The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-18
STATE Federation OF
LABOR IS PROSPEROUS
Executive Council of State Labor
Body Has Busy Meeting =
and Does Good. }
Much Attention Is Being Paid to
Organization Work-Farm- ..
= ers Are Coming, !.

Minneapolis, May 16.-The Fedora
tion Council Of the Minnesota State.
Federation of Labor held a busy and
interesting meeting at the labor head
quarters here last Sunday. There was
a full attendance of members and sew
eral interesting reports were read.
The Council. is trying to finish it's
work early in order that 1t may rem
der complete report to the conven-
tion.
Organizer A. H. Garfield, who has
been laboring at Winona for the past
month, rendered an exhaustive report
of his accomplishments in that city.
The Council thought so much of his
work: that he was ordered back to
W1nona for period of ten days or
more If necessary. Then he was to
labor in st. Paul until after the con-
vention.
Big Union I'm Red Wing.
Organizer Turner reported that
there was under way one or more
unions at Red Wing. He completed
the work Of organizing the clay work
ers' union, and expressed the opinion
that the union movement of Red
Wing would be a strong factor at the
St. Cloud convention.
Organizer E. G. Hall, who has been
doing special work at Minneapolis, re-
ported that he had co.operated with
the organization committee of the
trades assembly and that work was
fa1rly under way. He assured the
Council that several new unions would
be formed before the meeting at St.
Cloud. He had already perfected an
organization of % members among the
belt makers of the city. ...-
Organizer W. E. McEwen of Duluth
reported that he had succeeded in or
ganizing unions of hosting engineers,
garment workers and railroad shop
men In and about Duluth with an az
gregate membership of $50. He also
expects to have the Team Owners,
Elevator Operators and Coal Handlers
In line before the St. Cloud conven-
tion.
Farmers to Fraternixe.
The American Society of Equity ex-
poets to send fraternal delegates to
the st. Cloud convention. An invita-
tion was sent to this organization of
farmers by the secretary of the Fed
Grafton Council, and the officers of the
Equity society have signified will
1ngness to- be represented. They also
extended an invitation to the Fedora
tion to send fraternal delegate to
their district meeting to be held at
Bethel. The council elected President
McElroy to attend the meeting.
G. w. Deacon, secretary of the Fed
GRAFTON political committee, made a
lengthy report of the work of the COM
mittee in the State Legislature. Con-
sidering the powerful influences in op-
position to labor legislation the com.
mittee met with wholesome success.
Secretary-Treasurer McEwen re-
ported receipts for the month amount
ing to $4s4.S8; disbursements, $2O2.s5;
balance on hand, $292:53.
Passes Vote of Thanks.
Contributions received from the in
ternational organizations of Garment
workers and the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees were duly acknowledged
by the council, and the secretary was
instructed to forward a vote of thanks
for the same.
The Council has extended an invita-
tion to all unions to send their. recon-
mendations in writing of matters they
wish to bring before the council the
next meeting, which will be held in st. {
Paul on Sunday, May 2Sth.
General Secretary A. E. Kellington
of the Flour Mill Employees officially
informed the Council of the settlement
Of the strike of his union at Montgom-
cry, resulting in a complete victory
for the men. He also thanked the
Federation and the affiliated unions
for their moral and financial support.
Fourteen new unions and centra!
labor bodies affiliated with the Fed
GRAFTON since the last report. Secre-
tary-Treasurer McEwen was requested
to remit $4,000 from the general fund
for enlereancY nurnnses of tho Co,,aa;l