The San Francisco call., 1906-08-31


of your paper in publishing
correct and thorough news.
Very respectfully.
j. j. FUREY,
President Iron Trades Council.
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to became an eficient mill worker, TO
say nothing of the greater expense of
daily living of the former
The Philadelphia Public Ledger has
a correspondent in this city who has
figured out Just what it will cost to
rebuild San Francisco. He gives the
snug sum of 90.o00.000 to labor. For
fear the trades may squabble over this
vast amount he carefully apportions it
out as follows: Bricklayers $46,-
Qo00Qe; hod-carriers, mortar men and
incidental labor. s15.G00,00O; cleaning
debris, S15,000,0 600; plumbers, S10.500,-
600: carpenters, $4,000 ,Oo0;. plasterers,
81, 100000: laborers 1reconstruction),
$4,000, 600; teamsters. S10.000.000; ce-
inent workers, $4,000, 600; cement finish
ers, s5, ,00o, 600; electricians. $4,0oo,00o;
iron workers. S2,00O,000; painters. s4,-
0OO.OO0; fathers sl,ooo,0oO; tinsmiths.
$1,000 600; foremen and superintend-
ents. s15.OO0,00oi other trades and
crafts. sla.7oo.ooO.
A general. strike of the pressers
branch of the Brotherhood of Tailors
has been ordered in New York City by
the executive committee. A uniform
scale Of wages and a uniform workday
are demanded. An official of the union
declared that there were between 1000
and 5000 pressers in that city, and that
approximately 10000 men would be .af-
fected altogether.
steps. viii be taken at the annual
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America for the ninth district
OF Pennsylvania this month to abolish
the custom of observing the funeral
days of. victims of mine accidents. 1t
is estimated that during the. past year
when 61e persons lost their lives in
81 00e,oe0. in wages. Instead OF clos
ing down. the coHiery at. which a per-
som meets death, it is proposed on the
day of his funeral to have the employees.
work. and contribute so per cent of
their wages to the family of the victim.
The election for delegates from the.
Brewery .Workmen's Union to the To-
ronto convention, which opens Septem-
ber TO- has taken place. with the fol-
lowing. result; Emil Muri from San
Diego, whd is a member of No. q; Gus
Ungerman from No. 22f and Ed Horan
from: Ne. 2s3. They will: leave in a
Few days for. the East.
: Secretary william 6. Walsh of Paint
ers- Unien: No. Is has been chosen floor
manager. of the Labor day celebration
at Shell Mound Park. given under the
auspices OF the Building Trades Coun-
ell. Mr.. Walsh is eminently fitted for
the position and no doubt Will see that
all guests receive proper attention
There is evidence that the crowd will
be a record breaker
The labor famine which now seems
$50 general over the entire country has
penetrated Alaska, with the result that
extraordinary wages are being paid for
graders on new railways being built
Any man who is willing to handle
pick or shovel can get S5 a day and
board on tho new line building from
Naldes' TO Copper River, according to
Fl. ]. Herget Of Denver, who recently
passed through this city. Even at this
rate II seems that the company cannot
get SUFFICIENT help. Gnd additional in
ducements are offered of free trans
portation from Seattle and return, with
gJarantee OF steady work for one wear
The company that is building the
line from the town of Valdes to tho big
copper ore belt in the interior is sup
posed to be backed by the Gu1gen-
helms and although money is being
poured out like water the progress is
slow, owing to the scarcity of common
labor. said Mr.. Herget. "A Hat rate
OF IS day is guaranteed to any man
who is willing TO shovel dirt, with
board thrown in, but the extraordinary
demand for workmen throughout this
country and Canada, and especially in
f~.tlf SC zarln
The development of the Alaska penin-
sula. The Valdes and Copper River
Company building north from Nome
could use three times the number Of
workers il has. but cannot gel them
at any price.
Men are shipping at Seattle under
the IS day contract. but when they
get north they fad that work is so
easy TO get that they generally stay on
the coast in some of the towns in
preference to hitting the railroad
grades, although the wages are unpre-
cedented in the history of this country.
The company camps furnish good food,
interest in the welfare OF their en-
pioyes, but as further incentive for
the men they have already at work to
remain.
There are many new mines being
opened up and new gold finds every
where prove greater lure TO the new
conner than the prospect of a sure $3.50
month and found. II is remark
able condition of affairs"
The Chicago te ebhone girls who
went on a strike the other day have
won their fight. The company will erect
an elevated passageway for them so
that they will not have to pass the
much dreaded saloons.
The Montana, State Federation of La
Dor at its recent session decided to con-
time its opposition TO the Industrial
Workers of the World
The seamen on the British steamer