The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

commissioner WatChorn of New York
has been told that employment for
100000 men could be found in the
southern States alone. There is estab-
Hshed in New York City the Office Of
the Southern States Immigration Com
mission, in charge of David Robinson.
the sole object Of which is 70 furnish
labor and capital for the South. Mr..
Robinson is commissioned by fourteen
States 20 recruit men. Speaking OF the
labor situation in the South. Mr.. Rob
inson said: The demand for labor in
the South IS very great and we want
men OF every description. We will not
take the Bowery loafer. and we prefer
good, strong men. We tried sending
Russians 10 the turpentine farms, but
we found they had not the physique
for the work. and they quit and went
70 peddling. Some OF the best men we
get are Swedes, and I am this day dis
patching a party TO Ohio Here Is an
order for 80 men for Newman, Ga,
and I sent away twenty-five Swedes to
the Georgia lumber mills yesterday and
the same number the day before We
would particularly like TO get hold Of
a number Of Italian farmers TO settle,
and the Italian Government would be
very well pleased 10 see its people go
10 the South instead of living in the
tenements OF New York Missouri
Louisiana and Texas need farm hands
both Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia
are in want Of men for their factories.
West Virginia lacks miners and Ala
bama is short OF every kind OF labor.
The Southern States Commission is go
ing 10 send its agents this winter to
Europe, beginning with Scotland. TO
enter upon a campaign Of publicity
with the hope Of diverting some OF the
stream OF immigrants 70 help build up
the new South"
Notice has been received in this city
that the Detroit convention OF the IN
ternational Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers has decided to remove its
headquarters from Cleveland to In
dianapolls. J. J. Mcnamara. treasurer
Of the International, has been re-
elected. In addition President F. NJ
Ryan OF Chicago. Vice Presidents z. A
Clancy OF Cleveland and J. H. BURY
OF st. Louis were also returned for
another term.
Mattresses Union No. 4s at its last
meeting was presided over by Presi-
dent Katie Bischon All members are
requested 10 report 70 the Office by
October Is for the working button or
be subject 10 a fine. Nine candidates
were obligated and several applications
are on the secretary's desk awaiting
action The union is reported TO be
IN hourishing condition.
The general advance in sailors
wages on the Great Lakes. which went
into effect October l. gives second
cooks and walters an advance OF $3.50
month. Porters' wages are in
creased from SIS 70 s35 month ordi-
nary seaEnen are paid $3.50. a SO ad-
vance Wages of fremen. oilers water
tenders, wheelmen and lookouts have
been marked UP $50 month and they
now get S65- The vessels Of the Lake
Carriers Association are placed in FIVE
classes. but the new schedule OF wages
is paid on all boats enrolled in the
association
Branch 4 OF the Amalgamated Socie-
Y Of Carpenters and Joiners at its last
meeting obligated forty-h five candidates
and received nine on clearance cards
A ball is being arranged by the va
rious branches, but the time and place
have not yet been decided upon. The
committee from No. is as follows: r
II. Brown. z c. Rutherford and L
Cults
At the last meeting Of Bakers Union
No. p two candidates were obligated
and two applications for membership
received The local contributed $500
70 the striking bakers OF San Jose. II
was stated that the San Jose union has
started q bakery 70 give employment
70 the members now out. No. p is
making arrangements 10 change its
headquarters u hopes to be located
in the Labor Council Temple not later
than the first of next month The
union IS arranging for q grand ball TO
be given November 10 The committee
n charge is as follows: Emil Olsold
Peter Keller. Dick Schwarting, Theo
LinQuist, Anton wahl, Joseph Puntigaa
and Herman Wallman-
c. 0. Sherman, at one time q promi-
nent man in the councils of the Ameri-
can Railway Union and later organizer
for the Industrial Workers Of the
World, whose mission seems to be TO
place as many obstacles in the progress
OF the American Federation Of Labor
as may be, has been sent adrift by the
new cult. Mr.. Sherman is no longer
the general president of the Industrial
Workers. His position was declared
vacant at the recent convention in Chi
cago. The organization has been passed
over TO the Socialists. with Daniel de
Leon n the SaCQIe- Many OF the trades
unionists who have followed the move
ment viii now feel free 10 affiliate with
the only pure and simple labor organ
ization in the country. the American
Federation Of Labor. Henceforth the
Industrial Workers will have no Official
head They viii choose q president at
each meeting. The convention also de-
cided to abolish the Offices of chairman
OF the department. Of metal machinery
and chairman OF the transportation
committee. held respectively by c. G.
kirkpatrick and Frank McCabe. It Is
said that IL was owing in great meas
ure TO the former gentleman's exten-
sive following that the metal trades
became interested in the workings of
the Industrialists.
A committee representing the window
glass manufacturers OF the United
States has called conference OF man
ufscturers, which is now IN session at
Pittsburg. The meeting was called
for the purpose OF deciding whether
the glass works should resume opera
tion on October Is or November 1 The