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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
Don't Want Your Trade.

Once and awhile the dealer in
Unfair goods, by an exhibition of
temper, gives himself the worst
ot it. Recently a number, of
union men objected to an article
because it was minus the label.
:"Oh, that's all right" said
the clerk, "they're union made
and all union help is employed
where they are manufactured.
"That's funny" replied the in
tending purchaser, II should
think they would have the label
on them; don't they know the
quicker they get the label the
better it will be for them?" ~
Then as the would-be becustomer
expressed it, the clerk "flew off
the handle" and retorted:
eff you want to buy anything
in this store you will take what
we hand out. Otherwise we
don't cater to you"
The party started for the door
and as they passed the floor
walker the latter said:> "That's
right, we wouldn't handle. label
goods" -.
And if the identity of the firm
gets noised about among the
union men and their friends it
very soon will probably not
handle any goods of any kind to
speak of.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

W1IH joe \JlOCklc Oh 01XLu ave-
nue., between First and Second
streets. The members of one of
their committees had been in
vited by the gentleman to trans
port themselves to a certain
climate warmer than Duluth.
The grievance committee will in
vestigate.
The laundry workers requested
that no work be given to drivers
who did not wear their union
button. -.
The cigarmakers had a COM
mittee appointed to wait on the
drug stores to induce them to
keep their promises to handle
onl y home made and union
cigars.
A shoemakers' delegate re-
ported that the members of his
union had pledged themselves to
use only union made goods, and
asked delegates to request the
members of their unions to pat
ronize only shoe shops that dis
play the union card.
The matter of treasurer's bond
was referred to the trustees. An
interesting discussion occurred
over the various adaptations of
the union label idea, the different
forms and methods of identifying
union men and the products of
their labor. .~ =.
The election of a secretary re-
suited on the first ballot as fol-
lows: William Tunnel, IL;
Thomas B. Scott, II; Joseph
Allen, 13. On the fourth ballot
Tunnel had 16 and on the fifth
Scott run up to II. Allen, how
ever won out on the sixth with
% votes out of a total of 80. ~
The remaining officers were in
stalled; the secretary was in.
structed to correspond with Su-
perior trades assembly in regard
to pushing the Armour boycott;
Delegate Baker brought up the
subject of devoting a portion Of
each meeting to the discussion of
economic questions, and a COM
.mittee composed of Delegates
Baker, Findley and Cobb were
instructed to bring in a plan of
procedure. .'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

The charges against the board
of public works still hangs fire.
Alderman Sang's criticism of the
council is deserved. The city
fathers should take the bull by
the horns as these matters come
up and settle them without so
many unreasonable delays. Lots
Of people get an idea from the
way the council does business
that most Of it's postponements
are simply invitations to "be
seen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

for Reimbursement. Defeated,
1 to II: A discussion arose over
the amount of the bid which had
been stated at $64,021.5o. On
looking the matter up the cor
rect amount was found to be
$63,O21.5O, or $2,07O in excess
of Watterworth & Fees bid OF
$6O,951.
The motion was amended to
include Duluth labor on both
quarrying and cutting and the
amount of the bond raised to
$4,000. A motion by Alder
man Simpson that the contract.
or should not be interested in a
boarding camp got lost in the
shuttle, and the amended motion
passed by a vote of 10 to 5, as
follows: s>t.@. ....-...z. .s-~.
Yeas Burg, Dahl, Duren,
Harker, Richardson, Sang,
Stevens, Fischer, Trevillion, Mr..
President.-1O. ~.- .:.s :.
Navs-Crassweller, Jefferson,
Rowley, Shannon: Simpson,:
An ordinance was presented
providing that steps be taken to
adopt a new charter under the
Sheehan law. .ss ...--..... ..
The salary of the sealer OF
weights and measures came up
on a proposition for an increase,
and was referred to the city
attorney. Alderman Jefferson
found opportunity to ask II 1t
"wou1dn't be well to pass an
ordinance undoing everything
we did last spring. -,
A resolution was passed to
require acquisitions for fire de-
partment supplies to pass the
approval of the fire department
committee, and to instruct the
comptroller to sign no bills u11.
accompanied by such requis1tlon
Under a resolution by Alder.
man Stevens the president ap:
pointed Aldermen Shannon
Harker, Jefferson, Sang and
Stevens as a committee to meet
with a. like committee
from the Superior council to in.
vestigate the cost of the Duluth
Superior bridge with view to
determine what would be a just
schedule of tolls. -..>s-..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
Give us Honest Text Books.

The Labor World hopes that
the new board of education will
see the impropriety of retaining
in the schools such text books
as are partisan and misleading
on historical and economic sub
jects. It is extremely difficult
for even the matured mind to
resist the unconscious influ-
ence on its opinions of litera-
ture known in advance to be
unreliable How very disas-s
trous then, to strictly scientific
ideas, must be theeffectof mis-.
leading books upon the iyhma-
ture and unsuspicious mind Of
the common school pupil? The
previous training of such pupils
in studies of the nature of the
exact sciences has inspired
them with a natural belief in
the infallibility of the text
book. It's assertions are taken
for granted; they are built into
the structure, so to speak, of .
the growing mind; they color
itsviews throughout the pupils
entire life and, to say nothing
of their tendency to throw his
influence at all points in his
career on the side of error, in
justice and retrogression, often
mis1ead him into measures that
result to his own personal dam
age. The difficulty in getting
strictly scientific text books on
these subjects is no excuse.
We believe chat suchsbooks can
be had; if wanted, and while
their publishers may not be
able to hold out such alluring
bats to the text book commit
teemen, as the agents of the
trust and those who cater to
class interests, yet where the
public interests are so great,
the slightest yielding to the
customary, but no less corrupt
wiles of the expert book drum
mer, is nothing short of high se5ls
treason. In a republic treason
consists in the betrayal of the
people, and there can be no
perfidy more far reaching and
disastrous in it's consequent
ces than that which seeks to
cloud the mind of coming gen
erations with confusion and
falsehood. ~:.. r.. ..s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

The union label will receive
a great impetus on Labor day
at Chicago. Not only will every
horse in line be compelled to
wear a shoe bearing label,
but every man that walks in
the parade is expected to wear
a boot or a shoe on which the
stamp of the Boot or Shoe
Workers International union
appears.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
PantQn
E White
GLASS BLOCK STORE.

REMEMBER, only a few days
left to take advantage of the
great price slaughter in sum-
mer stuffs. Since the new
tariff law took effect the goods
cannot be bought today at the
prices we quote. We need
room for Fall Goods, hence
your opportunity to buy at
less than the goods cost today.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

Rockefeller was once work.
ingman, and Jay Gould claimed
that he was a workingman, but
they must remember Judas
was once an apostle and the
devil was once in heaven
Rev. Herbert N. Casson.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
les Hosiery.

fine Cotton Hose, absolutely
*, the best value ever shown in
worth in the market today at
mt tariff fully so per cent
an we ask for them, 0kn
Prime Hermsdorf Black Cotton
:tra high spliced heel, double
rth 49c per pair, 01 Nh
pairs for....................D '4sVV
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
LABOR IN COUNCIL
Trades Assembly Holds Stirring
Session-r1any New Del
egates Obligated.
DELEGATE Allen of the Woodwork
ers Elected Secretary-A
Lively Session.

evening held an interesting ses-
sion and transacted a vast
amount of routine business.
The following delegates for the
coming six months submitted
credentials and were obligated:
George c. Findley, printers;
Max Zech, iron and steelworkers;
Joseph Rufangue, Frank Jacobs,
boilermakers' helpers; Joseph ".
Schweiger, boot and shoework-
ers; Axel Jackson, Andrew Mel
son, tailors; H. w. Mueller,
Thomas B. Scott, George Dixon,
1aundryworkers; Richard Rich
ter, Richard Bly,, John Almem,
bakers; Max Gross, pressfeeders;
VIM. E. McEwen, 0. c. Sturm,
John Kruger, plumbers; Alex j.
Gerton, E. T. Conner, BARRIERS;
J. Douglas, J. Lawson, $. H.
Petrie, cooks. .......@ y.
Under the head of reports of
unions the steelworkers, coopers,
draymen, freight handlers, boil
ermakers, printers, painters,
plasterers, plumbers, stonecut-
tiers, tailors, pressfeeders, brew
cry workers and shoemakers said
business was dull; butchers,
longshoremen, laundry workers,
musicians and walters reported
business fair; bakers, BARRIERS,
cigarmakers, street railway en-
ployes and sawmill workers said
business was good, the carpen-
ters, work dull but unioni in good
condition; and the timers, all
working, but most of them out
of town. -. -'>.,-. =
The Armour boycott commit
tee suggested that secretaries OF
local unions write to firms hand
ling the Armour products; the
bridge committee that they
would endeavor to lay the mat
ter before the civic federation
Monday; the. labor day COM
mittee submitted a set of rules
by which it proposed to guide it's
proceedings and that proposals
from proprietors of picnic re-
sorts had been advertised for
and a decision would be made
Monday: evening; the committee
on county roads reported that.
the matter in their hands would
be laid before the civic feder-.
alton. =
The auditing committees re-
port was recommitted that some
details might be further investi-
gated. The financial statement
for the past six months is as.
follows:
FINANCIAL REPORT.
Balance Jan. 1, 1897...."..."......$ 81 SO
From dues to M'ch 81 $61 so
" June. 80 64sOO
Total dues..............- 125 5O
From Labor Temple Fund. 4Oa 80
/. Collections on outstanding
tickets...... ..........."........". . W.
Total ....,...........$6 $500 ~
Disbursements -.... ~
To March 3................$l34 II -s.-
To June 30...."........:...173 70
Total oOI FL
Balance on hand...........$322 O1
A number of bills were allowed
and there was considerable dis
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
Wash Goods

Come and see how much we can save
you. Read the prices and see the goods.
25O0 yards 4O-inch Lawns, almost as
heavy as percale; ground colors are light
blue, navy, cadet, black, white-and the
STYLES are the prettiest shown this
Lengths from 2 to 20 yards.
zoe goods-while they last In
rand1eS.. .......................ll12C
nch Lappets............. ....I0c
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
S Shirt Waists
Counter No. /,
t Sale of q
les NeCkNear

Silk Ties in stripes, checks and
effects, sold elsewhere for Okn
i. 1Oc each or 8 for............6OV
inc Silk Ties in Roman Stripes
* satin ties, the same as 0n
Ties offered you, each........A "
e,epant line of Ladies Ties and
, checks, plaids and Roman
superior in style and quality to
@ YOU have had offered Okn
Csc, each ................"".......6VV
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
eS' Underwear

>ine Swiss Ribbed Vests,
the same as you have Tin,
argain at 15c, each ...... 2V'
bout 10 dozen Ladies fine
on Suits that we have been
15Oc to 69c each, we Q0n
u all you want at, eaehO0Ol
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31
OF DULUTH GRANITE
Mcdonnell Gets Contract for Low
Level ReSerVoir-Bond to
Employ Duluth Labor.
Shannon Introduces Resolution to
Bring City Under Sheehan
Oligarchy Charter.

Oligarcly Charter.
A long drawn out session OF
the city council Monday night
resu1ted~in settling the low level
reservoir contract, but for the
most part was a continuance of
the policy which, Alderman
Sang says, is fast causing that
body to go "into history as a
council that either referred or de-
ferred everything that came
before it,
The first discussion was over
the opening of 24th avenue west.
Z. D. Scott, of Scott & Holston,
and a member of the firm of
Hubbard & Vincent were pres
ent and discussed the situation
with the council. Mr.. Scott
finally agreed to permit the use Of
the passage way through his
company's grounds at 24th ave.
west for another month until
the committee could decide
which avenue it would be best
to open
The mayor reported that
market hall was now ready for
use and urged the council to pro-
vide forits administration.
A number of claims for dam
ages were received and filed.
The board of public works re-
ported adversely on the claim OF
G. Krause for $515 on account
of the overflow of Brewery creek.
Attent;Dn was called to the fail
ure to provide fire plugs and air
valves in certain waterworks
contracts; and several estimates
were considered and allowed. A
discussion arose over a propo-
sition to make certain orders
draw interest and the matter
went back to the committee.
The council then took another
turn at the engineers pay rolls
for May and June. A motion to
strike out Mr.. Reeds name
failed by a vote Of Z to 8; to
strike out the entire Reed pay
roll, 6 to 8; to pay both, 8 to Z.
Not having a majority the
motion failed.
Another wrangle arose over
an effort to raise the salary OF
the assistant city engineer from
$14OO to $1,000. The point was
raised that his salary had been
fixed once and could not be
changed during his term. With
the aid of the city attorney it
was decided that the assistant
engineer had no term and his
wages could be changed at will.
The raise was ordered.
A number of waterworks esti-
mates were allowed. On the
contract for the 40 inch force
main from the pumphouse to
the reservoir Alderman Simpson
raised the point that the work
men had not been paid, but the
matter was dropped when it
was found that the estimate was
for pipe and not for laying it,.
The reservoir contract then
came up. The first motion was
to award the contract to Water
worth & Fee, Kettle River cop
ing and lining, bond to be
given for the cutting of the stone
in Duluth. The motion was
lost by the following vote:
Yeas -Craswe1ler, Dahl, Simp-
son, Shannon, Rowley, Trevil-
lion, Mr.. President.-7.
Nays Berg, Duren, Harker,
Jefferson, Richardson, Sang,
Stevens, Tischer.-8. s-.s.s. :
Sang moved to award con-
tract to P. MCDONNELL on bid for
granite lining, Duluth labor to-
be employed, and a separate
bond of 81, 500 for the cutting of.
ne stone in Duluth.
jefferson moved to refer back
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-31

Balance on hand............$32zO O1
A number of bills were allowed
and there was considerable dis
cussion over the 1 cent per cap.
ita tax amendment to the consti-
tuition of the state federation.
During the: discussion. President
McEwen took the floor in a Wig
orous defense of the proposition.
The amendment carried. So to o.
Secretary McDonald's resigna-
ton was accepted and a vote OF
thanks extended to him for his.
efficient services. A similar rec
ognition was given the News
Tribune for publishing the presi-
dents report as requested by the
assembly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
A CHEMICAL VICTORY.
The Belfast Washing
and Bleaching Compound

Practically does away with the Wash
board; will save more than half the labor
in washing; viii remove rust, ink, fruit
stains; will bleach the yellowest clothes
pure white: warranted not to injure the
most delicate fabric. Prepared only by
the Chicago Western Chemical Co. For
sale by the following grocers:
w H. Henderson. 267 and 269 South
Main street.
Eli L. Price 254 South Main street
Blythe Grocery Co., 22O South Main
Bowring Davis. IS South Main street.
White Mercantile Co., 22 and "a West
First South street.
e G. Elmor & Son, "A West Second
Edgar Bros, 145 West Second South
street.
S. Ioblom, West First South street.
j. w Hanes 10 East Third South street.
]. Kellett, 1903 East Second South street.
Strong Bros. S13 East Fourth South
Fred G. Willes 679 South State street.
S. e. Warburton, FOL East Seventh
South street.
], w. Thomson. sS6 South Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
LITERATURE AND PORK PACK.
ING.

Nelson Morris, the great millionaire
pork packer of Chicago, has induced his
son to abandon the pursuit of litera-
ture and incidentally fame, to secure
the latter requiring ito scorn delights
and live laborious days" and to devote
himself to business. And what argu-
ment does Mr.. Morris urge in justifica-
ton of his course? "a million men can
write books says he. but few can
have the opportunity that my son en-
joys 10 become great in the business
world l would rather see him develop
a capacity for affairs Of practical life
than be the greatest author of the cen
fury. think man Of business does
more for the community in which he
lives and for the world in general, than
d writer of books. 1 employ 10000 men,
and regard giving men an opportunity
for employment as the highest philan-
thropy. A book is read by few. A large
commercial or manufacturing enter
prise, Well conducted, is a blessing to
the word at large"
Lots of fun is being poked at Mr.
Morris because Of what he says about
writer's Of books and business men, but
there is a great deal of sound sense in
it. Certainly the world would be a
great deal better off if two-thirds of the
authors who have written books had
never lived. The burning of the library
of Alexandria IS always mourned as a
great loss, yet it most likely cleared
out vast amount of trash. Young
Morris may possess a rare literary
genius. but it is hardly likely; that he
possesses literary ability equal to many
authors" of today is quite probable
No doubt his father realized this fact
Then, quite naturally, ne would want
his son to qualify himself to take care
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
WOMEN NOT AGAINST WOMEN.

The New York Tribune discusses our
recent municipal election from the
point of view of its bearing on woman
suffrage. 1t thinks, all things consid-
cred, that quite likely no party viii
nominate women for office hereafter in
this city. 1t then goes on to say that
it may be. of course, that there were
some local conditions in Salt Lake
City that were responsible for this
rather surprising outcome of woman
suffrage. But it is fact that in other
matters women are not always ready
to stand up for their sex. Women ply
sicians, for instance even when they
are known to be competent and skill
ful are not employed by many women.
although women might naturally
be supposed to prefer women
as physicians The same thing
is in measure true of
other occupations in which women are
Gaining q foothold It is not always
from their own sex that they receive
the greatest encourag ement, while in
some cases they encounter the more or
less active hostility Of women. This is
a curious fact; for, in the abstract,
women always stand up sturdily for
their own sex, and not infrequentlv
condemn mans injustice to woman.
It is one of those Inconsistencies in wo-
mans nature that make her at once
charming and incomprehensible."
The article is based on the assump-
ton that the women voters either
scratched or voted against the women
candidates. The women candidates did
run behind the others, but there is
nothing to warrant the assumption
that they We're specially knitted" by
women voters There are many male
voters who always dislike to vote for
women and who indulge this dislike
Why may not this class have reduced
the vote for the women candidates as
well as anything else?
We think that the late municipal cleo
ton made one fact very plain, and
that is this: that the names of women
on tickets do not add any special
strength to them: and the reason for
this is very simple. Women who hold
the franchise exercise it on political
and not on sex lines; and that is the
sensible thing to do. a woman voter
who would vote for a candidate simply
because she was a woman would. on
like grounds, vote against a candidate
because he was man.
In politics women are amenable to
about the same influences that men are,
and their actions can be traced to about
the same causes and motives. We GER
tainly expect to see women nominated
for office hereafter in Salt Lake CITY;
there is no reason why they should
not be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17

81 walked into his office with my pa
pers in my hand, and looking ZIP pleas
antly, the judge greeted me as follows:
Good morning, William understand
you want to pass your examination and
be a lawyer?
:. Yes, Sir: that's what I'm here for this
morning
q Were you out at the track this morn
ing to see the horses taking their work2 2
Yes sir
% Did you see that Kentucky crack, Lee
lox, and my mare, Orphan Girl, work?'
Yes sir; they both went a mile, and
you know the track was a bit slow. Or
phan Girl finished up strong and swing
ing all through the last furlong in AT, and
Lelox was ali out and had the boy kick
ing him in :471a.'
= / reckon my mare has pretty good
chance for the MAXWELL
. 1t looks like a certainty. Lelox is all
she has to beat, and he's as good as done
already
WHAT kind of a plan would it be to
send Alcock to st. Louis with Brakeman
for the Merchants stakes?'
The horse is good now and he has
nothing to beat over there. Land him in
st. Louis all right, and it's as good as q
Walkover
I think I'll send him. Let me see-ah
[ thought / was forgetting something;
we forgot all about the examination; hand
me your papers, William. and see me
sign them. -
Counselor Biz walked out with his
duly attested license, and a short time
later Judge Gill won the Maxwell House
stakes and the Merchants stakes with
Orphan Girl and Brakeman.