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Show movement, the same that is now agitating agitat-ing the entire country, and which promises prom-ises to make the 1st of May quite a lively day indeed. The labor exchange, inaugurated by tho federated trades here, is becoming well known, even outside of Salt Lake City, as orders are coming in every little while for men wanted as far away as Boise City. A labor bureau, conducted con-ducted by the trades unions, has been successfully tried in many parts of the country and 1t always gives satisfaction to employer as well as employe, as no chargo is made to either one, and as a general rulo reliable help is always furnished. fur-nished. V Trade unions, when properly conducted, con-ducted, cannot help being a benefit to all concerned, as it requires a man to be steady In his habits in order to meet his obligations in tho way of dues to be paid, and in many other ways it has a tendency lo lift him up above the common com-mon class of labor and make a better citizen of hiin all around. , 1.AUOK NOTES. There Will be no Carpenter's Strike May 1. As far as can be learned there will bo no carpenters' strike in this city on May, as all their demands havo been acceded to by tho contractors, as was evidenced by their actions yesterday, the day set for a coufereneu between tho carpenters and their employers. Tho bosses in attendance agreed to the terms, while all who were met on tho street did the same, and many of them gave as a reason for their absence, the fact that it was a foregone conclusion, and needed no decision. The cloud that hung over the city has at last cleared away and all business will probably continue on in the even tenor of its way. The only bone of contention con-tention offered by the builders in this matter was that they objected paying $3.50 to a poor class of men. When it was explained to them that the demand only applied to competent mechanics, tho objection w as withdrawn aud all is now serene. The mass meeting of the workingmen on the evening of April 29 will be devoted de-voted to a discussion of the short-time |