St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-18
A GOOD TIME TO BJTuD.

GOOD TIME TO BUILD.
The following communication from the
president of the Contractors and Builders
association was read and placed on file:
President and Directors of St. Paul Cham
Der OF Commerce-Gentlemen: We would re-
spectfully call your attention to the fact of
the recent organization in st. Paul of a Con-
tractors and Builders association designed
to comprise within its membership men of
known integrity and responsibility, represent
ing the different branches of employing build
ers and dealers in building material, hoping
by concert of thought and action to benefit
their employ es, the general public and them
selves.
We would respectfully invite and urge all
members of your honorable body to call upon
US at our rooms, No. 1873 Sixth street Hotel
RYAN, there to familiarize yourselves with the
scope OF the work which we hope to accom-
plish; and we wish through your honorable
body to correct an erroneous impression
which seems to have obtained in the minds
of the public at large, seriously curtailng al
ready the volume of building improvements
in our city for the current year, viz: That
conseqent upon the labor troubles, so serious
in some parts of the country and perhaps a
few weeks since threatening to become
such here, it was and is mex
pedient for capitalists, on account of the
supposed added expense, or for contractors
on account of the uncertainty overhanging
prosecution OF many large and important
building enterprises projected and fully in
tended to be carried forward to early compile
ton.
We believe we can safely say to all such
that such apprehensions as may have filed
the minds OF many to this effect have proved.
and are proving, grOuDdleSS; that we may
well congratulate ourselves and the general
public, as well as our employees, upon the fact
that the latter are, as a class, too energetic,
sober and Industrious; too much interested
hundreds of them owning homesteads in
our midst) in the general prosperity of our
city and state to be led away by demagogues
who would neither work themselves nor allow
others to do so; that in short, we have not in
many years seen more favorable time for
capitalists, contracting builders and their en-
ployes to undertake and carry to a speedy
completion the many important building
projects actually demanded and needed in
our vigorously growing young city. Respect
fully, EDWARD E. SCRIBNER, President
]. Fl. HANSON, Secretary.
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
When the preamble and resolutions of
fered by Gen. Sanborn two weeks ago were
taken up for consideration, Mr.. Delano
made few remarks in favor of them, and
condemning in very strong language the
employment of the boycott, of force, and
of all kinds of intimidation to prevent men
1rOlu WofhLlS LUZ SUCH. persons ana such
prices as they may see fit. The following
resolution was offered by Mr.. McClung as
an amendment and it was adopted. along
with the preamble and resolutions offered
by Gen. Sanborn, after which the chamber
adjourned:
Resolved, That the labor which creates the
wealth and capital of the country and upon
which all prosperity depends, is entitled to a
| fair, liberal and generous consideration and
recognition by the wealth and capital of the
country, and should receive the fostering
care of the government by the most friendly
| legislation to protect it from any unwar.
ranted oppression or Injustice
| Resolved, That the wealth and capital OF
the country, which gives employment tC
labor and makes it possible for the laborer tc
to become capitalist, should be recognized
as the friend and ally of labor and not its
| enemy; and that all attempts to prejudice
| one against the other can only result in in
| jury to both, and should be discountenancec
by all who desire the prosperity of the coun
try and the best interests of all classes
Resolved, That all incendiary appeals tc
passion, calculated to disseminate the seed:
of bad blood among neighbors and fellow
citizens, and excite riot and violence should
meet with the unqualified condemnation OF
all good citizens and especially of all friend.
OF labor, whose cause can only be prejudieet
and injured by such false methods.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the govern
ment to forbid the Immigration to this coun
try Of all nihiistS and anarchists. and to uro
vide at once for the banishnent of all who
are already here teaching their theories OF
murder, arson and dynamite