The San Francisco call., 1907-06-13
CEMENT WORKERS UNION
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
Local No. IS Nominates
Men to Guide Body Dur
ing Ensuing Term
CARPENTERS ELECT
]. A. S. Harcus Is Chosen as
Head of Arnalgamated
Union No. 8
CARPENTERS ELECT

NMEnss The fol wi n &
(IsAeEsl spssss42sseogse!D have been nomi-
"a fFZNzla mated for office by
C m ent workers
union No. S5 for the ensuing term,
and more may be added at the meeting
OF June IS: John Murphy, Tor presi-
dent; John Leamy, vice president; T.
Wiltz recording secretary; L. B. Hig-
gins, financial secretary; p. j. Tierney,
treasurer; William Meakin, business
agent; John McManus, conductor;
Boyce. Collins and Marrow, sergeant at
arms; Michael Fox, trustee; Patrick
Lynch and John Lynch, auditors; For
syth, Marion, Erickson, Dwyer, Meakin.
Tierney. Murphy, Stewart, McManus,
Reagan, executive council.
Amalgamated Union No. 6, carpenters
and joiners. has elected the following
officers: ]. A. S. Harcus. president; d.
Morrison. vice president; J. Mckinley,
money steward; T. Oldland, check
steward; Sidney Miller, steward for the
visitation OF the sick; S. Miller, door
keeper; J. Harcus, ID. Morrison, j. Nc
Kinley, S Scott, w. Robb and S. Mil
Ter, delegates to the building trades
council; NJ. Stage, d. Morrison, G.
Bafnes. ]. Mckinley and j. Robertson,
delegates to joint district council. The
4hCAhDCAc VI LAAS QlllOn dIt pIOIlpl III
paying the assessment OF so cents
week levied for the support of the
strikers.
Hotel, restaurant and bar helpers
union will hold an election of officers
for the ensuing term on the evening of
June %.
The stationary engineers will hold
a special meeting next Tuesday even
ing to nominate officers. AS this is to
be a summoned meeting all absentees
will be fined. The engineers are still
as. they were last week, without any
immediate prospect Of returning to
work.
George A Tracy, S. F. Sawyer and ].
M. Scott, delegates from the San Fran
cisco typographical union No. 21 to the
International convention in Hot
Springs, Ark, in August, will leave for
the east next month. The union will
hold two meetings before the conven-
ton, and il any instructions are to be
given to the delegates they will be for
warded a week before the meeting in
Hot Springs.
The street railway construction
workers union Will hold special meet
ing at 1133 Mission street this evening
to discuss the proposition to go on
strike in case the United Railroads re-
fuse to grant the request for shorter
hours and increased pay.
The retail clerks union of Fresno has
elected the following officers: William
Bott. president; Edward Anderson, first
vice president; e. ]. Kamarar. second
vice president; Helen Collins, secretary,
Clarence Hauser, guardian; Asa Snyder,
guide; A. B. Rosenberg and George
Rikeman, trustees; John Brockman,
William Bott, Carl Roth, j. A Kraft
and A B. Rosenberg, delegates to the
council of federated trades. a. b..
Rosenberg was elected delegate to the
American federation of labor in Nor
folk. Va, in october.
At the last meeting of the federated
trades council of Santa Clara county
it was reported that one hour had been
cut from the BARRIERS work day; that
all the laundry workers were on strike,
but that the workers had made ar
rangements with favorable laundry
to do work so that the majority of
the customers would have their clothes
laundered in a union shop; that the
horticultural workers and cigar makers
reported business rather quiet; that
the street railway men had signed up
for two years, and that a few of the
engineers were out because of the laun-
dry workers strike. The council voted
its moral and financial support to the
striking laundry workers.
The building trades council of Santa
Clara county will at its next meeting
receive a report from a special COM
mittee on a proposition not to stand by
the issue of Alum rock bonds on the
ground that the park commissioners
had increased the number of Japanese
employed in the park. The council re-
ceived reports from q number of unions
as to the character of floats each would
have in the Labor day parade.
The teamsters of San Jose made
demand for better conditions, but as
they were not granted they quit work.
The following day the new schedule
was signed up by all parties concerned
and the men went back to work. The
teamsters were even granted sconces-
sions not asked for for the purpose Of
keeping peace in the family"
The building trades council of Santa
Clara county will have a float in the
fourth of July parade in San Jose. The
committee of arrangements is composed
of Mecklem of the carpenters union,
Sampson of the millmen, Statler of the
blacksmiths. Hayes of the plasterers
and Franklin of the painters Short
& Son. architects and builders, are
preparing the plans and will donate
them to the council. 1t is intended to
have the float take the form Of a COM
plete cottage on wheels, with four
fronts. 1t is expected that all material
and labor will be donated and that the
float will be auctioned OFF later after
the parade for the benefit of the Labor
temple. The teamsters' union will fur
nish the wagon and eight horses, all
perfectly matched. The carpet me-
chanics Will supply the cottage COM
plete and the plumbers will light it.
The Labor temple association of Santa
Clara county is doing well. OF the
s14,620 subscribed UP to June 1 $14,
066.50 has been collected and $3.50 has