The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
EDITED BY O. NJ. BOYLE

name of the concern being well known
in printing circles. After having ex-
pressed himself as willing to pay good
wages for the services of few first
class mechanics. he began to criticise
and complain of the conditions sur
rounding the business in general espe-
cially regarding the scarcity of first
class men. When asked how many all
around men he had developed from his
list of apprentices in the last ten
years, and, if any, where these men
were at the present time, he reluctant
ly confessed that nearly all of his boys
had left his employ shortly after be-
coming journeymen for the reason that
few of them were proficient and he
could not afford to pay the standard
rate of wages for any but good, all
around men. He did not admit, but
neither did he deny that the boys had
been used for five years on lines of
work in which they had become pro-
ficient in a few months, and were not
allowed to take up other lines and
round out an honest apprenticeship but
such was undoubtedly the fact"
At the last meeting of Steam En-
gineers' Union No. 81 resolutions We're
passed supporting Mayor Schmitz in the
present emergency and resolving that
organized labor sees in the people be-
hind the movement those who have
always been inimical to organized
labor and that it behooved all trade
unionists to stand together in this
crisis.
]. ]. O'Neill, Labor Council delegate
to the recent Minneapolis convention
of the American Federation of Labor,
has returned home and will probably
render his report Of the proceedings
of the meeting next Friday night.
Machinists' Lodge No. IS at its last
meeting made the following nonina-
tions for the election which is to take
place next Wednesday: For president,
j. ]. Fitzpatrick; vice president. ].
Burns; recording secretary (vote for
one), c. C. Butler and l. L. Gummow:
financial secretary. Charles w. Meyer;
treasurer, o. F. Minedew; conductor,
H S. Grace; inside sentinel, A. ].
Harran; trustee. ]. T. Bailey; delegates
to State Federation of Labor conven-
ton at Stockton (vote for two)-J. A.
Kelly, W. r. Hagerty, T. Howard, ].
Burns and j. z. Hooper; auditing COM
mittee (vote for three)-J. Began, A.
H. Erwin and D. P. Haggerty; bust
ness agent (vote for one)-CharIes E.
- uiiSoias L. II. 4AlSIltI anu 1lldIltS Mel
rose; delegates to Labor Council (vote
for ten)-W. R. Hagerty, J. Burns, r.
/. Wisler, ]. A. Kelly, T. Howard,
Charles E. Duncan. E. L. Reguin, P
Zeiner, w. ]. Wynn, E. H. Misner, J.
Fitzpatrick, P Spearman, d. Henderson,
A H. Erwin, H. S. Grace. J. Began, d.
P. Haggerty, E. Eagan and Charles Mel
rose; delegates to Iron Trades Council
vote for three)-CharIes f. Duncan,
E. H Misner T. Cletworthy, William
Seaman. H. Minedew and Charles Mel
rose.
At the last meeting of Retail Clerks
Union No. 1872 ten candidates were
obligated and fifteen applications for
membership received. Next Tuesday
evening nomination and election of
officers will be in order, and many i'm
portant additions and changes to the
constitution and bylaws will be voted
upon.
Steamfitters' Union will meet this
afternoon at 1 p. m. in the Labor
Council Temple. The status of the
steamfitters will be thoroughly dis
cussed. The Labor Council delegate to
the Minneapolis convention, Mr. O'NeiIl,
will be present and tell exactly what
the recent convention did in the prem
ises. 1t looks to those out here as if
the A F. of L. convention did very