St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-29
MET WITH THE MILLERS.
COOpers Are a Little Further on
the Way, But the End Is Not

Coopers Are u Little Further on
the Way, But the End Is Not
Yet.
The striking coopers were called to
meet at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
to listen to the report of the committee
which had accompanied the bosses to
the conference with the millers,
and shortly after the appointed
hour. Chairman Kobler raped
for order. P. R. Champion, chair
man of that committee. took the
platform and told the result Of the con-
ference. He was well satisfied with
what had been done. He thought the
millers were well disposed toward the
coopers, but, of course, were not going
to offer to increase the price of barrels
without being asked. OF forced just
trifle. The millers, however. said that
they had no organization which could
treat with the shops, but that the shops
would have to make all arrangements
with the milers individually. Several
millers had expressed themselves as
willing to make the raise. The rest of
them did not say that they would give
raise, nor did they say that they would
not.
When Mr.. Champion had finished
general discussion of the matter fol-
lowed. There was good deal of oppo-
sition to the idea of treating with the
millers as individuals. During the dis
cussion it was developed that there had
been some talk of a compromise be-
tween the millers and bosses, but this
the men would not listen to at all. Then
speeches followed thick and fast and
vigorous until about 5 O'Clock,
when matters became narrowed
down somewhat. John Wall, a
stakeholder in the Sixth street shop,
took the platform and made a vigorous
speech to the men. He argued that
there was nothing to do but to stand out
and to stand out hard. During his
speech he said that as cooperative
man he believed cooperation to be a
failure in Minneapolis. There were az
ways few who were spelling any en-
terprise. But the keynote of his talk
was that the men must hang together. 81
After little more desultory discus
sion, cooper named Murphy arose and
made strong plea for staying out. He
advanced reason after reason and
wanted to see the matter settled right
there; to that end he moved that
vote on staying out be taken by shops.
This stirred up another wasp's nest. "A
Hennepin man arose and objected Oh
the ground that his shop was not repre-
scented. Moreover, his shop had voted
to keep its contract. and the men
wanted to stand by that. He pleaded
for time. There were other speeches
from men who favored settling the
matter then and there, and they said
that it was the fault of the Hennepin
men alone if their shop was not repre-
scented.
Chairman Kobler began to get stirred
up, and he could keep his seat no
longer. He arose and stated that the
question, and the only question to be
considered, was "Do you want z, 10
and Is cents, or do you not?" He
advised the leaving of the contract
question to itself. The men must live,
and to live they must stand together and
get raise on the barrels. If that
couldn't be done without sacrificing the
contracts, let the contracts go. John
Wall advised that the Hennepin men be
given until to-day 10 decide the Ques-
ton, because he thought it better to get
all the men in and place all the shops
on an equal footing before the millers.
This brought an Acme man out. He
believed rhatthe Hennepin shop had
received an offer of IS cents, and was
anxious to 60 to work and leave the
Other shops to take care of themselves.