I shall make it and iustead of working for the Derby my husiness to hunt them up and if i do Electric Light Co. he is working for tlle not gct them it wi!! pot be my fz\,lt. .'\.t ele~tric roa\l of the ~d.uj~ cIty. the beginning of this year No. 80 offered Bro. Regan, in Ansollia, has the pl.easa $! prize button the member who ure of telling the 00:'5 of the a.rh·al of anshould bring in the most men in six other wire (or hair) puller in his housemonths. I will tell you in my next v:l'o hold. '\TC all wish lJim success and enis the wiuner. As it stands now, Bro, COOlTage Bro. Regan to keep up the good Shoffner is ahead. worl.::. \Ve have Portner's beer on the go in Hoping all brothers are enjoying themgreat slyle and their agents here are swear- selves these fine base ball days, I will ing all manner of stuff, offering largo: re- switch off, remaining wards for the capture of the person or FrateTl1ally yours. persons who have painted the town red S. JOHKSON, P. S. to 27 ~ocal Union No. 98. Philadelphia, JUlle 8, 1900. Editor Electrical "Torker: The strike here is a thing of the past, a lnattcr oi history. For six weeks a noble fight h'!.s been waged and a noble struggle maintained. But a few short months ago there was nothing in Philadelphia that looked like a wireman's union. The Philadelphia wireman, the passive, long·suffering electric automaton that he was, seemed content to strivc with his tasks, thankful if an occasion;:l jab came his way, not daring to questil,n tbe contractors' ownership of his body ann soul, nor to resent indignities and impositions for fear of the consequent loss of his daily crust. His manhood was subservient tc the will of the man who ·fed him and ·his children, the all· powerful dollar was his taskmaster, and his hope of acquiring it, his god. . \Vht!1I a few veterans of Philadelphia .Local No. I got together the formation of a ne~ organization was the result. They profited by the campaign of )898, when a feeble attempt at a strike was made .. The time now seemed ripe for the movement, and when the membership reached 210, application for membership in the I. 13. E. ·~v. was made and favorably considered, and on Jl1'le 2d the organization .was admitted into the Brotr,erhood as Local No. 98, then she grew rapidiy, and her meetings were businesslike and enth~siastic, It was now decided that the contracting firms in the city be not ified of an intention of taking drastic measures if certain demands were not complied with by i\la:y 1st: So on Feb.. 1st copies of a form of agreement and a circular letter were mailed to each firm or individual doing a contractor's business in the city, and contained in the letter was a request for a reply acknowledging receipt, etc., by March 1st, but a cool igTloring of our existence was the resuit·until a numbcr of contractors formed an association. They had been brought to see the alarming proportions the union was assuming. New mcmbers were being. enrolled on the books to the number of from five to twenty a meeting-night, and on one occasion fifty-three were initiated. The membership now numbered about -lSO, and as told in last month's \\!orker, on unanimous vute taken on April 30, after the labor parade. it was decided to go on strike the fc-!l/)~·:ir.~ da:r The Contractors' Association, numberin;; :7 firms, bad meanwhile taken a common·sense view of the situation and appointed a committee of three to confer Ivith a like committee from the union. Two meetings uf the committees were had, but no definite arran!!ements were mane as the contractors' committee came hampered by a lack of full plenipotentiary powers. Each firm in the Contractors· Associat:on, however in concerted activn, THE ELECTRJ CAL VIORKER though as individual firms, sept a com.nu· nication to the union, which were in all cases identical copies of a modified form of agreement, but which they styled a set of working rules, wherein they offered to pay the men $2.80 per day of eight hours, and three cents per hour additional to foremen. They declined to acknowledge the right of sympathetic strike, and reo served the right to hire whom they chose, union or non·union. Perceiving therein a subterfuge to dodge the main issues, and obsen'ing, in accept· ance of any such conditio?s, a direct viola· tion of a rule of Building'. Trades Council relating to working with scabs, it was de· cided to reject the contractors' proposition. Then followed six weeks of determined but orderly warfare, and the most conserv· ative minds could foresee nothing but abo solute victory and a speedy adjustment of all mooted questions. It is truly said .. It is the unexpec:ted that always happens." First, one organ· ization of carpenters bolted from the Allied B. T. Council's ranks and deliberately hastened to insinuate their miserable car· casses into the places made vacant by the striking carpenters; they even became temporary wiremen by putting up moulding and wiring same under the critical eagle eye of a scab foreman. .Such conditions of course precipitated a war with the scabbing organization, and the deplorable fight with fellow-workmen served to divert attention from the main issues, and the contractors and their doings were temporarily lost sight of. The Brotherhood of Carpenters swarmed all over the idle buildings and .would hire for· any kind of work. The .Republican Conventiun Hall was scabbed throughout, and now the Republican party has the . nerve to solicit the labor vote in Philadelphia and invite the union men to parade. Through misconstruction of an order issued by Allied Council of B. T., anum· ber of painters belongillg to the union went back to work on an important building job. Other trades' business agents. observing the painters at work, permitted their own men to work on the job, in spite of the protestations of the president of Allied Council, who also acted as business agent. It was only a step to an almost general starn· pede, and it was due only to the most Herculean efforts of a few trades that a general .failure did not occur. It now became known to the 10c...1 that but very few of the other trades had the sympathetic strike clause in their agreement, the union was running low on funds; as but S600 had reached us from the International Brotherhood (in spite of encouraging speeches from Gtaad President Thos. Wheeler, V.Pres. Sheehan and Treas. Wissinger, all of whom were here :lnd promised more sinew to uwsecute the fight, e\·en if the treasury h:>.d to De depleted), but oar locai was given to underst~nc. at the twelfth hour, iuat she m!!st recede (r'lm her originai n~ma"ds of S3.30 p::r day and eight. bOUTS :r ~he ex· pected any further heip from the I. B. E. W. Forsaken alike by the building trades and the International lsrNh<::rhood, her position was no lon;;ocr len-abie. and she bowed in submission "nd scnt il.. r men back to work at the new w()r~ir,g rules adopted bv the Contractors' Association. The stri!tc iIi many respects wly on hand. Solid Gold, $% each. Rolled HoI:!, Soc. each. H. W. SHERMAN, 731 POWt;" Block, l in justice should be afforded more leisure. The eight-hour day would increase the longevity of the workers_ It would give greater opportunity fcr sociai and educational development. It would raise the standard of living. upon which prosperity depends. It would gi\'e men a chance to get acquainted with their fillnilies_ It wodd promo:.: te::J;per:;:ic~ b) ~-I!,::(,'''­ ing the desire fur stimulants which CoY'les frolll 10!lg hours of labor. It would make uetter citizens by gi\-illg them more time to understand t \};::ir duties_ It would help the taxpayer by puttir.g the tramp at work. It would promote an independent spirit, wblch is lacking in over-worked people_ It -,;-ould build up trade unions, and COIl- centrated effort is the law of success in the miiitant world of imiu~\ry, lL would open up trle road to every desirahle sociai rdorm_-Exc!lange_ Pott'o Shorthand College, p~ WILLIAMSPORT. JNO_ 0. HENDERSON, Principal and Prop. Thorough instruction by MAIL to thos~ ~bo canDot make it coo .... coieot to attend tbe collev.e. Best home c,)~rst!. Au aid to all workers. Catalogue ADd first 1.... 0 FREE_ OJlc-1'hird of Your Earnings A PORTp~BLE CLIMAX -or-- A Long Look for "";;::;:a~---Loring's Loss. A ComTllele StOTv with an Appendix of l;sefnl information, by . ROBERT G_ WRIGHT, Practical Electrician_ Thi~ book sent post paid. on receipt of Price, 25 Cents_ Address disappear in taxes and profits on taxes_ The Clothing manufacturer pays on _raw materia! and product, and after including in cost, adds a profit to total. thus collecting from purchaser taxes paid and profit on taxes_ The \\'holesale Merchant pays tax on his stock of clothing, includes tax in cost price and adds profit to total, thus collectlllg compound profit on taxes paid by manufacturer, as well as profit on tax paid by himself_ The Retail Merchant repeats the transaction and the consumer f,,,;ts the bill. A Single Tax on Land Vailies cannot be added to price paid for the use of land. It would save you one-third of your earnings, and by dt-stroying the monopoly 01 land, would enable YUli to earn mor~. Send for sample copy of THE SINGItE TAX WORI.D, ELECTRICAL WORKER, 731 Powers Bldg_. Indianapolis, Ind_ Rochester, N. Y. The Wire and Steel Tl"llst contr01s the output iJecause it owns the land from which the raw materials which enter into its prod lIct are til ken_ The Coal and Oil Trusts receive their greatest power from their monopolv of coal and oil 1?i1d_ • The l'lIorganizf'd Land ~;Trust is the great"~t of aIL It i~ capitaliaed at $40,000.OfJC!,COO_ The peopk who lise land must p:ly interest on thi~ capitaiizatioll for the mere priviit:ge of Jivine on -and l;Sing the !.-uJf.1. The Single Tax will Dt-~troy Land 1\1on- Peys hIghest commission on clubs of six or more_ Post::! brings SAMPLE COPY or estImates on - o~ioly_ ~ ~ ~ TIl ~ LA2t,,{ C ~\i..! rjl" llEHER,.'V Send for sample copy of TH~ !UNGI.F; 'J:AX WORKD, I Indianapolls, lod_ f~···~'~~7:!\~' I TIl PQ ,._, J.!..'l:. It·/:~l:rfbs\\ f.__ .~I B_nd are thore- \ < .1 fore n,aklng 8· spe- .': ! • clal tria. rate. for a \ .limited time, which you \ .~ I ) can find out about by wrlt- .. ~ : ,~Illg us. If Interested In < .i ,..F eiectrlclty send for free sample ., . ';j I cOPY of t h e , ., ~ >.f· 'V:-) ! '-- tr"\, ~IESTERN ELECTRICIAIl_'j 0 When you see the sample you'll want " it e.£ ry week. We can fill orders '\ for any electrical book pub-,'-· ." l\shell. on receipt of price. i ~\ Se~ld for catalog. ./ '\ i ,! ~ r - \ t:lectrlcian Pub. C~'I / '\ .. \ 510 MlIlqactll, . Ctil"",. . / \\~/ f · \ I t,-~~.•__ ._~ -"..""'.-........ -..""';a.S<~ / / {:~ ..~ .f .~ J t ~ ·1 j ~ .~ ••,... ~~.....:~ rUE ELECTRICAL \lJO~l~. INCREAS[O SALARY. ..._ •• ,~ r.,"lC'~out. York 0 1 was gdting 13" a month as assidanl in :tn Electric Lii:ht· ing Plant when I took up the Elel.trical Enginecrin~ Course. Sinn: that time. I han! passeJ. (ourCh'i! Service Exalllit,;"i.tions. :\nd h;\\'e had III}" sal;lry raised r"ur times. 1 :un now ~etting f~rlt~~~~~~::I~. oa~~~ ':~~l:~;~~ tll ((,.rresjlOndence in~truction. R. G. ELLIOTT. Dannemora. N. Y. ISLAND lJIVISro'"'. E. C. Bougbton, L'o<:al·!'~o. ZOo W. J. Bigler, (Whispering Willie) Cbas. Flynn (Blizzard) Robt. Caskey (Toothpick) James McDonough (tlendcr) Jack Kelty, john McHugh, Andy' Peters, \Vm. FialJery, John Peaty, William F"rrt:i1, Richard Peatv, Will. Crevliu/,', Louea Alson,' Geo. Mitchell, Tim Leahy, Patrick King, Chas; McCarten, Chas. \" an (Trolley), john Keenan, Ervy Siosch, Jack Davern, Chas. Sorum, David Columbus. --Hendricks , J MM:H'NIST TO [NGIN(ER. J recommend The In:~l'n:l· t!o"al Correspondence Sl.·ll(lfl~t. as being one of 'he tJest menns throuJth which toohtain:\n eJu· cation. The method employed Is simple and cflsily undehlond. At the time J enrolled. I was holding a position as machinist and steam nttcr. Jamnowchier er.g'ineer ror J .5.& T. F.:lkinton. Philarlelrhia. Pa. WM. R. HORNER, Philadelphia. rOl. SIZ I. $70, 1m Small f.oDthly IGslalimeuts, pays lor I Salary-Raising Education In Electrical Ene-ine-crill)!. EIe;:·:tric Lie'ht ar.rl Powcr, Telephony. Te1cl:raphy. Steam. Mechanical. and Civil En.:-incering. ESTABLISHED 1891. S~nd/il" Circulars (wd CAPITAL.lr.500.000. l~ilcal Rc/(r~lIccs. THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDfNCE SCHOOLS. A. B. McLeu.l, jail" lia\!i, Samuel McElrov, Wm. Organ. An 3sterisl: (*1 bef0re a name indicates that the scab ~·/a5 a mcmbt:T d the union. , _~~"'~~~:ff.-=~~:)--"'" Central Manufacturing Co~ ~_E.\ ..l '" - KLEIN'S CLli'YlBERS . Chattanooga, 'rt:nn. \t.' Manufacturer. ~nd Dealers 10 Conueotors" Lin~m"ll'" " Yel!cw Pine pross Ar~s, Lccu:;t Pins, Oak and Con"truoHC'!l .fool:>, .~ ---,~.J Pans, Electrical Mouldmgs, Oak Brackets. L·'.ree r,"'-S',nd [or one ~ MATHIAS KLEli-i &: SON, '<~ . ~ar&'e Stoc~s on Rand. .. Ca.talo~lle "' 89 S ,. U' n. V U 1 S; "';,' _ ",. an .. urtH....... "It:"g!l,III~. Dt/",ered p,·.ces "u(lied, 1'. o. B. can. your "ty,'1> ..nYfue .. IJty . . . . . Wrileus. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER June] Directory of Unions. S~et~ries will plea::e furni~h the necessary i~· formRtion to make this directory "omplete. Note that tbe time and place of meeting, Ihe name of the hcsid~nt, thl! names anJ addresses of the Recording 2:Jd tfinancla.1 S~("retaries ar~ r~quire'd. J.,Qcals are l.-onlpo5t"d of branches of the trade as yer the following sigu. : .1I1ixed. tLinemell. lInsidemen. kTrimm~rs. IC.anemen. 'jC'able Splicers_ tKo. x St. I,ouia, Mo.-Meets every Monday ::t '~4 Market st. Pres., O. T.l:iweet,3931 Finney "-v,,.; R. S., W. J. Gilsdorf, 1233 C;,ollteau ave.; F. S.,Harry F,llison, 5"97A Minerra ave. tNo. "I, KlUlsas City, Mo.-Meets every WedIIcsday in Labor Tell1ple, 9th and Central sts. Pres., A. C. l!pperson, 6th end Wyandotte, Tel. Dld)(; R, 5., C. L. Lord, 707 Ca~p!Jell st., K. C., Mo.; F.b., J...• S. Gordon, 1018 9th st. tNo. 3, St, Louis, Mo.-Meets every Thnrsday ..t 604 Market st. Pre-., J. Orr, '22 So. 12th st_; Ie 5., J. T. O'Brien, Mo. Stock Exchange Hotel, Bremen ave.; F. 5_, J. McCarthy, '525 Oli"e st. tNo. 3, I,ew York, Inside Wiremen.-Evcry Thursday in Brcvort hull. 54th st. at.d 3d avo Pre~., Geo_ O. Jenney, 1044 Tiffany aV.,N.Y.; F. S .• John J. Quinn,'94 1St av., N. Y.; F. S., Thos. E. Ruatle, 8~ 2n e.v. *No. 4, New Orleans, l.a.-Meets every WedI!esday c:venlng at Camnnelet Rnd Perdido sts. .Pres., W. E. Hering .• 604 Palmayia st; R. S., Harry Smith, 936 Talallx av; F. S., Wm Jackson, 1628 Lafayette st lNo. 5, Pittsbut'gh, Pa.-Meds every Friday night in }<~Iectrkal WOIkers' Hall, 3.0 4th avo Pres. J. S. H~skiDS, 3364 ,~1a(~i~OH av., Pittsburgh; R. S., F. H.WllIsdeu, 35 E.. RO"lUson st., Alleghauy; F.S" W. A. pulliam, 715 U Ohio st., Alleghauy *No. 6, San Ft'Quci5CO, Cat.-Meets every WedI!esday eveuing in FrIendship Hall, 120 O'Fandl st. Pres., George }'", KoeetlfY, 409 h:laTket st.; R. 5., J.. E. Yoell, 651 Stevenson st.; F. 5., R. P. Gale, 1,8 Fern ave. "No, 7, Springfield, Mass. - Meets nery Wedn~ay at rOOlli '4 Bornes Blk. Pres .. G. T. McGilvray, 75 Pynchov st.; R. S., W. F. Kavanaugh, Merr!ck, Mass.; F. S., D. B. Ahgreen, .;6 HancGe!; circet. "'No. S, Toledo, O.--Meets every Monday at Friendship Hall. Pr"s., F. L. Lucas, 2244 Union st.; R. S., C. H. Carrol!, 1101 Newbury st.; F. S., II. j. Baker, 320 13th sl. . tN'o. 9, Chicago, Ill.-Meets ev"ry Saturday "t 83 Madison st., Hall 6. Pres., W. A. Jackwn, Elog. Co.'~ 16 31St and Dearborn sls.j R. S., Jas. L. Col:i .. £, 1151 west Madisoli st.; F. S., Joseph Driscoll, ~7 Fuller st. "No. xo, Indianapolis, Ind.-Me"ts e"ery Monday at I.abor Uniou Hall, 136 N. Pennsylvania sto Pres., F. E. Swift, ;19 S. Delaware st.; R. S .. W. O. J)udley, 814 Highland av; F. S., H. Dixon, 124 Ohio sL -No. xx, Watet'but'y, Ct.-Pres. W. A. Chase, 8"9 Main st., F. S., W. K. mdridge, 208 S. Elm st. *No. X2, Pueblo, Colo.-Pres., R. E- Midklyn. tNo. "IX, PhiladelphIa, l"p.. -Mee!" pv.-ry Fnday ill Han('OCk Hal!, 814 Girard :El\'e. Pre~ .. wm. MC'Fadden_ 3306 Melon st.; R. S, Jaw~~ Birmi"gham, ~'35 Fa!rhill st: F. 5., Wm. Godshall, '549 H:.achIDSO:l st. *No. 22, Omaha, Ncb.-l\~eets ~very wednesday at Lauvr Tc.L:.ple, r;t.h &. Dousla~ SlS. Pre:: I W. J. Wales, care \Volff·l.o~{"tt. Con. Co.; R. S., Geo. E. Russel1~ 2544 Reese SL.; M. J Currau, 1814 St. '-'larys avo *No. "13. St. Paul, Minn.-1st and 3d Mondeys, Assembly hall, 3d and Wabasha. Pres., P. J. Manard, '41 12th st.; R. S., S. W. Manlllng. 466 Farrington av .. F. S., W. B. Tubhesing, 447 Martin st. *No. "14, Minneapolis, Minn. - Meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays at Alexander'. )-Iall. Pres., T. W. Kelley, 2805 15th ave. South; R. S., G. P. Holford, 1510 East 32nd st.; F. 5, J. J. Reynolds, 331 -F. IS~h 51. *No. "IS, Terre Haute, Ind.-Meets 1St and 3d Thursdays at C, L. U. Hail. Pres. Harry Heledros, Terre Haute; R. S, Fred Miller, 1368 Poplar st; F. S, Lee Dickerson, 1601 College ave. !No. a6, Washington, D. C.-Meets every Wednesdayat Costello hc.ll, 610 G 5t N.W. Pres., EdgAr A. Nelson, 816 21st st., N. W.; R. S., S. C. Buckingham, 518 9th st., N. W.; F. S., George A. Malone, 48 L. st., N. W. *No. "17, BalUmot'e, M. D.-Meets every Monday at Border State Bank Bldg, ParI.: av alld Fayettte st. Pres., W.W.Welsh, 1420 Asquith st.; l<.. S.,W.C. Worley, 1720 Harlem a,'; F. S , W. W. Davis, 5'9 N. Mount st. *No. "IS, Ft. Worth, Texas.-Ist and 3d Wednesdays in Powell bldg. between 2d and 13th sts Pres., Lee Stev"ns, 400 Lamar st; R. S., W. W. Wade, care Telephoue Co; F. S., C. F. Crabtree, City Hall. ·No. "19 Tre'nton, N. J.-Mt:dS every Tuesday evening at Ribson Building. Pre"., P. J. Dun:!, So Perine av; R. S., Frank Jefferies, 101 S. Warren st; F. S., F. J. Carr, 58 Model avo *No. 30, Cincinnati, O.-Meets every Monday in Trades Union hall. Pres.. Joseph Dailey, 87 Plum st., Cin., 0.; R. S., Wm_ Price, 337 Hodge st., Newport, Ky.; F. S., Geo. R. Hilderbrand, Cold Spring, Ky. .No. 3x, Duluth, Minn. - Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays at Kalamazoo Bldg, 18 West Sup!. st. Pres., J..;. J. lI1eajher, 200 2d 0". W; R. 5., E. A. Nelson, 24 F, .d st.; F. S., M.A. Hibbard, 1020 E. 4th st. *No. 32, I.ima, O.-Pres .. O. G. Snyder, 80. East High sl.,l,imA, 0.; R. S., W. C. lIolm~s, 110 Har· rison ave ,l~ima, Ohio; F. S.~ E. ~rause, 213 East Wayne st., Lima, Ohio. *No. ;13, New Castle, Pa.-lIIeetse"ery M:--uday night In the Clendeming Block.-Pres., Jobn R. Triplet; R. Soo H. C. Slockman, II Waluut st.; F. S" "'. S. Devlin, 6 East st. *No. 34, Peoria, In.-Pres., F. Church; F. S., E. H.l-~usign, 470 Hourl!>ert st.; R. S., N. DeWorth. 'No. 35, Rome, N. Y.-.lst and 3d Wednesdays in Hibernian ball. Dominick st. Pres., Bert Dorst:y, care Herkimer Tel, Co., Htrkimer, N. Y.: R. S., E. L. Mc~1il1au, Rome, N. Y.; F. S., 1\1. Huntsberger, ca"e Temperance Hotel, Rome, N. Y. *No. 36, Sacramento, Cal.-.d and 4th Tuesdays in Federated Trades Hall, 10'3 loth st. Pres., J. J. Scott, 6(6)<; J 51; R. S., C. W. Beaton, 716 P 51; F. S., D. D. Dickie, 2025 J 51 . "No. 37, Hartford, Coun.-JIIeetseveryWednesday. l!t 603 M.:..: ..l st. r . ..:.;" 1\IRuri~e r. Sullivan 177 Asylum st.; R. S., F. J. Sheehan, 3 Central Row; F. S., J. J. Tracy, 58 Temple st. tNo. 38, Cleveland, O.-Meets every Tuesday e\'cniug in Atwater Hldg., cor. Superior and S. Water $ts. Pres., Hugh l\lurrin, 2SS 'Vaverley 5t; R. S., E. B. Horne, so Outwait st.; F. S., W. F. Brooks, 340 Hoadley 51. 1"No. 39, Cleveland, O.-Pres., John Bateman, 159 Central av; R. S .. Frank J. Su1!i"an, 24 ChathaUl ,t; F. S., A. W. McIntyre, 83 Cedar ave. *No. 40, St. Joseph, Mo.-Meets every Thursday nigllt ill Building Trades Council Hall, cor. 5lh aud Fr.. "cis Sts. Pres .. Ja<. W. Gates, 907 N. 6th st; R. S., \\~n!. ryor~e1. 17]0 Calhoun st; F. S., W. H. \V. H ...; ucker, 10]5 ~cott st. tNo. 4I:, BuITal0, N. Y.--l'r~ectse\'ery 'VednesdE,Y at Council Hall, Huron and Ellicott sl. Pres., Geo. C. Kiug, 179 Wa"erly st; R. S., L. HippermRn, 336 JetTerson st; F. S., H. 1>1. Scott, 646 Virginia st. 'No. 42, Utica, N. Y.-,d and 4th Tuesdays in Labor temple, IS Hotel st. Pres., Frank P. Danahau, 654 D1e~kcr st; R. S., G. O. Carter, 26 Elm st; Frank Brigham, 116 Dudley,,,' tNo. 43, Syracuse, N. Y., Inside WiremenMt:.et ill l\Iyer~ Hall cor. l'Iontgonlery an ..1 East GeaC:'~ec st!; • seccollrl and tourtb Fridays. Pres., Johu Kt:rwill, 311 Os ..-:ego st.; R. S., E. \V. Lewis, 1320 S. l'.tate st.; F. S., Geo. A. Daveuport, 203 Ontario 51. tNo. 44, Rochestcl', N, Y.-Every Tuesday ill Dur:llld bldg, W. !\fRill st, room 16 Pres .. J<>hn Haley, Horne Telt:phone ·Co; R. S., 1\1. 'Varner, 18 Ford st; F. S., 3i tNo. 45: :duffalo, N.Y.-2dand4th Saturdaysln Orkut haH, )3~ Swan st. Pr~s., J.... Beecher, 71 Sen· st; 1<. S., C. H. Groat, 208 S. Division 6t; F. S .• Wm. ClJalnllln, 1182 Niagara .t ~~a *No. 46, I,owell, Mass.-Meets ev.ery Thursday evening in Engineers' Hall, Wyman's Ex. Bldg., C~[ltTa] aud Mt:rrimac sts. Pres., H. P. liarding, 38 E. Pine 51; R.S , John H. O'Connor, 121 Pleasant 5t; F. S , Lester G. Hall, box 292 *No. 41 Sioux City,la.-Pres. J. J. Sullivan, '701 CeDler sl.; R. S., C. H. Lingren, 814 West 4th st.; F. S., W. F. Truax, Union l!lec. Co. ·No. 48, Richmond, Va.-Meets in Druids' Hall. cor. '7th and Main sts. Pres., G. N. Mayer, 2316 E. G:ace st.; R. S., F. A. Fry, 608!-l China 5t; F. S., T. J. Watkins, 1603 F. Franklin st. ~No. 49, Chicago, 111.-Meets every Second and Fourth Thursday at 83 H. Madison st, Hall 6. Pres, Robert Fo!\::, 231 N. State 5t; R S,Job" Kiuney, 576 Wieland 5t; F. S., Chas. E. Fowlet', 1186 N. Maplewood avo 'No. 50, nellevi11e, In,-Pres, Jno. Crisman; R. S, Geo. Urosins; F. ~, H. Christian, 103 E Main st INo. 5x, Pittsbut'gh, 1'a,-lsl Sunday "nd 2d, 3d and 4th T"urs, bOl.lI A.ntonio, Tex.-Meets .d and 4th l:i •. lurday, •. t the old Court· House, Soldad street.. Pres, !'farlin \Vright, 229 'V Comtnerce 5t: R. S., \Vm Keller, Duhinski Electric Co; F. S, B. Y. Lovejoy, 317 Lake View av *No. 6%, I,os A.ngeles,Cal.-Meets every Thursriay at United Council Hall, 112~ Spring st. Pres .. F. \V. Frankhouser, 343 S. Hill st.; R. S., H. 1, Fr •. neis, !Sl6111ichigan a,'.; F.S., R_ B. t'orler, I116 East 8th st. *No. 62.. Youngstown, O.-Pres:, G. F. Hartman,6"9 Covington st.: R. S., George L. Eagleton, 117 Mill st.; F. S., W. H. Buzard, 534 Duequesue st. *No. 63, Warren, Pa.-~Ieets 1St and 3d Wednesdays at D. O. H. Hall, cor. 2d and Liherty sts. Pres, Chas Wright, Ruchanan st; R. S., C. S. Burkett, 413 E Water st; P. S., N. H. Spencer, Rogers Blk *No. 64, Oakland.' Cal.-2d and 4th Fridays in California hall, Clay 51. Pres, A. E. Ross, 10TO~ Washiugton.sl; R.S.,H. P. Renton, 86719111 5t; F.S., Cius L. Hell, 44 San Pahlo av 'No. 65, Uutte, Mont.-MeetE .d and 4th T .. "sdays in Engineers' hall, Owsley bid!'. Pres, Jas. F. J13,,;n.·,'1. Omsley Elk; R. S. & F. S., W. C. Medhurst, P. O. Box 846. 'No. 66, Rcuaton, Tex.-Meets 1St ",nd 3d MonPres., Geo. Sehorn, 513 Houston av.; R. S., F. A .. Peters, !~bor Han i P. S., R.. R. "rrip'i>, ~909 Faonin st. 'No. 67, Q"ill'!y, IU.-Meets 2d snd' 4th Thursdays at Trades A ..embly hall, 11 I~ S st!t st. Pres, \\1111 F. 'Vague!'. 531 Locust st.: John r.:'C. Redmond, 825 Jersey H; F. S., C. H. McNemee, 5n S7th st *No. 6&, D~L..ve.rt Col.-Every Tuesdav in -;oom 013 rh,,,l,, hU:. 15th (lnd Curtis. PrO's., Cliarks SalbtrvUl, 60S 2ten u'''e; R. S., H. Clark, F. S., E. n. Thoru, 1624 llumb"i.:: ;[~~ and !;(;:.~!:,.!'.;.:.~ ~(11 ~t.::i. rr~s., C. J. KeDml'!ter. F.f!ston. Pa.: R. S .. GI'O. VauB'llard, Oil Spruce st; F. S., Patrick Lee, ('~B ".V&~nut st .No. 92, CharIest::.:;, S. C.-2,1 ".nd last Friday in Irish Voluntccrb' ha1!:,I.r;.:.nf.1~:rhans st ncar King. Prf's. J. 0, MisSOIJ. 12 jior~l'acks aticy: R 5., J. J. Buero, 17 Inspection 51; F. S., i{. B. Bell, 87 Smith 51 -No. 93, Ottawa, ODt.-2d and 4th Friday in Foreslers' hall. 474~ Sus..ex st. Pres. J. st. Amand. 57 lfurray 5t; P. S .• H. nel~~rs, 37 ~t Andrews Et • No. 94, lIolyoke, Mass.-Pres A. ~". !'~c::.~l. jr.. New Eur.:s.!1d Tel. Co.; F. S., R. r. Vixva, hf':W ~ngland Tel. Co. ·No. 95 • .!Ol,tln. td:o.-Every 'l'lIe~i:1Y;01 Lebr,r tr~jo~ hsll, 320 ~lttiD st. Pres.B.A $:'ctJh·::~.tJ. ~,t.w",h· ,;;~si. ~/1D ;"l.. Co: R. S .• F. D. at'! ~V&.. ; ... c..:k. i;v.=&. f.J')/: J? 5., W. C. Reachtl,o!'? .~,,\,"nndn!!y "Zio. 96, Worcester, ldasa.-Metts ~"ery Monday c'\'t:'nl":ll! in room· 2J. nay lilrl~. ~r~s" S. A • Strout, 72 Ru!';sell 5t; R. fi.,A. I{.:GO()t!~in.·il Paine st; 1'. S. VI. B. I'aUerSOD. \';iI~x LuHding. . ~l"o. 97, Bradford, Pa •..,-Ist ~:;d.:d T·nnriuis F. Spcnc ... 1538 Man'on ot; k. S., C. W. Elliolt. 2320 Va!lPelt ~t; 1'. S.; W. A. J. GU<;(.1)U, 1018 &4. . rizon6 st ~ *No. 99, Providence" R. 1.- Pres.• J, lIIoneto, 9; I~fayette Sl.~ ,F. 5 .• ·A. P. Barty, JO Wheaton st. *No>. %00, Mobile, Ala.-I·res., R. R. Allen. 700 S. Er<>arl Sl.: K. S .• Felix Malolicou,·304 ·l'almelto st.; F. S., Georg~ W. Fordney. 2(:& St. Fra.Qeis st. *No. xox, :Brockton, Mass.c-E,-ery "d and 4th Friday iu Gar. S., R. H. Hrat1ford, 5"J W. J~t"Df".JX st ~No. xos. ::IamUton. Cmt,-2d a!lo1 .till Fridays iu Sous of l~nglatll.t halt. co:- K:ng auu Cl.. atl~s 5t5. Fl'es, J. R. l\.rachell, i3;S lireadalbane Sl; R. :;., C~ F. ~':~'vr-J;:, i5 y,~ ..~:::~ :~tj F. S .• s.. !:~t::·~1 '/~ ~:, .:::n':"Lb~C.U et, N " *No. xo6,]amcsto·... n. N. Y.-·:d aD.1 <-til Thursday in Cent!":.;l t~oiol1 hal! 1(. f:. is Third st. Pres, W. C. \\·iuche,ter. lOS Ha~z.. rd ct; R. S.J.w.Woodburn, Le1:.ewocj, -N. Y.;*·F. F-, F.... ~~\1ud!Jurg, IS St.C)we st :No. X07, r.o~.~svnle, K".-}'r~". C. Deibel, 418 15th ~t.: R. :ct., nd. Coulso:l; F. S., Ww. 'R. ::;milh, 813 JacksoD st. ~Nc... :t'o'S, ·TalLp!=\.. Pla.:....r':vcrJ £,a~ut;Jp.y in Carpenters.' hal!, 1";12 'F~~t1kji;l!ot '?rc.s. Juhn F . Vau!{hau, 9O.t 'Tw:~"=:: ~t: R. S .• (::'t,.'U. c-';f' lw!~~ew, 6J3 7th Ave; F. S J Pa·.. id 11. ~!:Jrr.l;.r:'i !~1nd..i.s..'11 ti~ !U.• -u::1. ~,lId 3d Tn'';s, ~~IY!II lU.I~u~t~1al halL ;,rl,Al;: 6.n~! ~:Sl.::t.~ .FAr~·;?, J: .. u. Cnnntugl1~U:. ChTt.! L \..I. 1\:1 C\.·,: r .. ~., .p, .. ·~n 1.:'0.%. c..arc l-:. r. Td Ct.'\" 1', ~., c.nre C. 'n. 'l'!:l '::c *lJo. 109, 'Rock. I~l2.11d, *No. xxo, Pensacoll:t, F·i{!o,.-!';'::;,~ P. V, r~·i\r!7 Gen'I J)cli"ery; R. 8 , .:4.. I,. f::3;,}-1'.l,--R. S.: J. E. J~aone *No. Xt:4, 'I'o:t(luto, (~El\':..-·;':'~·'!l~~ F:::.b~j' in Rich· mond hall. 2; RiehnlOIlG :d. Pr .. ,;:, IJ. J. Hu:-d. 760 Que~u st. E: R.!--" T. }'. rick,'t"i.., prc· h·il:. l1i:s 5pruc~ st: F S, T. B. ,Eaton, 267 f:ttef·n. s~ ~"": *No. TI:J, Austin, Te·S'·.--Pr.:s it, I ... Wat~oa, Hyde Vk: N..~, G. (I. V;,)orl, ·~:el !.:x~hang~; F. S, Frank Worfel, 304 E 4th H 4.~to. 1::[6, C()ltt1!::~!~St J'. St=::lthr:rn BeH Tel. (\.:. 0:1.-;'. f •. ; C. ;\, -lo:'::;~r .Yo, 7%7. Padu-::-~!, :::::5... ·-1~\·er.r ~!H:...r·~r'y l~ightr Rodius Ha!l, ::':'Oll~ II ~.:1. ~l. t·r~.:;, If. '3. ~!eyers, ::lC S. 4th ~t'j ){. Ft. (:'~t~· ,"·!kt)'. I:!tU i!.u'l lir,)dy; F. f,: Jesse L. Hall, 22(0 S. ~th st. .No. XIS, Daytuu, u.·-F. S. D 1'. Albli~~!t. ro!)m 51. Lt;U1S L:ock. .No. :lI9. Newport News, V!!.-F.':~1·Y T'j{"sd2Y in Moss haU, 28th 51. I"res. !1.~. !-!s.adJl'I~) ~27 29th st: R. 5 •• A.A.I-:n~tm.~"!i. '.\·t-::.t 'L·e; !<'. S,~. R. Druc- ing, 30th st. auo. \Ve.:.l 16:No. X20, "No x~r, P.V'! • J,,01l.d~,~, i)l!t. Denver, Ccl. *No. I22, (;!'~at Ffiat. 1'.!ont.-l)res. C. ""-. ".1'odd; R. S., lao I'C.n.t.:f, e:,' A",e S; 1:. S., S. C. Swartz :.;.~o. l:~3, 1ton.isVUJ~, ~y. "No. 124, Galvesto%1, Tex.-~n:s, O. Lore~zo; R 5., ~d A. Schott; F. S., Gee T. G"rr~:t It.'tio. 125, Johnstown, PR.-lst e.i!Q .!.j Thli::r day. in Folkes hall. Pres K. Y. !o:de". ,", eli";,,·,, st; R. S'I G. D. Sponeyburge-r, 1 J7H Calht:riue 5t; r.. S., ). C. Slick, Vendom" hoid *No. X2G, Little Rock, Ark. I~'1, Hortlel!~.-ill~t rdc~tahon, 6 Hakes nv ·No. ~!:co. l:~Bt A!t{;H~ A!bany El N. '1..... -R. S., j. '¥..... :'l1.-r. S., Gco. It. Burtuu, S'30 "No. 1:29, St. JOp.e!,.:h1 Yo. $No. x3v, Nf:w ...l,d~~~::,_ lee, !:lC,. LaCay:::-li'e ~. ]'~ ..... -F. S .. T. G. Zie~· . -