The labor world., 1898-03-19
LOCAL NOTES.

VIM. Garland has been elected dele
gate to the Home Industry League oS
the cigarmakers union.
John BIackwood and I. L. West, both
members of the Typographical union
have gone to the Pacific coast
A meeting will be held at the city nal
March 22nd., for the purpose OF forming
young mems democratic club.
The street railway employees. OF Sagi
nav Mich. are on strike. Wages anC
hours are the bone of contention.
Chief of Chicago fire department has
given it out that all the horses under
his control will be shod in union houses
The street railway employees union
endorsed the boycott on the Acme laun'
dry at their meeting last Saturday eve
ming.
It expected that big strike will be
inaugurated by the building trades OF
Chicago on April l. Bosses refuse tc
sign an agreement.
Now let the topographic al union get
the city council to pass an ordinance re-
auiring the union label upon all city
printing. Agitate for it and don't lot up.
If it has the union label you know it
is fairly made. And every time you ask
for. label goods, you strengthen the de-
mand for union wares and strengthen
your own union.
H. P. Jeckell of the street car en-
ployes' union, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitous, has regained bis
usual health and is on duty again in the
street car service.
w. D. Mahon, president Amalgamated
Association of StreetssRailway Employees
informs US that special effort is to be
made during this spring to push organl-
zation of the street railway men through
out the country.
The West Duluth saw mills are un-
dergoing repairs and fitting up for the
summer season of saving. The indica-
tions are that the coming season will be
busy one. The saw mill workers
union will commence holding meetings
as soon as operations begin.
The delegates from the agents union
notified the assembly at the last meet
ing that there was boycott against the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
on the ground that agents had been dis
charged for the reason that they be-
longed to the agents association.
BIC. Ferguson, member of the typo
graphical union, and family, have gone
to Seattle, where they will make their
home in the future. Mr.. Ferguson was
whole-souled fellow and favorite
among the typos. He will be missed in
organized labor circles 5.' IL
The union man who buys an article
without union label on it, when he
could have gotten the same article with
the union label on it by looking for it,
should never use the argument that the
manufacturers should try and help
their workmen, for if the workmen won't
help themselves by buying union abeled
goods, how can they expect anyone else
to help them?
The Merchants Bank is the name of a
new bank which has just been opened in
the Palladio building. This is a new
enterprise founded by Mr.. Hanson b.
Smith, also its president. A general
banking business will be carried on.
Mr.. Smith stands high in business cir
cles and we predict that the Merchants
will soon rank near the top in the bank
ing institutions of this city.
At the meeting Of the cigarmakers'
union, held Wednesday evening, it was
decided to offer cash prize of $1,000, to
any person of this city who will give the
best and cheapest plan for advertising
the cigarmakers' union label. The con-
test will be open until May 18th, when
the plans will be opened by committee
to be selected by the Federated Trades
Assembly, and the prize awarded to the
person offering the best and cheapest
plan. Mail all (sealed) communications
to Julius Dworschak, GIT Second Ave
East. Also mark envelope "Blue Label, y
SO that it will not be opened by mis- AXE.