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local, and what ni~kes a good union is to
hold meetings with large attendance, and
cut ont all rag chewing and get strictly to
business. No. 27 has been, as a rule,. favored
with that kind of material for a presi
dent. .
,I met an ex-member of No. 27 here in
Ba;ltiuioreJuly 24 He had just arrived from
Cincinnati on business of a personal character.This
was Brother P. H. Weisenger.
This brother was a member of No. 27 for
five 0'- six years, and when ·he drew his card
from No. 27 we all missed him very much.
I was in hopes when I met him here he was
going to stopover with us and place his card
in No. 27, but I got disappointed. He states
he is vice-president of a union itiCindnnati,
and would return this week on account of
something important in his union, J wish
him a safe journey home. .
We will have our election for delegates to
t.he convention to be held in Salt Lake City
shortly, and I hope the local will select the
best men they have for this occasion, as
there will be some very important . business
'come before the convention.
Yours fraternally,
G. W. SPII.I.liuN,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 30.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jnly 31, 1903 ..
Editor Electrical Worker:
No. 30 still exists, and is very busy gettingready
for the Labor Day parade. The
three loeals are' going to line up together
and win the $100 prize. There will
be about eight hundred of the boys in line,
and in picking our suits this time we are
trying to beat the hod carriers. The day
after the march the boysof No 30 are going
to give a picnic and show their ability as
climbers and runners and rope throwers, and
Brother Jack Berkley, I guess, will tell us
all once more about that three hundred
ponnd catfish he caught in the Miama River.
We are working all the linemen about old
Cincinnati, and we might work in a few
more if you happen to come this way if you
can stand the money and the hours. At our
regular meeting we elected all new officers.
Fraternally yours,
B. S ..
press Secr~~ry.
Local Union No. 31.
DULUTH, MINN., July 27,1903'
Editor Electrical Worker:
•• An honest tale spreads best being plainly
told."
No excuse for me, I have neglected my
press secretary work of late; so don't forget
that, boys, when you cast your next ballot.
"Lest you forget, I say it yet."
The Bell Telephone Company of this city
is still on the unfair list, and next month I
will, probably ,give y.ou the names of a few
that are or have been of very little credit· to·
this' union on account ofgoitJ.g back and
working for the Bell without our sanction.
Is there such an article or person as a union
scab? Think abotlt it, brothers.
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Regarding this local, I will say that the
goose hangs high-they are all in line except
the Bell.
Work. is fair, nothing to spare; but if you
should wander here we will do the best we
can for you.
I am sorry to state that during the first
part of this month we lost two of our best
brothers, whose lives were snuffed out like a
lighted candle.
Brothers Mossum D. Blewett and George
Rabischung were instant!y killed at the carnival
grounds, by an electric current, the
result of crossing of a galvanized iron guy
wire with a heavy primary conductor of the
electric lighting system. Two thousand
three hundred volts passed through the victims.
Under the circumstances we did the best
we knew how. A special meeting was
called at once and two committees were appointed
to take charge of the funerals.
Every man quit work and was in line of
march, with the Third Infantry Band in the
lead, and escorted the remains of Brother
Rabischung to the depot. which was taken
to St. Paul for burial. The body of Brother
Mossum Blewitt was taken care of in the
same manner, and W.iS buried in this city,
the union having full charge of the arrange;
ments.
With best wishes for the success of all
brothers, I remain
Yours fraternally,
EMIT. A. NELSON,
press Secretary.