The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-12-20
PRICES HIGHER !:
IN DULUTH THAN ::
IN OTHER: TOWNS
J. B. Richards Tells: Trades. As.
se|nb|y Of Aims and Purpose
Of Consumers League.

j. Is. Richards, attorney for the St.
Louis County Consumers league COM
mlttee, delivered a strong address be-
lore the regular meeting of the FEEDER
ated Trades assembly at Owls hall
last Friday evening. Mr.. Richards
enumerated the many things done by
the league since its first meeting. He
declared that in ninteen staple articles
OF food, prices were higher in. Duluth
than in any other surrounding city.
The difference in prices between Du-
1uth and Minneapolis ranges from six
to 83 percent. He stated that vege-
tables in. Duluth were from IS per-
cent to 40 percent higher than in the
Twin Cities.
'Since publicity has been given to
the differences in prices" said Mr.
Richardson, Wholesale prices in Du-
1uth have been lowered" The speaker
appealed to delegates to join the
League. He explained how it's bust
ness was to be transacted; that ar
engagements had been made with Mr..
Stone, who was placed under bonds to
deal" honestly with members of the
League. He can accept no commits
from any manufacturer, wholesaler or
broker. IF we get behind the League"
concluded Mr. Richards, lit will be
the biggest thin: in town.
When he concluded, a number of
the delegates told of their experiences
in Investigating the cost of the necessi-
ties of life. One delegate read the
items of bill of groceries he had that
day received from Chicago, in which
he claims to have saved more than
fifty per cent.
J. A: Starkweather, Assistant Super
mtendent of Schools, appeared before
the Assembly in behalf of the National
Child Labor committee. He left a
number Of membership pledges which
were distributed among the delegates
to be taken back to the unions
Darcy Clotier, Richard Game and
George .Tole were seated as delegates
from the new. union of steam and OPP
Grating engineers, as was also STAINS
kocinaski from the new union of jani-
tors and elevator operators. w. J. Nell
son was seated from the Metal Trades
Council and Enoch Berg from Carpen-
tiers Union No. -361.
"A communication was received from
the Reward, NJ j.. Metal Trades coun-
Gil, notifying union labor that the Red
Devil Tool company of that city was
unfair. The assembly was notified that
the Holland Furnace Co. of Michigan
and the Liberty Yeast Corporation OF
Maryland had been taken from the un-
fair list and were now regarded as
friendly to union labor.
An onnoa1 ,oco;,,o9 r,a~.
Woman's Trades Union league asking
the: cooperation of the Duluth unions
In the organization of branch III
Duluth. The matter was referred to
the organization committee.
The assembly was reminded that the
Overland Auto Co., of Toledo, Ohio,
was still unfair and the strike was
still on there.
l. The World War Veterans sent in 4
lengthy communication asking for the
support of organized labor and re-
. questing that every union forward
. list OF its members who had partici-
~pated in the World War. TO dispute
the claim made that the platform of
the w. w. V. was similar to that of
children under six years is recon-
. the platform, after which the dele
gates reaffirmed their Endorsement of
the w. w. ". and the organization
committee was directed to assist III
organizing local "dugout'' here.
Several delegates complimented the
County Commissioners for the fair
stand they took in dealing with the
union of county employees, and for
their refusal to he intimidated by the
Citizens Alliance.
The Labor Temple committee, with
Joel Lichten as chairman, reported