/{///(^^ ?rLyrtt.y'<^ lyfy^eS Councl 0FFlClAL^P,OGI^Ann^^ \ )*»*>• •r Jk" ^)$H^^MBMB^^MH^^HfBMH$e*i THE SIMPSON BUILDING Store=Keeping for the People 'HERE are few limitations -if any — to this store. It meets completely I the wants of all classes and conditions of people. It is pre eminently * a store for the people, for every want is served in u manner that makes the work of shopping easy — and certainly saving on the individual purse. Everyone knows us as selling Dry Goods, in all that this term in its broadest sense implies, but there is not any other want of the individual or the home that is not supplied. It is this general usefulness — this getting everything together under one roof that has brought this store unqualified success. But the economical features of the store must not be neglected. Selling strictly for cash, buying everything dirert from the manufacturer for cash, it has Iteen the means of bringing the cost of living down easily twenty-five per cent. In this sense the store is a wage-earner, for does it not m.nke the wage of the workingman, as everyone elses' money, go further than was the case before its existence. It saves money for you, and the old truism is true to-day that a penny saved is a penny made. it^ iV t$' tt» €^ ^t^ ^t^ 't> »l» ^t' »l» tjii t|l ttl ill t$3 I$l ijil t jii The Robert wInflPwUli Llmtted TORONTO Co the t't'l 4±2, tti t'ti ttl ttl ttl TIJT Tj7 Tl|7 TJT Tj7 tj7 t|7 Public •(♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦.♦♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>i ♦ ♦ ♦ t IHE celebration of Labor Day has become a fixed event, with the labor classes throughout our fair Domin- ion, but no where is it more enthusiastically celebrated than in this, the Queen City of the West. ^ 7#> Of all the large centres of the United States and Canada from whose many factories and workshops thousands will march in glad procession to-day no place like our own city can display a finer body of honest toilers proudly arrayed behind their union banners Wi In placing this, our Annual Souvenir, in the hands of the citizens of Toronto, we have endeavored to give them as clear and concise an account as possible of the different central bodies of the various crafts. fSj mi @/- (j^y- fei;- In connection with this, we wish to express our deep obligation to the pains taking contributors, who, one and all. by their actions past and present have proved themselves noble champions of labor's cause m^ K# ^^ mi' ^*)' Our gratitude and sincere thanks are due in a large measure to our friends and patrons, who have given to us this year, as well as other years, so many tangible tokens of their interest in our welfare, and thereby have helped, by so doing, to make the Demonstration of '98 a repetition of the successes of th i)ast Respectfully, THE ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL. ♦ * * » ♦ * THOS G. SCXDLE, Printer. 1t*^**¥¥*¥**¥¥****if**********^¥if¥¥*******9*¥¥*¥V¥¥****- **¥^¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥**t A GREAT MEN'S STORED tti it i t tt iti tti tlr? t'ti iti it i i lTi t ti it i t t*! tlTi iti tt i t lT i t lr ? t t*? tlT i t l* ? t lTi tl't tt' t t lTt t't'i JL ^oKK than at any time in ils long istory this store is devoted to the interests f ^r \ of men. The new Richmond Street extension has given us the increased f 1 store room that was much needed for men's goods. Here you find a clothing store, that gives choice enough of stock to make it easy for any man to secure ju.st what he wants. Only the best class of goods are kept — those where quality in material can be guaranteed — and workmanship is unquestioned. In a word stylish well-made clothes, and none others are found here, with prices representing a very large reduction from what you would ordinarily pay your tailor for a single garment or a entire suit. —MEN'S CLOTHING-MEN'S FURNISHINGS— —MEN'S HATS MEN'S BOOTS AND SHOES— Gene^nnis space is given to each one of these departments, for the demands of men customers grow week by week, as the advantages of this store becomes noi.sed around from customer to customer. You w.uit to have an acquaintance with our men's section if you have not already been introduced to it. The Robert SIMPSON Go. Limited ENTRANCES : YONGE STREET QUEEN STREET RICHMOND ST. TORONTO Toronto Ind^s and Labor Council liv IJ. J. DDUNOGULL, loKONTo. " l.-.xhoT I'ay Souvenir '' worthy of the cause or the name, in so far as the City of Toronto and the oljservance and celebration l)y its working and wage-earning elements of tlie HKSi MONDAY IN shi'TKM liER of every year ("Labor Day'') as a ruiii.ic holiday is concerned, would be very incomplete indeed — would be the play of "Hamlet" with Hamlet left out, so to speak — without a reference to as well as a continuance of the past as well as current history of the origin, aims and never-ceasing good work of Toronto Trades AND Labor Council — organized labor's central body in the Capital ot the Premier Province of the Canadian Confederation. Before attempting any work of such a character, however, it is but a scant compliment, in noting an important incident in the past march of organization in the labor circles of Toronto, to say a few words in recognition as well as in appreciation of the spirit of progress displayed and the good work performed by Toronio Trades Assembly — the precursor of the present central organi- zation — of by gone years. In the month of February, 1871, the Coopers'- International Union, No. 3. of Ontario, appointed a committee of three — .Messrs. John Hewitt, E. S. Gooch and James Judge — to confer with the unions or other organized societies <>( workingmon in the city of ioronto for the i)Urpose of agitating the qucsiinn ot forming a central body, to be knuwn as the I'fjronto Trades Assembly. This committee visited the several organizations re ferrcd to in due time and requested each to appoint a like com mittee, so that all might meet together for the puipose of taking the matter into consideration. The ultimate result was that on the evening of the 27th of March following a joint meeting of delegates took place, Mr. Hewitt being made temporary chairman, and Mr. J. S. Williams acting as Secretary. On this preliminary occasion Messrs. J. Dean, H. L. Beebe, T. Heasley and M. Der- ham represented Lodge No. 359, K. O. S. C. ; Messrs. J. M. Levecque, J. Mellon and G. Duncan appeared for Lodge No. 315, and Messrs. J. Hurray, J. Waterhouse and J. Donaldson for Lodge No. 356, of the same order ; Messrs. \Vm. Scully, D. Cun ningham and S. Porter were the representatives of the Journey- men Uakers' Union; Messrs. J. Gesford, T. .-\nderson and \V. Todd appeared for the <"igar .Makers' Union ; Messrs. Wiggins, Patterson and W. Anderson were on hand from the Iron Moul- ders' Union ; Messrs. Hewitt, McClintock and Gooch represented the Journeymen Coopers' Union, and Messrs. Cullin, Bentley and Williams did duty for the Typographical Union. .\t this meeting A Woman s Store ^ ^ \ti \'t\ I'tl \tl I*!*? it*! tl'l tl*? t*!*! tl*! tl*! rlTT t't' l t lT T i ITi tl*! tl*! tY l t l* ! t l*! \'t\ \ti it\ tTl tlTi •1' *4L' 'Jt' '+' '+' '+' '+' '«♦•' '+' '+' '+' W *+' '+* '•t' '+' t|Tt|7t|7tJl7T!|7T?7 tp tfj t|7 PKiMAkiLV a Dry Goods Store there is hardly a want of womankind that cannot he tilled within these walls. Everythinj^ (jf course in Dress (it^ods. Silks, Flannels, Woollens. Cottons, Linens and all the other kind of ihintjs that are known so well to women. But the store has develo|)ed, and it is not alone the articles for the person that can be found, but everything for the home. The home can i)e furnished from cellar to attic out of the stocks of this store — in Carpets, Curtains, Furniture, Tinware, Woodenware, China, Glassware and all the other etceteras that are recjuisite to the complete furnishing of the home. It is not the hard matter it was some years ago for everyone, whatever their income may be, to possess a comfortably furnished home, or to dress themselves at the prices at which goods are sold to-day in this departmental store. Let the men folks come here sure that it is their gain to do so. The suggestion is hardly that the wives and mothers will do their trading within these walls — and find us helpers in add- the comforts of the home. and chiliiren well needed ing to *r* V* J* V^ ^* ^* v^ V^ The Robert SIMPSON Co. Limited ENTRANCES : YONGE STREET yUEEN STREET RICHMOND ST. TORONTO TORONTO TRADES AND LABOR OOUNOIL-CNrmrii. Mill .iii; specific .IS til j;ciKTal '.)rj;;ini/;ilii)n w.is done other tliati, afiir iiersoii.il approwil ol tlic sclicme im tlie jiart (if the ^;reat inajiirity i:resciit, the appi)iiUinent of a coimnittee to ilo fui.lier missionary work, and thanking the Coopers' I'nion for its fore- thought and progrcssiveness in originating the movement and adjourning till the loiii ot the same month, the meeting being held in the Iron Moulders' Hall. At a meeting of re()resentatives— much in creased in number- of the several local trade organizations held on the evening of April i2lh, 1871, the regular organiz.ition of the 'Toronto Trades' .Assembly became an a( complished fact thro"gh the unaniniiun adoption of the following resolution, viz. : — "Thai we, the delegates here as>einbletl, i!.< now proceed to the rnrin.itinn of .nn Associalion to lie known as the Tdron 10 Tradks AsbEMHI.v. and thai the .same is hereby founded." 'I'he first regularly elected President, after a constitution and necessary by laws were adopted, was Mr. John Hewitt (now rating officer in the City Water Works Department)); Nice I'resi- dent, Mr. John Dance ; Recording Secretary, Mr J. S. \N'illianis; Corresponding Secretary, .Mr. Beebe ; Finan- cial Secretary, .Mr. Stewart ; I'reasurer, Mr. Dean ; and Ser- geant at Arm-^, Mr. Mclaughlin. Mr. .M. Derhain installed the new officers. During the succeeding seven years the Toioiiio riaik'> .Assiin Illy was composed of representatives ol oig.iiii/t.«l labor wh.) dis played a keen knowl-.-dgc of the reipiiremeiits and needs of thfjse i they represented, a warm desire to find pru|ier remedies essential to the then existing environments, and a breadth of thought as to the necessities and duties of working people in the future, which redounded then as well as today to the gteat credit both of the representatives and those they most ably represented. I )espite this, however, the great business depression wlii( h spread over (^'anada during the years 1876 So maleiially as well as (irtjudicially aflected the Toronto Trades Assem bly to such an extent as to render it practically ((uiesceiit until 1881, but it never ceased exis- tence till then. During the years of its activity, and apart altogether from its strenuous and very useful local work, the Trades Assembly of that day has to its special creiiit the first as well as most suc- cessful effort organized labor ever made to secure the nine hour working day in Canada, and the holding of the first meeting of "I-ibor" dele gates from different labor centres in Ontario in the City of Toronto, and out of which originated the "Canadian Labor Union" — the prototype of the existing Dominion 'Tr.ides and Labor Congress, which held its initial session at the call of Toronto Trades and Labor Council in September, 1883. Hesides SANIUKSON. FKEsn.ENT A STORE For the Whole Family«^ iITi iti tl*! tlTi t'ti t'ti Il'^ r't'i rlTi tlTt ^'t^ tl'i tt*! tlTi t'fri r't'i tlTi I'ti tl* ? t lTi ilT i t lTi tlTt I't'? tIT? tt*? •X' '+' '+' *+' '+' ^>t' '+' '+' '4-' '+' 'V '+' '+' '+' '+* '+' '+' +' + '+' '•t'* '+' '+* '+' '4'* '+' Y ()IN(; anil oKI, rich ami poor, become pairons of this store, with its ability to serve all thfiir wants. The needs of chiklnn have very hirge attention here. l-roni iiif.mcy up through chiKlhood and rij^ht out to manhood ami woman- hooil vve are able, step by ste|). to furnish just the things that are needed for their individual person. .And thousands have appreciated what this store has done for them in the w.iy in which these goods are sold. The d ly of high prices has passed, and it is not the burden it used to be to keep a large family well dressed. \Vi- like to ring the changes on the opportunities that are presented in this store as a family store, whether it is the where-with-all to be clothetl, or that which is necessary to rat, or the furnishing of the hoMK- yiiu get everything within these walls. As a, family store we want to draw particular attention to the Grocery and Provision section. It means so much to everyone for all must eat. The purest and best in Grocer- ies are found here cooked and canned meats, and fruits of every kind in season. Prices made for everything so as to bring all possible comforts of this kind within the reach of everyone. J* J* „<« V* ^* Jt v"* The Robert SIMPSON Co. Limited ENTRANCES : VONC.E STREET (.)UEEN STREET RICHMOND ST. TORONTO TORONTO TRADES AND LABOR OOUNCIL-CoNr.Hum.. these the loronto Trades Assembly contributed in no small deijrec to the securing of the Trades Union Act of 1872. and the Criminal Law Amendment Acts ut 1872, 1875 and 1876 (Do- minion laws), as well as the Mechanics' Lien Amendnjent Act (1874); .\n Act to amend the law relating to the attachment of debts as respects wages and salaries of mechanics' and others (1874); An Act to extend the franchise to " every person deriving an income from some trade, calling, office or profession of not less than $400x0 annually and is assessed for such income " (1S74): and An Act to provide for voting by ballot at municipal elections (1874)— all being Ontario Provincial laws. The Labor Day Souvenirs for Toronto, in the years 1895 and 1896, contained brief his- torical sketches of Toronto Trades and Labor C'ouncil, and a paraphrasing of both will not be out of place in the Labor Day Souvenir for the present year, and to this will be added a passing reference to some of its efforts and work during the last two years, 1897 and 1898. Out of the good seed sown by the Trades Assembly, which was at its /.enith of activity and usefulness in 1S72 3, arose the i)resent Trades and Labor ("ouncil of the City of Toronto. The International 'Typographical Union of North America held its 29th annual session in 'Toronto in June, 1 88 1. Some years prior to this date the 'Trades .Assembly W.M. HKNIiKR.sON, ViiK Prth^ii.ENT had wtaiied of its work and had ceased to meet in "solemn con- clave. ' IJut all of those who com|M)sed that on< e useful and active organization were not dead- neither were they sleeping nor idle. On the contrary son>e of them were very much alive ; they saw their opportunity and promjitly seized the adv.intage. A public meeting of w. irking |)eople was convened in St. I^wrence Hall, wiiu h was largely attended, the audience l)cing addressed l)y several delegates to the Typographii al Con vention as well as by well known local trade unionists— Jury, Arm.strong, O'Donoghue and others—and all in favor of the consolidatit)n of organized labor for specific purposes, which could be best encompassed in that way. The object of the conveners of that meetitig was achieved in the organization of a 'Trades and Labor Council, composed of a specific number of delegates from the various trade unions of the city. 'The (onslitution of the new organization was framed in accordant e with PriiuipUi which evinced breadth ot conception and sound judg luent, and were as follows : — DKCLAKATIUX Ol- I'UINCirLKS. I. While o|)|Kjse(l l use our influ-nre with the law-makinj; powrrs to secure the Inllowinj; ohjcd-. : The leyuKiliiiu 111 the eniploymenl or, so .IS 10 preveiil the proiUict of coiuiil lalior ci uiinp into ioniiM.;iiioii with honest industry ; anJ such olher laws as may l>e ileeiueil liencticial. J. J. WUK.IIl, licncrAl Manager. 'PHONE 959 TORONTO ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. LIMITED f? ?I«" ^iF ?I\- ?iF ^Ij" ?I? ^5 =j;s- '/i «• Eicctric li^htini).^ vV bv /Ire iind Inciin- f, lb di £ Electric Poiacr^^ I*. I', electrical Standard Time & ' .sj If, ^'4. ^'4, ^^'4. »^'4- •A'i, ^'«. jit^. ji'4. Oil INTERIOR WIRING AT LOWEST RATES •(^^^V^VVVVW"^ Office : tf pidndde $1. M fool of $coil $t. TORODTO REINHARDT & CO. Brcipers TORONTO Manuiacturers of the Celebrated Brands f Salvador Bavarian ttofbrau TORONTO TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL-Continueu. 2. We declare it the duty i>f every workman to use his utmnst endeavors to secure the amelioration of the c<'ndition of the iaii >rin); clas-es gen- erally, and to accomplish this we l>elieve that a central orfjanizalion should exist, whereliy all hranches of labor may form allies to any |nrticular one thai may Ik: oppressed. 3. We hereliy pledge ourselves 10 assist each other in securini; fair vvaijcs I>y honorable means ; and we shall withdraw ami use our influence to have others withdraw all patronage from any unfair employer, lei his calling lie what it may. 4. We declare that all existing lienelicial labor laws shtiuld be rigidly enforced, and we pledge ourselves to take such measures as will secure their enforcement. 5- W'e are in favor of arbitration whenever tliffer- ences exist between employers and employed. 6. We favor seli-emphjytnent of labor, as only com- plete independence can be obtained when the laborer is no longer dependent on other individuals for ilie righi to work ; and especially do we recommend that whene ver trades inlenil stiiking for the acconi]ilisliment of any just purpose, if the funds of the organizaiie\vriter Supplies ; Binders' >iaterial, I^eather, Cloth, Board, etc. ; Printer's Supplies, I'ajier, Cards, Headings, etc. ; limikljinding, every style of the an. Unsur- passed for style anil [)nral)i]ity. Prices Right ^ Stationers Bookbinders MANUFACTURERS OF Account Books, Leather Goods Office and Packet 64-68 King Street East TORONTO Telephone 742 t CstimiitH fiivfii The national CIcctrotvpc and Stereotype Co. If you have any Klectrotypini; ti do write us lor 1 prices. First - class work guar- anteed CIkI-U K ANU Knl'NlRV 1 12 and 14 Adelaide Street West TORONTO lO TORONTO TRADES AND L..BOR COUNCIL (ontinuei.. greater than tliat cast for the labor candidates in 18S3. In tiie first instance the vote recorded was: Carter, 2,427 : Heakes, 308. In 1 886 : March, 4,055 ; Roney, 3,408. In 1886 also were held the general elections for the House of Commons, and the Trades Council, undismayed by the defeat of a few weeks before, went to the jiolls in Ivist and West Toronto, with Mr. Alfred F. Jury as a candidate in the first named constituency and Mr. E. H. Sheppard as the standard bearer in the second. Defeat resulted here also, but the Council consoled itself and its following with the thought that what they never had they never lost. That organized labor, being right, does not recognize defeat to the extent of ceasing all effort is most eloquently illustrated in the un- daunted persistence which once more (and as it will again, no doubt; found the Trades Council with a candidate, in the person of Mr. John .\rnistrong, in the Provincial general elections of 1S94— the constituency being East Toronto, and were again defeated. And so, most likely, will the conflict continue from time to time, and as opportunity offers in years yet to come, until success ultimately crowns organized effort in this direction as well as in others. Apart from its valuable services in the interest and on behalf of working people in general, 'I'oronto 'I'rades and Labor Council has been of much more service to the general community than it receives credit for, because of its imjiartial and unbiased dealing with and judgment in respect of munici()al affairs, and it is to be fervently hopcil that many years of usefulness are still in store for this labor creation of 1 88 1. The " Declaration of Principles *" adopted by Toronto Trades and Labor Council in 1S81 continues to be adhered to with steadfastness and tact begotten of a right eons cause and ripe experience, no matter how or by whom these principles are attacked, either covertly or in direct terms. 'I'o this fact, and because it is recognized that it represents and is the accredited mouthpiece in voicing the crystalized views of organized labor in this city regarding questions with which it deals, is due in a great measure the respect and prestige always accorded its pronouncements by the gen- eral community. If there are any who take exception they are comparatively few in number and may be classed as those whose business methods are called in question and criticised or opposed, or those who are blinded by unreason able and irremovable prejudice or impenetrable ignorance. As to either or both of these it is only necessary to remark that l/iett are none $0 blind as those w/h> 'tvill not see. CH.VS. M.ARCH, Treasure In the performance of the duties incidental to i>s mission the Toronto Trades and Labor Council is governed by a remarkably short though very definite Constitution, while the by-laws and rules of order are of a most common-sense character. In fact the "rules of order" are so simple and so well observed II CHEAP LIGHT AND FUEL ♦ THE FOLLOWINQ ARE ♦ * S. -ME OF J I Its A dvantage s | t ♦ ♦ I ♦ ♦ I ♦ No I.iylitin^ nf t'ltcs. Ilfal easily re^uialeil liy lurnini; l)ie t.ip. N*i Danger. \i) aslies, dill or siu)l. \ eryliitlcaltention required Always ready for service. (ireater dispalch in conkini; No iinple.isant heat. .''love takes up liiit litile space and is easdy removed. More KioNOMK Al and re- lialile Ihan liy lookinj; liy any oilier mode. Kx|>ense ceases ihe monicnl cooking is done. Much less loss in weight of meat cooked, ihe juices licing lhorMiii;hly rrlained. •****¥************¥**» Cooking by Gas 'The many advantages of (las as Kuel are becoming so generally recosnized that it bids fair to supersede all solid fuels (or cooking purposes •. What can be done with a Gas Stove Bakini;, Bon ing, Buoiling. Frying, Roasiing, SiF.wiNG, and Toasting. In fat t an) thing that can be done with a woot. or coal stove. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 ' ^♦♦♦^♦♦^ i: The Net Price charged by the Consumer's Gas Company of Toronto is ^ lower than that charged by any Company • \A^'^f '" America, not more favorably situated ■-^ » '^f-- as regards prices of materials used. rir, t'i't tiCi tiTi 4+j, t'ti t't'j t*!*} [-acts 5pcak for Themselves NET PRICES Charged tor 1,000 cubic feet of Gas, in representative American Cities taken (rom last published reports : llalimore. Md. $ ' 2S Boston, .Mass. . I.OO New Ha\en, Con. i-SO U an fori 1, Con. 1.40 Washingion, 1).C. I.2i Chicago, 111. . . $1 OO o I. 15 IndianajKilis, Ind. I.2S Louisville, Kv. i.?o Detroit, Mich. I.OO .St. Louis, Mo. , I. ■ 83, New York, N.Y. . I.2S Bun'alo, N.V. . . I.OO St. I'aul, Minn. . I SO Cincinnati, Dhi I. CO Minneapolis, Min. 1.60 I'iltshurg, I'a. . 1,00 rittsliurg. South Side . 1.20 West rittslmrg i.SO Philadelphia, Pa. I.OO (Works owned by City Corporation) ,, , , , 1 For Licht Montreal. .,)ue.. , ^.,,^ ,>, 1.20 TORONTO, . . 90 CTS. t^'i'oronto is the only city in the a bo e isl in which the Gas Coiii(>any has tc pay du tv upon 1 oal, the duty being 6oc per ton . t'ti tiCt tir^ tiri tjc^, tic^ jii j!ti' *4I.* *4.* '4-' '•♦•* '•♦•* '•♦•' '4'* '•Ki 12 TORONTO TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL-Cont.nued. on tlie part of the members, and sc impartially have they betn enforced by the men who, from time to time, have been called to the presidential seat, that it is well witliin the mark to assert that appeals from the rulings of the (^hair during the past fifteen years could easily be counted on the fingers of one hand. From the date of its reorganization, in 1881, until the early part of 1896 the meetings of tiiL- Council had been held regularly on the evenin^;s of the ist and 3rd Friday of every m(>nth. 'I'liese regular meetings are always open to the public, and people who from time to time have had occasion to visit (he Council, either on business or through mere curiosity, always bear willing testimony that the business methods pursued, the intimate knowledge of matters dealt with, and the decorum observed on the part of all, hear most favorable comparison with those of much more pre- tentious deliberative and legislative bodies, whether religious, parlia- mentary or municipal, which had come under their observation. Neither is the convenience of the city newspaper reporters neg- lected, a large table immediately in front of the elevated Chair be- ing reserved for their exclusive use and accommodation. Nor is it too much to add that these gentlemen, both in their persona! and l)rofessional capacities, deserve every possible courtesy at the hands of the Council At present the Council meets at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 2nd and 4th 'I'hursdays of every month Because of its admirable and efficient Standing Committee system — composed as it is of the Legislative, the Municipal, the Education, the Organization, and the Label Committees — the Council as a whole is enabled to accommodate itself without fric- tion and very effectively to the performance of work in many directions at one and the same time. In fact, to do anything like full justice to the patience, perseverance, impartiality, mod- eration, and good judgment evinced l)y Toronto trades and I,:ibor Council in the performance of its voluntary and unrccjuited work in the interest not only of its immediate constituents but in the public interest as well, during the last seventeen years, would require a volume of very considerable dimensions. The elaborate and valuat)le reports of its Committees alone during all these years would fill hundreds of pages. With the limited space at command in this instance there is only room for a passing refer- ence to some of the more important work of the Council since its organization in 1881. The princi|)al reasons for the existence of Toronto Trades and Council rendered it imperative that its cardinal wjrk should be in the direction of seeking the repeal and abolition of such laws as bear unjustly upon working people, while at the same time doing its utmost to secure the enactment of such new laws as the exegencies of time and experience rendered necessary for the protection and welfare of that very numerous and important element in the community. While always recognizing and willingly conceding the great praise due the Ontario Provincial Government for the liberality. the variety, the good intent, and the great value of its many mea sures enacted into law during the past twenty three years, yet the Toronto Trades and Laijor Council may fairly be <:redited with much very good work since 1881 in connection with Provincial legislation of the character already indicated. Altogether apart from much successful work in opposing the enactment, from time to time, of legislation often detrimental not only to working people H It isunipisctoBuv IjOdI «^ ^ ^ ^ ^ vvhcre\(:r you see a coal sign hung oui. Belter ring up a tinn thai is sure to give you s.ttistactiun ami save monin' for you. Trv 'Phone 1836 Your onif^r will be lilletl just as (|uickly ;is if you had come in |)erson to order it, and the coal will be c'ean, dry and reliable ..... Che Standiiril ?ucl Co., I J M 1 I Telephones 863 . 1836 . 898 . 2035 The Home Savings and Loan Co* LIMITED Capital ^^ HON. SIR FRANK SMITH EUGENE OKEEFE rre..ident Vice-PrcNidenl DEPOSITS RECEIVED from 20 cents upwauls : inUrcst .at ciirtcnt rates aiiartments of Post Office and Militia and Defence specific regulations with the view to suppressing the sweating system and securing payment to the workmen of fair wages, and the performance of the work under proper sanitary conditions, and the subsequent promise o( the Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier and President of the Privy (Council, that these " regulations ' would apply to and be embodied in all future contracts of the several I )epartments of the Government, of which he is the leader. In the domain of municipal affairs the Council exercises a watchful supervision over matters of interest to the tax payers and general citizens alike, and it is not too much to aver that Toronto Trades and I^bor Counc'l has been indiiectly instrumental, in more than one instance, in saving the city from the grasp of •5 INCOkPORATEI) INSI Western Assurance Company --^, ^|^4^4^4^^$^4^ts. anJ .Uan. Pitettor. Ontario Trade Disputes Amendment Act 1897 BOA HUB : Rs to Railvcay D'st>utes K. J. SknkiEK, Ksi.'., Jii(lt;e o(Oi. Court, '"ii. i)( Linriiln, John U. Kvans, Ks-.i.. C.K., Trenlon, Oni. Chairman. KiiwAKi) Will IA.M>, tsi.i.. Locomotive Engineer, Hamilton, Ont. For other than Railwaj/' Disputes- kor.KK (,'. Ci.riK. ij.<'. . 'roroiiio, Onl., Chairman. Davmi \V. Dimhi.k, ISarristtr, Teierlmro, Ont. Krank 1'I.\m, I'rinlcr, London, Ont. Department of Agriculture. Toronto. D. J. ODONCHIHUE, A'egislrar, The following are the Factory Inspectors for the Province of Ontario : — R. Barkk.r, Tarliament l!niMiii(js, Toronto. Iamks R. Hrown, TarlLiment liiiililinys, Toionto. Mar<;arkt Cari.vi e, I'arli.nmunt Huiliiings, Toronto. O. A. Roci.u'E. Orleans, Ontario. Persons having business with any of the Inspectors will find them at the above address. John Drvden, Aftnisler of Agriculture. lO TORONTO TRADES AND LABOR COUMCIL-Contivu>i>. designing schemers — contractors and others. While in no way minimizing the credit due othtrs, it is safe to assert that without the efforts of the Toronto Trades and Labor Council it is problema- tical it there ever would have been a fifteen-cent anhour bylaw, any work done on behalf of the municipality on the day-work principle, improvements on the Island to the extent that exist? even, the existence of as many public parks as we have, or any foothold whatever on the city frontage on the bay. Neither would the city have a Free Technical School — the only one in the Province of Ontario and phenomenally successful ; or free text books in our public schools, were the initiatory steps not taken by this central labor organization. If the several subordinate bodies but continue to be repre sented by level headed men in its counsels, as has been generally the case in the past, and the Council itself continues to be governed by that reasonable and very practical ccjnservatisni which has made it remarkable not only in I'uronto— whose Hoard of Trade appointed one of the Trades and I«ibor Council delegates as a member of its Arbitration Coinmiltee one year — but through- out ;he Dominion as well, there is no reason why this central 'abor body should not continue to be a very necessary and most useful organization for years to come, not only to woiking peo(ile but to the whole community as well. There will always be i)lenty of good work for it to do, and it should be kept busy at it. «7 California Tokay California Tokay is a deli- rious pure, sweet red Wine admirably adapted for a Cup Wine. Also an excel- lent Invalid Wine, highly recommended by the medi- cal profession $2.50 Per GiUon 50 cts. Per Bottle WM. MARA'S 79 Yonge Street 'Phone 1708 W. J. Ellard Salisfaction Guaranteed or Money Kefunded. /Ifteicbaiit bailor. . . 620 YONGE STREET Comer uf Si. Joseph St. Kept by M First. class Dealers ;CaRLING'S^^^ I Ales • Porter Half-and-Half Imperial Club Lager Vaults ; 13 Front Street, TORONTO G. A. MACE, Agent. i8 j\\\M Printing "{rai^s Council wmm^ s-m^rTK^'-' TWE .„ I;v K' if.KK I I.I » HKN one is asked to present his views upon an)' given phase of the great industrial reform move- ment, he finds himself (are to face with two diffi- culties : First, where to begin ; for in every phase of the labor movement so much can be presented to the earnest enquirer that the usual alloted space falls inadequate to the purpose. The second difficulty that confronts him, having chosen the particular phase he desires to rci)resent, is what will be the best 'erms to use, in order to present his case in a way that will best convey to the student desiring information on this great subject, the utility and application of proposed methods, theoretical or practical, to ameliorate present harsh and unjust economic conditions. It is an undeniable fact that in the past econor.-.-.c principles have been written in a manner to make it dry, prosy and in a large degree unintelligible to the ordinary reader. He who can present his case in the easiest understand able manner is the most useful for purposes of propaganda. It is pleasing and hopeful to note that the tendencies of some modern writers are in this direction. The particular subject that I have been asked to write a few lines upon for this year's Souvenir is an easy one, one that requires no terms calhng too much upon the strain of mentality to grasp. It is not a theoretical U( M I.Nl.. I.IHON II.. subject cither, ijut a plain statement of fact that the success o( which cannot be refuted by any strain of sophistry. I allude to the practical utility and advantage to all conccrnfd of the union between those branches of industry closely allied as the iiriniing and book trades. This alliance has been t;ilked o( and advocated for many years, but it was not until 1896 that it assumed practical slia[)c. In that year an agreement was entered into by the Kxeculives of the three International bodies, viz., the International Typo- graphical Union, the International Printing Pressmen's Union, and the International Hrotherhood of Hookbinders, rejtresenting the interests of the following branches; typographers, book jub, and newspaper, book and job printing pressmen, Webb print- ing (newspaper) pressmen, piinting press assistants and feeders, bookbinders, stereotypers and electroty[)ers and mailers, thus forming a co-oi)erative unity between those branches of inilustry that enter into the production of a book or newspaper, giving evidence of the sure and certain evolutionary tendencies toward that brotherhood of man so niui h sung of and so earnestly ho|)ed for by all well wishers of thcii 'ace. With the conclusion of the agreement between the three International Bodies mentioned, the locals under their jurisdiction si>eedity fell into line so that we »» British America Assurance ^^ Company -^= FIRE AND MARINE IINCOflPORATEO tS3C British America Buildings Corner of Front and • Scott Sireet». 'x'oteorv'ro, oiv'i^ Cash Capitai Total Assets over Losses Paid Since Organi^tation $750,000.00 . $1,510,827.00 $16,693,159.00 HON. GEO A COX. President. I. J. KENNY, Vice-President. P. H. SIMS, Secretary. W^ESTMAN & Ba'^ER manufacturers of |S^ rinting and Bookbinding JYlachinery 78 Wellington St. West .TORONTO ^OKpHB|»»t„(i rrii \; Brewery One of the most TKa complete Breweries on j Jj^ the Continent. Capa- city. 165.000 barrel- prnfllJAr annually. Rqmpped ritUllvI with the most ntodrrn plant, including a De La Vergne Refriger' atine Machine, 75H- P.. with Water lower nf TanQ/lo in connection; a 35 H. Ui LdlldUd P. Klectric Dynamo for lijjhting lirewery and running and Storage in connection. THE O'KEEFE BREWERY COMPANY OF TORONTO, LIMITED. 20 ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL-OmriN. ■•>. have at present in all the large cities on the continent these Allied Printing Trades Councils. Our City of Toronto was among the first to form her Allied Printing Trades Council, and have gone on the even tenor of her way, strengthening the position of the trades directly intcresteil until today it com- mands the respect of not only the journeymen but also the fair employers. And now a word or two as to her methods. l*'or example let us suppose a firm hiring in their various depart- ments say five of the branches enumerated. In one of those departments a dispute arises be- tween one or more of those engaged in this particular department involving con< , ons recognized by or bearing on the laws ni meir particular branch union. A meeting of the shop committee is held at the first convenient oppor- tunity, a delegation appointed to wait upon the management, and, failing settlement, instead of the hasty strike arising from acrimonious and hasty wi ^s on both sides, usual in such cases, the men , .^.j^ed now to call in the services of the Allied ^ouncil. 'I'he matter is duly con :red by tl, ■ all — considered from a neutral ana k.,.. "ositi , and not from the prejudicial standpoint tu- uld naturally arise from those immediately co :rned. If it is adjudged that those feeling agrieved have been hasty, and whose position cannot be defended wholly on justifiable grounds, they are so informed, and the mat- ter drops there. But if, on the other hand, the grievance is a just W. S. COOI'KR, Presiuent. one, a delegation composed of diflferent branc hes, but backed up by all, intercede with the employer involved, when talni reasonmg of the position mvariably results in justice being done. Should the efTorts of the .Mlied ("ouncil be met by that element some times evident in managers or employers of men and women and commonly designated as pigheadedness, then the financial and moral machinery of the Allied Trades ('ouncil is set in motion, and where tried has been found exceedingly efTective. We are pleased to .say, A however, that although Toronto Council has I had many disputes before them, all without exception have been settled satisfactorily, with- out the necessity of the operation of the ma- chinery referred to, or as the hoys say " without calling on the dog.'' The peaceful intervention of neutrality seldom fails to secure reasonable conditions. Hmployers of labor are as a rule susceptible to reason, providing you can get them in a reason- ing mood, which is sometimes exceedingly diffi- cult where the difference is between them and tlieir employees. The Allied Council of To- ronto has been more successful in obtaining reasonable consideration in this regard than all preceding methods. And now we come to another branch of the work of the Allied Printing Trades Council. Among the many schemes of obtaining recognition of the right of fair wages and fair conditions by members of labor organizations, none will V 21 Ilt****««,»4«*4i^*)»*«4*)»*«««f««««i^**4i^]^4«*««*» THE MAINE Thing at the present *■* v* is .* DEWEY Launder your Shirts, Collars, Cuffs and Handkerchiefs — if not, why not give us a trial and you wont HAV-ANA more Laundered elsewhere. THE PARISIAN STEAM LAUNDRY CO. OF ONTARIO, LIMITED 67 Adelaide St. West K. M. MOKKATI. Mana.-n. 'PHONE 1127 ♦ * * ♦ i Rates: $1.25 anc! $150 per Day CHOICE WINES l.lgUCiKS AND CICAKS ^ * Cameron ^ House * CORNER CAMERON AND QUEEN HVLANU ."t Bkhun, I*ro[«. PHONE I9K9 G. HAWLEY WALKER Is the Name of the Yonge Street Jailor ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* 126-128 YONGE STREET TORONTO ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL t'STiNuic... commend itself to a discriminating public more favorable in yi proportion as it is understood than the union label. I am not permitted at this time to go very fully into the question of the utility and efficacy of this latest method of organization, but may be permitted to say a word inasmuch as it vitally concerns the Allied Trades Council. To every fair firm, that is every firm who pay their em- ployees fair wages, and in other respects provide conditions for them that come within the range of fairness as considered by the Allied Council, they issue an electroplate the device of which they hold the right of and which the firm may impress the same on any sheet or book pro- duced by them. Its appearance on a job is an indication to the public that those employed in its production have received fair wages for so doing and enjoy in other respects fair conditions To the organized workers it is a guarantee that the persons or firm so advertising is entitled to his patronage, and is expected to have his friends so persuaded that they too will dis < riminate in favor of those who use the label on their printing. It was somewhat of an upiiili job in obtaining recognition of the label to any extent, but we are jileased to note that its use w. a. \i( ki;rv is becoming more prevalent. Its utility from a business stand- point is fast becoming recognized. There no doubt will come a time when in large business centres its absence will be as rare as is now its presence. We are justified in this belief from the pro- gressive tendencies of the age. The old economic theory of the " Mills ' and "• Kii ardo " school, that " I'rofits rise as wages fall," is fast becoming an exploded theory and is rapidly being super- seded by the more logical and reasonable one — that the prosperity of the sellers depends altogether upon the pur- < basing ability of the buyer. Merchants are beginnini; to realize that the higher the wages of the workers, who forn\ four-fifths of the popu- lation, the greater the purchasing power, and hence the greater volume of business. They are recognizing the economic fact that markets make factories, and not as heretofore believed that factories make markets. In shoit, the workers are receiving that consideration as a fat tor m business life that their importance war rants, and as this idea grows the efficacy of tlie \mion label will be recognized as the best method to raise wages, better conditions and lend generally to incre.ise the prosperity of the masses upon which the health of the whole fabric of business and commercial life depends. The book trade is not alone in the adoption of ' the allied council method." Many other groups, sui;h as the bicycle trade, also the Vi, E I'KK-ii.h . I building trades, are in line. The success of those now in existence will be an incentive to others tc follow in their wake. The principle that " in union there is strength " is being applied to a broader and more comprphcnsive field, and will naturally assist the workers to riach the goal of their desire. 'i Economy in the House rONOMV l)ej;iiis nt home. The (juahty of the Hrooms and Hrushes you use about the house is one [joint that |)erhaps you overlooked when buying. Hoeckh's Brooms and Brushes are made on honor by relial)le workmen. The material used is the best tliat money will buy — when the Krooms and Brushes are ready for you they are sold with a positive guar- antee. Vour money back if they don't prove equal to all you e.xpected of them. Because they last lon- ger and made better they are the most economical to use. (irocers. Hardware Dealers and general stores sell BOECKH'S gr-"^ ^"' Brushes ^ ^ Steeim pumps FOR m^,^ Boiler Feeding ^^ ' and All Duties I'let our Catalugue "f I'ump^ and Gasul ne Knginc; The Jiortbey JUafi'fj ^o., United TORONTO, ONT. ^est End Store COR. NORTHCOTE AND QUEEN Success to. . . Labor Day Amusement Is the best place in the city to buy ("hoice Dry (loods, Men's Furnishings, Hats and Caps, Nobby Shirts, Ties, Collars and CufTs, Hoisery, Gloves, Underwear, etc. We sell everything that is usually sold in a first-class Dry (loods Store. OUR PRICKS ARE WORLU BEATERS. TRY. IS. M. J. CROTTIE WEST END STORE. 'PHONE 5515 Cor. Nopthcote and Queen «4 ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL < nunufi>. The following is a short history of the present officers of the Allied Printing Trades Council : William S. Cooper, the President of the Council, was born in Hampshire, I^ngland, some twenty eight years ago, and since con- necting himself with organized labor has always taken an active part in promoting its wellfare. He has filled the office of vice-president and this year has been elected to occupy the chair as president of the council. He is a charter member of the Mailers' Union, a delegate to the Trades and Labor Council, and represents the Allied Printing Trades Council on the Demonstration Committee. Sam is a popular fellow, and a zealous member of the Allied Council. \V. .-\. ViCKEkv, Vice-President, first saw the light of day in Perth, Scotland, but is cos- mopolitan as far as place of residence is con- cerned. He has been an active worker in labor circles since becoming a member of Local No. ic, Printing Pressmen's Union. Mr. N'ickery represents the Trades and Labor Council on the Technical School Hoard and the same body on the Demonstration Com- mittee. His local has also elected him to represent thjm at the Trades and Labor C!ongress of Canada, which will convene in the City of Winnipeg on the 13th day of September. He has filled many offices in his union, being president in 1897. i;ai.i,a(;iii;k, sh uhiakv ]. Ci. CiALi.Af.HF.R, Secretary, is a native of this city, being born in 1875, and is a charter member of the Mailers' Union, No. 5, of which he is vice-president, and represents his union at the Allied Council of which body he is secretary. He is also secretary of the Souvenir Committee and a pro- minent member of the Trades and I«ibor Coun- cil, and has recently been elected as a member of the Educational Committee. Jack is a quiet young man, but a hard worker in the interests of organized labor. Fie learned the mailing trade on the .Mail and Lmpire and has been employed there since. Thos. J. Wilson, Treasurer, is also a I'oronto boy, and has represented his union on the .Allied Printing 'I'rades Council for several terms. He has filled several offices for his union, the Press Feeders and .Assistant's, No. 1, being now secretary. He is a painstaking and reliable officer, one in whom his colleagues repose every confidence. He represented his union at the Printing i'ressinen s Convention at Cleveland this year, and a very complimentary article on his intelligence and assiduity appeared in the official publication of that body. Tom has been em[)loyed at the firm of Cage & Co. for a number of years and is well known throughout the viifTerent priming tr.tdes in Toronto, and is universally well liked by all with whom he is associated. ^^%>Mfe^!tiM4i^!fe^!4:J!&J!fc:}!fc-^14^!fe>^!fe^!4:j:ti«'ii^IfevM&sV!4:J!f£i»!?:vW', THE Toronto ffailwdy OUTES pass throutrh or close to all the many hpaiitifiil pleasure re- sorts in anil near the city. The cars run rii^ht into MUNRO PARK the most beautilul ami conven- ient I'ic-nic Grounds in the l)<> S^ !«: If, If H. I? !«. K^ If "4 It. IJ. %!*= ^IP =»If^ ^i *•" =JI«^ =»I«^ ^^ 'A^ Vt? ^K= ^i«= ^W ?;«= =»!«= ^A^ ^i<= ^i*^ ^i«^ ^i«^ =Ji«= ^i«^ ^i«^ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ : : ♦ ♦ HARRIS TELEPHONE 1729 BUYS Scrap Brass Iron Copper Lead 25-31 Paper WILLIAM ST. TORONTO. ♦ ♦ : y i^ cntral Press Jlgency ^ Electro and Stereotypers ^ Photo Engravers^ Etc. KKAIJV teKT Pl.AThlW FOR M b: W e !-> A 1^ K li S Manulacturers of LEADS AND SLUGS 83 Yonge Street 36 B grades and Labor C^nsr^ss of panada ■ . • ■ ■¥■■ Iv (.KDkC.K \V C^ (^^A'] HY sliould hihor organizations affiliate with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada? There are many reasons, the principal one being that I lie Congress has always represented the best interests of the wage earner, and on all occasions has its executive officers done all in their power to lay before the government and the people the needs and desires of those they represent. The present Congress has been in existence since 1883, in that year a meeting of delegates representing many labor organizations having been called to meet in the City of Toronto by the Legis- lative Committee of Toronto Trades and Labor Council. I'or twelve years past the Congress has had yearly sessions in various sections of the Dominion, and on the coming 13th of September the fourteenth session will convene in the City of Winnipeg. The present Congress is the humble successor of the old Canadian Labor Union, a body that did excellent work in the early 7c's, and was attended as delegates at its various sessions by such well known and respected citizens as A. V. Jury, E. F. Clarke, M.P., John Hewitt, J. \V Carter, \Vm. Magness, I). J. O'Donoghue, J. S. Williams and many others as well remembered, but who have dropped out of the turmoil of labor agitation. DOWF.K. Some of the laws now on the statute books of the I'ederal and various provincial governments were agitated for for nian\ years, and have been finally passed by the persistent efforts of those who had in their keeping the destim'es of the Congress at various times during all those years. .■\t the session of 1883 the following resolution was passed ; That this (Congress, representing, as it does, the working classes of Canada, do respectfully petition the Legislature of the Province ot Ontario to enact such legislation as will give (lualifit-d manhood suffrage in this Province. '1 hat resolution was conveyed on more than one o|)cctalile at a reasonable figure . . . JOS. J. FOLLETT "''"TsfvS 181 YONGE ST. For Reliable Shoes ^ u BIG 88" HAS NO EQUAL RECORD, j» J* J* J* Jt Jt 12 YEARS. Fegan & McDiarmid 88 QUEEN STREET WEST TORONTO 3° Cradc Unions ^^IpM to L^Hjitimatc lousiness IW WILLIAM IDVC'K. Sl-i."v MfNun-AL CoMMirrKt. Lkai-ks am* I.ahur 1"-'IN(Ii.. yC^^NK of the most persistent yet groundless assertions ■ I XI urged hy the opponents of organized labor is that ^^Jix trades unions are an impediment to business. In order to arrive at a riglit conclusion of the matter it becomes necessary to discover what is meant by the word "busi- ness " in this connection. To the unthinking, "he W(jrd brings to the mind simply the production or the handling and distribution of any given article or articles, having no regard to the conditions attending the creation or distribution of the product. Hy con- ditions is meant the proportion of profit given to the laborers or producers, the hours of labor, sanitation and ventilation of work- shops, etc. The slave-owning cotton lords of the Southern States pre- vious to the Civil War could certainly, according to this view, claim to be in business, as could also the owners of slave ships engaged in bringing slave labor to the cotton fields. These men had a right to complain — and they did complain— that " the union was an impediment to their business." But " the union " came to the conclusion that while the business of cotton growing was in itself all right the conditions under which it was being con- ducted were all wrong ; that the employment of slave labor should be restricted, not expanded : that the statement that all men are born free and cijual, and with an inalienable right to proiiiDte their own ha[)piness and welfare, was not a table. I)ut a veritv, and that the laborer should have some share in the profits of his labor. To comj)are the free stales and slave states ot forty years ago with the trades unions and their opponents of today is not an alto- gether inapt simile. The non-union workshops and factories furnish the major portion of the work for factory inspectors, by reason of their un- sanitary conditions, the long hours of labor and the persistent employment of children who ought under proper conditions to be at the public schools. The Trades and Labor Council has been chiefly instrumental in securing the passage of the Factory .Act and the appointment of inspectors to compel the observance of its provisions. This has been roundly denounced by the greedy employers of scab labor as " an interference with business." It is invariably found that a "business" that depends on cheap labor for its profits is a fraud upon its customers. The com()etent workmen are only to be found in the ranks of the union. The logical sequence of which is that cheap labor is in- 3« •^ ;^;^;^ S-. -^ • >■■> ■ - ^ S^ ■>■ •a>- - ^ •> THE. \t COSGRAVE % '.\ BREWERY I G** COMPANY X I I I I 4S Cosgrave's I Celebrated ^ Ales and OF TORONTO, LIMITED . .ASK FOR. XXX Stout si w I t L. J. COSGRAVE, .phnnp ;j |() W 'v "C-^-^- ■^-^•'«- ■^•■^•■<' ■^••^•^•'^•'S-'C- '^••^•■^•'C Smokers,^;^;9S For the Best \aliie in mv KROM Bollard obaccos and Briar Pipes 199 YONGE ^j*^^STREET The Noted Cheap Tobacconist. TORONTO FOR . RELIABLE FURNITURE -'-■■ ••-■ v.; v.: -^fei.'i'iitif.ai.Zsii —.XT- REASONABLE PRICES GO TO. The Chas. Rogers Sons Co., Limited 97 YONGF STREET 32 To those interested in Fine Books. ♦ ♦ . e^ t^ 'Z.^:^.^^^ :.-J--^v^^yf^i^I. AM) LIMA IWPKRS IS lO.MPl.K IK .\T .M.I. ll.MKS, AM) W I-! ARK PRKPARKl) TO SI PPI.\ All. KINDS Ol" m.)OKS 0\ SHORT NOITCi:. OIK I I. AT OPKNINti PROC KSS KOR IM.AXK HOOKS IS THK HKST 0\ TIH-: CANADIAN .MARKICT. A TRIAL U ILL lOWINcK VOl" THAT \VK H.WK SOL\ KD THK KL.\T OPKN PROHLK.M. WARWICK BRO^S & RUTTER 68 and 70 Front Street West Toronto TRADES U.MIONS HELPFUL TO LEGITIMATE BUSINESS-CoNncuii.. competent labor. The workman in a " seal) " shop knows that j his " cheapness " is his i hicf recommciitlation, and makes no effort to l>ctome conn)etLiit anil ilo good work. He thinks ol his wife and little ones in their s(|ualid home, and as his mind reverts to the elegant surroundings of his "owners," is il any wonder his work is scain[)cd, and the cheap article to be offered to the public rendered still more worthless. Here is the illegitimacy of such a business- the fraud prac- tised ujion the purchaser of the goods. It is based on injustice and lives by dishonesty. These are the " business men " who cry out that trades unions are an impediment to business. Il they could only break up the unions then the (oiupetcnt workmen would be forced into their shops and they would have the best work at the least cost. Then, they think, they would be happy — trades unions would no longer be an iinpedinieiu to their busi- ness. Happily for the true business interests of the country this will prove an idle dream. The emi)loyment of union labor, the use of the union laljel, — is a guarantee to the purchaser not (mly that the article is of the best make, but that it is of the best material. The em- ployer who has the good sense to have his work done by union labor, will have tiie good sense to use the best material, and furnish to the public a perfe<:t article. business and morals are more intimately connected than would api)ear at first sight. In the nature of things, an immoral community cannot be a genuinely good business community. Immorally corrodes and destroys industry. Trades unions incul- cate unceasingly the practice of the virtue of industry. As a reward for that industry, they seek to obtain for their memliers reasonable wages, reasonable hours of lal)or, reasonable cindiiions. (loldwin Smith says that a community to lie virtuous must Ijc happy, and to be happy it must Ik; prosperous. Now the pros perity of a town nuist not be estimated by the rnimber ol palatial residences it contains, but by the conditions of its artisans and laborers, male and female. (lod pity that town or city wher • there is a broad dividing line between the employer and the employed between the rii h and the poor ! Il is a violent wrenching of the will and purpose of the Creator, and God is his own Avenger ! In this matter, too, trades unions are working hand in hand with ilie Almighty in maintaining the equilibrium of humanity, and by seeking to encourage industry with legitimate rewards, so entourage the practise of all the virtues. The lioertine and the courtezan are not the product of trades unions, but rather of the scab shop, scab wages, scab conditions. The cry that organized labor drives legitimate business away from Toronto is false. The Toronto Trades and lalwr Council has ever seconded the efforts of the city oHicials and business men in their endeavors to purify and beautify Toronto ; to improve its streets and road- ways ; to add to its transportation facilities by land ai>d water ; to encourage the establishment of industries by reduced water rates and low taxation ; it has not sought to obstruct even when pubh<: lanes and streets were closed for the purpose of extending manu- factories, so long as the public were not inconvenienced. In short, organized labor has striven to make this city a desirable location for industries of all kinds. It is true we have opposed cash bonuses and special privileges, because we believe the intro- 3* F. B. K»l.SON. I. 11. MII.I.F.R The Poison Iron Works TORONTO Engines and Boilers «^ ^ FOR EVERY SERVICE i(yiidj(i)((aiaaja5i5)asiafflaBi5i5i3i(3jaM[?M5ia5iMSi0i^^ 5TEEL Ship Builders Makers in Canada of the Yarrow and Mosher Patent Water Tube Boilers Office and Works : Esplanade, foot of Sherbourne St. The Globe Hotel HENRY RUSSELL, Prop. W- rerni-- $i.(X) lo $l.s^ P«r da>' _ m 283 Yonge St. and Wilton Ave. li! TELEPHONE Hl.r. -■rf •*»• •^ •«»*• •*»!• •»+■ •;»»• ^»> Thos. G. Soole For Fine Printing 10 ~i.T KING STREET WEST C v»l«■■" ^ TORONTO, CAN. ♦ • •«*«**«««« AAAUAAAA AAAAAA^A ^^^^^^^ ♦ "Citizen and Country" 293 KING ST WEST, TORONTO A Social. Moral and tconomic Reform Weekly. . rvtrywiicre. llu iHsianl .Mily paper in To,,,,,!., .ising the Allie.i I'rinlint; Trades I nion l,alifl. " Kvery Tra.li> friionist sluiuld l>c a Siibscril^r. Tri«l Trip offer 25 cents to end of 1898 Kirbv House '^.tr;,,.. (f)iX) F. TREMBLE, Choice Wines Li igars 196 QUEEN STREET WEST Corner of ^ViHiam Street. TORONTO 36 C<^ronto OP^r^ti^c Building Societies f edcrdtion. ■;-i7;» :atfT»:.0 >"r.v*''^;-V - isr , , i --!.;*• -. I., , --I-, - !•/ . -'|. , . - I., ('.(.;fr-l.,i-r r^^^HIS Council was first instituted in the year 1888. and //'I 1 after settling several difficulties in the best manner pos- V^^i' sihle at that time it disbanded in Feb- ruary, 1890, and during the spring of 1892 it came together and was re organized on a better basis and continued in force until Janu- ary, 1897, when it was deemed advisable to revise the constitution, which was done ai.d the name of the organi/aiion changed to The 'roronto Operative Huilding Societies l-edera- tion. The Federation takes in members of all branches connected with the building trade, its principal object is centralization, so that the various branches, in one council, may state their views from their standpoint, and that the exi)eri- ence of all concerned may lead to the adoption ol measures (or mutual interest, not only to themselves but for the good of the public in general, and in the building trade there are so many apparently minor matters continually crop|)ing u\\ that a strong executive is needed to keep matters straight and prevent imposition in any form. GEORGE HAKKIS. Hasi PHisioEMr. i1 Another object of the federation is to make every member feel that it is his duty to induce non society men to join the unions of their respective trades, and in doing so they should point out the benefits derived by joining the ranks of union men,, the increased pay and independence inseparable from union- ism, and the promotion of general good feeling. Coercion should never be resorted to, careful means of persuasion being generally recognized as the most efficient way of conversion, and it should further be borne in mind in proof thereof, that one volunteer is better than two pressed men. The Federation takes par- ticular notice of all laws efltcting the working classes, discusses them thoroughly, and if need retiuires it takes measures to make known its views on the subject. Political capital has no stock in this Federation, but all legislation, no matter by what party introduced, that tends to the amelioration of the working classes, is supported by its members, and those who know where the shoe pinches are surely the best judges of what is beneficial or otherwise. IFensom Elevator Works! ^ MANUFACTL'RKKS Ol- Hydraulic, Electric Steam and Hand Power Elevators. « « » ^ For all Purposes It Also Dumb Waiters { ELEVATORS Also MANUfAtrUKKKS OF Ornamental Iron and Grille Work Ami Sole Mamifai iiiret^ nlthc Bostwick Folding Steel Gates and Guards . . . . t 50, Sa, S* *nd 56 DUKE STREET TORONTO «♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**♦♦*'**♦* y^berdeen Best Brands of Cigars and Liquors H. T. WAIXKR, FRi>l'KIKTOR 71 Queen Street West Call a.t the j» j» J» Jt Jt W. S. HAIKK, I'rop. ATHLETIC ClfiAR STORE Ask for Cigars, Tobaccoes, SPECIAL BRAND Smokers' Sundries, etc. The Best Brand of Imported Cigars always in Stock 229 Yonge Street TORONTO Stop at the New /Yrmory lates $1.00 Per Day Special Rates by the Week COR. OF QUEEN AND SIMCOE SIS. C. FITZGERALD Proprietor. TORONTO, ONT. TORONTO OPERATIVE BUILDING SOCIETIES FEDERATION o.NrmnKD. Although not long in existence the Toronto Operative Build- ing Societies Federation has already accomplished much good, and a prosperous future is surely in store for it The officers of the Federation are : Samual Garland, Presi- dent, a native of Newfoundland, who made his home in Toronto some nine years ago, and since then has been an active worker in the building trade, untiring, zealous, and always endeavoring to advance the principles of unity. Mr. J. Jackson, Secretary, an active and energetic worker, pushing forward everything which he considers to be in the interest of trades unions. Geo. tliBsoN, Vice President of the 0|>erative Building Societies Federation, was born in U'arbeck, Cambs , Fngland. Came to Canada in 1883 and settled in Toronto, soon after becoming a member of Painters Union, No. i, remaining a mem- ber of that body up to the time that organization amalgamated with the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America. Mr. Gioson has filled the chair five terms, in his local union, rendering many useful services to the organization, and at all times willing and eager to advance the welfare of his brother toilers in all industries. SA.Mll.I. liAK .ANli, I'klmuesi. CEO. GIi;S()N, V:cK Pufsidrnt. jgccausc they're bcttcr^ That's why our Metallic Ceilingi ■re beine used alt over the country by progressive people. One of many d««tgn'i They make a hamUume tiiiish llial remains iKautiful without constant rfnewing. and l)csi-.- C^^ ;■ ^/; -.• v^/" C»,'-.' CiC-' Crt^- Organize t Educate t Resist ! ''^^J.'Jk'■\rJhr^'^\^'.'.,'■^^'':.,':[--■:.':' -: ■': .. ■;■' .^'t; By HERBERT N. CASSON. JK employers combine to limit production and raise prices, wiiy should not the workers combine to reduce the hours of labor and raise wages ? If every profession has its own union to protect its interests, why should wage-earners be expected to passively sub- mit to the terms of their employers ? It is the man who works long and cheaply, and who never joins a union, who drives the laboring classes into poverty. It is the meek, tireless and obedient servant who suggests and per- petuates slavery. There is nothing higher or holier in human nature than ihat sacred germ of resistence, that leads us to resist oppression and figiit for liberty. The spineless worker who wipes his eyes and groans and s.iys, " Thank God it is no worse," is of no more use to the world than a dead rabbit. But union and resistance are not enough. We must have some goal to aim for. Theie is nothing that workingmen need more than a clear conception of their own rights. They are too easily satisfied. The whole purpose of a labor organization is not simply to protect labels and maintain wages and order strikes, but to keep up the good fight until wages are raised to a level with earnings, and until there is not a single parasite left to rob us of the fruits of our labor. It is the duty of every worker, therefore, to study the deej)er social, political and industrial problems of *he present day. He should find out the meaning of Direct Legislation, Single Tax, and Socialism. He should not allow other people to do his thinking for him, and to lead him around like a blind sheep. He should study the money (piestion, and the monopoly (juestion. The great principle from which most social reform is expected to-day is that of public ownership. .Men are beginning to dis- 41 y w « ■■•■■•»«• ^ L /f,v. PA VIES, Einvn. aiue, Pre.iJtml. Sec.Trtas. y. /«'. F I. AVE I IE, Mam. Dir. THE Wm. Davies Co. LIMITED EXPORT POUK PACKERS Fresh Meat and Provision Merchants OFFICE AND WORKS BEACHEIL ST. T«lephon«s, 334 and 2702 TORONTO Retail Branches 22-^4 (^»uwn St. W 285,2701 562-564 QuLCci Si. W. (near Uathuril).. . i66« 1402 (,)iieen Si. W. (Parkdalc) 5423 273 (Jue»n St. E. (cor. OnUrio St.) 2556 4,4 Stiuiliiiri Ave (near Collegr St.). .... 1864 794 Wwiile St. (ror. Bloor St> 4417 77»-774 t.>tn*eti St K. (arross I »oii). .... 2016 n^4 Queen St. W. (cor. IKjvelcourt Ktt.) 5441J 444 44" Vitnge Si. (©pp. Cariton St. ». ;i>3 jSjt^luecn St. W. (mar Beverley St) ... 2501 !••••• Telephone No. 69 TIIOS. HAUL. Prop. CALL AT THE Municipal Hotel COR. QUEEN AND B4Y STS. For Choice Wines Liquors opp. New Mnnicip.ii liuiijings and Qgarsi^ J^ ^ ^ tliis Label on all Printing.... r 50 ROOMS 'PHONE 2161 "BlagkBull HOTEL Rates $1.00 and $2.00 K. H. AiccicK, Prop. 298 QUEEN STREET WEST Corner uf Sulio Street. 42 organize:! EDUCATE! RESIST 1-CoN.iNti.u. cover that public necessities oiij;lit not to be controlled by private individuals for their own personal profit. This socialistic principle is alread.v winning hundreds of practical victories throughout the world. 'I'here are to day 337 different kinds of businesses that are managed by the people collectively. There are 54 nations that own their railroads, and 68 that own their telegraph lines. Nearly every clear-sighted workingman is beginning to see that it is belter (or the people to own the trusts, than for the trusts to own the people. Columbus did not discover Ameriea for the C. P. R., and the Standard Oil Trust : and our task will never be completed until we recapture this continent from the money-kings who have crowded us out. We want no hoiiust, industrious men to l)C ix>or. We want no racals and idlers to be rich. We want every useful citizen to be a p.^rtner in the national business. We do not fight individuals, but ignorance, disunion, prejudice and cowardly submission. And we say to every worker— " Come along and help us, and don't go and stand in a corner, like a lonely clam upon a lonely rock, while your comrades are fighting your battles loin the ranks, and stand firm till the long conflict is over and the peace flag of justice floats over every factory and every farm." 43 for preserviDfl Jitm liiKKK is nothing like a nice I Ivnamelt-tl Preserving j Kettle. Ask your dealer ' tor them in KHMT'S DIAMOND or (iRAN- ITK WARE. Guaranteed to last and not to Chip or Burn KEMP MANUFACTURING CO. TORONTO, CAN. "Famous Active" Range Theinionxrtfr in >li»>r Shows txaci heat nf oven. No yuevsiny lu-eileil. (,>uiik workini;. Sparing ^^/ City of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly I.ove, and immediately spread to all parts of the Union, and such was its growth that to day it has the splendid total of over 300 l(K-als in the United States and Canada, with a membership of over 30,000, and stands at the close of the present century one of the best organized international unions in North America. On the 8th of June, i8i'i3, the Toronto iron moulders were granted a charter from the international body, and that charter was signed by the following executive officers, which is now a treasured relic in the moulders' meeting hall : W'm. H. Sylvan, President ; C M. Talniage, Vice-President : U. Hudson, Secretary. The first offi- cers of old No. 28 were : President, yohn Monteith ; Vice-Presi- dent, Robert ^\'alker : Corresponding Secretary. John .\. Hickey ; I'lnancial Secretary, Ceorge .-\rno : Treasurer, John Mcl'herson. From 1863 to 1874 the union grew and prospered, when owing to sectarian opposition the union was reorganized, and the following officers were elected under the new constitution ; 1 'resi- dent, U. Gleason ; Vice-President, \Vm. Newhall ; Corresponding Secretary, James Nolan : Financial Secretary, C Monaham ; Trea- surer, S. Stephenson Creat credit is due the members of No. 28 for the active part they always have taken in the I^bor Day demonsiration, and the e.\()ense they cheerfully shared to present a good appearance, and it is only just to .say that r|ght well have they acquitted them- selves in every respect. In 1896 the Toronto Fire Brigade gave a silver trophy to be competed for by the Toronto labor unions in athletic sports, the conditions -jf which were that it should become the pro()erty of the union winning it two yeaTs in succession. They won this rup in 1896 and again in 1897. Last year another cup was given for the union presenting the best appearance on parade, and com- petent judges awarded the palm to the moulders.. I'hey are justly proud of their successes in this respect in the past, and expect to realize them again in the future. These two handsome cups, as any brother unionist visiting their meetings (an see, stand side by side, and the members are only too pleased to point witti pride to the result of their efTorts. 45 i^int ^im. ^wtL. »«». «im tvtt »ini mni tim »im »p^ »p« »■» i»* «<[ THE TORONTO LITHOGRAPHING CO. Corner of King and Bathtirst Streets LITHOGRA P HERS ENGRAVERS. Hi. % I i All Processes For all Purposes. Manufaclurits an Yokes IN IMKIR .'<) (iiNI) TF.RM AS THE GOVERNORS r3r-> PARTICULARLY «-3^ EXCELLENT PEOPLE 32L The merriest kind of an entertainment for our Exhibition Visitors. MATTTMFF^ Wednesday and lVlr\ 1 IINILIJO SATURDAY ^^a»^ 46 IRON MOULDERS' UNION. NO. 28 Chuhv*,, The officers of No. 28 for the present year arc as follows : President, R()l)ert Kniniett ; Vice I'resident, Hy. Stephens ; Recording Secretary, Hart. (leary ; Financial Secretary, }{. (loodes ; Treasurer, \V. Skinierton ; Serjj't-at Anns, Jos Meyers. Since the tnoulders' charter was granted tlie only charter members in Toronto actively engaged at the trade are ; Messrs. \V. A. Coleman, Koiiert CoIi)y and Joshua Carroll, who are today, as in years gone by, always ready and willing when there is any work to be done for the good ot the cause. liefore closing this short sketch, it would not be complete without special mention being made of two members whose energy and honesty of purpose have never been called into ipiestion — Mr. Robt. Kmmett and Mr. \V. Ci. Reid. Mr. Kmmett, who is I'resident of No. 28, has filled every office in the gift of his union to the general satisfac tion of all, and in his twenty years rei ord as a member of his local his ex|H:rience together with abilities ami business (jualifications have always lieen duly appreciated. Mr. W. C. Reid Ins represented the .Moulders on the Demonstration ("ommittee (or a iiuml)er of years, and on the (lames Committee he has always performed his official duties in an able manner, and has been elected as a niarshall by the committee for tliis year's parade. 47 DON'T FORGET TO ORDER Ulhitcombc cv. . . . Tompkins Primers 12 dnd i'l ildtldide Sireel Ultsl Union Men ♦ we want to J CUBA I Customer of Ours t We havr lli« faciliiy and ability "^C for turiunK out neftt Printing; 'vith ? the Union Label en work when ^ desired "Ct ■* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦#« "R.D."VAIVE ^ „,oHaB.o. CYLINDER OIL "Peerless" Engine "R.R.R. Dynamo For High Speed Machinery THE QUEEN CITY OIL CO., LIMITED ■ AMUCL ROGERS, PrcSIOCNT TORONTO, CANADA J. A. ROLSTON, Manager. Telephone 1381 The Rolston Laundry Co. Goods called for and Delivered to all parts of the City 187 and 189 Parliament Street. Headquarters Hotels You know it 46 and 48 KING STREET EAST Entirely remodelleU under new management. Finest equipped bar in C.iiia-'-- ■ • ■....■■.^ ,•-.■■, ■• ...'■•■.■'•■ ,'■ ■.■■■;■■■ ,■■■'■ ", V, ■•,'-;■■. -. ' ;; ■ \^m 48 DO YOU SMOKE CIGARS >9I It. -^ i^ i^Ii iM& :*!«: i^'li i^l& i^Ife i^!«: ^1& :»!& ^1<: :*lt i'l«: ^^I«: ^ if if i'f i'f i> if if See that this Label is on every box when purchasing Cigars MR. ROBERT GLOCKLING— A l.ibor Day Souvenir would not be complete without special mention of Robert ("ilock- ling, who has always been in the van in the struggle for tliose principles which all labor men have at heart. Mr. (llockling was born in London, England, in 1854 and learned the bookbinding at the melroi)olitan firm of W'aterlow iV Son. He came to Canada in i86g, has travelled and worked in a great many cities of the United States, but has made Canada his home these many years. He has been a representative of the Bookbinders' Assembly, K. o( L., to District Assembly No. 125, and represented No. 125 at Denver, Col. He has been President of the Toronto Trades and Labor Council for five terms, and has rejtresented the Council at seven sessions of the Dominion Trades Congress, and served as Secretary of the Allied Printing Trades Council on formation of that body. Mr. Glockling has always taken a deep interest in social (juestions, and has always been to the labor cause a staunch friend. MR. WILLIAM HENDERSON, Vice President of the Irades and Labor Council, is a well known worker in labor bodies from Halifax to Vancouver. Mr. Henderson was born in Edinljurgh, Scotland, and after leaving " .Auld Reekie,' where he served his apprenticeship, he joined the Consolidated Union of Bookbinders, and then went to England where he worked in Penrith, Liverpool, Manchester and other large cities. He came to .-\merica with his wile in 18S4, arriving at Philadelphia, but owing to a struggle there in which his fellow craftsmen were engaged, he came to Canada and worked in Montreal and Ottawa, .Tfterwards coming to 'I'oronto. Ho ischairman of the Legislative ("oinniittee of the Trades and Labor Council at the present time, and represented that body at the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress at Hamil- ton in 1897, and was President of the Allied Printing Trades Council in the same year, and is now Financial Secretary of that body. Billie, as he is known to his particular friends, is a hard and earnest worker, and is always ready to respond to the call of his fellow toilers. MR. J. H. HUDDLESTON, Chairman of Labor D.iy Demonstration Committee, learned his tr.ide in Toronto ; he was one of the organizers of the Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union in this city, of wli'_h body he has been Secretary and President. He has also been President of the .Allied I'rinting Trades Coutu il, being at present Chairman of its Executive Committee. Mr. Huddleston has been a zealous member of the Trades and Labor Council for five years, is an experienced workmen and a thorough union man, never sparing himself when there is work to be done. 49 I^ -^ifi:?!?:-^!^ -•'*I^^I^^1^ i^Ii- -Jl^- >^!^ ^I^ i^!-?* «^l^ :^!i'i''l4: ^li-^it- ^!5'^I^»>!^ 00 p (A o o I o o U) O H n 3- 3" n 9i J) n " ? (ft o X 00 n o n o s; po (r H ^ "^ ■ 3" 3* O f« = P _ H" 3 »> 00 w "13 rt O ■ f* 3 » in o •Jii* "Ji^ ^I^ ^T^ ^i^ ^i{* ^1^ ^I^ ^1^ ^»^ ?Iv* •5i v^ "^iv 'JT'^ ^T^ *>Iv'* "51^ ?i^ ^i«" ^/W ^1^ n 2 o = H 09 C/5 2. 3 D. a n o •5- 7 •u 3 n 3 W) — > n a > 3 3" > r (/I o o — 3 B % n n n w O o 3 n cr C 3 O s re cr 9 rv o c o ■-t > z D m w H X > Tl T1 O p P) O o 2. < c n altiniore in 1887 he assisted in founding the Hrotherhood of I'ainters and Decorators of America of which important body he was appointed First General Vice-President. To recapitulate the various offices which he has held during the last thirty years would perhaps be iedious, suffice it to say that he has been several times presiding officer of his union, and has almost continuously represented the Painters in the Trades and Labor Council, and was President of that ('ouncil for two terms. United with an aptitude for business, "vir. Harris brings to hear a plain an 1 forcible manner of expressing himself, and his well keown char- acter for integrity lends weight to his remarks. MR. CHARLES GOLDSMITH was born in the United States and learned his trade in that country and Canada. His first connection with unionism was as a member of the Book- binders' Assembly, K. of L. 5743. When the ISookbinders as- sociated themselves with the International Hrotherhood of Book- binders he was appointed Secretary of his union and is now its Treasurer. He has done good service to the cause of united labor and is deservedly respected. 53 HANLAlSrS POINT ^ The Finest Pleasure Resort for Workingmen.se^ An Ideal Place for Picnics Amusements for Young- and Old Xhe Jfleua^erie r Consists of Monkeys, Racoons, Ferrets, Owls, Ground Hog's, Foxes, Squirrels. Rabbits. Guinea Pig's and a Black Bear The delight of everyone F" Merry go round and Swings for Children. Boating and Bathing. %%n%%t%t%t%ntunmnnnn%t ^ CHAHPIONSHIP Baseball SYRACUSE vs. TORONTO SATURDAY. M3ND\Y, TU^SDW, WEDNESDAY September 3rd, 5th, 6th Two Games Labor Day. first K^nie starts 10 30 am, second game 3. 30 pm. OTTAWA vs. TORONTO \ WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY ^ September 7th 8th, Qth, I oth i The best place to see the Fireworks at the Exhibition is on the board walk at Hanlan's Point :^ Take Toronto Ferry Com- pany's Steamers at the foot of Yonge St. for Hanlan's Point 54 J. II. IIUDDI.KSTON, Chairman i.ahcr Day Committtt 55 International Journeymen Tailors Union INSIST ON THIS LABEL BEING ON ALL GARMENTS iV j^ i^ ^t^ ^ fti ft? fti ttt rti tti ftt Direct from Tarm Ami ili.liveretl to you fresh and pure every il.iy means a li>t lo you when you I f^ K oiiisider the amount ul TimhI that con- tlrC W drill u7*) '"'"'* '"'"'• T^^"- >" weekly which is delivered throughout the city liy our waggons. Telephone us lor a sample Ixjltle. THE DAIRY FARM S. PRICE & SONS 212 EAST KING STREET 'Phone 1139 1 rie^^ft^e^e^ Preparation COMI'IT.KK PV A. IW. DYMOND Law Clerk to the Legislative Assembly Hunter, Rose & Co., Toronto Statutes of Ontario Relating to Labor and Wages 56 /'^Sf MON(i the many questions engaging the working man at Ljk the present time is the extension of tlie use of tlie /'^''W Allied Printing 'I'rades Council Label. This latest ^^— ^ method of modern trades unionism is fast recommend- ing itself to a discriminating public. 'I'he union label and its great possible influence as a factor in the pending solution of social probleTus is a new proposition only to that portion of the < omnuinity not connected with labor organi- zations. For nearly twenty years the union printer, hatter, iron . moulder, shoemaker, building tratle worker, bookbinder, and many others, have been familiar with the blue label placed upon cigars by the union cigar makers, as a token of clean shop surroundings and good wages. 1 )uring twelve years these organized workers have found hidden in their hats the fraternal message to them from the fair factory of their brother hatters. Years of agitation by the Typogrnphical Union has secured recognition from other craftsmen of the one safe channel through which their money may flow back to the pockets of fairly paid printers. Its utility is being extended to groups of industries. The Allied Printing Trades label is assurance to their fellows of other ciafts that the printer, bookbinder, pressmen, press feeder and stereotyper, has produced the job under fair conditions, as alse does the union label upon the bicicle give evidence that the machinist, polisher, and other branches of the bicycle industry engaged in its construction hive been exempt from the unfair environment of the too many bicycle factories existing on this continent, and which can be very soon eradicated by a general demand on the label. Organized workers know the value of this means of mutual assistance, am! they know that its logical developments will commend it to a large and growing class of consumers outside the labor unions who are now- taking a friendly interest in the subject ; they therefore aim to enlist and hold the co operation of all classes in extending this improved line of social reform work, and lliey appeal to the general public for support on these grounds. That, while primarily the extension of the label makes the union strong, it is this very strength that begets the friendly eon. lerence between employer and employee, whidi averts the strike and preserves the peace ; the history of our stronger tr.ides unions proves this. The union label is the boycott's substitute ; it puts goodwill in the place of savagery ; instead of tearing down the bad man's trade it builds the good one's up. 'I'he fair employer asked about his help is proud tu say : " My men and I are on good terms, see the label on our work." 'I'hat a consolidation of union label interests, besides giving added power to each afliliating 57 Toronto Technical School 58 THE USE OF THE UNION LABEL Cuntinuio. union, has llie approval of public opinion, because all is harmony there. The iaix-l league has no dis()iites, no (]uarrels, between organizations under this banner ; no conflicting grievances to waste the time and patience of the delegates : no sympathetic strikes to threaten civic order. The label cop.:!_uins tenement and swcatshoi) production lor the benefit of tiie worker and the sanitary world. The label never tempts Christian civilization to assist the factory tyrant in the soulless system which is crushing out the young life blood of our race; it would keep the child at school, run the mill with adult labor, and enshrine the workman's home. 'I'he label largely solves the convict labor problem, when the State adopts this emblem as the mark by which her people may readily distinguish public work done under just conditions. .Montana has enacted a law that reiiuires the union label upon all official printing in all the State departments. Some thirty city councils in the republic to the south of us have passed laws requiring the union label u|>on their [)rinting. The cities of Ottawa, London, Hamilton and Winnipeg, in Canada, have already adopted like provisions ; others are being asked to do like- wise, and it is but a matter of a short time that like action will follow. The entire community should unite in protecting the union label because its supercedes the strike and lockout, and the des- tructive l>oycott ; It is the outward manifestation ot harmony between employer and workmen, binding both parties to niamtam their friendly relations, and the continued approval and patronage of a fair minded public. Because it condemns child labor and humanizes factory life. Because it minimizes convict competition with free and honest labor. Because it wipes out the tenement and sweatshop system of production. Because it has ferreted out, exposed and cleaned the un- wholesome cellar bakery. Because it shortens the n'ork day, and gives the toiler time to read and think, and cultivate the social side of life. Because it guarantees a living wage, and rational conditions of employment. Because it warns us all to shun the bargain counter, which makes the cheap thing dear when woven with the virtue, sweat and blood of womanhood. Because it stands for (juality and honest workmanship. Because it is not a weapon for industrial war, but an olive branch held out to bind the brotherhood of man. ' 59 1*1^1 tti t't' i \ 'ti \t j t t i t t i t t'i t't i t 'ti t'i' i t 't i t 't i t lT i t l' i t lT i t *!*! tl*? ti ti»j '4L' '4.1 '4L' '4.* '4.' '4'' *V *V *P *V ^V *V *V ^V 'V ^V *V ^1 4+ # * 'i»s.y You'll never know •i^4 how hard that ola wheel of yours ^ runs until you have tried a 4*^ i> i> i> i> 4h4 The MASSEY-HARRIS is built on the most approved and scientific principles, MASSEY-HARRIS CO. Limited TORONTO t't' i t'ti tlT i t iTi tt'i tl*! tlTi t't i t 't i t 'ti liT i t 't i t 'ti t'ti tlT i t Hi' i i lTt t'ti t1r» flT i t 'ti 1* 1^1 1 'J-' 'vIL' '4'' '4.' *+' '4.' '+' '4'* '•t' ''t* '4'^ '+' '+* '•I'* ^V *•+•' '4'' '•+•* '•?•* '+' '4.* ^P"^ ()0 I all II I IV Sports and Games PROGRAMME OF GAMES 1. lOO Yards Race, Union Men only. 2. Hop Step ami Jump, open. 3. 100 Yards Race, Boys umler 16 years. 4. rutlini; Heavy Shot (56 pounds) Union Nfen only 5. 100 Yards Race, Apprentice Boys under 16 years 6. icx) Yards Race, Married Men, Union Men only 7. 75 Yards Race, (iirls under 16 years, open. 8. Running Uroad Jump, ojien. 9. 220 Yards Race, (n>en. 10. 01i-.tacle Race, 220 yards, open. 11. 100 Yanls Kat Men's Race (200 lbs and over), handicap. Union Men only. 12. fjuarter Mile Uace, Union Men only. 13. 75 Yanls Race (Men over 50 years), open. 14. 75 Yards Race, -Sin^ilc Ladies, open. 15. 100 ^'ards Sniolvinj; Race, Union Men only. 16. 120 Yanls Hurdle Race, Union Men only. 17. 75 Yanls Race, Married Ladies, Wives of Union Men only. 18. Slaniling High Jump, Union .Men (jnly. 19. Half Mill- Race, open. 20. 75 Yanls Race, (Men over 50 years) Union Men only. 21. 100 Yards S.ick Race, Union .Men only. 22. 100 \ards Race, Apprentices from 16 to 20 years kia^^'^^^''ai^''^Wv-dfeO-^:;:^v2it::i;^ 23. .Standing Broail Jum]>, Union Men only. 24. 75 Yards R.ice, .Marrieil Ladies, open. 25. 100 Yards Race, Committee. 26. Grand Drawing Competition, to Married Ladies. CONDITIONS OF GAMES Games will start at 2 p.m. sharp. Competitors will he governed ly the rules of the Amateur .\thletic Associaiinn of Canada. Spiked shoes and all professiunaU liarred. .\ll coni|>etitors in union events must l>e in good standing with their local unions. Comjietitors must appear dressed in proper athletic costume. There must he one entry more than priies given in each event. No t)ne will he allowed to win more thar one tirst or three prizes in all. All protests must he made in writing, which will lie considereil l.y the Comminee. Referee's decisions final in all cases. 61 Rules governing points for Firemen's cup are • 1st prize, three [xjinls ; 2nd prize, two [loints ; iti\ prize, one jjoint. I'o nts to count in closed events only. Entrarce fee to ojien events 25c; to closed events loc. Ladies free except to drawing cum- jietilion which will !« loc. Lntries to games may lje made previous i Uniim, No. J8. ONCE TRIED ALWAYS USED ikMm IT iS PURE Is its own best adverliseiiiciil Tlii> IS a s;uii|'li' letter we ltci|Ufnlly {;et 25c., 30f., 4flc. 50r. and M)c. At nil (;i.i:,-i~ See that Monsoon Indo Ceylon Tea is on each package. □ mh PROGRAMME OF LABOR DAY Cont.med THE FIRE BRIGADE CUP. (Value $50.00) Donated by the memlpers of ihc Fire llrisjade fur Ciinipetilioii liy the Lalwr Organizations lor gercral |iroliciency in athletics. He^t three in live yeais, games lo constitute ownership. ROUTE OF PROCESSION. The I.alx>r Hay I'roces^ion will form on Huron Street, north of College .Street, at 10 o'clock a.m., sharp, and proceed west on College lo .Spadina, south to Queen, east to Simcoe, soiiih to King, east to Jarvis, north to Shutor, east to Moss Park Grounds. NOTICE. 1. ..\ll liodies are re<|ue-le. Mahhkn OFF'CIALS J. II. Kknnkiiv, Official Starter. W. G. Rem), Assistant itaiter Frank Smiiii, h't/eiee. REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE. \Vm. Henderson, Chairman. \. Purvis, Secretary. Thos. Oaki.ev. J. J. Smith. J. Raf. C. MncHELi.. LABOR DAY SPEAKERS. The following gentlemen have lieen invited, and will lie present at Moss Park Kink on Ihe aflernoon of l„-ilHir Day : — lion. J. Israel Tarie, Minisler ol Public W.irks. His Honor Sir Oliver Mowat. lion. .\. S. Ilarily, Attorney lieneral. Hon. G. W. Uoss. Minister of I*'.ducalion. .Mr. J. P. Whitney, Leader Ontario Op|Kisiiicpn. Mr. E. K. Osier, M.P. Mr. K. K. Clarke, M.P. Mr. G. li. Bertram, M.P. Mr. J. P.oss K. I. I. ii K LABOR DAY COMMITTEE. J. II. lliDDi.r.'.TON C/iaiiniaii. KoBKKT <;i.okrsan, and K. G. Wkic.hi, liiiilders' l.aliorers. M. Ai>\M>ON, Machinists. J. C. .MiKlMKV, Hicycle Workers. W\l. (il.ot KI.IM'., Hookinders. K. Coi.RV and Wm. Ukid, Ironniuuldcrs. K. liANNAN, Metal Polishers. 1. H. SANt)KKSON, \.. .\. 6564, K. of L. J AS. Fa.vnon, I'iano Makers. K. W. Hvi ION, Painters Union. C. O. RocKwoor>, .*^tereoty]>er^. Wm. Kowr and 1.. Sianworth, Stonecutters. Tiios. Lrci:, Theatrical Stayc Kniployees. John Latkr, II. .Sikvknson, John .Armstrom; and W. POWKI.I., Typographical Union. V. Dfnni.sc. and W. A. Caswki.i, Musical Pro- teciive Association. Thos. .Morion, Printin;; Press Assist, and Feeders. John Muork, Prinlins; Pressmen. E. I.konari) and Rout. Sieers, Street Railway Employees. W. J. O'Rkii.f.v, Mailers Union. J. TwKF.ii, ISrotherliood of Carpenteis, No. 27. Sam. Mii.iin, Weh Pressmen. K. Weiih, L. a. No. 2305, K. of L. CiiAs. .March, Robt. Gi.ocki.inc;, (I. W. Howkr, W. A. VicKFRY, and J. II. IIuDDi hsroN, Toronto Trades and Labor Council. W. S. Cooi'ER, J. G. Gai.i.A(-,iier, Wm. Hender- son, J. I). SlATON, -\. PlTRVls, .Allied Printinj; Trades Council. .\. McCoRMACK, (i. Harris, C. Mfri rk, S. Til- ler, S. (JarLANIi, Fed. ol Pudding Tr.aile". 64 I COAL and WOOD I •*«• •*«• WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Very Best^ j^ ^ j^ ^ j^ jf, ^^^ Best Hard and Soft j» j« ^ j» SCREANED BY STEAM POWER OFFICES k King Street East 790 Yonge Street . . . . 364 Yonge Street .... aoo Wellesley Street . . Cor. Spadina and College . 568 Queen Sr. West . . 16 Duntias St., Toronto J'n •«? 'Phones IMS and 253 . . 'Phone 3306 a.? 1 5 Esplanade St. E foot Clinrck St. Thone 253 Suhway, Queen St. West . 'Phone S^^i Bathurst St. and C.P.R. 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