The International Union Of Elevator Constructors Began Inauspiciously On A Hot Summer Day In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It Was July 15, 1901. Eleven Men Were Gathered In A Room At The Griswold Hotel. Brothers H. Mclaughlin And E. Oliver Came From New York, Brothers J.s. Holmes And John Lally From Chicago, F. W. Doyle From St. Louis, Walter Mcintire And Frank F. Moxon From Boston, Brothers W. Young And J. Giberson From Philadelphia, And Of Course, Brothers George W. Porter And David G. Barnett From Pittsburgh. It Did Not Take This Small Group Long To Come To An Agreement. These Men Represented Locals In Their Cities That, They Decided, Would Benefit From A Broader Base Of Power And Representation. There Were Other Cities That Had Formed Unions At This Time But Did Not Attend This Meeting In Pittsburgh .