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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
UNION MEN EARN s.; :
N0h-uh|0h |. men 4 $1.50
Striking Difference in Pay to
Section Men on Two Min
nesota Railroads.
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Value Of Organization Made. Ap-
parent to Poorest Paid Men
in the State.
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Does it pay to organize ?
Well, rather!

DOoS IL pay. " OISduHS. y
Well, rather!
Here are two instances from War
road, Mimi, where there are two rail-
roads, the Great Northern and the
Canadian Northern. ..%.
On the Great Northern the section
men are unorganized. On the Can
adian Northern railroad the men are
organized in q strong maintenance of
way employees union.
On the Great Northern the men re-
cetve from $1:25. to $50 per day.
On the Canadian Northern only a few
feet away, the men are receiving
$500 per day.
In Warroad there are two railroads.
Warroad is small and the work upon
the railroads is about all that is Of
fered men. Note the great difference
in pay. As the result Of a trade
agreement every common laborer on
the Canadian Northern is receiving at
least $500 per day. ~'.-
F. H. Fljozdal Of Warroad, general
chairman on the Canadian Northern
of the maintenance Of way employees,
was In Duluth q few days ago and
during the course of visit paid to
The Labor World, he told Of the
working conditions on the two rail-
roads at Warroad. 4.
In Canada the section men on the
railroads are well organized. In tho
United States they are not so we'll or
ganized and this. no doubt, accounts
for the improved conditions Of our
Canadian cousins over the Americans
engaged In the same vocation.
=. In Minnesota section foremen are
receiving but from $1.75 to $500 per
day. In Canada section foremen for
the same work are getting from SIS
to 500 q month. .a.s,sv
f. The minimum wage paid for rail-
road work throughout Canada is $500
per day. The wage was once the
same as is now being paid in Min
nesota previous to the thorough or.
men. &e.,i tF-az- Et.s&. Z gs
This is only one. instance of how
well it pays to organize. They are
many in different lines Of trade, but
this is close to Duluth and should en-
courage the organizing Of trades not
now enjoying the benefits OF unions
ism. s.
Does it pay to organize? Just ask
Mr.. Fljozdal. He will be backed up
by the men in the employ Of Can
adian railroads. IS
3 Mr.. Fljozdal passed through Du-
luth from st. Paul where he visited
his daughter, who is attending school
in that city. During his stay at the
Labor World office he talked Of old
times In Duluth. q
. Although well known in labor and
union circles, it IS not generally
known that he worked In Duluth 30
years ago 40 q wood worker III the
old Scott & Holston mill in the West
End. s.5.s II 4
He also worked on the street rail-
way system when that concern was
changing from the old fashioned mule
cars to the electric system.
ss' just tell people through the La.
Dor World what orsanizatisn has
done for us. 3, Is said Mr.. F'l1oxdai, ana
It may help some who are not orga- .
nized 10 pee the bsnefits tos Be de-
rived from orya anisat lion. 3
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
SUPERIOR STAGE. HANDS
REQUEST MORE MONEY

The Superior stagehands' union is
after a. raise in pay. T., ,- ....
At the meeting of the Superior
Trades Assembly Tuesday evening a
representative of the stagehands'
union appeared and asked that the
theater. orchestras be called out that
they may be assisted in securing a
better wage.
The men claim they are receiving
less than union wages and that the
proprieters refuse to hire the neces-
sary number of men to comply with
union rules. @..1,, ,..{ T..
The members Of the Superior as
sembly; while in hearty sympathy
with the @stagehands', found that they
had no authority to call out the
musicians. ~... .(s& Ess.55.:
The stagehands will appear at the
next meeting Of the Musicians union
and put the matter up to the members
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
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SOCIALISTS PUT Up
). ]. HOT !! . !. ! CITY /. CAMPAIGN
Candidates Of Militant Party Fur
nish About Only Ginger in
City Election.
Meetings Are Well Attended. Be.
:lieved They Will Poll I'm
usually Large Vote.

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That's the yell Of the Socialists, who
are conducting the most strenuous
campaign in the history Of the city
and who bid fair to poll vote that
Will make members OF the two older
parties sit up and catch their breath,
For the campaign Is surely strenu-
Gus. There are big meetings and
small ones. There are quiet and
noisy ones. The largest ward meet
ing held during the present cam
paign was held on Lake avenue by
Socialists. There were more than 140
present and the meeting was strictly
ward affair. ~
A rousing meeting was held Tues
day evening at Rowley's hall. Richard
Jones and John. A. johnson, candi-
dates for alderman and mayor, were
the speakers, and they were greeted
by q large enthusiastic audience.
The enthusiasm for Socialism and
Socialistic candidates does not seem
to abate. The party leaders are
fighting for principle and votes with
hammer and tongs. The other mem
bers Of the party are unusually
active. Every vote that can be OBJ
tanned will be counted at the coming
city election.
The Socialists are for public own
ership. They want bonds issued
They want Duluth people to own their.
own electric lighting plant.
The central committee is still meet
ing each Sunday at Ill Second ave-
nue. west. Plans are being made and
executed and the campaign is prob
ably the best managed in the history
Of the party. Advantage Is being
taken of every opening to line up
votes and this they are doing with
z q vengeance. iz$S# 5$s5
At the Great Western hall on Jan.
80 will be held another meeting OF
Sixth and Seventh ward voters.
These dual ward meetings have been.
made very popular by the Socialists
and they promise rich returns for.
the educati tion furnished by the party
leaders who have in defiance TO
health appeared nighx after night IN
different points OF the city to preach
the doctrine Of Socialism
Great plans are being made for
the big meeting to be held at the
armory shortly before election when
Thomas Van Lear. the noted Socialist
Rspeaker ofs Minnea polis. VIII he heard
.in the dosing meeting of the Duluth
.campaig
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
BREWERS OF N|ESABA
RANGE REDUCE HOURS
New Unions. ct Virginia Demon.
strate That It Surely Pays
to Organize.
Get Returns in Quick Time.-Tail-
ors Easily Receive Five
Per Cent Increase.

Already the recently - organized
unions Of Virginia on the Mesaba
range are being heard from, for the
excellent results of unionism are
noticeable sooner than expected.
Just few days ago the brewery
workers obtained reduction in
working hours of from 10, to 9 hours
per day. The matter was simply put
up to the owners and settlement
was made without any trouble what
ever. :
The tailors, too, are being success
full. Since their organization under
Organizer Chubbuck, they have had
their pay increased per cent.
A few months ago there was not
union in the thriving northern Min
nesota town. Now there are nine
robust unions and trades assembly.
1t is live union rown, too. The
men hold their meetings regularly
and every one turns out. The men
are full Of enthusiasm for organiza-
tion and the results Of the two unions
mentioned have spurred the others on
to greater activity.
Organizer Chubbuck of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. spent some
time several weeks ago in lining up
the Virginia men,. He states that his
work at Virginia was most encourag-
ing for the men were willing and ak
ious to organize and they helped him
in every way possible. -
The employers too, were agreeable,
it is said, for their men to be or
ganized, believing that it was the best
way. for both sides to understand
each other. .- .. -: ~
At the present time the most
cordial relations exist between the
men and the bosses and it is hoped
they will continue SO for some time
to come.
Duluth union men will be pleased
to know Of the success unionism in
Virginia is experiencing. s
Later Organizer Chubbuck will de-
vote some time to the tradesmen OF
Hibbing and other range points where
his services seem to be in need. ...eE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
j. II. BAKER ON PoUIrRY.

4#,J. III. Baker. the nestor OF trade,
untonism in Duluth Is quite chicken
=fancier He went to- Superior Wednes-.
day to- see the poultry show over
there Next week he will place some
OF his ciloice3 bird on exhibition at
the Duluth show. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
SICK COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

A committee. consisting OF William
Pearson and Henry Hunt has been
appointed BY 4 the Carpenters union
to visit members OF the union and
their families afflicted with sickness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
I BINDERY GIRLS SUCCEED.

Bindery women OF Raleigh n. c.
obtained 10 per II cent increase IN;
wages, without strike. 3s5.5s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
RETAIL q CLERKS WIN AGAIN.

Retail clerkss.sof Peekskill, N. 81.
hn,.e>s ,E'. a5# secured a reduction in hours
without strike. n Ii Il sI.s5 .
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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

to sell. without going to much expense
or spending a great deal Of time in
the garden. An hour or two at night
for a few weeks, early In the season,
will accomplish good deal II the
work is intelllgently laid out. In
building house like this. don't forget
the outside embellishments. The lawn
and the garden will be the making OF
the property; at the same time, you
will be setting good example that
Is almost sure to benefit the neigh.
borhood.
Another very important item is the
painting. "A little house sometimes is
conspicuous Just because It Is small;
and more attention Is paid to It than
to other houses In the neighborhood,
especially II 1t is nicely painted and
neatly kept. Always choose quiet col.
ors for small house; never attempt
to make 1t SNOWY. A drab with white
trimmings always looks we'll. You
may deviate from this without serious
injury. possibly; but you cannot i'm.
prove on light drab with white
trimmings for small house. especial.
ly II 1t is partly hidden among the
trees and screened with vines.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
War,a Glamor Gons.

There is no sane. economic reason
why there should be wars. They are
economically wasteful. They have
ceased to be picturesque. The uni.
form Of the soldier has changed from
scarlet and gold to clay color. He
lies on his stomach In trench and
shoots at an enemy half q mile or
more away. Sea fighting has suffered
tho same decay In romance. The mod.
ern dreadnought looks more like q
factory with a couple Of derricks stick.
Ing out Of the roof than boat. Or.
ders are communicated by telephone.
It must be very trying to an officer
In the skeleton mast during an en-.
gagement to call up the captain to do.
liver some important information and
learn that the line Is busy" The
men are not sailors In the old mean.
Ing Of the word. They know little
about the picturesque side Of life at
sea. A nne looking lot Of young iel.
lows. probably not more than half q
dozen Of them on any battleship could
splice q rope.-American Magazine.
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NO WORDS WASTED
A Swift Transformation Briefly pe.
scrlbed.

About food. the following brief but
emphatic letter from Georgia won.
an goes straight to tho point and Is
convincing.
my frequent attacks Of indigestion
and palpitation Of the heart cul.
minated in o sudden and desperate Ill.
ness. from which I arose enfeebled in
mind and body. The doctor advised
me to live on cereals, but none OF
them agreed with me until I tried
Grape-Nuts food and Postum.
"The more / used Of them the more
! felt convinced that they were Just
what / needed. and In a short time
they made different woman Of me.
My stomach and heart troubles disap-
peared a. II by magic. and my mind
was restored and 10 as clear as II ever
was.
II gained flesh and strength 80 rap
Idly that my friends were astonished.
Postum and Grape.Nuts have benefited
me 80 greatly that I am glad TO bear
This testimony" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason" and II Is explained
In the little book, 1.-THE Road TO Well.
ville," In Pkgs.
Ever rssd the shove IsttssS A sew
ons appears from time 10 Nme. They
ers ge.sins, trus, aad fall ef hunaa
iAtsrest
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

house. and is now paying s35 per
month. The house has not improved
with age. and he Is continually look
Ing about to better his condition, but
can find no other property that suits
him SO well or that he can rent at
cheaper rate In proportion to the
advantages he now has. He has paid
enough rent to buy the house. to pay
all street Improvements, city taxes.
insurance and repairs. He tells me
he was offered the property years ago
for $4,000. which he thought was too
much money. The lot Itself is worth
more than that today. This is only
one Of many similar instances that
have come to my notice. 1t is not al.
ways that neighborhood improves
SO rapidly and substantially; but. gen.
orally speaking. all property in Ameh.
can towns advances In value.
There is another very great advan.
tage in owning home, and that is
the comfortable feeling you have Of
being a landed proprietor. and the
fact that you are not obliged to have
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

very attractive by making a nice
lawn and planting q few trees and
flowers. The lawn is the most essen.
tial and the most difficult undertaking
on the average town lot The ground
10 often not very good: 1t is mixed
with cellar earth and rubbish that Is
not well calculated for a good seed
bed for grass. lt.is easy to put the
ground In proper shape. however. II
the Job is started from the bottom.
The ground must be plowed deep, and
thoroughly worked. to get the ob3ec-
tionable grass roots out Of It. The
condition Of the soil will determine
whether to seed the first year or the
second year. If there is no humus in
the soil. 1t will pay to cover 1t thick
with coarse manure, and plow It un-
der. This. again, leads to compllca-
tons in the moisture problem; but II
you have hose attachment, you
can easily keep the ground moist The
top two or three inches Of earth must
be repeatedly worked with a disk har-
row or some implement, every other
day for a week or two, to kill the
weeds as they sprout: then. II the top
Is well mixed with good commercial
fertilizer, the grass seed may be sown.
and you have lawn that will last
as long as you want 1t, lawn that
will be green when others are parched
with sun. lawn that will look vel
vety and add ten or twenty per cent.
to the value Of the property.
This is a secret that not many
householders understand. 1t is not
always the house itself that makes a
home desirable. have seen cheap
little houses made 80 attractive that
strangers passinp would stop to ad.
mire.
A young man can build house like
this for $500 or $500. and the money
that he would naturally pay out for
rent will pay for 1t In a few years.
He can grow fruit trees. and have
fruit enough for home use. and some
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

Offices for the transaction OF pass.
enger and ticket business for the Den.
yer & Rio Grande Railroad, the West
ern Pacific Railroad and the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha Oriental Steamship
Company, have been opened at 1916
Broadway, Imperial Hotel building, be.
tween Thirty.first and Thirty.second
streets. New York City. The ticket
office Of the Western Pacific Railway
and the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, 1892
Broadway, has been closed and the
business OF those companies Is being
transacted at the new office, 1916
Broadway. The new arrangement
went into effect on March Is, 1912.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
Well Paid.

A lively-looking porter stood on the
rear platform Of sleeping car In the,
Grand Central Station. when fussy
and cholerc old man clambered up
the steps. He stopped at the door.
puffed for moment. and then turned
to the man in uniform.
Porter" he said. "I'm going to Chi
cago. I want to be well taken care
Of. pay for 1t. Do you understand"
"Yes, sir; but"
Never mind any butts You listen
to what l say. Keep the train.boys
away from me. Dust me off whenever
I want you to. Give me an extra
blanket, and II there is any one In
the berth over me. slide him into an.
other. l want you to-"
"But, say, boss, l."
young man, when I'm giving In.
structions prefer to do the talking
myself. You do as say. Here is a
two-dollar bill. want to get the good
of 1t. Not word, sir"
The train was starting. The porter
pocketed the bill with grin, and
swung himself to the ground.
"All right. boss!" he shouted, "You
can do tn talkin II you want to. I'm
powerful sorry you wouldn't let me
tell you-but amt goin out on that
train"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

Investigate cooperative selling. +.
The producer 10 not robbing the con.
sumer.
Capital is the thing most needed on
the farm.
Raising theories il poor-pronts
business.
For every success in farming there
u reason.
Whenever you do thing put .
boost in II. r. 1'
Don't try to preserve happiness in
. family jar.
There's room up In front for every
good farmer.
self-conceit springs eternal in the
human breast.
Every boost for better farming is a
boost for better living.
Friendly sentiments do not count
for much unless they are backed up
by friendly acts.
The world especially likes to see
the man succeed who doesn't have a
1atr chance.
Next time opportunity knocks you
may not recognize her, cause she
sometimes spells her name S.i-l-o.
A man can keep on getting whisky
for long time, but whisky doesn't
care. 1t is also getting him.
The man who wants you to buy big
interest bearing stocks in some for
edga concern isn't fool. but he thinks
you are. s
There are many men who resemble
the cackling hen, except their noise 10
made before they do anything worth
while.
The farmer shouldn't have to haul
bumper crops over humping roads.
Some farms are In the wrong hands.
and some men are on the wrong
farms.
A man isn't responsible for his lot
in life. but whether he makes the best
Of 1t or not, that's what he has to
answer for.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
Financial CrIpples,

They were taking the visitor from
upstate around Manhattan, showing
him the sights. The big automobile
rolled past many wonderful buildings,
all Of which the host pointed out with
some feelings Of civic pride. At last
they chanced to pass by the Municipal
Lodging house.
whats that placer" asked the
rural visitor.
X "Oh. that's one Of New York's home
for cripples," was the reply.
What kind Of cripples." was asked.
Financial" was the reply. as the
car sped on.-New York Herald.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
b. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. l7s West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
"A little house we've got. on a
hower-bowered lot, In hustling.
breezy. busy little city; it's big
enough for two. for our wants are
very few, there's only Just myself and
little Kitty"
A simple little house like this 10
very much like going back to flrst
principles. but it furnishes accommo-
lation for two just as we'll as more
elaborate affair. We all have &C.
quaintances, especially among our
older friends. who commenced life as
simply as this. and who are now en-
1oying the accumulations resulting
from frugality and good management.
II a young couple form the habit Of
paying rent. they are very likely to
pay rent as long as they live. We
often hear the remark that 1t Is cheap
er to rent than to own our own prop.
erty. There never was more foolish
or misleading statement. The man
who lives in a rented house seldom
gets ahead financially. This holds
good whether he is working on a sal.
ary or is conducting a business on his
own account 1t would de difficult to
say why. but 1t probably is because
in the majority of cases a renter fails
to give attention to the advancing
value Of real estate.
l knew a man, clerk In a lubri.
eating oil mandatory, who rented q
new house on pleasant street about
twenty years ago. At first he paid
$40 per month. but In seven or eight
years time the rent was raised to
$25. He is still living In the same
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
The Young Housewife.

A quartet of market men had gath
cred in the Faneuil Hall market and
were discussing the probable famine
in butter, when pretty young woman.
whom they adjudged to be new
housewife, interrupted the convention
by the statement that she had come
to buy some butter.'
II wish to get three pounds she
said.
"Roll butter, ma'am?" the individual
In charge Of the butter and cheese
stall asked politely.
NO." answered the shopper prompt
ly. 1--WE wish to eat it on toast; we
seldom have rolls"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28
Her Principal Reason.

Mrs. Homes-Fanny. Mrs. Banss
threw . saucepan at her husband b.
cause be sat on her new hat. I never
could do q thing like that.
Mr.. Homes-Ah. mol Because you
love me 20 dearly. oh. pet!
Mrs. Homes-Ye.ss. Besides, ]
haven't new hat
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-28

your rent money ready promptly when
the month comes around. You can
plant a tree or shrub or some dow.
Or bulbs without the permission Of
the landlord; you can make altera.
tons In the house when II suits your
convenience; and II the house or
nsighborhood 10 not to your liking.
you can rent II and borrow the money
to build another. and the rent from
the old one will help pay for the new.
A little house like this may be made