St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-13

held Its regular meeting at gIabor hall
| tuesday evening and admitted sixteen
| new members. Reports were received
showing that since the LIST of April the
nine-hour day has been established in a
large number of the shops In ST. Paul,
ana these, Viii Soon be augmented by
! NUMBER 81 others. 1t was shown that
| the short-hOur day will soon be an &C
compiished fact among the rainters. and
! that the union is constantly extending
! its membership. The plan for build
ing trades council was taken up and
committee appointed to issue a call to
the building trades unions to attend
meeting to be held in the near future,
| Where the idea may be discussed Reso-
! lutloDS were passed iudorsng the
! commentators union in their stand for
the nine-hour day.
The retail clerks union held an open
| meeting at labor hall Wednesday even
| ing, which was addressed by Rev. Vail.
! VINO spoke upon the various phases of
the early closing movement, and also
| uwelt at some length Oh the new pOlit-
| lcal economy which is now agitating the
civilized people. He also advanced
some suggestions Oh lines tending to-
ward solution of the industrial prob
lem. Ills address was we'll received,
ana was literally applauded. James
Morrow, president of the union. spoke
OF the struggles of the union to achieve
a standing, OF its present success and
It's constantly increasing membership.
Ihere was also pleasant musical and
literary programme rendered by several
members.
The plumbers union held a largely
attended meeting Tuesday evening and
lnltlated several new members. The
position OF the master plumbers regard
my the ShOrt-hour day in both cities was
discussed at some length, and Messrs.
}. Doyle, L. Tanning. j. Delaney, f.
NorqueSt and +. LeholZ were appointed
a committee to visit the Minneapolis
union and secure, if possible, an ad-
lustment OF the pending eight-hour con-
troyerSy.
The taiIors' union held its regular
monthly meeting for the first time at
Labor hall Monday evening. The re-
ports received showed the trade locally
in fair condition. Nj. Bantz, q we'll
known member of the local union, who
has been special organizer for several
months past. was present. and gave
short account of the growth of the Ma
tIonal Tailors' union in the localities
which he visited. The growth of the
union shows an encouraging state of
affairs, which will soon place the union
on standing that will compare with
other organized crafts. A special COM
mlttee was appointed to consult with
employers in regard to a secondary
scale of wages to apply to cheaper
grades of work.
The horseshoerS' union held largely
attended meeting Tuesday evening at
which considerable business of impor-
lance to the trade was transacted. The
union intends, i'll the near future, to
have suitable cards printed to be posted
III shops which employ union men. This
Is being done in order to secure more
patronage to those firms which eXclu-
SIvely employ union men. The election
of delegate TO represent the union at
the national convention was also held,
and William c. Wilton was elected as
delegate. The convention takes place
on the third Monday in May at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The briclllayers' union held a brief
session Thursday evening. An inter
estlng discussion arose in relation to
the new arrangemen of the building
inspectors office. The brickIayers are
of the opinion that skilled bricklayers
ought to be engaged in the department
OF building inspection. A committee
has been appointed to visit again the
Ramsey county delegation and induce
them to amend the law to adjust affairs
by giving skilled men due recognition.
The cigarmakers' union held its meet
ing at Labor hall Thursday evening
and discussed matters of interest to the
trade. An election was held to fill
vacancies. j. f. Krieger was elected
corresponding secretary, and Max
Fechtenau will serve as recording sec
rotary.
The machine WoodwOrkerS' union
held its regular meeting at Labor head
quarters Tuesday evening and initiated
two new member A committee, which
was appointed at a preceding meeting
for that purpose, announced the fOrma-
ton of a local union of woodworkerS IN
Minneapolis with a charter list of forty
members.
The carpenters union held largely
attended meeting al Garfield hall Friday
evening. Several speakers addressed
them upon the benefits of organization,
which resulted in several applications
for membership being made. The new
union is rapidly growing in strength.