The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-29

At the regular meeting of the Trades
and Labor Assembly Tuesday evening
the most important business transact
ed was the election of a delegate to at
tend the 18th annual convention of the
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
which is to he held in GAINESVILLE June
-. O. Y. Calef secured the election
and J. 0. Hall as alternate.
Rev. and Mrs. Gear of Duluth, adj
dressed the meeting in regard to a
trades carnival, and a committee OF
five was appointed to act in conjunc-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. Gear in getting
mp such a carnival.
Delegate Royal, the assembly COM
missioner of the free employment
agency, submitted the first report,
which was as follows:
REPORT OF FREE LABOR EMPLOY
- MDNT COMMISSIONERS.
To the President and Members of the
Trades and Labor. Assembly,.
Gentlemen:-Pursuan to the re-
o,;irements of an ordinance, creating
what is known as ''Thc Free Public
Employment Bureau" we your CON-
missioners beg leave to most respect
fully submit this, our first report.
l. March 18th, 1899, we met and or.
dent without date, and by virtue of
the ordinance governing this bureau,
the secretary of the Board of Public
Works is secretary of this bureau.
Bylaws were prepared, submitted,
and approved, and, the secretary in
structed to purchase such stationer;.
which blank books, record books, and
have such cards, circulars. and other
notices printed. which in his opinion
seemed best for the proper manage
ment, and better success of. the bu-
reau; and we are pleased to say, that
as a result of what little. advertising
has been done. we have secured posi-
tons for 1877 persons out of a possible
81 registered with us, which means a
saving to the laborer of at least $137.
and at a cost to the city too tritfling
to make mention of.
date amounts to $53.16 and made up of
the following items, 1000 cards, $50
piacards, 500 envelopes, $50 letter.
heads, 100 postal cards, 200 postage
stamps, rubber stamps, ink and ink
pad, Irvine, tack hammer, two record
books, two registers, and order books,
aud the cost from now on will be nom
inal, as we are pretty well supplied
with all material necessary to do bust
ness for time at least.
Had the cost to organize been ten
times greater we could not but con-
sider the money well expended, and
were it possible for the public to come
to the office of the bureau and listen
to the expressions made by those who
have had occasion to learn of the Or
ganization and it's purposes, they too
would be unanimous in declaring it
one OF the most commendable and wor-
thy ventures ever attempted by this or
any other city, and Judging from the
words of commentator and encour-
agement coming from every quarter,
and the marked success of the bureau
50 far, we cannot but believe that the
has come to stay, but not
Withstanding all this, we fully realize,
that in order to accomplish what we
hope for. it means some patience, and
a whole lot of hard work, for we find
that the employer of labor, while
heartily in accord with the purpose of
the organization. are little slow in
plocing their orders with us, largely
we believe from force of habit, and
the newness of the organization. How
ever. this will right itself in time.
We are sorry TO say that the EN-