The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-03-21


ready planning to send dele
Of the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor. Secretary Morrison of the
Trades and Labor Assembly in letter
to the Labor World, states that the
unions there expect to be we'll repre-
sented. Mr. Morrison is making an
effort to have the fifteen unions there
affiliated with the Federation. The
building trade unions of Mankato are
organizing a building trades council.
Efforts will be made to have a lecture
| course in the interest of trade unions
at Mankato next winter. The cigar
makers union has affiliated with the
Federation, and union label cigars
are quite popular in the Southern
Minnesota. metropolis. All candidates
for office in Mankato are pledged to the
municipal ownership idea as the result
| of union labor's work in that direction.
! rection.
The State Federation of Labor is
making strenuous effort to induce all
unions in the state that are not affiliat-
ed with the Federation to do so at
once. Circulars and other literature
are being distributed among the unions,
and organizers are visiting each organ
| 1zatlOn in the hope that some good
| may be done. There are four unions
at Crookston, and Mrs. Myrtle Rose
| Stewart, who will be remembered bv
Duluth union men, is taking up the
work of the Federation at that point
She is now endeavoring to have the
| Clerks, painters, printers and brick
| layers there affiliate with the Fedora
! ton. The secretary will make trip
to Crookston next month for the pur-
pose Of initiating the. Federation work
there. Much organization will be done
this season in the Western portion of
| the state, and also on the iron ranges.
| y =
! President Perrault made suggestion
st the Trades Assembly meeting last
Friday evening that is worthy of con-
siderable attention. Mr.. Perrault is a
progressive man, and the Trades AS
sembly is indeed fortunat to secure
his services. Mr.. Perrault's suggestion
was that the Assembly make a, effort
to have a lecture course here next sea-
son. 1t is his idea to make dates with
several well-known men and lecturers
who discuss the economic questions
from various stand points. After as
certaining the approximate cost, tickets
Will be sold as reasonable as possible
sa that the course can be given with
out either profit or loss from a finan.
cial standpoint. This is a most com.
-n1endable plan, and it is hoped that the
assembly: will act .fayorahly upon, Pres
'e .sug
u: Gordon O'Neills# ts III Mo treal Sc gan:
izing the longshoremell In: q letter tt
the Labor World he says that he ex.
poets to have three different branches
OF the transport workers completely or.
| gan1zed before he returns to Duluth
The street car men of Montreal have
| been on strike since Mr.. O'Neill was
there and he says that their victory
was complete. A number of Nationa
organizers are centering in Montreal
and there is a general desire for or.
sanlzatlon among the workingmen
President Merrill of the United Asso.
clation of Journeymen Plumbers wa.
banqueted by the local union o1
plumbers and Mr. ONei attended
He says that Mr.. Merrill is very able
|
railroad organizations. are also there.
!
st. Louis labor organizations ar,
circulating notices throughout tn,
country stating that the town is
over run with. men looking for work
This is caused by the boom previou:
to the louisiana Purchase Exposition
1t seems that tradesmen from afar be-
lieve that wages will be high there OF
account of the amount Of work an
ticipated by the fair. The circula
states that this is untrue, and tina
there are a. sufficient number Of work
men there to take care Of all the worl
that st. Louis will have for the mex
ten years.
1t was member of organized labo
who first suggested the proposition O
having an exhibition to commemorat
the Tooth anniversary Of the Louisian
ma purchase. Other interests took tn
matter up, and now organized labo
! is lost sight of.