The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-31
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TRADES ASSEMBLY,,

At the meeting of the Trades AS
sembly on Friday evening the dele
gates reported the condition of trade
| as follows:
Cigarmakers good freighthandlers
| nothing doing, leather workers very
good, machinists trade fair, printers
good, painters very dull, sheet metal
workers trade fair, stage employees
everything is all right, and shows eve
ry night in the week until spring,
licensed tugmens protective association
trade dull, plumbers trade fair BUTCH
ers al! working except one.
The window glass workers acknoW-
lodged the receipt of the money for
warded to them which was placed to
the credit Of the strike fund.
The organization committee report
ed progress in their efforts to organize
the employees of the Universal mill.
They will have a meeting this week
to effect temporary organization.
Repairs are now being made on the
mill.
The lecture committee reported that
nothing further had been done and
have received no answers from the
other cities with which they communt-
Gated.
The committee appointed to wait on
the clothing stores in regard to hand
ling union made collars reported that
| they visited the following firms: Big
Duluth, c. W. Ericsson, Eagle, Oak Hall
and Floan-Leveroos Co. The answers
they received are as follows: The Big
/ Duluth would write to secure prices
and samples. The Eagle will get
prices and samples and have a supply
shortly after the holidays. The man
/ ager of Floan-Leveroos Go. stated that
the union made collars were not as
good as the others, but that all other
| lines of union made goods were as good
as money and skill could make them.
The Oak. Hall Clothing Co. refused to
handle union made collars unless they
We're made better than they had BEEN
! Delegate Walter Johnson, comment
ing on the report, said that he had
purchased from the Hub Clothing Co.,
a short time before this firm closed
out their business, six union made COL
lars and had used them continuously
since that time. He could see no rea-
son why they were not as good as any
| collar that was ever made
The report of the committee on the
trouble between the Duluth Brewing
& Mailing Co., and the Brewery work.
ers Was received and the committee
was Increased to seven members who
were to make a report at the next
regular meeting of the Assembly.
The committee on the trouble with
the Fitger Brewing Co., and the en-
gineers union reported that they had
conference with Mr. Fitger and that
they would have the matter adjusted
in a short time.
A short discussion took place on the
proposed increase of the dues to be
paid by the central bodies to the
state federation Of labor, when a vote
was taken which showed that the
amendment was favored by the as
sembly.
The report Of the free employment
bureau was read and on motion the
secretary was instructed to write Mr..
Haley a letter Of communication for
his management Of the bureau.
The carpenters reported the firm of
Mcleod e Smith unfair and also the
IL,
is the Stone Ordean-Wells Co.
Under the head Of unfinished BUSH
ness came the most enjoyable part of
the evenings transactions. The sub
ject that brought this on was the re-
communication for the appointment Of
chief factory inspector for this dist
ricl. After two nominations were
made, and the subject discussed in all
it's phases by nearly every delegate
present, and no Roadway having been
made, delegate James Walsh with
drew his former motion, and moved
! that the action of the trades assembly
at it's previous meeting be rescinded.
! This motion was carried President
Perrault asked that Secretary Treasur-
err w. E. McEwen be given the floor
| as he was able to give the delegates
present considerable information in
| regard to the state labor bureau and
the working of the same. Secretary
McEWen began with the formation of
! the labor bureau and gave the histo-
| ry of the same up to the present time
He paid the present commissioner a
high tribute for the able manner in
which he placed the labor bureau
among the most advanced in the
United States, and the able manner
in which he had enforced the laws OF
the state.
1t was moved and seconded that the
secretary correspond with Governo,
elect J. A. Johnson and inform him
that the trades assembly desires thai
he appoint none but union man te
the position Of factory Inspector, an6
that the trades assembly protest
against the appointment of one
Joseph Nylander Of this city, an ap.
plicant for the position and one who
is an avowed opponent Of organized
labor. Mr. Nylander is credited witt
making the statement that he would
leave this country and go to some
South American state where was NJ
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