The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-30
NO WORK FOR THEM
LABORERs EN- ROUTE TO NORTH
ERN MINNESOTA STOPPED
AT TWO HARBORS
SENT BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Scales fer Weighing Ore to He
Moved From Tower Junction
and Biwabik to High
land Station.
Special to The Globe.

| Special to The Globe.
| TWO HARBORS, Nov 27-The steamer
Bon Ami, of the White Line Transporta,
ton company, of Duluth, on her way UP
the north shore this afternoon, stopped
at this port and put off siXty-tive men
who had been employed to work for the
John Schroeder Lumber company, at
Cross river in Cook county. Sixteen Of
the men had been employed in Mime
apolis by the Minneapolis branch of the
Duluth Employment company, eighteen
by the Scandal Employment company, sot
Duluth; six by ne Globe Employment
| company, of Duluth; nine by the North
Star Employment company, of Duluth,
and fifteen by the Zenith Employment
company, of Duluth. The men from Min
reapolis had each paid IS for the pron,>
Used positions, which included transpor.a-
tion to Cross River, and those from Du-
luth paid 81
1t seems that orders for the employ
ment of the men had been given some
time ago, and during the interim a sllf-
fioient number of men had been employed
in the vicinity of Cross River. Mr.. Alex.
Doan, assistant superintendent Of CD,
erations at Cross River, arrived in Du-
luth today on the steamer Mabel Brad
shaw Immediately after the departure eff
the Bon Ami, and requested the White
Line Transportation company to notify
the captain of the latter vessel at Two
Harbors that they could not use the men
and to put them off at Two Harbors. ac-
vising them that if they went on to Cross
River there would be no work for them.
Most of the men We're without money,
and many of them came from different
parts of the state, and some from points
in Wisconsin, They were an intelli-
gent and orderly body of men and are
to be commenced for the philosophical
way they sized up the situation. There
was certainly a gross mistake on the
part of someone, and it is expected that
there will be grief around some of the
employment agencies when the men ar.
rive in Duluth and demand to be rcim
bursed for the money they paid out for
the positions and for transportation. 1t
is to- be regretted that men should be
treated in this manner and no doubt
those at fault will be brought to account
The matter was Immediately taken up
by the county officials here, together with
! Supt Owens, of the d. & i. R., and ar
rangements were made to transport the
men back to Duluth by rail. They all
left on the $50 p. m. train.
The scales now located at Tower juno.
ton and Biwabik used for weighing ore
will be moved to Highland station, q
point fourteen miles north of Two Har
bors during the coming winter. The
work of grading for additional tracks has
already been begun, and as soon as the
ore shipping business for the season -
over the scales will be moved. Hereto.
fore it has been customary to weigh all
ore from Soudan and Ely at Tower juno
ton. and all ore from Biwabik, Fayal.
Eilba, Sparta, Auburn, Franklin and
Union, at Biwabik. This necessitated a
vast amount of switching service and a
| number of crews had to be engaged on
short turn around runs to collect the ore