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Edited by H. W. SHERMAN, Grand Secretary General Offices, 104 Corcoran Building, Wasbinll"ton, D. c. ELECTRICAL WORKER OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONA L BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

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AN ELECTRIC SWINGING F ERRY.

~ T HERE is in operation at Nantes, by steel cables is the platform or ferry France, an overhead electric motor­ structure, which has two divisions-{)ne for driven ferry, not long in use, which foot passengers, the other for railway cars, ·connects the old quays on the north side vehicles and horses. of the Loire with the new ones on the south The electric motors used are situated on side, where the state railway is constructing the car from which the ferry is suspended;

GENERAL VIEW OF THE OVERHEAD FERRY AT ROUEN. a freight depot. The ferry structure is very they do the pulling and the ferry is swung graceful and stately in appearance, consist­ along at a rapid rate. ing of two tall steel towers, one on each Consul Benjamin H . Ridgely, who trans­ bank of the river, and joined together by a mitted to the Department of ~ Commerce and horizontal bridge or railway track 490 feet Labor this information about the ferry, says long and 165 feet above the surface of the further: water. "This pont transbordeur seems to solve An inverted steel carriage or car travels the question of crossing rivers or other along the railway, and suspended from this channels in the most simple and practical 4 T HE ELECTRICAL ·WORKER

way. It moves rapidly and in no manner It is rather strange that the suspended. interferes with navigation, since owing to electrica1ly operated ferry is not in use in the great height of the pont from which the United States, where much traffic ex­ the ferry is supended, ships with the ta1lest ists at not wide water crossings. The sus­ masts may pass under it. Moreover, it pended car and other carriers on land, from does not involve the ascents and descents a single rail or cable (telpherage), however. of the ordinary bridge approaches, and be­ is not unknown here, and progress has been ing built on an air line it realizes the mini­ made in this line. Between 400 and 500 mum distance to be crossed." patents have been issued for such means of The cost of this structure was a little freight transferance, and for this work qton:. than $200,000, and the projectors be- electricity is by far the best power to be

OVERHE AD FERRY AT ROUEN -I N ·S ERVICE.

. lieve it will be· a paying venture. There is employed. The desire of the inventor in . ~ . similar pont transbordeur at Bilboa, Spain, these interests is to get the carriers off the . and ·' others at Rouen and Martrou, France, ground to do away with numerous large illld Bizerte, Tunis. rail wheels, thus lessening friction, weight The Nantes ferry rates are: Foot pas­ and cost and increasing speed. The single, sengers, 1 cent; one-horse vehicles, empty, central rail with guide rails for passenger 5 cents; loaded, 8 cents; two-horse vehicles, and freight cars is attracting attention in Europe, and no doubt will yet be taken up unloaded, 7 cents; loaded, 10 cents. in this country.

ELECTRIC PLANT FOR MANILA, P. 1.

HE government has installed a small printing business in the word. The office electric plant in Manila, P. I., to be not only does the government's and some T used in its printing office there for other work for the Philippines, but does this lighting and other purposes. This plant will in several languages-English, French, asssit in carrying on one of the most peculiar Spanish, Tagalog, Visayan, I1ocano, Pam- THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 5 pangan, Tinguian, Pangasinan and Vico!­ as proficient as junior craftsmen o'f a year besides condl1cting a school of printing for or two, years' experience. They have also young Filipinos. mastered the linotype machine. All the These people, so long kept down by Span­ work of the bindery, it is stated, seems to ish rule, learn surprisingly, fast; and their be especially attractive to them; they at­ instruction in this case is something of ma­ tend the ruling, stitching and other ma­ teria! benefit to them and to the progress of chines, put forms on the presses, feed industry generally in the Philippine Islands. presses, etc. The boys also are apt at learn­ The new office outfit consists of six presses, ing stereotyping and electrotyping, but are four typesetting machines, ruling machines, rather slow in photo-engraving, owing to and wire-stitching, book-sewing, folding, the knowledge of chemistry required in that cutting, embossing, perforating and index­ work. ing machines, with provisions for electro­ The young Filipino is a wage-earner even typing, stereotyping and photo-engraving. as an apprentice. The civil service law on There are about 250 employes in the Ma­ this point-as a printer's apprentice-says, nila printing office, a large percentage of in part: "All original appointments shall these being Filipinos; and all kinds of work be to the sixth class and apprentices shall is turned out in excellent shape. be required to serve at least six months in Concerning the Filipinos being instructed this class at twenty cents per day." Promo­ in the art of printing and its yarious connec­ tions to other classes allow thirty, forty, tions, the Manila public printer, through the sixty, eighty cents, according 'to class, with War Department, informs us that the boys one dollar and ten cents for the first class. are permitted to set "live" copy just as soon After this the employe is rated as a crafts­ as they have learned how to handle a stick, man, and at the end of three years of faith­ learn the case and space a line, and in a ful service is given a per diem increase of very short time some of them have become wages according to amount he is receiving.

HUGH ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS.

T THE Washington navy yard, a purpose. The coal supply comes from' ap A place of so much interest to the pa­ immense bin of 10,000 tons capacity, and is triotic American, one now s.ees two carried by track conveyor to pockets ove~­ huge chimneys-just completed--ov,er two head in the boiler house and there fed au­ hundred feet .high. These' form a part of tomatically to the furnaces~ , the new steam-electric equipment of the The new electric plant building for the yard, spoken of some time ago in TH!; niwy yard is well under way of constru<;­ ELECTRICAL WORKER, and, are to be used for tion, but it will be some time yet before it the boiler house. The latter will furnish is completed. When this, is done .it and the puwer for all the machinery of the yard, boiler plant outfit will be one of the finest from ten boilers each of 300 horse power power makers in the world-but, of course, and of Babcock & Wheeler design. They not by a great deal the largest. The cost are of forged, steel and are 'mounted on of the whole plant will be about $1,000,000, brick tiers on the second floor of the build­ the machinery and other equipment costing mg. about $205,000. Up to the .present time the The boiler house is 160 feet long, 68 feet Washington navy yard has cost the govern­ wide and 67 feet in height. The great chim­ ment something like $I2,000,ooo;incl~ding neys above mentioned are a striking feature buildings and machinery. But its war ma­ of the place. They are composed of -hollow terial factories are the finest of their kind brick and together cost about $40,000. The and the' output is unexcelled. The yard is manner of hiUldling coal and ashes is an­ a good-sized factory village, with well-Iaid­ other particular feature of the boiler, pJant. out streets, huge workshops (the main glln­ The machinery for this is located on the shop being 1,00;) feet long and 80 feet wide), first floor and is of the latest pattern for the dwelling houses, offices, etc., and it has a 6 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER working population of four thousand men, nearly 1,500,000 pounds. The Metropolitan those in the ordnance department receiving plant is also a huge power maker. The about $250,000 per month. boiler house has eighty-seven boilers dis­ When the new electric plant in the yard tributed on three floors. Another evidence is completed all machinery will be operated of the great size of the big New York plants by this force. At present there are more is in the fact that in one of them, though than ISO electric motors, large and small, steam is condensed and the water used over in use 'there and 17 electric traveling cranes, in order to save expense, the cost of city while the lighting service consists of 6,000 water for boiler service is about $50,000 per incandescent and 450 arc lamps. year.' The water is kept in tanks each hold­ The new steam and electric outfit for the illg 4,000 gallons, all the tanks having ca­ navy yard duplicates in a smaller manner pacity for only four hours' supply. one or more of the great power plants in In firing the furnaces the mechanical New York, some description of which is stoker is used, thus saving in one case the given in the following matter. There are labor of 180 men, 90 firemen only being re-

ELECTRIC CONVEYOR FOR HEAVY WORK. three power stations alone in the city named quired. Coal is got to the stokers through which have a co~bined output of 260,000 pipes from overhead bins, the latter having horse power. One large power plant in capacity of from 9,000 to 15,000 tons. In that city employs 180 men. Here eight gen­ disposing of ashes pipes arranged beneath erators develop current, delivering it at a the furnaces are used to conduct them potential of from 6,000 to II,OOO volts to downward into cars; they are taken to seven substations where it is transformed storage bins and then loaded upon barges to direct current and sent to the points of and carried away. use. There are more than sixteen hundred In the Manhattan power plant each en­ cars in New York city carrying its con­ gine is rated at 8,000 horse power. Each glomerate population. . Of course, there are pair of engines occupies about 2,000 square more than this number when suburban cars feet, stands 38 feet 3 inches high and weighs are counted. The daily passengers number THE ELECTRICAL WORKRR 7 about 300,000, and on holidays over 500,000 and being additionally supported by 'aero­ people ride more or less on the cars. planes. But this idea is way in the air, The motormen's' and conauctors' lot in where it belongs. New York city is not a "field of cloyer." especially in summer, for the traveling crewd is then so great that usually between DONE AGAIN. 1,000 and 2,000 new men are given employ­ ment on the cars to assist in handling the They met at the cross-roads. passenger business. The Metropolitan com­ "What is Sile looking so glum about these pany employs more than fifteen thousand days?" asked the farmer with the eggs. men. "Gosh! He thinks he's been buncoed again," drawled the rail splitter. The present excellent condition of New "Do tell !" York's street passenger service has come only after much experimenting and ex­ "Yeas. By heck, he paid a dollar for a bottle of stuff that was advertised to make you live penditure of many millions of dollars. But the most surprising thing in this particular 200 years, and now he's discovered that some one has predicted that the world will is that that great city should have hung on to the horse car for years and years after come to an end this year."-Philadelphia Item. many little cities abandoned the horse and mule and took up electricity. Last year the writer had the old-fashioned "pleasure" of REMEMBER the old adage, "Evil to those riding behind the "horse motor" up Broad­ who evil think." way. As an experimenter in street railways it W HEN called on to test your unionism be ready to deliver the goods. is possible that the capital of the United States deserves the "premium." It began THE non-union workman is similar to a with the horse-one horse and the bobtail deadhead rider on a railroad-he enjoys all car. Then a genius tried a combination of the conveniences and comforts ,at the ex­ steam and compressed air, "winding" the pense of others. car over the track by means of a spiral shaft. It would not work successfully. The gas motor came along":"'and stopped at the A MAN and his wife had lived very un­ first steep climb; the underground cable happy, quarreling continually and abusing and clutch did well for its time, but shook each other. After several years of this sort up the passengers altogether too much; the of thing the man died. His d,eath sobered overhead trolley met with favor, but the his widow. She found that she missed him independent electric storage and the com­ very much, and she was very miserable be­ pressed air storage both failed in staying cause of the unkind things that she said to power, i. e., staying in Washington. But him. Finally she decided to get a medium the present underground shoe-contact sys­ to call him up that she might tell him how tem came and made a decided hit and has sorry she was and how she missed him. proven itself a fine means of street railway The medium got him all right, and then the travel.' Outside of Washington and in the the widow, after revealing her identity, District of Columbia and vicinity the over­ asked him how he was getting along. "Oh, head trolley wire is still in evidence, and fine!" replied the man who had died. "I this will not soon be done away with-in never had s'uch a good time in my life as fact, it is increasing, for at present a line I've had since I came here." "But, John," of this kind is being rapidly pushed toward asked the widow, "you say you are having Great Falls, with its base line connecting such a good time, tell me where you are, with Washington. John." "Well," said John, with a cheery What will be the street car system of the note in his voice, "I'm in helL" "Well, future? Who knows? Perhaps an aerial John," said the, widow, "if you will come electric cable suspended from balloons, with back I will try and do b~tter." John's an­ the passenger cars suspended from the cable swer was: "I'll take my chances here." 8 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

WE WISH to call attention to the declar:t­ tion made by Hamilton Carhartt, manufac­ turer of the celebrated Carhartt overalls, in another part of this publication, anent an unjust boycott on his goods. It is really too bad- that a manufacturer of Mr. Car­ hartt's standing, who has always shown h!~ friendliness towards organized labor, and OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF '1 HE who maintains a factory known the length IniernOlionnl B~olherhoOil 01 [leemenl Workers and breadth of this land, as one where onl? PUBLISHED MONTHLY union conditions prevail in every depart­ 'H. W. SHERMAN, - Publisher and Editor ment, should be forced to offer any defells~ 103-4 Corcoran Buildinll". Washinll"ton. D. C. of his position. But it seems that unscrupu· lous competitors or some sadly misinform~d EXECUTIVE BOARD persons have started a malicious lihei Grand President-F. J. McNulty. 103-104 Corcoran Bldll"., Washinll"ton, D. C. against Mr. Carhartt, which has injured his Grand Secretary-H. W. Sherman, business very greatly, and he takes thi,; 103-104 Corcoran Bldll"., Washinll"ton, L. C. Grand Treasurer-F. J. Sheehan, method to let everybody. know where he 86 North St., New Britain, Conn. stands both at home and abroad, and we GRAND VICE-PRESIDENTS certainly wish Mr. Carhartt every succe~~ First District-F. J. Sweek, . 145 E. 53rd St., care Local No.3, New York in his undertakings. City. Second District-E. T. Mallory, 987 Washinll"ton Street, Boston, Mass. Third District-E. P. Allman, SOMETHINGS DO! . OTHERS DON'T. P. O. Box 1488, Pittsburll", Pa, Don't shout clique and ring, but get busy Fourth District-Dale Smith, 96 Adams Street, Memphis, Tenn. and help make a good, strong ring. Fifth District-F. L. Witters, 588 Newhall Street, Milwaukee, Wis. * * * * * Sixth District-J. P. Connor. Union Depot Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Do the square thing always, and a good, Seventh District-M. J. Sullivan, clear concience will be your reward_ 233 Fulton Street, San Francisco, Cal. Subscription, $1.00' per year, in advance * * * * * Don't think the officers of your local can ..-As THE ELECTRICAL WORKER reaches the men who do the work and recommend or order the do all the work. It is up to you to help. material, its value a!' an adverlisinlr medium can be readily appreciated. * * * * * WASHI:-l'GTON, D. C., OCTOBRR. 1904. Don't tell every oae what you have done for unionism. Remember there are' others_ JOHN MORRISON, Special Adverti!!ing Agent 25 Third A--:enue, New York City, N. Y. * * * * * This Journal will not be held responsible Don't think every one a fool who fails to agree with you. Others have opinions of for lJIews expressed by correspondents. their own. * * * * * ~ Don't Pl1t a money order in an envelope ·THE SUDW"."TH ""'Nf,NG COM~ANV. and send it to headquarters and not say what it IS for. We are not expert mind REMEMBER it is the lion that faces you, readers. the cur that snaps at your heefs. * * * * * Don't JOIl1 the standing committee-the fellows who stand on street corners and do business. Get in with the good fellows, who IN THE paragraph on this page in the do their fighting in the meeting room. September issue referring to the differenc(' paid in exchange of safes the amount should have read seventy-five dollars instead of MR. KNOCKER, take a tumble; sell your fifteen dollars. hammer· and pay your dues. THE ELECTRICAL WORKFR 9

WE ARE again forced to remind financial Anyone knowing the whereabouts of AI. secretaries that it is their duty to notify Hussey, last seen at No. 103, Boston, Mass., locals when accepting traveling cards. Don't will kindly write to Jess Lozier, 195 Park put the members' names down on your book street, Hackensack, N. J. and fail to write. The other fellow may not be a mind reader. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Brother vVilliam Reardon please notify me. W. H. Riggs, recording secretary, Local No. ANNUAL REPORT. 191, Everett, Wash., 3209 Oakes avenue. In compliance with the constitution we have. prepared an annual report that re­ quired lots of time, and we are sending a Should Brother W. Boyles see this he will kindly notify me of his address and I copy to each local in .our Brotherhood. will forward him his due book and traveling Should you fail to receive one, kindly notify us. We have itemized the report and hope card, which I sent to Little Rock, at his di­ each and every member of the locals will rection, and same was returned to me. J. P. take interest enough to .see where and how Connor, G. V. P., Dallas, Tex. the money has been spent. CARDS LOST. / VOTE FOR SPE.CIAL CONVENTION. Card No. 20735, issued byLocal No. 17 to J as. R. Forbes, lineman, has been lost. The We have sent out slips to each local for finder will kindly mail same to F. H. Ells­ a vote whether we shall hold a special con­ worth, 193 Charlotte street, Detroit, Mich. vention or not. We have no comment to make whatever, prefering to leave the en­ tire matter in the hands of the membership. Traveling and clue card of Daniel T. All locals will please vote and send in re­ Kiley, No. 66178, issued by Local No. 104. sult as soon as possible, The result will of Boston, l\.fass., has been lost and a dupli­ be published in the November issue of this cate issued and is now deposited in Local paper. Should two-thirds of the locals vote No. 79, of Syracuse. The card was good "Yes," the time and place wi.!1 be announced until Sept. I. Any union man that comes . in the December issue of THE ELI~CTRICAL across it please take it up and notify L . WORKER. Mereness, business agent, No. 79, Syracuse, N.Y.

INFORMATION WANTED. CHARTERS GRANTED IN SEPTEMBER Any person knowi~g the address of \Val­ No. 471, Millinocket, Me. ter Blodgett give same to N. P. Rawson, No. 260, South Omaha, Neb. Traverse City, Mich. No. 85, Schenectady, N. Y.

If Brother W, J. Ke:;ter sees this notice, NOTICE. will he please write immediately to J. L. Schuler, F. S., No. 162, Omaha? Inside wiremen are requested to keep away from Buffalo, N. Y. There is not work enough for the resident members. Due Will F. J. Lemmon kindly send his ad·· notice will be given when work picks up. dress to Local No.2, as we have news for him? Harry Meyers, Business Agent. THE THIRD OF THE MONTH. Don't forget that we must have 'copy for Should V. P. Furlow or anyone knowing THE ELECTRICAL WORKER in our hands on his present address see this, please write to or before the 3d of each ·month. Don't send A. W. Wright, in care of business agent, it in on the 5th and then kick because it Local No.2. does not appear. 10 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY FOR SEPTEMBER. I No. P. C. Int. Sap. ! Bat. I Totals. No. P. C. Int. Sap. Bat. 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'160 184 780 200 125 ...... 11 05 04 1350 200 SO ..... 1600 185 630 ..... 200 . .... 8 30 65 2340 ..... 50 ..... 2390 181 1590 600 ...... 21 90 67 690 ...... Il 90 190 17 10 ..... 200 . .... 19 1o 70 480 ...... 480 191 840 ...... 8 40 72 570 ..... 75 ..... Il 45 192 1080 1200 ...... 22 80 73 17 10 ...... 17 10 193 1380 200 ..... 15 80 75 1320 1000 ...... 2320 194 750 ..... ··25 . ... 7 75 76 510 ...... 5 10 195 1080 ..... 50 . ... 11 30 77 3360 600 100 ..... 4060 197 240 ...... 2 40 78 390 300 ...... 690 201 870 ..... 25 . .... 8 95 79 4200 2200 ...... MOO 204 570 200 ...... 7 70 80 4080 2200 1300 ..... 7580 207 3090 200 ...... 32 90 81 2850 200 ...... 3050 208 1350 600 150 ...... 21 00 83 . 1370 ...... 1370 209 1140 200 25 . .... 13 65 84 38 70 1600 ...... 54 70 210 1320 ...... 13 20 85 ..... 3600 ...... 3600 211 360 ...... 3 60 86 3360 600 ...... 3960 212 ...... 300 ..... 3 00 87 2490 200 ...... 2690 213 3630 800 ...... 44 30 92 540 ..... 25 75 640 215 630 ...... 6 30 93 390 300 ...... 690 216 090 ...... 6 90 94 600 ...... 600 217 3340 ...... 33 40 95 780 600 ...... 1380 I 218 740 ..... 50 ..... 7 90 % 1770 200 100 ..... 20 70 220 660 ...... 6 60 97 750 ..... 50 ..... 800 222 2880 400 50 i·so 34 80 99 1560 400 ...... 1960 224 450 ..... 25 ..... 4 75 100 23 10 ..... 250 75 2635 225 11 70 200 ...... 13 70 101 900 ...... 900 226 3..30 ...... 3 30 102 1260 200 25 ..... 1485 227 15·30 1000 ...... 25 30 100 990 ...... 990 228 710 ...... 7 10 107 480 ...... 480 229 1350 ...... 13.ro lOS 1200 ..... 75 ..... 12 75 231 840 ..... 360 ..... 12 00 109 870 400 ...... 1270 232 1920 400 ...... 23 20 114 810 ...... 810 233 1080 ...... 10 80 115 480 ...... 480 235 3060 600 ...... 36 60 i THE ELECTRICAL WORKER II

Report of Grand Secretary. Continued. - - No. P.C. Int. SuP. But. Totals. I No. P ..C. Int. Sup. But. Totals. ------. ------236 810 200 ...... 1010 353 20 10 ...... 20 10 237 17 40 ...... 1740 354 1320 21'0 ""75 .... 1595 238 900 ...... 900 3..'i6 9720 ...... 9720 ~ 3330 400 ...... 3730 35:01 780 400 25 ..... 1205 241 4SO 200 ...... 6SO 359 960 ...... 960 243 1020 ...... 1020 360 750 . .... 25 . .... 775 244 1080 I ...... 1080 362 1710 . .... 100 ..... 1810 245 3000 ..... 125 ..... 31 25 363 5 10 200 150 ..... 860 246 1560 ...... 1560 364 300 ...... 300 247 109 20 1200 ...... 12120 365 ...... - ISO ISO .250 840 200 ...... 1040 369 450 . .... 25 ..... 475 , 252 3720 ...... 3720 370 270 ...... 2 70 256 510 400 "50 ..... 960 377 300 ...... 300 257 600 ...... 600 3i8 4SO 100 25 ..... 575 258 3600 ..... 100 ..... 3700 379 600 ...... 600 259 570 ...... 570 381 43 20 . .... 240 ..... 4560 260 ISO 800 ..... 9SO 382 2520 '200 ISO ..... 2!1 70 261 840 200 SO .... 1090 3!l4 2 10 ...... 2 10 263 8 10 ...... 810 3115 11 40 2000 ...... 31 41\ 2M 720 ...... 720 3H7 630 ...... -.... 630 2b5 ...... 3SO ...... 350 39Z 3750 200 ...... 39 SO 266 I:! 60 ..... 25 ..... 12 85 397 360 ...... 360 267 3000 1000 ...... 4000 399 1230 100 ...... 1330 26'1 1470 ...... 50 ..... 1520 403 360 ...... 360 270 ...... 200 ..... 200 405 300 200 ...... 500 272 870 ...... 870 406 390 ...... 390 274 810 ..... 50 ..... 860 409 17 70 . ... SO 75 II'! 95 277 420 ...... 420 411 810 ...... 8 10 278 6110 ...... 600 412 ·7 20 400 ...... 1120 279 330 ..... "50 ..... 380 413 1440 ...... 1440 280 870 ...... 870 414 720 2"00 ...... 920 28~ 4230 1200 1 50 .... 5580 415 630 ...... 630 283 31 SO 400 ...... 3550 419 1620 ...... 1620 284 ...... 25 ..... 25 421 980 600 ..... 1580 286 600 600 ...... 1200 422 1050 . .... i"2s ..... 11 75 288 480 ...... 480 423 300 ...... 300 289 2250 ..... 3"50 ..... 2600 424 23 20 . .... 1 25 225 2670 290 960 200 ...... 1160 425 480 ...... 480 294 780 ...... 780 426 1260 ...... 1260 295 ...... 10 20 ..... 1020 427 4SO 200 ...... 6SO 296 540 ..... 100 ..... 640 4.W 390 200 ...... 590 2<)8 900 ...... 900 430 330 ...... 330 299 2790 800 50 ..... 36 40 431 360 ...... iis 585 300 1320 200 1 25 ..... 1645 434 10 SO 400 ...... 1450 303 870 200 100 ..... 11 70 435 7 ZO 1000 100 1820 305 600 ...... 600 436 730 . .... "75 . .... 705 307 480 ...... 480 438 2100 ...... 2100 308 360 ...... 360 439 480 ...... ""75 . .... 555 309 810 800 ...... 16 10 440 900 200 ...... 1100 313 1380 ...... 1380 441 2 "70 . .... 50 . .... 320 314 180 ...... 180 443 2 10 ...... 2 10 316 1650 200 225 ..... 2075 444 300 ...... 300 317 2.10 ..... 400 .. " . 610 445 2640 600 1 50 ..... 3390 318 360 ...... 360 4SO 450 ...... 4SO 322 11 10 ..... 125 ..... 1235 453 660 ...... 660 323 1470 ..... 15 ..... 1485 454 1530 ...... 1530 324 690 ..... SO ..... 740 458 1020 100 ...... 11 20 325 990 ..... 75 ..... 1065 459 7 ~O 200 1140 ..... 21 20 326 4SO ...... 450 464 19 80 1000 ...... 2980 327 360 ...... 360 465 5 10 . .... 200 ..... 710 329 180 800 75 ..... 1055 467 2 10 100 SO ..... 360 330 5 10 ...... 5 10 46\1 11 10 700 50 ..... 331 360 ...... 360 470 390 700 150 ..... I 12401860 332 720 ..... 50 ..... 770 471 ...... 700 333 300 ...... 300 ------335 780 600 75 ..... 1455 $5,499 00 .76700 $175 87 '2100 $6,46287 336 600 ... \...... 600 337 270 ..... SO ..... 320 Dues and Initiation Members, G. 0 ..... 1320 338 420 ..... 500 ..... 920 Supplies not sold throulrh L. U's ...... 30 339 360 ...... 360 Buttons not sold throulrh L. U's ...... 3800 341 600 200 ...... 800 BadlC"s not sold thruulrh L. U's ...... 180 342 630 ...... 630 300 1620 Match Roxes not sold through L. U's 345 200 100 ..... 1920 Whitehead & BoaII', com on bad Ires ...... 5960 346 270 ...... 270 Robinson'.. Key. Prac. E. 'V ...... 500 347 750 ..... SO ..... 800 Wiring Diall'rams ...... 700 349 420 ..... SO . .... 470 17833 570 Adverti!;.. ments in E. W ...... 350 200 50 ..... 820 Watch Charms ...... 600 351 2000 ...... 2000 352 2 10 200 ...... 4 10 $6 775 10

Fraternally submitted, H. W. SHERMAN, Grand Secretary. 12 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER.

ITEM AMOUNT ITEM AMOUNT

EXPENSES. EXPENSES. Death"Claim No. 448, C. E. Von Treder, F. 1. Sweelr. August E'xr>enses ...... 7583 Lucal Union No 2 ...... $100 00 E. Morris"n, office supplies ...... 828 Dealh Claim Nn.449. R. V. Milner. Lo- Whiteh ad ct Roalr Co.. b~dll'''s ...... 530 91 cal Union No. 21 ...... 100 00 SII.I warth Printinlt Co., printinlr Elec- Death Claim N ... 450. I. J. Gllizkey, Lo- trical Worker...... 77376 cal Unio" No. 187 ...... 100 00 F. J. McNulty. balance of salary due ... .. 17400 Death Claim No. 451, G. W. Burrell, Lo- H. W. Sherman, balal1ce of salary dlle .. . li400 cal Union No. 25 ...... 100 00 F. J. Sh.... han. salary. 3 mnnths ...... 5000 Dfoalh Claim No. 452, W. G. Roscrans, F. J. S" e"k. salary, Septemb.. r ...... 125 00 Lncal Ullion No 282 ...... 100 00 E T. Malloo, salary, September...... 125 00 D ..ath Clai ... No. 453, A. Stermer, Local E. P Allman. salary. September ...... 125 00 Union N ... 50 ...... 100 00 D. Smith. salary. SeJ'tember ...... 125 00 Death Claim No. 454. J. C. Grimm, Lo- J. P. Conner. salary. Sept,.mbPr...... 125 00 cal Uninn No 162 ...... 100 00 F. L. Witter ... salary, SeptemhE'r ...... 12500 Death Claim No. 455, A. L. Waters, Lo- M. J. Sullivan, !lalan', S"'pt.. mber...... 125 00 ca. Unilln So. 134...... 100 00 M. K. Clinton. "alary, 4 weeks ...... 7200 Death Claim Nn. 466, Geo. Robinson, F. F. Brnwn. "alary. 4 weE'kR ...... 5200 Local Union No.2 ...... 100 00 B. B. f~o('bel. salary. 4 weeks ...... 4400 Dp.athClaim No.4S7, F. J. FleE't, Local B. H. GoldRmith, salary, 4 week" ...... 4400 Un.on :-.;0.296 ...... 100 00 A. E. Malo",'. salary, 4 week4 ...... 4000 Death Claim No. 4f8. Irwin Kent, Local R. Kerns, salan', 4 weeks ...... 4800 cal Union No. 356 ...... 100 00 C. Thom. rent...... 3000 DeaHl ell,;'n N ... 459. V. J. Gibson, Lo- Janitor ...... 3® cal Union No. 226 ...... 100 00 Whitphead ct Hoalr Co.. buttons ...... 5040 Death Claim No. 460. A. K. McCharles, Telephon ...... 450 Local Union No. 140 ...... : ...... 100 00 Mailinll' W ..rker ...... 6000 Death Claim Nn. 461. C. H. Rowe, Local A. E Brown, assistinlr on report ...... 1800 Unin .. No. 157 ...... 100 00 PnSlage ...... 7575 Death Claim No. 462. J. W. McKee, Lo- Office supplies ...... 3 15 cal Uninn No. 15"...... 10100 ExprE'ss ...... 876 J. Morrison, cllmmission on advertise- Telelrrams ...... 11 14 mpnl~ ...... 613 13 H. E, Wilkens. printinlr sllpplies for f5.85O 48 Local Union·" ...... 4300 RECAPITULATION. Roch Carbnn ManllfactllrinlrCompany, carb,-n ,'aper ...... 588 Amount on h~nd Septpmber 1,1904...... 31.414 27 E. J. Graham. Org.• 471. MilinockE't, Me.. 700 IntE'rf'st tn August 1. 1904 ...... 34983 H. M. Gondlintl. Orlr.• 'It.9, York Pa ...... 1500 Seceipts for September ...... 6.775 10 The Ellicott Cnmpany. stencils ...... 482 J. Baumg.rten. s ..als ...... 1235 38.539 20 E. P. Allman. Al1lrust expenses ...... 96 70 Expenses for September ...... 5.850 42 J. P. C .. nner. August expens"s ...... 8535 Dal" Smith. Augu'tE'xpenses ...... 10790 Amount on hand October 1,1904 ...... 32.688 72 F. L. \Vitters. August expenses ...... 51 Q8 E. '1'. Ma;)ory, AUlrust expenses ...... 8089 ,: Fraternally submitted, F. J. SHElmAN, Grand Treasurer.

SEVENTH VICE PRESIDENT. I have been in 'San Francisco most of the From all parts of the district I am receiv­ month. I was called to Oakland by Sub­ ing calls to come their way. The boys in Local No. I of No.6 to settle some ques­ the southwest are demanding that I call on tions of jurisdiction, and I went to San them; Denver would like me to get down Jose to straighten out a question that the employers thought might develop into trou­ there, and Spokane, where the boys put up one of the. best fights that was presented ble on the street railroad system. Every­ by any local in the Western Conference and thing came out all right and the job in ques­ achieved, as we all admit,' poorer' results tion will be a card job from now on. I from the settlement of the strike than any have attended several meetirtgs of the joint conference committee, composed of pipe fit­ of us, want some assistance. Each and ters, machinists, engineers,' firemen, gas every time I take a train in this district workers and the executive board of the means a ride of from one to 500 miles, which means considerable expense when Labor Council and Local No. 151, to settle you consider the rates charged by the rail­ questions of jurisdiction between the differ­ road companies in the west. ent trades; also meetings of the executive THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

board and the gas workers and Local No. Work has been brisk in this part of the lSI. The result of the conference between country for some time back, but the l>upply the gas workers and Local No. lSI has been is equal to the demand, as there are quite a that they have formed an alliance, both of­ number ·of traveling members coming in. fensi\'e and defensive. The employers seem I have spent a part of every day calling to be trying at present to get conditions on' non-union men, trying to induce them back to where they used to be, the method to join the Brotherhood. . adopted by them being to make a little Fraternally yours, change every day or two in present condi­ M. J. SULLIVAN, tions. We find it is necessary to keep. them right up to the mark if we wish to keep the G. V. P., Seventh District. cqnditions we have worked so hard to bring San Francisco, Sept. 29, 1904. aBout.

ELECTRICITY AND LAW-MAKING.

THE SMALLEST ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

N BIG things in electricity the United And here is where the unique electric fea­ States government is taking prominent ture comes in . I place with the leaders in this field­ . This belongs to the permanent railway especially in wireless telegraphy and power above spoken of, which may be properly plants. It is also, in one particular, con­ called the "Congressional Limited," for it cerned in a unique electric feature-to be will have to do only with the two new office spoken of in the following matter-which buildings and the Capitol, and will carry has something of a national character. congressional passengers. A tunnel will One of the chief centers of activity at connect the Senate and House buildings and . present in Washington city is in the neigh­ the Capitol; it will be lined with light brick borhood of, and in part concerns, the United. and lighted by electricity and through it States Capitol. An evidence of this indus­ electric motors will drive over rails small try is seen in a little surface railroad just open cars and a few freight trucks. the roIl­ completed across the Capitol grounds, on ing stock of the "Congressional Limited." the east front. The road is only a tem­ Although this railroad will be so little porary one, and was built to carry dirt from and short-not half a mile long-its power the excavation for the foundation of the will come from an immense electric power new office building for congressmen, to a plant (once' mentioned in THE ELECTRICAL point some distance north beyond the Capi­ WORKER) owned by the government, one of tol, but it is suggestive of, and its use is 'in the largest in the country. Of course, this connection with, a permanent railway to be great current producer will be employed established near part of the· ground it for other purposes besides running a minia­ covers. ture railroad, and the building in' which it The new office structure mentioned is will be installed will also contain a large one of three that will be built in this neigh­ heating plant from which heat will be trans­ borhood, the other two being for an office mitted outside to considerable distance. for senators and a home for the supreme The plant is to be located near Garfield court. The senators' and representatives' Park, about three squares south of the Capi­ buildings will be large, handsome structures tol and two from the congressional office designed to give each lawmaker a separate building. .As remarked, it will be of great office; comfort and convenience will be well capacity. The boiler service is to furnish looked after, so much so, in fact, that the fifteen thousand horse power, with an elec­ solon will not even have to walk from his tric output of from six to eight thousand office to the Capitol or from the latter to kilowatts. All the plans for the plant have the office, when these trips are necessary. not yet been completed, but it may be stated, 14 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

from best authority in the matter, that a although the Library and Capitol have number of improvements on old methods equipments entirely equal to demands. in power producing will be made in the new These two places have an aggregate electric government outfit, and it is possible that capacity of nearly 1,400 kilowatts. the steam turbine will take the place of the reciprocating engine. THE COMMON PEOPLE. Chief Electrician Glenn of the Capitol We are the common people, and ours is the building has recently been on a tour of in­ common clay vestigation in connection with the new gov­ That a God deemed fit for using when, in ernment plant, going to N ew York, St. that olden day, Louis and other places. Among many other He took the dust of the garden, the dust power features examined by Mr. Glenn, the that his will obeyed, turbine came in for considerable attention Fashioned and formed and shaped it, and and favorably impressed him with its claim man in his image made. to utility and economy. There is one tur­ And, seeing that God selected such clay for bine engine in use in Washington-by the the human test, United States Electric Company-and this And deeming his wisdom suffices to choose is giving entire satisfaction. but the surely best, The new power plant will be used for We, who are common people and made of heating, lighting, ventilating and running the common clay, elevators in the proposed new buildings Leave to the proud uncommon to improve mentioned, in the C041st and Geocl~til' Sur­ on the Maker's way. vey and Butler buildings. th: C:lpitol and possibly the Congressional Libl';: rl'. It will Common and only common, be seen from this that a great deal of elec­ Hopelessly commonplace, tric current will be required, for the struc­ Yet out of our loins still issue tures thus supplied will not operate ma­ The saviors of the race. chinery of their own for generating current, -Alfred I. Waterhouse in Success.

REPORTS FROM GRAND OFFICERS.

GRAND PRESIDENT. the situation in detail I will leave the rest On Sept. I I went to New York City in to him. response to a call from Local NO.3, which All traveling brothers should steer clear is involved in a lockout at the present time. of~ the city of. New York for some time to The lockout was ordered by the board of come, as there are almost 1,000 members of governors of the Building Trades Employ­ Local NO.3 affected by the lockout. ers' Association of New York City, and in­ On the 5th I addressed the Labor Day volves all building trades affiliated with the picnic of the building trades of Newark. Building Trades Alliance, which is com­ N.J. posed of the leading unions in the building On the 6th Brother Sweek and I attended industry in the city of New York. I at­ the executive board m'eeting of Local No. tended meetings of the local and the execu­ 164. tive board on the 1St. I called Grand Vice Left for the general office on the 8th. President Sweek to the scene of battle that stopping two hours in Philadelphia to con­ evening. He arrived on the 5th and we at­ fer with Business Agent Meade of Local tended the executive board meeting that No. 98 in regard to the state capitol job in evening, when the situation was gone over Harrisburg, Pa. thoroughly. As Brother Sweek will report Left the general office for Schenectady THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 15

and Syracuse, N. Y., on the'16th. Arrived tected, and was assured they would be, un­ in Schenectady on the evening of ' the 17th less it was fou!1d after a personal investiga­ and left for Syracuse on the 19th and at­ tion that they were made without any tended the regular meeting of Local No. 79 , foundation.' This, of course, was agreeable 011 the evening of that date. Was informed to us. After the conference was over I ad­ of the conditions of the lamp trimmers em­ vised the committee to let the matter of the ployed by the Syracuse Lighting Company, affidavits drop, inasmuch as we were as­ which, I must say, are deplorable. They sured of the protection of all com~ittee­ are obliged to trim as many as 124 lamps men in the future, which was the point at per day and receive the salary of $r.64~ per Issue. ,day.. Some of the men have been in the In the evening I addressed a meeting of employ of the company for over fifteen a union that should belong to the I. B. E. ~ears. In order to finish their day's work W., as its members are employed in the before the lights are turned on most of making of electric apparatus· solely. When them must get to work at 6 o'clock in the the General Electric Works were organized morning, and use bicycles at that. After this local was placed in the wrong interna­ waiting many years for the company to tional organization and the members have raise their pay to a sum that would enable been dissatisfied for some time, knowing them to live like human beings, and reduce they were not in thei"r proper place. After the number of lamps so they could finish I explained the workings of our Brother­ their day's work in a reasonable number of hood to them a vote was taken as to whether hours, they decided to organize. When the they would become affiliated with our Broth­ company heard of it the superintendent dis­ erhood or not. I am pleased to state the charged one of them because he dared to vote was unanimous to take a charter from join the International Brotherhood of Elec­ our organization. I had them fill out the trical Workers, thinking that his action regular application and forwarded it to the would cause the others to drop out. This general office. This local will add about 120 they refused to do, and decided to ask the members to our roll. company to reinstate the brother. A meet­ I found the District Council of Schenec­ ing of the trimmers was held on the evening tady in good shape and doing good work. of the 20th, when a committee was appoint­ All of the locals in that city are affiliated ed to wait on the superintendent and place with it. Its main purposes are to. thoro~tgh­ their grievance before him. Iy organize the electrical workers within its On the 21st I attended the meetings of jurisdiction, eliminate dissension whereyer the District Council of Schenectady and it arises within its fold and help each local Local No. 140. The District Council ap­ in every way possible in acordance with the pointed a committee at my request to call constitution. on General Manager Emmons of the Gen­ On the 23d I returned to Syracuse, and, eral Electric Company in regard to a fore­ with Business Agent Lowell Mereness of men of 'one of the departments discriminating Local No. 79, called on S'.tperintendent against members of Local No. 247 for acting Doen of the Syracuse Lighting Company on committees for that local. This had . and placed the grievance of the trimmers been done to such an extent that it was hard before him. He seemed greatly surprised to get members ~ serve on any committee. that the trimmers were dissatisfied; in fact, On the 22d we called on Mr. Emmons and he gave us to understand that he looked on placed our grievance before him. He as­ them as part of his family. In the next sured us that it was his orders to all fore­ breath he informed us that the men were men that they should not discriminate in not capable of holding any other position, any way against a man because he was a as they were extremely ignorant and could member of a union or served on a commit­ not make as much money elsewhere. We tee. He requested us to get the affidavits of informed him that we believed that a man the members who claimed they were treated with a finishd education was no better than unjustly by the foreman in question because one with a poor one, and that we all had they served on committees. I asked if the to live and support those depending on ltS. men making such affidavits would be pro- He informed us that they would pay the 16 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER men $2 per day, but would insist on their Loomis inform~d me that there would be working the same number of hours as they no meeting that evening, as the president do in other cities. This we agreed to at of Local No. B9 had not done anything once, for if the trimmers in Syracuse were about it. This local is in very bad shape. treated like those in seven-eighths of the At one time it had over eighty members on cities they wo'uld feel twenty years younger. its roll; now it has not twenty in good We left the conference feeling that the griev­ standing. I saw several of the non-union ance would be settled O. K. He promised men while there and they promised to at­ to give us an answer at 2 p. m. the follow­ tend a meeting in the near future and join. ing day. On the 28th I attended an open meeting At the appointed hour we were at the of Local No. 178. The meeting was not as office and were informed that we would well attended as I would have liked to see, have to see General Manager Cummins. We but I am sure the workers of that local did failed to find him at his office, so called on all they could to get the non-union men to the superintendent once more, with the same attend, and were as much disappointed as result. 1 was. On the 26th- we succeeded in meeting Mr. While in that vicinity I visited Massillon Cummins. Mr. Gaffaney and Mr. Whagge to see how matters were progressing there. of the Trades Assembly were with us. We I found that a great change 'had 'occurred placed our case before him and he assured in the situation. I attended a hastily called us that he was a friend of the wage-earner meeting of Local No. 35 on the 29th, at 6 and would place the wage question before p. m. After hearing what had happened the' board of directors, which would meet since my last visit I decided to call 011 Man­ on Oct. 5, and would do all in his power to ager Hillhouse of the Stark County Tele­ get the increase for them. He also prom­ phone Company with Brother Shorb. We ised that 110 discrimination would be made called at his office on the morning of the against any of the men in interim between 30th, but could not see him, as he was out then and the meeting of the directors. He of town and would not return for some requested' that a committee of the trimmers time. After. hearing from Mr. Hillhouse I meet him at 8 p. m. 9n the 27th. This was will be in a position to explain the change very satisfactory to us, so' the conference in affairs in Massillon. came to an end. On the evening of the 30th I addressed a While we were in conference with the rousing open meeting of Local No. 464, of general manager the s1:1perintendent had Cleveland. The hall was crowded, which called each trimmer into the office and asked showed. the results of hard work on the him if he was a member of the union. As part of the members of that local. The each one informed yes he was handed an meeting cannot help but be a benefit to No. order for his money. Judge of the sur­ 464 in every way. Past Grand President prise of the committee, who had just got Thomas Wheeler presided. such nice promises from the Honorable Mr: On the evening of Oct. 1 I attended a Cummins, when they heard of his under­ special meeting of the executive board of hand work. Local No. 38, called at my request to take On the 27th we were surprised to hear up a very important case of appeal with that the commissioner of public works of them. Syracuse was sending men to the light com­ I overlooked to report last month of my pany to take the places of the locked-out attending a regular meeting of Local No. men, some of the scabs being in the employ 28 on Aug. 18, and an open meeting of Lo­ of the city. This shows the power corpora­ cal No. 27 on the 29th, which was very suc­ tions have over politicians in some cities. cessful. Our locked-out brothers are determined to I left Cleveland for Syracuse on the 2d fight the company to a finish. to try and settle the trouble of the trim­ I left Syracuse for Akron, Ohio, where I mers with the Syracuse Lighting Company. was booked to address the non-union elec­ Yours fraternally, trical workers of that "city on the evening F. J. McNULTY, of the 28th. When I arrived there Brother Grand President. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 17

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT. Some men outside the local promised to (Annual Report.) come back later and try to organize them. From Utica I went to Johnstown, Am­ To the Members of the 1. B. E. W., Greet­ sterdam and Fonda to organize a local, ing: there being enough men to keep up a good~ I will try to make my report for the last sized local. I had to give it up as a bad year, from Nov. 27, 1903, until Sept. 1, 1904, job. The men claimed they were receiving as brief and to the point as possible. $2·50 per day for line work and could not Called to Schenectady by the grand presi­ see the good of a union. In fact, I could dent. Four locals there, having grievance not induce them to attend an open meeting. ; against the General Electrical Works. A I have since learned that several unsuccess­ conference was held with Mr. Emans, su­ ful attempts had been made to unionize perintendent, resulting in a satisfactory ad­ them. . justment of the matter. I then went to Elmira to do some organ­ From there I went to Troy, Local No. izing and met with fair success. Also 392 having grievances against the Gas and straightened out some jurisdiction trouble Electric Company. Three days later the between them and Local No. 325, of Bing­ trouble was adjusted t6 the satisfaction of hamton. I next attended a meeting of all. SJayed five days in Troy to organize Local No. 127, the attendance being fair. non-union men and met with good results. Jan. 5 I attended a meeting of Local No. 20. . Left Troy and attended a meeting of Lo­ . I went to Middletown, expecting to at­ cal N 0.140. Small attendance. The mem­ tend the meeting of Local No. IOI. Not bers had received notice from the telephone enough members being present to call the company of a 25 per cent cut per day. A meeting to order, I promised to come back c?tnmittee was appointed to see the com­ and do some organizing, as there were a pany, and after meeting the committee the number of men outside the union. On the compa~y decided to withdraw the notice of 8th I attended a meeting of Local No. 225 a cut. I visited Local No. 402; good at­ and found them in fairly good shape~ Visit­ tendance; all inside men in local. Decem­ t:d Local No. 92 Jan. 9. Good attendance. ber 9 I called to attend a meeting of Local All but one or two outside the fold. No'. 368, but there were not enough mem­ Arrived in Jamestown on the IIth, ex­ bers present to hold same. Next attended pecting to visit Local No. 106, but found a meeting of No. 20; fair attendance. Then that they had changed their time of meeting I attended a meeting of NO.3; large at­ from once a week to twice a month. Found tendance. Attended·a large mass meeting some of the members and learned that at Schenectady of all the locals in that vi­ everything was going well with them,' but cinity, held for the purpose of infusing new have not as yet learned when 'they meet. life into the union men in the various elec-' On Jan. 12 I arrived in Buffalo and was trical locals. It has since been shone to surprised to find Local No. 41 locked out have result~d in great good. by the employers, since Jan. 2. A meeting was arranged with the contractors for Jan. I then went to Herk('mere to find the 19. "Vhen we went into conference ·the .cause of Local No. 257 disbanding. I found contractors stated that they did not have that the local was organized when the town time to consider whether or not they would was being wired for telephone and light. deal with the union; also that they would When the plant was completed the mem­ not deal further with the committee until bers left for other parts, hence the demise they met the Contractors' Association of of No. 257. N ew York in N ew York city the following I then went to Rome, N. Y, to see what Friday, but before leaving stated they would the prospects for a new local were. Found meet us again Jan. 26, and would, if they. not enough work to supply enough men for desired; present an agreement for our con­ a local, most of the work bein~ done by sideration.· On the 26th the committee was Utica companies. handed an individual' agreement and told I then went to Utica and attended a meet­ the men could receive employment by sign­ ing· of Local No. 42. Fair attendance. ing same, but under no consideration would 18 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER they treat with the union, likewise stating 325. They succeeded in getting a number that they did not desire an answer from of new applicants. Stayed two days after the union. While in Buffalo I attended a the meeting to pick up a few more. Have meeting of Local No. 45. Small attendance. since learned that No. 325 is doing well, Promised to do some organizing for them having all eligible mechanics in the local. as soon as I could, but on receiving a tele­ I left Binghamton for Elmira to address gram from the grand president to come to the open meeting of Local No. 139. Big New York owing to jurisdiction trouble crowd; good success. between Locals NO.3, No. 20, No. 270 and I went to Courtland the 20th to install a No. 438 I had to leave. A meeting between new local. From there I went to Olean to said locals was arranged for Feb. 6, com­ organize and induce the non-union men to mittees from all being present. The mat­ come to the open meeting to be held by Lo­ ters were apparently satisfactorily settled. cal No. 214 on the 26th. I spent five days While in New York I decided to assist there and sawall of the electrical workers, Brother McLaughlin, business agent of Lo­ but was not successful in getting many ap­ cal No. 20, to look up non-union men. We plications. I endeavored to have the locals succeeded in getting a number of applica­ along the line of the Erie railroad form a tions. We also visited the independent cable district council, but as yet they have not de­ splicers' union to induce them to come into cided to do so. the Brotherhood, but they did not "induce," I then went to Buffalo. Visited Locals we making the mistake of not first getting No. 41 and No. 45 and took up several mat­ the applications of the superintendent and ters with them. Then went to Niagara stockholders· of the New York and New Falls to see if anything could be done to Jersey Telephone Company. While there build up Local No. 58. I received help in. I visited Local No. 368, cable splicers, they the line of organizing from members of having a small attendance. Feb. 18 I at­ other trades and. our own. At the end of tended a lively meeting of Local No. 270 ten days' work we held an open meeting, and had the pleasure of instructing forty­ but the size of the crowd that was there two new members who were initiated that would indicate efforts of ten minutes instead night on what was expected of them in the of ten days. future. I received a telegram to come to Local I left New York for Schenectady, No. . No. 140, as they were having trouble on ac­ 247 having a grievance with the General count of the central body putting the B. S. Electrical Works. Grievance settled satis­ Burney Company on the unfair list. On factorily. arriving there I, with a committee, held a Received a telegram from Buffalo on the conference with the company and ·succeeded 22d. Went to Buffalo and found agreement in arranging further meetings, which re­ entered into while in New York between sulted after a week in a settlement. May 6 Local No. 41 and contractors to be unsatis­ I visited Local No. 247. May 7 I attended factory, causing dissatisfaction among the meetings of Locals No. 267 and No. 334. members. I looked over the s·ituation and May 8 I attended a meeting of the First on account of the agreement being partially District Council. May 10 I went to Albany signed decided to send for the grand presi­ and attended a meeting of Local No. 137. dent before making a decision on the mat­ They had been wanting me to come there ter. On the arrival of the grand president for some time to help them build up. I we met the contractors, but were unable to stayed there eight days and met with great get any satisfactory changes in the agree­ success. The inside local had disbanded, ment. I decided while in Buffalo to see the cause being mainly that the contractors what I could do toward building up Locai had told the men it would be better if they No. 45. Brother James Shane being elected were not union men, they agreeing to fol­ as temporary business agent, we succeeded low the boss rather than their manhood. in inducing a few to join. The local de­ Those desiring to remain union men trans­ cided to continue with a business agent as ferred into No. 137. So with the assistance long as new members could be corraled. I of the central body Local' No. 137's future attended an open meeting held by Local No. looks bright-that is providing the mem- THE ELECTRICAL WORKER bers attend the meetings and each help to ment was reached. Also attended a meet­ do his level best. ing of Local No. 284. Good attendance. May IO I visited the B. T. C. of Troy to I went to Oswego, intending to visit Lo­ see if they were helping the inside men of cal No. 238, but there were not2enough mem­ Local No. 392. I found them willing, but bers present to hold same. I wrote letters no inside men would act as delegates from to some of the officers, but have received the local. Had not the outside men gone no answers. to the trouble to watch their interests the I then went to Auburn to attend a meet­ B. T. C. would never have known that there ing of Local No. 30:>. Found a good, live were any electrical workers in that vicinity. membership. I next attended a meeting of May 17 I was notified by the First Dis- Local No. 43, and attended with a commit­ ~ trict Council that there was a grievance tee a conference between the local and the against the G. E. Co. I went with a com" contractors. I then attended a special meet­ mittee to Mr. Emans, general manager, and ing of Local No. 79 to initiate a body of talked the matter over and arrived at a fair trimmers. Local No. 421 being in bad settlement. While there I met some mem~ shape, I went to Watertown to see if any­ bers of a local organized by the A. F. of L. thing could be done to line them up', but under a different name than shopmen. I after seeing those at their home that I failed addressed a meeting of theirs, after which to see in the daytime, and after spending they decided to join the I. B. E. W. The eight days, I succeeded in inducing but one charter arrived May 24. I then installed man to join. It was the toughest game I the officers, so that at their next meeting was ever up against. they could do business under our banner. I then went to Buffalo and stopped at a I addressed an open meeting of Local No. meeting of Local No. 41 on my way to St. 42, there being a good number of non-union Louis, Local No. 41 having a hard time re­ men present, most of them making applica­ covering from the effects of their recent tion. I then learned that Local No. 181 had , lockout. b.:en locked out since May 2. Had a con­ From St. Louis I returned and paid a ference with one of the employers, who ar­ visit to Local No. 45; then started for New ranged for a meeting, but did not succeed York, intending to do some organizing, but any better than at first. The employer was taken sick and remained in bed the rest would stand for the open shop. - Some of of the month. In August I started in to as­ the members of No. 181 received employ­ sist Brother McLaughlin, business agent of ment elsewhere and four of the members No. 20, in getting after the non-union men -started a company, which kept the rest at who promised previously to join. We suc­ work. At present they have still an unfair ceeded fairly well. The 15th I visited Local company to deal with. While helping No. No. 296, which for a small local is wide 181 I did some organizing among the out­ awake. They have all but two or three in side men and met with success. the fold. I left Utica June 6 for Syracuse and took August 16 I left New York state to work up some important matters. They were un­ on the quiet, and not report until I had fin­ ·der the impression that they were not al­ ished what I started. I will omit until fin­ lowed to take in trimmers, but after ex­ ished, but on account of the lockout in plaining the constitution to them they de­ which NO.3 is involved the grand president cided to make arrangements to get them to­ sent for me to come to New York, so I gether. I promised to come there when commence on my September report. they were ready. Arrived in N ew York Sept. 3 and met I left there for Rochester to attend the the grand president the 5th. Looked over meeting of No. 220, but found they had the field with the executive board to see changed their meeting to the afternoon in­ what could be done, but 'found, the Building stead of evening. I attended their meeting Trades Employers' Association had been later. I previously attended a meeting of making preparations for the lockout for the Local No. 86, which was having jurisdiction last eight months, being inten.t on embroil­ trouble with Local No. 44. I met with a ing the building trades in a struggle before committee of each and a satisfactory agree- the present agreements expired; also not 20 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

believing the trades would stick together, fifth formed for the same purpose, it is to thereby giving the employers hope for the be hoped its demise will be recorded with open shop, which has been a hobby with its unsuccessful predecessors. The No. 3 them since the National Employers' Asso­ men realize that this is the hardest battle ciation was formed under the protecting they have participated in and are prepared wing of Mr. Parry, but the resistance they to make the best of the situation. I have have met with from the commencement has visited Locals No. 20, No. ;368, No. 127 and no doubt surprised the employers. It is not No. 409, and visited unions other than elec­ to be wondered at that they are surprised, trical workers to deny statements appearing for they have the public press at their com­ ill the press, plasterers, carpenters, steam­ mand and the chairman of the employers' fitters' helpers, stone cutters, elevator con­ press committee, a Mr. Harding, is a past tntctors, steamfitters and granite cutters. master in the art of having misstatements, Attended the convention of the State Work­ or what in ye olden times were called lies, men's Federation at Elmira Aug. 12 to 16 .published in the public so-called unbiased and was surprised to find only three of our papers. But to date they have not made locals represented there, whereas all of them good their prophecies of breaking the back­ should be. bone of unionism in this city. In next month's report I will give a fuller Now, as to what started the fight. The detail of the trouble here in New York. unions had an arbitration agreement with Fraternally, the Employers' Association, which allowed F. J. SWEEK, strikes against those not in the association G. V. P., First District. who employed non-union men. The con­ tractor, Mr. McDonald, and the Inter­ borough Company, who were doing the. un­ derground railroad tunnel work, were not SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT. members of the Employers' Association, in­ I herewith submit the following report sisted on retaining non-union men as elec­ for the month of September: trical workers, painters; plumbers, etc. The The 1St found me· in Lewiston, Me. I union men were taken off the work. The worked among the men of all classes work­ T.ucker Electrical . Company then filed a ing for the five companies in that city and grievance against NO.3, and the evidence the city of Auburn·; also had some assist­ of both sides was heard by the grievance ance from the boys working for the North­ committee of the arbitration board, it being eastern Telephone Company, who were all decided that the unions acted within their members of the Brotherhood from various rights, and the case· was dismissed. Not­ locals. About every man was seen. person­ withstanding the decision the employers no­ ally and I held a meeting on Saturday, the tified the unions that if they did not return 3d, but' very few put in an appearance, prin­ to work at once' that on Aug. 8 the entire cipally on account of having to work over­ trades would be locked out. The unions time, and other reasons. I got a few sign­ refused to return only. under union condi­ ers that night. They all worked Sunday tions.· The employers were as good as their and I· followed them up that day, without word, and it may be said, for once in their any great success, but many promises were lives, kept their word, paid their men off made. Again on Labor Day they all worked, and the open shop officially declared. Each so I came to the conclusion to let matters of the unions locked out has a dual union rest in that place till they were not quite formed by the bosses to combat. The one so busy and had a chance to think matters formed dual to NO.3 calls itself New York over. I am sure the majority will fall in Electrical Union and has visits from Messrs. line.. As usual, there were a few ex-mem­ J. R. Strong of the Tucker Electrical Com­ bers. otherwise sore-headed scabs, at . work pany, Kiefer of the Western Electrical Com­ there. pany, and· Russell, also of an electrical com­ I left there Tuesday morning for Port­ pa.llY, to stimulate a fiendish desire on· the land. No. 399 was holding an open meet­ part of their hirelings to relegate Local No. ing, and prepared by zetting a large hall, 3 forever into oblivion. This being the which was not necessary, as very few came THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 21

to visit us. However, we had some suc­ thick they want a long time to think it over, cess in adding a few more members to the and I left them stiil thinking. I might add rolls. I must say that one man beat all I there are a few soreheads in that town who ever met. It took three hours to convince are stinking. I still have some hopes of a him where he ought to be, but we won him charter being placed there, as some of the over about 12 :30 a. m. He certainly knows wide-awake boys are strongly convinced the labor movement by heart now and ought that they should belong to the Brotherhood. to make a good worker,'which I think he On Monday I went to WaterviIJe and will. took in Oakland and Fairfield. There are By request, I was obliged to go to Boston not many in those places, but there are four and meet the executive board of Local No. power stations. I got a part of them to­ '. I03 on some very important business. I will gether on Friday night and Saturday got . say the live workers of that local are keep­ enongh to apply for a charter. ing abreast of the times and carefully guard­ On Sunday I went to Portland, Me., hav­ ing the interests of all hands. ing previously arranged to hold an open On Thursday I returned to Portland again meeting on the 27th. Got out notices and and went after the linemen in that city, hav­ addressed the same to sixty non-union men. ing a personal interview with every man I Am sorry to say that the attendance of could reach, with the express purpose in members was very small and that there view of bringing them all together in the were more of the nons than unions at the nc::o.r future. Just now there are several meeting. We succeeded in landing a few men out of town who can be seen a little and got the usual promise from others. later much better than now. I will say for On Wednesday I went to Salem, Mass., the Maine boys that if a person talks union by request, as on the 15th Locals No. ~77 to them he must be almost equal to a walk­ and No. 259 ceased' work, the employers re­ ing encyclopedia. They certainly take the fusing to sign their agreement. I must cay cake for asking questions. Invariably they that these locals by no means obeyed the want you to see the boss also and get his mandates of the constitution and had opinion. To those unfamiliar with this part stopped work he fore I received any notice of of the country I will. state the conditions the same, so that I did not arrive on the are easily to judge best by staying at home. ground until requested to come. Local No. I intend to hold open meeting on the 27th, 377, after being out five days, won a vic­ with a good crowd present. tory, all the firms in that city but one small I left Portland Saturday afternoon for contractor signing the agreement, and' one Worcester, Mass., to attend a meeting of firm in Salem and the only two firms in the N. E. District Council on Sunday. The Beverly signed for Local No. 259. . meeting was called to order at IO :30 a. m. I went to' Danvers, Mass., and. in com­ The attendance was not large; was even pany with Brother Lewis, called upon Con­ surprised to find one local absent that usu­ tractor Woodward, and after discussing the ally is on deck. Am very sorry the locals matter for some time, he promised to g:ve do not take more interest, but presume the a decision the next day. As most of the distance is so great and expenses so much men were at work, some going to Boston that they cannot send delegates. Several and other places, I went to Boston the next matters were discussed, but as all the locals day for information, but did not succeed, will receive a report from the council sec­ so I went to Lynn and could not see any retary I will not go into any details. of the officers till after 5 o'clock. I t!1en On Monday I went to Bangor, Me., with went to Salem and met Brother Lewis. 'Ve the intention of working from that point then called on Mr. Lee, a jewelry dealer eastward through other cities in this sc:!c­ and electrical contractor, and h:ld a lengthy tion. I hunted up all the men working at interview, but met with no great success. the industry in Bangor and held a meeting He would sign if the other fellows did. We on Saturday,' the 17th. Eleven showed up, next called upon Mr. Philbrick. an ex-mem­ but only four would fill out applications. I ber of Local No. 259, and he was about the did my best night and day, interviewing rawest thing I ever met--one of those kind them personally, but their craniums are so unfit for a wireman or contractor. We "hen 22 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER went to Peabody to see Mr. King but were phone company had jurisdiction over the unable to find him that day, so I went to states named, and should troubl: arise would Lynn to see Brother Hobson, bter going to be in position to make a good fight and win. Salem and getting necessary data from I explained about the Ohio Fl:deration of Brother Coker. The next day I went to Electrical Workers not holding a meeting Peabody and saw Mr. King, hut after :'"\)­ for some time, but had written Brother F. ing over the matter for some tiTJle he would J. Sullivan, secretary and treasurer of the not sign just yet. I then went to DanvlTs federation, asking him to call a meeting the and Mr. Woodward signed the agreem-ut, last of the month, and if a convention was so I proceeded to Gloucester. Mass., cl ,.! held I would advocate the affiliation of Indi­ after some hard persuasion sllcceeded in ana and Ohio and get Illinois afterward, as getting two of the three contractors in that it was out of my district. Monday was La­ town to sign, namely, Mr. Newmarch and bor Day, so I turned out with No. 10, which Mr. Howard. There are now but five sr.."\1J had all her members in line who were work­ contractors in the vicinity of both lo.:.als ing in or around the city, and the electrical who have' not signed. workers made a fine showing in the parade, I cannot give a full account of all mat­ which was the largest and best organized ter.; I desire to at this time. but everything labor has made in the home of Parrv. will be covered in the next issue of THE The next night I went to Shelbyville, WOI,AER. where Local No. 329, which had been mak­ Fraternally yours, ing a gallant fight to hold its charter, was E. T. ~IALLORY. holding an open meeting. Had a very nice Boston, Oct. 2, 1904. meeting. Also found all men working there were card men, but had not deposited' their cards. After a few remarks by myself and THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT. a general talk all around the brothers prom­ On the 1st of the month I was in Newark, ised to send for their traveling cards and N. J., and attended a meeting of No. J<)O. deposit them in No. 329. Also brothers Found them not in the best of "hape, so al'!­ who were in arrears promised to pay up. visPd them to consolidate with No. 52, who Went from Shelbyville to Muncie, where woulu be able to render them assistance (() No. 294 had not held a meeting for months. control the fixture work and the men work­ I visited all the members who were left that ing at it in Newark. I could find and the men working for the After the meeting I went over to N t'w light and telephone company and requested York to attend the executive hvard mee;:ing them to attend an open meeting. Two men of No.·3 to become familiar with conditions working for the light company would not about the lockout that is on against thel1' join nor attend the meeting; were afraid and other trades in the buil,ting line. of losing their jobs. Two men were 'work­ Left next morniug for Indianapolis, but ing for the Independent Telephone Company. stopped in Pittsburg to attend No. 5's m,~et­ One was in arrears to No. 147. I had met ing, which I misseti, as the brothers were him six months before and he promised coming' out of the hall at 9 :15 p. m., when then to pay up, but had never done so. The I arrived. Was told about th~ way every­ other man promised to join when the thing was going, so I !'Iromise:! to ret~:1'l1 brother in arrears paid up, but all I received the last of the month to try and straighten was promises.. The men working for the things out if possible. Saturday I went to C. U. Tel. Co. were strike-breakers of Indianapolis, Ind., to attend the meeting Cline's and said they would not join :my of the Indhna State Federation of Electrical union. One said if unions stopped him Workers. Had a very good mpeting. there from doing line work Mr. Cline would give being more locals represented tl,an ever be­ him a job in his office. He and two others fore. Conditions and wages ;.I! over t! Ie had worked and helped break strikes in state were discussed, and the sentiment of three different cities, so these men I did not all present, myself included. W:lC; that ,'1- want. There were about five men who used diana, Ohio and Illinois should be in one to belong, but had dropped out and were district council, as the manager of the tele- working for any old scale and would not THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

get together. I took the books and sent found that they have the best conditions in them to the general office. the 'state. but their agreement with the Citi­ I attended a meeting of No. 147 on Fri­ zens' Telephone Company has expired and day, Sept. 9, and found all brothers were the manager was out of the city and would working, wi~h good prospects of soon hav­ not be back until the end of the month. I ing all card men working for the C. U. Co. cannot tell if he will renew same or not, From Muncie I went to Grand Rapids to but hope he will. attend a meeting of the Michigan Federa­ The Michigan Federation of Labor was tion of Electrical Workers. The meeting holding its convention in Jackson and I at­ was called to order on Tuesday, the l.3th, tended the meetings Tuesday afternoon and and continued in session to the 15th. A Wednesday morning. There was a good :. great amount of business was done. Two attendance of delegates from all over the things of great importance came up. One state. quite a few electrical workers being was the licensing of electrical workers in among them, and no doubt they 'will do the state of Michigan. A bill was drawn business that will benefit the laboring men up to be put before all the locals in that in that state. state for their vote as to whether they Wednesday afternoon I left for Detroit wanted a state license and examination or and attended No. 133's meeting. There was not. The other was to try and have an act a good attendance, bat the officers were not passed by the legislature to govern the in­ there, one being out of the city at a con­ stallation and maintenance of all high­ vention, another sick and the balance work­ tension wires. The sense of this bill was to ing. I opened the meetirig and the brothers have all high-tension wires on poles by present attended to all business possible. themselves, and not to be closer than six That night I left for Cleveland to see feet to any other wires. These bills were Brother Sullivan about holding a meeting to be presented to the Michigan Fecteration of the Ohio Federation of Electrical Work­ of Labor for its indorsement and assistance ers. Arriving there, I found he was out of to have the same become a state law. the city, working on toll-line work, and I attended a meeting of No. 75 Thursday would not be in Cleveland for some time. night. There was not as good an attend­ I left Cleveland, going out into the co'un­ ance as I would like to have seen, but they try where he was working. I had a talk are doing business, as a couple of applica­ with him and he was going into Cleveland tions were read that night. on Sunday. He promised to let me know The next morning I went to Ann Arbor. about calling a meeting, as he was to hear I visited all the men in the city I could find froni some of the locals, but up to the pres­ and found everyone carrying a card. Sat­ ent time I have received no word from him. urday night I attended a meeting of No. The next morning I left for Pittburg. 17I. Had a very good meeting, and all the from which place all kinds of reports had men working at the business in that district reached me. I attended No. S's meeting who amount to anything are members. that night, board of directors Monday night, Sunday I left for Detroit, where I attend­ committee meeting Tuesday night, had a ed No. lis meeting on Monday night. hearing about a new cranemen's local on There were a good many at the meeting, Thursday night and attended No. 14's meet­ but there should have been more. I find ing toward the close, No. S's meeting on this trouble with a good many locals. Some Friday night, and Saturday night met some members never attend meetings, but are al­ of the men who were to join the new crane­ ways finding fault with the way the brothers men's local, and will have more to report who attend conduct business. Every brother on this later on. should attend all the meetings he possibly E. P. ALLMAN, G. V. P. can and assist in conducting the business Pittsburg: Pa., Oct. 2, 1904. of his local. We cannot hope to get better conditions unless every member will give all the assistance possible. FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT. Tuesday I went to Jackson, Mich., and I was in Atlanta, Ga., when my last re­ attended No. 20S'S meeting that night. I port was made out. On the 1st I went to 24 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

Montgomery, Ala., and held a regular meet­ meeting of No. 369, inside men, with fair ing. It was well attended. They have had attendance, and got several applications. some trouble there in the local for some The trouble with the inside men there is time, but are straightened out all right now, that they are negligent about their own and I think things will go better with them welfare, but I think things will take a turn in the future .. for the better. On the 2d I went to Mobile, Ala., as they From there I went to Lexington, Ky., and were having trouble with the electric light held an open meeting and smoker, which company. The men had been getting was well attended. Had several good talks straight time and the superintendent told from brothers and a very enjoyable time. them they would have to lose time in the The light company has a lot of men which future, which .they would not agree to and were asked up to the meeting. They were they were told to go and get their time, told if they came they would be discharged, which they did. I arrived there the evening and as they were getting $1.75 per ten hours of the 2d, held a special meetinQ; that night, they stayed away for fear they would lose had a committee appointed to go with me it. I was under the impression that slavery to see the general manager and we met him was over until lately, and I find some men on the 3d. He refused to do anything, but are still slaves to their ma~ters. Well, pos­ on the 4th he finally agreed to reinstate the sibly, some time they will take a tumble men and give them straight time. I was and come out on the side that cannot only there Labor Day. We had a good turnout give them freedom, but/insure them a good and marched in a heavy rain. We have a living and the respect of all good men. good local there. On the night of the 6th From there I came here. Held a meet­ we held an open meeting, which was well ing last night and found the men in very attended and much good accomplished. good shape. I leave today for Washington, On the 7th I went to Meridian, Miss. The D. C., as Grand Vice President Allman and local there has gone under, as there are I are to audit the general office books, com- only a few electrica:I workers there, and mencing the 3d. DALE SMITH, some of them are too busy to attend the G. V. P. of Fourth District. meetings. I got several of the boys to send Charleston, W. Va., Oct. I, 1904. their cards to the .general office and we will be able to hold them that way. On the 8th I went to Jackson, Miss., and held an open meeting there, with good at­ FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENT. tendance. Got one application that night. (September Report.) There are only a few there, but they are On Sept. I I was in Chicago and remained loyal members. there until Sept. 13, when I went to Batavia, I went from there to Memphis, Tenn., Ill. On the 14th and 15th I was in DeKalb, my headquarters, and found the boys in trying to place a charter. On the 16th I good shape aft~r their strike in May and ca!TIe back to Chicago, and on the 17th came June. They went back in an open shop, \lut back to Milwaukee and spent the 17th, 18th got a raise of 20 cents per day. The seide and 19th with my family. The 20th I was is now $3.20 per eight hours. One of the in Chicago again on busines·s. Went to El­ shops advertised for non-union men and gin on the 21st and spent the 21st, 22d and got them. They told me they wanted union 23d there. I found a good bunch there. men, as they were tired of the fellows they Everyone had lost interest in the local. We had. The other shops are all union and held a special meeting and I also went after things are going on all right. We had a them individually and drummed them up. good meeting, as we always do, and took On the 24th I went to St. Charles to inter­ in two candidates that night. view a bunch, and then on to Aurora, where From there I went to Louisville, Ky. As I spent the 25th, 26th and 27th. I found the I had been ordered to the general office, I trouble that had existed there had blown worked in that way. Attended the regular over, but was able to do them some good. meeting of No. 112. the outside men, 'and We made arrangements to form a state con­ found them in good shape. I gave an open ference there during the convening of the , -

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State Fed.eration of Labor, which holds where I remained for a few days, and then from Oct. I I to 14. While here I learned of went to St. Louis, where I met Grand Presi­ the conditions at Mendota and went there dent McNulty. I stayed in St. Louis until on the 27th. Have made arrangements for Feb. 9. While here we adjusted several the placing of a charter at that place. I difIlculties existing between locals in that came back to Chicago on the 28th 'and then territory, including the jurisdiction of work went to Milwaukee, where I am at the pres­ for the World's Fair. ent time. On the 9th of February I went to St. Regarding the conditions in Chicago, Lo­ Charles, Mo., to place a charter there if cal No. 282 has had a very hard time of it, possible. Found that there were not enough as they, in conjunction with the other me­ men there to secllre one. Went from there chanical trades involved in the stock yards to Moberly, Mo., and visited Local No. 420. trouble, were betrayed by the butcher work­ Got among the boys and gave them what men and left to shift for themselves. No. advice I could and went on to Sedalia, Mo., 282 pulled out ISS men, and at present has and visited the boys of No. 266. From only twelve men back at work. there I went to Kansas City, Mo., and vis­ A circular letter has been sent out by this ited Locals No. 18 and No. 356. Went then local, and I wish to say that the members to Leavenworth, Kan. Found the bunch of this local are certainly deserving of all there all card men, temporarily employed. they get. Mr. Donnelly, the self-styled Next visited Local No. 19, Atchison, Kan., "czar" of the packing trades, acted a traitor and then went to St. Joe, Mo. From there right, he even appearing before the· other I went to Topeka, Kan., and visited Local locals in Chicago soliciting and receiving No. 225. Next went to Lawrence, Kan., financial aid, none of which went to our and organized Local No. 361. Then went own boys of No. 282, who did not even to St. Joe, Mo., again and did some work have access to the commissaries. for No. 40 and No. 416. Was in St. Joe Conditions in the rest of the territory I until March 3; then went home to Omaha, have visited are fairly good and the pros:" where I remained for a week. In the mean­ pects are brighter than for some time past. time I did some work in Nebraska. Was The boys in the north end of the Fifth Dis­ then called to Davenport, Iowa, and spent trict are haying some trouble, and I would two weeks in the tri-cities (Davenport, Rock advise telephone men to stay away from J sland and Moline), adj usting their troubles there. Good card job going on at Spring­ and trying to get them in shape. field, Ill. I am sorry to see that we voted March 25 J went to Minneapolis, where not to affiliate with the Structural Trades, I remained until April 13, At this time the Alliance, as we are at present the only basic North Central Interstate Conference held a trade not in, and I believe that we should session, at which time a scale, etc., was get in on the ground. floor. I intend to visit adopted and duly presented., I also at this the national convention of carpenters, now time looked after matters pertaining to Lo- in session here, and get data on this organ­ cals No. 292, No. 23 and No. 24. On the ization. 13th I went to Des Moines, Iowa, and made Fraternally, F. L. WETTERS, that place my headquarters for most of the Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 30, 1904· following four weeks, owing to the big lock- out of allied trades there. In the mea;-i- time from May 9 until May 16 I was in at­ FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENT. tendance at the Iowa State Federation of ./ (Annual Report.) Labor at MarshiJ.iltown, iowa. Ai: this time V Dec. I I entered upon my duties, and as and place we also formed the lowa­ per orders went to Chicago to look into and Nebraska Conference of Electrical Work- adj ust some matters that were causing trou­ ers, delegates being there from most of the ble. While there the great strike of the locals in that district. Chicago City Railway gave me other things On June IS I wept to Minneapoiis to ad­ to look after and my time was almost en­ just the trouble there relative to the scale, tirely taken up with these matters until Jan. etc. On the 23d I went 'to Madison, Wis., 7, at which, time I returned to my home, where trouble was 011. bstacles. have settled our trouble with the Florida Electric Company. They finally agreed to settle with No. 100. We desire to thank one THE" KNOCKER." and all for the assistance rendered us. Of We have been asked to· give the defini­ one thing we are sure, Local No. 100 will tion of "knocker," and after looking up the keep her side of the agreement. A few word we have found what we believe to be good men can get work here, but our mini­ the only true definition. It was published mum scale is $2.50 for eighi hours' work 'in the American Musician, and written by alld·· the· minimum is generally understood one who is onto the ways of these people: to mean maximum by the contractors. The "knocker" is the hyena of mankind. There is room here for several good men Like a thief in the night he goes about on outside construction for the Southern seeking to whom he can do injury without Bell Company. Prospects look good. No making himself known as the informer. He sickness. has the mischief of the fox, is as subtle as Brother A. Kent of Kansas City was here a snake and despised as a plague. He is with the Postal. Brother Tom Baker is worse than a Judas, more to be shunned back with the Bell company. A. J. White than a traitor, and hated as the most ac­ of Tampa has just got in and is working. cursed enemy in human form. He often Bciys,-bring the green with you and you are is given a position in the association to welcome. which he belongs, often at _a questionable E. ]. McDONNELL, F. S. election, but as soon as· he is installed he Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 30, 1904· assumes authority not within the province of the constitution' and by-laws, and perse­ cutes his rivals and more manly constitu­ LOCAL UNION No. 112. ents, in every conceivable manner, so un­ It being some time since Local No. II2 j u·stly and sneakingly as to show clearly his has had a letter in THE WORKER, and con­ cowardly heart and disgruntled character. vention tim!'! drawing nearer all the time, For followers the "knocker" generally has I will tory and let you know what has hap­ a gang of "squealers and dolittles," and pened. The first thing, we lost one of our waits for a chance to present itself to "do" worthy brothers on Sept. II, H. E. Rood, some one who by honest works and acts IS better known as "Frenchy." He died of a gaining the good will of his constituents. complication of diseases. He has been fail- THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

ing for over a year and has been unable to from a fund for that purpose, collectively do any work whatever. and not individually, to carry the weight H. M. Rowlett, our recording secretary, or lift the burden of oppression at once in­ fell from· the top of a trolley work car, frac­ stead of ictting them face starvation; a& thc turing his left leg at the ankle. He is in circular letters appealing for assistance say a serious condition. They were working they are. If our constitution is wrong, why at night, and while taking off a clamp it wait two years to make it right when a ref­ let go, knocking him off on a bridge. erendum would immediately settle the mat­ The next was our Labor Day parade. We ter. Again, if retrenchment is needed in had over 100 in line. The Home Telephone our clerical departments let us retrench and Company kindly let us have their wagons. mayhap the amoullt will assist a needy lo­ We had two floats in line, one with oper­ cal. Again, if headquarters will not t.ike ating table, with a pretty young operator; the responsibility of giving funds to a nef'dy also two poles, cable and wire from pole local or member let us ragS a law t!I:,t will to pole. The Home Telephone is a card make it unconstitutional ·to beg from otb·rs. job; you cannot light unless you have the 1)e they frienrls or strangers. green goods. We thank the Home company Brothl!rs, 1 have no doubt most of you for the use of their wagons on Labor Day, will see the drift of my text, bnt in case and hope in the future that we will be able some should not I would be brief to say to furnish them with good mechanics. the Lord helps those who help themselves; Notice to Secretaries: Please notify me so let us as a Brotherhood provide. not of cards that have been deposited. I have what is usually called a strike fun, but an issued over twenty in the past two months emergency fund, and all be made to pay, and received no reply. pay, pay. I remain fraternally, Yonrs fraternally, F. H. WF.AVF.R, F. S. EDWARD C. KNIGH'l'. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 24, 1904.

LOCAL UNION No. 256. ASSISTANCE FUND. Not a week goes by but locals are asked We are still doing business in the same for assistance to. labor unions, both of our old place, but would not advise any brother Brotherhood and others, in times of ad­ to come this way at present, as there is versity and trouble. Now, in order that not much doing in the way of line work. as we should practice a better part of what the Home Tel. Co. has been laying off some we preach I think we should at headquar­ men and the Southern Bell Tel. Co. is about ters have a fund set aside for that purpose, to go out of business since the strike in May which should be distributed at so much per and J une. We are going to present the~ membership of the local in trouble. It another agreement the 1st of October, as should not be sufficient to maintain anyone they have two scabs still working here yet in idleness, but the wherewithal to tide them whom they promised to remove in thirty over. I understand we, as an organization, days, so the future does nct look yery receive no assistance from our treasury, but bright for fixers, but if you stop off here give some one a good job (one in which it you can bet you won't go hungry if you will n6t be necessary for him to strike for have got the green goods, and if you ain't more pay at l\!ast) instead. Now, brothers, don't stop, for it takes the green goods I think if anyone with a grain of common with the boys here. sense would only stop to think of the vast We were in line Labor Day and had a amount of work that many members have nice turnout, all of the brothers being pres­ individually done for the I. B. E. W. all the ent. money in the treasury at present, and for Also our meetings are attended regularly many years to come, could not repay them since we got our by-laws out. With that for services rendered. Brothers. my conten­ $3 fine in them, just try them, brother; that tion is that we who are banded together wi\l hrin!{ t}1em around all O. K. if you for a common good should give assistance just enforce it.

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Brother Dale Smith has notified us that struction Company has landed all work on he will be with us Sept. 30, so we are pre­ the Lewis & Clarke Fair buildings and it paring for an open meeting and that vote, looks as if they were going to discriminate hoping it will be a success, as it will be his against union men. first visit to Local No. 256. I think we can handle all the members If this comes to the eye of Robt. Chan­ we have now and will get some more soon, ning or R. A. Smith of Tiffin, Ohio, please but would not advise any brother to come drop me a line, as I would like to hear from here without a round-trip ticket, because you. she is a hard town to get out of. So I will ring off. With best wishes to Don't think, brothers, that we want to the Brotherhood, I beg to remain, gobble all the work, because we do not, and Yours fraternally, there is a bunch of Greeks here that will FRANK FISHER,. work for almost nothing, and so we don't Home Tel. Co. stand much show to land any good card Charleston, W. Va. men. Trusting all locals have as bright a future LOCAL UNION No. 32. as No. 317, I am As I have been elected press secretary Yours fraternally, and the local passed a fine of $1 on me if F. L. CROCKERELL, I did not have a letter in the next issue of Financial Secretary. THIt WORKER, I will try and write a few, Portland, Ore. lines to let you all know what is doing around here. FROM BROTHER KENNEDY. There is not much use for any brother to come this way, for there is not much do­ To the Officers and Members of the Broth­ ing with any of the companies. The United erhood. States Telephone Company has had a gang Brothers :-During the many years I have in here for quite a while, but they are most worked in the trade I found it a most diffi­ done, and by the time this reaches you all cult proposition to get my hands cleansed, they will be finished. There is a traction and when I had put in a day exercising (?) job between here and Fort Wayne, but it is my muscles on iron pipe and "daubing" the no good. The superintendent has n"o use ends with P. B. asphalt, white lead, etc., I for a card man. I have heard he said tltat always used a lot of overtime-for which I a card man gave him the worst of it on one could not (always) "turn in"-in trying to job, but that is no reason why he should get my hands cleaned. If the boss was a turn every card man down. good fellow he had some oil there, and I Well, brothers, as this is my first letter I borrowed (?) a little to clean them. Don't will not make you all weary with reading, you? Now, if you could get a hand soap so I will close, hoping to see more letters that would clean them, and without using in the next WORKER than there have been in oil (for oil ain't as good for the hands as the past. it is for a "bum" doe, is it?), and made by Fraternally yours, one of your members, who through a phys­ L. ROEBUCK, Press Secretary. ical disability (not age, I swear) can't Lima, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1904. "throw in" as much in a day as the average young "pipe slasher," hence is not wanted by the bosses, would you buy it? If so, LOCAL UNION No. 317. send me 25 cents and I will mail you a trial Just a word or two to let you all know box, and know after that trial you will not that Local No. 317 is at last doing business use the boss' oil and then a non-union soap and is going to round up some of the boys to clean that off and make a lot of overtime and try and make this union what it should you can't "turn in," when you can get your be. Of course, we are young yet, and have hands cleaned quickly, thoroughly and bet­ grent hopes of making a good showing. ter- with any old water, so it's wet-by \¥ould like to state for the benefit of using "Kennedy's Union-made Hand Soap." traveling brothers that the Burrell Con- Won't some of the brothers that read this ;32 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

bring the matter before the local and for­ care of, so brothers are requested to stay ward me the money of any of the brothers away. who will try a box and help Kennedy to Thanking you in advance, I am build up a union soap factory? The factory Fraternally yours, at present is in the kitchen, and that is too M. U. SMITH, F. S., small for me, the "hen" and the "chickens." Local No. 109, Address W. E. Kennedy (formerly general Tampa, Fla., Sept. 23, 1904. organizer), 1252 New Jersey avenue north­ west, \Nashington, D. C. FROM" OLD CRIP." Work seems to be rather slack in this QUERRIES. portion of the state, yet all of, our members are at work. Several ideas ocurred to me 1\1 answer Wages generally are getting better 1\1 to Denver's article in last month's WORKER. nearly every city in the state. "Counting the Cost." Prospects are good for a good deal of If the sole benefit derived from our paid interurban construction in nortl;1 Texas dur­ vice presidents was the number of new ing the next .several months. members they brought into the Brotherhood Most all Texas locals are growing. then the above mentioned article might hold Success to the Brotherhood. good, but how about having an executive RORERT G. WRIGHT, officer directly over each district to see to Member Local No. 156. the enforcement of laws in our constitution? Denton, Tex., Sept. 28, J.904. ' What is our strike record compared to one year ago? As a consequence, what is the financial condition of our grand treasury LOCAL UNION No. 410. and most local treasuries? What of the in­ No. 410 wishes to be in the van with our creased tightn~ss o'f our organization as best wishes to all. the result of being abie to call" in a man to Weare quite young, have a mem~ership advise us on important steps and to get a of thirty-five, and growing every meeting man WllO devotes, seven days (and you night. might say nights) a week to the labor ques­ \Ve did not make much of a showing La­ tion? Is not his counsel better than any bor Day, but hope that by the time it ar­ one of ours who devotes ,but one night a rives again we will be strong enough to week to the same subject? . m~ke a grand demonstration. I say do ~ot cry misfit with only one arm We wish to warn other locals of a l,l1an in the coat. Give the plail a chance to make by the name of Smith, who has a card from a showing before we say quit. Compare NO.,392, of Troy, N. Y. He came to our the last six months' grand ,treasury receip~s city destitute,' was helpell financially and a with a' like period one year ago. position secured' for hi~ by our presideQt, Respectfully submitted, G. McDonald, and for the kindnes!; shown him he stole the president's complete outfit B. B. FLACK, P. S. --climbers, cornea longs, etc. Look out for Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 9, 1904. him. R. H. LARROBEE, Press Secretary. Fitchburg, Mass. LOCAL UNION No; 108.

Please give the following article space 1\1 FINES IMPOSED. THE, \"IORKER : \Ve understand the impres,sion spread No. 136, 1. B. E. W., of Birmingham, about is that there will be an abundance of Ala., notifies all locals that there are fines work in Tampa fqr the South Florida Fair, of $25 each held against Jim Dacas and H. to be held in November. A large majority A. Cary for scabbing. of the members of No. 108 are and have Fraternally, R. S. HOKE, been idle for some time and must be taken Recording Secretary, I. B. E. W. No. 136. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 33 UNCLE SAM'S TWO GREATEST WARSHIPS.

HE following is a description of the All the 7-inch guns will be so arrangeci T designs of the C ollstitlltion and that their muzzles train inside the line of Louisialla, the largest and most pow­ the side armor, thus leaving a clear and 1111- ·edul battle ships yet laid down for the navy: o~structed side when it is desired to go The Luu isialla has just been launched at alongside a pier or vessel. Newport News, Va., and the launching of· Arrangements will be made whereby the the Con1lecticut will soon follow. 3-inch guns on the main deck can be quickly General dimensions and features of the' and conveniently dismounted, housed and yesscl are as follows: Length of load W·l­ secured. ,ter line, 450 feet; breadth, extreme, at load ARMOR AND SIMILAR PROTECTION.-The water line, 7610-12 feet; displacement .)11 hull is protected at the water line by a com­ trial, not more than 16,000 tons; mean draft plete belt of armor 9 feet 3 inches wicie, hav­ to bottom of keel at trial displacement, 24!4 ing a maximum thickness of II inches for feet; gross draft, full load, abollt 26}~ feet; about 200 feet amidships. Forward and aft total bunker capacity, coal, about, 2,000 ton;;; of this the 'maximum thickness is 9 inches coal carried on trial, goo tons; feed watt:r within the limits of magazines, from which carried on trial, 66· tons; trial speed at sea points the thickness is gradually decreased for four hours, 18 knots. to 4 inches at the stem and stern. The hull is of steel throughout and fitted The lower casemate armor extends to with docking and bilge keels. the limits of the magazine spaces and reaches from the top of the water-line belt ARMAMENT.-Main battery: Four I2-inch to the lower edge of the 7-inch gun ports breech-loading rifles; eight 8-inch breech­ on the main deck, and is 6 inches in thick­ loading riHes; twelve 7-inch breech-loading ness, the athwartship bulkheads at the ends rifles. of this casemate also being 6 inches thick. Secondary battery: Twenty 3-inch, 14- The casemate armor around the 7-inch pounder, rapid-fire guns; twelve J-pounder guns on the gun deck is 7 inches thick, and SC111i-automatic guns; six I-pounder auto­ the splinter bulkheads are from I~ to 2 matic guns; two I-pounder semi-automatic inches thick. The protection of 3-inch guns gllns; two J-inch field pieces; two machine is nickel steel 2 inches thick. gUllS, caliber .30; six automatic guns, cali­ The upper casemate athwartship armor ber .30. extending from the shell plating to the I:l­ The battery will be mounted as follows: inch barbettes is 7 inches thick throughout. . The 12-inch guns in pairs in two ele<:­ The 12-inch barbettes extend from the trically controlled, balanced, elliptical turrets protective deck to about 4 feet above the on the center line, one forward and one aft, main deck, and consist of 10 inches of armor each with an arc of fire of about 270 degrees. in front and 7~ inches in the rear above The 8-inch guns in pairs in four electrical­ the gun deck. Between the gun deck anri ly controlled, balanced, elliptical turrets, two protective deck there is a uniform thicknes'i 011 each beam, at each end of the superstruc­ of 6 inches. The barbettes have no special ture. framing, the connection of the armor to the The 7-inch guns in broadside on pedest::ll decks being sufficient. mounts on the gun deck behind 7-inch armor, each gun being isolated by splinter The 12-inch turrets have a front plate 12 inches thick, rear plates 8 inches thick, and bulkheads of nickel steel from I~ to 2 inches thick; forward and after guns ar­ top plates 2~ inches thick. rallged to fire right ahead and right astern, The 8-inch barbettes are 6 inches thick rcspccti,·ely; other 7-inch guns to have the in front and 4 inches thick in rear, with the usual broadside train. upper tube 3~ inche~ thick and the lower The guns of the secondary battery in com­ tube 3 inches thick. manding positions, having a large arc of un· The 8-inch turret front plate is 6~ -ohstructed fire, and protected wherever inches thick, the rear plate 6 inches, and the :practicable. top plates 2 inches thick. 34 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

The conning tower and shield are each tric motor and will be arranged to deliver 9 inches thick, and the signal tower 6 inches seven pieces per hoist per minute. thick. An armor tube 36 inches in diameter The number of hoists will be as follow,,: extends from the base of the conning tower Twelve for 7-inch, fourteen for 3-inch, 3- to the protective deck, and is 6 inches thick pounder and I-pounder combined. and sufli­ throughout. ' cient whip hoists to the tops. To supply Teak backing of a minimum thickness of the 7-inch hoists, four horizontal ammuni­ 3 inches is fitted behind the side, athwart­ tion conveyors, operated by electric moton:, ship, and 12-inch turret armor; 2 inches of will be fitted in ammunition passages for backing is fitted behind the 8-inch turret the transfer of ammunition from the han­ armor; other armor fitted without backing. dling rooms to the base of the hoists. PROTECTIVE DECK.-There is a complete protective deck extending from stem to The turret guns have regular turret am­ stern, the deck being flat amidships, but munition hoists, operated by electric power. sloped at the sides throughout, and sloped these hoists leading directly from the han­ at each end. It is built up of 2o-pound plat­ dling rooms or the ammunition passages to ing throughout, with nickel steel of' '10 the turrets. pounds on the flat and of 100 pounds on the For transporting 12~inch, 8-inch and 7- slopes. inch ammunition, trolleys and tracks will The following nickel steel protection is be fitted in handling rooms, passages and also fitted: shell rooms. Hatch c<;>vers and gratings in the pro­ PROPELLING MACHINERY.-The engines will tective deck; splinter bulkheads on gun be of the vertical, twin-screw, four-cylinder, deck; sponsons and wing plates for two triple-expansion type, c; ~ combined L. H. forward 3-inch guns on gun deck; bullet P. of 16,500. The steam pressure will he shields between wing plates for 7-inch guns; 250 pounds. The stroke will be 4 feet. The side protection and wing plates for 3-inch ratio of high-pressure to low-pressure cylin­ guns on main deck; turret shelf plates; der will be at least I to 7, and the diameters conning tower base plates; 7-inch gun port will be sufficient for the required 1. H;. P. sill plates; 80-pound protection on ammuni­ at about 120 revolutions per minute. Each tion hoist trunks not otherwise protected engine will be located in a separate water­ by armor, and 8o-pound protection on coal­ tight compartment. ing trunks on slope of protective deck to There will be twelve boilers of the Bab­ the height of berth deck amidships. cock and Wilcox type, placed in six wate:-­ Cofferdams about 30 inches thick and ex­ tight compartments. They will have at tending from protective to berth deck level least 1,100 square feet of grate and 46,750 will be worked from end to end of the ves­ square feet of heating surface, an~ must be sel, these cofferdams being extended above able to furnish steam for the main engines the berth deck, forward and abaft the trans­ and all the necessary auxiliary machinery verse armor, to a height of about 36 inches. and other steam machinery throughout the The cofferdams' are packed with cellulose. ship with an average air pressure in the ash AMMUNITION.-The magazines and shell pits of not more than one inch of water. rooms are so arranged that about one-half There will be three funnels, each 100 feet the total supply of ammunition will be car­ high above the base line. ried at each end of the ship. The following auxiliary steam machinery Magazine bulkheads adjacent to heated of approved make and design. in addition compartments, such as fire rooms, engine to that pertai-Jing to the main engines and rooms and dynamo rooms, are arranged dependencies, is to be supplied: Steering with air spaces. engine; windlass engine; ash hoist engine The ammunition for 7-inch and smaller for each fire room; forced draft blowers; guns will be conveyed by hoists directly ice plant with a cooling effect of three tons from the ammunition rooms or ammunition of ice per twenty-four hours; evaporating passages to the deck on which it is required, plant, to consist of not less than four units, or as near that as possible. These hoists having a total capacity of 16,500 gallons of will be driven at cpnstant speed by an elec- fresh water per day; a distilling apparatus

THE ELECTRICAL WORKER capable of condensing at least 10,000 gallolls the navy type and two of the stockless type. of water per day. The following boats will be carried, ade­ The vessel to be heated by steam through­ quate provision being made for their con­ out. venient stowage and handlinll, two electri­ The weight of all machinery and tools, cally operated boat cranes, eight pairs of stores and spare parts will be about 1,500 boat davits, adjustable boat chocks and a!l tons. necessary fittings being provided for this The vessel will be lighted throughout bv purpose. One 'io-foot steam cutter, two 36- electricity. The electric plant will consi;t foot steam cutters, one 36-foot steam launch ?f eight loo-kilowatt steam-driven generat­ three 33-foot launches, five 30-foot cutters: I11g sets, all to be of 125 volts pressure :It two 30-foot whaleboats, one 30-foot gig the terminals, disposed in two separate and whaleboat, one 30-foot barge, two 20·foot independent dynamo rooms. dinge%, one 16-foot dingey, one 14-foot din­ gey and two life rafts. There will be fitted all the usual means of "Interior communication, such as telephone'), The vessel is designed as a flagship, and voice pipes, call bells, buzzers, gongs anel the arrangement of quarters providing am­ annunciators, engine and steering tele­ ple accommodations for the following com­ graphs, revolution and rudder indicators, plement: A flag officer, a chief of staff. ;heeling indicators, automatic fire alarm nineteen wardroom officers, ten junior offi­ warning signals, alarm signals. etc. ' <:ers, ten warrant officers, and not less than 761 men, including 60 marines. The total weight of the equipment outfit complete, will not exceed 355.28 tons. There is a lower bridge both forward and aft, and a flying bridge forward, according With the exception of the auxiliarie.5 to the latest practice. On the flying bridge above mentioned to be operated by stearn, is fitted a screen of bronze for the prote;:­ all power on board of the vessel will be ti~n of the men at the wheel, and there is electric, as, for instance, boat cranes, de.:k also a bronze chart house forward. winches, turret-turning motors, ventilation blower moters, etc. There' are steel masts forward and aft, the foremast having an upper and lowtr All main compartments of the ship b,elow top, the mainmast a lower top only. Masts the gun deck, except the coal bunkers, are are arranged for wireless telegraphy. There to be provided with forced ventilation, there :is one signal yard on each mast, also a being no less than thirty-three blowers, with searchlight platform forward and aft, with a combined capacity Qf not less than 104,000 a crow's nest on the foremast. cubic feet per minute. Special attention has been given to spaces subject to habituallv A summary of the weights to be carried high temperatures, such as engine room~, on trial is as follows: Guns, mounts, mag­ fire rooms and dynamo rooms. The ven-" azine equipments, etc., 944.94 tons; ammuni­ tilation system will be dcsigned to cut the tion, two-thirds full supply, 393.97 tOllS; minimum number of water-tight bulkheads. steam engineering, complete, with water in All blowers, except forced draft blowers, boilers, condensers, piping, etc., and stores, are to be electrically operated. etc., not to exceed 1,500 tons; reserve fresh water for steaming purposes, 66 tons; coal. , The coal bunkers are arranged with sat­ normal supply, 900 tons; boats and outfits, isfactory referen'ce to the rapid and efficient 51.27 tons; masts and spars, 30.98 tons; supply of coal to the fire rooms and have a ,equipment, complete, including anchors, maximum capacity of about 2,200 tons. chains, electric plant, etc., and two-thirds There are to be provided for coaling not equipment stores, 355,28 tons; miscel­ less than six winches, twelve booms, and all laneous stores and water, two-thirds full necessary fixed chutes, scuttles, hatches and supply, 81.32 tons; provisions, clothing and other openings. small stores, two-thirds full supply, 146,84 There are two bill boards and four hawse tons; officers, crew and effects, 103.32 tons; pipes: each hawse pipe is so designed th:1t total protection, including armor, armor stockless anchors may be stowed in them. backing, armor bolts, cellulose and splinter 'I'here will be four heavy anchors, two of bulkheads, 3,992 tons. THE ELECTRICAL WORKFR 37 LABOR IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA. By ION.

HE mainspring of all the forces that act (Statue of Laborers, 23 Ed. III, c. I.) have broken the shackles fr()m the was to fix wages by requiring all laborers, T arms' of labor in the United States etc., to accept the same rem!1lleration as and elsewhere is the trades ul11on. Carlylc had been customary before the plague. Any says: "This they call organization of labor lord of the manor paying more was to be is. the universal vital problem of the work!. mulcted in treble damages; food was to be It is the whole future for all who in the sold at reasonable prices; and alms were future pretcnd to govern men." forbidden to able-bodied lahorers. The The "pretention" to govern men began statute, however, seems to have been dis­ when government began; and then began regarded; and two years later we find the the oppression of men. Government was master shearmen of London complaining mstituted for man's welfare, but how often to the city authorities that they could not has its power been turned against the poor get men at the same' wages as formerly, to the betterment of the "classes ?" Today and that the workmen also refused to work man's (the workingman's) condition is so unless they were paid by the piece. There far superior to that of comparatively few had, indeed, already been something of the years ago that we wonder why he did not nature of a 'strike,' and it was therefore long ago rise in his might-and right-and ordered that any further disputes should throw off the yoke that made him a· slave be settled by the warden of the trade. If instead of a freeman, equal before the law the workman did not submit he was to be and in the social order of things. How punished by the mayor and aldermen." slowly has been his rise out of the "depths," Several acts were passed regarding but how surely has his strength in organ­ wages, particularly to prevent "excessive" ization established his feet on firm ground. wages (think of the one penny per day!), Without accllsing the United States gov­ but in a number of cases these were disre­ ernment of being an oppressor of labor garded by the workmen, who refused to (though there are many things that the work unless certain amounts per day were government could do for the workingman), paid. let us go back into history and see about Things got better and better for the Eng­ man's condition and the beginning of pro­ lish workman until about the middle of the tected labor. fourteenth century, when the law came The trades union started in England, and down with its despotism and enjoined a the first strike took place there, though the certain class of workers; even declaring strike occurred before the union came. they should not eat or drink "excessively," After the scourge of the Black Death, in or wear any cloth except "blanket and rus­ 1348, when thollsands died, the scarcity of set wool of twelvepence~" Domestic serv­ workmen caused the price of labor to rise ants were declared to be entitled to only enormously. I t is said: "The clergy even one meal a day of flesh and fish; the others raised their fees for masses and prayers. to be of "milk, butter, cheese and other Merchants and tradesmen took ad­ such victuals." vantage of the small supply of wares to How hard the king and his "better raise their prices, and in like manner the classes" tried to keep the wealth producer workmen endeavored to profit by the dearth down! When labor organization was first of labor, refusing to work except at enor­ formed-guild crafts, in the fourteenth cen­ mous prices." "Enormous prices!" Farm tury-there was prosperity for the laborer; laborers were getting one penny a day and but this did not last, for. the state fought food-though it may be said that one pen­ the workingman, making labor organization ny would buy two fowls or the fifth part of an offense punishable with imprisonment, a sheep. And the laborer was considered and sought to keep him poor. well off! We are told in William Trant's "Trade To quote further: "The wealthy class Unions," London, 1884, from which I have objected to all this and the purpose of the here quoted, that "an act was passed in THE ELECTRICAL WORKER the reign of Edward VI which shows pret­ lishing the ten-hour work day on all gov­ ty plainly what was thought in those days ernment works. The shorter work day. of the 'working classes.' If a man refused however, still remained to be won in all to work at statute prices he was branded private establishments. In New York the with the letter V (vagabond) and reduced shipwrights periodicaIly went on strike for to slavery for two years. If he attempteo that purpose and eventuaIly the desired to escape fron:I that condition he was brand­ boon was obtained." ed with S and became a slave for life; and After, this unions begal1 to spring up in if he objected to that state he was hanged." all the manufacturing centers; then came As late as 1548 we find this English law combinations of unions; later the Knights in force: "Artificers, handicraftsmen anel of Labor and then the American Federa­ laborers have made confederacies and tion of Labor, which had its first session promises and have sworn mutual oaths, not on November IS, 1881, and which has done only that they should not meddle with one so much for organized labor. another's work, and perform and finish From smaIl beginnings and through what another hath begun, but also to con­ many difficulties organized labor has ar­ stitute and appoint how much they shall do rived at a membership of 2,800,000 in affili­ in a day and what hours and times they ated and unaffiliated unions. shall work, contrary to the laws and stat­ utes of this realm and to the great impover­ One of the most progressive interests in ishment of his majesty's subjects." Any the world is that which has to do with one convicted for the third time of having electrical workers-the people who go hand joined such a combination had his ear cut in hand with the most wonderful scientific off and was otherwise punished. developments of the age. Electricity is For hundreds of years there was a con­ becoming more and more the handmaid of dition of slavery in England, and when industry, and is continuaIly increasing its men worked for themselves wages were· tribute to the wealth of nations. An evi­ fixed for them and even what they should dence of its progress may be found in the eat and wear was decreed by law. And fact that in 1890 the census report included after the discovery of the New World with electricians, civil, mechanical and min­ slaves were sent from England to its ing engineers and surveyors and gave the shores, continuing in the Colonies the serf­ whole number of these as 43,239, while the dom of the mother country. As the years twelfth census gives the number of elec­ went on negro slaves were brought into tricians alone as 50,782. The figures are the Colonies, having a degrading influence for the United States. on poor white labor; and not until after The latest information concerning elec­ the great Revolutionary struggle for inde­ trical workers gives the number of wage pendence did the workingman realize the earners at power stations alone as being necessity for organization of labor forces 23,330. who get $14,g83,II2 in wages an­ for mutual protection. To quote from the nuaIly. These men assisted largely in earn­ interesting catalogue of the American Fed­ ing the $85,700,60~ which was the gross in­ eration of Labor's exhibit at St. Louis: come of the companies for which they "The earliest known trade union composed worked, yet their share of that income was of journeymen was the New York Society less than one-sixth of the amount received. of Journeymen Shipwrights, legally incor­ But had it not been for organized labor porated April 30, 1803. Unions of tailors their share would have been much less. and carpenters were also organized in the As later in America, the English labor same city in 1806. A union of hatters was movements progressed in spite of all op­ formed in 1819, and other unions gradually position; men began to fully realize the sprang into existence, until at length or­ force of numbers and the power of com­ ganized labor gained sufficient strength to bined persistence; the yoke was finally make an agitation for a ten-hour work day. thrown off and man became a human being As the result of that agitation the president instead of a driven animal. But through of the United States (Martin Van Buren) what tribulation, sorrow and suffering was issued a proclamation, April 10, 1840, estab·· his victory won! THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 39

Yet he is still fighting today, and even of some other good fellow 'who has spent on the free (?) shores of the United States. what didn't belong to him, it is the good Here the wealth that he himself has cre­ fellow of the moment who comes along ated is arrayed in combination against him. and buys the tickets with the money that .If he asks a little more wages than former­ he owes for honest debts. ly given him the advance is given grudging­ "Many a man, trying to be a good fellow, ly, or not at all; if he insists the business has disgraced himse~f, made his family mis­ enterprise is shut down; if he makes a erable and missed a chance to be a self­ demonstration of his power the state or respecting man. The Evening Journal the general government (both of which are ought to show up the good fellow at least dependent on him) comes forth with the once a month." . machinery of war (which labor has paid , for) and armed force rules. The patriotic Once a month would be too often, and it American does no£ want war-but he does is not a pleasant task, although it is a duty, want justice! to criticise the men, weak and good-natured, "United we stand, divided we fall," is who fail through a .foolish, feeble desire to certainly true concerning workingmen. And be liked. the "standing" means, among other things, If you see a woman moving from her fair hours and higher wages, permanent comfortable, small home into a cheap board­ employment, moral improvement-in fact, ing house or fiat, and if you hear her say getting one's rights in a more effective softly, "Poor John, he could never say no," manner than could otherwise be obtained. you may be sure that "poor John," her hus­ Unions improve all conditions. of labor; band, is a decided good fellow. they tend toward the prevention of woman If you find a man with a large crowd of and child labor; they stand for conciliation admiring acquaintances-especially in bar­ and arbitration and oppose compulsory ar­ rooms and at the race track-a man who bitration, as the latter is the opposite of . ultimately robs his own brother or some one freedom, order and progress. else who has h~usted him-you may be sure "Go set your heart on winged wealth, that that man was a very good fellow. And unto honor's castles aspire; The good fellow sermon is preached in But give me freedom and my health condensed form in the old proverb: "Chari­ And that's the sum of my desire." ty begins at home." . But the charity and the kindness that he­ -Shakespeare. gin at home do not satisfy the good fellow's aspirations. There is nothing very exciting, when you take home your week's income, THE "GOOD FELLOW" AND HIS about seeing on the following Monday re­ UNLUCKY FAMILY. ceipts for rent, groceries, children's shoes, for new fire brick in the range, for "the Many men value, foolishly, the title of girl's" wages. "good fellow." The good fellow does not care for such The American good fellow has already monotonous, prosaic forms of duty. His been discussed in this column. Our reader, idea of the right thing is to urge some man Mr. Eugene Driscoll, demands that we shall to drink what he does not need, to insist agai11 take up the good fellow's case and that some sponge shall eat, or travel, or go . expose his real character. to the theater at his expense. Says Mr. Driscoll: Nothing is gained by mere criticism or "Whenever you find ~ man who is slapped abuse. The good fellow is an American in­ on the back wherever he goes and called a stitution-there are millions of him. He good fellow, go to his home and find mtt contributes to the list of failures in the whether his children have got good shoes newspapers, to the list of prisoners chargt'd on their feet, and whether his wife is won­ with forgery. dering- how she is to pay the bills. There are many of his tribe that will read "When there is a raffle of some kind and this column, and we shall say a few words tickets have got to be sold for the benefit to them. 40 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

What do you get out of your title. "gMd Now, a "scab" is simply a human turtle. fellow?" When you wake up in thl" morn­ He is a creature who never learns by ex­ ing, late for your work, do you find tl'e perience. Although non-unionism has never empty flattery of the barroom of the nig-ht raised wages or shortened hours, and al­ before so very satisfactory? Dol"s it rt'­ though unionism has always done both of main with you as a permanently valual.. )e these, the turtle workman never gets wise. asset? He continues to refuse to bear a par~ of the Do you think that those men with wht1m social burden and fights for the right to you play the good fellow really have a hi~h bear his own heavy burden all alone. The opinion of you, or that their high opini,)Q turtle is not the most stupid animal in the would be really worth havjng? world. Don't you think it would be better to have your own self-respect? Don't you UNION vs. "OPEN SHOP." think it would be better to be a man in t!~e eyes of the world-a man of self-control, The trade unionist is justified in refusing doing your duty, denying yourself the empty to work in the same shop with non-union words of flattery, instead of being the good men by virtue of the fact that upon that fellow-so called ?-New York Journal. refusal depends the very existence of the trade union itself. Usually those who disapprove the refusal of the trade unionist to work with non­ A LIVING WAGE. union men do so merely out of a pro­ A living wage ought to be sufficient to . fessed regard for the "liberty of the indi­ secure for every able-bodied, right-minded, vidual," not out of opposition to trade sober and industrious workingtl1an- unionism. That institution being recognized I. Enough to keep not only himself, but as of itself desirable, and even necessary, also a family, in a healthful state of mind opposition to any policy that can be proved and body. . necessary to the maintenance thereof is ob­ 2. Enough to permit all his children to viously illogical. ·take advantage of the public school system. Th,e Question of justification in the re­ 3. Enough to enable him to acquire a fusal of the trade unionist to work w:th home of his own. the non-unionist involves consideration of 4. Enough to permit him to accumulate a the moral. the material .and the business bank account s~fficient t9 furnish some se­ phases. First, then, as to the moral aspect curity against sickness and old age. of the Question. It is conceded by both Is there anyone prepared to say that any those who approve and those who disap­ workingman, no, matter how humble his prove the refusal of the trade unionist that work may be, ought to be content with less? trade unionism itself is morally right. It Can we boast of our American freedom if is conceded. in other words, that only , we know that there are not only a few men, through organization can the employe se­ but millions of them whose wage is so cure the rights of "collective bargaining," meager that it is an absolute impossibility the right to negotiate regarding the terms for them to have a home or educate a of employment upon something like grounds family? of equality with the employer. Such being the case. it follows that the trade unionist TURTLE AND "SCAB." is morally right in refusing to give practical Zoologists tell us that the turtle is the sanction to the negotiation of that right by only animal that never learns anything by working with those who disclaim or: re­ experience. If you put a red-hot poker in nounce it.-Coast Seaman's Journal. front of a turtle he will walk straight up to it and burn his feet or nose. No matter SoME of our French friends have a genius how often he gets burned, the turtle nevcr for fantastic diversions. The other day it learns to avoid the red-hot poker. The br:,in was a sun festival, and from the top of of a turtle is smaller than the brain of a Eiffel Tower the rising luminary was gre-et­ mouse and much less active. ed with hymns and music. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT. I went to Jacksonville, Fla., to straighten (Annual Report.) out some local trouble. Found things work­ ing all right there. I herewith submit the following report I started from there to Tampa, Fla., but for one year, ending Sept. I, 1904: stopped off in Ocala, Fla. F01,1I1d not I received notice from Grand President enough material there for a local. After· McN ulty to leave· Memphis on my official arriving in Tampa, found a fine local there. duties Dec. 1, 1903, but on account of mail Attended a smoker on the 23d, and that dai being delayed I did not get started until received a telegram of a lockout in Pensa­ Dec. 12, and in order to get data 6n my cola. I left on the night train for Pensacola. disfrict I thought best to go to Washington, Arrived there and found Mr. H. O. Riley D. C. I was there, and upon the Grand representing the company from Atlanta, Ga. President's return I went to Norfolk, Va. He stated that the agreement only covered Found things in Norfolk in a very bad con­ the construction department. After con­ dition. Brother Brock being appointed from vincing him he agreed to reinstate all men .. Local No. 80 to act in conj unction with my­ From there I went to Montgomery, Ala. self, we called upon all the men working Attended a special meeting, with good at­ at our trade and succeeded in getting them tendance. I gave them some good advice,. to come to an open meeting on Dec. 22. which, I hope, has benefited them. There were several nice talks made, after From there I went to Birmingham, Ala. which we served refreshments and got the Attended meetings of No. 136 and No. 227. promise of several men to rej oin the local. From there I went to Memphis, Tenn. Had On the 23d I went to Richmond, Va. a good meeting with No. 192. They were Had a poor attendance, as the members having trouble with one of the new theaters,. were out of town, spending the holidays. which was adjusted satisfactorily to all. From there I went to New Orleans, La.; From there I went to Jackson, Miss., and. and found the strike was still on with No. organized Local No. 257. From there I 130. So after looking the situation over went to Meridan, Miss., and organized No. and having several special meetings and 391. Then went back to install the local committees appointed to wait upon the In­ in Jackson, Miss. Started a nice local there. terstate Electric Company we adjusted the From there I again went to install the local difficulty. in Meridan. I went from there. to Birming­ ham, Ala., to try and organize the colored· I stayed in New Orleans until Jan. 8. From linemen, but could do nothing with them. there I went to Mobile, Ala., where I found I again attended meetings of No. 136 and. a good local. Attended a special on the No. 227. Things are in nice shape in Bir­ 9th, with good attendance, and on the 10th mingham. they gave a banquet. We had with us the From there I went to Decatur, Ala., and . officers of the Central Trades Council. visited No. 451. Found them doing busi­ Everything worked nice, and I think all ness with no books. I advised them to get that attended were benefited. a set of books from the general office, which On the 12th I went to Pensacola, Fla., to they did. visit Local No. 452. Found everyone carry­ From there I went to Sheffield, Ala. ing cards, but the manager of the Southern Found every craft in Sheffield organized ex­ Bell Telephone Company had notified the cept the electrical workers. I called a meet­ men to work ten hours after they had been ing and installed Local No. 378. working nine hours for the past two years. From there I went to Nashville, Tenn. I called upon the manager of said company They had held no meeting for over eight and notified him of the existing agreement months. I called several meetings, and between the Southern Bell Company and finally got enough applications to start hold­ the Brotherhood. ing meetings. The majority of the men in From there I went to Tallahasse, Fla. N ashville are of a backwoods style-afraid Found only one man working there eligible to assert their own rights. They are owned, for membership. Sent hi)i application to body and soul, by the electrical companies. No. 452. of Nashville. 42 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

I left there for Hopkinsville, Ky., and in­ tractors, and also called Grand President stalled Local No. 317. From there I went McNulty to my assistance. After a lengthy to Henderson, Ky. Gave an open meeting, discussion the contractors declared them­ which was well attended. From there I selves for the open shop. After being out went to Paducah, Ky., where I attended a some time, the men called the strike off and meeting of Local No. 177. From there I returned to work. Things are in better went to Owensboro, Ky. Attended regular shape at present in Memphis than before meeting of No. 216. They had just won the strike. their strike against the Cumberland Tele­ From there I went to Jackson, Tenn. phone Company and were in good shape. There were not enough men there for a From there I went to Louisville, Ky. charter,' so from there I went to Hopkins­ 'Found No. II2 very well organized, but No. ville, Ky., where I attended a meeting of 369 was in very bad condition. Grand Vice No. 317, with good attendance. President Allman and myself called upon From there I went to Nashville, Tenn. the general manager of the C. T. & T, Co. in Found things in much better shape than regard to placing some union men, which when I was there before. From there I he promised to do. went to Atlanta, Ga., and attended meetings From there I was called to Savannah, Ga., of both locals. From there I went to Rome, as the inside men were on a strike. After Ga., to attend the State ·Federation of La­ having several meetings, the trouble was bor. While there I organized Local No. adj usted, with a clean victory for us. No. 312. From there I went to Knoxville, Tenn. 88 is in good condition. Gave an open meeting, with poor attend­ From there I was called to Sheffield, Ala., ance. as they were on a strike with the Sheffield From there I went on a call to Paducah, Street Railway Company. The company Ky. On arriving there I succeeded in get­ had one union man, who had thought more ting an agreement signed for one year with of the few dollars he was earning than he the Home Telephone Company. did of his fellow man. After several meet­ From there I went to St. Louis, Mo., ings the men returned to work without the upon a call for an executive board meeting increase in pay, but receiving the hours. by Grand President McNulty. The result From there I went to Atlanta, Ga., to of that meeting has already been published. take up a grievance which some of the From there I went to Wheeling, W. Va. locals had against the Southern Bell Tele­ Attended meetings of No. 141 and No. 142. phone Company. Upon arriving there I re­ Found things very prosperous in Wheeling. ceived a letter from Grand President Mc­ They had trouble with the Wheeling Trac­ Nulty stating he would be there on the 23d. tion Company, but after several meetings So I left for Columbus, Ga., to get data on yvith General Manager Nagle he agreed to the trouble No. 429 had with the company. pay $2.75 for nine hours, same as the other While there I attended regular meeting of companies. No. 429, with fair attendance. Found the From there I went to Parkersburg, W. men which General Manager Gentry had Va. Attended a meeting of No. 168, with promised to remove were still in the employ poor attendance. From there I went to of the company. Cumberland, Md. Attended a meeting of From there I went back to Atlanta. Met No.. 107. Found things in good shape there. the Grand President and took up the gdev­ From there I went to Frederick, Md. At­ ance with Mr. Gentry. He told us he tended a meeting of No. 431, with good at­ would remove the men in Columbus, and tendance. From there I went to Washing­ also notify his local manager to conform ton, D. c., to fulfill the orders of the execu­ strictly to the nine-hour agreement. While tive board. Upon arriving there I met 'in Atlanta organized the inside men into Grand President McNulty and Grand Vice No. 78. President Allman. The result of that meet­ From there I went to Memphis, as the in­ ing has already been published. While side men were out on a strike. After meet­ there we attended meetings of No. 26 and ing all the contractors and could come to No. 148. Found things in Washington in no settlement, I called a meeting of all con- first-class condition: THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 43

From there I went to Baltimore. At­ through organization can we expect to re­ tended meetings of Nos. 27, 28 and 46. tain the conditions we have at present. I Found things in very good shape, although wish to call the attention of the different the brass finishers are infringing upon our locals to conform strictly to the constitu­ rights. We have got things in such a shape tion in regard to difficulty with employers. now that they wiIl soon have to hold to I wiIl close, wishing all members of the what belongs to them. Brotherhood success. From there I went to Annapolis, Md., and Yours fraternaIly, attended a meeting of No. 448, with good DAL~ SMITH, attendance. Conditions are good in Annap­ Grand Vice President. olis, as there is lots of government work Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 9, 1904. going on. From there I went to Norfolk, Va. At­ CAPITAL AND LABOR. tended a meeting of No. 86. I found the inside men were poorly organized, so I de­ The Present Relations Between Them cided to hold over and give an open meet­ Cannot Endure. ing, and while waiting I went over and at­ "The Irrepressible Conflict" was the topic tended the regular meeting of No. 165. of a sermon by Rev. Alexander Kent, at Found things thoroughly organized in New­ the People's Church, Washington, lately, and port News, Va. I went back and attended in the course of the discourse he referred the open meeting from No. 80. We had a to the labor troubles in Colorado as evi­ good crowd, several rousing speeches and dences of the "system" which produces the got a number of applications. . clash between capital and labor. He de­ From there I went to Jacksonville, Fla., nominated the conditions in Colorado as a upon a caIl from Local Union No. 100. The "social disease prevalent throughout the inside men of JacksonviIIe had been on a country," and he said that the conflict strike for several months against the Flori­ would continue until some remedy is de­ da Electric Company. Things were in good vised for the conditions that produce it. shape, as the men were all working and One solution of the problem, he asserted, had the F. E. Company closed tip. I had is to develop a community of int~rest. This several meetings with the officials of said was the method adopted by the capitalists company, but as they wanted to ignore in disposing of their own differences. They Local No. 100 entirely we came to no settle­ had to combine, he said, and now either ment, but I think a settlement is in sight. own or control the great enterprises of From there I went to Atlanta, Ga., to the country. If capital be permitted to attend a convention which I had caIled for dominate, Dr. Kent, declared, the laboring Aug. 21, for the purpose 6f drawing up a class~s will soon be reduced to a condition new agreement with the Southern Bell of serVitude. The community of interest Company, and also to form a distr·ict coun­ doctrine, he said, appealed to him as having cil. The convention was weIl attended. We its foundation in Christian ethics. He said formed a council and put out an organizer, that he had no "cut and dried" theory as as . I find the district is too large for one to the way to accomplish this community man to cover and do justice to the Brother­ of interest among the people, but neither hood . the socialist nor the single tax solution of

.I. hings in my district are getting in much the problem can be realized as long as the better shape, as everything has been at a government'is in the hands of the plutoc­ standstiIl, partly through the actions of the racy and under the control of wealth. Such Citizens' AIIiance and the presidential -elec­ methods of correction of the growing evil tion. cannot be applied until the people have con­ As this is the close of my first year, I trol of the machinery of the republic. wish to thank my district for the valuable In the course of the sermon Dr. Kent assistance they have given me, and trust explained the non-partisan federation for the next year wiIl be more prosperous, and majority rule as a system by.which, through that we will be able to thoroughly organize the "initiative and referendum," the people every man working at the trade, for only may put themselves in control of the gov- 44 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER ernment. This system, he claimed, is in LOCAL UNION No. 156. vogue in Switzerland "with most happy re­ Local No. 156 has received a circular, is­ sults," and likewise in South Dakota, Ore­ sued jointly by Locals No. 44 and No. 86, gon and Utah with like benefit. It contem­ calling attention to the financial condition plates the pledging of candidates for state of our Brotherhood and incidentally pre­ and national legislatures to vote and work ferring grave charges against our executive for a majority rule through the "initiative board. Now, I give the brothers of No. 44 and referendum," which, in a word, means and No. 86 credit for being honest in the that the people shall have power either to statements they make, but they have put initiate or veto legislation according as the wrong construction on the constitutional they shall deem it beneficial. It makes of clause covering expense of delegates to the them a court of last resort, which, on the­ international convention. You remember ory, is the primal foundation of the Ameri­ that railroa~ fares of delegates to our last can system, varying from the ideal only in internationai convention were to be equal­ its application. ized. This was not done, but the grand sec­ retary went to the trouble of getting the LOCAL UNION No. 250. expense of each delegate, and the total Actual construction work has at last been amount, divided by the number of delegates, commenced on the branch of the San J"se­ averaged $58 railroad fare for each dele­ gate. Salt Lake City is not centrally lo­ Los Gatos Interurban railroad to Campbell cated by any means. Now, the railroad fare and Los Gatos. The road will be about ten of delegates to Louisville, Ky., will average miles in length. Brother McGreor has about $35. I have arrived at this by taking charge of the linemen and grunts. This the distance in miles of the different locals will make a little work for those who carry to this city and taking the railroad fare at the proper credentials, and none other need 3 cents per mile, but no doubt rates will be apply. made by the different roads on this occa­ ,",York in other lines is about the same. sion. I have also figured that there will Otlce in a while a new man is put on, but be some increase in the number of locals there is nothing lively in prospect. Our and more than one delegate from some of new business agent for the building trades our larger locals, allowing each local rep­ is making it hot for some of the brothers· resentation according to per capita paid in who have forgotten to pay up and get. their August, 1904, and allowing each state some building trades cards. There was a scram­ increase. Basing these calculations on 600 ble last week. delegates, I find the expense for railroad The U. G. & E. have not commenced the fare to be $21,000. That amount, I consider, construction of their new Mt. View l.ead as represents the entire amount that our grand yet, but we look forward to this as soon as treasurer has to pay delegates for conven­ their chief wireman, N. K. Cooper, returns tion expenses. I don't think the delegates from a visit to his old home in Indiana. to our last international convention had any The 'phone is about to finish up aU of its idea that this clause would be so construed estimate work, and the only construction a~ to cover hotel bills and incidentals. The that will be done in the future will be re­ idea is enough to run a wooden man crazy. pairs and new leads of a minor character. It would take a year's time to settle these CHAS. H. HARRISON. bills and cause more internal dissension than all of our troubles of jurisdiction. TH~ following figures will show the re­ And I think the excutive board should, in markable growth of trade and labor unions justice to themselves, make a ruling on this in France: In J88J there were J79; in J887, question and have done with it. 1,.1':8; in J894, 4,96.<;; in 1900, 7,08J; in 1902, 8,818; in 1903, 9.280. In these figures are I would like to call the attention of the included the employment unions, mixed brothers of No. 44 and No. 86 to" the fol­ unions and workmen's unions. Not only lowing facts: If they will take the salary have the unions increased rapidly, but the and expense account of our grand officers number of members has risen from 481,000 in rSgo and J,19J,260 in 1900 to 1,481,485 on under the old conditions they will find that the 1st of January, 1903. under the present constitution the difference THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 45 in expense and salary is about 25 per cent. branch exchange of the factory to the sub­ The brothers should be charitable to others licensee of 'the rural village. Rate schedules and not censure before it is deserved. If were made to fit, and today the development they expected our grand officers to double of the larger exchanges, together with tele­ the membership in one year I have nothing phone lines extending to the most remote more to say, but if they are content to give corners of the state, attest the general re­ the grand officers time to demonstrate the sult. There are operated in Connecticut over wisdom of having officers who devote their fifty exchanges, or an average of an ex­ entire time to the Brotherhood I ask them change for every three towns. In this ter­ to stlspend judgment. It is said. "By their ritory are more than 30,000 telephone sta­ fruits you shall know them:' I expect to tions, and the present rate on increase­ see the fruits of their efforts in the future. about 6,000 per annum-witnesses to the We have departed from our traditions, our wisdom of the company in, so extending its organizers are in a new field sowing words lines. of good fellowship, leaving a ray of hope And the public has not been found want­ in 'the heart of the downtrodden worker, ing. The Southern New England Tele­ with a promise of a brighter future, teach­ phone Company was the first to substitue ing them the true dignity of labor and of metallic for grounded circuits, and its sub­ the divine law that all men are brothers. scribers cheerfully responded to the neces­ Having sown, so shall we reap for the gen­ sity of sharing the heavy expense incurred eral welfare of the Brotherhood. for the sake of the improved service result­ Yours fraternally, ing. Every appliance, or form of equipment LEE STEPHENS, that would benefit the service the company Recording Secretary, Local No. 156. has sought and adopted, yet despite the ex­ Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. II, 1904· penditure for such improvements the rates have steadily decreased, so that for some styles of service they are at present the low­ A COMPLETE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. est in the country. It is the principle ~f co-operation that is The interested observer, therefore, on his the essential factor of success in securing visit to Connecticut cities and towns will complete and satisfactory telephone de\"el­ not see two telephones on the same wall, opment. Foremost among experiences that nor will "the oldest living inhabitant" be prove this fact stands the history of the able to tell the story of how two companies telephone service in the state of Connecticut, fought and bled till one of them died. And which shows that a properly directed unified the explanation is found in the mutually system secures, alike to the company and satisfactory relations that exist between the the subscriber, the best attainable results. trlephone company and its subscribers. In The Southern New England Telephone Connecticut the telephone company and the Company always recognized the fact that public "got together," and the policy of the while no community desires two telephone company indicates that they will stay to­ systems, every community demands an ade­ gether. quate range and quality of service, at rates consistent with the means of its people. Jn AN ELDERLY German and a five-year-old­ Connecticut both existing and future con­ boy went into a cigar store in New Yor!( ditions w'ere early appreciated, and the pub­ to use a telephone yesterday. and the boy, lic willingly met the broad pol icy of the catching a glimpse of an electric Ian in the company. The needs of every section were place, shouted: "Granpa, how it comes dot carefully investigated and thoroughly dis­ breeze in der wheel?" cussed until satisfactory conclusions were "Dot's telegraphed by electricity 'fro·n reached. In one place was desired a small Coney's Island," explained the elderly man. local system to furnish a neighborhood COIl­ "Vhen dere ain't no sea breeze blowing dot venience and provide for emergencies; in electric fan stops so quick as lightning. Ve another was desired a style of service to are getting more inventedness every day." meet any demand. Different styles of service were inaugurated, ranging from the private Do YOU read THE WORKER? Why not? THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

GROWTH OF CHILD LABOR IN THE Boys predominate among the employed UNITED STATES. children. Of all the boys in the United States 26.1 per cent are employed. The There are 1,750,178 children regularly em­ proportion of girls between ten and fifteen ployed. years old employed is 10.2. In 1880 the per­ These figures show an increase of over centage of boys employed was only 244 per 331-3 pcr cent in tcn years. cent, while the percentage of girls employed Alabama finds work for 27.2 per cent of was 9 per cent. her juvenile population. Of the male children at work 54 per cent Masacuhusetts allows all but 0.5 per cent are native white, of native parents; 15.9 per to rest idle. cent, native white, of foreign parents; 4.6 per cent, foreign white. and 25.2 per cent Of the children employed 26.1 per cent negroes. Of the female children at work are boys and 10.2 per cent are girls. • 31.8 per cent are nati,'c whites, born of na­ tive parents; 19.01 per cent native whites. A brea,dwinner is to be found in cvery of foreign parentage; 8.2 per cent foreign fifth child between the ages of ten and fif­ whites, and 40.6 per cent negroes. teen years in the United States. More than two-thirds of the boys gain­ Of these juvenile wage earners, every fully employed and two-fifths of the girls third child is a girl. are in agricultural pursuits. Of the boys Child labor is increasing in spite of op­ at work 13.5 per cent are in manufacturing position of trade and labor unions and so­ and mechanical pursuits; 10.8 per cent in cieties organized to combat the evil. transportation, domestic and personal serv­ The marked increase in the employment ice, and 7.9 per cent in trade. . Of the girls of children is made clear by data just pub­ at work 29.2 per cent are in domestic and lished by the census office. personal service, 23.3 per cent in manufac­ In 1900 the number of children between turing and mechanical p1lrsuits, and 4.6 per ten and fifteen years old employed in gainful cent in trade and transportation.-vVashing­ occupation was 1,750,178, or 18.2 per cent ton Times. of all children in the United States. Prac­ tically every fifth child between those ages was a wage earner. Statistics for 1880 show THE PIONEER EDISON LANP. that the number of children between ten In view of the recently celebrated twenty­ and fifteen years of age then employed was fifth anniversary of the birth of the com­ I,II8,356, or 16.8 per cent of the entire child mercial electric incandescent lamp, it may population of the country. be interesting to recall that it was in the Alabama has the highest percentage of early spring of 1877 that the defects of elec­ child labor. In that state 27.2 per cent of tric lighting first enlisted Edison's abilities. the children less than twelve years old are In the succeeding ten months much work earning a livelihood. Massachusetts, with was accomplished, and the incandescent 5 per cent, has the lowest percentage of light assumed a practical aspect which com­ children under twelve engaged in gainful mended itself to the attention of business occupations. men. The outcome of this movement was In all southern states the percentage of the incorporation in October, 1878, of the children employed is high. It is also high Edison Electric Light Company, with a cap­ in wcstern states, ·and is remarkably low in ital of $300,000. the east, where most of the manufacturing On October 16, 1879, Edison decided that is done. The percentage of children only he had reached conditions where he thought ten years old employed is small, only R1. a carbon filament might he made into a The percentage of children between ten lamp. A cotton thread was the first suh­ and fifteen years old gainfully employed is stance utilized, and a groove in the shape as follows: Eleven years old, 9.1 per cent; of a hairpin was cut in a nickel plate, the twelve years old, 12.7 per cent; thirteen groo\'e being just wide enough to hold the years old, 15.3 per cent; fourteen years old, thread. This was placed in a small nickel 23.2 per cent; fifteen years old, 31.6 per cent. mold and filled with charcoal. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 47

Five hours were spent in carbonizing and and sustained through an anxious period of cooking the mold, after which, upon taking two days; then the soft glow faded and the filament out of the groove, it was found the tiny filament melted "like the baseless to be of such extreme fragility that it fabric of a vision." This was the pIOneer promptly fell to pieces, even in such prac­ flame of the Edison incandescent light.­ ticed hands as those of Edison's abl~ co­ Cassicr's Maga=illc. operator, Mr. Charles Bacheler. Repeated experiments were attended by the same dis­ NOTICE. astrous results until a late hour in the night H. Coss left here owing a board bill and of the 18th, when a filament was rescued a large sum of money borrowed from mem­ . intact from its miniature crematory, only bers of No. 57. His card is held in this 'to be again fractured in the act of securing local. Last heard from in Blackfoot, Idaho. it to the conducting wire. By order of Local No. 57, I. B. E. W. There had been 110 sleep for the workers B. B. FLACK. since the commencement of the experiment, on October 16, yet so potent was the spell of inspirational genius that Mr. Bachelor SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. at once yielded to Mr. Edison's frantic sug­ Complying with your request for letters gestion that they should make a lamp be­ from locals, will summit the following from fore they slept, or die in the attempt. On Local No. 57: the 19th several filaments were obtained, all The question came up in No. 57 as to of which broke in clanlping; but finally, on which form of WORKER was the best, and the morning of the 20th, after many altera­ it was almost unanimously decided that the tions in the clamping devices, a. perfect old form would come the nearest to our specimen was secured. needs. In carrying this fragile substance, the Visiting members, as a rule, commend us focus of so many hopes, from the laboratory on our efforts to condtict Otir business along to the glass blower building, a malicious business lines, and we feel that we are mak­ sephyr whirled it from its fastening and re­ ing v~ry good progress, with hope for the dticed it to impalpable powder. Utterly un­ future. manned by this misfortune and unhinged Conditions of work here are hard to re­ by insomnia and fasting, Mr. Bachelor port, as so many different statements are rllshed into the presence of his partner and given out as to the supply of and demand delivered himself of the following despair­ for linemen. ing sentiment: Brother A. G. White jumped from a faIl­ "Edison. it's gone, broken by the wind; ing pole and broke both ankles, which, with I'm sick, I'm disgusted." other inj uries, will keep him in the hospital But on the morning of the 21st events some time. assumed a more fortunate guise. A lamp Brother J. Morganthaler is again in the was finally completed, lighted and eagerly hospital with rheumatism, but was doing watched hy the thirty or more experiment­ well at last report. ers attracted by the unusual interest of the Brother L. A. Ballard of Local No. 151 proceedings. Partially relieved by the suc­ was severely burned on July 26 by getting cess of the trial. Edison, Bachelor and some grounded on 2,000. Local No. 151, please others took a few hours" sleep, at the end note. He is still in the hospital, but doing of which time they were greatly elated to nicely. find that the lamp was still burning, with­ Old war horse Brother Tedford fell off out any apparent waste of carbon. This a barn some time ago and broke a leg. He delicate thread of light was anxibusly is nearly recovered now and still fighting watched for several days, after which Mr. for the good cause, game leg or not, and Edison decided to raise the candle power can stand as firm on a question for the good very high in order to see how long the car­ of the union as ever. bon would resist the strain. A greater pow­ Fraternally yours, er was attained than the iI~ventor's most B. B. FLACK, P. S. audacious dreams had ventured to picture, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 9, 1904· THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

SIXTH VICE-PRESIDENT. work in Temple, Tex., had gotten to where there were but few men employed in the (Annual Rep:lrt.) town, and Local No. IsS was in very weak I herewith submit my annual report for condition, and Local No. 124 had been un­ the year ending August 31, 1904. dergoing a twelve months' fight against the Builders' Exchange of the city of Galveston, As I failed to start in on my official du­ Tex. I put in three days with them, and, I ties until January i, 1904, I can only report I think, accomplished some good. from that date to the close of the official In the month of June I visited the fol­ ,year. lowing locals: Nos. 386, No. 281, No. 130, On January I there were thirty-one locals NO.4, No. 194, No. 314 and No. 388, and in the sixth district. Since that date there organized'Local No. 31S at Baton Rouge, have been six locals organized, making a La. All of the above locals were in good total of thirty-seven' locals at present. condition but Locals No. 386, No. 388 and Through the month of January I visited No. 314. These three locals were suffering Locals No. 406, No. 364 and No. IS5 and because there were not enough men em­ ·organized Local No. 45S at Shawnee, Okla., ployed in the towns to support the locals ,and Local No. 456, at Oklahoma City, and as they should be. Local No. 460, at Chicksha, 1. T. In the month of July I was in St. Louis, Through the month of February I was attending the executive board meeting from sick the greater part of the time, only visit­ the 27th of June until the 7th of July. Ing Local No. 156 and attended several After leaving St. Louis I went to Little 'meetings of Locals No. 69 and No. 188. Rock, Ark., and organized Local No. 295 The month of March I visited Locals No. of that city. I also attended meetings of ,301, No. 21S, No. 126, No. 251, No. 346 and Locals ·No. 126, No. 215, No. 2S1, No. 384, No. 320. Found them all in good, prosper­ No. 338, No. 272 and No. 348. -ous condition, with the exception of No. 215, In the month of August I visited Locals which was just recovering from a strike. No. 156, No. 460 and No. 13. I also put in I put in five days with them and was suc­ some time at EI Reno, Okla.; Amarila, 'cessful in getting the men together and con­ Tex., and Roswell, N. M., trying to or­ tinuing to do business. ganize new locals there, but was unsuccess­ In the month of April I' was called to ful. At the close of August I had covered Shawnee, Okla., on trouble between Local my entire district. Since the 1st of January No. 45S and the telephone company of that work in my district has been scarce and the city. There were just about half. the men country flooded with idle men, and prac­ working for the company that carried cards tically the same conditions exist at present. at the time the trouble occurred, and the There have been three strikes in my dis­ strike was lost. trict since I started in, but after investiga­ I went from there to Fort Smith, Ark., tion I found that none of them was consti­ as i had been notified that all men working tutional. for the Home Telephone Company of that My expenses for the eight months I have -city were out. The trouble was unconstitu­ been on the road, including railroad fare, tional all the way through, but I succeeded hoted bill~ and incidentals, amouunted to in getting everything settled and all men $667.90. reinstated. In the grand' treasurer's report for De­ After settling the trouble of Local No. cember, 1903, I was charged with $100 gen­ 346 at Fort Smith I returned home and or­ eral expenses. I would like to say that my ganized the district council of the sixth dis­ expenses for that month were nothing. The trict. $100 was advanced to me by the general During the month of May I visited Lo­ office so that I would have money to start -cals No. 72, No. IS8, No. II5, No. 60, No. on the 1st of January. 66, No. 124, No. 221 and No. 308. Found J. P. CoNNOR, them all in good condition, with the excep­ tion of Locals No. 158 and No. 124. The Grand Vice Pre~ident, Sixth District. TfIE ELECTRICAL WORKER

FROM "BALDY." that we can't furnish men for and have il We an! just now on the verge of un­ well done Local Union NO.1 will pay tht' avoidable trouble. Just because we are do­ bill. ing well some wage earners are jealous and Always the same old cry, "Union for­ inclined to work to the interest of their ever!" and praying the All-powerful Mas­ worst enemy, the moneyed hog., Our cause ter to guide us to success, I am is just, and the only ones that oppose us Yours fraternally, BALDY. are uncharitable and selfish. Some are so t1nfernally mean thitt their own flesh and NOTICE. blood are sacrificed to their nefarious pur­ To all Secretaries :-Our office and hall poses. Brothers! If one-half of the people are located at the southeast corner of Sev-. using the word would but measure the trlle­ enteenth and Wash streets, not Washing­ meaning, . what a different phase would be ton street. Kindly be governed accordingly, the result! If a brother is unfortunate as our mail is delayed by addressing it none but a mother woufd use as strenuous Washington street. efforts to assist him as a true brother. That HARRY MEYERS, same brother might at some future titne Business Agent. overstep the bounds of propriety, and then St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 24, 1904. would come his time to enjoy some of the reward for a little self-denial. The pleasure LOCAL UNION No; 209. of having done a good act is tenfold greater Local No. 209 is doing fine and work IS than that of having accomplished an ob­ fair. The light boys have an agreement ject by injustice or injuring a brother. My with the city for $2.75, nine hours, a raise advice to all, if you have never tried it, is of 25 cents per day. to make one trial. Pick out some unfor­ \Ve have taken in several new members tunate and let him enjoy just a small por­ lately. tion of what you have plenty and note the With best wishes, I remain pleasure of the recipient. J. H. PARLETT, If a traveling brother arrives in your Press Secretary. town, I care not if he arrives with money, Logansport, Ind., Sept. 22, 1904. a cordial greeting will do him good; or i.f he arrives hungry and travel-stained, a few UNCLE SAM'S WEALTH. cents judiciously spent will cheer him, ami With 7 per cent of the world's land area if he is lukewarm in his unionism it will and 5 per cent of its population, the United fan the spark and make him stronger. States has 25 per cent of the world's wealth. Remember, you are organized to betkr ·'rhe. value of the United States property, your condition. Having gained some to­ real and personal, in 1900, was $94,000,000,- ward the point, don't think a good act i;; 000, as compared with $59,000,000,000 for going to throw you back, for it is not, bt:~ Great Britain and Ireland, $48,000,000,000 will push you farther and every time makes for France, $45,000,000,000 for Germany, you feel like repeating the dose. $32,000,000,000 for Russia, $22,000,000,000 St. Louis is rather slow just at present. for Austria-Hungary, $15,000,000,000 fo\' but as yet none have suffered. A good!y Italy and $12,000,000,000 for Spain. More­ number have floated out, but we have lots over, the United States' lead of all the other or-good stock here yet. nations in wealth is increasing faster than is her preponderance over them all (except The discussions are great. Anyone sug­ gesting changes will bring up a discussion. Russia and China) in population.-Leslie's Weekly. and every time some new ideas are brought out, so everyone is benefited. I am at a \VHAT is said to be the largest electro­ loss to know how employers can refrain magnet in the world has been installed in from recognizing our men. the Bridgeport, Conn., hospital. It will be Good feeling seems to exist now, morl~ used for extracting pieces of iron and steel than before. If any. contractor or electrical from the eyes of machinists and other metal engineer has anything in the electrical lim: workers who may be injured. . 50 THE ELECTRI~ WORKER

WHAT MAJORITY RULE WILL DO. about by every change of wind or wave, but It will kill monopoly. cemented together by the bonds of organ­ It will reduce taxation. ization he becGtnes part of the breakwater It will purify the ballot. that can successfully resist the most furious It will broaden manhood. attacks of the storm. It will prevent revolution. It will accelerate progress. It will establish home rule. DEFAULTING SECRETARY. It will simplify government. Our former financial secretary, H. C. Ll. • It will cause people to think. Follette, after a full and legal course in· It will sever partisan bondage. Local No. 153, has been expelled by us It will make good citizenship effective. from the International Brotherhood of It will eliminate plutocratic dictation. Electrical Workers. The reason of· such i.~ It will prevent lobbyism and bribery of that he has defaulted and appropriated the lawmakers. local's funds to a goodly sum for purposes It will give the people their rights and unknown. If this man should appeal to any honest men to serve the people. local union for admission, please do not he It will give us a government of. frJr, al~d hasty in your admission of him, as he hao; by the people, with equal and exact justice to square with this local before he can be­ to all. true to any other. Every citizen·of the United States is vital­ J. A. INGALLs,·President. ly interested in the maintenance of the 1112 South Gallatin Street. rights of the many, now subordinated to the privileges of the few, and the only way to accomplish this is to place principles REFERENDUM VOTE. / above parties and measures above men. It having been pointed out in a communi­ '1'hose who are willing to help inaugurate cation recently received by No. 213 that a true self-government, giving equal liberty . the present receipts of the grand treasurer and exact justice to all the people, will are inadequate to provide for the payment please send their names and addresses f:o of expenses of the delegates to the next the secretary of the Majority Rule League,· international convention, it was resolved by of Texas; Dr. G. B. Harris, Bruceville. Local No. 213 that H. W; Sherman bt:· asked to publish in THE WORKER this iettel', SNAP SHOTS. asking for a referendum vote of all locals. It is the application of a principle and not to be taken with regard to amending the­ the principle itself that brings results. constitution so as to cut out the salary and unnecessary expenses of organizers in the­ * * * field, as this outlay seems to be out of pro-· A trade-union without financial resources portion to the benefits derived, and that the is like an engine without steam, the ma­ office of vice president be restored to the­ chinery is there, but the power to put it in basis in vogue prior to the last international' motion is lacking. convention. No. 213 does not believe it ad­ * * * visable or necessary to hold a special inter­ The trade-unionist who pays $0.25 in dues national convention at St. Louis, a refer­ and then goes out and spend $2.50 for some endum vote being sufficient to cover the­ article made in a sweat shop, or by non­ matter. union labor, resembles a man trying to fill Trusting this letter may have due prom-· a barrel by pouring in water from a pint inence in the next issue of THE WORKER,. measure in one hand while he dips it out and that the various locals will carefully anti. with a gallon pail in the other. earnestly consider the matter, I remain * * * Yours sincerely and fraternally, In the face of the large corporations of A. H.' SELLAR, today the individual workman is like grains Financial Secretary No. 213., of sand on the seashore, tossed and whirled Vancouver, .B. C., Sept. IS, 1904· THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 51

LOCAL UNION No. 265. /' standstill. Under such conditions it would The subject uppermost in the minds or be hardly reasonable to expect our organ­ the members, of the Brotherhood at the izers to make much of a showing in th" present time is probably the special inter· way of new members. national convention agitated by members of Then, again, the employers' associations Locals No. 44 and No. 86. The circular are becoming more numerous every mon.h letter which they sent out would lead the and more obstacles are placed in the w.t:: average member to think that the Brother­ of organizing than before. Yet those broth­ hood was about to col~pse, and unless ers who issued the circular would take our something was done immediately the work organizers off the road almost entirely, which has been done in the past to perfert place our grand president in a position our organization would count for naught.• where our past grand presidents have been. I am sorry to say that the expectation.; 'that of trying to make a living in the em- of the framers of our present constitution ploy of some one and be ever ready to go have not been reali.zed, apd therefore the anywhere when called upon by the Brother­ expenses of the Brotherhood look larger hood. than they would if our membership wa., Experience has taught us that a grand 45,000 or 50,000 instead of the present num· officer so situated cannot do justice to any ber. Conditions of work throughout the one of the positions he tries to fill. , entire country are not as they were for the two years preceding the Salt Lake Ci:"; Let us consider what plans of relid would present themselves to the delegates convention. Instead of nearly all emplo J­ ers looking for men, our members find of the special convention. Our principai nearly all work. in new construction at a expenses ·are salaries of grand officers and their expenses, death benefits and the pub­ lication of THE WORKER. These combine.} 'A STRIKING DIFFERENCE, make nearly $4,000 per month, or $48,000 per year. c;,~t1. ORR &- COs ~~MPLE OF A Now, where can we cut it down? Surely' UNION MADE 5uJ'rfNON'UNION MADE SUit the members who favored a higher death benefit at our last convention and tho3e who have agitated it since would not stand for any reduction there. Nor can we in reason make any reduction in the public::­ tion of THE WORKER, so we are left with the salaries and expenses of our grand- offi­ cers to figure on. The present expenses and salaries aggregate about $1,700 per month. Suppose we should reduce that one-third, we would save about $6,500 ill the next year, and if we reduced it one­ half we would save about $10,000. Taking the statement in the circular from No. 44 and No. 86 that the expenses of the Loui.,­ ville convention will reach $58,000, with a full representation, we could scarcely figure The Best is the Cheapest - Buy the Sweet. Orr & Co. Make. the expenses of the special convention at ESTABL.ISHED le7,. less than $15,000 with one delegate repre­ ELECTRICAL WORKERS' senting three or four locals. That $15,000 Ask Your Dealers for would have to come out of the pockets of the members eventually, and does any mem­ Sweet, Orr &CO.'S r,lI::'ti:'ffi ber of this Brotherhood want to spend Look for the name on the buttons $r5,000 in an effort to save $6,000 or $10,- Sold by all first-class dealers 000, to say nothing of advertising our or- THE ELECTRICAL WORKER ganization to the Parry organizations as "Do you know that these are your being nearly bankrupt and needing only a ducks?" asked the lawyer. push to place in the grave of disruption? "Oh, yes, I should know them anywhere," Fraternally, and then the farmer went into detail, de­ MARK T. CASTER, scribing the ducks and telling just why he President L. U. No. 265. would know them. "But the ducks are no different from any Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 23, 1904. other ducks," said the lawyer. "I have a good many in my-yard at home just like them." JUDGE H. POLK MUNROE, of Buffalo, re­ "That's not unlikely," said the farmer. cently told this story of a witness getting "These are not the only ducks I have had even with a browbeating lawyer. The wit­ stolen in the past few weeks." ness was a farmer, who was in court, com­ plaining that a certain fellow had stolen some of his ducks. Do YOU read THE WORKER? Why not?

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Our "Yankee" Tool Book tells all about these and some others, and is mailed free on application to Lehirll Ave. and American Street North Brothers Mfg. Co. PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. ~ ~ I I I ~ I ~~ II~ Wear the Emblem We haTe. New Secret Remedyabso­ lutel,. unknown to the profession. Permanent curel! in ~ to 35 daJ'lI. We refund money if we do not cure. Youean be treated at home for the same Price with the same I[I1&rantee to cure as it YOU came to our otllce. For many years we have been eurin~ patients in every country in the world. Our treatment iii in every lIense a home treatment. If you have taken mercury or iodide potash and still have ache. and pains, mucous patches in mouth, 80re throat, pimplell~ copper·colored spots, ulcers on any parts OI the body, hair or eye­ brows fal~ out, it is this sooondary blood poison we ~arantee to cure. We solicit the most obstinate casell and challelllrl! the world for a case we cannot cure. T:lill diseaae has • • lwa~ batlled the llkill of the most eminent phYIJcians. For many yeaTS we have made a IlpecWty of treatine this diseMe with oar We have a supply of Buttons and Charms Ma.Kio Care. and we have tIiOO.OOO capital behind our unconditional £IlIU'IUlty. on hand. Now is the time to send in your WE CURE QUICKLY . order. AND PERMANENTLY Our patiente cmred years a~ by our Great Solid Gold Buttons ...... $0.75 Discovery. unknown to the profes.ion. are today sound and well. and have healthy Rolled Gold Buttons...... 50 childJ?T. since we cured them. Solid Gold Watch Charms .... 5.00 DON'T WASTE YOUR Rolled Gold Watch Charms ... 1.00 TIME AND mONEY The Solid Gold Buttons and Charms are experimeDtfD~. We have the onl,. cure. A usa lute and positive proofs sent sealed ou applicatifm. 106-1>8$e book FREE. No fully guaranteed. Address, branch office.. Addre8!l fully as follows: COOK REMEDY COMPANY, H. W. SHERMAN, 1612 Ma80nlo Temple, Chicago, III. 103-104 Corcoran Building, COOK REMEDY CO. Washington, D. C. \ '-'

THE ELECTRICAL WORKER CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF LOCAL UNIONS.

Alabama Indiana Kansas Missouri Portchester .....402 Birmingham .... 130 Anderson ...... 147 Atchison ...... 19 Meridian ...... 391 Poughkeepsie .. 296 Birmingham .... 227 Brazil...... 324 Emporia ...... 333 Natchez ...... 295 ROchester ...... 44 Mobile ...... 345 Elkhart...... 157 Fort Scott ...... 152 Fulton ...... 305 Rochester ...... 86 Montgomery .... 303 Evansville...... 10 Lawrence ...... 301 Hannibal ...... JEO Rochester ...... 220 New Decatur .... 451 Fort Wayne ...... 138 Pittsburg ...... 10'7 Jefferson City .. 375 Rochester ...... 284 . Sheffield ...... 378 Fort Wayne ...... 260 Parsons ...... 337 Joplin ...... 95 Saratoga Arizona Fort Wayne ...... 305 Topeka ...... 225 Kansas City ...... 18 Springs ...... 261 Hammond ...... 280 Wichita ...... 144 Kansas City ...... 330 Schenectady...... 1l0 D

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AN OUT-OF-WORK PLAINT. How dear to me now as I sit in reflection, And the years that have gone now pass 1856 1904 in review, How. I marched, yelled, and voted at every In 47 Years election, When the pail that I carried was full 111' We have equipped thousands of and new. LINEMEN, Now the factory is closed and I sit sad and lonely, IN FA.CT, KLEIN'S TOOLS HAVE And wish for the days that memories re­ WIRED THE EARTH call, North, South, East and West. Linemen know their But the past it is gone, there is left to me excellent quality. Send 2c stamp for 48p cataloll"ue. only Mathias Kle'ln & Sons .J WEST VAN BUREN ST., The. battered old bucket that hangs on , CHICAGO. ILL. the wall.

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La Salle street; financial secretary, C. M. Paulson, TAKE NOTICE. 33 North Lincoln street. a No. 10, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Meets every Mon· fhis Directory is compiled from the quarterly day at Morrison's Hall] Circle street. President, ,'eports furnished by local. secr«:tar,ies. If your Alex. Cory, 902 Virgima avenue; recording sec~e· local is not properly classIfied, It IS becaul!e no tary, N. Garbutt, 409 E. New York street; financIal report, or an imperfect one, ha$ been furmshed. secretary, S. B. French, 136 W. New York street. Local secretaries should promptly report any a No. II, WATERBURY, CONN.-Meets every Fri· changes. day at Carpenters' Hall, Schlitz bldg., Main str«;et. Locals are composed of branches of the trade, President, P. J. Horgan, New street; recordmg as per the following signs: secretary, M. J. Quinlan, 31 Welton street; finan· a Mixed. . b Linemen. c Inside Men. cial secretary, C."lI. Little, 347 West Main street. d Trimmers. e Cranemen. f Cable Splicers. a No. 12, PUEBLO, COLo.-Meets. every Frid~y g Switch·board Men. h Shopmen. evening at Trades' Assembly Hal1, SIxth and MalO streets. President, Taylor Chun, P. O. Box 70; recording secretary, A. E. Hoes, P. O. Box 70; financial secretary, Jo~('-h E. Marrion, P. O. c No. I, ST. LOUIS, Mo.-MeetS' every Tuesday, Box 70. night at 8 o'clock at Lightstone's Hall, 1028 Fran)c. lin avenue. President, H. J. Parks, 1028 Frankhn a No. 13, EL PASO, TEx.-Meets first four Mon· avenue; recording secretary, H. J. Morrison, 59

Vine streffs. President, Thomas Power.. 906 R. S. Hardgrove, 22 E. Charles street; financial 1<1"rkoe stred; recording Kcrt'tary, n. C. 1dc­ secretary, A. Shorb. 382 West Tremont street. Clenahan, 509 Race street; financial secretary, Joa. b No. 36, SACIlAMENTO, CAL.-Meffs every Thur. Colb.. rt, 1644 Ridge avenue. day night at Odd Fellows' Temple, Ninth and K £' No. 22, OMAHA, NEBIt.-Meets first and third streets. Prelldent, John Richards, 725 L street; Wt'dnt'sdays of each month at Labor Temple, Fif­ recording secretary, A. McDonald, 25.30 M Itreet: teenth and J10dge strt:ets. President, .... T. Mana­ financial secretary, J. Noonan, 1120 Twentieth aL han, 2608 Harner, street; rel'ording secretary, H. b No. 37. HARTFORD, CONK.-Meets every Friday P. Kerr, 2201.5 Ninett'enth street; financial secre­ at Union Hall, 235 Asylum streff. President. tary, James Corr, 4760 N. Twenty-fourth street•. Andy Anderson, NO.4 Hunterford street; record­ a No. 23, ST. PAUL, MINN.-Meets first and third ing secretary, James McDonald, 64 Groye street; Mondays at "'ederation 11'111, Third and Wabasha financial secretary. Dan MUlllhy, 34 Russell street. streets. Prt:sident, I':d\\ard Rowan, 715 Lee ave­ e 1\:0. 38. CLaYELAND. OHlo.-Meets eyery Tues­ nue; recording secretary, C. W. Berryman, 650 day at Foresters' Hall. 223 Champlain street. Pre.­ Rice str~et; financial seaetary, J. B. Hilton, P. O. ident, S. W. Btll. 1207· Pearl street; recording sec­ Box 2J2. l'orth St. Paul, ~linn. retary, E. B. Horne, 19 Wilson place; financial b No. 24, !\IINNEAPOLIS. MINN.-Meds second secretary, 'V. C. Harrington. 1418 Rhodes avenue. • and fourth Tuesdays at Union Temyle, 26·8 S. a lIIo. ).,9. CLEVILAKD. OHlo.-Meets every Thur. Washington avenue. l'resident. G. T. Raymond, day at rch Hall, J93 Ontario street. President, 1000 Thirteenth avenue, south; recording secre­ J. R. Thomas. 32 Hazard street; recording secre­ tary. Chas. H. Coar. 2520 Twenty·sixth avenue. tary. G. H. Gleason, 83 Prospect street: financial south: fin"ncial secretary. J. J. Reynolds, 216 secretary, R. Gray, 83 Prospect street. Fourth avenue, south. a No. 40. ST. Josus, Mo.-Meets Wednesday a No. 25. TERR. HAUT&, IND.-Meets every Tues­ at A. O. U. W. Hall, Eighth and Locust streets. day at C. I.. L. lIall. 626yS Wahash avenue. Presi­ President. W. E. Smith, 617 Main street; record· dent A. R. Markle. 102·7 Seventh avenue; record­ ing secretary, Wm. Dorsel, 429 Francis street; ing ~ecretary. C. Shoaf. Litizens' Tel. Co.; finan­ financial secretary, Chas. B. Ellis, 1202 North cial secrt:tary. Lee Dickerson. 509 S. Thirteenth st. Third street. £' No. 26. WASHINCTON. D. C.-Meets e,,;ery eN o. ~I, BUFFALO, N. Y.-Meets every Thurs­ Thursda" at Building Trades Hall, corner SIxth dav at Council Hall. Ellicott and Huron streets. and G streets. N. \V. President. Chris. Yeabower, President, Geo. C. King, 179 Waverly street: re­ 404 I street, N. W.; recording secretary. t;co. A. cording secrctary, Eldred V. Souter. 243 Maryland Nlal. 245 N. Capitol street; financi,,1 secretary. Ed. street; financial secretary. Jos. S. Childs, 596 Will­ Nothnagel. t'. Durben. N. Salina street; financial secretary, John Kerwin, Park Heights avenue, StatIOn F.; financIal secre­ 105 Belmont street. tary. Geo. J. Schmidt. 241 Milton avenue. a No. 44, ROCHJ!STJ!R. N. Y.-Meets every otb.c:r a No. 29, TRJ!NTON, N. J.-Meets every Tuesday Wednesday at Electrical Workers' Hall, 86 State evening at Rihsom huilding. corn< r Broad and street. Prcsident. J. Desmond. 288 Glenwood ave­ Front Hreets. Prel;ident. P. S. Fleisher, 18'20 S. nue: recording secretary, P. H: Brennan, 42 Bart­ Stockton str~et; recording secretary, Wm. M. J. lett street; financial secretary, L. H. Kelly, 33 Wood 60 W. End avenue. Trenton, N. J.; finnn­ Lyndhurst street. cial J. M. Cleary. 711 S. Clinton. ave. s~cretary. b No. 4.5. BUFFALO, N. Y.-Meets every Satur· b No. 30, CINCINNATI. OHlo.-Meetll every sec­ day at Schwarts' Labor Hall, Washington and ond and fourth Wednesday at CosmoJlOlitan Hall, Goodell streets. President, James Steves. 202 Mul­ IJIJ Vine street. Pre~ident. Wm. Seidel. ~Ju berry street: recording. secretary. C. W. Brown, Farrison avenue: recordIng serretary, Fred. Selliel. 120 Demond place; financial secretary. Jas. M. 23U Harrison avenue; financial secretary, C. A. Rimmer, 39 Pine street. Palmer, 4222 Cherry street. t No. 46. BALTIMORJ!, MD.-Meets first and third a No. 31. DULUTH MINN.-Meets fir:st, thir~ Wedn~days of each month at corner Fayette street and fifth Thursday 01 each month. at Brtcklayers and Park avenue. President. W. W. Moat. 9'l1 Hall Axa building. 221 West Superior street. W. Lexin~on IItreet; recording secretary, R. J. President. Wm. Murnian. 229 fifty-fourth avenue, Stewa':,!" 3357 Beech avenue; financial secretarY. west· recording secretary. H. J. Gibbs, 1029 W. S. E. Herr. 1408 Whitelock street. 1St itreet; financial secretary, C. W. Higgins, 418 8th avenue W. a No. 47. SIOUX CITY, IOWA.-Meets first and third Wednesdays of each month at B. T. C. Hall, a No. 32. LillA, OHIo.-Meets first and third over 4.12 and 414 _Douglas street. President, Ar­ Tuesdays at Donze Hall. 21931. South Main street. thur G. Garton. Vendome Hotel; recording secre­ President. Harry Davidson. 321 McPherson ave­ tary. N. J. Nelson, 1123 West Third street; finan­ nut'; recording secretary. Charles L. Stout. 854 E. cial secretary. Bert J. Boucher, Vendome Hotel. North street; financial secretary, E. D. Wentworth, 727 Holly street. a No. 48. RICHMOKD, VA.-Meets every Tuesday night at McDonough's Hall. 700 W. Broad streeL a No. :'3. I\:Ew CASTLJ!. PA.-Meets every Wed­ President, L. J. Johnson, 6 Seventh street: record­ nesdav mght at G. A. ~. Hall. corner .of East and ing secretary, "'F. A. Fry. 608yS China street; finan­ ' .... ashington streets, thIrd Roor. Pr<:sJdent, S. A. cial secretary, J. D. Hamilton, 812 Brooks avenue. Wilkinson. Crawford avenue; recordmg I!ecretary. F. D. Kingsley. 68 Pearson street; finanCIal secre­ d No. 49. CHICAGO, ILL.-Meets first and third tary. F. L. Truby, rear 124 Neshannock avenue. Wednesdays at Sam T. Jack's Hall. 83 E. Madison b No. 34, PEOIlIA, ILL.-Meets first and third street. President, Alex. McGregor, 1307 Tripp Montlays at Pettitt's Hall. 209 Liberty street. avenue; recording secretary. Conrad Cornell. 956 President, Geo. M. Akers. 1803 ~incoln avenue: Lincoln avenue; financial secretary, J. c. Jansen, recording secretary. Frank Mattltn, 4!>0 North 584: Shields avenue. Adams street; financial secretary, L. T. Henry, a r-.o. So, BeLLEvILLJ!. ILL.-Meets second and 319 Main street. fourth Tuesdays at Antlers' Hall, A and Spring a No. 35. MASSILLON. OHlo.-Meets second and streets. President, Henry Christian, 103 East Main fourth Wednesdays at Trades and Labor Assem!)ly street; recording secretary~~. G. Ward. Belleville, Hall McAymond s block. President. F. F. Flick· III.; financial secretary, J:,

/J No. 51. EST ... CION. MONCLOV .... CO ... RULL .... MF.lC. Caroline streets. Presidt=nt. C. R. George. City -Mt=els fourth Sunday in t=very month at Council Electrician's Office; recording secretary. A. A. Hall. Monclova. Coah.. Mt=x. l'rt=sidl·nt. J. F. Taylor. 1917 Milam; financial secretary. W. J. Well age. C. P. Dioz. Coah.. ?ft=x.: recording st=c· Peters, 2317 Chartr'::s. retary. \Villiam Dukt=s. laral. Coah .• Mex.; finan­ a No. 67. QUINCY. ILL.-Meets second and cial sec.retary. Frank Wallace. Box II. Estacion. fourth Thursdays at Trade and Labor Hall. 619 Monclova. Mex. Main street. Pr

a 1110. 82, HIKDUSOK, Ky.-Meets first and third President, G. ColeInan; recording secretary, F. Tuesdays in each month in Powers' Hall, First Peterson; financial secretary, James S. Meade, street. President, Sam Day, Third street; financial 1321 Arch street. secretary, A. J. Quinn, 318 N. Elm; recording sec­ c No. 99, PaovIDEKCE, R. I.-Meets every Mon­ retary, A. F. Braum, 327 Second street. day night at Hanley Hall, 63 Washington street. a No. 83, MILWAUIUtlt, WIs.-Meets every Fri­ President, A. W. Seavey, No. 1 Falcon street; re­ day at Lipp's Hall, corner Third and Prairie cording secretary, R. A. Ripley,. 1 North Court streets. President, J. R. Barry, 1326 Fon Du Lac street; financial secretary, Rowland Alford, 118 avenue; recording secretary, O. A. Blackwood. 829 Vandewater street. Franklin street; financial secretary, Nick Daleiden, a No. 100, JACKSONVILLIt, FLA.-Meets Thurs­ 846 Thirty·third street. days at B. T. C. Hall, Bay street. President, G. a No. 84, ATLAKTA, GA.-Meets every Wednes­ B. Lampkin, General Dehvery; recording secre­ day in Atlanta Federated Trades Hall, 14~ North tary, I. E. Salehwell, 740 W. Monroe street; E. J. Forsyth street. President, John Pendley, East McDonnell, 702 W. Adams street. Atlanta P. 0.; recording secretary, B. R. Megee, b No. 101, MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.-Meets second 161 W. Hunter street; financial'secretary, George and third Thursdays in Times building, King and W. Olwell, 55 Crew street. Center streets. President, John Ayres, Central • h No. 85, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-President, F. H. building, North street; recording secretary, J. V. Frost, 1575 Union street; financial secretary, Ch'lS. Callaghan, 37 Beattie avenue; financial secretary, Schlansker, 1460 State street. B. F. Giveans, 10 Washington street. c No. 86, ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Meets every Mon­ c No. 102, PATlasoN, N. I.-Meets every Thurs­ day at Electrical Workers' Hall, 80 State street. day evening at Helvetia Hall, 56 Van Houten President, Gus Webber 54 Carlton street; re­ street. President, Frank H. Hopper, So Haledon cording secretary, H. E. Erhardt, 15 Lamberton avenue; recording secretary, N. Merrick. 74 Park; financial secretary, W. A. Johnston, Hud· Bloomfield avenue; financial secretary, R. Clark, son avenue. 37 Renson street. b No. 87, NEWARK, N. J.-Meets every Friday c No. 103, BOSTON, MAss.-Meets every Wednes­ at 1i;lectrieal Workers' Hall, 236 Washington day at Dexter Hall, 987 Washington street. Presi­ strt"et. President, W. McDonald, 332 Bank street; dent. R. H. Bradford, 987 Washington street; re­ recording secretary, J. Leger, 150 First street; cording secretary, S. E. Sanborn, 608 East Second financial secretary, F. R. Greenwood, 50 Clinton street, South Boston; financial secretary, J. W. street. Barton, 126 Cherry street, Chelsea, Mass. a No. 88, SAVANNAH, GA.-Meets 'second and b No. 104, BOSTON, MAss.-Meets every Tuesday fourth Monday evenings at Odd Fellows' Hall, at Appleton Hall, 9 Appleton street. President, corner President and Whitaker streets. Presi­ WilJiam R. Keid, 1436 Columbus avenue; record­ dent, J. R. Dargon, Box :1l6;. recording secretary, ing secretary, John A. McInnis, 23 Oak Gr.He R. F. Stafford, Box 316; financial secretary, E. H. Terrace, Roxbury, Mass.; financial secretary, Leod Todd, Box 316. MacLeod, 8 Lincoln street, E. Somerville, Mass. a No. 89, AKRON, OHIo.-Meets every other Fri­ a ~o. 105, HAMILTON, ONT.-Meets second and day at 39 Viaduct. President, G. M. Swarts; re­ fourth Thursdays at Trades and Labor Hall, 17 cording secretary, F. F. Loomis, 111 Viaduct. Main stT(et, East. President, Alex. Tongie, 21 b·No. 90, NEW H.WEN, CONN.-Meets every Sat· Grove street; recording secretary, W. J. Griffith, urday evening at Foresters' Hall, 781 Chapel 266 Catharine street, North; financial secretary, street. President, Frank Horan, 57 Washington Joseph Cullif, Kinsade avenue. avenue; recording secretary, J. J. Wheeler, 156 a No. 106•. JAMEsTOWN, N. Y.-Meets Monday Congress avenue; financial secretary, Frank Tan­ evening at Warner block. Room 9, second floor. ner, 156 Congress avenue. President, W. J. Bell, Hotel Ellicot; recording a No. 91, EASTON, PA.-Meets second and foun't secretary, George H. Leburg, 802 East Se".'nd Friday nights at Easton Journal building, Church street: financial secretary, Wm. J. Torrey, 44 Park street. President, Alex. McNeill, 208 Northamp­ street, Jamestown, N. Y. ton street; recording secretary, H. O. Meeker, 249 a No. 107, PITTSBURG. KANs.-Meets every Tues­ Bushkill street; financial secretary, W. C. Pearce, day at Schielferbine· Hall, Sixth and Broadway. 40 Wilkesbarre street. President, Thomas Frew, 603 E. Seventh street; a No. 92, HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.-Meets second recording secretary, Rex Camblin. General Deliv­ and fourth Saturdars in each month at B. of R. T. ery; financial secretary, Paul Mattingly, care Home Hall, Arcade build mg. President, H. S. Brown, Telephone Co. Hornellsville Tel. Co.; recording secretary, A. E. a No. 108, TAMPA, FLA.-Meets every Wednes­ Kline, Hornellsville Tel. Co.; financial secretary, day night at Carpenter's Hall, corner Franklin R. Burdic. 9 Cottage avenue. and Fortune streets. President, A. VV. Carter, 1808 Lamar street; recording secretary, W. M. a No. 93, EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIo.-Meets every Baker, P. O. Tampa, Fla.; financial secretary, M. Wednesday night in Smith-Fowler building, on U. Smith, 708 Jackson street. Diamond. President, H. HC1zel, corner Robinson b No. 109, DAVENPORT, IOWA.-Meets every and Walnut streets; recordin~ secretary, S. G. Thursday night at Danish Brotherhood Hall, 607- Cowles, P. O. Box 382; finanCial secretary, R. C. 609 West Fourth street. President, Clifton Per'=Y, Baxter. 178 Monroe street. 523 Brady street; recording secretary, C. U. a No. 94, KEWANEE, ILL.-Meets second and Chase, 51 :l Warren street; financial secretary, J as. fourth Saturday nights each month at Federation Dallner, 202 East Fifth street. of Labor Hall. President, E. W. Kramer, 618 g No. 110, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-President, J. East Second street; recording and financial secre­ G. Mountain; financial secretary, David P. Ste­ tary, K. W. Finley, 404 Rice street. vens. 12 Wabash avenue. a No. 95, JOPLIN. MO.-Meets every Thursday a No. 111, HONOLULU, HAwAII.-Meets first and night at Labor Hall, Sixth and Wall streets. third Thursdays at 7:30 p. m., Brooklyn Hall, President, L. L. Haggard, 508 Amanda avenue; Alaken, between Queen and Merchant streets. financial secretary, Chas. Nelson, Box 461. President, E. F. Dunn; recording secretary. E. P. Hartfield; financial secretary, M. Oleson, Box 144. a No. 96, WORCESTER, MAss.-Meets every Mon­ a No. 112, LOUISVILLE, KY.-Meets every Tues­ day at Piper Hall, 419 Main street. President, day night at Germania Hall, 107 W. Jefferson W. D. Kendall, 5 Kendall place; recording se';]"'!­ street. President, A. A. Jones, Home Telephone tary, E. J. Murphy, 419 MalO street; financial sec­ Company; recording secretary, H. W. Rowlett, retary, S. A. Strout, 419 Main street. land. President, Chas. Monroe, 205 South street; a No. 97, MT. VERNON, OHIo.-Meets every first recording secretary, E. A. Wood, 218 Benton and third Saturday night at Qumaaro, I. O. O. F., street; financial secretary, R. J. Gilmore, 396 South Hall, South Main street. President, F. D. Morri­ street. son, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; recording secretary, J. C. c No. 113, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.-Meets Jacobs, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; financial secretary, O. every Friday, 122 Cucharras street. President, D. Layman, Ridgewood avenue. Jas. English, 5 E. Moreno street; recording secre­ c No. 98, PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Meets every Tues­ tary, Wm. Waldron, 122 E. Cucharras street; day night at Elks' Hall, 232 N. Ninth street. financial secretary, ri. T. Paschal, P. O. Box 1057. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 69·

c No. 114, TORONTO, CAN.-Meets first and third c No. 130, NEW ORLEANS, LA.-Meets every Wednesdays at TemQ1e building, corner Bay and Thursday at 7 p. m. at Carpenters' Hall, St. Richmond streets. President, W. J. Middleton, Charles street near Paydrass. President, W. F. J8 Shaftsbury avenue: recording secretary, \lV. Ragan, 2210 Beenvill street; recording secretary, F. Partlello, 24 Louisa street: financial secretary, W. M. Fisher, 6J5 Third street; financial secre­ G. C. Beckett, 6 J Duke street. tary, H. W. Thomas, 5238 Constance street. a No. "5, AUSTIN, TEx.-Meets second and b No. J3J, TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.-Meets second fourth Wednesdays at Trades Council Hall, over and fourth Tuesdays in month in Montague Hall, JOOO Congo avenue. President, Geo. R. Felter, IIO 127 E. Front street. President, A. Tolhurst, 32J W. avenue; .recording secretary, E. D ..Brailey, W. Eleventh street; recording secretary, L. V. 509 Long avenue; financial secretary, B. B. Beard, Beattie, JOII E. Front street; financial secretary, 907 E. Third street. . Frank Alvord, 314 S. Division street. c No. II 6, Los ANGELES, CAL.-Meets every b No. 132, SOum BI!ND, IND.-Meets every two Tuesday' at Brent's Hall, 534Y. South Syring weeks on Monday evenings at Central Labor Hall, street. President, M. S. Culver, 765 San Julian South Michigan street. President, Geo. N. Sams, street; recording secretary, N. R. Baylor, 4A7 836 N. Main street; recording secretary, Wm. F. South Grand avenue; financial secretary, H. M. Qualls, Home Tel. Co.; financial secretary, N. J. Scott, 2436 Wabash avenue. Shoemaker, ·P. O. Box 803. a No. II 7, ELGIN, lLL.-Meets first and third CNo. 133, DI!TROJT, MIcH.~Meets every Wed­ Thursdays at Trades Council Hall, 102 Douglas nesday ni~ht at johnston's Hall, 34 Munroe ave­ avenue. President, I. C. Burney, 316 North Crys­ nue. PreSident, F. W. Raymond, 550 Baker street; tal street; recording secretary, T. H. Br~so. n, 54 recording secretary, R. Lindsay, 242 Hubbard Walnut avenue: financial secretary, D. J. l.,ee, 120 avenue; financial secretary, W. F. Tewksbury, 274 Grove avenue. Porter streH. a No. 118, DAYTON, OHIo.-Meets Tuesdays each c No. J34, CHICAGO, ILL.-Meets every Thursday week at Deister Post Hall, 25 N. Main street. night at JOO Franklin street. President. S. S. President, C. Y. Sohnes, J J2 Leonard street: re­ Grimblot, J 00 Franklin street; recording secretary, cording secretary, E. W. Wysong, 871 N. Main G. O. Johnson, JOO Franklin street: financial sec­ street; financial secretary, C. M. Rike, 568 W. retary, Ray McElheny, 100 Franklin street. Fourth street. a No. 135, LA CROSSE, WIs.-Meets every second II No. 119, BLUEFIELD, W. VA.-President, B. and last Wednesday of each month at Bartle's Jones; financial secretary. Geo. Dodds. . Hall, Jay street, between Fourth and Fifth. Presi­ a No. 120, LONDON, ONT.-Meets third Tuesday dent, Ben A. Emerton, 333 North Ninth street; in each month at Oriental Hall, Clarence street. recording and financial secretary, J. L. Christie, President, G. Upshall, 569. William street; re­ 6 J 4 S. Fi fth street. cording secretary, L. R. Follc;y, 189 Wellington c No. 136, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Meets eve~ Fri­ street; financial secretary, G. H. Porter, Box 385. day night at Labor Temple, Twenty-first. Presi­ b No. 121, DENVER, COLO.-Meets every Wednes­ dent, T. O. James, Woodward buildmg: recording day at Charles huilding, Room 325. Fifteenth and s<'cretary, R. S. Hoke, 322 Fif!¥-third street, Curtis strfets. President, B. P. Kernohan, 2251 Woodlawn: financial secretary, J. E. B. Vincent, Welton street: recording secretary, Fred Fryer,· 2119 Third avenue. J62; S. Emerson street; financial secretary, S. H. a No. 137, ALBANY, N. Y.-Meets second and Phillips, J627 S. Emerson street. fourth Friuays at Beaver Hall, Beaver block, Pearl a No. J22, GREAT FALLS, MONT.-Meets Monday· street, near Beaver. President, Benj. B. Smit<1, at Phelps builulOg, corner Third street and Cen­ 270 Washington avenue; recording secretary, James tral avenue. PFesident, F. D. Warde, Box 385; Crook, 178 Livingston avenue: financial 'secretary, recording secretary, A. N. Thomas, Box 385; G. D. Marmom, 238 ·N. fearl street. financial secretary, E. W. Frost, Box 385. a No. J38, FORT WAYNI!, IND.-Meets second and a No. J23, WILMINGTON, N. C.-Meets every fourth Thursday evenings at K. of L. Hall. Court Thursday at Allied Union Hall, over Atlantic, Na· street. President, P. B. Merz, 5J I Holman street; tional Bank. President, I. S. King, General De­ recording secretary, Fred Stark 127 E. Washing­ livery; recording and financial secretary, E. C. ton street; financial secretary, D. Mullen, 200 N. Yarbrough, over Atlantic National Bank. Barr street .. a No. J24, GALVESTON, TEx.-Meets second and a No. J39, ELMIRA, N. Y.-Meets second and fourth Fridays at Cooks and Waiters' Hall, 307Y. fourth Sundays at Federation of Labor Hall, 332 Tremont street. President, Jos. Cohen, 18 Post Carroll street. President, Benj. R. Phillips, 813 Office street; recording secretary, Ed. F. Parks, E. Second street; recording secretary, John Mar­ Atlanta Hotel; financial secretary, John A. Rotter, vin, 609 East Church street; financial secretary, J. 38th street between M and MY.. K. Packard, 372 West Fifth street. a No. J25, PORTLAND, ORE.-Meets every Wed­ a No. 140, ~CHI!NECTADY, N. Y.-Meets first and nesday at Painters' Hall, No. 2.14Y. Morrison third Wednesda!s at Carpenters' Hall:.. State street, street. President, Wm. Morris, 68 Seventh stre<::1.; near Bridge. President, John H. Keed, 439 S. recording secretary, C. F. Canfield, 447 E. Davis Center street; recording secretary, W. E. Crosbye, I7-J9 S. Center street; financial secreta!')" J. J . . street; financial secretary, Willis A. Rowe, 349 Dowling, corner Clinton avenue and Northern Couch street. boulevard, Albany, N. Y. c No. 126, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.-Meets first and third Tuesday in month at Labor Temple, Second c No. I'll, WHEELING; W. VA.-Meets every and Main streets. President, J. H. Byers, II2 N. Friday night at Peabody building, Room 207, Mar­ Cross street: recording secretary, T. W. Hollin, ket street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. 600 E. J 5th street; financial secretary, E. M. Per­ President, Oscar Whitecotton, 37 Seventeenth kins, 9 J 7 North street. street; recording secretary, Edward Shafer, 35 New Jersey street; financial secretary, L. E. Feld­ c No. 127, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.~Meets second man, 812 Market street. and last Friday in each month at Zippernick Hall, No. JO Mechanic street. President, R. K. John­ b No. 142, WHEELING W. VA.-Meets every son, No. 8 Lawton street: recording secretary, Wednesday at I. B. E. W. Hall, Room 207, Peo­ Tohn Hughes, 8 Lawton street; financial secretary, body building. President, ilusincss Agent; record­ H. B. Miller, 47 Guion place. ing secretary, Jos. Lyons, I J09 Elizabeth street; financial secretary, Jos. Lyons, J J09 Elizabeth st. a No. J28, ALTON, ILL.-Meets every first and a No. 143, ASHTABULA, OHIO.-Meets second and third Friday at Electrical Workers' Hall, 325 State fourth Mondays at C. L. U. Hall, Newbury block, street. President, Albert Foster, 607 Easton street; ... orner Main and Center streets. President, S. D. recording secretary, Joe White, 6J8 State street;· Eckler, IS Tyler avenue; recording secretary, C. financial secretary, W. H. Reed, 409 B East Eighth A. Amy, 17 Sycamore street; financial secretary, street. O. Myers, care Ashtabula Tel. Co. a No. 129, NASHVILLE, TENN.-Meets every Sat­ a No. 144, WICHITA, KANs.-Meets ever:), Thurs­ urday night at Labor Advocate Hall. President, day night at Red Men's Hall, _~oo East Douglas. C. Snider, 301 Church street: recording· secretary, President, '1'. L. Roberts, 314 N. Hydrolic street; D. R. Johnson, 301 Church street. recording secretary, Philip F. KenDle, care West- THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

ern Union; financial secretary, S. C. Pratt, 216 West Doty street; recordin\[ secretary, E. J. Win· Indiana avenue. sor. 1149 East Gorham street; financial secretary, a No. 14~, SAGINAW, MICH.-Meets Wednesday Fred Ingram, 530 West Doty street. night at Engineers' Hall, 21S Genesee avenue. a No. 160, ZANESVILLE. OHlo.-Meets first and President, J. Crandall, "03 S. Warren avenue; third Tucsday at 7:30 p. m. at Building Trades recording Rcretary, F. ~ raith, 923 Jackson street; Hall. over :zoS Main strt'et. Pnsident, F. J. Poy· financial secretary, C. Hillman, SI6 S. Baum st. ner, 5 Hell Flats; recording secretary, John Man­ a No. 146, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.-Meets Tuesday gin, Kirk House; financial secretary, A. E. De night of each week at Bartenders'. Hall, . "10. Long, Route 8, Zanesville. President, John St. John, 697 East Washmgton a No. 161. UNIONTOWN, PA.-Mects first and avenue; recording secretary, Richard A. Brown, third Fridays at Trades and Labor Council Hall, 170 Clarence street; financial secretary, M. Mc­ Main and Gallatin streets. President, John D. Mahon, Box 623. Riffle. 1.6 M iIIvil'w street; recording secretary, J. a No. 147, ANDIRSON, IND.-Meets every Friday F. Morrow, 2. Commercial huilding; financial sec· night at Bricklayers' Hall, 909 Main street. Pres.­ retary. Wm. C. Lacey. 3S \\,ilson avenue. dent, O. Kendall. 510 W. Ninth street; recording b No. 162. OKAHA. NEB.-Meets every Thursday secretary, D. L. Beery, care C. U. Tel. Co.; finan- evening at Labor Temple. Fifteenth and Dodge . cial secretary, H. C. Minor, 623 W. Twelfth street. streets. President. J. P. Hannaher. Labor Temple; b No. 14S, WASH'''GTON. D. C.-Meets every recording secretary, W. C. Gould. Labor Temple; Wednesday night at Union Hall, 430' Eighth street, financial secretary. J. C. Gunn. Labor Temple. N. W. President. W. J. Fish. 1001 E street. S. b No. 163. WILJtESBARRE, PA.-Meets second and W.; recording secretary. C. C. Moberly, 1001 E fourth Mondays at Building Trades Council Hall, street, S. W.; financial secretary, M. V. Murphy, 31 \Vest Market street. President. A. F. Lynch, SoS Fifth street, N. E. 149 Coal $treet; recording secretary. J. J. Mc· c No. 149. AURORA, ILL.-Meets second and Glynn, .390 East South street; financial secretary. fourth Tuesdays at Trades Asembly Hall. on Is­ D. H. Ebert. 400 Scott street. . land. President. O. H. Monroe. =5 South strt'et; C No. 164. JI!RSEY CITY, N. J.-Meets Monday. recording secretary. E. A. Wood. 21S Benton Fehren's Hall. 16S Beacon avenue. President. J. street; financial secretary. R. J. Gilmore. 396 South A. Brennan, 1304 Washington street, Hoboken; street. recording secretary, Otto Bauer. IS7 Griffith street; a No. 150. BAY CITY. MICH.-Meets second and financial secretary. Edward F. Kenna, 1119 Wash· fourth Tuesdays at A. O. U. W. Hall. corner Cen­ ington street, Hoboken, N. J. ter and Adams streets. President, Jas. Hodgins, a No.- 165, NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-Meets Tues­ 1317 Eleventh street; recording secretary, W. D. days at Thlrty_·setond street and Washington ave. Parker. Essexville, Bay Count)'. Mich.; financial President, J. W. Driver, 101~ Twenty·fifth street; secretary, Charles Crampton, C.ty Hall, Bay City, recording secretary, C. D. l·raysu. 230 Twenty­ Mich. seventh strcet; financial secretary. R. A. Jordan. b No. 151. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.-Meets every 2 Bailey street, Hampton. Va. Tuesday at Electricians' Hall. 35 Eddy street. a No. 166, WINNIPEG. MANITOBA. CAN.-Meets President. T. R. Elliott. 333 Minna street; record­ second and fonrth Thursdays at Tradt's Hall, cor­ ing secretary, C. H. Hanson. IOSY. Fell street; ner Market and Main. President. F. B. Capstick, financial secretary. James .C. Kelly, 50 Webster st. J70 Selkirk street; recording secretary, R. S. Gor­ a No. 152. FT. SCOTT, KAN.-Meets first and don. J71 York street; fi,.~ncial secretary. D. A. third Thursdays at Painters' Hall, 20 I Market Elliott. 442 Bannatyne avenue. street. President. J. D. Runkle, 520 N. National a No. 167. PITTSFIELD. MASS.-Meets first and avenue; recording secretary. J. E. White. 529 N. third Wednesdays at Old England block. North National avenue; financial secretary. S. P. Arm­ street. Presidtnt, Fred A. Wood. 5 I Briggs ave­ strong, 110 N. Judson street. nue; recording secretary. J. G. Crow~ SI Maple· a No. 153. MARION. IND.-Meets every Tuesday wood avenue; financial secretary. I. v. King. S4 at Riley Hall. northwcst corner Third and Wash­ Parker street. ington streets. President. J. A. Ingalls, 317 \Vest a No. 16S. PARKeRSBURG. W. VA.-l\!eets Wed­ Eighth street; recording secretary, Ray Johnson. nesdays at . Bricklayers' Hall. Court Square. Pres­ 606 South Boots street; finandal secretary, How­ ident, G. T. Henderson. Williamstown. W. Va.; ard C. LaFollette. Third and Baldwin avenues. rel'ording secretary, J. R. Mayhew. Avery street; a No. 154. ROCIt ISLAND, ILL.-Meets first and financial secretary, W. C. V;Iughan, 10.7 Lynn st. third Thursdays at Turner Hall, 1520 Third ave­ a No. 169. FRESNO, CAL.-Meets every Monday nue. President. A. Ballard, 1217 15 Y. street, Mo­ at Union Hall, 1123 K street. President. A. L. line, III.; recording secretary. C. S. Wangdin. Moore. 940 H street; recording secretary. H. F. 1925 Ninth avenue; financial secretary. A. Coe. \Vhite, 2029 Fresno street; financial secretary. C. 923 Fourth avenue. T. McShany. Box 1301. a No. 155. OKLAHOMA CITY. O. T.-Meets every a No. 170, MASON C,TY, IOWA.-Meets first and Wednesday night at NO.4 West California street. third Thursday evenings at Howe's Hall. corner President, J. M. Brown. 316 W. Chocata street; Fourth and Main streets. President, A. H. Ram­ recording secretarv. C. F. Blocher, Mo. and Kan. sey, 216 South Washington strect; recordi.ng sec. Td. Co.; financial secretary. J. C. Clark. 1020 retary, F. \'1'. Roberts. 214 East Tenth street; West First street. financial secretary. J. D. 'femplin. 771 East State a No. 156, FT. WORTH. TEx.-Meets every Wed­ street. nesday night at B. T. C. Hall. 210 Main street, a No. '171, ANN ARBOR, MICH.-Meets first and third floor. Powell building. President. Frank third Saturdays in the month at Trades Council Swo. care Kane. the' electrician; recording secre­ Hall, northw( st corner of Main and Washington. tary. Lee Stephens, 602 West Fitst street; finan­ PresidE'nt, Claude Kittridge, 405 E. Jefferson street; cial secretary. J. W. Wilkinson, 1202 Main street. recording secretary. John Sorenson. \Vest \Vash· a No. 157, ELKHART, IND.-Meets first and third ington street; financial secretary. F. C. Phelps. Thursday of every month, Central Labor Hall. 114 Fdch Hreet. cornt'r Main and Franklin streets. President. L. a No. 172, NEWARK, OHIo.-Meets every Friday . D. Whittig, Prairie street; recording secret:lry, night at I. B. E. W. Hall. I I Y, Wt'st Church st. Fred Livingston, Box 265; financial secretary. Asa President, Chas. Barr. 176 y, East Main; recording Kintsler. R. F. D. No. I. secretary, Sam Allsdorf. S. Ninth strt't't; financial b No. 15S, TEMPLE. Tex.-Meets every Wednes· secretary. D. S. Hollister, 74 Oakwood avenue. day night. Electrical Workers' Hall, corner First a No. 173, OTTUMWA, IowA.-Meets second and and Avenue A. President, Guy llriant, P. O. Box Fourth Wednesdays at Laoor Hall. East St'cond ,:t35' recording secretary, H. S. Newland, 506 S. street. President. K. C. Carrulhers, S. Ottumwa; Ele~enth street; financial secretary. F. J. Hewitt. recording Rcretary. S. W. ~Jleer, 917 E. Main P. O. Box 335. street; financilll secretary, T. Tracy. 549 W. Main a No. 159, MADISON. WIS.-Meets second and street. iourth Thursdaj"s of each month. Labor Hall, a No. 174. ST. JOHNS, N. B.-Mrets secnnd and. State street. President. John H. Bourne, 343 fourth Wednesdays in every month at Foresters ,t THE EI:-ECTRICAL WORKER 71

Hall, 38 Charlotte street. President, R. J. Coch­ retary. John Lamont, 123 Concord avenue; finan­ ran, 396 Main street, St. Johns; recording secre­ cial secretary. Andrew Sullivan. Chester. tary, L. F. Fleming, [0 German street, St. Johns; "No. 190. NEWARIt. N. J.-Meets second, and financial secretary, William Connors, 44 North fourth Thursdays at Eledrical Workers' Hall, 236 street, St. Johns. Washington street. President. John C. llrennan. a No. 175, BENTON HARBOR, MICH.-Meets every 364 New street; recordillg secretary, Wm, '·arlev. Wednesday, Uobinson block, [10 Pipestone stre,·t. 250 Clifton avenue; financial secretary, Ioseph {{. President, R. G. Moats, [26 Summit street; record­ Hoch, J64 New street. in~ secretary, U. Emerson, 613 nroad street, St. a No. 191, EVERETT, \VASH.-Meets every Thl1rs­ Joseph, Mich.; financial secretary, C. C. Maddox. day night at Lahor Temple. 2820 Lomuard Sln:et. a No. 176, JOLIET, ILL.-Meets every Wednesday Presiuent, Severn Petterson. JOoS Feu, rOIl str.. el; at Labor Hall, Jefferson and Ottowa street. PresI­ recording becretary, "V. H. 1{lgg. 3209 Oaks ave­ dent, Ray Allen, 425 Chicago street; recording nue; financial secretary, C. P. llutler, 2008 Rocke­ secretary, A. J. Scheuher, 219 N. ilroadway: finan­ feller avenue. cial secretary, Denny Wright, 40'1 Chicago stred. a No. 192, MEMPHIS. TENN.-lIfeets every Tues­ a 1'\0. 177, PADUCAH, KY.-Meets second and day at Unit"d l.auor Temple. 354 Second stn·et. fourth Mondays at Central Lahor Hall, corner of President. W. G. N utzell. .~ I 0 Second stret't; re­ Seventh and Court streets. President, J. Farmer, cording secretary. Frank Underwood, 96 Adams 427 Clark street; recording secretary, Ed. Juett, strect; financial secrctary, C. L. Hamilton, 91} tare People's Tel. Co.; financial secretary, H. C. Adams street. Rawling, 427 Clark street. b No. 19J. SPRINGFIELD. ILL.-Meets every Tues­ a No. 178, CANTON, OHlo.-Meets first and third day at 1. B. E. W. Hall 210Yz -5. Fifth street. Wednesdays at Brown's Hall, 1409 West Tusc President, B. U. Spears. Generall Delivery; record­ street. President, H. R. Williams, 1113~ 'Vest ing secretary, G. F. Anderson,~48 West Can~c,ly Eighth street; recording sec-retary, \V. B. Thayer, street; financial secretary, W. F;. Oliver. 222 W. 808 Lawrence avenue; financial secretary, H. T. Fit th street. Seymour, 1409 West Tusc street. a No. 194, SHREVEPORT. LA.-lIJeets every Tue.. a No. 179, CHARLESTON, S. C.-~Ieets every sec­ day night at Labor Hall. corner of Texas and ond and fourth Friday at TurnverelO Hall, 261 and Common streelS. President, \V. - A. Holt, 1107 263 Meeting street. Pn sident, ll. V. Madden, 302 Ueynolds str,'et; recording secretary, S. E. Blod­ Meeting street; recording secretary. J. J. Buerro, gett, Arcade Hotd; financial secretary, R. I.­ 154 Meeting street; financial secretary, Sam'l Webb, Curtis. JZJ Wainul street. 141 Meeting street. t No. 195, SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.-Meets Sun­ a No. 180, VALLEJO, CAL.-Meets first and third days at 10 a. m. in Jennings block. First. South Friday at Labor Council Hall, Sacramento street. and lIlain streets. President, George W. Set ell. President. H. W. Ja,'obs; recording and financial No., 4 Clift Illace; recording secretary. E. I.­ secretary, R. M. Plunkett. 230 York street. , Nourse. Hntel {icheIieu, Second, South. and Third, c No. 181, UTICA, N. Yo-Meets third Tuesday East; finandal secretary, J. E. Gillett, 176~ W. at Labor Temple Hotel street, Utica, New York. Soulh Temple. President, John Greenwood, 82 Roherts street; re­ a No. 196. ROCKFORD ILL.-l\feets first and third cording secretary, Herman Wameling. 247 Seymour Fridays at Electrical Workers' Hall. J09~ \Veat avenue: financial secretary, Edward T. Fox, 199 State street. President, Clarence llennett, 414 S. Court street. 1I1adison street: recording secretary. Harry I. a No. 182, LA CANANEA, SONOItA, MEx.-Meets Miller, o;J~ Woodlawn avenue; financial 5ecr"tary. every Monday evening. 8.00, at Y. lIl. C. A. Pres­ L. C. \Vilhamson. 528 W. State street. :"'P id\!nt, A. C. Brown, La Cananea Sonora: record­ a No. 197, BLOOMINGTON. ILL.-Meets every Fn­ ing secretary, Sid Carles, La Canan,'a. Sonora: day at Electrical Wrokers' Hall. over 106 West Front financial secretary, O. P. Gray. La Cananea, So­ street. President. J. J. Eversolc:, P. O. )lox 274; nora. recording secretary. C. J. Wint('rs, P. O. Box 274; a No. 183. LEXINGTON. KY.-Meets second and financial secretary, W. S. Briscoe, Box 286. fourth Tuesday nights at Vanderen Hall. 'Vest a No. 198, OUBUQUE, IowA.-Meets second and Main street. third door east of Broadway. Presi­ fourth Wednesdavs at Facade building, Room t. dent, R. T. De Moss, 122 Brand avenue; recording President, F. eha'lder, 57 Grand "iew avenue; re­ secretary, Smith Parks. 24J East !'Ifain street· cording s("cretary, Ed. A. Pelers, care of St. financial secretary, C. M. Mynher, 557 East Third George 1I0tel; financial secretary. I. N. Krahl. street. Lock Box 10J. a No. 184, GALESBURG. ILL.-Meets first and t No. 199, ST. Louis. Mo.-Meets Thursday at third Wednesdays of every month at Trades As­ 8 p. m.. Union lIall. northeast corner meventh sembly Hall, corner Main'and noone avenue. Pres­ and Chestnut btreets, President.F. J. Ll1cas. Euge­ ident. J. H. Shull, 226 Duffield street: recording brook. Mo,; lecording secretary, I. Allen, 3880 secretary, Tonie Lundeen. 946 N. Seminary street; Page avenue; financial secretary, W. J. Kelley, financial secretary. Glen McGowan. 511 Clark st. 29'4 Madison avenue. a No. 185. HELENA, MONT.-Meets first and third a No. 200, ANACONDA, MONT.-Meets first and Saturdays at 8 p. m, in Electrical Workers' Hall, third Tuesdays. Mattie block, East Commercial Main street. President. Arthur C. Probst, P. O. aVlnue. I'resident, 'Valter Hurst, P. 0, )lox 48J; Box 267: recording secretary. Alex. Jones. P. O. recording secretary, Jas. O'!'Ilara, P. O. Box 483; Box 267; financial secretary. F. F. Clark, I). O. financial secretary, J. H. Davis, P. O. Box 48J. Box 267. , a i\o. 201. ApPLETON. 'Vls.-Meets fir~t and c No. 186, HARTFORD. CONN.-Meets every Tues­ third Tuesdays of each month at Master lIuilders' day at Union Painters' Hall, 2J5 Asylum street. lIall. corner Edward and Appleton slreets. Presi· President, \V. H. Amos. J2 Church street; record­ dent. John Tempas, 1024 Sixth strel't; recording ing secretary. I. P. Rohan, 41 Deam street; finan­ secretary, Wm, F. Kerns, 805 N. Division street; cial secretary. Wm. J. Goltra. 106Yz Trumbull st. financial secretary, Robt. \V. lIlcGilIan, 1019 Fifth a No. 187. OSHKOSH. Wls,-!\Ieets ('very Tues­ street. day night at Stationary t;;nginecrs' Hall, corner d No, 202. SEATTLE. WAsH.-!\Ieets second Tues­ State and Otter streets. Pnsident, P, S. ilixhy, day of every month in Hotel Seattle ,building, Oc­ 140 Pearl street; recording secr('tary. J. E. Nie­ cidental avenue and Yesler strl'et. President, J. dcrche, 97 Harvey_ street; financial secretary, Rob­ Horning. East Lake avenue and Gaylor streel; re­ ert Waters. 137 Wangoo street. cordin~ seentary. Gus Soderberg, Eighth avenue c No. 188, DALLAS. TEx.-Meets every Wednes· and PIke street; financial secretary, L. H. Brick­ day at Labor Hall, Elm and Scotland Court. Pres­ ley, 314Yz ~Inth avenue, North. ident. E, A. White. 132 N. Akard; recording sec­ a No. 203, CJUMPAlGN, ILL.-Meets every Tues­ retary, B. E. Loper. 269 Cochran street; financial day mght at Odd Fellows' building. 7 and 9 Neil secretary, Chas. Bush. JII Wood street. street. Presidrnt, H. G. Eastman, 408 Norlh F.lm a No. 189. CHESTER, PA.-)\[eets every Mon

a No. 2041.. SP.RIKGFIItLD, OHIo.-Meets eYery ident, S. M. Riggs: recordin~ secretary, J. E. Monday at Trades and Labor Hal1, Main street Stanfield, Sullivan, Ind.: financllli secretary, N. S. and Walnut al1ey. President, Freeman S. Durling, Worley. rear of 139 W. Main street: recording secretary, d No. 220, ROCHESTJtIt, N. Y.-Meets first and David Fifer, 85 E. Pleasant street: financial secre­ third Tuesdays in '!'Onth at Durand building, We!lt tary, P. F. Dye, 17 N. Factory street. Main street. PreSIdent, P. J. Cotter, 98 Ontario a No. 205, JACItSON, MICH.-Meets first and streetj recording secretary, C. H. Thomi>son, 2SV. third Tuesdays at Labor Hall, corner Jackson and Ontano street: financial secretary, E. C. Thomp­ West Main streets. President, E. Osborn, SII son, 14, 435 Main street, East. North Jackson street: recording secretary, Wm. b No. 221, BItAUlIONT, TItx.-Meets everr Friday Lawrenc~ ;p6 Greenwood avenue: financial secre­ • at Furey's Hal1, on The Triangle. PreSIdent, J. tary, F. ~. Lewis, 427 W. Wilkins street. H. Cousins, 371 Cypress street: recording secre­ a No. 206, HAMILTON, OHlo.-Meets every Mon­ tary, Ceo. Maro, 350 Cypress street: financial sec· day night at Monument Hal1, High and River retary, R. B. Delahunty, 2006 Railroad avenue. streets. President, R. Hal1, Sixth and Sycamore a No. 222, LAFAYItTTIt, IND.-Meets every Thurs· streets: recordinf secretary,- A. Hickman: financial day at Brick Masons' Hal1, Tenth and Main streets. secretary, Wm. ine, 317 North Eleventh street. President, F. E. Williams, ~I3 N. Fifth street: re­ a No. 207, STOCItTOK, CAL.-Meets every Tues­ cording secretary, E. S. Klinker, 1615 Tippecanoe day at Turner Hal1, IIO North Hunter street. street; financial secretary, Walter Hawkins, 162 I President, W. L. Muttich..r_28 South Hunter street: Casson street. recording secretary, P. H. Pendleton, 1535 Cali­ c No. 223, naOCltTON, MAss.-Meets second and fornia street: financial secretary, W. E. Lee, Bel­ fourth Tuesdays, Room 114, Arcade building, 139 mont Hotel. Main street. President, Chas. E. Cole, 416 School a No. 208, MUSCATINIt, IowA.-Meets second and street, Whitman: recording secretary, Harry R. fourth Fridays Qlitan Hal1, I3q Vine street. a No. 228, OIL CITY, PA.-Meets first and third President, Thomas Higgins, 229 SIxth avenue, Tuesdays at K. of P. Hall, Center and Elm streets. Dayton, Ky.: recording secretary, Harry. Falquet, President, H. Bocel, 19 Grove avenue; recording 50S Ward avenue, Bellevue, Ky.,i. finanCIal secre­ secretary, W. A. Humes: financial secretary, J. W. tary, Joseph A. Cul1en, 952 West ;:,ixth street, Cin­ Bullock, 313 Pine street. cinnati, Ohio. a No. 229, .MANCHESTItR, N. H.-Meets first o 1~0. 213, VANCOUVItR, B. C.-Meets second and Tuesday of each month at Building Trades Hall, fourth Thursdays, Room 3, Ingleside block, Cambie 843 Elm street. President, J. J. Farrell, 83 Saga­ street. President, J. A. Dillabough, 808· Howe more: recording secre~ry, C. VV. Warner, 75 Saga­ street: recording secretary, Ceo. P. Farr, Room 3, more: financial secretary, Rudolph Sheer, 23 BOYIl. Ingleside block: financial secretary, G. H. Sel1ars, to~ . Room 3, Ingleside block. a No. 2.t0' VICTORIA, B. C.-Meets every third a No. 214, OLEAN, N. Y.-Meets every Friday at Friday at Labor Hall, corner Johnson and Douglas Fountain Hose House, First street. President, E. streets. President, E. Routh, 62 Government R. K1amt, N. Fifteenth street: secretary, F. E. street: recording secretary, F. F. McKitrick, 145 Dellinger, 121 South Twelfth street. Chatham street: financial secretary, E. C. Knight, a No. 21:;, HOT SPRINGS, ARIt.-Meets every 200 Douglas street. Tuesday mght, rear of Plateau Hotel, Chapel c No. 231, GRAND RJ,PIDS, MICH.-Meets second street. President, Lace Bouman, General Deliv­ and fourth Friday evenings at Lincoln Club Rooms, ery: recording secretary, E. C. Waite, General Dc­ 66-68 Pearl street. President, L. B. Denton, care livery: financial secretary, C. P. Rowe, General G. R. Elec. Co.: recording secretary, V. L. Fausey, Delivery. 570 S. East street; financial secretary, H. R. Erd­ a No. 216, OWItNSBORO, Ky.-Meets every Tues­ mann, 449 Terrace avenue. day at Main and St. Elizabeth streets. President, No. 232, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-Meets second A. D. Faught, 326 St. Elizabeth street: recording Friday of each month at Electrical Workers' Hall, secretary, J. H. Carnel1,.424 St. Ann str~et; finan­ corner State and Central streets. President, Will­ cial secretary, H. A. Lelsher, I 17 Frederica street. iam H. Purcell, II4 Union street: recordinll' secre­ c No. 217, SItATTLIt, WAsH.-Meets Mondays at tary, John Bourgeois. 76 Broadway: finanCIal sec­ Masonic Temple, Second and Pike streets. Presi­ retary, W. Edward Miles, 104 First avenue. dent, Chas. Crickmore, 923 35th avenue: recordi!1g b No. 233, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLo.-Meets secretary, Ed. Lemon, 1928 5th avenue: finanCIal every second and fourth Thursday night at Hiber­ secretary, W. W. Morgan, 450 64th avenue. nian Hall, over 22 S. Tejon street. President. Jas. a No. 218, SHARON, PA.-Meets every alternate Fleming, P. O. Box 654; recording secretary, Robt. Friday night at Grimm Hall, West State street. J. Clark, P. O. Box 654; financial secretary, F. M. President, C. D. Brown, Hubbard, Ohio: recording Jahn, P. O. Box 654. secretary, Chas. Ault, Rankin House; financial sec­ e No. 234, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-Meets second retary, R: D. Hilliard, Box 80. and fourth Saturdays in each month at Electrical a No. 219, SULLIVAN, IND.-Meets first and third Workers' Hall, corner State and Center streets. Tuesday nights at Electric Plant building. Pres- President, J. L. Stockman, 123 Front street: re- THE ELECTRICAL WORKFR 73 cording secretary, Henry L. Rivers, 359 Carrie a No. 249, ST. CATHARINES, ONTAIllo.-Meets street; financial secretary, J. Finkenstein 147 second and fourth Tuesdays each month at Trades Clinton street. and Labor Hall, St. Paul street. President, J. W. a No. 235, CINCINNATI, OHIo.-Meets first and Johnson. St. Catharines, Ontario; recording sec­ third Tuesdays of each month at International retary, J. Charles Clifford, St. Catharines, Ontario; Hall, 1125 Vine street. President, Frank Ander· financial secretary, Joseph Lappin, St. Catharines, son, 509 Bakewell street, Covington, Ky.; record· Ontario. ing secretary, Cooney Woerner, 2640 Halstead a No. 250, SAN JOSE, CAL.-Meets second and street, city; financial secretary, Joe Earl€y, 2019 fourth Tuesdays in Phelan Hall, First and Post Breun street, city. streets. President, H. R. Robinson, .447 South a No. 236, STIl£ATOR, ILI•. -Meets first and third Tenth street; recording secretary, N. K. Kooper, Monday nights at Casey's Hall, 107 East Main ,197 West San Carlos street; financial secretary, street. President, H. M. Griffith, N. Bloomington; J. W. nllton, No. 57 South Seventh street. recording secretary, Geo. Duffner, 514 W. Bridge a No. 251, PINE BLUFF, ARK.-Meets first and street; financial secretary, J. A. Shuler, 309 East third Wednesdays at Carpenters' Hall, 1I234 W. Bridge street. ' , Banaque street. President B. R. Brown, P. O. a No. 237, LORAIN, OH'IO.-Meets first and third Box 248; recording secretary, Vernon Mullen, P. Thursdays at Wagner Hall, southeast corner E. O. Box 248; financial secretary, J. W. Johnson, Erie and Broadway. President, C. Book, 334 Bank P. O. Box 248. street; recording secretary, C. A. Bemis, 218 V" a No. 252, SCHI!NECTADY, N. Y.-Meets third Erie avenue; financial secretary, R. S. Smith, 519 Thursday each month at Ellis' building, State Broadway. street, next canal bridge. President, Charles Hef­ a No. 238, ASHl!VILL!t, N. C.-Meets every Sat· fernan, 306 Jay street, continued; recording sec­ urday at C. L. U. Hall, 39 Patton avenue. Presi· retary, Ralph R. Lathrop, 6 Landon Terrace; dent, Charles Hallingsworth, W. U. Telegraph financial secretary, Paul R. C. Peters, 14 Waverly Office; recording secretary, H. Smith, 145 Roberts place. street; financial secretary, E. H. Cleninger, W. U. a No. 253, CEDAR RAPIDS, IowA.-Meets second Tel. Co. ' and fourth Sunda:y mornings at 10.30 at Union No. 239, NJ!WAIlK, N. J.-Electric Fixture Fit· Hall, corner of FIrst, avenue and Second street. ters, Wiremen and Hangers-Meets first and third President, Tony Weidlich, 1036 South Sixth street, Thursdays at Electrical Workers' Hall, 236 Wash· West;' recording secretary, S. L. Stafford, 500 ington street. President, Wm. G. Scheussler, 241 Seventh avenue, West; financial secretary, C. A. Camden street; recording secretary, Harry Schnarr, Isentraut, Iowa Tel. Co. .' 185 North Fourth street; financIal secretary, Mi· No. 254, SCHENI!CTADY, N. Y.-Switch-board chael Tanenbaum, 104 Hunterdon street. Men.-Meets second and fourth Tuesdays at Ma­ No. 240, PHILADJ!LPHIA, PA.-Telephone-Meets chinsts' Hall, State and Jay streets. President, A. every Thursday at Electrical Workers' Hall, S. E. M. Franchois, 258 Broadway; recording secretary: corner Darien and Vine streets. President, George John H. Cornick, 808 Grant avenue. D. Loudenslager, 1209 Jefferson street; recording 'a No. 255, ASHLAND, WIs.-Meets first and secretary, John Boone, 2330 Coral street; financial third Tuesdays of each month at Longshoremen's secretary, Wm. J. Gillin, Jr., 1532 N. Garnet street. Hall, corner Ellis avenue, West, and Front street. b No. 241, DAYTON, OHIo.-Meets every Monday President, Chester Vrieland, Goeltz block; record­ night at Palm Garden Hall, 315 South Jefferson ing "Secretary, Ernest Jacott, Franklin House; street. President, Thomas E. Fisher, 54 Logan financial secretary, John E. Dunn, Judd bloek. street; recording secretary, C. H. Nold'er, 217 W. a No. 256, CHARLESTON, W. VA.-Meets every Third street; financial secretary, C. Reiter, 31 Wednesday evening at Trades and Assembly Hall, Rung street. I07V. Capitol street. President, Frank Fisher, a No. 242, DI!CATUR, ILL.-Meets every Friday Home 'I'el. Co.; recording secretary, H. M. Pel­ night at Room 416, Powers' building, corner South phry; financial secretary, C. P. Shively, Charleston Water and East Main streets. President, E. O. Home Tel. Co. '. Baker, Room 16, Syndicate block; recording secre· a No. 257, JACKSON, MIss.-Meets every Thurs· tary, Jno. Simon, 416 Powers building; financial ~ay in BrIcklayers' Hall, W. Jackson street. Pres­ secretary, A. Frazier, 416 Powers building. Ident, J. N. Olson; recordang secretary'J' M; a No. 243, VINCI!NNI!S, IND.-Meets every Wed­ Grafton; financial secretary, J. Hall, W. • Tel. nesday at 7:30 p. m. at Odd Fellows' building, Co. ' Second and Broadway. President, Louis Moninee, b No. 25~, PROVIDENCE, R. I.-Meets every Fri­ 724 Dubois street; recording secretary, Edward day night at Hanley Hall 63 Washington street. I Dreiman, 1127 Perry street; financial secretary, President, John Grant, 43 Randall street; recording Lester Johnson, 210 Vollmer street. secretary, Edw. Gonyea, 3 Gifford street; financial b No. 244, EAST MAUCH CHUNK, PA.-Meets secretary, Rod Chisholm, 2 Woodland street. first and third Sundays, 2 p. m., at Hess' Hall, a No. '259, SALEM, MAss.-Meets every Tuesday Center street, between Fourth and Fifth. Presi­ evening at I. O. O. F. Hall, Washington street. dent, Wren Brown, East Mauch Chunk, Box 293; President, }<'. E. Rogers, 42 Prospect street, Mar­ recording secretary, Anthony Armbruster, East blehead; recording secretary, M. Leon Lewis, 4 Mauch Chunk, Box 232; financial secretary, J. P. Oak street, Danvers; financial secretary, F. A. Tracy, J,.ast Mauch Chunk, Box 195. Coker, 41 March street, Salem. b No. 245, TOLl!DO, OHIo.-Meets every Friday a No. 260, SOUTH OMAHA, NI!B.-President, A, night at Mulcahey's Hall, 714_ Monroe street. B. Rodgers, 1415 Archer avenue; financial secre· President, Joseph Callahan, 912 Vinton street; re­ tary, B. Bailey, South Omaha, Neb. cording secretary, James Shea, 226 Platt street; financial secretary, O. H. Lewis, 820 Magnolia st. b No. 261, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.-First and a No. ,246, STI!UBI!NVILLI!, OHIo.-Meets first third Wednesdays, Pythian Hall, 46~ Broadway. and third Fridays of month at Druids' Hail, N. President, Ross Patterson, Imperial Hotel; record­ Fourth street. President, S. M. Richards, 100 ing secretary, \V. H. Lavigne, 131 Clinton street; South street; recording secretary, F. E. Wagner, financial secretary, w.. H. Owen, 42V. Carline st. Clarendon Hotel; financial secretary, E. D. Hich· a No. 262, PULLMAN, ILL.-Meets second and ards, Third and South streets. fourth Mondays' at K. of P. Hall, Arcade build­ No. 247, SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-Meets first and ing. President' C. F. Oakley, 263 East Sixt~­ third Fridays of each month at Trades Assembly second street, Chicago; recordtng secretary, P. J. Hall, State street, near Canal bridge. President, Von Weller, 838 West I03d street, Chicago; finan­ Chas. P. Ford, 98 Church road; recording secre­ cial secretary, Marshall E. Hill, 5548 Jefferson ave- tary, Herbert U. Merrill, 110 State street; finan­ nue, Chicago. ' cial secretarY. R. C. Schermerhorn, 340 Paige st. a No. 263, SHAMOKIN, PA.-Meets Thursday a No. 248, CHILLICOTHE, OHIo.-Meets second evening at 7.30, Room 7, Seiler Zimmerman build­ and fourth Fridays at Federal Labor Union Hall, ing, Independence street. President, Harry T. 153 East Fifth street. President, E. O. Jackson, Morgan, corner Pine and Diamond streets; record­ 157 West Water street; recording and financial 'ing secretary, Rosser Samuels, 118 Poplar street; secretary, H. M. Elliott, 20V. East Main street. financial secretary, Ed. Roth, 248 South Wood st. 74 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

c No. 264, PITTSFIELD, MAss.-Meets second and c No. 279, Tn.. HAuTt, hm.-Meets second fourth Fridays of every month at Bartenders' Hall, and fourth Mond..ys at WashingtOn lIall. Eighty­ England bl

ident, Clyde Zeeke, Box 676: recording secretary, a No. 311, BELOIT, Wis.-Meets second and Orvil Overcrash: financial secretary, Ralph Garst, fourth Thursdays at Trades Council Hall, West 403 Wbeeling avenue. Grand avenue and Tbird street. President, Geo. b No. 295, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.- Jones, R. No. 27; recording secretary, S. E. Bart­ a No. 296, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.-Meets first and lett, 422 State street; financial secretary, Thos. third Monday evening each month at 405 Main Hefferman, 122 W. Merril street. ~treet. President, Jno. McAbee, 9 Cannon street; a No. 312, ROYE, GA.-President, R. L. Max­ recording secretary, Fred Wiggins, 38 Bayeaux well: financial secretary, R. W. Callaway, 313Yo street; financial secretary, Jacob Ostram, 37 South Broad street. Bridge street. b No. ~13, WILMINGTON, DEL.-Meets first and b No. 297, PIQUA, OHlo.-Meets second and third Fndays at N. E. corner of Eighth and fourth Thursdays at Plock's Hall, 114 South Main Orange. President, David Gray, N. E. corner street. t'resident, J. G. Ballard, Tippecanoe City, Thirteenth and Tatnall streets; recording secretary, Ohio; recording secretary, C. M. Reed, 617 River Geo. N. Senior, 313 Tatnall street; financial secre­ stre<;t, !'iqua, Ohio;. financial secretary, W. P. tary, Geo. T. Lyon, 422 E. Fiftb street. Calhster, General' Dehvery. a No. '14, TYLER, TEx.-Meets second and a No. 298, FINDLEY, OHlo.-President, George fourtb Wednesdays at Trades Council Hall, Soutb Hildebrand, 60~ Cherry street; recording secre· Side Square. President, F. E. L. Iv~y, care of 'tary, F. M. Biggs, 208 Clinton Court; financial Bell Telepbone Co.; recording secretary, W. B. secretary, C. V. Darrow, Elect. Supply and Con­ Roberts, 501 West Houston street; financial secre­ struction Co. tary, W. B. Roberts, 501 West Houston street. b No. 299, CAMDEN, N. J.-Meets every Thurs­ a No. 315, BATON ROUGE, LA._President, J. H. day at Daley's Hall Seventh and Burch streets. Hawkins; financial secretary, H_ A_ Seiser, 1011 President, Edward Garvy, 218 Linden street; re­ Africa street. eording secretary, Peter T. Ward, 619 Cedar a No. 316 OGDEN, UTAH.-Meds every Saturday street; financial secretary, H. B. Fraser, 814 Lin­ nigbt at iJ nion Labor Hall, 264 Twenty-fourtb den street. street. President, l{. F. Dcan, P. O. Box 44; reo a No. .Joo, AUBURN, N. Y.-Meets every Thurs­ cording secretary, Geo. M. Stoddard, P. O. Box day at C. M. B. A. Hall, Franklin street. Presi­ 44: financial secretary, H. B. Hill, P. O. Box 44. ident, W. Lewis; recording secretary, E. Briggs: a No. 317, PORTLAND, OREG.-Meets every Thurs­ financial secretary, A. Long, I23Yo Fulton street. day in Painters' Hall, 234Yo Morrison street. a No. ~Ol, TEXARKANA, ARK.-Meets every Wed­ President, C. F. Caulfield, 371 Yo East Burnside; nesday at. Union Labor Hall, 216 Pine street. recording secretary, F. L. Goehring, 86 Park President, W. F. Robinson, '214 Walnut street; re­ street: financial secretary, F. L. CroC;kerell, Box cording secretary, George E. Russell, 226 State 644. . Line; financial secretary, J; F. French, 226 State b No. 318, KNOXVILLE, TENN.-Meets first and Line. third Saturdays at Independent Hall, corn"r Gay e No. 302, PEORIA, ILL.-Meets first and third and Cumberland streets. President, W. J. Rad­ Tuesdays of each month at Carpenters' Hall, 218 cliffe; recordin¥ secretary, J. O. Sbelley, 305 Scott Main street. President, John Hoffman, 102 Win­ avenue: finanCial secretary, F. P_ O'Connor, 60S dom street; recording secretary, H. C. Lupton, 404 W. Vine avenue. 'Cooper street; financial secretary, Anthony Bick­ c No. 319, PITTSBURG, PA.-Meets second and erdt, 320Yo Bryon street. fourtb Mondays of each month at K. of L. Hall, a No. 303, I,INCOLN, ILL.-Meets first and third 535 Smitbfield street. President, Jno. It. Manley, Wednesday of eacb month at Painters' Hall, East 606 Herron avenue; recording secretary, Wm. G. Pulaski street. President, F. E. Taylor, 330 Third Comrie,s818 Holden street; financial secretary, street; recording secretary, E. S. Ransdell, 317 Wm. A. Kelly, 305 Wood street. Soutb Kickapoo street; financial secretary, C. E. a No. 320, PARIS, TEx.-Meets every Wednesday Chowning, 302 Delavan street. at N. Main street, over Wray's saloon. President, c No. 304, NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Meds first and D. A. Jones, ~ 15 Bonham street; recording secre­ third Tuesdays at Union Hall, 99 Orange street. tary, Edwin Burke, Box 238; financial secretary, President, W. R. Johnson, 773 Whitney avenue: W. N. Banta, 735.. N. Main street. recording secretary, W. M. Dutton, 542 Chapel a No. 321, LA SALLE, ILL.-Meets first and third street; financial secretary, C. B. Thorpe, 64 Cen- Saturdays at Reed & O'Neil's Hall, Main street. tcr 8trect. . President, J. E. Mullen; rcording secretary, W. c No. 305, FORT WAYNE, IND.-Financial secre­ Dusch, 227 'Bucklin street: financial secretary, Wm. tary, A. H. Meyer, 69 Elizabeth street. Bulfer, 1729 Fourth street, Peru, 111. a No. 306, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.-Meds second a No. 322, KOKOMO, IND.-Meets every Wednes­ and fourtb Fridays of eacb month at Central La· day, Buckeye, soutb of S:!,camore street. Presi­ bor Union Hall, 214 West Railroad avenue. Pres­ dent, Eli. Vaughn, 272 S. Buckeye street; record­ ident, Bert Moe, P. O. Box 259; recording secre­ ing and financial secretary, C. E. Jomffe, 150 tary, E. K. Armstrong, P. O. Box 259; financial South Main street. secretary, M. H. Sweet, P. O. Box 259. a No. 323, FAIRMONT, W. VA.-Meets Saturda), a No. 307, CUMBERLAND, MD.-Meets \Vednes­ nights at Musgrave Hall, Monroe street. PresI­ day at 8 p. m. in Ci!y Hall building, third fioor. dent, John Tohan, 879 West Quecn street; record­ President, Micbael Gill, General Delivery; re­ ing secretary, John Frye, 32 Mansfield avenue: cording secretary, W. M. Lanman, Mt. Savage, financial secretary, L. E. Thornton, 26 Ezar street. Md.; financial secretary, C. W. Prince, 52 Colum· a No. 324, BRAZIL, IND.-Meets alternate Tues­ bia street. day nights at United Mine Workers' Hall, Main c No. 308, BEAUMONT, TEx.-Meets every Tues­ and V\'alnut streets (Opera block). President, day nigbt in Gray building Pearl and Washington Harry Reed, 12 W. Maple street; recording secre­ streets. President, E. T. !5immonds, 915 Forsythe tary, Birt Stauts, 203 South Lambert street; finan­ street; recording secretary, M. E. Graves, 445 Or­ cial secretary, L. M. Moore, 203 South Lambert st. leans street; financial secretary, W. G. Miller, SIS a No. 325, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.-Meets every Orleans street. Friday, 8 p. m., C. L. U. Hall, 79 State street. b 1110. 309, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.-Meets every President, F. K. Spencer, 18 New street; record· Tuesday evening at Bartenders' Hall, Fourth street, ing secretary, Emitt W. Sullivan, 120 De Russey: near Broadway. President, F. Sians, 414 Caroline financial secretary, William J. Bidwell, 120 Wasb­ street; recording secretary, L. Worsham, Venice, ington street. 111.; financial secretary, R. M. Snyder, 1608 Hall a No. 326, CONNELLSVILLE, PA.-Meets second avenue. and fourth Tuesdays at Rutsek's Hall, corner Main a No. 310, STAMFORD, CONN.-Meets first Mon­ and Arch streets. President, Morris L. \VilIiams, day of each montb, Wan. T. Minor Post, G. A. R. Dunbar, Pa.; recording secretary. M. A. Hopwood, Hall, 442 Main street. President, Goodrich E. New Haven, Pa.; financial secretary, Paul McDon­ Risley, 192 Atlantic street; recording secretary, ald, 234 E. Apple street. John J. Farrell, Glenbrook; financial secretary, a No. 327, WEST PAI.M BEACH, FLA.-Meets first Norman R. Wilcox, 109 Stillwater avenue. and tbird Mondays at Central Labor Hall, Clematis THE ELECTRICAL WORKER avenue. President, E. W. J. Parrish, W. Palm secretary, Chas. Cook, 621 Eighth street, Beaver Beach; recording secretary, A. S. Brown, W. Palm Falls, 1'a.; financial secretary, J. L. Allwine, 654 Beach; financial secretary, J. E. Chambers. Case street, Rochester, Pa. o No. ~2S, OSWBCO N: Y.-Meets every second a No. 343, NORWICH, CONN.-Meets fourth Wed­ Wednesday evenin,&", Trades and Labor Hall, West nesday at Carpenters' Hall, Slletucket street. Pres­ First, between Bndge and Oneida streets. Presi· ident, J. M. Fillmore, 23 Spring street; recording dent, John Goodwin, 3IS Walnut street; recording secretary, Wm. M. Laren, 26-2S Broadway; finan­ secretary, J. J. Glynn, 69 East Cayuga street; cial secretarYt. Walter Holden, ISO Main street. financial secretary, Frank Gallagher, 79 East a No. J-J4, l'IltW LONDON, CONN.-Meets first and Eighth street. third Frld~ys at Bacon block, State street. Presi­ dent, W. H. Vibber, 24 Mountain avenue; record­ o No. 329, SHlIl.BYVIl.l.lI, IND.-Meets every Fri­ ing secretary, C. C. Comstock, 5 Franklin street; day night at Union Labor Hall, Public Square. financial aecretary, John S. Loveless, I I Berkley President, Alfred C. Lee... 26 Second street; re­ avenue. cording secretary, Frank ::.hewmon, West Jackson o No. 345, Moan.I!, AI.4.-M~ets second and street; financial secretary, A. C. Lee, 26 Second st. fourth Mondays at I. O. O. F. Hall, corner of St. f No. 330, KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Meets first and Joseph and St. Michael streets. President, J. W. third Weanesdays in Electrical Workers' Hall, Scouyers, S04 Elmira street; recording secretary, 1333 Grand avenue. President,.R. B. Weaver, C. L. Singler, care of Electric Light Co., Royal lOIS Baltimore avenue; recording secretary, Earl and St. Louis streets; financial secretary, W. E. C. Zoll, II09 Charlotte street; financial secretary, Prewitt, 310 Charleston street. Geo. Lewis, 1426 Campbell street. a No. 346, FORT SMITH,- Aalt.-Meets first and o No. 331, LONG BRANCH, N. J.-Meets first and third Tuesdays at K. of P. Hall, over 70S Gar. third Mond~ys each month at Phil Daly's Hose avenue. President, C. P. Rowe, S: D. and Twelfth Company's Hall, Second avenue. President, E. J. street; recording secretary, J. P. Hamilton, 305 Dougherty, 174 Union avenue; recording secre­ South Tenth street; financial secretary, W. H. tary, John A. Brokaw, 31 Washington street; finan­ McDonald, 710 South Eleventh and H streets. cial secretary, Jno. Coles, Jr., Box 127, Station B, a No. 347, PI!IlU, IND.-Meets every Monday at Long Branch, N. J. 7 p. m., at Schmoll buildinll. Fifth and Broadway. President, Frank Seamon, 72 E. Third; recording o No. 332, SAUl.T STII. MARIII, MICH.-Meets secretary, Elmer Burlingame, 406 E. Third; finan­ second and fourth Thursdays, Arlington street. cial secretal'Y.z. S. C. La Boyteaux. 261 E. Ninth 5t. President, David Harvey, S2I Lizzie street; re­ No. 3AS, LTRII:tNVIl.l.E, TEx.-Meets second and cording secretary, H. E. Sheeley, 423 E. Spruce; fourth Thursdays at Labor Hall, 27S West Lee financial secretary, Ben Bainbridge, S07Y. John ,to street. President, C. A. Duck, 216 N. Stonewall a No. 333, EMPORIA, KANS.-Meets every Tues­ street; recording secretary, W. Brame; financial day night at 323Y. Commercial street. President, secretary, C. M. Christopher. E. McKinsey, fOI South West street; recording No. 349, MIAMI, Fl.A.-Meets first and third secretary, W. M. Johnson 709 Merchant street: Mondays in Electrical Hall, Fourteenth street. financial secretary, W. C. Prince, 210 South !\fcr­ President, W. D. Aver).'. Fourth street; recording chant street. and financial secretary, R. D. Taylor, 305 Third st. a No. 334, BEl.LINGHAK, WAsH.-Meets fir~t :lnd a No. ~50, HANNIBAl., Mo.-Meets second and third Wednesdays at Eagles' Hall, cor'ler 1:.1.( .and fourth Mondays at Bartenders' Hall, corner of Magnolia streets. President, R. U. Muffiy; record· Main and Broadway. President, Lawson Stead­ ing and financial secretary, H. H. Horto"!, I II~ man, 306 North ThIrd street; recording secretary, Ellis stref:t.' Geo. M. Jackson, 220 Rock street; financial secre­ tary, Harry Janes, 2 II Center street. o No. 335, SPRINGFIIILD, Mo.-Meets Wcdnes:lliY, a No. 351. MItRID:tN, CONN.-Meets first and Odd Fellows' Hall, 302 Voonville street. l'"esi· third Wednesdays each month at Turners' Hall, dent, G. H. Robinson, 604 South street; rer. South and State streets. President, H. D. Fair­ South Rusk avenue. child, P. O. Box 213; recording secretary. E. o No. 339, STIIRLING, Il.L.-Meets first and third Delm, P. O. Box 213; financial secretary, W. H. Wednesdays at Labor Hall, 30S Locust street. Meldrum, P. O. Box 213. President, Geo. Thomas, Sterling, III.; recording h No. 355, PITTSBURG, PA.-Meets second and secretary, John Powers, 105 Twelfth avenue; finan· fourth Thursd:rys at First National Bank building, cial secretary R. L. Fairbrother, 101 I First avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa. President. W. J. Wigington, Sterling, III. 211 Ninth avenue, Homestead; recording secretary, e No. 340, SACRAKIINTO, CAl..-Meets first and W. C. McGettig;lO. East Pittsburg; financial secre­ third Mondays at Pythian Castle, corner Ninth tary, Geo. M. Smith, P. O. Box 217, East Pitts­ and I streets. . Presiaent, C. W. Beaton, 1620 I burg. street; recording secretary, Geo. H. Curtis, I3ISY. Sixteenth street; financial secretary, E. G. Fletcher, b No. ~56, KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Meets every Mon­ Pythian Castle. day in Electrical Workers' Hall, 1333 Grand ave­ o No. .'41, OTTAWA, Il.L.-Meets second and nue. President, Sam H. Hawkins. IS3.1 Grand fourth Wednesdays of each month at Gebhardt's avenue; recording secretary, F. J. Schadel, 1333 Hall. 630 West Madison street. President, Wm. Grand avenue; financial secretary, C. F. Drol­ L. Spore, IIQ W. Washington street; recording ling~r, 1333 Grand avenue. secretary, J. H. Brown, 1225. Phelps street; finan­ No. 357, PITTSTON, PA.-Meets first Thursday cial secretary. T. A. Stone. Cen. Union Tel. Co. on or after the 15th at Advocate Office. Butler o No. 342, NEW BRIGHTON, PA.-Meets first and block. President, John Sheridan, 17 High street, third Thursdays, E. J. Ryan's Hall, corner Third Pittston; recording secretary, P. F. Toole, Union avenue and Nmth street. President, Geo. J. Wolf, street, Pittston; financial secretary, George Judge, 1709 Fourth avenue, Beaver Falls, Pa.; recording Clarke Lane, Pittston. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 77

a No. 358, PERTH AMBOY, N,. J.-;-Meets first !lnd M. P. Gaddis; recording and financial secretary, third Thursdays at Carl?enters Union Hl!-lJ, Snck­ Geo. W. Fleming, 418 E. McCarty street. er's building, 138 Smith street. President, V. No. 376, CHICAGO, II.I..-Meets every first and Cbristofferson, 137 Fayette street; recording sec­ third Mondays of month at Electrical Workers' retary, Geo. Skirm, 161 Washington street; finan­ Headquarters, 100 Franklin street. President, cial secretary, Ambrose Mather, 44 East avenue. Thos. Queenan, 100 Franklin street; recording sec­ a No. 359 IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH.-Meets first retary, John Luebke, 100 Franklin street; financial Thursday, Odd FelJows' building, 42 I Stephenson secretary, James J. Lamb, 100 Franklin street.. avenue. President, Quirin Stephany, 108 E. Lud­ c No. 377, LYNN, MAss.-President D. Duval, ington street; recording secretary, Elmer CrolJ, ·31 Whittier street; recording secretary, 'L. A. 1025 River avenue; financial secretary, Conrad Wentwortb, 34 Leyman street; financial secretary, Carlson, I 120 River avenue. E. L. Wood, IS Herbert street. a No. 360, SIOUX FAI.I.S, S. D.-Meets second a No. 378, SHEFFIEI.D, AI.A.-Meets Friday nights and fourth Wednesdays at Labor HalJ, Syndicate in K. of P. Hall. President, F. C. Brumbach; re­ hlock. President, M. G. Lacy, care Citizens' Tel. cording and financial secretary, E. L. Howard. Co.; recording secretary, L. H. Snyder, cart; N. a No. 379, GREENSBURG, PA.-Meets first and U. Tel. Ex. Co.; financial secretary, Chas. Height, third Thursdays of each month at Glunts Hall, care Citizens' Tel. Co. corner East Pittsburg street and Maple avenue. a No. 361, LAWRENCE, KANs.-President, Joseph President, C. M. Morgan, West Pittsburg street; ~Badsky, 501 Alabama street; recording secretary, recording secretary, M. McLaughlin, 219 Main James Hart, West ElJiot street. street; financial secretary, H. E. Peters. a No. 362, KANKAKEE, II.I..-Meets· second and No. 380, SAI.T LAKE CITY, UTAH. fourth Mondays at Painters' HalJ, corner Schuyler No. 381, CHICAGO, II.I..-Meets second and and Court. President, F. E. Jeffers, Illinois East­ fourth Tuesdays in month at Adam Koch's Hall, ern Hospital; recording secretary, N. Madigan, Ind. 104 E. Randolph street. President, C. M. Hall, Tel. Co.; financial secretary, A. E. Davids, Ind. 185 Indiana street; recording secretary, E. N. Tel. Co. Nockels, 56 Fifth avenue, koom ~I3; financial No. 363, MONTGOMERY, AI.A.-Meets second an? secretary, O. A. Lawson, 449 Corneha street. fourth Tuesdays, 20 Yo South Perry street. PresI­ a No. 382, COI.UMBIA,· S. C.-Meets Wednesday dent, E. Goolsbyt,. 103 Clitheral avenue; recording night at Independence Hall, over Independent Engine secretary, Jas. F . .lSraciy, 112 N. HulJ street; finan­ House, between Main and Assembly streets. Pres­ cia secretary, W. D. Bivins, 218 Columbus street. ident, \V. J. Jones, 913 Oak street; recording sec­ a No. 364, GUTHRIE, OKI.A.-Meets first an? retary, J. B. bodenhoff, 2025 Lincoln street; finan­ third Tuesdays at Armory HalJ, 109 West Harn­ cial secretary, E. D. WalJace, 1400 Laurel street. son avenue. President, Art Carpenter; recording a No. 383, MATTOON, II.I..-President, Harry secretar·-. W. F. C. Perry; financial secretary, A. Schock; recording secretary, Ned Malaine; finan­ H. Harmon, 324 Springer street. cial secretary, L. Morganstein, Fire Department. a No. ;365, FUI.TON, Mo.-Financial secretary, a No. 384:.. MUSKOGEE, IND. TIIR.-Meets second Herman Glahn, Fulton. and fourth Thursdays in W. C. T. U. Hall, on C a No. 366, AI.I.F;NTOWN, PA.-Meets first Sunday street. President, W. C. Shull; recordinf secre­ each month in Nagles' HalJ, corner Seventh and tary, S. O. Wood; financial secretary, R. . John­ Turner streets. President, J. S. Hoffman, 1315 son. Court street; recording secretary, John F. Gaffey, a No. 385, LAWRIINCII, MAss.-Meets first and 183 Tilgham street; financial secretary, Charles third Mondays at Bugbee Hall. President, R. H. Hoffman, 1315 Court street. Morris, 167 Prospect street; recording secretary, e No. 367 ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Meets first and third T. H. Hogarth... 86 Andover street; financial secre­ Saturdays of month in Rosenburg's Hall,. Gra?ite tary, J. J. MCLrillas, 259 :South Broadway. City, Ill. President, J. G. Jones, Gran~te C!ty; a No. 386, NEW IBERIA, LA.-Meets third Satur­ recording secretary, Nelson Boland, Grl!nlte .Clty; day of each month, Corinne and Maine streets. financial secretary, H. A. Yandell, Granite City. President, George Fay; recording secretary, E. R. f No. 368, NEW YORK, N. Y.-Meets. second and Chivers; financial secretary, W. A. Broussard. fourth Wednesdays, Union HalJ, 1591 Second ave­ a No.. 387, FREEPORT, II.I..-Meets every first and nue. President, Thomas C. Yoe, 2558 .Eighth ave­ third Wednesday nights at Socialists' Hall, 93 nue' recording secretary, James Welhngton, 302 Galena strect. President, Robert Brine, Liberty W. '129th street; financial secretary, J. J. Mc­ street; recording secretary, Chas. Kuntz, 53 Ottowa Carthy, 202 E.96th street. street; financial secretary, Jas. B. Gaffney, 23 7 c No. 369, LOUISVII.I.E, KY.-Meets first and Douglas avenue. . third Fridays of each month at Beck's HalJ, Jeffer­ a No. 388, PAI.F;STINE, TEx.-Meets first Tuesday son street, between First and Second. President, of each month at Power House Hall, Avenue A. L. Rosenfield, R. F. D. No.2, Station E; record­ President, S. B. Taylor, Reagan street; recording ing secretary, J. A. Magness, 2231 Brook street; secretary, Z. A. McRrynolds, in care Light Co.; financial secretary, Dave Butterfield, 1767 Wilson financial secretary, D. E. Bostick, P. O. Box 834. avenue. . a No. 389, PATERS?N, N. J.-:-Meets every fir.st cg No. 370, Los ANGEI.ES, CAI..-Meets Friday and third Tuesday m Columbia Hall, 462 Mam of each week, 416 West Sixth street,. Room 22. street. President, F. H. Holmes, Lodb N. J.; re­ President, G. E. Ramsey, 416 West Sixth street; cording secretary, Charles Walton, 57 Twenty-third recording secretary, W. M. Baker, 137 N. ·East­ avenue; financial secretary, Geo. Twigger, 330 lake' financial secretary, Hal. Hamner, 319 West Market street. Ave;"ue Fifty-one. . a No.. 390, JOHNST~WN, PA.-Mee~s every We?­ a No. 371, REDDING, CAI..-Meets first and thIrd nesday night at UmtedWorkmen sHall, Mam Tuesdays at Horn's HalJ, 516 California street. street. President, W. O. Draucher, Cook Hotel; President, John T. Reed, Golden Eagle Hotel; re­ reco'rding secretary, M. L. Lower, 245 Llewellyn cording. secretary, J. C. Powel, Temple Hotel; street; financial secretary, Harry F. Davis, Cone­ financial secretary, b. W. Rathburn, 828 Gold. st. maugh, Pa. a No. 372, BOONE, IowA.-Meets first and thud a No. 391, MERIDAN, Mlss.-Meets every Tues­ Fridays at North Side Union HalJ, 917 Tenth day night at Painters' Hall, Second street, between street. President, H. C. Elliott, 515 Tenth street; Twenty-second and Twenty-third avenues. Presi­ recording and financial secretary, A. J. Ber!, 1556 dent, W. F. Johnson, P. O. Box 70; recording sec­ Fifth street. retary, H. 1"'. Harwell, Thirty-eighth avenue, be­ a No. 373, ONEIDA, N. Y.-Meets second and tween Ninth and Tenth streets; financial secretary, fourth Mondays of every month at Trades Assem­ Fred Keeton, Nineteenth avenue and Twelfth st. bly HalJ, 20 James street. ~resident, F. W. Brick­ a No. 392, TROY, N. Y.-Meets every Thursday ley; recording and financial secretary, W.. H. night in Red Men's Hall, First and Congress Percival, 14 Prospect street. streets. President, C. Rasmussen, Lynd House; a No. 374, ESCANABA, MICH.-Meet~ every first recording secretary, Seymour Scott, Ingalls ave­ and third Friday eveni~g at Lemmer s H;alJ, 310 nue; financial secretary, Wm. P. Hayden, SIO Ludington street. PreSident, J. H. Harkms, 516 Fourth street. Wells avenue; recording and financial secretary, W. G. Compton, 308 Wolcott street. h No.' 393, DETROIT, MICH.-Meets second and a No. 375, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Meets second fourth FrIdays in Johnson's Union Headquarter~, and fourth Sundays in each month at K. of P. corner Monroe avenue and Farrar street. PresI­ Hall, corner High and Madison streets. President, dent, G. A. Weisenhagen, ISS Antietam street; THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

recording secretary, Sydney A. Smith 368 Cass a No. 409, ITHACA, N. Y.-Meets first and third avenue; financial secretary, Burn. Tiffin, 247 Saturd~s of ~v~ry month at Central Labor Union Fourth avenue. Hall. East State street. President, A. E. Day; c No. 394, AU.UR", N. Y.-M«ts first and third recording secretary. H. W. Barnard. 202 South Wednesdays at Mantel Hall, 'Vater street. Presi· Cayuga street; financial secretary, O. Ritt~nhouse, dent, Thomas H. Mohan, I School street; record· 505 South Albany str~~t. ing secretary, R. C. Leek, ISS Clark street: finan· a No. 410 F[TCHBURG, MAss.-Meets second and cial secretary, D. Ehle, 84 Genesee street. fourth Fridays at C. L. U. Hall. 5 Main str~et. a No. 395, KALAMAZOO, MICH.-Meets first and President, Daniel McDonald, 6J.S Congress street; third Mondays of each month, Trades and Labor recording secretary, R. W. Larral>ee. 374 Main Hall, South Burdick street. President, Geo. C. street; financial secretary, D. L. Toomly, 17 Blos- Milham, 722 Stockbridge avenue: recording secre· som street. . tary, Burton A. Whipple, _322 E:. Lovel\ str«t; a No. 411, WARUN. OHIO.-M~ets first and third financial secretary, Morris W. Doyle, 426 Wood· Wednesdays; at Labor Hall, Main street. Pr~si· land avenue. d~nt. S. F. Messer 3[8 North Tod av~nue; record­ f No. -396, BOSTO". MAss.-Meets second Wed· ing secretary, C. C. Mason. 504 South Pine str~et; nesday at Seaver Hal\, Paine's Mem. building, financial secretary. Ceo. L. Hardy, Niles. Ohio. Appleton street. President. \V. W. Emmons. 12S a No. 412. MANICATO. M[NN.-Metts first and Milk street (basement); recording secretary. D. R. third Thursdays of each month at Williams' Hall, McGr. gor. 241 Minot street, Dore-hester. Mass.; corner Front and Hkkory streets. President, W. financial secretary, A. R. Young, 709 Broadway, C. Seslico, ~29 lJelgrade avenue; recording secre­ Chelsea, Mass. tary, Chas. Brandon, [[4 S. Fourth street: finan· a No. 397, QUJ!BJ!C, CA"ADA.-Meets first. and cial secretary, R. A. Anderson. Box 140. third Mondays at Moisan's Hal\. St. Helene and a No. 413, MANILA P. I.-Meets first and third St. Anselme. President, E. L. Heureux. 394 St. Mondays of each month at Levy's Hall, Calle Ex­ Valier street: recording secretary, N. Mathurin, change. 59. Pr~sid~nt, Frank Moffett. 144 Manila; 238 St. Valier street; financial secretary, A. recording secretary, R. R. Landon, General Deliv­ Bouret. 18 Levis street. ery; finandal secr~tary, Charles A. Schoendube, a No. 398, ST. CLOUD, MINN.-Meets every sec­ 144 Manila. ond and fourth Tuesday at A. O. U. W. Hal\. cor­ a NO. __414. NORWALK. OHlo.-Meets second and ner Fifth avenue and First street, south. Presi­ fOllrth Wednesdays at Central Labor Union Hall, dent. CnttJieb Gehrenhack, Twelfth avenue. N.; Whittlesey av~nue and Monroe street. President, recording secretary, Harry Hamlin, Sauk Rap,ids, Ralph Farley; ·recording secretar:ll:. Harry Stough­ Minn.: hnancial secretary, F. B. Doten, 618 :Sixth ton; financial secretary. Ad~lbert Graham. avenue. south. a t.o. 415, CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Meets every first a No. 399, PORTLAND, ME.-Meets every Tuesday and third Mondays, K. P. Hall. West Seventeenth at Farrington block. Congress street. President, street. President, F. P. Edlind, corner Twenty­ F. E. Sargent, 308 Portland street: recording sec· first and \'an Lennan; recording secretary, Arthur retary. W. J. Ingersoll, 3 C str«t, Knightvell, Noe; financial s~cretary, B. M. Vance, Box 530. Me.; financial secretary, A. G. Moody, 36 Lancas­ c No. 416, ST. JOSEPH. Mo.-Meets every Thurs­ ter street. day at N. W. e-orner Seventh and Fdix streets, a No. 400. OTTAWA, ONTARlo.-Meets second and Secret Service Room, see-ond floor. President. W. fourth \Vednesdays at lIIurphy's Hall, Sussex H. Winters. 507 S. Third street: ree-ording secre· street. President, M. F. Mead. 34 Murray street; tary, H. F. Howard. 313 N. Ninth street; financial recording see-rctary, C. C. Keyes, 467 Rideau secretary, J. A. Wells. 1620 N. See-ond sIreet. street: financial secretary, A. Seguin, 30 Water st. a No. 417, NEWBURGH. N. Y.-Meets every sec· a No. 401, BURLINGTON, IowA.-Meets every ond and fourth Saturdays at Lahor Hall. Ann Monday evening at Carpenters' Hall, Third and street, between Johnson and Liberty. President, Jefferson streets. President, L. R. Sherrill. 104 John Gilroy Mezger. I High stre.. t: recording sec­ N. Main street; recording secretary. W. F. Moore, retary, Raymond Hathaway Williams, 215 l-'irat 918 S. Third street; financial secretary, W. F. street; fi nancial secretary, Thomas Perrott, 3Z Moore. 918 S. Third street. Smith street. c No. 402, PORTCH ESTER. N. Y.-Meets every a No. 418, MT. VERNON. INo.-Meets second first and third Mondays nights at 8 each month and fourth Monday. nights at Frank's Plae-e. Main at Washington Hall. itS North Main street. Pres, street. Pr.-sident, Geo. B. Duncan: recording and ident, Andrew Bell, 26 Haseco avenue; recording finandal secretary, Oscar H. Brinkman. Box 405. secretary Daniel B. Purdy, P. O. Box 240. Port­ a No. 419. JACKSONV[LLE, ILL.-President, P. chester, N. Y.; financial secretary, J. C. Irving, Trahue: recording secretary, J. A. Lemington, 1013 Greenwich, Conn. N. Church street; financial secretary, O. Sorrel as. a No. 403, MEADVILLE, PA.-Meets every see-ond a No. 420. MOBERLY, Mo.-M~ets second and and fourth Wednesdays at Central Labor Hall. fourth Tursday nights of ~a('h month at Line-oln Eiler block. Water street. President. Oliver Stock­ G. A. H., Reed street. President, Rieley Patter­ holm. \Vallace street; recording secretary, W. N. son. Mob~rly, Mo., car~ of Richmond Hotel: re­ Banta. Phoenix Hotel; financial secretary, F. A. cording seeretary, E. J. Hayes, 629 Culp str~et, Berg. 732 Liberty street. Moberly, Mo. No. 404. DENVJ!R. COT.o.-(Winders).-Meets a No. 421, WATERTOWN. N. Y.-Pr.. sident, N. W. ever:ll: Tuesday at 5 t2 Charles building. President. Pillan; r~cording and financial secretary, Georg~ W. C. Metzgar. II~ West Bayard street: recording Dickerson. 57 A Ars~nal street. see-retary. A. W. Gav, 1245 Clarkson street; finan­ a No. 422. HACKENSACK. N. J.-Meets se('ond' cial see-retary, Jack H. Cook, Hotel Midland.. and fourth Tuesdays of each month, Armory Hall, a No. 405. HOUGHTON. M[CH.-Meets first and corner of State and Mercer. President, D. T. thIrd Thursdays of each month at Union Hall, Evans; ree-ording secretary, Bert M. Pratt, 52 Main. Sheldon street. President, John Crawford, Hough­ street; financial secretary. Walter Kingsley, Kansas ton: rt'rording secrl'tary. R. H. Day, Houghton; strel't. financial secretary, E. J. Poirier. c No. 423, MONTREAL, P. Q.-Meets first and a No. 406. ARDMORF.. IND. TF.R.-Meets Friday third Fridays each month at Arcanium Hall, 244~ of nch week at Union Hall. West Main street. St. Catherine street. President, L. R. McDonald. President. E. ~1. Parker; recording secrctary, John 2 Urunswick street; recording secretary, T. W. A. Ball: finanCial secretary, A. A. Holcomb, P. O. Rothery. 3 I J.S Latour street: financial secretary,. Box 346. F. W. Cotten, 534 Antoine street. a 1\0. 407, MARQUETTE, MICH.-Meets every sec­ c No. 424. MILWAUKEE, WiS.-Meets every Wed· ond anti fnurth Saturday of each month at Siegel's nesday, 8 p. m., at Paschl'n's Hall. 325 Ch.-stnut str~et. President. F. M. Stark. 717 St. Paul ave­ Hall. N. Third street. President, O. H. Siewert nue: ree-ording secretary. Wm. McFadden. National 3.19 West Alger street: ree-ording s~cretary, C. A. Ellstrom. 321 West Bluff street: financial secre­ Soldiers' Home; financial secretary, J. W. Daley, tary. G. H. Kemper, 511 West Ridge street. 496 Twenty-seventh street. c No. 425. WILMINGTON. nEL.-M~ets second· a No. 408 M [SSOULA. MONT.-Meets every second and fourth Fridays at ('orner Eighth and Orange and fourth Tuesdays at Firem.-n's Hall. West Main streets. President, E. R. Ferrel, 802 West Sixth street. President. J. n. Ashley, Missoula. Mont.: street; re('ording secretary, H. Mason. 8 Riddle recording and financial s~cretary, C. H. Christen­ avrnue: financial s~cretary, R. S. Hertzog, 1112· ·sen, 80S East Front street. King street. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER 79

a No. 426, PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-Meds second ry street; financial secretary. Joseph C. Shuler. 56 and fourth Friday in Engineers' Hall, 2; Congress Palm street. st. President, M. L. Schwarz, 18 Wibird street; o No. 442. SPARTANSBURG. S. C.-Financial sec­ recording secretary, T. B. Ruxton, 26 Woodbury retary. Fred Schueler. care of So. Bell Tel. Co. avenue; financial secretary, A. B. Damon, Kittery a !IIo. 443, KEY WEST, FLA.-Meets second and Depot. fourth Wednesdays at Cigannakers' Hall. corner e No. 427, SPRINGFIEI.D, ILI..-Meets first and Caroline and Elizabeth. President. H. L. Lee, 514 third Wednesday at Electrical Workers' Hall, 2IOV. Southard street; recording secretary. Jos. H. Mon­ S. Fifth street. President, J. D. Valentine. 41 I ticino, 500 White street; financial secretary. R. B. W. \.:anedy street; recording secretary. A. H. Gilbert. 5 I 4 Southard street. Barth. 615 E. Jackson street; financial secretary. o No. 444. RICHMOND, IND.-Meets second and R. W. Berry, 916 E. Edwards street. fourth Thursdays in Union Hall. over 5 II Main No. 428, BAKERSFIEI.D, uL.-Meets every first street. President. D. L. Woods, 10 South Seven­ and third Tuesday of each month at 1803 Chester teenth street; financial secretary. J. L. McNeill, avenue. President, Wm. H. l\Iurray; recordin~ 105 North Ninth street. secretary, C. T. Collins; financial secretary. J. ~. b No. 415. BATTLE CREEK, MICH.-Meets every Baker. 904 19th street. Friday at frades Council Hall, Main and Jefferson No. 429, COLUMBUS. GA.-President G. W. streets. rresident. Wm. Evans; recording secre­ ;Schultz, Automatic Tel. Company; recording secre­ tary. W. H. Hlodgett, 583 Marshall avenue; finan­ 'tary. S. B. Montgomery. Southern Bdl Tel. Com· cial secretary. J. P. Long, 21 Locust street. panrLfinancial secretary; Frank Hudson. Southern e No. 446. COLUMBUS. ORIo.-.Meets every Fri­ Bel Tel. Company. day at 8 p. m. at I67V. South High sITeet over o No. 430, RACINE. WIs.-Meets second and Lazarus' d~artment stores. Presirl,'nt, J. C. Mc­ fourth ::'aturdays at 8 p. m., Trades Council Hall. Coy, 720 Cleveland avcnue; recording secretary. Main and Fourth streets. President, C. W. Bart­ Henry Kern. 570 Stanley street; financial secre­ lett. 310 Sixth street; recording secretary. F. M. tary, J. H. Esmond. 408 lluttles avenue, Brookes, BOA 247, Racine; financial secretary. D. a N'"o. 447, PORT HURON, MICR.-Meets se("ond A. Howard. 1917 Chatham street. and fourth Mondays in C. M. B. A. Hall, 935 l\IiIi­ a No. 43 I. FREDERICK. MD.-Meets every first tary street. President. Wm. J. McManus, 1504 arid third Saturday in the month at Farmer Hall. Ninth street; recording secretary. H. S. Adams, West Patrick street. President. H. H. Barnes; Hotel Messenger; financial secretary. P. Leo Witt­ financial secretary. S. F. Gardner. 187 South Mar­ lif!, 825 Griswold street. ket street. a No. 448, ANNAPOLIS. MD.-Meets se("ond and o No.. 432. EAU CI.AIRE. WIs.-Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Arundel Hall, corner West fourth Tuesdays at Union Hall. corner Barstnw and Church Circle. President, T. Bovd Dexter. and Wisconsin streets. President, George Head­ 160 Green street; recording secretary. W. G. Foth­ wick. 245 Barloud street; recording ,ecrt"lary. ergill. Eastport. Anne Arundel county. Md.; fin'!.n­ Chas. Anger. 948 Madison street; financial st'cre­ mial secretary, E. T. Beavins, 13 Cathedral street. tary, Louis Marsh. 521 Congress ~treet. o No. 449, AUGUSTA. GA.-Financial secretary. J. o No. 433. FRI!MONT. ORIo.-Meets second fmd L. Reed. care of Strowger Exchange. fourth Tuesdays of each month at Ger.nonade s a No. 450. TRINIDAD, COI.o.-M.'ets first and third Hall corner of Park and Napoleon streets. Pr('si­ Thursdays. Poitry block. Commercial street. Presi­ dent, Ed. E. McCarty. 337 Harrison street, Fre­ dent, E. T. Drout. Tel. Co.; recording secretary, mont, Ohio; recording secretary, R. G. Dunfee. Joe Gayway, First street; financial secretary. John 401 Ash street, Fremont, Ohio; financial secretary. Nigro, General Delivery. Wm. P. Stevens. Fremont. care U. S. Telephone a No. 451. NEW DECAUTUR. AI.A.-President. J. Co. H. Mackin. Ala. Traction Co.; recording 'secretary. o No. 434, DOUGLAS, ARIz.-President. J. H. Jas. Foster. BOX_36; financial secretary. George H. Stewart; ,financial secretary, F. C. Farrington. care Rider. So. Bell Telephone Co. Douglas Imp. Co. a No. 435. MARION. OHlo.-Meets every Satur­ No. 452. PENSACOI.A. FI.A.-Meets every Wednes­ day at Central Trades Council Hall, South Main day at 7.30 p. m. at Central Trades Council Hall, street. President. R. C. Owens. Ola street; re­ Old Armory Hall. President. Gus lloursette. 626 cording secretary. Sylvester Rowe. 269 North Oak East Garden street; recordinEl' secretary. T. D. street; financial secretary. Fred Rowe. 269 North Adams, P. O. Box 793; finanCIal secretary. W. C. Oak street. Walker. 513 North Sixth avenue. a No. 436. ONEONTA. N. Y.-Meets second and a No. 453. SUMTER. S. C.-President. R. A. fourth Tuesdays at Trades andLabor Council Hall. Wilson. 108 Harrin street: rerording and financial 143 Main street. President. M. J.. Young. 265 secretary. E. H. Lynam, 3II West Calhoun street. Main street; recording secretary . J. Waltz. 46 a No. 454. CHARLOTTE, N. C.-President, J. R. Academy; financial secretary. B. j. Waltz. 46 Acad­ Griffith; recording secretary. W. W. Norwoo"; emy. financial,secretary. S. J. Alexander. 503 Poplar st. a No. 437. FAI.I. RIVI!R. MASS.-Meets first and a No. 455. SHAWNEE. O. T.-M('ets ev<."ry rhurs­ third Mondays in each month at I. B. E. W. Hall. day at Labor Hall. President, W. C. Campbell, 304 26 North Main street. President, T. D. Sulliv.ln, North Tucker street; recording secretary. B. Shill­ 253 Fifth street; recording secretary, John E. Sul­ ley, 215 E. Main street; financial secretary. H. livan, 576 Plymouth avenue; financial secretary. H. Brown. P. O. Box 421. A. Manchester, General Delivery. No. 438. GRI!ATI!R NI!W YORK. N. Y.-(Electrical e No. 456. OKLAIIOMA CITY. O. T.-Meets every Car Workers}.-Meets every Friday at Odd Fel­ Tuesday night at 1\0. 4 W. California avenue. lows' Hall, 67 St. Mark's place. New York. Presi­ President. C. B. Griffin. 608 N. Droadway; recore­ dent. John W. Schmidt. 688 Gates a,'enue, Brook­ il}g secretary. F. 1\'[' Johnson. ~I~ W. P"tt; final!' lyn. N'. Y.; recording secretary. E. M. Young, 5617 clal secretary, C. M. Small. I).) •. N. Broa~way. Third avenue, Brooklyn. N. Y.; financial secretary, o No. 457, KENOSHA. WIS.-Meets first and third Julius N. Ehrenberg. 112 East Eighty-third street. Fridays at Schlits' Hall. President, F. O. Wood, New York. 5 Park Court: recording secr£tary. Ellis Hog:hl; o No. 439, AI.LIANCE. OHIo.-M~ets first and financial secretary, E. Par~ons, 14 Park Court. fourth Fridays at Fogg building, corner Mechanic o No. 458, ABI!RDEEN. WAS H.-Meets every Sun­ avenue and Main street. P.resid~nt. John McCos­ day, 12 m .• at Longshoremen's Hall. Presidcnt. key, P. O. Box 946; recording secretary, A. V. Frank Ratty; recording secretary. M. O. James. Stanley.. 213 W. Main street; financial secretary, 201 Heron street. H. J. Erhardt, 213 W. Main street. a No. 450. CORTI.AND, N. Y.-M('cts serond and o No. 440, GRAND RAPIDS. \Vls.-Meets second fourth Tuesdays at Martin block. Main street. and fonrth Saturdays at Catholic Foresters' Hall, President, John J. McMahon. Grotin avenue; 1'('­ East Side. President. Geo. M. Huntington; re­ cordin~ and financial secretary. W. H. Hartnett, cording secretary, C. M. Dougharty; financial sec­ 5 Sand street. retary, J. H. Noyes. a No. 460. CHICltASIIA. IND. T.-Meets '~rord a No. 441. JANESVILLE. WIS.-Meets second and and fourth Frid:ry nights of ea .. h month at Riddle fourth Thursdavs at 'Assembly Hnll. corner Mil­ & King's law office. Dank of Com In< rce building. waukee and Franklin streets. President. James President. C. P. Bowen; recording and finand:ll Fraser; recording secretary. Ed. Barron. 207 Cher' secretary. Charles A. King. Box 491. THE ELECTRICAL WORKER

o No. 461. Low&I.I.. MAss.-Meets every Tuesday No_ 17. Detroit, Mich.-E. G. Smith, 32 Farmer at Bay State Hall. Central street. President. James street_ E. Farrell, 107 Fulton street; recording secretary. No. IS. Kansas City, Mo.-Neal Callahan. 1318 J. M. McDermott, 100 Bourne street; financial sec­ Forrest avenue, retary. (rl,o. W. Conant. 176 Cross street. No_ 20. New York, N: Y.-P. J. McLaughlin, Is No. 462, ST. LoUIS, Mo.-Meeta every_ Fridav 149 North Portland avenue, Brooklyn. N_ Y. evenin~ at Lightstone's Hall, S. E. corner Eleventh No_ 21. Philadelphia, Pa.-Charles Kirk. 1320 street and Franklin avenue. l'reaidl"nt, Wm. J. Vine street_ Schmidt, ~206 Dakota avenue; r«ord-ll~ sec,,.etary. No. 23. St_ Paul. Minn.-C. W. Hurd, 1895 Carl Hy Roewe. 4212_De Soto; financial secretary. Waltham avenue. Wm. Folkerts. 1121 Union avenue. No_ 25. Terre Haute. Ind.-A_ R_ Markle, 1027 Seventh avenue. o No. 46~. MONTaEAL, PaOVINCE OP QUI!III!C. No. 26, Washington, D. C.-Edw. Nothnagle. CANADA.-Ftnancial secretary. T. Soucy. 468 Wolfe corner Sixth and G streets. northwest. street. No. 2S, Baltimore. Md.-George Reese, 343 N. Is No. 464. CI.KV1tI.AIfD, OHlo.-President. Vl. A. Calvert street. Campbell, J() Berlin street; recording secretary, No. 3S. Cleveland, Ohio.-A. W_ McIntyre. S3 Barney S. Kirchner. 553 Lorain street; financial Prospe(:t street. secretary, J. L. Carlton, 409 W. Madison avenue. No. 39. Cleveland, Ohio.-R. Gray, 83 Prospect '0 No. 465, SAN Du,GO, CAI..-Meets Wednesdays street. in Snyder block. 835 Sixth street. President, A. No. 41. Buffalo, N. Y.-A_ Cunningham, Council J. Otis, 1522 Columbia street; recording secretary, Hall. R. Hejlbron, 849 Twenty-second street; financIal No. 42, Utica, N. Y.-Robert Kintzings. 30 Lin­ secretary. Harry Eckenrode. 606 Julian avenue. coln avenue. No. 43, Syracuse, N_ Y.-R McGuire, 13IS o No. 466, BEI.VIDltaE, II.I..-Meets first and third Grape street. Mondays at Creston Athletic Club, 112 Logan av~­ No. 45. Buffalo, N. Y.-James Shane. 78 South nue. President, Jas. Thorn, 4II McKinley avenu~; Division street. recording secretary, Walter Stage, care C. U. No. 52. Newark. N_ J.-Wm. Bamford. 236 Telep. Co.; finanCIal" secretary. Wm. Pratt, 1002 Washington street. Garfield avenue. No. 58, Niagara Falls, N. Y.-D. M. Ashmore. a No. 467, CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-Meets Monday 708 Division street. at G. A. R. Hall. over 115 W. Eighth street. Presl­ Ko. 61 Los Angeles. Cal.-C. P_ Lofthouse, 124 W. B. Lawing, 18 Bluff View; recording secretary, East Third street. 1. H. Brotheck, 1019 E. Eighth street; financial sec­ No_ 68, Denver, Colo.-C. A. Nickerson, :n8 retary, J. W. Daubenspeck, Sherman Heights. Charles Block. a No. 468, DovEa. N. H.-Meets first and third No. 79. Syracuse. N. Yo-Lowell Mereness, 405 Thursdays at Weavers' Hall. President. James W. N. Clinton street. Flynn, 2 Huff street; recording secretary, C. H. No. 86, Rochester. N. Y.-J. Monaghan, Room 3. Warren, 29 Chestnut street; financial secretary. Durand Building, 58 Main street. John Cameron. 595 Central avenue. No. 95, Joplin, Mo.-W. A. Nielson, 715 Jackson. a No. 469, YORK, PA.-Meets every Tuesday at No. 98, Philadelphia Pa.-Jas_ S. Meade, 1321 Frees Hall, 42 North George street. President, Arch street. Effinger Lucas, E. Prospect street; recording secre­ No. 102, Paterson, N. J.-R. Clark, 37 Benson tary, D. G. M. Wallick, 124 S. West street; finan­ street. . cial secretary, Geo. Gorhrig. No. 10~, Boston, Mass.-P. W. Collins. office, o No_ 470, HAVERHII.I., MAss.-Meets second and 9S7 Washmgton street. fourth Saturdays at Boot and Shoe Makers' Hall. No. 114. Toronto. Canada.-W. J. Middleton, IS 31 Washington street_ Pre,;ident, R. M. McDo.l­ Shaftsbury avenue. aId, 42 Pleasant street, Bradford, Mass.; recording No_ 116, Los Angeles, Cal.-M_ S. Culver. 124 secretary, D. McLellan, 63 Pecker strect; financial East Third street. secretary, A. G. McDonald, 18 Locust street. No. 134. Chicago, II I.-C. M. Bloomfield, 100 o No. 471, MII.1,INOCK, ME.-President, E. Ham­ Franklin street. mons; financial secretary. W. Lyon. No. 139, Elmira, N. Y.-John Marus, 609 E. Church street. No. lSI, San Francisco, Cal.-J. S. McDonald, 92 I Market street. DISTRICT COUNCILS, No. 154, Rock Island. Ill.-Charles Norton. P. O. Box 225. No. 162, Omaha, Neb.-F. Wittus. Labor Temple. First District Council, Schenectady. N. Y.­ No. 194, Shereveport. La.-R. L. Curtis, 323 M.ets first and third Tuesday of each month, in Walnut street_ Mohawk Hall. Brodt & Yates BuBding, corner - No. IS4. Galesburg. Ill.-J. H. Shull, 266 Duf­ State and Center streets. President. B. H. Cawley, field avenue. 77 Second avenue; vice president, Barney A. Ca\v­ No. 186, Hartford. Conn.-Wm. J. Goltra, 235- ley, 77 Second avenue; recording secretary, C. P_ ASJl.lum street, Union Hall. Ford, 78 Church road. No. 210. Atlantic City_-Marshall Burkins, I17 Sixth District Council.-President. J: P_ Conn'n-. N. Pennsylvania avenue. G_ V. P .• Union Depot Hotel. Dallas. Tex.; vice No. 212, Cincinnati, Ohio.-C. L. Fleming, 4IS president. J. P. Broderick. 722 South Pine street, Hopkins street. San Antonio, Tex,; secretary-treasurer, Lee Ste­ No_ 218, Seattle. Wash.-E. A. Clark, 132 War­ phens, 601 West First street. Fort Worth. Tex_ ren avenue. No. 279, Chicago, Ill.-Wm_ Bonnist, 83 East Madison street_ . BUSINESS AGENTS. No. 2S~ Waterloo, Iowa.-I. J- Wright, care of Gas and ~Iectric Company. No_ I, St. Louis, Mo.-James Dooley and Harry No. 324, Brazil. Ind.-C. J. Vuncannon, Hoff­ Porter. 1028 Franklin avenue. man House. No. 350. Hannibal, Mo.-A. H. Gwan, 320 Bire! No.2 St. Louis, Mo.-H. Myers. 2905 A Easton street. - avenue. NO.3, New York.-G. W. Whitford. James Stan- No_ 356. Kansas City. Mo.-C. F_ Drollinger. ton, D. H. Armstrong, Ed_ Arrington. ' 1333 Grand avenue_ NO.5. Pittsburg. Pa.-F. Friedman, 302 Grant No. 358, Perth Amboy. N. J.-Wm. McDonough. street_ 118 Smith street. - No.6. San Francisco. Cal.-J. De Vecmon. 35 No_ 3SI, Chicago, Ill.-Edward N_ Nockels. 10 Eddy street_ E. Randolph street. NO.9, Chicago, Ill.-M. H_ CoUins, office, Sam Jack's Building, 83 Madison street. No. 390. Johnstown, Pa.-M. R. Brenan, 244 No. 14, Pittsburg, Pa.-S. D. Young, 302 Grant Levergood street. street. No. 194, Auburn. N. Y.-D. Ehle. 84 (rl,nesee It.

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