The morning call., 1891-01-22
CRAFT AND GUILD.
Retail Shoe Clerks Fighting for
Early Closing.
Young Lady shoe-Fitters Elected Delegates
to the Federated Trades - Another
Market Inspector Wanted.

The Retail Clerks Early closing Associa-
ton held a meeting last evening at mozart
Hall. 1858 Market street, j. j. Mailman pre-
siding, and Secretary Sullivan resu GULL
municatiOns as follows:
From the dry-goods firm of O'Bannion q
Peck. signifying their intention of closing al
6 o'clock, with the exception of Saturday
evening. Messrs. Dillon and GaYan were
apnointed to tender the thanks of the asso-
citation to the firm
From Kelly 81 Liebes, refusing TO close, or
in any other way to comply with the re-
quests of the association. on account OF the
recent boycott Referred to the Executive
Committee.
Fom the Sacramento Typographical Union,
No. 46. asking financial assistance, neeessi-
tated by its late difficulty with the Sacra-
mento Bee; also referred to the Executive
Committee.
From the Slxth-street clerks, asking the
association to notify the Sixth-street prOpri-
etors that by their recent agreement to close
al o. clock they, the clerks employed, would
SUN expect TO have ali evening off each week.
The disposal of this last communication
occasioned warm discussion, some of the
members holding that as the Sixth-street
men had taken no interest in the organiZa-
ton, beyond signing the roll thew are not
entitled to recognition. No action was taken
IN the matter further than to instruct the
Secretary to notify the petitioners that they
are several months behind in dues
George johnson. Chairman of the COM
mlttee appointed to visit Kohlberg, Strauss
q Frohman. reported that they had prom
Ised TO close at O'Clock on Saturdays.
ne matter OF advertising several firms,
which had refused to close at 6 o'clock, was
referred to the Executive Committee with
full power to act. That committee was also
"A ~ lat irfrf ba
facts of the difficulty between the assOeia-
ton and the firms of Kelly & Liebes and
Wolf u Frank and mail copy of the same
TO every voter in San Francisco.
MessrS. Dlas, Smith aud Lazarus were APP
pointed committee to interview NJ. J.
Flayln i'll the matter of early closing, his
answer to be communicated at once to the
delegates 10 the Federated Trades.
The meeting closed with an address by
President Mailman on "Laziness," warning
the members that unless they manifested
more interest and worked harder for the
good of the order it would speedily 20 to
pieces. GU depend" said he "upOn
about six members for all the work. You
have only $50 in the treasury, and out of a
membership of about 500 only forty are
your fight"
Harness-AIakers' Union.
At meeting Of the Harness-makers last
night communication was received from a
maker, stating that the boycott against
Marks Bros, which has been so long pend
ing, has been settled in favor OF the union.
The union also adopted til e following reso-
luton:
Resolred. That we, the Haruess-makers'
National Union, No 8, indorse the minutes Of
tue Council of Federated Trades of January ..
1891, denouncing the action of Brewery Work
men SedD Union No 10.
The Harness-makers have made arrange
ments for picnic at San Rafael on the sec
ond Sunday in May. On the 9th inst. they
Will hold an open meeting, to which all
Journeymen harness-makers not members of
the union are cordially invited.