The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-24

A cooperative laundry under the |
direction of board of trustees from
the Trades and Labor assembly will |
be in operation in this city in a few |
days, or as soon as arrangements to
that end are made. Workmen have
commenced The remodeling Of the
4 creamery building on First ave
nue. east for that purpose and the
necessary machinery has been or
dered. The proposition of cooper
alive laundry has been discussed
ever since the laundry workers
walked out, but final action was not
taken on the matter until last night
At a meeting of the labor union, held
at their hall last night. which was
attended by every one of the strik
ers. the latter unanimously declared
their intention of never going back
to their old places of employment I'M
der any consideration. They ex-
pressed themselves as being in favor
of cooperative laundry, and stated
their willingness to work there on
the plans outlined. All the strikers
will be given employment at wages
he same as asked in The scale which
caused the trouble, and if conditions
allow more will be given.
Drivers will be sent around town
today soliciting laundry and every
thing that can be washed and taken
care Of in Kalispell until the arrival
of the machinery will be kept here,
whira the rest will be sent to Spo-
kane. 1t is the intention OF the laun-
dry workers to discommode the pub
lie as little as possible
1t has been stated that the raise
demanded by the laundry workers
amounted to one dollar per day, but
THE latter deny this and claim that
it will only amount to that much per
week. The officers of the union are
willing that the scale be examined ito
prove this assertion and are indig-
nant that rumors Of that kind are
afloat. The whole matter has sim
mered down to test Of endurance
between the opposing factions, and
both sides are taking matters easy.
Both laundry owners state that they
will reopen as soon as some neces-
sary repairs are made and that they
will have an entirely new force of EN-.
ployes. They utterly refuse to recOg'
nze the union in any manner, and
declare that they will remain closed
entiraly before they will do so. They
are able. they claim, to secure new
help, and unless the strikers return
on terms made by them THEY will re
open by new people.
On the other hand. the strikers
have declared that they will moi
work at the old laundries again anC
they are backed up not only by the
9 Kalispell union, but by unions
throughout the county, who have
been informed of the circumstance:
: concerning the whole affair.
:, Considerable feeling is being en-
, genederd over the matter r2sultin!
:, in Mr.. French of the American Steam
4 laundry striking Frank Nichols. bus
, mess manager of the union. anv
CURED in front of the laundry o.
Main street and resulted in MI
French's arrest and the imposing Q
o nominal fine. Mr.. Nichols wa
4 riding by on his wheel. and saw MI
, French standing in front of his plac
= of business. He thought the latte
i called him and rode over to the side
- walk. and had just got off his wh'et
!. when French struck him, knockin
=, him down. Neither man had spoke
- word. and the ASSAULT was unprH
i. voked
"a The same afternoon Mr.. Paulin
, of the Kalispell laundry and M
4 Berkendorf. one Of the unions con
20 mittee working on the case. engage
~ in a fist fight on First avenue cas-
at but We're separated before any har
was done