The San Francisco call., 1906-06-23
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE.

street car men OF Portland have re-
. .organized their local General Or
gan1zer~ for the American Federation
OF Labor Charles II. Gram and Richard
Cornelius president of Garments Union
No. e05. have been working together
IN the matter for some time. Many
meetings We're held near the barns
after the men turned in their cars for
the night At first il was hard work
20 get many Of the men interested,
but The Spartan guard which. aided the
Two organizers were never weary in
;heir task. Everything being arranged.
p general meeting was called and J.. H.
Jones. president OF the. Portland Fed
. Grated Trades Council. presided. He
made a few pertinent remarks and,
among other speakers. introduced Mr..
Cornelius, who made very impress
sive address.
he told them that the purpose of the
organization was not. to create trouble,
but rather. to prevent ii. United they
would be an aggregation OF strength
which any company would hesitate to
impose upon. He said the mission of
the parent organization was a mission
Of peace. Men organize TO better their
condition The Yestibule. the air brake.
shorter hours and better wages and
ali the modern appliances of safety
and convenience, 44e said, had been
loughI for by the International. Many
other things Mr. -Ornelius told the
men and he wound up his speech by
saying: "Boys. the international viii
not stand for the 'short-arm' man. We
don't want that kind OF men, but we
dc want and viii have conditions and
wages sufficient 10 enable a man 10 be
honest"
Three hundred signed membership
banks Later in the evening the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: President.
X sorenson; vice president. F. C.
Sln1ons; secretary. z. J. McKenna :;
treasurer, .. Erickson: conductor g. A.
. Taggart, The executive board VIII be
chosen az the next meeting.
SIE Cornelius having completed the
work for which he was sent north is
expected home in day or so.
Secretary AIcCabe read at last nights
meeting of the Labor Council commit
nicatiOn from Secretary Morrison Of the
- American Federation of Labor, in
which that organization promised 10
replace the charter and supplies which
were lost BY the fire. The letter also
announced that all unions affiliated
with the A F. Of L which were indebt-
Cd for the per capita tax at the time
Of the disaster would be squared upon
tlie books.
Il
ton on the executive committee and
the same was accepted.
It vas announced that the proprie-
3 Tor Of the non-union dance hall at
'. -venty- second and Mission streets had
ign fed Willingness TO conform to
union conditions
Professor whitney Of the Univer-
sf-v OF California was given the priv
iiege- OF the floor. he claiming that he
came credentialed from the Chamber
u. Commerce The professor stated
that the chamber was aiming TO get all
the data possible on the conditions
upea which the various Insurance COM
ranies were endeavOring to settle with
their oolicv-holders. The idea was TO
compile statistics bearing on the con-
duct Of all insurance companies in set
tling with their creditors Blanks will
bs. furnished every one TO be filed out
and from these the exact status Of each
company could be determined Profes-
sor whitney claimed that the project
= had the sanction Of the State Insurance
COmmi ssiOner. The report when com
pleted viii be given 10 the public.
,. The delegates from Butchers Union
30. li5 reported that trade was brisk
and many Of the members were finding
work
The Cloakmakers announced a boy
colt against the firm Of Citron &
DELEGATE O-Neru offered a resolution
that a committee Of eight from the
Council attend the funeral of Andrew
Keuner. the sailor who was killed on
the launch in the bay. The same was
. carried.
The delegates from Cooks Union No,
a. stated that union conditions had
beeH conceded TO its members from the
firm Of Shattuck & Desmond a case
was reported in which member OF
Ybe union refused 10 handle meat which
was diseased and he was threatened
with dismissal il he refused 10 COOK
the deeayed meat This matter viii
be given 70 the proper authorities Tor
investig cation
The Milk Wagon Drivers stated that
tbe ditaculty with the Bay State Dairy
had been adjusted
DELEGATE Tracy reported Tor Typo
graphical Union that conditions in the
craft are not as bad as might be. With
q. membership before the rire Of 9cl,
the number had now fallen 70 500.
Most OF these are employed. Ihe JOB
branch OF the business was particularly
active There We're calls for men which
he was unable 10 fill, and in some in
stances wages were paid above the
scale ahe newspaper branch was dull.
So far the union had received szo'"Oe
for relief purposes.
The shoe Clerks reported conditions
good. There was a growing demand for
clerks. Some proprietors were trying
10 break away from the o'clock clos
ing proposition. but generally speaking
The situation was good.
Delegate Ajax reported the tailors TO
be Nourishfng He desired all to ask
for the label when buying clothes.
The union Jewelry Workers now
number seventy-one. but at the next
meeting about thirty members viii be
initiated.
The iron molders stated that all
mem bers would be working by the end
81 the month
The wage scale Of the Gas Workers
I-nfon was Endorsed. There was prae-
ticailv no change from the former
scale
n was decided by the council that
All unions needing assistance must re-
port before July IS
Michael Casey again complained OF
the tracks being laid throughout the
cirv by the railroads and he said many
Of the thafoughfares were now impasss
able for trucks and drays. The law
and legislative conaplittee was ordered
10 take this matter UP and bring in a
Friday night