The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
HIGH HOPES FOR PEACE
IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
Joint Committee Is Making
Signal Progress Toward
Adjustments
REALTY MEN ACTIVE
Exchange Official Tells of
Good Work they Have
Been Doing
REALTY MEN ACTIVE

The work Of the joint committee,
composed of members of the builders
exchange and the San Francisco real
estate board, is rapidly nearing the
point Of restoration of peace in build
ing industries of the city, according
to Secretary Wilson of the builders
exchange.
A meeting was held yesterday after
noon and another was called this
morning, when the officials of the
building trades council will be present
I'VE have conferred" said Secretary
Wilson. with the capitalists and bank
ers and have found them reasonable
and eager for peace. They have all
expressed themselves as utterly op-
posed to an extension of the strife
zone. They want to see building oper-
ations resumed and are willing to
make concessions to secure permanent
peace with organized labor.
I'VE have conferred with the owners
of property and have found them OF
like mind The real estate men are
heart and soul with us. This fact is
shown by the request of the real es-
tate board that a committee from that
organization be permitted TO join us
in discussing building conditions.
There is not the slightest truth in the
suggestion that the industry Is to be
tied up and a fight made against
unionism. There win be no such sit
uation. No one wants it, and the sug-
gestion that a general tie up be
brought about In order to kill OF
unionism has been utterly forgotten.
There will be no lockouts.
"The real estate agents have assured
US that they will do all in their power
to bring about a reduction in rentals.
Ten per cent is suggested by them as
reasonable slice off present property
earnings. They will recommend to
their clients that rental rates be cut
down. Among all classes of owners
and building men we have found
spirit of fairness and a willingness to
make concessions if only peace for
term might ensue.
I'VE are ready to take the matter
up with the union mechanics through
their accredited officials in the build
ing trades council. They are coming
to confer with us in the morning. If
a similar spirit of fairness Is evinced
by them (and I am sure it will be)
there will be no trouble in getting capi-
tai and labor together. With renewed
confidence brought about by term
agreements we can start off on a long
period of industrial activity in San
Francisco.
I'VE do not expect that the meeting
tomorrow morning will complete our
work with the representatives OF or
ganized labor, but we will meet with
them as often as is necessary to come
to q perfect understanding. By next
Tuesday, 1 believe, we will have I'm
ished our work and be ready to make
our report to the general meeting
of the builders exchange"
As illustration of the damage already
wrought in this city by the various
strikes now on, 1t was pointed out at
the meeting yesterday that 4S saloons.
had passed into the hands of receivers
since Saturday and that 81 was the
record of failures in this line of busi-
ness for last Saturday. Twelve res
taurants went to the wall yesterday,
the real estate men reported, and to
take care of the business 40 extra
deputies had been sworn in by the
sheriff to act as keepers of the prop
erty.
These two classes of business" said
Wilson, sare the first to reflect public
prosperity or distress.
TOO much cannot be said," he con-
cluded, "of the fine spirit that the
real estate men have displayed in our
conferences. They are doing all In
their power to bring about peace and
will be largely responsible for any per-
manent agreement that may be made
with organized labor looking to the
consumma ton of permanent peace"