St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-27
TRADE AND LABOR.

The trade and labor assembly met
Friday evening with good attendance.
The utter absence of any political dis
cussiOn made the meeting seem rather
dill when compared to some others re-
Gently held. New delegates were ad-
mitted from the stOnemaSOnS and bak-
erS' unions and one from the retail
clerks in place Of a delegate resigned,
also one from the pressmen's union.
One of the delegates to the State
Eight-Hour league reported the action
taken at the last meeting in regard to
forming a state federation of labor. The
assembly favors the idea, and instructs
the delegates to bring the matter before
their respective organizations and re-
port the result at the next meeting of
the trade and labor assembly. The
delegate from the machinists' assembly
stated that it had also voted in favor of
federation. The cigarmakers' union at
its meeting Thursday evening also
heartily Endorsed the idea. A full re-
port from all organizations will proba
bly, be obtained within the coming fort
night.
The committee on city council ne
elected to report. Delegate Frank Va
lesh called attention to the recent dis
cussion in the council concerning the
expenditures by the board of education.
where, from the figures submitted by
the city comptroller, it appears that the
cost of education per capita in st. Paul
is $2S.41. In Milwaukee, Minneapolis.
Washington and other cities the cost is
only from One-half to twO-thirds this
amount. This expenditure of public
money being one of the things in which
the assembly is much interested, the re-
port was entered upon the minutes, to
be fully investigated before the next
meeting.
The assembly decided to take charge
of the eight-hOur mass meeting to be
held May 1. The joint committee of ar
rangementS are: Messrs. Reese, Valesh,
Boland, Ivers, Stevenson and the presi-
dent of the assembly. The following
speakers will be invited: Rev. l.. G.
Powers, S. G. Smith, j. p. McGaughey,
Eva Mcdonald and Thomas Ward. If
the weather permits the meeting will be
held in the open air, and large attend
ance is expected.
DOAOSoIOo llOh IlC CICIhS
stated that several small stores have
broken their agreement to close even
ings, but nearly all find that the public
refuse to patronize them after O'clock
Archbishop Ireland promises to devise
some way OF enlisting sympathy among
the large class with whom he is in.
fluential. Rev. Vail has also promised
topreach sermon on early closing in
the near future. The WOman'S bust
ness club is also taking a hand in the
agitation. Dealers who persist in keep
ing open Sundays will be prosecuted,
as the union is now collecting evidence
for that purpose. The clerks are also
having two committees make canvass
of all labor organizations to remind
them of the aid they can give the clerks
The assembly Endorsed the position oil
the clerks, and appointed special com.
mittee to deal with any merchants who
seem unwilling to honor their agree
ment with the assembly.
The report of trades was: Machinists
good; Shoemakers, brisk; printers, fair
carpenters, improving; clerks, very
good; painters, good, but too many
painters in the city; tin and cornic9
workers, fair, the nine-hour day OBJ
tanned; cigarmakers, dull. The dele
gates are in the habit of reporting the
condition of trade for mutual infOrma
ton, but desire to state that, even a
best, wages are trifie lower in st. Pau
than in most cities of its size, and there
are always plenty of men to fill every
position. This statement is made be
cause the report of trades sometimes
misleads people outside the city ant
they are much disappointed at not be
ing able to find work Immediately OF
coming to st. Paul.
The assembly INDUCED in some gen
eral discussion of the work of organiza
ton and adjourned to meet Friday even
Ing. Nav 9.