The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12

i positions on the different committees which
Mr.. bennett occupied.
One OF the leading business houses of Min
Ineapolis, realizing that the prosperity Of that
city is to great extent dependent upon the
employment of the laboring people resident
there proposes to HANDLE. as far as possible,
| goods manufactured in that city. Edward
Christopherson, of this city, organizer of the
United Garment Workers of America, on
Wednesday received letter from the firm
| In question asking him to go over to the
other twin and organize the garment work.
! ers in that city, assuring him at the same
time that II successful they would hereafter
handle no goods without the union label at
tached In compliance with this request Ed
| will endeavor to organize a union in Mime
apolis this week.
The executive committee of Typographical
| Union No. 80 meets at Assembly hall today
| for the purpose Of completing arrangements
| looking to the submission of the difficulty re-
Gently existing between the union and the
! Duel City Publishers association to a board
of arbitration communication from the
publishers has been received by President
Franklin, OF No. 80, agreeing to refer the
matter to the state board Of arbitration for
settlement.
| The Minneapolis Trades Council will enter
| tain the delegates to the trades and labor
assembly OF ST. Paul on Friday evening, July
81. The entertainment will take the form Of
banquet, with toasts, responses musical
and literary numbers thrown in by way of
variety, and Is In fulfllment of an arrange
ment entered into by the two bodies to hold
Joint meetings once every three months. The
! first Of these occurred in St. Paul last April
| and proved to be an enjoyable affair several
| prominent business men Of the city honoring
| the assembly by their presence and also TAX
| Ing part In the programme presented.
The tin, sheetiron and cornice workers.
union at a special session Wednesday evening,
after the transaction Of business which called
the members Of the union together decided to
hold an open meeting on Monday evening,
July 20, and several prominent labor speakers
Including Harry Franklin, the "gold-tongued''
orator; Louis Nash, p. ]. Garaghty and others
of greater or less magnitude in the oratorical
world, will entertain the audience. A general
| invitation Is extended members of this branch
OF the trade in the city to be present.
Martin Arneson, of the Pioneer Press book
and job chapel has purchased farm in the
| Northern part of the state and left on
Wednesday to take up his residence thereon.
| A. F. Dwelly, representing the local assoc
citation of retail clerks. has been in Denver,
| Col, the past week In attendance on the ma
| tional convention of the order.
| The entire committee from the trades and
| labor assembly on Labor day picnic will take
pose of inspecting the facilities at that resort
| as suitable place for holding the mammoth
picnic to be given by the labor organizations
on MONDAY ,1t;H Sept: 4; The committee has sew
Of them before' selection is made
Paul D. Nefsione of the candidates for deli
! egate to the International Typographical
union convention to be held at Colorado
/ Springs. Col, in September, the election For
| which will be held by No. 80 on the last
| Wednesday in this month, is out with a
unique card reading as follows; For Del
Eight-Hour Job Man, St. Paul"
AT the meeting OF the American Railway
union MONDAY evening the regular routine
though satisfactory growth was reported.
/ Among the communications received was one
from the National Brewery Workers union
requesting the members to boycott certain
| beers manufactured at st. Louis.
Ed O'Connor brought home from st. Iouis
| glowing reports Of the growth of the UNITED
Brotherhood of Leather Workers OF Horse
Goods" it having been shown at the conven-
| ton that the membership had increased
nearly 100 per cent during the past year.
| The galvanized iroR and cornice workers
| have been expelled from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Washington, D. c., for
taking contract that properly belonged to
| the timers ~