The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

Union in Firemens Hall, corner Steuart
and Mission streets. The union was
reported to be IN prosperous condi-
tion- Fifteen candidates were initiated
and ten applications for membership
are awaiting action.
superintendent Deacon of the Union
Printers Home IN Colorado Springs
states that & total of 1851 volumes
were contributed to the home library
as result OF the movement inaugu-
rated by Messrs. Kreiter and Swigart
OF the Washington and st. Louis unions.
The old library contained 2124 books.
With the new books the library now
contains 5675 volumes The fashion
Of each delegate to the International
conventions presenting the library with
one or more books is most estinaable
one, and If continued in a few years
the home will have a library worthy
the name.
The scale committee appointed by
the BIacksmiths' International Union
reports that the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific have signed a
new wage scale, with an increase
ranging from 25 TO 40 cents a day.
This is the first time that q uniform
schedule has been agreed TO on the
whole systems of both roads. This
will, 1t is expected. force other rail-
road systems TO increase wages also
in this particular line of work
What may mean q strike Of union
switchmen. involving all roads enter
ing Chicago, extending as far east as
Buffalo and west to the coast. and af-
fecting $4,000 men. is looked for after
the ultimatum just delivered by the
managers of the various roads. The
demands for an increase OF 10 cents an
hour and a straight efght-hour day
were curtiy refused. This refusal
seems TO admit of no compromise and
1t places the switchmen IN the posi-
ton Of either accepting defeat or OF
trying TO gain their ends By the strike
method.
Mixers Union No 1851 met the
other night in GruetH Hall, Mission
road, with Marcel Willie in the chair
in the absence of the president It
was decided that Marcel Willie should
represent the union ar the Minneapolis
convention Of the American Fedora
tfon OF Labor, TO begin November II
The secretary reported that some OF
the dairymen are mfsusfng the label
and ne was instructed to notify the
Dairymen's Association and also the
Milk Wagon Drivers Union that the
mixers label is duly registered with
TIC QlDQGL AULQOTlLleS IN sacramento
and that any infringement upon the
same will be severely dealt with. The
committee 10 draw UP new contracts
for the year is Frank Brfcker, presi-
dent; Marcel Willie, secretary; Charles
Bonner and AIbfn Lussmann This
committee will bring IN q report at
the next meeting. November s.
The fighting factions of the Chicago
teamsters have taken new tack with
the determination 10 exterminate one
another. The tie-up of all buildings in
course OF construction in the down
town Chicago districts is threatened by
secret agreement said TO have been
entered into by Cornelius P. Shea of
the International Brotherhood of
TeamsteTs and members of several in
ternationaI trades unions, by which
each organization affected expects to
crush the seeding factions The
unions said to be in the agreement are
the Bricklayers' and Stonemasons'. the
Truck Drivers, Excavating Teamsters'.
Lumber Wagon Drivers; Brick. Sand
and Terra Gotta Feamsters' and Stone.
Lime and Cement Drivers Under the
agreement, IL is averred, the
building trades involved will not