The San Francisco call., 1906-07-11
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE.

The United Railroads may have a
strike on its hands in g few days
For eight months the linemen in its
employ have been holding conferences
with the company in the hope that It
would coneede an eight-hour day.
The linemen were working ten hours,
and demanded reduction to eight
Assistant 10 the President Mutually
said he would split the difference, and
nine hours was agreed upon. The men
came BACK and demanded again that
their working day be made eight
hours. Mutually said he would submit
the matter TO the board OF directors in
the East. They do not meet again until
the end OF this month
Messrs. Mutually and Chapman have
asked the men TO take no decisive step
until the arrival Of the president. who
Is expected inside a fortnight.
AT the meeting OF the union last
night IL was agreed TO wait until the
18th OF this month for an answer, and
II no word is received by that date
there is nothing which viii prevent a
strike Of the linemen-
The Iron Trades Council met Monday
night at Brewers Hall, 260 Noe street,
Resolutions were adopted asking that
the authorities at Mare Island pay the
union wage scale to molders. and Secre-
tary Sandeman was instructed TO COM
municste with the commander at the
Island and forward copy Of the reso-
lutions to him.
Photo -Engravers' Union No. S has,
through the efforts Of its President,
Andy Gallagher, received a promise
from every new house that will com
pete in that line Of business that Ii will
Ill
hours and conditions Just as soon as
those plants are in a position TO start.
There VIII soon be more engraving
houses in this city than ever before,
and they give promise Of better ven
tilated wOrkrooms and more up-to-date
machinery than they had before the
fire The following firms are already
making and finishing cuts or are wait
ing for their machinery to arrive: The
Nolan-Dayis Company formerly Barn
hart-Swasey Company, the Sierra En-
craving Company, Phoenix Engraving e
Company, McCabe g. Sons. the Oakland
Tribune, all the San Francisco newspa-
pers except the Evening Post, the Oak
land Herald, the William Brown Com
pany the Britton-Rey Company. the II.
s Croker Company. Binley & Co..
Johnson & Co, the Standard Printing
Company Of Oakland, the Calkins Syn
dicate Company and the Charles Went
eel Company.
OF the firms that have started. the
following are running under union con-
ditons: The Sierra, the Nolan Davis
Company, the Phoenix. the Oakland
Tribune and the Herald and all the
San Francisco papers. The others have
assured President Gallagher that they
VIII employ union men when they start
Since every merchant must advertise
his new location or remain unknown.
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5udicious advertising. il Is no wonder
that so many firms are taking up this
as addition to their business. and the
union feels that as every competent en-
graver in the United States is a. membe
OF the international IL is easy TO see
why the employers find IL more salts
factory 10 apply to NO. s for good en-
gravers The local union has the strong
est Organization in the country, having
had but one commercial strike in its
twelve years OF organization. The same
agreement has been signed for three
years but so competent are the mem
bers, because OF the strict laws regard
ing apprentices, that before the fire
every engraver in the city. with four
exceptions. was a member Of this union
and was being paid above the rate
asked by the union.
Cooks Union No. "A has extended an
invitation to the locked-out members
Of the Marine Cooks and Stewards AS
sociation TO work ashore in houses op-
Grating under it's Jurisdiction. This is
expected 70 be but a temporary ar
rangement, and no dues or fees will be
charged.
The local committee that had charge
Of the International Printing Press
mems convention Of last year will meet
a week from next Sunday for the pur-
pose Of distributing the remainder Of
the funds on hand to the three unions
Printing Pressmen's Union No "a. Web
Pressmen's Union No. and Press Feed
ers' Union No. 35.
Millmens Union No. 42S met at the
hall Twenty-second and Folsom streets
Monday night. The hall was filed. and
much enthusiasm was manifested at
the fourishing condition OF trade. Off
GERS were installed for the ensuing
term. Thomas O'Brien was chosen del
egate 10 the Niagara Falls convention
of the United Brotherhood Of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America, which con-
venes September II.
Shoe Clerks Union No. 410 installed
officers at its last meeting at head