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JOPLIN NEW!ASAT-Enai's (for* r ar-featiuth-per-Iml-dingi .-ted de-■ thelettnpat-ick*hem•ton mgre val-itl la ick-mas hy par-o«t-the t hy lent, tec-enta ten 5 toflat.not t of this tent the ’ its nine hew eat*NO. ap. i of [ml-ern-tlon atry or ttee pre-ings om-art-pre-the flee i of i hehe.lingrevrbeitnlt;-»ur-tholrstUcyten I the of ■on-er-lza-at-ad-the eryTRADES ASSEMBLY MAKES APPEAL TOETELL OF CONDITION’S THEY FOUND AT PUBLIC MARKET SQUARE BUILDING.Want Organization to Use Influence In Getting “Living Wage” for Men.VIthpaR«prPrthimimiAfier hearing apeechea by membera Dt of the Trades Assembly, the Commercial Club last night authorized the appointment by the president of a committee to investigate labor conditions at the city market. The conditions were described aa bad by the union men. They declared workmen were not being paid a living wage.The moral support of the club was asked In an endeavor to get the workmen better wages. The union men declared they had no objection to the employment by the contractor of non-* union laborers, but simply were trying*80 to get the contractor to agree to short-' er hours and pay his men more for their services.Among those who appeared before the club was E. H. Lambert, president of the Trades Assembly. He was a member of a committee of three, two of whose number spoke. The other speaker was C. L. Calaway.Within the last few weeks committees from the Trades Assembly have appeared before other club* on a mission similar to the one last night.The South Joplin Club heard from the Assembly through one of its committees a week ago and afterward appointed a committee to Investigate conditions at the market. The committee recently made a report In which It recommended a meeting of union men and the market contractor to see If they could not settle their differences.P. I* Swartz, president of the Commercial Club, last night announced the chairmen of the various standing committees whose names were published in the News Herald yesterday afternoon. •Marion Staples, who was named to head the agricultural committee, spoke of the possibilities of Joplin enhancing her trade from the farming communities and declared he would keep his committee active during the year in an ndeavor to bring more farmers to Joplin“Joplin has devoted so much time; to mining that she has not grasped other opportunities. he said.* The residents here think of the city as a mining town and look upon other pursuits as side issues. I doubt whether there are many business men in the city who know that Jasper County raised more wheat last year than any other county in the state. Yet it is true. Lying to the east and north and south is soil that cannot be beat for agricultural purposes.“Other cities in the country are doing things to attract farmers. They are holding fairs and at these exhibit farm products and give prizes. 1 believe Joplin can increase her trade from the farming communities and f intend, as chairman of the agricultural committee, to put forth my best efforts with that object in view,The chairman of tne committee appointed by President Swart* will select the other members of the commit-704prlt;anhoVl(CrSCISOIwtOtdrier«BillHtflDeiThIsCOllt;rerhanoofwi!bei ■ | AdStiHosotgotsolCOlW* a t MflsbiVUAdatprcicatsheLoDaCai1.0tees and report next Wednesday night up;
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Thu, Dec 18, 1913
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