The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-18
ASSEMBLY IS ASKED To
bEAL WITH BURROWS
Engineers and Clerks Inform
Trades Assembly That Bur-
rows Store is Non-
Union.
Big Central Body Requested to
Investigate and Put on
Unfair List.

Will the Duluth trades assembly be
compelled to place the big store Of
M. S. Burrows on the unfair list2 This
is a question that is confronting every
delegate to the central labor body.
For several months the Clerks and
Engineers unions have complained
that Mr.. Burrows employees, with but
three exceptions, will not hold men,
bership in these unions.
The matter has been warded OF dur
ing this time in the hope that the mat
ter would be satisfactorily adjusted
without a contest. AS Mr.. Burrows Is
out of the city, no definite report can
be made as to what he will do. At the
last meeting Of the Trades Assembly a
committee consisting of Delegates Per-
eault, s. S. Mcdonald, p. Nelson and
w. Tunell were appointed to interview
Mr.. Burrows. The Assembly will be
guided by the report of this committee
in taking future action. It is sincerely
hoped that the matter will be adjusted
without a breach. There has not been
any trouble in Duluth for so long that
it is almost too late to have any now.
We hope that Mr.. Burrows will be
reasonable.
Shartel Makes Good Presiding Officer.
President Shartel called the meeting
to order with firm rap that indicated
that the delegates were there for
business. That Mr.. Shartel is making
a good president is evident from the
fact that the busy meeting was over
at $50 pm.
Condition of trade is fair considering
the season Of the year, which will be
seen by the following reports of I'M
ions:
Butchers, everybody working; Build
ing Laborers, trade dull; Cigarmak-
ers, trade is fair; Leather Workers,
trade good; Machinists, trade is fair:
Printers. trade is good; Painters, trade
is good: Plumbers, trade is fair;
Steam Engineers, trade is fair; Tail
ors, trade is fair.
Musicians File Charges Against
Butchers.
The Musicians union put in late
complaint against the butchers for en-
gagins non-union music at their picnic
last August A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate, consisting OF
Delegates James Mcdowell, w. Tunell,
I. Westgaard. H. Pereault, A. Melon
aid, p. Boltz and p. Nelson.
1t is understood that the butchers
employed a musician who was q men,
Der of the union when he was engaged
to play at the picnic, but was ex-
PEELED from the union q few days prior
to the occasion. The matter will be
fully aired in the assembly.
Assembly Finances in Good Shape.
Secretary-Treasurer Mcdowell re-
ported the condition of the finances Of
the Assembly, which showed good
working balance to the credit Of the
Trades Assembly.
The credentials Of the following
named delegates were presented and
read, and the delegates, being present,
were obligated: John Charter Of the
Painters, Ingvald Westgaard and A. A.
Haakenson Of the Musicians, Lent Ste
phens of the Leather Workers and A.
Hedberg and Richard Richter Of the
Bakers.
The delegate from the Boilermakers'
union reported that the strike of the
Boilermakers' union was settled on
Friday evening, February 9, to the sat-
isfaction of all parties concerned.
Delegate Richard Ritcher of thu
Bakers union reported that the bakers
will give their annual ball on March l.
A delegate reported that the Laun-
drymen's association have notified their
help that they intend to decrease their
salary and increase the price of laun-
dry in the near future.