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Show LABOR FEDERATION EIECISJFFM Question of Prohibition Is Given Sonic Consideration by Delegates. BREWERS' UNIONS ARE GETTING INTO GAiUE -Federation Believes That Saloons Sa-loons Should Be Controlled More Strictly. The election and installation of officers offi-cers for (ho ensuing year look up tho greater part of the time at a largely-attended largely-attended meeting of the Salt Lake Fed-oration Fed-oration of Labor Frida' night. Tn addition ad-dition to the election of officcra, tho annual reports of tho federation wore read and. adopted. They showed tho organization or-ganization (o be in a healthy condition, financially and otherwise, Tho question of prohibition was considered con-sidered at some length, and a communication com-munication from the three brewers' locals lo-cals of the city was read. This communication com-munication was in tho form of a resolution, reso-lution, -which, after being modified somewhat by tho legislative committeo of the federation, will bo circulated about the state for tho indorsement of the public, after which it will be presented pre-sented to the legislature. Tho federation federa-tion took no definite action in the mat-ier, mat-ier, but it was decided that the b rowers row-ers should hold a meeting.in conjunction with the legislative committeo next Sunday Sun-day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Eagles' hall', at which time the resolution will be modified. It will then bo indorsed by tho Federation of Labor. Tho original origi-nal resolution was drawn up at a mass meeting ot the members of tho three brewers' locals, hold at the Federation of Labor hall Friday afternoon. About J50 were present at this mooting. Control of Liquor Traffic. Although the federation was opposed to either local oplion or prohibition, because be-cause it would put so many of its members mem-bers out of employment, it was the geflVral sentiment oi' those present that lInTliquor traffic should bo controlled more strictly than it now is, and many of the low dives should bo closed. One man declared that prohibition does not mean prohibiting, but it. simply taking away a certain revenue which might be used for educational and other like purposes. At the meetiug held by the brewers in the afternoon, a committee, consisting of three members from each of the local brewers' unions, wns appointed to have in charge the matter of circulating circu-lating the resolution which was adopted, but which will be amended. This committee com-mittee consists of the following: Local No. (M d. Heckol, .John Arm-bruster Arm-bruster and A ton Lichter. Local No. 2fi2 David Lewis, James Miller aud J. W. Smith. Local No. 201 Oscar Phirman, W. 1L Harrison and A. 11. Livesey. Before the meeting of the federation was adjourned, the matter of certain retail stores of tho city keeping open after G o'clock in the evening was discussed, dis-cussed, and it was decided that the arbitration ar-bitration committee of the federation should communicate with the proprietors and see if thev would not close in accordance ac-cordance with "labor union rules. Horseshoers Give In. Announcement was made that two more of the horseshoeing establishments of the city had decided to givo the union employees, who havo been out on a strike since last spring, what they asked, and a number of the men have gone back lo work. The two establishments establish-ments which have granted tho men their wishes are .1. 11. Kidd. 75 West South Temple street, and John Grass. 1G5 South Fifth West streot, Tho officers elected for the ensuing year follow:. President. A. H. Niess; vicc-prcsi-, dent, W. F. "Ramsey; secretary. Allen II. Hurt; finaucial secretary, L. "Brodie; treasurer, M. Sehuman; scrgcant-a(-.Yrms, lto3' L. Hughes; trustees. Jacob Deckel and .lohn Osborne. Organization committee L. J. Schaolling, J. TL Currie, Karl Ostby, 1L M. Lieberthal and W. 'IL Bailey. Arbitration committee Otto Yiscl, Karl Ostby and W. II. Bailey. Legislative committee F. A. Ellis, W. D. Hobmsou. A. E. Harvey, Jacob Deckel and R. K. furric. |