St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-29

in Minneapolis for the reason that few are
the troubles here, the strikes and strife as in
Eastern cities, to bring the strength to the
surface. Yet few cities are really better Or
gained. The Knights of Labor, with its
100000 members, numbers only some 900
here, but the Trades and Labor assembly rep
resents over twenty organizations, with
total numerical strength of nearly
5000. The assembly is delegate
body, holding sessions twice month, and
has for its object to bind labor in closer
union and to disseminate information
throughout all the branches. It represents
every trade and industry known to Mime
apoiiS, from the shop girl behind the counter
OF the millinery store to the skilled machin-
lst who has. every piece of an intricate engine
at his fingers ends. Each organization
sends to the Trades and Labor assembly GER
tain lumber of delegates, in proportion TO
Its strength, which delegates assemble as de-
scrioed and transact their business. The
secretary and treasurer are standing officers,
but the presiding officer is chosen at each
meeting. To show the wide and far-reaching
Influence OF the assembly it is only necessary
to quote some of the organizations repre-
scented. International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers and Ship-builders. which. is very
strong; Machinists and Blacksmiths' union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen; Yard
masters Mutual Benefit association; Railway
Employees Mutual Benefit association Order
OF Railway Conductors; Painters union
Typographical union; Stonecutters' union
Union of Stationary Engineers; Coopers'
union Bricklayers' union; Plumbers Pro-
tective association; North Star Protective
association, which is general in its character
and mbraces all capacities; Cigar makers
union No. II; Ladies' Aid association; North
Minneapolis United Trades union; Scandi-
navian Workingmen's union. These are
only some of the organizations which have
suggested themselves, and they serve to show
the strength of the assembly. The GLOBE
will on Sunday mornings print points of in
terest that will please and furnish information
to members.
NAIL FACTORY FOR MINNEAPOLIS.
A new and very desirable industry is about
to be added to Minneapolis, if everything
proves favorable. Mr.. Thomas G. Wilson OF
Fargo is the protector, and spent a couple OF
days in the city last week gathering data.
Mr.. Wilson is practical nail man, hav-
ing been connected with the La Belle mill,
one of the largest factories of the Wheeling,
W. Va, district, and recently became 'sbo-
nanza farmer'' near Fargo, to benefit his
health. He conceived the idea of supplying
the Minneapolis Touring mills with barrel
and casing nails and proposes, if his plans
are successful, to erect a nail factory. On
Friday he made tour of the mills. accom-
panied by the GLOBES industrial reporter,
and gathered such information as was nee
essary. Thousands of kegs of nails are used
annually in the mills and about so per cent.
of them comes from Wheeling. Wilson talks
of putting up sixteen-machine factory. with
self-feeders and cutting the nails from pre-
pared steel plate furnished by one of the
Wheeling plants. After getting such fac
tory in operation he will decide whether it
would pay to buy pig iron and convert it here,
or whether it would be best to handle the
plate only. Mr.. Wilson will be here again
shortly and make further inquiries concern
ing location and power Such a factory
would be an addition to Minneapolis indus
tries and would give employment to a large
number of men and boys.
TOBACCO MANUFACTURING PLANT.
An extensive tobacco manufacturing es-
Enlistment is among the probabilities fol-
Minneapolis in the near future. The pro-
iectors are Bloch Bros, wealthy firm OF
Wheeling, which has made the Bloch cigars
and tobacco famous through out the Virginias
and the East. Aaron Bloch has recently
visited the Northwest, with a view to the es-
Enlistment Of branch mandatory and
decided upon Minneapolis as the most prom
ising location. The firm has recently pur-
chased a large sugar refinery at Wheeling and
may establish branch of that here also
William Philips of this city will probably have
charge of the tobacco mandatory, and, be-
ing wide awake, energetic man of business,
viii undoubtedly make it go. Mr.. Bloch will
be here in a short time to close arrange
ments, in which event the result will be given
in these columns.
COOPERATIVE MOVE.
The laboring people of the Sixth ward and
possibly OF the Seventh, including some Of
the men at the Milwaukee road shops and the
Harvester works, are agitating a plan that
they consider will be greatly TO their benefit
The same idea has prevailed in other labor
localities to high degree of success, and
there is no reason why it shonld not be
equally successful here. They propose t.
establish cooperative stores, as many as NAV
be necessary, for the purpose of enabling the
members 10 obtain the necessaries of life at
the lowest figures. AT first it was proposed
to form organizations, arrange for prices
with various dealers, and agree to patronize
those alone, but this has given way to the
cooperative plan. which is now being indus
triously worked up. At cooperative stores
members are able to make their purchases at
just so much above the actual cost of good:
as will pay the expenses of running their
stores, thus insuring good quality and the
very lowest prices. The move is really in its
infancy as yet, but is being vigorously worked
up.