The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02
Ia LLabor's World

The executive board of the general board
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Flremen
of the Northern Pacific system concluded us
labors at the Sherman house yesterday after
neon. Grand Master F. P. Sargent was pres
ent and helped the committee in the work
Conferences were held on Tuesday, and yes
terday with Second Vice President Hendricks
General Superintendent NJ. c. Kimberley and
Superintendent of Motive Power Forsythe
Grand Master Sergeant was present at both
of these conferences of the committee. The
result OF the various conferences, although
not all that was expected, was IN general
satisfactory and the board fe.t thankful for
the courteous treatment received from the
officials OF the road.
The executive committee OF the Doaro
which has been putting in It's time here dur
ing the last few weeks, feel very well satls-
fed with It's work.
SOME POINTS SETTLED.
Among the good things accomplished by
the board is, first a very satisfactory ad-
vancement OF wages in a certain class of
work which is perfectly agreeable to both
parties.
Another good feature for the men is the
fact that the hours of labor for the firemen
of the system on certain class Of work
has been reduced
The Cleaning of engines and preparing an
engine for operation has also been passed up,
so that in the future members OF the Brother
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system will not be required to clean their
engines.
As a result O. the work of the conference
between the committee on the officials bet
ter feeling will prevail between the men and
TIA company, for the reason that the company
have given due consideration to all grievances
OF the men brought before them by their
committee.
MR.. NOONAN SATISFIED.
Vice Chairman Noonan said yesterday, in
speaking of the work os the board:
Il can say that the fremen west Of
Livingston, Mont. though we have not re-
ceiyed all we asked. will be perfectly salts
fed with the acton of the company l am
here as their representative, and l am sure
the men Of our division will be satisfied with
what we have got. | am especially pleased
at the manner in which the boaid has been
treated by .he officials of the road Their
action towards US, and the considerable treat
ment of all subjects brought before them by
members of the board, am sure will meet
with the approval Of all members over the
entire system
INDORSE THE GLOBE.
Before concluding its labors the board
handed the following letter to a reporter CT
The G lobe:
We. the representatives of the members
OF the b. L. of F. of the Northern Pacific
system, heartily indorse the st. Paul Daily
G 0 b e for the fair and impartial manner
in which the paper has treated us during our
session in St. Paul.
We take pleasure in recommending 1t to
all members OF the s. of L. F. in the Twin
Cities and the Northwest and We also heart
lily inGorse its daily labor column, which has
done much good for the cause. Respectfully
for the board,
H. B. Smith, of Duluth
Chairman.
d. Wood, Of Minneapolis
To this. before the board adjourned was
ADDED the Endorsement of F. P. Sargent
grand master of the Brotherhood of Loco
notice Firemen, who has been here off and
on for the past few weews. Under date of
March l. Grand Master Sargent wrote:
The st. Paul Daily G o b is certainly
doing great deal of good for the cause Of
organized labor. by giving up daily column
Of its valuable space for the good of the
cause of labor.
4 sincerely recommend The Daily G 10 b e
to the members and all friends of organized
labor in the city of st. Paul and the North
west, and | especially recommend it to the
members of the b. of L. F., whose cause it
is helping daily. Signed
F. P. Sargent, Peoria. H.,
Grand Master B. of L. F.
MR.. SARGENT RETURNS HOME.
Grand Master F. P. Sargent of the B. Of L.
f. left st. Paul over the Milwaukee road at