The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-02
FACTORY INSPECTOR.

FACTORY INSPECTOR.
Jones Gets His Consideration for
Voting for Nelson.
Last Fridays Minneapolis Journal
contained the announcement that John
N. Jones of Westline would be ap-
pointed a factory inspector by Gov.
Clough on May 1st, in consideration
of his having voted for Gov. Nelson
for senator. The same paper, in its
headlines, said that the labor men
were bitterly opposed to Jones on ac-
count of his utterances in the legis-
lative debate on the jury question.
The article says:
"J. N. Jones of Redwood county,
member of the late house of repre-
sentatives, is to be the new factory in
spector, to take the place of Capt.
Antoine Paul of Duluth, who resigned
on the LIST of January. Word of this
appointment, which is to be made on
May LIST, leaked out in St. Paul to-
day and already has stirred up a muss
among the labor leaders of the two
cities. The laboring classes opposed
the passage of the struck jury bill by
the Legislature, and brought all the
influence to bear they could to induce
the governor to veto it. They took
the ground that the bill was hostile to
their interests, and have not forgotten
that Mr.. Jones made very bitter
speech. in favor of the bill, a speech
which was aimed directly at the
classes who are represented by or
ganized labor, and the only one to
which the labor leaders who we're lob
bying against the bill took serious OBJ
lection. Now, to have this man ap-
pointed factory inspector looks to the
laboring men like adding insult to in
jury, and it is not unlikely that the
governor and labor commissioner, who
are directly responsible for the ap-
pointment, will hear from their labor
friends in some emphatic way in a
very short time.
"Besides all of the above, there is
said to be a business reason why a
man from the southern part of the
State should not have had the vacant
place, and why it should have gone to
a man from Duluth. One of the fac
tory inspectors lives in Minneapolis,
where he is busy for about ten months
of the year. Another lives in St. Paul.
where he is kept busy for about eight
months. Capt. Paul was busy in
Duluth for about four months While
they ale working in the towns where
their homes are the factory inspectors
only draw their salaries. When they
go away from home, the important
item of board and lodging is added
By naming a man from Dnluth the
governor would have saved the State
about $500 year. But saving of
this sort cut no figure when place
was to be provided for member OF
the legislature who voted for Nelson
for United States SENATOR
Mondays St. Paul Dispatch has tn e
following:
"Mr. Jones will enter upon his du-
ties as one of the protectors of labor
with record of having voted against
every piece of labor legislation pro-
posed during the last session, and o1
having voted for and advocated in the
strongest language the passage of the
struck jury bill, which, of all things
the laboring man did not want. More
over, being a farmer by occupation
he is not naturally fitted to work
around and closely examine danger
Gus machinery, while it is in motion
to enter railroad yards, with their net.
work of tracks, and play switchman
while he examined the switchyards.
"Mr. Jones was an ardent supporter
of Governor Nelson in the late sena
torial campaign, which, of course
supplies him with all the needed
qualifications for SO responsible po
sition."