The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

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workday in the few remaining Eastern
cities which are cropping about with
a nine and ten-hour day in the print
ing craft This assessment has been
reduced twice since it was temporarily
suspended in this city. Before the
fire the printers were paying 10 per
cent 1t was then reduced to Z per
cent, and the fight is so nearly won
that it has been again reduced to s.
per cent. The printers have expended
over s2,0o0,000 to gain the shorter
workday and less than $4,000 has
been contributed from outside
sources. The fight for the eight-hour
movement has been practically won.
Messrs Furuseth. Penje, Frazier and
Harrington are at present in Minneapo-
lis representing the international Sea-
lgnens Union of America in the Amer
lean Federation of Labor convention.
After the close of the Minneapolis
convention these gentlemen will pro-
coed to Boston to attend the annual
convention of the Seamens Interna-
tional. which begins December 8.
Cfgarmakers' Union No. 22s met
Thursday night at the Labor Council
Temple. A committee of five men was
elected to interview the manufacturers
in this jurisdiction asking them to
consider the proposition of a raise in
wages owing to the conditions pre-
vailing here at this time. The largest
manufacturers have been visited and
have expressed Willingness to meet
their employees demands. The commit
tee expects that all of the manufactur-
ers will see the justice of their cause
and agree to the increase. The cigar
makers are asking for 81 per thousand
cigars above the present scale. There
is every indication that there will be
favorable settlement for the cigar.
makers in a short time
One thousand coopers struck in Chi
cago last week for increase in
wages of cents barrel. 1t is be-
lieved the raise will soon be granted.
Beginning last Thursday the under
ground miners in Butte. Mont, had
their wages raised voluntarily %
cents a day. They now receive 1918
per day Shelter employees in An
aconda and Great Falls will receive
the same pay. The advance is made
because of the satisfactory condition
of the metal market Ten thousand
underground miners in Butte alone will
be affected and the advance will add
81 100000 a month to that districts
payroll More than 1000 men at the
WaShOe ana Boston anu IuOnldAd SHicA-
tiers will be benefited.
At the last meeting of Musicians
Union No. g. the following nominations
were made: For president - c.
Cassasa and j. F. Fitzgerald; for vice
president-M. Walten; for recording
Secretary. a. Keogh; for financial
secretary-H. Menke; for treasurer
Efsfe1dt: for sergeant-at alarms - c.
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A. L. Bangle, H Bellman J. Binning. @.
L. Blake, w. Cellarius, P. Johannsen,
G. Kenny. ]. ]. Matheson, III. Won der
Mehden. A. Paulsen, A Spadina, A J.
Tickner, F. Magnus, R. Ritzau. W
Wertsch, w. Klein, C. Kreuter, S.
Bluhman, G. Slissman, r. Bone, ].
Hobbs, w. Delaney, A. NJ Pihlstrom,
G. Soldierna, F. Hyman. E. E. Weigel,
H. ART, H. Dibben. c. Dickman and F.
Mayer; for delegates to Labor Council
H. Menke. John A. Keogh, G. c. Hen
ky, c. T. Schuppert, G. Selo, 5. ]. Tully
and B. Schoenburg; delegates to Oak
land Council. D. Scott and j. ]
Matheson.
John Brose presided over the last
meeting of Marine Cooks and Stewards
Association of the Pacific. Secretary
Steidle reported that shipping on
steamships was good and that steam
ship men are in demand. Balloting on
delegate to the convention and officers
for the ensuing term was proceeded
with. The Seattle agent stated that
shipping was fair The San Pedro
agent writes that shipping was good
and that few men were ashore.
At the last meeting of Canmakers'
Union No. 205 ii was announced that
the charter from the East had arrived.
Fifty candidates were initiated. The
next meeting will be held at Wheel
mems Hall, Twentieth and Folsom
streets, Tuesday evening, November 81. |
All members are, expected to be pres
ent.
The Patternmakers' League of North
America has removed its headquarters
from New York City to Cincinnati
James Wilson, president of the organi-
cation, has just returned fraternal
delegate to the British Trades Con- |
gress and has made an interesting re-
port on what he observed while in the |
old country Speaking of Glasgow, he |
says: Glasgow is noted for her ship |
building, but the thing that attracted |
me most was the Scottish Cooperative |
Society Cooperation is a very live |
subject in Great Britain. The society |
was organized in 1858, with capital |
of less than $4,000. Today 1t has a cap |
ital of more than $14,500,O0O. For the |
first half of this year the total net |
sales amounted to over s17,500,0 |
They produced goods from their own |
works to the amount of over s4,s45, 900.
/ spent nearly a whole day in the |
works, and then only had a glimpse
of part of 1t. You can imagine my
surprise when after going through a
great printing establishment, taking
look at a furniture factory, a large
clothing works shop, a big tobacco
factory a chemical works, a picking !
and jam factory, through a great con-
fectionery works, passing a boot and I
shoe works giving employment to thou
sands sof men, going into wooden
mill-mind you, all this in one plant,
where thousands of people are en-
ployed, and then to be told that 1t was