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18 THB ELECTRICAL WORKER
to adjust the trouble betwl'en the Bell Tele­
. phone Company of that city and its employes.
Organized labor of Massillon gave
the electrical workers such solid support
that opposition to them was out of the question,
and the managers of the Bell Company
came to Cleveland to confer with Brothers
Estinghausen and Sullivan relative to a
s~tt1emeut of the trouble.
The local trades' council have conf~rred
the highest offices in tbeir gift upon two of
the members of the electrical workers of
this city.
Brother Thomas Moore, of No. 38, was
unamiously re-elected president of the
United Trades' and Labor Council. while
Brother Frank Sullivan, of Local No. 39,
was elected vice-president.
Brother A. W .. McIntyre, who was elected
president of our local, passed the cigars
around to the boys on taking his seat. This
is an old but a very beautiful and appropriate
custom much in vogue among tbe pastoral
races when one of their members were
elected to positions of authority. No chief
of ancient times would ever take his seat
without eating or smoking with his tribesmen;
symbolic of the unity and equality of
mankind.
With best wishes for all members of the
Brotherhood, I remain
Fraternally yours,
HARRY S. COYI.H,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 44.
ROCHRSTRR, N. Y., July 26,1903'
Editor Electrical Worker:
I hope the brothers who have any news
that might be interesting to the members at
large will please let me have it each month,
and so assist in spreading news and information
in the Worker. All the brothers are
well an4 working at present, and the outlook
is still very good here. I see that A.
Smith had bad luck with one of his men
while .. clipping up cable at Canandaigua
a few days ago. Well, the plumbers
and the carpentus and the meat cutters are
on a strike here, and no change is made in
. the strike.
Fraternally yours,
W. G. DORSEY,
press Secretary.
Local Union No. 49 .
CHICAGO, II.I.., Aug. I, 1903.
Editor Electrical Worker:
Owing to the pleasant weather our attendance
has been good lately. Our new officers
were installed at our last meeting, and we
have again settled down to routine business.
The West Park brothers have secured the
expected increase in salary, and are jubilant.
Congratulations, brothers; let the
good work continue until ever.y member of
our craft can not fail -to realize tbe great
benefits to be received through organization,
and hasten to unite with us. The brotbers
are all at work at present, and for the first
time for many meetings no sick benefits
were voted.
Brother Prince fell fro~ a pole while
working his route on the North Side a few
days ago, and received severe injuries in
the fortd of a broken arm and several bad
bruises. Brother Prince is one of our most
active members, and we miss his presence
very much at our meetings.
The committee-detailed to bring the recreant
members back to the foU have not
been idle I for we now see in the meetings a
few faces that had almost faded from our
memory.
The Edison employes are becoming interested,
and their applications are coming in.
This company has been the most persistent
antagonist of unionism in the city, and we
are pleased to see tbese men manifesting
their independence and exercising their
rights as free men in organizing and assisting
to better their condition.
Brothers Hickey and Malloy were to meet
with city electrician Ellicott to adjust the
wage scale for the next six montbs. We
are all wondering who will bethe lucky man
to represent No. 49 in the convention at Salt
Lake. There will be several very able a'1d
worthy candidates, and ~o discriminate or
decide how to cast our votes will be a rather
difficult task, for anyone of them could represent
the organization with credit.
One of our sister locals is engaged in a
desperate strike against the Kellogg Switchboard
Company._ The courts are busy, as
usual, with the injunctions, and the police
department is just as ready with pistol and
club to enforce them. It may be a hard
fight, but the workers W\l1 w~n! f9r the Fed-