St. Paul daily globe., 1890-04-02
ALL GOING TO WORK.
With One Exception, All the
Cooper Shops Will Make
Barrels To-Day.
Christians Men Are the Only
Ones Who Have Not Re-
ceived the Raise.
CpiticiSers Of the Roman
Catholics Are Answered
by a Layman.
Judge Smith Charges the
Judge Smith Charges the
Grand Jury in an Unmis-
taxable Manner.

The coopers' strike is about over. To-
day all of the shops will go to work, ex-
cept Christians, the Hardwood Storage,
secured the raise to 35 cents. This re-
suit was made definite last night at the
meeting held in Labor Temple. The
nDion came together about 0 o'clock,
when it was announced that all of the
shops had been notified that 35 cents
would be paid for barrels to-day,
with the exception of the Hardwood
Storage. 1t is expected, however, that
that shop will be given the raise to-day.
The announcement of the success of the
strike was received with cheers. The
meeting of the union soon afterWard adj
journed and the committee met Separ-
ately to consider arrangements for get
ting all the shops to work to-day.
Two Of the shops went to work yes
terday making barrels for 35 cents.
They were the Hennepin and the
Northwestern. This much was settled
at yesterday mornings meeting of the
committee, and the shops went to work
in the afternoon. The Hennepin sup
plies tie WaShburn-CroSby company,
| and the Northwestern the PaliSade,
under the Pillsbury management. AS
soon as it was found out that PillSbury
and the Washburn-Crosby company
would pay the advance, the Hen
| nepin and Northwestern men agreed
to give up their berths to the journey
men. but the ''jours" decided that it
would be better for those men to occupy
their own berths for two days and then
divide with the jours, provided the lat
I'm of or ~ n
time.
The settlement of all existing diff
culties by the committee yesterday
shows that the men are quite well OF
ganized and well satisfied, and points
to the combination of all the
shops under one management. The
committee now practically controls
every shop in the city except the Hard
wood Storage. The men are solid. They
will now stand by the committee in
everything, and every voice in the as
sembly yesterday was raised in favor of
supporting every action OF the COM
mittee. During the morning meeting,
too, there had been some little talk
about contracts, this being the only
charge that has been brought against
the committee. The cOopers. however,
explain that these contracts were made
the men have always made concessions
to the millerS. One man said that he
knew of contracts having been lowered
from Sc to 81 cents, and from 81 to SO, be-
cause the millerS had intimated that
unless this were done, barrels would be
bought on the open market. G. A. Pills
bury, it is said, claimed that he bad a
contract beginning yesterday, but the
men deny this.
Some of the eoopers believe that the
fight has only just begun and that the
trouble between the millerS and the
men will be far greater next week than
this. The reason for this is that the
millers refuse to treat with the coopers
as body, but insist on making all ar
rangements as to prices individually.
The clearer headed eoopers see in this
disposition on the part OF the millers to
buy barrels on the open market.
By this move they intend to
freeze out the coopers. While the
way now seems clear for a
full settlement of all existing difficult
ties, it is just possible, and probable
too, that the millerS are merely lulling
the cooperS into sense OF security
| then to cut loose and freeze them. Nor
is this view of the situation grOundless.
A prominent miller said yesterday that
he could buy barrels on the open market
now for 81 cents, and that the prospects
for buying them for 80 cents within
short time are good. He says thatif the
coopers had gone to the millers and
| asked a raise it would have been con-
ceded, but the millers were not at all
pleased with the coopers resolving to
Strike and stay out before ever having
asked for an advance. 1t is certain that
the strike is not yet over.