The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-07
REVIEW AND FORECASTS
Of LABOR CONDITIONS
Local Conditions Between En-
ployer and Employee Have
Been Benefited.
There Have Been no Serious
Strikes or Troubles to In
jure Duluth.

Although there has been more or
less discord, strikes and other
troubles among the laboring element
OF other cities, Duluth has been graft
fy1ngly free from such difficulties.
The trades-unionist of this city
when differences have arisen be-
tween employed and employe, dis
Greet and sensible arbitration has
been resorted to-, both sides have
made reasonable and just conces-
sions. and they have been settled
without loss or enmity on either side.
Duluth has also been happily free
from many of the disturbing ques-
tions which have agitated labor
circles elsewhere. The open-shop
difficulty, one OF the matters prolific
OF great trouble in other cities, is
practically a nonenity here, where
the subject of union and non union
workers working together has never
been broached for the reason that
the quality OF unionism in this state
is such as to render such a PROPOSE
tion preposterOus.
The rights of the trades unionist
are universally recognized in Du-
luth as being the doctrines of free
men, who are the creative factor OF
all wealth and prosperity, and during
the year past there has not been a
single serious difference of opinion
regarding them. Intelligent employ
ers. fair-minded in highly credit
able degree, recognize the necessity
OF organization for the worker, just
as the employer amalgamates with
others in his line OF business to keep
up prices, and knowing full we'll the
tradesuniOnist OF this vicinity will
make no unreasonable or unjust de-
mands.
The Employers Associations, OF
unioE-wrecking intent, organized for
the express purpose of crushing the
tOiler, do not exist here.
The year 1905 gives promise this
early to be one of the most prosper
Gus ever experienced in this city.
Manufacturers. merchants, contract
ors and others are making prepara-
tiOns for a most extensive season.
Z Everything indicates that much
: building will be ~donez and there is
every reason to believe that there
is great future for Duluth, and
her increase in commerce and busi-
ness will mean work LOT vastly in
creased number of toilers.
Organized labor icing composed
exclusively OF the best grades of me-
chanics generally will be particular
ly favored with ample employment
for the best work only will be de-
sired and accepted. Additional in
dustries will locate here, new fact
Ories and workshops of various
kinds will spring up, outside capital
will be attracted and the demand
for labor cannot help being far
greater than ever before. Taking in
to consideration these facts, the out
look is most promising one, and
the close Of the year will doubtless
mark one Of the happiest and most
prosperous in Duluth that history
has yet recorded.
There is marked and steady i'm
provement in the standard of the
trades-unionist, who each year is
bringing forth a better breed, more
highly educated and of increased
brain capacity, and as machinery is
taking the place of the brawn and
muscle that once the toiler wholly
supplied, mental capability is what
Is demanded, and intelligence and
education is what is expected This
the local organized worker of today
represents in very high degree, and
as his worth is being more and more
fully recognized every day, with the
increased opportunities that are
promised for his obtaining plenty OF
employment, the future for him can
not be said to be otherwise than most
happily promising. From every in
dication 1905 will be the banner year
in the history of the progress and
success Of trades-organization and
the amalgamation Of the interests of
the tOiler.