St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25

MINNEAPOLIS RED-BOTs.
Chris A. Gallagher, who has been appointed
member of the water board by Mayor Ames
is man from whom the workingman's cause
can expect TO receive attention, judging from
his past record. In 1879 he went before the
legislature in New Hampshire in behalf of the
Workingman's club of Manchester and urged
the passing of laws making ten hours a days
work, and compelling weekly payments to
employees. The legislature was largely Re-
publican, and was thoroughly under the con.
troll of the wealthy milf owners OF the state
so that both measures were defeated after
hard fight. Young Gallagher by his eloquence
and persistence, however, succeeded in hav-
ing bill passed, drafted by himself, which
proscribes the employment in any factory in
the state or children under 10 years of age.
So
There's good deal in knowing how IL is
yourself. Mr.. Gallagher was An omploye at
one OF the Manchester print works. BY econ
omy and industry he managed 10 save enough
10 educate himself in the law, and IL is no
wonder now that he has a warm side for labor.
He knows how it is himself.
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Rev. David Morgan, the minister who made
such an eloquent appeal in behalf of n reduc-
ton OF the hours of labor at the Harmonic
hall meeting Thursday night, is another man
who can speak from actual experience OF the
evils and hardships of which the wordngmen
complain. He says he knows what II is TO
rise before sunrise and work until il is dark,
six days in the week. and to be so tired on the
seventh that he would not leave his bed all
day.
AS Mayor Ames very aptly remarked: sit
would be a good thing If all the clergymen
had received Mr.. Morgan's experience"
Some of the opponents OF the eight-hour
movement claim that the reduction will inter
fere with the contracts for city work already
made. 1t seems that on the first intimation
that an eight-hour resolution would be offered
the firm friends of labor Immediately
rushed through about $l.OO0,00O worth Of
contracts, which were let to the bidders as
expeditOusly as possible.
Now they claim that q reduction OF the
hours of labor of the city employees will in
terfere with these contracts Ii will not,
and owing to the watchful care of Aid. John
son and others no contracts of any impor-
lance remain 10 be let which can be in
tiuenced by the proposed reduction.
AS far as any real benefit that can result
this year, IL matters very little whether the
eight-hour resolution offered by Aid. Gibson
is passed this year or not, hut in order that
the premature" argument cannot be used
next year as il is this, ii is well to have the
matter settled this spring, SO that all may
have abundant notice.
The gentlemen of the city council might as
well make up their minds that hours of labor
are going to be reduced, and that they can
only delay the movement in Minneapolis
very little. II they desire peace and
quiet they will succumb TO the inevitable
easily and with as good grace as possible.
minneapolis Coopers.
The business done by the Minneapolis shops
scored another decline last week, and reached
a point beyond which il cannot go much
further without there being general suspen-
sion of operations. The sales Of barrels
were $4,000, against 80, 200 the preceding
week, and 1880 for the corresponding time
in 1885. The number of barrels manufac-
tured was 81, 200. With this state OF affairs
prevailing, no one wants stock at any price,
and dealers feel the depression as sharply as
the coopers. The receipts last week were
thirty-three cars.
The Stevens and Minnesota shops have
been nearly drowned out the past week. Re-
cent rains have caused the water TO rise
around these shops so that in some places il
has been three and four ieet deep.n The Stew
en- shop was forced TO suspend work several
days last week on this account, it's engine
room being partly flooded even up TO Tuesday.
AT one time the lower floor of the latter in
stitution was partially covered with water,
and some barrels stored in that part of the
building were slightly damaged.
Lawrence and l.. T. Keene, formerly Of the
North Star Barrel company, have returned
from the South, where they spent the winter.
They state that coopering in Kentucky is
good. At Frankfort and Lexington so cents
is being paid for making whisky barrels, and
AT Rabic 20 cents on box slaves.
The committee from the COopers' assembly
having in charge the movement to advance
wages and prices of barrels has finally given
up the task as fruitless one, and the matter
is understood to have been referred TO the
district board of the knights Of Labor for
action.
Philip Uyrich, the veteran paper barrel
lining experimental, has begun on the pat
terms of a machine for making his lining, and
expects to thus employ himself four or five
weeks. After the patterns are ready q ma
chine of the proper kind Will be cast.
About a dozen coopers were laid of by the
Hardwood-Storage company Friday. Man
ager Reeve states that if it becomes neces-
sary to keep his men employed, he will stop
his machinery and put them on hanG work.
james Kennedy, who operates the little
hand shop on the East side, is now furnishing
the Northwestern mill with barrels. He this
week increased his force TO fourteen coopers,
adding three men.
The new Jumbo tressing machine of the
North Star Barrel company has arrived, and
on Saturday was sitting on a freight car near
Tn shop.