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ney,aim,foro -ged • atftp*Vction Postion*‘fl I5lt;x*au*c of AbsenotVjM* , |of HejroM'iitatives of SeveralUnions in Assembly.ntiy a mass meeting of members of theA ■ v ' ■J -/en“ labor unions of Joplin was held atEabor headquarters, No. 119 West ^ Ninth street., last night, when the j,, ieen committee appointed to hnd a location for the proposed labor temple ’njt- presented the sites they had seen. jofehi- xo action was taken in regard to a ! Kt5 of new site. \ **The sites recommended by the tv t committee last night to the mass th meeting were the northwest corner th of Fifth street and Virginia avenue, mthe aoutheast corner of Eighth and | Joplin streets, the northwest corner of Fifth and Pearl streets and thej ,J -southeast and southwest corners of ja•ie(1 Sixth and Wall streets. sonth Of these sites the one which at nia seemed to appeal to the men most IHU was the one at Eighth and Joplin j 1 ° of streets. The corner directly opposite | ^ the jt is occupied by the Central school, j ce hls and as it is thought no business lch\ buildings w ill be built there the loca-irk: tion is considered as especially de- anna • i f^ sirous. Mi,j[„' \o Action Taken. JoNo action was taken in the matter, the as several unions were not represent- or law ed in the meeting last night, and i ah®«t. those present did not want to take I the any action in the matter without tirst j an aIr~ consulting them. The unions not Is represented wore the musicians’ union, the bartenders’ union and the u‘ typographical union. thA mass meeting was called for Thursday evening, March 2. at which of hat time the location of the labor temple Cl1 cU? wil1 bf decided. This meeting will c.” u«t be beid at Labor headquarters, No. ° om 119 West Ninth street, beginning __ ore promptly at 7:30 o’clock. Pine A committee of fifteen members of it organized labor was appoiated lastted t0 co*ifer with all laboring men 1m.1. who belong to the union? that will of own the new labor temple in regard Oh to raising the money for the buildingtnd aillt;i slte.uld More Than $1,500 Raised. |“ More than $1,500 was raised by | .*-• • _ • F 1 #Tpopular subscription among the i neOat members present last night. The j m«building will be bonded and each foiunion will be requested to take their nt Ai- proportion ot the bonds. These j lnf bonds will not draw interest, it is; rn* ike said, but will be held by the members i 0/ m'V until the Labor Temple Association I upraises the required amount to take: an :en the bonds off the hands of the unions. ' h«- It is t hought that this can be done! Xe i'm f with vs'bat will be raised in entertain- : *lb .•as ments and socials, combined with ihe bt*l rent from the first fioor of the build- j tin „e. which will be used for commer- onMy cial purposes. : nTug ijaoor Temple Association is cal in composed of three delegates fromter each of the twenty unions in Joplin. (-.V These men were appointed by their ' \ :-Po respective unions to form an asso- yn. rh- elation, which will have charge of -re bui)(iinS the temple, and after it is : wl!built the association will have com-! off R plete charge of the building, includ- j !ng the renting of the first floor and \ B . i the distribution of the council chain-1 o nlt;i hers among the different unions I fro which wil) meet there. catf’HOSl’KlJITY ITEMS
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Joplin Daily Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Feb 24, 1911
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