Butte, Mon tana.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine :

We held our annual election at our last regular meeting and the following members were elected: President, Edw. Meinan; vicepresident, H. D. Pelham; financial secretary, C. B. Schneider; corresponding secretary, Sherman Diamond, 315B So. Jackson street; treasurer, A. C. Stewart; sergeant-at-arms, Chas. Tuttle; delegates to Council, H. D. Pelham and Ed. Steadman; alternate delegates, Chas. Tuttle and Tim Harrington; business agent, H. D. Pelham; trustees, Edw. Meinan, Chas. Tuttle and John Breen.

With best regards, I remain

Fraternally yours,

SHERMAN DIAMOND, Secretary.

Springfield, Mass.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine :

Resolution of sympathy adopted by Local No. 16 on the death of our beloved brother, Fred Dickerman, who died very suddenly. Brother Dickerman was taken sick Thursday, December 21st and died December 23rd. He was a good and faithful member:

WHEREAS, The brothers of Local No. 16 have met with a misfortune by the loss of our good and faithful brother at the hands of death; and

WHEREAS, The bonds of our union bind our members together not only in business but to create a brotherly love that will go out to one another in the trials and tribulations of the life which will come to all; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the members of Local No. 16, extend our heartfelt sympathy to his beloved wife in her hour of deep affliction and that a copy of the same be spread in the minutes and that a copy be sent to HORSESHOERS' MAGAZINE for publication.

DANIEL HERLILY, Rec. Sec'y.

Baltimore, Md.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Local No. 2 had a rather spirited election of officers on December 28th last and the following brothers were elected for the ensuing

year: President, James J. Magee; vice-president, John J. Murray; financial secretary, John T. Keefer; assistant, George Pollheim; recording and corresponding secretary, Henry F. Broening; treasurer, J. Carl Franck; sergeant-at-arms, Edward C. Ness; trustees, Joseph Hanna, M. P. Cosgrove, Harry B. Twist, Edward Gillece and C. Lauver. Trusting that you are in the best of health and with best wishes, I am

Fraternally yours,

HENRY F. BROENING,
Secretary Local. No. 2.

Lowell Mass., Reorganized. Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Enclosed you will find application for charter from old Local No. 42, of Lowell, Mass., also $15.00 charter fee. You will recall that about two months ago I mailed you a letter I received from George Ahern, of Lowell, wherein he asked for my assistance in organizing a local. Since then I have received several letters from him, one of which you will find enclosed, the contents of which will convince the Council that the boys in Lowell mean business. After quite a lot of correspondence between Mr. Ahern and myself I decided to visit Lowell. I struck there in a snowstorm Monday, January 22. On account of weather conditions some of the men had to work that night. However, thirteen of them put their names to the charter. I left it in the hands of George Ahern to get the signatures of two more men, which he did. I instructed them to look up the old charter and other property of the International Union, if there is any in existence. I believe that Lowell will have about thirty members when things get running right. I especially instructed them in relation to the constitution in making demands for better conditions. If you will send me some 1916 constitutions along with charter it will help to keep them straight. The wages received are from $15.00 to $18.00 per week. The bosses are not organized here. The men are very enthusiastic, and I believe that in the very near future they will make Lowell a

better place for horseshoers to work in. Hoping to hear from you on this matter at your earliest convenience.

With best wishes I remain

Fraternally,

LAWRENCE KEEFE,

First Vice-President.

Shop for Sale.

Horseshoeing shop, located in the heart of the city of Portsmouth, Ohio; doing good business. For further particulars address E. S. JONES,

417 Gay St., Portsmouth, Ohio.

Youngstown, O.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Please find enclosed check for $15.00$10.00 for 1916 stamps and $5.00 for 1917 stamps.

A very good winter here and very cold. The boys are working night and day. We are short of men; will send quarterly report on the 12th, our regular meeting night, if we don't have to work.

Hoping to hear from you soon. With best wishes to all from the boys of Local No. 96. I beg to remain

Yours truly,

CLYDE BARNER, Cor. Sec'y, 36 E. Commerce St., Youngstown, O.

Cleveland, O.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

A dance in honor of the Journeymen Horseshoers' Local No. 15, of Cleveland, O., is to be held on the evening of February 19th, 1917, at Elks Hall, Huron road.

A hearty invitation to all, with best wishes. JOURNEYMEN HORSESHOERS' UNION, LOCAL NO. 15,

Cleveland, Ohio.

Bloomington, Ill.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

At our last regular meeting, Local No. 60, the following officers were elected for the year 1917 President, H. C. Owens, 307 N. Washington street; vice-president,' Thomas J. Clark, 107 N. Madison street; corresponding and recording secretary, J. E. Phares, 820 E. Grove street; financial secretary and treasurer, F. H. Blere, 107 N. Madison street; sergeant

at-arms, Arthur Simmons, 209 E. Douglas street. Meets first and third Friday, 107 N. Madison street. J. E. PHARES, Corresponding Secretary.

Hamilton, Can.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine :

At the monthly meeting the following officers were elected: President, Albert Decker, 52 Smith avenue; corresponding secretary, John M. Culloch, 25 West avenue. Owing to the men we have in the war we are having a terrible time keeping the union together. We have decided to do our best, as there are only nine of us left now, till the boys come back. Yours fraternally,

JOHN M. CULLOCH.

Sacramento, Cal.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

At our last regular meeting we installed our newly-elected officers. They are as follows: President, N. Wright; vice-president, F. Beans; financial secretary, J. A. Perrel; recording secretary, F. Stacy; treasurer, F. D. Johnston; sergeant-at-arms, P. C. McClure; trustees, J. Wheeler, J. Mahan, H. Trumpler; business agent, H. Morgan; delegate to Federated Trades, H. Morgan; delegate to Label League, H. J. Winters.

We had a very interesting meeting and most of our members are working at present, although three shops went out of business here in the month of December.

Thanking you for the space, I remain
Yours fraternally,

J. A. PERREL, Sec'y Local No. 47.

Elgin Ill., Reorganized.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Upon request of Mr. John T. Kelley, of Elgin, Ill., I visited Elgin on Wednesday evening, January 17, and obligated the members of Local No. 72, and held an election of officers. The following officers were elected: John T. Kelley, president; Daniel E. Warner, vice-president; James McEwen, recording secretary; Robert J. Rapp, secretary-treasurer; George Heldt, sergeant-at-arms; George Nadelhoffer, Harry McLamara, John Brown, trustees. I then installed the officers and instructed them as to their various duties.

I had previously organized this local, in

1903. During that time they disbanded and went over to the Blacksmith's Union. After discovering their mistake, they have again reorganized with the best of prospects of having a good and prosperous local. As I would judge by the appearance of the members and the officers that they have elected, their local will be a grand success in bringing about better conditions of the trade.

Fraternally yours,

JOHN T. KANE,

President and General Organizer.

Covington, Ky.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

The following is a list of officers we elected at our regular meeting: President, Frank Browning, 201 Linden street, Newport, Ky.; vice-president, Fred Winkler, 12 East 5th street, Newport, Ky.; secretary-treasurer, A. Feinauer, 233 East First street, Newport, Ky.; recording and corresponding secretary, Al. Hackman, 635 Philadelphia street, Covington, Ky.; sergeant-at-arms, Al. Troendle, 12th and Brighton street, Newport, Ky.; trustees, Wm. Uhl, 926 Boone street, Newport, Ky.; Fred Faust, 1114 Water Works road, Woodlawn, Newport, Ky.

This fine winter weather has been keeping all the boys busy and only hope we have about six more weeks of good sharpening. As this is about all for the present, and wishing you a Happy New Year, I remain

Yours truly,

AL. H. HACKMAN, Sec'y.

Akron, O.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

At the regular meeting, January 10, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Frank Hendrickson; vice-president, Milton Hatfield; recording and corresponding secretary, Sherman Prince; financial secretary, G. J. Constantine; treasurer, W. F. McDougall; sergeant-at-arms, M. P. Dawson; trustees, Milton Hatfield, Sherman Prince, Earl Floyd.

Please forward us applications for bonds for the above named officers.

Wishing you the best of health; from the brothers of Local No. 270.

SHERMAN PRINCE, Secretary.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

At our last regular meeting the following officers were elected: F. W. Kreckman, president; George Gebhard, vice-president; J. J. Perrey, secretary-treasurer and corresponding secretary; Martin H. J. Bahde, sergeant-at-arms.

Everything is running smooth and we had a fair winter so far. All the boys are working and happy.

Yours fraternally,

F. W. KRECKMAN, Corresponding Secretary.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Just a word to let you know that Brother Geo. Cameron and myself have straightened up the Hooper Bros. shop satisfactory and signed an agreement.

I want to say that I mailed my last letter to you before I had the members sign my report, so am sending you a duplicate of same.

We will continue to get what shops we can to sign up.

Hoping to hear from you; will close with best wishes. I remain

Yours fraternally,

CHAS. G. Wagner, Secretary Local No. 34.

Cleveland, Ohio.

Editor Horseshoers' Magazine:

Saturday evening, January 6th, the Master and Journeymen Horseshoers held a joint meeting and smoker, which meeting was addressed by Secretary-Treasurer Marshall, of the International Union, and President Koelzer, of the National Association, as well as by some of the local officers of the respective organizations.

This meeting was a very harmonious affair and speaks well of conditions, coming as it did after the signing of a new agreement granting No. 15 an increase of fifty cents a day, fifteen cents per hour overtime and an additional month of Saturday half holiday.

Great tribute was paid to the Cleveland horseshoers for their amiable relations by both Mr. Koelzer and Brother Marshall, and we desire through these columns to thank Brother Marshall for his fine instructive talk, and we

hope that should similar events be held that he will always favor us.

In conclusion, I wish to announce to our several friends who like to be present at our social affairs that Local No. 15 will hold their annual ball Saturday evening, February 17th. Fraternally yours,

RUSSELL WALTON, Secretary Local No. 15.

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE MASTER HORSESHOERS' LOCAL No. 4, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND JOURNEYMEN HORSESHOERS' LOCAL UNION No. 15, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ARTICLE I.

The hours of labor shall be from 7 A. M. until 12 M. and from 1 P. M. until 5 P. M. for the first five days of the week, and on Saturday from 7 A. M. until 12 M. and from 1 P. M. until 4 P. M., excepting from the first Saturday in May up to and including the last Saturday in September, during which period the hours shall be from 7 A. M. until 12 M. on Saturday, for which a full day's pay shall be received. Fifteen minutes will be allowed to complete any work remaining unfinished at the closing hour. Shops to open and close by Eastern time. No overtime to be allowed except in a case of slippery weather and sharpening, when the members shall be allowed to work at any time, to accommodate the trade. No work to be done on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Horseshoers' holiday in August, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

ARTICLE II.

The minimum wage shall be $4.50 per day; 75 cents per hour for overtime, Sundays and holidays. When a holiday falls on Sunday and is celebrated on the following Monday, 75 cents per hour shall be paid for said Monday, providing it is necessary to work on said Monday. Time and one-half shall be paid for two hours or less emergency work; over two hours, one-half day's pay.

ARTICLE III.

In all shops where one or more men are employed, one apprentice will be allowed, said apprentice not to conflict in any way with the employment of the journeymen. All apprentices employed shall be registered by a Joint

Committee composed of five journeymen and five employers, and shall appear before said committee for examination as to their physical ability to become mechanics.

ARTICLE IV.

Members of Journeymen Horseshoers' Local No. 15 shall work only in shops complying with the rules and regulations governing the shoeing of horses in the City of Cleveland, and no one is to be employed to do horseshoeing who does not carry his due book, stamped to date as a member of The International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers, or permit card issued by Local Union No. 15. Should there be no Union men out of work, a non-union man will be granted a permit to work until the next meeting of the union. The employer agrees to hold out $1.00 per day towards his initiation fee, at which time he must make application to join the union, prdviding he is capable of earning the minimum .scale of wages.

ARTICLE V.

No member of Journeymen Horseshoers' Union No. 15 shall be permitted to solicit trade for his employer. and in no case shall this rule be deviated from, except in cases where there is non-union competition involved. Members who are foremen or managers of shops, having full charge of a shop, shall have same privilege as any other employer.

ARTICLE VI.

Any Journeyman horseshoer starting a shop or going into partnership in a shop must first resign from the union before he will be admitted to The Master Horseshoers' Association, and all partnership shops shall prove satisfactory to the joint committee as to the legality.

ARTICLE VII.

Any difficulty arising between employers and employes, or any question pertaining to these rules, shall be adjusted by a committee known as a Conference Committee, consisting of five. masters and five journeymen; said committec to meet as soon as possible to investigate the trouble. There shall be a member elected to act as Secretary of this committee to report to both organizations. He shall be compensated for his services by said committee. He shall also keep a record book for future reference.

ARTICLE VIII.

The Master Horseshoers' Protective Association, of Cleveland, Ohio, agrees to recognize the Journeymen Horseshoers' J. H. U. Label; same to be placed on the inside of the shoe when being fitted to the foot. The union reserves the right to refuse the use of the J. H. U. Label to any shop considered unfair.

ARTICLE IX.

Corporation Shops.

Members of Local Union No. 15 will be permitted to work in any corporation shop that may have been started prior to the signing of this agreement, and any such corporation shall agree to confine themselves to the shoeing of their own horses only, and shall further agree that any and all horses owned and controlled by them which may be shod in shops other than their own, will be shod in union custom shops. The scale of wages and hours of labor agreed upon to custom shops shall also apply to all Union Journeymen working in corporation shops.

The Union Man.

Who is he? How can you recognize him? What are his distinguishing traits?

He carries a paid-up card as evidence of his membership in the union of his trade or industry. That is a means of identification.

The fellow who never contributes anything to the cause of unionism, yet insists that he is just as good a union man as those who do, is a fraud. He is a moocher, a panhandler, with all the vices that belong to his trade. He always has plenty of excuses; we all know him.

A real union man attends the meetings of his organization whenever possible. He knows that the union is a business institution to aid the worker in maintaining and improving conditions. He does not expect a business to run itself. He gives his time, his thought and his money to the cause. The cause of unionism does not suffer reproach because of his conduct.

He studies the history of the labor movement in order that the present may avoid the mistakes of the past and also be able to point out the contributions of the labor movement to the cause of human freedom. He keeps up with the chief events of the day, social and industrial movements, the trend of legislation and judicial decisions, so that he may be able intelligently to aid whatever is helpful to Labor's cause and oppose that which is injurious.

He exhausts peaceful methods of redressing grievances before advocating or resorting to a strike, realizing that whatever contributes to the establishment of amicable relations between the employer and the employe promotes the well-being of labor; that an unnecessary strike, lost or won, injures labor's

cause.

When a strike is on he lends his fullest support to it. He claims the enjoyment of his rights as a citizen. He places the facts before the people as a brief for the strikers' cause. Outside the strike zone he is active in their behalf and pays his quota as an investment for improved conditions.

The union man is a thinking worker, puting in practice the gospel of brotherhood.Exchange.