St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-26
OPPOSE The STRIPES.
Missouri Valley Cut Stone
Contractors Put Them
selves on Record
AS Favoping the Present Scale
and Opposing Convict
Labor.
Special Trains En- Route for
the Big National Con-
Vention.
Committees Which Will Work
for Their Entertainment
Here.

The Missoury Valley Cut Stone Con-
tractors and Quarrymen's association
opened its semi-annual convention yes
terday at the Chamber of Commerce
hall, with with President A. Sutermeis-
ter, of Kansas City, in the chair. About
fifty members were present, the roll
call showing four absentees. The pro-
eeedings opened with an address by
the president, in which he congratu-
lated the association upon the promin-
ence it had attained and the success
which had marked its career in 1889.
He also advocated the ACCESSIBILITY of a
union of all craftsmen in a common or
ganization. Secretary W. E. Emery's
report was lengthy document, en-
bracing statement of the number of
members enrolled, which was shown
to be thirty-nine. and a statement
that no trouble had occurred with any
employees since the last convention held
in omaha. The convention went into
executive session shortly before noon
and elected as new members st. JaSeph
Cut Stone company, st. Joseph, Mo. !;
c. W. Babcock. Kasota. Mimi; Barrett
Bros, Sioux City, TO-; J. A. Greene,
Stone City, To-: Jacob Furst IL Co., Chi
eago; Portage Red Stone company, Chi
cago; Abercombie & Co.. st. Joseph,
Mo-; Dunreath Red Stone company, St.
Louis, Mo.
THE AFTERNOON.
The most important business of the
afternoon session consisted in the cleo
ton of officers, which resulted as fol-
lows: A. Sutermeister, of Kansas City.
president; A. Scholl, of Omaha, vice
president: Charles Lauer, of st. Paul,
second vice president; William IL.
Ulmer, of st. Paul, treasurer, and W..
E. Emery, of Kansas City, secretary.
The following is list of the members
of the association in good standing ::
Matt Breen, Lauer Bros, William IL.
Ulmer, James A. Young 81 Son, Fitz'
patrick & McHugh and E. Saulter, St.
Paul; Dugan Stone company, NJ. Dun
lOp, David Pullman, E. Sutermeister,
Erath, Thym d Co and Kansas City
Stone company, Kansas City, Mo. !;
Cuthbtert y Sargent, and W; BuSsey,
Topeka. Kan; Frommer. Semple &
Louis, Mo-: Drexel & Foil and A.
Schall, Omaha, Neb.; W. II. Tyler. Lin
coin, Neb.; Benjamin Melquist, Oma-
ha. Neb.; It. K. Campbell, Leaven-
worth, KAN; Rettiger Bros. d Co.,
Strong City, Kan; l.. 2. Sanity & Co..
Clements, Kan; Simmons IL Brown,
Cottonwood Falls, KAN: Mustard Il
Brown, Topeka. Kan: Colorado Sand
stone company, Colorado; W. j. Con-
nors, Council Bluffs, To-; A. Pickel,
Warrensburg, Mo-; Douglass & Walter,
Kansas City, Mo-; Schrall q Rogers,
Leyenworth, Kan; Omaha Cut Stone
company, Omaha, Neb.
Resolutions of sympathy touching the
death of Matthias Breen were adopted.
A discussion was had of the question
of wage regulation, and it was finally
agreed that the scale should remain
as in the past. The
CONVICT LABOR QUESTION
also occupied the attention of the body
for a considerable time. and the discus
sion of this subject led to the adoption
of a resolution to be laid before the Ma
tional Association of Builders protest
ing against the employment of such la
Dor. Apprenticeship and lien laws
were considered and in regard to the
latter question a resolution was passed
by the terms of which the association,
opposes the adjustment of lien law,
deprecates any change which would in
terfere with the security the law seeks
to give to contractors, supply men or
Sub-contractors. The resolution also
instructs members of the association
who are delegates to the National asSo-
citation, to use all influence to defeat
any measure which SEEKS to deny them
apprenticeship matter, it was agreed
that no employer will employ an APP
prentice unless on due presentation of
credentials showing that he has COM
pleted his apprenticeship term. Action
will be taken on the National aSSOcia-
ton question on Tuesday evening. The
convention adjourned at o'clock to
meet on Tuesday morning at 9.
BANQUETTED AT NIGHT.
An elaborate banquet was served in
the evening at Lauer's restaurant on
Wabasha street. at which those of the
stOnecutters' association now in con-
vention III st. Paul were present.
Speeches were made by c. j. P. Young,
of the st. Paul stOnecutterS' organiza-
ton, who was followed by A. Suffer-
meister, of the Missouri valley organi-
cation. Secretary A. 5. Tallmadge, of
the chamber of commerce, welcomed
the delegates to the city, as
surfing them that as repre-
sentative of the chamber of commerce
he took the greatest pleasure in extend =
ing to them the freedom of the city. He
referred to the bond of union existing
between st. Paul and Minneapolis, say
ing that if the stonecutters visited that
city he was sure they would receive a
welcome equally as warm as that that
they had found in st. Paul. M. Gordon
Craig, of the Taylor-Craig corporation,
spoke on the advancement of the stone
cutters interests noticeable in the past
year, and referred to the promising
outlook for the season now approaching.
Secretary Emery, of the Missouri Val
ley organization. spoke briefly On the
objects to be attained in the present
convention, and remarked incidentally
that the welcome st. Paul had given the
stonecutters was one not soon to be for
gotten.
Speeches were made by many others
of the assembly, and the banquet was
brought to close about 2:30 a. N.