St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-20
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR.
The Trades and Labor Assembly,.
Various Industrial Notes.


Various Industrial Notes.
At the meeting of the Minneapolis Trades
and Labor assembly Friday night, the princi-
pal portion Of the business was transacted in
executive session. The delegates from the
Barber's Brotherhood made statement of
the efforts that have been made to close the
barber shops on Sunday. A committee was
appointed to meet with the proprietors of the
West hotel shop with view to persuading
them to close on Sunday. 1t was reported
that the health inspector has promised to in
vestigate the sanitary condition of the rooms
in which the female employees of Barnes,
Hengerer s. Morse are compelled to work.
Mayor Ames was reported to have
given the assurance that work for
the water works department will be
let to home manufacturers to as great an ex-
tent as possible. The death of Nels Anderson
at the Palisade mill was discussed, and con-
siderable indignation was expressed 1t is
likely that an effort will soon be inaugurated
to secure the passage of more stringent life
and limb laws by the state legislature.
LABOR NOTES.
Great indignation is expressed by the work
ing men of Minneapolis concerning the hor-
rible death of poor Nels Anderson at the
PaliSade Touring mill of WaShburn, Crosby &
Co. Friday morning. Anderson had been
working in the mill but three days, and was
employed as sweeper. He was not Informed
of the dangerous character of the machinery
and ventured too near, and as result was
literally crushed to death. The coroner's jury
places share Of the responsibility upon the
mill owners.
Work is lively at the Milwaukee shops and
the men are working ten hours at the recent
increase of wages. Another favor conferred
upon the men by the company is allowing
them to quit at o'clock on Saturday.
Aid. Dwyer in the city council Friday night
L,aE4
be notified not to work their men after 5
O'clock Saturdays The resolution was
adopted.
A young man, aged 10, named Thomas
Lowry, had his hands pretty badly blown to
pieces at the shops of the Pray Manufacturing
Company Friday, by dynamite cap.
The twenty-eight men that were discharged
at the Minneapolis s. ST. Louis shops are still
out, but have the promise of being taken
back when work becomes better.
The painters will hold q meeting Tuesday.
A concerted effort is being made by the en-
ployers to return to the ten-hour system and
the men mean to resist it.
J. P. McGaughey, district master workman,
is out in the field organizing, having visited
Lake Benton, Albert Lea and other points
during the past week,
The plumbers situation is unchanged and
the journeymen are starting cooperative
shop at the corner of Third avenue south and
Fifth street.
Sixty carloads OF excursionists attended the
Head Millers' picnic at MINI etonka yesterday,
a report Of which is printed elsewhere
The stonemasons have practically given up
the fight for nine hours and are now working
ten hours at the same pay as formerly.
Six employees Of Scheig & Scheig at the
Fess sotal barber shop will be tried Monday
for workn<y on Sunday.
Fifteen men are now regularly employed by
the Carpenters' Cooperative association.
Congressman Gilfl1an writes that he will
support the national labor bill.
The harvester works ia slackjnr work