The San Francisco call., 1906-11-28
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

into accidents. deal with strikes and
interest himself in savings banks and
thrift institutions.
A committee representing the Rail-
way Mail Association, an organization
of 1900 railway postal clerks. called
on Postmaster General Cortelyou the
other day After stating to him that
they wanted the principle of the eight
hour law applied to them and that they
felt that they were entitled to a per
diem for expenses while away from
home, the Postmaster General replied
that he was thoroughly aware of the
fact that there had been lowering of
the grade of men entering the service,
especially in the West and South, and
that steps will have to be taken to
make the service more attractive to
the class of men who used to take 1t
up, but who are now going into other
walks of life by reason of the better
hours and better pay they can COM
mand. The Postmaster General prob \
ably will make some recommendations
to Congress along this line.
Press Feeders Union No. SO met Mon
day night at Labor Council Temple IN
stead of Wednesday night In order to
give the hall to the Labor Council for
its dedicatory services. Two candi-
dates were initia, j and four members
admitted by cards. Eight applications
are pending. The next meeting will
be held Wednesday night. December
II. when nominations for officers will
be made. The election will be two
weeks later. Business is good; all
members are working.
Carpenters Union No. 1910 met Mon
day night at 433 Duboce avenue with
G. S. Brewer in the chair. Thirty-two
candidates were obligated and sixteen
members admitted by cards. That was
the last meeting the union will hold
In the. Duboce- avenue hall, as the next
will be held in the new hall of the
sheet metal workers on Guerrero street,
near Fourteenth, on Thursday, Derem-
Der 6.
BARRIERS Union No. las met in Labor
Council Temple Monday night. The
attendance was large. Sig Oppenheim
was in the chair. Nine candidates were
obligated and nine applications for
membership received The secretary
was instructed to take charge of the
boycott on Hamilton's barber shop, 205
Scott street. Five delegates will be
sent to the Stockton convention of the
State Federation of Labor next jan
uary, and they will be elected at the
next meeting. BUSINESS was reported
brisk and the members generally are
at work. There is an active demand
for the shop cards and the working
button. The proposition 10 have union
men only working in shops having the
shop card is becoming general through
out the country. This will be strictly
enforced after January /. The shop
owned by B. Levy. 2003 Fillmore street,
has been unionized
According TO the Vallejo Trades and
Labor Council, the settlement of the
strike of the cement workers at Napa
Junction is only partial. 1t does not
meet with the demands of the union. 1t
is true that some of the strikers have
gone back to work The Vallejo central
body promises TO acquaint sister or
ganizations throughout the coast of
the exact conditions at the plant
The increase in wages in Chicago
during the past decade has been in
some lines of trade nearly 100 per
cent Ten Years ago Chicago carpen-
ters received 20 cents an hour; today
they get from 40 to so cents. All tool
workers, the result of whose labor de-
pends on skill and intelligence, have
been able TO get like advance in
their pay Figures compiled by Slason
Thompson, statistician for the General
Managers Association of Chicago, show
that the total increase in wages per
annum in the United States for the
last ten years is about s79.000,0o0.
The high jinks and social given re-
Gently in Bent's Hall, Twenty second
and Folsom streets, by Elevator Con-
structors' Union was well attended.
The programme rendered was highly
enjoyable. Refreshments were served.
The arrangements committee included
w. j. Wigmore, F. B. Hanbridge, C. D.
Gump, W. Murphy and A. D. Moon.
F. w. Raven. secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Stationary En-
gineers. believes that arbitration of
law and that strife should be prohib-
speaking on this subject recently in
Chicago he said: In New York State
they have a conspiracy law which fire.
quently sends trust magnates to Sing
Sing. We ought to have the same law
in Illinois and other States. Arbitra-
tion should be compulsory, and strikes
should be absolutely prohibited"
The chauffeurs' strike IN New York
/ City is a thing of the past. A settle
ment was reached after several con-
| ferences between committees from the
strikers and the New York Transpor-
l tation Company. The men get an in
crease of wages, but the union is not
recognized. The working day remains
! at twelve hours. The strike was pro-
/ ductive of more disorder than any
strike In the metropolis for years