The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-07-12

Tabor, Iowa, from 1878 to 1854.
The Nebraska reporter, on arrival
in Duluth, attracted much attention
by the fact that he was the only man
in Duluth who wore straw hat. They
were not worn here in those days. He
quickly took service on the Duluth
Herald, then in the Henderson block,
back Of the old Windsor hotel, near
the union depot. On that paper, the
scribe did three mems work for one
boys wages.
Early in the service of the Herald,
reporter Morrison was made labor
editor, with the special injunction to
report the meetings of the old FEEDER
ated Trades assembly in way to in
terest members of organized labor. His
work was so fairly and faithfully done
that the Herald was popularized with
organized labor. As an appreciation Of
Morrison 8 representation of organized
labor, he was elected an honorary
member of the Federated Trades As
nbly. As such, his counsel often
was asked and his voice often was
heard in the assembly's deliberations.
In the spring of 1895, local unions
were bitterly fighting the Imperial
Milling company. The Imperial flour
was under international boycott. At
meeting, where the situation was be-
ing discussed, Morrison was asked to
make some remarks, which he. did,
straight from the shoulder.
B. C. Church then was dictator Of
the destinies Of the Imperial mill. He
was as arrogant an autocrat as ever
tried to crush organized labor. His
spy in that executive meeting reported
what was said and done. The then
chief Of police had tried to make the
reporter lose his job by refusing to
give him any news at the police sta
ton, that action being due to his
knowledge of certain grating done
by city detective Benson. Church sue.
ceeded where the chief failed. Going
to Col. A. c. Weiss, the dominant
power on the Herald then, as now
| the autocratic miller said:
"You will discharge that man Nor
rison at once, otherwise 1 will with
draw all Imperial mill advertising
patronage from the Herald.''
Advertising was not so plentiful il
those days as reporters, so Col. Weiss
promised to discharge his labor editor
Calling the victim Of autocracy int
the throne room, the present chief Of
Little Tammany told his story ant
then said:
81 think you had better CO."
"Just as you say, not as I care,
replied the reporter.
A. E. Chantler then was manager o.
the dear old News Tribune, Messrs
Mendenhall and Hartley being tn
owners. Col. Bunnell had not returned
from his exile in Topeka, Kansas
Chantler had been managing editor O.
the st. Paul Dispatch and knew GOO
writing. He gladly gave Morrison
employment on the News Tribune
There he shaved until Chantler left
January l, 1896. On one occasion
when managing editor Drummond 60
drunk instead of writing editorials an
editing telegraph, Morrison manage
to get the paper out, but he receive
no thanks for it.
When Chantler's time was out, Co
G.. G.. Hartley went to A. F. Han
mond, then manager, and said:
/ "That man Morrison cannot wor
here"
!, Hammond then informed the objee
of autocratic dislike that he was
, longer needed, although his work wa
, fine and highly satisfactory.
, That released Morrison in time t
4 take prominent part as a speaker an
worker in Henry Truelson's first can
naign for the mayoralty. Dom Hell
! rich had every daily paper, ever
> LAWYER and every corporation in tn
e city against him, but the common 9e
y elected him by majority OF about ~
The reporter so recently rejected