sawmills, the grain elevators, construction work, road building, digging trenches for water, gas and sewer mains, and the junk dock' were the places where the Finns in Duluth were most likely to be employed.

The Temperance Society Toivon Tähti: Two kinds of organizations began to appear among the Finns during the 1890s, with the temperance societies and the churches coming into existence as the

The first Finnish church built in Duluth at the turn of the century on St. Croix Avenue. When the new church was purchased in 1923 this building became a warehouse for the Walker Jamar Co. This picture was taken in 1957 when the building was being torn down. In the inset Clarence Wesala can be seen starting the demolition work.

citadels of morality. Both were faced with challenging opportunities, with the temperance movement in the forefront. The

215