St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-03
LITTLE, IF ANY, CHANGE.
All OF the Cooper Shops But the
Hardwood Making Barrels.

Hardwood Making Barrels.
The Hardwood storage shop was the
only one in the city yesterday that made
no barrels. All the others were work
ing, and their products were sold for
35 cents. The only trouble now
lies between Christian, owner of the
hardwood storage shop, and the millers.
The old fight between the co'operatives
and the journeymen seems to have been
settled to the satisfaction OF all. AT the
meeting yesterday morning one 'Jour"
attempted to wean his his fellows from
their allegiance to the cooperative men
by throwing out hints to the effect that
the latter were using the ''jours" as
cat's-paws to draw thes cooperative
chestnuts out of the fire, but he came
near being dropped from a third-St0ry
window for his pains.
The trouble between Christian and
the millerS seems to have narrowed
down to game of ''freeZe-Out." Both
Christian all the millers are agreed that
the men should have 35 cents, but they
split OH the question as to who shall pay
it. Christian wants the millerS to pay
it, while they think the extra money
should be taken from the wallet of the
hardwood shops proprietor. The mill
ers say that on several occasions, when
Christian has had the better of them, he
has held them to their contracts. Now
they propose to hold him to the
bargain made by him, even at
the risk of losing few dollars.
The coopers went to- the millerS
and asked them if So cents was too
much and received the answer that it
was not. While they agree with the
mil In in no n
ing Christian out, and think that the
coOpers should stay out and force him
to the price. Christian, however, says
he is losing money now and he does not
think he ought to be called upon to pay
the raise out of his own pocket. Chris
tan says the question of price should be
settled between the coOperS and the
millerS. He says that he thinks of clos
ing up his establishment.
Manager Gault, of the Hardwood
Storage company, was present at yes
terday mornings meeting in Labor
Temple and addressed the men. He
made the statement that there was
dirty work going Oh and that the CO.
operatives had schemed to get the
journeymen out OF the Hardwood Stor-
age shop, only to desert them. R. r.
Champion challenged Gault to point out
UlC ul1by WOlhs uilo ploinloVos Oh OCiQtl
of the company, that if any were going
on the company would shut down every
shop in the city before noon. But
Gault had no more to say. 81. E.
Harrington arose and stated the argu-
ment, heretofore mentioned. which the
millers were using against Christian.
Some thought that there was justice in
what the millers have said, while others
thought the men should stand by Chris
tan in order to protect themselves, as,
if Christian were to sell barrels below
S5 cents, it would undo all that had
been already done. Tom Lucas was
called for and, of course, promptly
started for the platform, but he
was headed off by words of dissent,
the clearer headed cooperS saying that
they wanted to settle their own affairs
in their own way, and Lucas took his
seat, thereby finishing one of the best
pieces of work of the nesting. M. j.
Gill said that many of the cooperative
coopers are crying to get out of the bus
mess, and that the number of cooperS
will probably, ere long, be reduced
from 400 to 300. He also considered
Christians proposition, for the uniting
of all the shops under one head, exactly
the plan by which permanent organi-
zation could be maintained. The morn
ing meeting served to establish the fact
that the coopers are we'll satisfied to
leave everything to the committee.