St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-03
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and IL. &. Martin addressed the meet
leg. A union was organized and a
| charter applied for from the national
| brotherhood of carpenters and joiners.
| The second meeting was held on Four
| teenth avenue and Twenty-eighth street
south. Several members of other unions
were present. and union will be Or
ganized in the near future.
The bakers have recently organized a
union and are doing some active work
both in local and general way. For
more than a year Fleishmann's yeast has
been boycotted by the bakers unions
throughout the country. At the last
meeting of local union 80, held at the
Labor temple, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, Fleischmann Bros, Vienna bak-
cry, New \ DIRK city, have inconjunction with
SHUTS, Rockwell, Friedman and other mas
ter bakers of different cities, formed pool
Tor the purpose of demoraiiZing the Bakers
international union and locked out 500 men
last November because they would net sign a
be it
Resolved. That we, the members of Tn ion
No. 81, viii do all i'll our power to assist our
fellow workmen in the East and extend 10
them our moral support by boycotting
Fleischmann Bros yeast in this city and
vicinity.
Resolved, That we use no more of Fleisch-
mann Bros yeast, and where it is III our
power will persuade others not to patfonize
them.
Resolved, That we send copy of the above
resolutions to the trade and labor assembly
for it's endorsement
Whereas, The condition of the journeymen
bakers Of Minneapolis is far below the
average of other cities throughout the Union,
and they are obliged to work longer hours
and receive less remuneration than most
otner bakers, owing to their lack of organiza-
ton,
Resolved, That we, the members of Union
No. 80, do all in our power to perfect our
organization and that we will form ourselves
into committees tor the purpose of peTsuad-
ing every journeyman baker in Minneapolis
to become member of the union, SO as TO
prepare ourselves to obtain shorter hours
and better wages.
The committee which is arranging
for the K. of l.. picnic to be held at
Minnetonka, August 10, have nearly all
details completed. Trains will run
every hour on Minneapolis & st. Louis
to Lake Park. The Republicans. Dem
ocrats, Prohibitionists and Farmers
Alliance, have promised to send speak
ers. S. M. Owen will represent the
Farmers Alliance. The other speakers
have not been named yet, but will prob
ably include the best material to be had
from the other parties. There will be a
special performance by the NicOllet
Athletic club, also baseball match be-
tween the Palace Clothing nine and
nine from the Northwestern Stove
works. A rowing Grace between cele-
DRAFTED amateurs will also be one of the
attractions. Two pavilions for dancing
are provided, and if the weather proves
favorable the picnic is sure to be sue
cess.
The last quarterly report of the K. of
l.. assemblies OF ID. A., 70, shows a
remarkable growth of membership for
the quarter ending July l. No locals
were suspended. one showed decrease
of membership and others an increase
of 25, so and even 100 per cent in mem
bership.
The typographical union holds its
monthly meeting at the Labor Temple
this afternoon.
The coopers are again dissatisfied with
the prices received for barrels. 1T does
not seem probable that there will be
any material change in the present sit
uatlOn. as the cOoperS have no OrganiZa-
ton, nor does there seem much interest
i'll making new start since the failure
last spring.
The disagreement between the gran
lite and soft stone cutters in regard to
the stone to be used in the court house
has attracted considerable attention.
The quarrel between these two branches
of trade has been OF long standing, and
q x1rl,n mr. tn trx,r Ix,.o,, aI,
obliged 10 have any dealings with each
other. From interviews with leading
men from both branches it appears that
the soft stone cutters are more thor
oughly organized. They have estab-
lished the eight-hour day and so cents
an hour. TIE granite cutters work nine
hours, at from 80 to 40 cents an hour.
The difference IS, however, more APP
parent than real, as the granite cutters
can work ali the year, while the soft
stone cutters are obliged to be idle from
three to five months in the year. Many
StOnecutterS work on both kinds of
stone, aid have no particular prefer
ence, A prominent official said yester-
day that he considered the dispute a
most unfortunate one. In his opinion
the two unions should have combined to
keep the work in the city. They could
hs
matter which stone was chosen. AS it
is. there is some bitterness aroused and
the successful union will probably pro-
test against the employment of men
who worked against them in the other
union. The same official said that he |
hoped the two international unions |
would some day bury their differences
and have mutual exchange of working |
cards.
The committee who solicited prizes |
for the sports at the coming K. of l.. |
picnic stated that when explained to |
the merchants that the picnic was to be |
held for the benefit of the Labor Temple |
every merchant generously contributed |
except Sam Morton, who said he didn't |
have to give prizes. Some organizations |
who had been patroniZing him now go |
there no more.
A special meeting Of the K. of l.. pic |
mic committee was held at the Labor
Temple last night and arrangements |
completed for advertising, speakers,
games and sports.
The trades and labor assembly held !
a quiet session Friday evening. A cir
cular was read from the striking cloak |
makers of New York. stating that Bar
naby u Thompson, of Minneapolis, were
receiving goods from the firm which
has locked out its employees. A commit
tee was appointed to visit the firm and
endeavOr to persuade them not to use
these goods until the trouble is settled.
The state prison board at it's last