The question of sending delegates to the Chicago convention was discussed in our union and we decided to comply, so there will be one delegate from here and probably two. We will elect them next week.
Our union numbers nearly 3,000 members, and is increasing every week. By fall season we will number over 3,500. Workingmen should be prompt in paying their union dues. Why should not we sustain a society of our own as well as the "bosses" do?
An error has been circulated in regard to the carpenters of this city. At no time this year were 1,000 carpenters on strike in Philadelphia. Wages here are $2.25 to $2.50 per day, with a tendency to make $2.50 general. "There will be no higher advance asked this season, but we will endeavor to make $2.50 the standard. This fall we will make a move for 8 hours per day and no overtime, and the wages will be $2.00 per day. We believe that this will keep all hands employed through the winter. So, when spring comes, we will retain the 8 hour system, and then the demand for labor will justify us in asking an advance of pay. Thus we will increase the wages from 8 hours to what they are now paying for 10 hours.
There are 3,000 carpenters in the city, and the spirit of unionism is spreading among them. 