The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21

was largely ATTENDED anu Interesting OhC'
A committee was appointed to confer with
the promoters of the new ball park with
view of having the carpenter work thereon
performed by union labor. Peter Rossbacn
and G. H. Stratton were elected delegates to
the trades and labor assembly.
The question of increasing the representa-
ton of delegates in the trades and LABOR as
sembIy was considered by the executive
board of that body Friday evening. Several
propositions were discussed and four deter
mined upon for submission to the Assembly;
Each of these will suggest the increase, put
will provide a different arrangement LOT de-
termining an affiliated body's quota.
A gain of 5000 members is secured by the
Bricklayers International union through the
ACQUISITION of the Chicago union, which mas
been independent since 1888, to It's ron o.
subordinate locals. The Chicago union is tne
pioneer of the craft in the shorter workday
movement, and its members now Work elgh'
hours per day at scale " "a.
NJ. ]. Costello delivered the principal ad
dress at last Sundays open meeting OF the
trades and labor assembly. His subject wa:
The Most Needed Reforms" and he hello
the close attention of his hearers for an hour
Mayor Doran and E. r. Cobb. of Duluth
participated in the discussion following the
address. Chairman Valesh. Of the organiza-
ton committee, presided.
The bakers union is making systematic
effort to unionZe several of the non-unloI
bakeries of the city and is meeting Will
satisfactory results. The union at It's las
meeting voted against the proposition
double the representation in the trades anC
labor assembly.
The executive boards of the pressfeeders'
job pressmen's and the pressmen's unions
held a Joint meeting last evening, when trade
matters affecting the two organizations were
up for consideration.
The miners strike at Leadville has been de
cared off by the union and the last PROPOSE
ton submitted by the mine managers ac
cepted. The wages will be $3.50 and So pc
day the same before the strike was in
augurated and there will be absolutely nj
discrimination against union men.
The open meeting scheduled for Assembl,
hall this evening will not be he'd, 1t havin'
been postponed to a future date 1t viii
probably occur a week from next Friday.
The referendum vote on the question o
holding a convention this year by the iron
holders national organization has resulted
in the negative and the question goes owe
for year.
Mart McHugh. ]. ]. O'Rourke and Franz
Pampusch comprise the pressfeeders' and jol
pressmen's unions new delegation to thu
allied printing trades council.
The organization committee of the trades
and labor assembly will soon undertake t.
perfect organization of butchers. A bar
tenders union is also a probability Of tn
near future.
Organizer Franklin reports the formation
of a typographical union at Deadwood, S
D.. with charter membership of II.
The Order of Railway Conductors nov
claims q 600 members, Of whom IA COO are II
the insurance department.
Invitations have been issued by the bind
cry girls union for it's entertainment to b.
given in connection with the pubic ista Ia
ton of officers, which will occur on April .
The trades and labor assembly will NEE
Friday evening in regular session. The un:oI
label league holds its monthly meeting Tues
day night.
Regular meetings are now held by tn
trades assembiy's executive board on the frs
and third Fridays of each month.
The executive board of the pressfeeders
and job preSsmen's union adjusted a numbe
of minor difficulties during the week.
The current report indicates a total O
$6.1l6.61 in the treasury Of the Internatona
Printing Pressmen's union.