The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

Association of the State of California
VIII hold it's third annual convention in
oan francisco on the 10th, 1Ith and
lzth OF January. 1907. at the Master
Plumbers Hall, corner Cough and Page
streets. Matters OF vital interest to the
craft viii come before the convention
and also election OF officers for the next
term. The present officers are: Presi-
dent, Henry Kern; secretary. n. Nc
donald; treasurer. W. J. Beck, and an
executive board OF eight members The
California State association is the
strongest in the craft numerically OF
any state association in the United
States and has Affiliations as far south
as San Diego and as far north as
Eureka. The San Francisco association
Is proud that in spite of the calamity
that visited the city IL is stronger now.
than at any other time in its existence.
and viii entertain the visiting dele
gates with the well-known hospitality
Tor which San Francisco is famous. A
part of the entertainment will be a
trolley ride over the city in special
cars, tLeater party and on Saturday
evening a grand banquet and enter
tainment.
Twelve candidates were obligated and
fourteen applications received at the
last meeting OF Plasterers' Union No.
90. President NJ. Liden presided and
reported the state of trade very good.
Secretsry-Treasurer James H. Bow
ling Of the State Federation of Labor
reports that there are 227 unions af1-
llated with the federation and that
the number of delegates who will as
semble in Stockton next Monday will
be z25. These delegates will represent
4e'OO0 union wage-workers, and the
proceedings Will be keenly watched by
organized labor generally. The COM
mittee representing the trades unions
OF Stockton is arran ging an extensive
and varied programme for the enter
tainment of the delegates to the sew
enth annual convention of the fedora
tion- Music Hall. where the convention
is TO be held, viii be decorated and a
ball. banquet and other events are
on the programme.
There was called meeting wednes-
day night OF Milk Wagon Drivers
Union No. 22s in Symposium Hall. 2s14
Mission street, for the purpose OF
electing officers for the ensuing term
The following were elected: President,
-Shannan; vice president, William F.
Wohmi secretary. treasurer and busi-
ness agent. M. +. Decker; recording
secretary, Joseph O'Day; trustee, Frank
j. McGovern. The boycott on the
Morning Star Dairy John Finnigan
proprietor. is still on, and the officers
state that it viii be vigorously prose-
cuted-
-Four candidates were initiated and
twenty applications for membership
received at the last meeting of Street
Railway Constructors Union No. 1896
Next Saturday evening the local will
hold special meeting for the election
OF officers for the ensuing term. All
members are requested 70 be present
Last night the Riggers, and Steve
dores' Union held a spirited election at
the new headquarters. Howard-street
bulkhead. The polls were open from
z to 9 p. m.
President Roosevelt announces the
acceptance of John Mitchell, president
Of the United Mine Workers of America,
as a representative OF labor and Marvin
Hughitt, president Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company, as a
representative of capital of the positions
rendered them by the President as
members OF the board of trustees to
whom he viii convey the amount of
the Nobel peace prize. According to
the Presidents plans the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court. the Secretary of
Agriculture and the secretary or Com
merce and Labor will be the other
members of the board. The fund
amounts TO over $4,000 and it's income
is to be expended in bringing together
in conference at Washington represen-
tatives Of labor and capital for the
purpose of discussing industrial prob
lens
Representative Calder of Brooklyn
recently accompanied to the White
House Joseph Rorke, a representative
Of the machinists employed at the
Brooklyn navy yard, who want an in
crease Of wages. It is said that al
though the wage board Of the navy
yard has raised that of a large number
Of trades employed in the yard, nothing
has been done for the machinists, who
have not received an increase in pay
for the past twelve years.
CONSIDER ENGINEERS DEMANDS
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-No decision was
reached at today's conference OF the
general managers of the railroads
centering in Chicago, who met TO con-
slider the demands OF the engineers
for an increase in wages and an