The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-31

time were treated to a. boat ride on
the steamer ChicOra, which was fur
nished to the entertainments, commit
tee by the Commercial club of
Superior.
The boat left the. dock promptly
at 2:SO and through the good nature
Of the weather man, who resides on
the top Of the Duluth hills, a beautiful
ride was enjoyed The .harbor front
of Superior along the Duluth-Superior
harbor was flrst' seen. Coal docks,
elevators, and ore docks, and: flour
mills greeted, the delegatese who were
impressed By the wonu erfuf sntppftig
possibilities or Supeer:ll61r ;s1het beauty
Of; the. harbor with, zAinn esota point
prof ecting' from thenniain land Tor
seven miles and :1ttsofanifS e. q, natural
break-water proved: Of great interest
and wonder to 1.-The visiting delegates,
most Of whor were visit5ng: Superior
and the head: of the lakes. for, the
first ttmes The boat went out into
Lake Superior through the Superior
entry and, passed along. the lake, side
Of the point, through the. Duluth ship
canal, giving the visitors q; fine view
Of Duluth, a. city built upon a hfll,'
and the aerial bridge which was one
OF the wonders OF theTwor1d. Up the
Duluth end Of the .harbor,. through
the Interstate bridge again. the dele
gates we're shown the harbor front
along the st. louis river, as tar as the
new steel plant, which goes into oper-
alton November list. At Spirit Lake,
many Of the delegates became greatly
interested in the. Work Peoples Col
lege, which, is owned and controlled
by the National Finnish Socialist or
ganization.
Returning to Superior, the dele
gates We're treated to refreshments
at the Eagles hall on Eighth street.
The balance Of the evening was taken
up BY the delegates and members of
the entertainment committee in visit
ing the parks and picture shows.
Mr.. Buckley, manager Of the Prin-
cess, Lyric. and Strand theaters, in
Superior, opened the doors Of these
| three houses to the delegates during
| their stay in the city and most Of
them took advantage of the "free
shows"
thursdays Session.
At the Thursdays session of the
kee, was chosen as chairman. There
| are NO permanent presiding officers in
the Wisconsin Federation Of Labor.
Equity Society Heard From.
NJ. W. Tubbs, of Madison, repre-
senting the American Society Of
Equity, was given the floor, and he
spoke at length in urging greater CO.
operation between the labor unions
and the farmers, of: the. state and
Recommended a: system Of cooperation
Which, would eliminate the many I'M
necessary expenses' attached to the
distribution OF products. 4 ~;
"t."eEvery: family pays q yearly tribute
Of approximately 800 per year which
! goes to pay the dividends on watered
stock and uneafned increment" said
the, speaker. Another $500 per fam
lily goes to pay for advertising ex-
pense. which is added to the price of
the commodities sold. The national
advertising bill exceeds one billion
dollars per year.
Another expense which the con-
sumers must bear under the present
system Of distribution is for CONNER
cial travellers, which exceeds 800
yearly. Then for waste caused by the
duplication of, the retail stores, deliv-
cry systems. clerks, and such items
| we can easily add another 500.
III our system of distribution were
properly managed the total cost OF
getting the products from the farmer
or manufacturer to the consume,
should not exceed 800 per year pei
family"
! That public sentiment is rapidly
coming to favor a more equitable dis.
\ tribution of wealth is apparent to all
he asserted.
Rules to govern the convention were
read by the committee on rules. ant
approved by the delegates. The reg
ular form of parliamentary procedur,
was followed in most respects One
Of the rules provided that all resolu
tions to be acted upon must be turned
In to the proper committee not latel
than Friday noon: ~ ~:~
Resolutions were received from tn
L.