The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21


Association He was ably assisted by
J. ". Maloney. president OF the Build
ing Trades Council OF Marin County
The following officers were chosen:
President, Fred Smith; past president.
J II. Riley; first vice president, H d.
treasurer. r ". Johnson; recording
secretary. H B. Hook; guide.
Chris Wingst; inside guard, J. H.
! provinces; outside guard, Fred
Rate The charter members are:
Fred Smith. Miss NJ. McDermitt, H B.
Hook. T. NJ Fletcher. H D. burst, L R.
Moore, B. NJ. Mulcahy, NJ Ygera, J. D.
CHM. G. Harlan, r J. Johnson. r. c.
Clark, R P provinces. H G. Adams.
Z D. L Hunter, c. Wingst, J. NJ Riley, B.
1 GiIsta, Fred Rate and Charles Wien
holtz. The charter has been sent for
and viii be here in short time San
Rafael is becoming a strong labor
union city, several labor organizations
having recently been formed
There will be an adjourned meeting
OF the Musicians Union next Friday at
10 a. m The following propositions
viii be acted upon: Quarterly and
monthly reports Of officers. report OF
committee on revision of price list, re-
port Of. the board OF directors The
changes already adopted IN the price
list comprise moderate raises in rates
for members employed IA theaters,
cafes and places of amusement where
members are regularly employed. also
for symphony concert engagements.
The report as concurred IN provides
for the fixing Of the minimum number
OF men that shall constitute theater
crchestras IN the Jurisdiction, and au-
thorfzes the board OF directors 10 cIas-
sify the various halls within the juris-
diction- While this feature is new In
this locality. il has been in effect In
other large cities OF the country. and
has proved Of material benefit Changes
will not be fnaugurated before January
1 next Members are requested TO
submit not later than November
any changes Of address or Of instru-
meutation, in order that such changes
may appear in the annual directory and
date book for next year.
At the last meeting Of the Stevodores-
and Riggers' Union in Eagles Hall sew
e1teen candidates were initiated Much
routine business was transacted, and
the union was reported to be growing
financially as well as numerically.
At the last regular weekly meeting
OF Sailors Union Of the Pacific, J. C.
Feickert presided The secretary re-
ported that shipping was good. The
shipwreck benefit was ordered paid to
nine members Of the crew Of the
wrecked steamer Oregon. and also 10
one member OF the crew of the wrecked
schooner Laura Madseu. Carl Schou.
No rs. was expelled from the union
for violating union conditions The
election OF delegates to the eleventh
annual ceuvention OF the International
Se2men's Union OF America will be held
at the next regular meetings of the
headquarters and branches. The Ia
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fair and that men were still scarce The
Seattle agent wrote that shipping was
fair and the strike situation was good
The Port Townsend agent reported that
shipping and the general situation was
unchanged. and that prospects were
uncertain The Aberdeen agent stated
that shipping and prospects were fair.
The Portland agent wrote that the sit
uation was unchanged The Eureka
agent reported that shipping was good
and prospects uncertain The San Pc
dro agent stated that shipping and
prospects were fair. The Honolulu
agent wrote that shipping and pros
poets were medium and that no men
were ashore
The union steamftters have gone on
strike at the United Engineering Ship
yards on account Of wages. The yards
are substituting steam copper pipe for
that Of iron. This difficulty. II not
speedily settled, may involve the en-
The biennial report OK Frank Duffy,
International secretary OF the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers, makes the statement that for the
last six months 14,34z members had
been added to the organization. In ad-
dition to the 170,34z members in good
80 In
rears for three months dues. The
treasurers report showed that a re-
mainder> Of s19S.294.45 was on hand
The income for the last two years was
SsSS, 6es66, and the disbursements
amounted to Ss61-43e.S9, leaving q sur
plus for the two years of $I7.25s.67.
General President Huber IN his report
strikes and some lockouts all were sat-
isfactorily settled During the last
three months sixty-three new charters
were granted, and s7s IN all were added
during the last two years
Canadian trades union circles are
now being stirred by q proposition 70
form an alI-Canadian labor body, which
would necessftate a Withdrawal from
the American Federation Of Labor. Ac-
cording to the records Of the Depart
nent Of Labor, the total number OF
labor organizations in Canada Is 1900,
the largest number, 2e6, being IN On
tario, followed ty 257 in Quebec. 1874
IN British Columbia, 1T in Nova Scotia
and the remainder distributed IN vari-
Gus provinces. From available infor-
nation the membership is approximate
" fixed at zoo. 900.
IT is rumored in several Eastern
cities that strfke-breaking crews are
to be uniformed The object, it is as
serted, is 10 prevent being approached
by union pickets and in order that the
police may easily keep them in view.
It is also claimed that it will be more
difficult for the men to desert The
men viii be compelled to pay for their
own uniforms, and much dissatiEfaction
is caused BY the movement
The following is the result of the
referendum vote taken in the various
chapels within the Jurisdiction Of Ty-
pographicaI Union No. q on the four
L T. L. propositions: First PROPOSE
tion. for 159, against las; second, for
zz6, against 62; third, for 254s against
so; fourth, for 2s7. against IS.