St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-24
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The trade and labor assembly held an
open meeting last Friday evening to
discuss the early closing movement.
Not proprietor of store was visible.
Miss Flanders, of the business wOman's
club, was present and gave an interest
ing talk. She drew graphic picture
of the life of saleswoman, and how lit
tie time it gave her for study or recrea-
ton. Sunday then becomes necessarily
a day devoted to Relation and pleasure,
rather than to religious observances.
The creator ought not to be blamed, for
the evils of the present system are the
| result of human miSmanagement. Ii
the creator had intended that the masses
of the people should live as they do to-
| day, then he should have omitted the
soul and made mere human machines.
| Working people of all classes need
shorter hours of work so that
more time may be left forSducation and
recreation" The speaker explained
| how the Business Women'S club had
endeavored to have the dry goods stores
close evenings during the summer and
give a half holiday on Saturday. Let
tiers were written to prominent ladies,
asking them to intercede with the mer-
chants in behalf of the saleswOmen.
| Although the movement had not been
entirely successful, yet many ladies had
| interviewed the merchants, and during
the coming season would be willing to
transfer their patronage to the stores
closing early.
A delegate from the clerks stated that
| the dry goods and millinery stores are
| closed every evening except Saturday.
! Another stated that the clerks are pre-
| pairing for vigorous agitation OF early
closing after Jan. l, 1890.
Delegate Fitzgerald urged the clerks
to join some permanent organization. so
as to avail themselves of the aid of other
trades unions and Knights of Labor
| assemblies.
The matter was discussed in all its
bearings, the general opinion being
that the clerks are doing as well as
could be expected in their present form
of organization, ana that they should be
allowed sufficient time to thoroughly
understand the benefits of other Or
CARNATIONS before Joining them.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the factory of Horne & DAM,
where children are employed, reported
that they called Oh the labor commits
Sioner; he promised to investigate the
matter and sent the committee the fol-
lowing letter:
Mr.. Casserly and myself had visited the
factory of Horne x DAM last summer, and
that we found several boys and girls who re-
ported their ages as eleven and twelve years.
The blanks for the investigation of the sub
ject of child labor are not yet printed, but
irasmuch as a representative or the firm
called al our office and requested me to go
over to his factory and interrogate the boys
as to their ages. / did so. and find matters as
follows: In the press room, where most
boy reported his age under four
teen, his birthday coming on the
eth January, 1890. Another boy on third
floor reported his age as twelve years. his
other boys reported themselves as under
fourteen years of age. Some others did not
seem to know their age or mlsrepresented it.
giving two or three different ages. SO far as
can judge. the machines i'll the press room
cannot be protected. The tin is fed directly
into the machine by the operator, and If he
puts his fingers under the knives or dies,
they are liable to be cut or crushed. The
press is raised and lowered by a motion of
the operators foot, at other times being sta
tioGary.
Mr. DAM informed me that three accidents
occurred during a single week last spring,
but since then no accident of any conse
quence has taken place except in one case
when the boy was idle for half day. No
record of accidents is kept by the firm.
The subject of child labor will form a chap
ter in the next report of this department.
The factory act introduced at the last session
of The Legislature. did not become a law.
JOHN LAMB.
The president of the trade and labor
assembly stated that MIR. DAM had in
terviewed him and announced his IN
| tention of being present at this meeting
~ OnnflnmQn how
| ever. was not present. 1t was reported
| that the children had been discharged.
The committee were directed to verify
this report and to be prepared with
some remedial measure at the next
meeting of the assembly.
The report of the auditing committee
was called for, but was only partially
! finished. A special meeting of the COM
mittee is called for Monday evening at
labor headquarters.
Two new delegates presented creden-
| tials from the pressman'S union and one
from the stonecutter's. The delegates
were duly obligated and given seats in
the assembly.
The Holly Leaf social club gave its
second social at labor headquarters Fri
day evening. About thirty couples
were present and spent a pleasant even
| ing. Willis orchestra furnished dance
| programme of eight numbers. The
programmes presented a dainty design
worked out in gold, gobelin blue and
| old rose. The committees were: az
| rangements, John Clancy, }. d. Cough
lin and T. NJ. Koran; reception, r. H.
| McCarty. p. s. Dawson, j. j. DOnellOn,
Thaddlus Clancy and P. V. DAILY; floor,
}. E. Kenney, Thomas J. Gehan, James
Mccormick, j. j. Fitzgerald and G. w.
| johnson.
The journeymen plumbers gave their
sixth annual ball at Turner hall Friday
evening. About eighty couples were in
attendance. The Second Regiment
band rendered pleasing programme of
twenty-four numbers, each dance being
named appropriately. The committees
were: Arrangements. James II. Doyle,
Dennis Conroy, Ed Snider, Ed Null
rooney, Coleman Conroy, Thomas Gro
gan; reception. Charles Weber, S.
Guiltaman, William Murphy and Ed
| DELANEY; floor, John Lyons, Charles
Schiller, Ed Haskell, Frank Sullivan,
Thomas Griffin and Matt Foster.
| The new Nationalist club met on Fri
day evening at the Business WOman's
club, and discussed chapter from
Looking Backward.
The boilermakers give their Tenth
annual ball at Armory hall next Wed
nesday evening, and are expecting q
large attendance and a pleasant time.
The boot and shOemakers will cele-
brate Thanksgiving eve by social hop,
| at labor headnnarterS. "Wednesday even