St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-24

| Western Central Labor union of Sc
| attic, Wash, notifying labor organiza-
| tons throughout the country that the
| reports circulated in Eastern cities
| that work was plentiful at Seattle
were false, adding that the labor mar
| ket is glutted, and for working men
! to save railway fare by remaining
| away. George B. Ashworth was seat
| ed as a delegate from the retail clerks
union. The agitation committee re-
] ported that it had waited upon Mr..
| Comiskey, manager of the st. Paul
/ Base Ball club who assured it that
none other than union help would be
employed in the construction of grand
| stands and other buildings in con-
nection with the new base ball park.
Mr.. Hopkins was granted the floor
to give ten-minute talk to the dele
gates on the financial question. This
feature of the assembly meetings
promises to be elaborated upon by
extending invitations to representative
! men, to give short talks on questions
affecting the industrial and social con-
dition of public affairs. The state of
trade reports from the various or
CARNATIONS showed a perceptible i'm
provement, and fair season is prom
ised the building trades men, A large
amount of routine business was dis
posed of, after which the meeting ad-
journed.
Senator Spencer's bill regulating the
hours of labor has been recommended
for passage by the senate. The bill
stipulates that ten hours shall consti-
INT
mines, etc. The bill bids fair to be en-
acted into law.
The Chicago Great Western railway
has introduced the piece system in it's
shops, much to the discontinue of it's
mechanics, and those employed at the
South st. Paul shops report that they
intend petitioning for a return to the
time system.
Representative Lovejoy's bill regu-
lating the employment of children
has passed the house and has been
placed on the senate calendar with
recommendation to pass. The pro-
visions of the bill are important, regu-
iating, as they do, the hours of en-
ployment of minors, and also guaran-
teeing them stipulated portion of the
year for schooling
The carpenters initiated two new
members at their meeting Tuesday
evening, and received applications
from five others.
The stage hands of the city will give
a ball at Turner hall April 49,
The cigarmakerS met Thursday
evening and perfected arrangements
Tor their annual ball, which will be
held Easter Monday at Labor hall.
The affair promises to be a great sue
cess.
The Allied Printing Trades council
viii hold an important special meeting
at Labor hall tomorrow evening.
The trustees of Labor hall intend
giving an invitation ball and enter
tainment about April 16.
A continued ovation has been ex-
rendered President Debs, of the A. r
- Oii iiio WeSLeiH Trip TO the coast.
While at Grand Forks business was
entirely suspended and the populace
hooked to the meeting to hear the adj
dress of the eloquent advocate of
labor's cause. An immense procession
was gotten up at Seattle, a two-column
report of which is given in the local
papers. And so it has been all along
the journey, speaking from the car
platform at the smaller stations and
in the largest halls in the cities.
The Vennekredes Social club will
give ball at Labor hall on the even
ing of April 20. The arrangements are
in the hands of Nels JUL, John Rass-
musSen and Thomas Smith.
A garment workers union will short
ly be organized in ST. Paul. An en-
ployer who has at present about thirty
workers, and who expects to double
his force within the next month. is
DESTROYS that an organization be
formed, he being a firm believer in
unioniSm.
The Improvement of Labor hall goes
steadily on, and already an added
brightness and cleanliness is percepti-
bic in several of the rooms. The
trustees are still on the hustle among
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