The labor world., 1916-05-20
UNION LABOR HOSTS
CALLED T'QA!IBlBIlu|C..... c. |.
Officers Of State Federation of
Labor Summon Unions to !:
Great Convention. : -
GATHERING TO TAKE UP
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
Special Train to Be Run Direct
From Twin Cities To -
Hibbing.

H. ". 1AdAs QI0S4OeuC, ana George
w. Lawson, secretary-treasurer, this
week issued the call for the Hibbing
convention of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor. The meeting
will be called to order at 10 o'clock
in the morning Of Monday, July II.
and the convention will remain in
session for three days.
This is to be the most important
convention of Minnesota labor unions
held in recent years. Important
legislation is to be taken up and the
delegates will go on record in favor
of state insurance and a state law
similar in character to the Clayton
act recently enacted by Congress.
Secretary-Treasurer George W.
Lawson of st. Paul has arranged for
a special train over the Great North
ern to carry the Twin City delegates
from st. Paul and Minneapolis direct
to Hlbblng. The train will leave St.
Paul, Saturday evening, July IS, at
IL o'clock, arriving at Hibbing at
o'clock Sunday morning. The same
train will get the delegates back to
their homes after the adjournment of
the convention Wednesday in time
for them to return to work Thursday
morning. The Duluth delegates will
leave here Sunday morning over the
Duluth, Missabi & Northern railway.
The Hibbing labor unions are max
ing elaborate preparations for the en-
tertainment of delegates. A visit to
several of the mines and other towns
on the ranges is planned. The call
reads as follows: .-,
In conformity with the constitu
ton you are hereby notified that the
Thlrty-fourth convention of the Min
nesota State Federation Of Labor will
be held in the city of Hibbing, BEGIN
ming at 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
July II, 1916, and will continue in
session from day to day until the
business of the convention has been
completed. 49,.
-. - 1Alt-- desss:assenshlies.. :buildine
trades councils, union label leagues
and delegate craft organizations 1ay-
ing seven CO. or less uniens affili-..
ated' will be entitled to two delegates
and one additional \delegate for each
additional union affiliated. No cen
trail or delegate body will be entitled
to more than five (5) delegates. ,
Local unions, paving into the
Federation on a per capita tax basis.
will each be entitled to one deleRate
Tor every twenty-five members or
major fraction threof, but no organic
zatlon will be entitled to a greater
NUMBER than five 60 delegates.
organizations that have seeded
from national or International bodies
Will not be allowed representation or
given recognition. :,
The revenue Of the Federation fs
derived from an affiliation fee Of
$l.OO, payable on entrance. ard a ner
capita tax of 2 cents per month for
each member Of every local affili-
ated, the per capita tax to be paid at
the beginning Of each quarter. at the
call of the secretary. The dues of
central bodies are $1.00 per delegate.
the per capita tax is apportioned
equally into two funds, the organiza-
ton and general funds. The orrani-
zatlon fund is used exclusively for
organization purposes.
The hotels in Hibbing are all
European plan and the following are
listed for the information of dele
gates: :.
Hibbing, $1.o0 and $3.50; Oliver.
$O.75 to $3.50; Touraine. $O.75; Su-
perior, $1.00; Zants, $1.00. -
The headquarters Of the officers
and executive council will be at the
Hibbing. The committee on auditing
and credentials will meet on Satur-.
day preceding the convention. ANY
person desiring reservations made at
hotels in advance will communicate
with E. P. Sphinx, S17 Superior street,
,Hibbing: Owing to limited hotel ia
cilities in Hibbing, arrangements will
be made for the parking of sleeping
cars by the Great Northern Railway
company. Information relative to-:
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