The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-02-16
THE UNIONS: 1

THE UNIONS
Imperial camp of the M. w. A. will
give stereoptican lecture on the
Philippines at Elks' hall on Friday
evening, Feb q.
James Dunno. ex-vice president of
the International Longshoremens
union. was visitor in the city early
in the week.
J. y. Goodrow. ex-president of the
local Butchers union, who is now a
resident of Amythist. Colo, wheye he
has been working at his trade for the
past three years. is spending a few
days in. Duluth visiting his parents.
The Trades and Labor Assembly of
Superior at their Tuesday evening
meeting endorsed COL J. II. ARen for
the position of postmaster at Superior.
Nineteen unions were represented at
the meeting.
At the Butchers union last Tuesday
evening George Redlock and Paul Sab
rowski were elected fraternal delegates
to the West Superior local. The dele
gates from the West Superior local to
the Duluth local are Fred Anderson
and John Gray. The national organic
alton Of the Butchers have created a
defense fund.
Last Saturday the Cigar,nakers'
union voted by the Australian ballot
system for their national officers. The
vote in Duluth resulted as follows: For
president, c. W. Perkins, 81; J. NAL
one. Barnes, 4; NJ. Raphael, 4; II. H.
Acton, Z; for vice president: Samuel
Gompers, 27; McCabe, 8; Mueller, S; De
Burgn, 1. The judges of election for
the Duluth local were Matt Ettinger,
F. J. Piering and A. w. Jones.
There will be special meeting Of the
Longshoremen's union tomorrow after
noon at their hall in West Duluth. The
meeting is held to make arrangements
for meeting their employers to discuss
the wage scale for the coming seaao,l.
The meeting is nothing out Of the or
binary, as it is customary every year
to meet at this time and APPOINT a COM
mittee to arrange the wage scale for
the season.
The meeting Of the Carpenters union
last Tuesday was we'll attended. No
business other than the routine was
transacted. A number of carpenters
are out Of work at this time, but bust
ness is expected to pick up in a few
weeks. The Carpenters union is now
stronger than it has ever been in this
trouble Of any kind is expected this sea-
son with the bosses.
John Burge. a we'll known citizen.
died at his home. 621 E. Third street
at o'clock Tuesday evening last. of
pneumonia. aged Syears. He had
been i'll about four weeks. The deced-
ent had lived in this city for a number
of years. having been engaged in the
contracting business. He was the first
secretary of the Millwright and Struc-
tural Workers Union. and took con-
siderable part in the forming of that
organization. Besides wife, he leaves
two sons and three daughters. NJ
4, Alfred McCallum is to be IS succeeded
as factory inspector for the district of
Duluth by Joseph Allen. The change
is to take effect next Monday. Mr..
Allen will be an able successor of Mr..
McCallum and we no doubt will have
two years more Of a we'll administered
factory inspectors office. Mr.. Allen is
In st. Paul this week familiarizing
himself with the routine work of the
office. Commissioner O'Donnell will
next Monday.
The Red Wing basket ball team was
defeated by the Y. M. c.. A. club of
Duluth Thursday evening. The Red
Wing boys put up a good game, but
it was their off day. The Labor World
was deeply interested in the game, as
four of the Red Wing team are men,
bersr of the Red Wing Stoneware Pot
ters' union. The union men in the
team are John Fisher Chas. Fischer,
Chas. Ahlars and M. Kappel. They
were callers at the Labor World office
while here and spoke few words OF
praise for this paper.
Pres. Geo. NJ. Davis, of the Trades
| Assembly, was the saddest man in town
this week. George got the job of fix
ing up a house that was being moved
from Duluth Heights to Eighth avenue
east and Fourth street. The house was
! moved successfully to the brow of the
hill, when in making a turn from the
county road to the boulevard the sletls
began to slide. They finally came tt
a full stop by striking a boulder. The
house lost it's balance and over it went
rolling down the hill. When it stopped
| it was right side up with care, blu
damaged beyond repair. That is tn,
| reason why George is sad this week.
i TRADES ASSEMBLY,.