The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
.llWfUl For CAPITAL;
UNLAWFUL FOR LABOR
Large Flour Mills Conspiring to
Prevent Sale Of Flour Bear.
ing Union Label.

80 SSA$SSA AsOO0As
With, the supreme court Of the
United States holding that a boycott
is a conspiracy in restraint Of trade.
and the employers banded together for
the purpose of boycotting the union
label Of the several trade unions. it
would seem that labor is to have
mighty poor shedding in attempting to
induce Its friends to purchase only
goods made by union labor.
"6est Of ALL" r~~~- -.
In Minnesota the Flour Mill EN-
ployees several years ago induced the
George Tileston Milling company Of.
st. Cloud to put their mill on an eiRht
hour basis. It was the first mill in the
world to recognize the eight hour day.
Every person in its. employ eligible %
membership is within the union. and
the union label is displayed upon each
sack of -four turned out. =
This firm is generally ADVERTISED
among WorkinEmen as the manufac-
turers Of the "Best of All" -four, made
oy union labor, and bearing the union
| label. Sales of the flour are rapidly
increasing all over the country, and
now the big competitors are beginning
TO feel something Of the purchasing
power of union labor. -
Trusts in Evidence.
The machinery Of our commercial
life is 50 complexed that it is becopn-z
ing very difficult for retail merchants
to secufe the merchandise called FOR
sale grocers. These latter institu-
tions are in league with the trust
manufa acturers Of almost every com :
modify used in the home. and as a
result the small Independent manu-.
facturers, are Disseminated against.
Through their process of discrim-
nation, and influence over the job.
hers It, has :been brought to the notice
Of the International union Of Flour
and Cereal Mill Employees that one
Of the largest millers in Minneapolis
a firm which is not fair to union
labor, is conspiring with other power
ful union labor opponents to retard
and prevent the sale of flour made
by union labor.
BY mere accident the conspiracy.
was discovered the other day, and the
information was carried to Secretary.
Treasurer A.. b Kallington of the m
ternational union OF Flour and Cereal
MIN Enployes. s In an interview with
the Labor World on the subject, MI.
Kalltngton said In reply to our in
qufry: Yes, we have .undeniable evil
dence of the existence of conspiracy
to prevent the sale of flour bearing
the union label. That we are doing
all we can to offset it's influence NAV.
be seen from the appeal which is now
being sent from this office" The fol-
lowing is the =
Official Letter in Part: -
1T has come to our notice that one
OF the largest ni1lers (who; by the
way, is On the unfair list) as well as
other powerful interests opposed to
union labor, are making vigorous at
tempt to retard the sale Of flour bear
ing our union label. This we know to
be a fact and we deem it our duty
to the companies who have adopted
our label to inform you that union
made flour is to be had In your city,
and as there is at this time only one
unions brand on sale in your partic-
ular city, we appeal to you to demand
BEST OF. ALL" a. strictly union
made flour manufactured by the Geo.
Tileston Milling company Of St Cloud,
Mimi, from the best selected Mime
sofa, spring wheat, on the eight-hour
system. "a : -, -
Best Flour on Market.
zone trial Of this flour will con-
vince you that it is positively one Of
the very best on the market BY de-
manding this brand you are not only
assuring yourself that you are getting
the best flour for your money, but 1T
the same time helping to create a
further demand for our union label
II we can once get the union men and
women of this country demanding the
union label ON the flour they buy, the
mill owners will be ais glad to welcome
an organizer as will be the men them
selves We appeal to you to help US
in this matter Will you do 1t ~