The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
TRADES COUNCIL
ENDORSES THE
IMPROVEMENTS
Workihgmen Asked
for Their Votes.
ORGANIZED LABOR READY
BOND PROPOSITIONS MEET
WITH APPROVAL.
Committee Makes Exhaustive Report
on the Question and Gives I'm
qualified Support to the
Plans.
ORGANIZED LABOR READY
BOND PROPOSITIONS NEE,
WITH APPROVAL.

At the meeting of the Building Trades
Council held last night the following re-
port was rendered:
To the Building Trades Council-Gentlemen
Your committee 10 which was intrusted the
furtherance Of the question OF the issuance OF
bonds for municipal improvements begs leave
to report as follows:
At its meeting two weeks since. the Building
Trades Council unanimously indorsed the pro-
During the Interim the following unions have
met and have unanimously expressed their ap-
prevail of the measures: Carpenters Union no.
%; Carpenters Union No. 80; Carpenters Union
No. 4s3; Bricklayers Association; Amaig
Woodworkers' No. 10; Narnishers and Ponsh-
ers' No. !: Cement Workers Union; PAINTERS
and Decorators Union No. 70; Marble Finish
ers7 and Polishers' Union; Stairbuilders' Union;
Metal Roofers' Union: Tile and Mantel Settlers
Union; Cornice Workers Union; Stonecutters
Union and Derrick Workers Union.
Other unions will follow as their regular
meetings are held. -
Organized labor represented in the differ
ent unions is doing its utmost for the success
OF the measures and IL becomes the duty OF
every afiliating member to constitute himself
a committee OF one to assist In this movement
Matters OF such great Importance should re-
ceive the undivided attention OF every laboring
man, as no question which has ever oeen pre-
scented 10 the people OF San Francisco has car
ried such general and infinite good.
The question o. the extension OF our park
system is one that concerns every citizen, resi-
dent and taxpayer in no small degree
The construction and operation OF railroads
and other transportation facilities are the i'm
portant factors in the increase OF the population
OF the city. and while it so increases from year
TO year and becomes the more congested, the
requirement of public space does not Increase
proportionately. and the time must come, II our
citizens are blind to the conditions. when the
absence of such pleasure grounds and places OF
recreation will be of manifest necessity, which
necessity has not heretofore been keenly felt.
owing 10 the rapid growth OF San Francisco ana
the transformation of open and vacant lands
into residence and business centers.
These changes having occurred so gradually,
the people are hardly awake 10 the future re-
suit, and If present advantages are not accept
ed in future little can be done at what the
In 1850 San Franchises population OF 233, 900
had one acre OF park 10 every ZIG persons: to-
day. with population Of $50. CO., she owns one
acre OF park to every 2i4 persons-a strong in
crease which forcibly foretells future necessi-
ties.
San Francisco has before her the greatest flu
ture OF any city in the United States. She is the
intermediate point between our great Eastern
and Industrial centers and the Oriental mar
kets. She Is row and ever must be the open
door OF the great trans-Pacihc trade, and must
necessarily attract more attention and be the
objective point OF more travellers than any city
II is for this reason that the spirit OF pro-
gressiveness should be rampant. Our citizens
should stop at no reasonable outlay 10 increase
her attractlveness as the results which natur-
ally follow Improvement must Increase her land
values in a marked degree.
These some Of the reasons why the labor
ing people OF San Francisco favor improve
ments which affect the welfare Of every resi-
dent; and organized labor. feeling that II IS
largely responsible for the new city government
and the new organic law which controls that
government. joins with all other citizens in a
sincere and earnest desire that these proposed
improvements be successfully accomplished.
p. H. MCCARTHY.
z. J. BRANDON.
/ o CHRISTIE.
THOS. RINTON.
o. A. TAUSMID.
JOHN p. MORGAN.