The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE.

building work in that city The fol-
lowing official notice has been issued
by the executive council:
1 Notice is hereby given to the Mason
Builders Association, to all general
contractors who are not members there
of and to all architects in the city Of
New York that whenever and wherever
concrete is used in building construc-
tion within the limits of said munich
pality, the work must be done by un-
ion bricklayers, none of whom will
hereafter seek or accept employment
from any contractor, owner or archi-
tect who fails to comply, with this re-
quirement."
After the meeting a prominent MEM
Der of the council said: I'VE realize
that concrete has come to stay, and we
are going to take the bull by the horns.
1t is useless to try to stop the use of
concrete, which is only beginning, and
looks as if it would extend enormously.
We have determined to protect our
selves, and strikes will be ordered
against all contractors, owners or ar
chitects who employ other than brick
layers with union. cards where. con-
crete is used in building construction"
According to Secretary Tarr of the
Amalgamatede Window Glass Workers
of America many manufacturers are
signing the new wage scale which calls
for a 10 per cent increase. Mr.. Tarr
stated recently that 500 pots will be
started within few days and that by
the 18th of October all the men will
be working. The manufacturers have
been trying to delay the opening until
November /.
A general strike of operators of the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company, with
Chicago as the central field of opera
ton, became a possibility when the
answer of the company to a long se-
ries of demands of the union was given
out, says a dispatch from Chicago. To
list of thirty-two suggested rules
which the local officers of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers Union submitted to
E. ]. Nally, general superintendent of
the company, only three or four were
adopted In all the other suggestions
the employees were turned down gently
but firmly. Behind the demand of the
employees, which probably will take
the form of an ultimatum on certain
questions of wages and hours within a
few days, lies the important question
of the recognition of the union. The
demands of the operators were made
simultaneously in Chicago. New Or
leans, Birmingham and Washington.
The letter from the company, which
was placed in the hands of each of the
operators IN chicago, ignores the eA-
istence of the union. 1t is this which
has aroused the ire of the operators.
Eugene Burke was in the chair at
the last meeting of Marine Cooks and
Stewards Association of the Pacific.
Secretary Steidle reported the situation
at San Pedro unchanged. Ten more
steam .schooners, including the steamer
NJ. F, Plant. engaged union crews. The
regular meetings will be held here
after at the new hall of the Fisher
mems Union. SO Steuart street The
Seattle agent stated that shipping was
good. The San Pedro agent wrote that
the situation was unchanged.
Janitors' Union No. 10367 will take
the final vote on the amendments to
the bylaws at the next meeting. 1t
is reported that some of the janitors
employed by the city refuse to become
members of the union and action in
reference to their cases will shortly
be taken. The wage scale committee
reported progress at the last meeting.
The union is meeting in the Durant
School building, but as soon as the La
Dor Council Temple is completed 1t will
move to one of the halls in that struc-
ture. There is still trouble with the
management of the Mission Theater in
and if it is not soon settled the Labor
Council will be asked 10 step in and
settle the matter. The next meeting
of the union will be on October z. when
all members are requested to be pres
ent.
In his tables showing the value of
individuals of the American laborng
class, Bench and Bar say that DR.. Holt
hot a. nf how
is worth $2061.e2; at Is years of age
he is worth $4263.66; at 20 he is worth
s546S03. From that time on his value
decreases, it is declared. until at 20
he is worth but the trifie of $17.13,
and at 80 years of age his value is
represented by minus $S72.S4. 1t will
not be difficult to demonstrate that
the hardy son of labor, taking him
limb by limb, is worth at his maximum
considerably more than DR.. Holt's
s54S8o3. At all events the honest
wage Garner costs more than this in
the aggregate to the rich and soulless
corporations that pay the bills, when
the American jury has exercised its
prerogative to audit:
Where DIR. Holt flies off is in his
professional mans quotation. At 25
says this authority, the professional
man has an economic value of $25-
s9S.94 Was the doctor talking about
lawyers when he wrote down these
figures? There are at least two or
three twenty -fve-year-ol we could
put our hands on, in both law and
medicine. who would be more than
pleased to incorporate and capitalize
themselves at just round $4,000.
give DIR. Holt the $898.94 as little
commission" on the side and still
offer controlling stock interest to the
distinguished scientist or his patrons
or patients at considerably less than
par. We believe this applies to young
parsons too
To get back to the workingman:
The following table is compiled from
judicial decisions of the courts of last
resort of this country and England: !:
One eye, $4,000 (32 S. w. Rep, s1s);
one leg. $4,000 G3 Wash, $3.50: two
legs, $4,000 t43 Hun, 421); one arm,
$4,000 CSC Wis. s1s); one hand, $4,000
$4,000 CTS Tex. 15I; 1s Kan, 493):
one finger. $500 (s4 Iowa, sso); per-
manent disability, $25.000-sS0, 900 (1s
Ill. App. 418: G. P. D., Eng, 2S0).
1t is easy from the above to COM
pute with approximate accuracy the
cost, If not the value, of whole man;
and when it is seen at a glance that a
single eye. leg and arm totals $40, 900.
many times DR.. Hollis best price for