The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
THANKED FOR AID
TO HOME INDUSTRY
Iron Trades Council Sends Let
ter to Board of Public Works
Regarding Turbine Contracts
Gas Workers Union No. 9S4O
Makes Nomination of Off
GERS for Ensuing Term

llsb fsNrHs At the meeting of
tlTSz6Zs &ss2s sslaegssL0 the iron trades
>S60 S5zSSTsS1 council last night
the secretary was
instructed to send letter expressin &
the councils thanks to the board of
public works for the boards action in
awarding the contract for turbine en-
gines to a local firm, thereby support
ing local mechanics.
Gas workers union No. 9S40 has
made the following nominations for the
ensuing term:
President. Daniel Cameron; vice president,
Newell Parker; recording secretary. A f. Col
man; financial secretary. Philip knell; treasurer,
eG " ars e Ge0rfs n aeen
George W. Bell; executive board-C. w. Asmus-
sen. George W. Bell. II. Bearwald, H.. S.
Cleaveland 3. Curtis, G.. r. Edmiston NJ. Cor
man. f. ]. Geherin. William Hoey, G. f. Haw-
thorn, John Reynolds George Wands; dele
gates to labor council-George W. Bell, J. J.
kearns, Philip Knell. George Wands; dele
gates 10 Asiatic exclusion league-P. V. kearns,
Philip knell.
Branch 1, amalgamated society of
carpenters and joiners, has elected the
following members as officers for the
ensuing term: Q. Engelson, president;
George Lohr Sr., vice president; John
HarcuS. secretary; NJ Hanratty, treas
urer; NJ. Clark, money steward; George
Lohr Jr. and NJ Shipman, sick stew
ards; e. G. Lawlor and Alexander Nc
Lochlin, auditors; p. Steadman. referee;
W. Freeland. j. Canning, A Moore, W.
Cow and j. Foubister, trustees.
The branch voted in favor of s Rob
erts of New York for district president,
MacLaren for district committeeman. As
the next meeting of this branch falls on
Christmas night an adjournment was
taken until January s.
The executive council of the state
federation of labor had a meeting in
the labor temple last Sunday for the
purpose of revising the various matters
that have been drawn up as labor legis-
lation and are to be presented to the
Legislature at it's next session.
The meeting was attended by Thomas
Wright of Sacramento, a member of the
has been selected as the legislative
agent for the federation to see that the
bills are properly presented and to look
after them in committees
The executive council of the bakers
and confectioners' union has granted
the unions business agent. John Brett
weiser, a leave of absence to enable him
to take charge of the union bakery in
San Jose, vice Edward Hoffman, re-
signed. Emil Eisold was appointed
business agent. The union will nomi-
meeting, December 10.
Carpenters union No. 1910 has elected
the following as officers for the ensuing
term: +. J. Kreamer, president; Charles
Strack, vice president; H. e. Lee, re-
cording secretary; W. A. Cole financial
secretary; George III. Clark. treasurer;
d. Riordan, conductor; H. w Deaver,
". A. Cole. Harry Wolf and George H.
Clark. delegates to the building trades
council.
Local No II. international glove
makers. has elected the following as
officers for the ensuing II months: J. c.
Shirley. president: NJ Newhouse, vice
president; A. Banker, secretary treas
liams, H. Shelley and B. Barron, execu-
tive committee. The local received 10
applications for membership.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council received letter yesterday from
the printers union OF Akron. o., calling
attention TO the fact that the Werner
publishing house has not yet been
unionized and that the printers purpose
to start correspondence campaign
against the firm, asking all unions not
to purchase any of the publications is
sued by 1t.
The street excavators, asphalt and
concrete workers will meet this even
ing for the purpose of nominating can
didates for office, who will serve for
the ensuing six months.
John r. Matheson was elected busi-
ness agent of janitors' union No. lO367
at the meeting held last night Five
candidates were initiated and four ap-
plicationS were presented.
Stationary engineers No. 81. at their
meeting last night, elected Joseph Ault
their delegate to the state building
trades council that is to meet in Santa
Rosa next month.
Painters union No. 10. at its meeting @
last evening. admitted II members by
card and initiated four elected candi-
dates.