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Show BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS IN CONFERENCE VelegHte from various wcstcn branches of the International Brother hood of Hlu'kxmith ami Helpers at rived in this city today and went inti conference this afternoon to discus! matters pertaining to their organize tion. The meeting is preliminary to on which will be held in this city commencing com-mencing next Monday at which will be present representatives of variouf. crafts emploved on the Harriman system. sys-tem. The meeting of nelt week is fol the purpose of trving to form a 'system 'sys-tem federation" of the various crafts einplnved on the Harriman linrs. The object of this rvstem is not to favoi strikes, but rather to avoid them by having the grievances of each craft presented to a central committee which will pass on the merits of the case anil-if anil-if it feels that the complaint is justified justi-fied it then will take the matter up with the officials of theTconipany. |