The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
p. I'll. MCCARTHY RETURNS
FROM HIS EASTERN TRIP
President of Building Trades Council
Is Royalty Welcomed by AssO-
ciateS on Arrival.

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p. H. Mccarthy, president of the
Building Trades Council, returned from
his Eastern trip Sunday morning
and received a hearty welcome from
his associates on his arrival. Mccarthy
and his party proceeded to the Building
Trades Council hall, where he gave a
brief account of his duties while repre-
senting the many crafts allied with the
organization that he represented at Mil
waukee.
At recent meeting the Building
Trades Council adopted a resolution
condemning the proposed ordinance to
limit the speed of cars to eight miles
an hour. The same body favored the
amendment providing for an expendi-
ture of 900 for the Improvement
of the water front in extending the sea-
wall.
At the meeting last night the ques-
tion was fully discussed with the result
that the delegates to the Labor Coun-
Gil were instructed by their union to
defend the rights of the BARRIERS Union
in declining to accede to the request of
the owners of the Modern shop.
Delegates H. Hilker and William
Koch, who had been in attendance at
the Barbers' International Convention
in ST. Louis, made an informal report
of the doings of the convention, which
was well received by the members of
the union. One share of stock of the
Cooperative Meat Company was sub
scribed for.
The trained nurses at the CITY and
County Hospital invited the co-opera-
ton of the Labor Council in taking the
management of that institution out of
politics.
The proprietors of the Model barber
shop sent a communication to the La
Dor Council requesting that the price
for shaving be reduced from Is to 10
cents, claiming that their customers re-
fuse to pay the present price. The COM
munication was referred to the Jour
neymen BARRIERS Union.
L. Rentelman of the Cooks Union
was elected to represent the Labor
Council at the forthcoming convention
of the American Federation of Labor.
Printing Pressmen's Union elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: President, S. P. Kane; vice pres
ident, c. w. Radebold; recording Sec
retary, James H. Roxburg; financial
secretary, w. G. Whitman; treasurer,
John F. Lyons; executive committee
l.. S. Hamer, w. Dye, A. w. Nutting,
r. Davis and w. Purie; finance COM
mittee-George Spooner, G. A. Farrell,
]. ]. Crackborn and H. Tietjen; bank
ing committee-W. ]. Farrell, ]. ].
Kronholm and c. A. Hoffman; mem
bership committee-E. Harrison, w.
Fischer and c. S. Hermance; delegates
to Allied Printing Trades Council, W.
Griswold and E. Peterson; delegates to
Labor Council-G. B. Benham, Joseph
p. White, w. j. MCKINNEY and r. G.
Rice; delegates to American Federation
of Labor, George Sauer and G. B. Ben
ham.
A committee consisting of Nick
Blum, George Tyrrell and H. L. Fos-
ter, representing the Cigar-makers'
Union, will wait on Mayor Schmitz
this forenoon and demand a positive
answer from him in regard to his
stand in the case against Police Com
missioner Drinkhouse.
Matt Canovan was elected at the
last meeting of the Wagon-makers'
Union to represent them at the Con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor.
More than $1,000 names have been
added to the membership of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
during the last year, placing the MEM
bership at 100000.
The Bridge and Wharf Builders
Union adopted a resolution instruct
ing it's members to vote for proposed
amendments of the constitution for
the Improvement of the water front
and the exemption from taxation of all
vessels registered in this State. An
amendment to the bylaws changing
the regular meeting night from Satur-
day to Tuesday was adopted.
Preparations are being made for the
souvenir ball to be given by the
Pressmen's Union at Mechanics Pa
vilion Saturday evening.
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