St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-15
GENERAL COMMENT.

same wages in st. Paul. In all IN anu
featuring departments where girls are
| employed there is so much work on
hand that a part of the force work until
| s o'clock, at least three evenings each
week. In the retail stores an additional
| force of clerks are employed, on &C
count of the regular fall trade and to
| handle the extra rush of country trade,
which is always here during fair week.
Among the building trades work is
more plentiful than during the summer,
but there are more than enough people
already in the city to fill any vacancy.
In unSkiiled branches of labor there is
lLkPly 70 he plenty of work for at least
! 4 m3nth.
Labor Headquarters is assuming its
old-time busy aspect. Since the picnic
there has been noticeable stir among
those who were formerly members OF
organization. Many are coming back
| with renewed interest. A number who
left the city, seeking work or pleasure
during the summer may now be seen
at their accustomed haunts. The cloth
ing salesmen's organization adds an
other to the list meeting at labor head
quarters. The trade and labor assem-
bly, for the first time in several years
has surplus in the treasury, and Will
now be better prepared to do vigorous
work in any direction that may be
needed. The season of socials and an
nual balls is also approaching. and sew
eral organizations are already discuss
ing plans for future social amusements'
The Scandinavian Mercantile associa-
ton is one of the fairly successful CO.
operative institutions Of this city. IL
has lately issued card to record the
amount of purchases each month. ana
which shows at a glance the dividend
due the customer. and it is much more
convenient than the check system.
The committee in charge of the eight
hour meeting for next Saturday eyell-
ing seem to be in earnest In their EFFORT
to make the question an interesting one
to the St. Paul people, and there is no
special reason why the people of this
city should prefer to work longer hours
than those of other places, nor are they
eXemnt from the economic conditions
which make the question of shorter
hours vital one to the distributing as
well as the producing classes. There Is
also the usual proportion of Idle people
III this city, who not only have to be
supported in some way, but set the
wages for their fellow workers when
they do get work. For it is easily APP
parent that q man who has been for
some time idle is willing to work for
enough to supply his physical needs
without a thought of how little OF his
actual product of wealth IS being PAID
to him in the shape of starvation wages.
All of these topics are pertinent 10 the
eight-hOdT agitation, and 1t is to eacn
mans personal interest to attend the
meetings and prove for himself how
little Intelligent objection can be made
to the general demand for eight IFS.
Resolutions of Coincidence,
At the last Tegglsg meeting Of the
joufneynen plumbers union the fol-
lowing resolutions we're passed:
Whereas, Death has come amongst
US and has taken from our midst our
dear friend and brother, Henry Nc
Cartney. and
Whereas. He was a man of undis-
puted honesty. a warm friend and a
true brother, therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That we hereby express
our profound sorrow over his loss.
Resolved. That we extend to the fam
lily our sincere sympathy Ill their be-
reavement.
Resolved. That copy of these reso-
buttons be engrOssed for presentation to
the family: also that a copy be for
warded to the St. Paul GLOBE and
Pioneer Press for publication.
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