The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-16
NOT HALF ENOUGH
MANUFACTURING DONE IN ST. PAUL.
NOW FOR THE CTTY'S IN
TEREST.
THOSE ALREADY ENGAGED
IN SUCH LINES WILL TRY TO
INCREASE THE CITY'S PROD
THE NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED
Last Night at the Commercial Club
Promises to Breathe New Life
Into Idle Shops.
THE NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED

Into Idle Shops.
The manufacturers Of the city met
last night in the rooms of the CONNER
cial club and effected a permanent
organization. The committee appointed
at the last meeting to draft a constitu-
ton and set Of bylaws submitted the
following report through the chairman
of the committee, William Church:
This organization shall be known as
the Northwestern Manufacturers Union
Of ST. Paul
The object of the union shall be to
unite manufacturers doing business in
the city of st. Paul for the purpose of
instruction and mutual Improvement
in the art Of manufacturing, the science
of economics and trade ethics, the adj
Vancing and increasing of trade and
for the purpose of influence as a body
to promote the interests of manufacture
ing and for social culture amongst the
members.
The officers shall be a president, two
vice presidents, secretary and treasur-
meetings Of the union
The officers shall be elected by bal
lot by members who are present in per
son.
The annual meeting shall be held on
the third Monday of March of each
year and regular meetings on the third
Monday of each month. Special meet
ings may be called by the president
on petition of five members Of the
union
The president will name the follow
ing standing committees to consist OF
five members each: Transportation,
insurance, taxation, legislation, mem
bership, advertising, adjusting, finance
and soliciting.
The executive committee or board of
directors shall consist of the president,
secretary and chairman of each of the
standing committees, and all matters
requiring immediate attention shall be
referred to this board
The constitution may be amended at
any regular meeting Of the union by
twO-thirds vote Of the members pres
ent, providing due notice of such
amendment has been given at a previ-
Gus meeting.
The bylaws of the union shall be as
follows
All members must be elected by bal
lot. Persons DESTROYS of becoming
members shall make application which
will be acted upon by the membership
committee and may be rejected, should
five members of the union vote against
the application.
Only manufacturers shall be eligible
to membership.
The duties Of the officers shall be the
same as those pertaining to the officers
Of like organizations.
The treasurer will have charge of
all moneys of the union to be paid
out only on warrants issued by the
president.
The membership fee shall be $1O and
the annual dues $40.
A quorum will consist of twenty
five members in good standing.
A system of fines will be arranged
and moneys coming from this source
shall be paid into the treasury of the
union.
The adoption Of the constitution and
by laws was discussed al length, and
especially that portion in regard to
eligibility of members. the question be-
ing raised that many manufacturers in
st. Paul had their goods made by
Eastern concerns, and an effort was
made to exclude this class of manufac-
tuners from a membership in the union,
but it was defeated the majority feel
inG that the scope of the union should
be of as broad a nature as possible.
After the adoption of the constitution
and bylaws, officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: President,
Geo. F. Kuhles first vice president,
G. r. Croft; second vice president Il.
Ref; treasurer, Z. A. KOnantZ; secre-
tary, William Church.
The elections were all by acclama-
ton, with the exception of that of Mr..
Church. In his case a ballot was TAX
en-, resulting in his election on the first
vote, he receiving "a of the 81 votes
cast. The name of A. S. Tallmadge
was prominently mentioned in cOnnec-
ton with the seCretaryship, but it was
decided that the union needed a man
who could spend more time to it's adj
vancement, and who was not so ham.
pered as is Mr.. Tallmadge by other
duties.
A resolution was introduced and
adopted directing the secretary to ex-
tend to the Commercial club a vote Of
thanks for cOurtesies extended and the
interest manifested by that body in
the formation of the union.
President Kuhles asked and was
granted permission to suit his pleasure
IN the appointment OIL the SCanO1nR
committees, as the task would undoubt-
eddy prove an arduous one and would
require time and a careful study Of the
roster.
First Vice President-elect Croft had
the honor of presenting to the union
the first report to be considered by the
union. He said that it was often said
that st. Paul was over-croWded with
manufacturers, and in order to correct
that impression he submitted a table
comparing the SANITY City with half a
dozen others throughout the United
States.
This table was as follows:
Output. Per Capita
Chicago ................ 1864, 600, coo $50. 90
st. Louis ............... 229. 600 600 81. 90
Cincinnati $50. ........ 225, 900. 900 5000
Rochester 49,. ........ 75000,000 45.0
Milwaukee ...... ...... 81, 600, .0U 5000
Pittsburg ............... 127 100000 So. 90
Minneapolis .......... 81, Oo0, 0O0 81. 90
st. Paul ................. SO, 900, coo % go
1t was decided that the time between
now and the next regular meeting
would make too long an intermission in
view of the business to be done, and
President Kuhles called a special meet
ing to be held Monday evening next,