1903-08 August Electrical Worker.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

have met with accidents. Both fell from
poles while trimming. They are employed
by the Lawrence Gas C"ompany.
Business is about the same-everybody
working
Yours fraternally,
JOHN DANNER,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 388.
PAI,ESTINE, TJtx., July 31, 1903.
Editor Electrical Worker: .
We are havilig some little trouble in getting
our gang out to the meetings, from the
fact that some of our members live out of
town and others work nights. We -had
enough ]ast meeting to hold an election of
officers.
It does not seen necessary for me to waste
space in the Worker by writing ]etters from
P8Jestine, as it is a small place and there is
just a certaiu amount of work to. be done·
here every year, but I intend keeping my
eyes and ears open in hopes of benefiting
some brother some way some time.
Yours fraternally,
L. A. PIJtRCE,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No. 406.
ARDMORE, IND. TItR., July 3i, 1903.
Editor Electrical Worker:
Conditions have improved a great deal
since my last letter. All the brothers are
working and the telephone company is
wanting more linemen. If you are floating
this way, brothers, stop at Ardmore. We'll
be glad to have you with us and will treat
you right.
Brother Hutchins, who was with us so
long, took out a traveling card a few days
ago and headed north. He is working in
Topeka at present, but we hope to have him
with us again soon.
Brother Wallace is with us again, after being
absent some two or three months. .
As aU the electrical workers in town are
members of our local we haven't much
room to growl. We are after aU the men in
the nearby towns and hope to bring a few of
them in.
The Postal has III gang out here, all nonunion
men. We have been after them and
have applications from two. We try to land
every competent electrical worker that
comes within our reach.
With best wishes for the Brotherhood, I
am,
Yours fraternally,
LUTHER ANDERSON,
Press Secretary.
Local Union No.1.
ST. LoUIS, Mo., Aug.,. I, 1903.
Editor Electrical Worker:
Local Union No. I wishes if possible to
correct the impression that seems to prevail
in many locals, that she has built a
high fence around St. Louis, and tries to
exclude members with traveling cards from
coming here and going to work.
This ]ocal welcomes all Brotherhood men
who wish to come.
It is true we are at the present time
charging an examination fee, but in so doing
it is being executed strictly in accordance
with the constitution. No. I, like
other locals, has its trials and tribulations
with members, who are not willing to compromise
in this respect, but the majority of .
the members want to see it changed, modified,
or eliminatecl at the next convention,
so that a union man, p~rticularly an old
card man, who has probably fought for
years and been in many battles for the good
of the cause of unionism, win reap the full
benefits and not be dIscriminated against
in any way.
'The press secretary is informed that
about 50 men are out .of work. Nothing
has been done on the WorM's Fair since
June 7, with prospects anything but bright
for resumption of work in the near feature,
which has caused many brothers to leave the
city.
Our delegate to the N. B. T. C., Brother
Dooley, goes to Denver to fight all comers
who in any way want to take our pipe
work away from us.
Let us all work more in harmony, fight
less among ourselves and more good will result
than in any other way possible. '
Yours fraternaUy',
"BAI,DY, "
Press Secretary.