Carpenter . H. M. WILCOX. gray. He has resided in Los Angeles aboutfour years. Prior to this time he was of Xo. 1635 of Kansas City, believe he has wife and family in , Mo. When speaking he had thehabit of fumbling between his fingers somepocket piece, and also stopping short at endof sentence and makes a peculiar sound byplacing his tongue to roof of mouth.(Continued on page 56.) 40. Movements for Better Conditions. Local Union 948, Sioux City, Iowa.—Early in January this year we notified ouremployers that according to a resolutionadopted by this Local Union, on and af
Carpenter . H. M. WILCOX. gray. He has resided in Los Angeles aboutfour years. Prior to this time he was of Xo. 1635 of Kansas City, believe he has wife and family in , Mo. When speaking he had thehabit of fumbling between his fingers somepocket piece, and also stopping short at endof sentence and makes a peculiar sound byplacing his tongue to roof of mouth.(Continued on page 56.) 40. Movements for Better Conditions. Local Union 948, Sioux City, Iowa.—Early in January this year we notified ouremployers that according to a resolutionadopted by this Local Union, on and afterMay 1, 1910, eight hours shall constitutea days work and 40 cents per hour theminimum scale. Our working time at pres-ent is nine hours and wages $ per conditions being good at this timeand all our members in employment, wcare not looking for much opposition in en-forcing our demand. *?* *?* V Local Union 71, Fort Smith, Ark.—Ourthis years demand will be for a relativeadvance in wages and for the paying offon the job before 5 p. m. each present wages range from 40 to 50cents an hour and we are now demandinga rate of 50 cents per hour as a minimumfor all journeymen, both demands to takeeffect April 1, 1910. Prospects being goodfor the spring season and our contractorsbeing favorably inclined towards the union,we do not anticipate any trouble and aresanguine of suc
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