The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-20

the members of such industry be known as
'member" of such 'Ecfass.''
That the members of each class appoint their
own committees for the purposes of their spe-
cial work, and that each class appoint one or
more members as representative in the main
organization. That each class appoint its own
committee for the preparation OF papers for the
State convention.
That the selected appointees from each class
shall collectively be known as the executive
committee, which committee will meet once a
month, and before which all propositions,
grievances and matters of interest be pre-
sented.
That the bylaws and constitution shall prop
erly define the duties, work and power of all
committees.
That the executive committee shall likewise
be empowered to prepare the programme and
shall arrange for the convention.
That mem bership to this organization may
be composed OF all producers, taking Webster S
definition of the word-to wit, zone who grows
agricultural products or manufactures crude
materials into articles of use.'
That all such be termed active members.
That brokers, merchants and others may be-
come members of this organization, when such
broker, merchant or other handle the products
of the State exclusively.
That the executive committee appoint sub
committees respectively on transportation,
taxes, insurance, telephone and telegraph
service, water electric and gas light service,
labor, finance, legislation, general relief, with
the view of bringing the transportation COM
panles into friendlier relationship with the
producer and to treat with them in q common
cause, as business proposition and on bust
ness principles, determined yet free from pas
sion or prejudice, in equity, good faith and
honor; to present to them propositions for the
future that will tend to develop our State and
endeavor to obtain and merit their co-opera-
tlon; to endeavor to lessen taxes on manufac-
lures; to reduce the costs of insurance, tele-
phones, water and light; to treat with labor
when 1t feels itself abused; to accumulate
funds for the advancement of new enterprises;
to be properly represented in the legislatures
for the purposes of general relief; to enact laws
defining and making clear and limiting the re-
sponsibiities of employers
We recommend committee on general re-
lief, which shall use its endeayors to maintain
industries unable for the time to be self-sup-
porting under such conditions as may be pro-
mulgated later, and that funds for this purpose
be raised and that our State Legislature be
asked to assist in the undertaking under the
principle that the employment OF labor in legi-
innate enterprises will tend to lessen the cost
OF maintaining our public institutions, elevate
morals, develop the State and decrease crime.
We disapprove of the degradation of free and
honest labor in being brought into competition
and employment of the products of State manu-
features in all public buildings. We recon-
mend action in the matter of fuel and pray our
efforts meet with success. We call attention to
the abuse, by those importing Eastern merchan.
disc, OF our long and lenient Credits and sug-
geSt that change in our system be made to
meet the customs of our Eastern competitors.
We hope Tor a change III our banking system
opment of industries. We call attention to the
disadvantages OF merchants carrying stocks,
paying taxes, etc., as compared to the broker
with his Office and line OF samples. We rec
ogniZe that distributors are valuable to u:
only when partial to local products, and We
believe that general favor and disfavor builC
and destroy and while disaYowing boycotts,
general diffusion of sentiment in favor of home
products Will certainly manifest itself. W.
recommend that the various trades workmeI
may select representative for each line