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Local Labor Leaders Complete Arrangements
Last Night for Big New Castle Event
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1899
PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL GAZETTE
"At a meeting of the United Labor league
last night arrangements were completed for the local participation in the
big labor celebration at Cascade park, New Castle, to-day. W.A.
Klinger, president of the league, will be the Pittsburgh division marshal
of the parade. His aides, appointed last night, are P.W. Gallaher of
the painters, J.W. Prayle of the structural iron workers, J.W. Keller of
the printers and Calvin Sullivan of the machinists. The Pittsburgh
delegation will form the second division of the parade, which will be made
up as follows: Second Brigade band, United Labor league, plumbers,
G.A.R. band, carpenters, street railway employes, stone cutters with a
band, printers and brewers with Germania band.
The transportation committee reported that 1,833 tickets had been sold to
New Castle, with 38 organizations to be heard from. It was reported
that two local stores had agreed to close for Labor Day and afterwards
announced that they would not do so. This was referred to the
grievance committee. An attempted boycott by the National Stogie
Makers' league against the product of stogie makers' local union No. 1374
was referred to the grievance committee; also a report that a boulevard
contractor is not observing the eight-hour law.
The resignation of President W.A. Klinger was
accepted to take effect immediately after the Cascade park celebration of
to-day. Additional delegates were admitted to the league form
several organizations already represented. Action was deferred on an
application for admission of a delegate from the local organization of
bottblacks." |
Thirty-Eight Firms Have Agreed to Observe
Labor Day
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1899
PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL GAZETTE
"The movement managed by John A. Conner,
master workman of the Salesmen's assembly, K. of L., to have the retail
stores close on Monday in observance of Labor Day has met with greater
success than had been anticiapted. Up to 6 o'clock last night 38
firms had signed the agreement. These firms are: Kaufmann
Bros., Solomon & Ruben, J. M. Gusky, Eisner & Phillips, I. Jackson
& Bros., Arnfelds, Liberty Clothing Company, W.H. Keech Co., Wildberg
Co., Taylor Bros., T.J. Devlin, H. Kleber, Bros. & Co., J.C. Grogan,
Ulrich & Spencer, T.G. Evans & Co., Surprise Store, Emerson Shoe
Company, Douglas Shoe Company, Cannon Shoe Company, Meyer Jonassen &
Co., M.V. Pickering, Spear & Co., Friend & Co., Flanigan &
Co., Ltd., Edmundson & Perrine, Dain & Daschbach Co., P.E. Smith
& Co., Phelan's, J. Kevan & Co., White Sewing Machine Company, F.W.
Woolwaith & Co. Nicoll, the tailor, W.B. Loveless & Co., John M.
Irwin & Son, Rosenbaum & Co., H. Carter, Morris Saller, C.H. Rowe
Co.
The committee saw many business men who would
not sign the agreement, but who promised to close if the movement became
general. The stores of such men are expected to close. Other
firms were not called on, owing to lack of time, and the committee
requests merchants who were not visited to give their employes the benefit
of the holiday." |
Business Was Largely Suspended and a
Large Crowd Attended New Castle Celebration
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1899
PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL GAZETTE
"Observance of Labor Day in Pittsburgh
yesterday was more general than ever before. Banks, most of the
downtown merchants and the union iron and steel mills closed. Building
was practically suspended. Many railroad and other business offices
closed, and there was a big crowd of organized laboring men that left the
two cities on the excursion trains for the big celebration at Cascade
park, New Castle. The convening of the public schools for the
regular term was only formal, the pupils being dismissed immediately after
enrollment. It is likely that the schools will be closed next Labor
Day at the solicitation of local labor leaders.
Two special trains of 11 coaches each left on
the Ft. Wayne railroad for Cascade park. Two specials were also run
on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. There was some confusion at the
Allegheny station of the Ft. Wayne yesterday morning when the picnickers
presented the coupons, which had been purchased for 75 cents, to be
exchanged for tickets. The United Labor league had guaranteed the
railroads at least $3,000 worth of business. Holders of the coupons
were told that no authority had been given for issuing the tickets. There
was considerable protesting before the matter was adjusted by
communicating with railroad officials in Pittsburgh.
Assistant President B.I. Davis of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers went to Youngstown
yesterday to address a meeting of Iron and steel workers. President
Patrick Dolan of the Pittsburgh district organization of the United Mine
Workers addressed a Labor Day meeting of miners at Barnesboro. Secretary
William Dodds addressed a meeting at Charletol." |
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