St. Paul daily globe., 1889-09-29
Est. PAUL LABOR NOTES.

Lie IIdue anu ldOOE assembly met
with small attendance last Friday
evening, but ground out the usual grist
of business for all that. Two new dele
gates reported credentials from the
cfgarmakers' union instead of Myers
and Fader, resigned. Bakers Union
No. 21 and l.. A. 1910 sent one new dele
gate each. The trustees requested
further time to audit the old accounts, as
one OF their number was absent from
the city. The request was granted
Among the reports from the state of
trades were: Printers, improving; boil
ermakers, fair; machinists, picking up:
carpenters, brisk; plasterers, fair;
cigarmakerS, improving; bakers, good.
The delegate from the bakers union
stated that bakers trust has been
formed in the East, and Fleischman, of
compressed yeast fame, is the chief in
Stigator of the movemant. The organ
fzed bakers all over the country are now
| refusing to handle Fleischman's yeast,
and the delegate wished to lay the mat
ter before the assembly aud ask it's as
sistanee.
The following resolution was unani-
mouSly passed:
Resolved, That the trades and labor assem-
bly, extend their sympathy and material as
sistance to Bakers Union 21, of this city,
in their efforts to thwsrt the design of the
bakers trust TO break up their International
body; and further resolved, that our peo-
pie should bear in mind that good bread can
be made with other yeaat than what is known
as Flschman yeast.
The delegates were instructed to re-
port the action back to the organizations
which they represent.
The statistician distributed blanks,
which are to be filled by the financial
secretary of each union, and returned
by the next meeting, in order to give the
statistician some reliable data from
which to make his report.
A delegate called attention to bill
which had been prepared by the legIS-
latlve committee last winter, which had
not come up for action. 1t aimed to
make provision for the employment of
day labor IN the city work, or in case of
contract being let, that good and suf-
ficient surety be given by such eon-
tractor. Delegates Reese. COreoran and
Fitzgerald were appointed a committee
to look up the provisions of the bill
more thoroughly and report at the next
meeting, the object being to familiar
iZe the delegates with the relative adj
vantages of day and contract labor, so
that the assembly may formulate some
plan to lay before the local lawmakers
at the proper time.
Messrs. Smith, Nash, Lusk, West and
Morrow, committee from the retail
clerks ASSOCIATION. asked admission
and were given the courtesy of the floor.
They stated that they had drawn up an
agreement STIMULATING that all retail
clothing houses should close at $50
every evening except Saturday; also ex-
cepting fair and carnival week and
special holiday seasons. The following
firms had signed the agreement: Plym-
Outh. Ransom u Horton, ,Sattler Bros. An
derson l.. Arthur, r. A. Lanpher & Co.,
Browning, King q Co., j. l.. Hudson,
Herr Bros, Henry Herman & Co.. Sam
FlOan & LeverOoS, European Clothier,
Edward Ill. Funk. T. l.. Thompson,
United States Clothing company, 3. &
L. Sternberg, Standard Clothing COM
pany. Pannell & Bailey. Max StrOuse,
A. S. Mark, NJ. Rosenield & Co.. Gold
stein d Co., Goyer Bros. L. Rosen-
baum. Reid Tailoring company, Samuel
Frank, d. E. Foley, J. E. Elmquist
Ryan Furnishing company.
This list leaves only ZeegIer Bros, at
Seven Corners, and AbrahamSon, at Is
East Seventh street, who have refused
to sign the agreement. Zeegler Bros
claim that their cnStomers-the work
ingmen-require them to keep open
evenings, and Abrahamson refuses to
close at all.
The committee from the clerks stated
that they had visited several organiza-
tons during the week, and in every
case been promised their support. Now
the trades and labor assembly, as the
official representative of the combined
force of organized labor in st. Paul,
was asked to use its Influence to close
these two stores and keep closed sew
erai who would break the agreement
and reopen on the slightest pretext.
The assembly passed the following
resolution without a dissenting vote:
Resolved, That the trades and labor assem-
bly,, having examined the petition of the re
tail clothing statesmen of the city for shorter
hours. together with the signatures of such
business men as have thereby expressed
willingness to comply with the terms of the
petition, providing all merchants do like
wise, extend our hearty do-operation to the
clerks association. and viii strongly bear in
mind those firms who are striving to aid
oyerworked clerks in their efforts to obtain
shorter hours.
Delegates Coughlln, Mcclure and
Fitzgerald we're appointed special
committee to interview the recaleitrant
storekeepers and warn them that work
ingmen proposed to patronize only
those stores which favored the early
closing movement. All delegates were
Instructed to lay the matter before their
respective associations and urge the
necessity of prompt action.
The assembly then adjourned to meet
again the second Friday in October.