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Show PATRIOTIC Denounce the Earber Paving1 Octopus Imported from Trinidad AND FAVOR UTAH MEN AND UTAH PRODUCTS. Earnest Speeches by Labor Representatives, Repre-sentatives, WHO DEMAND JUSTICE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. Proceedings of the Special Meeting of the Federated Trades and Labor Council of I tah Last Xight (Salt J-nke Work for Halt Lake Workmen Work-men Oemanded Xo Other Coiirse Will Satisfy Thera-H. M. Iladley Endorsed for United States Jl&r-thal. Jl&r-thal. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Federated Trades was held last evening in response to the appeal of The Times for the wage-earners to rally to its support in the gallant fight it is making against the Barber , paving octopus and in favor of Utahmaterial Utahmate-rial and home labor in paving tho streets of this city. that a wage earner was given a chance to gather in some of the plums if possible. Mr. Sanborn also indorsed Hadley and declared de-clared that he had at least 4000 votes behind him and deserved recognition1. OCT OF ORDER. J. S. Daveler called the attention of the council to the fact that the proceedings were out of order, as the meeting had been called for a special purpose. He also declared de-clared that the constitution of the Typographical Typo-graphical union," which body he had the honor to represent expressly forbade the handling of polities, etc. For that reason he was opposed to the indorsement WOODBUKX GRACEFULLY ADMITS IT. Mr. Woodburn said that Daveler was right His own union, the plumbers, was also opposed to the introduction of either politics or religion into trade affairs. THE APPLICANT EXPLAINS. Mr. Hadley, who was present, was called upon to explain bis position. He said that his friends had induced him to become an applicant for the position, and his own lodge of the order of Railway Conductors had endorsed en-dorsed him for the place. He realized that if success crowned his application it would be owing to the efforts of his friends among the workingmen. If he should receive the appointment he could assure his hearers that none but union men would receive recognition recogni-tion at his hands. HADLKT IS ENDORSED. Mr. Sanborn said that as the Federated Trades had named a plumbing inspector and a building inspector, and both bad reflected credit on their sponsors, there was no good reason why it could not go a step further and endorse Hadley for United States mar-shal. mar-shal. R. G. Sleator said that while there might be constitutional reasons why unions could not entertain political questions, it was something that was not tabooed by the constitution con-stitution of the Federated Trades. He therefore moved that Hadiey receive the official of-ficial endorsement of the organization. President Smith of the Moiders' union also spoke in favor of the endorsement. Mr. Hadley was then endorsed by a unanimous unani-mous vote, and the secretary ordered to attach at-tach the official seal of the council to his application. ap-plication. THE PAVING RESOLUTION. Tho committee on resolutions then submitted sub-mitted the following, which the secretary was directed to forward to the city council, under toe seal of the federated lrades! We, the Federated Trades and Labor Conncilof Utah in special meeting assembled for the pnr-' pnr-' pose of taking action regarding the lrtting of I paving contracts in Salt Lake City, recommend to your honorable body tae letting of the contract to a home company which will employ home labor, use Utah ma'erlal and thns dsvelop and uphold the infant industries and the prosperity of this territory and this city. Anv other course on the part of your honorable body will tend to throw discredit on Utah material ma-terial and kill such enterprises as home capital is tryinjr to foster, and will do a serious injury to home labor. Signed: G. B. Bexhix, J. Lboh Frank, J. U. Wilkes, Committee. adopted unanimously. The resolutions were adopted without a disscniing voice, even those who could not gain , admittance to the meeting room, and in consequence compelled to occupy the hallway, joining in the storm of ayes. IHII MEAN BUSINESS. The meeting then adjourned, but for some time after earnest knots of workingmen could be seen here and there discussing the all-important question, the satisfactory solution solu-tion of which means so much fur Utah and her infant industries.' Many openly asserted that if the city council failed -to -heed tha almost universal protests .that are pouring in on them they would' join in issuing a call for a mass meeting. " THE DISCUSSION" OPENED. In opening the discussion George B. Ben-ham Ben-ham emphatically stated that it was a question ques-tion of doubt whether or not the Barber company could do the work any better or with more speed than the home companies. Both the home companies propose to use the tatne material. Culmer, Jennings & Co. now have the curbing and blocks ready for use, and within fourteen days after the contract con-tract is let, should they be selected as the contractors, a force of eighty men will be placed at work and the paving rushed to a finish. The home companies agree on using the same material, and the question now resolves re-solves itself into v. hether or not home products pro-ducts shall be given an opportunity to show the people abroad tijat . , THEY AUE APPRECIATED HEBE. .The home companies had complied with all the requirements called for by the advertisement advertise-ment for bids; they'" had deposited certified chucks t show t,ia5 they me:iut business and wrrp prefmrd to ifrvc a bond which would fu.ly Indemnify the tit from all loss1 In case their work provtd to d.fferent from what they claimed for it. Whut more could be naked lo. s? I ' Thu guarantee is given on the two-and-a-haif inches of aspha!tu-n, a portion of the work-which has bothered and is stili bother-"; bother-"; inir the iiarb-r company in Eastern cities 'v licru its pariiiiT company has a foothold. Sh.mid thu Cuhnur-Jenuings company get the contract it will without doubt EMPLOY FIVE HUNDRED MEN In their various enterprises the year round, ihey have also incorporated in Chicago, aud as soou as the coin panv receives home rccoir- n: ion the n;ouey will be subscribed tfcere suu active operations engaged in. The same procedure will take place in Omaha and other cities, but all depends ou the way the company is treated here. J. L. Franks took up tne refrain where Be:. ham !ef; ott, anil declnred that no pave-lunut, pave-lunut, as first laid, of the Barber company bad ever been accepted. He was emphatically emphati-cally in favor of home products aud was opposed op-posed to the efforts of the Barber company to place the Utah material in the background I and thus I DAMN IT IN THE EAST. The contract should be given to home people. peo-ple. The con ractors are identified with L'lah's progress, are anxious to advance her prosperity, and will give the very best work for the money. It means that the merchants mer-chants of this city will be directly benefited. bene-fited. No workmen or quarry men will have to be imported, for all ca be. obtained right here at home. By giving the contract to home people it mean'- the employment at once of from 6C0 to 700 men and in the near future of from 2000 to 2oOO and the disburse-, disburse-, meiit yearly of thousicds of dollars. All we ' ask the city council to do is to give Utah products a chance and 'let them stand on their merits. A HOMS COifPAXT PREFERRED. R. G. Sleator -"aid he had no particular predilection in ftvor of either of the home companies but he was opposed to the Barber Bar-ber monopoly. In order to effect i',s ends, and push Utah products to the rear, it could afford to take the present contract for nothiug. Tby will import labor and material ma-terial while our own people are walking the streets and prevented from laying up a store of coal for the winter. He cared not who got the contract so long as a home company got it, Utah's products and people must be fostered. John S. Daveler was also emphatic in stating that he was opposed to the Barber company and in an eloquent manner advanced ad-vanced his views. One of the political cries in the past has been Salt Lake WORK FOR SALT LAKE WORKMEN, and it was now in order to see that the pledge is kept. The advertisement for bids leclared that the contract would be awarded to the lowest bidder. He could see no good reason why the Barber company should be recognized. It was a monopoly whose agents were endeavoring by every means in ther power to throttle in its infancy one of the most promising industries in the territory. terri-tory. He believed that it was the duty of tbe workingmen to call upon tbe city council coun-cil and protest against the Barber company being recognized in the paving crisis. ITS WORK IN OTHER CITIES. Messrs. Benham and McKenzie related rhat they had seen of the work of the Barber company in Denver and Omaha, and both declared that the work could not havct been worse. THE ACTION TAKEN. J. B. Sanborn led the crusade by moving that the wage earners of this city stand by borne people and home materials. John Woodburn gave an emphatic second. .., , On tbe suggestion of R. G. Sleator a committee com-mittee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the Federated Feder-ated Trades. President Grimes thereupon appointed Messrs. Benham, Franks and Wilkes as the committee. AN OUTSIDE ISSCK. Upon their retirement John Woodburn and A. L. Hamlin spoke in favor of the Federated Fed-erated Trades endorsing Wie application of II. M. Hadley for the position of United States marshal. Mr. Hamlin said that there were three applicants ap-plicants for the position and every one was enjoying a revenue from the people of the I United States. Two were holding high eov- j eminent offices and the other was a lerding j territorial official. He believtd it was time j ; 1 ' |