The labor world., 1898-02-19
SUPERIOR.
Special Meeting.

There was special meeting OF the
Trades and Labor Assembly held Sun
day afternoon. the object being to hear
the report of the committee appointed
to confer with the Freeman Milling
company in regard to settling the dis
pute with the union coopers, The com
mittee reported that no settlement
could be made and the matter was Or
dered reported to the American Fedora
ton of Labor. A statement Of the diff
ferences between the milling company
and the coopers is as follows:
When the Imperial mill trouble was
settled the coopers informed the milling
companies that in order to make fair
wages and fair living the price of bar
rels would have to be raised. This
proposition was agreed to by all the
millers in Superior with the exception
of the Freeman Milling company. This
company claims to have contract with
the unfair cooperage firm known as the
Star Barrel company, corner of Baxter
and Winter. This the coopers deny, as
the only contract which the Freeman
company had expired Jan. 1st, and
could not really be considered con-
tract as it was based on sliding scale,
which scale went downward when CON-
petition among the shops was sharp.
When the union coopers asked for fair
wages the mill company referred to
have the scale of prices go up to a living
wage.
An eight-hour resolution to be pre-
sented to the council was endorsed. 1t
is as follows:
Resolved, that organized labor in Su-
.perior by and: through the Superior
Trades and Labor assembly hereby re-
quest and demand that the city council
of Superior pass and adopt city Or
dinance, requiring all day and common
labor, employed directly or indirectly
upon any city work, whether by day
labor or for contractors, be and the
same shall be performed in days work
limited to eight hours each, and
That all work let by the city to con-
tractors or sub. contractors, or otherwise,
shall contain such 3stipulations in both
advertisements for bids and contracts
for such work.
The resolution was given its second
reading at the council meeting Tuesday
evening and was adopted by unani-
NOUS vote.
The unfair committee Of the Trades
and Labor Assembly met Sunday after
noon and reported progress in all work
entrusted to them. The special COM
mittee appointed to look after the unfair
Leader reported that ID some parts of
the city the paper was del ivered for
5 cents week, a reduction of one-half
the usual rate, and IN other places it
was delivered gratis. Some OF the mer
chants who were interviewed by mem :
bers of the committee stated that the
Leader representatives stated that they
paid the scale and employed union
labor. This is absolutely false as there
is not union printer working in the
Leader office and furthermore they do
not pay the scale and had not made any
attempt to pay it, and this the commit
tee knew.
A list of firms handling the Armour's
meats. whom the committee had inter-
viewed, promised to cease buying any of
this firms products.
Gund's beer and scab cigars came be.
fore the committee and they repo rted
decreased sale of both articles.
Before adjourning the committee
agreed to meet hereafter the Sunday
previous to- the regular assembly meet
ings.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Superior Typographical union held last
afternoon the following nomin-
ations were made:
For president, E. H. Townsend; vice.
president, E. A. Bergstron; recording
secretary, Miss Dorothy Scott; financial
secretary, Q. N. Calef, Miss Ida Myr-
tetus; treasurer, Miss Ida Myrtetus,
Miss NJ. E. Van Auken; sergeant-at-
arms, George Thomas, J. S. Konkel;
executive committee, P. J.. McKeague,
Ed. Thompson, Thos. Lyons; delegates
to Trades and Labor Assembly, j. S.
Konkel Thos. Lyons. o. N. Calef, P.
J. McKeague, J. O. Hall, Ed. Thomp
son. P. J. McKeague was elected bust
ness agent for one month.
At the last regular meeting Of retail
clerks union No. 8. officers were in
stalled as follows: George Anderson
president; P. K: Smith, first vice presi-
dent; P. H Hurd, second vice; Claude
Stofer, recording secretary; VIM. Ken
ney, financial secretary; Harry Stout.
treasurer; Albert Anderson. G. G. Shell
don and Felix Seligman, trustees. The
union is admitting qew members at