The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
SHORTER WORK DAY
PREVAILS IN SHOPS
Iron Trades Council Hears En-
couraging Reports From Its
Members in This Vicinity
Not Only MOlders, but Others in
Shops Are Profiting by
the New Rule

the New Rule
lEp MEn1e The time of the
Sz8saNcls Tuesday night was
taken up in hearing
city, San Jose, Oakland and Stockton in
regard to the granting of the shorter
work day under the agreement be-
tween the metal trades association and
the iron trades council
In every instance it appeared that
the agreement is being lived up to and
that not only have the molders been
given the shorter day, but that 1t has
been given to other branches In the
shops The reports were received with
| a great deal of enthusiasm.
John l. Nolan, the business agent of
the union, was delegated to represent
the organization at the launching of
the Prometheus at Mare island. Two
accepted candidates were admitted to
membership by initiation and one ap-
plioation was presented
George Sandeman, secretary of the
iron trades council, reports that all the
shops in which men engaged in the iron
trade are employed, with the exception
of two or three small shops, that are
not affiliated with either the council OF
the association, are now working un-
der the new shorter work day rule. He
expressed the opinion that in a short
time these viii come into line.
The material teamsters will hold an
important meeting next Saturday night
in the Folsom street headquarters for
the purpose OF nominating candidates
for offices for the ensuing term Bust
ness Agent J. ]. Morris has asked all
teamsters working on the Point Lobos
road and at Parkside to attend that
meeting, when matters of special in
terest to them will be discussed.
The attention of the lodges of boiler
makers, iron ship builders and helpers
national officers to the matter of signing
future contracts or working agree
ments with railroad companies. The
officers say that ito prevent the use
of employees of one system being used
to beat those of another, who may be
on strike pending the settlement of
some difference. 1t is urged that in
making contracts In district territory
where two or more railroad systems
are operating, they should be similar
in terms and date, so as to expire
simultaneously"
The third quarterly report for the
current year sent out by R. II. Metcalf
of Cincinnati, financier of the interna-
tional union of iron molders, shows
that since the first of the year the
sum of s132,20S was paid in benefits to
members on the sick list. In the last
16 years the union has paid for that
purpose S1,576.672. During the quarter
the union paid $90,151 in out of work
benefits. The receipts during the
quarter exceeded the expenditures by
s2,275.
The book binders in this city have
been advised that fha nrinnc nf "a
same craft in New York city have sue
ceeded in invoking a state law known
as preference in the employment of
persons upon public works" so as to
prevent the managers of public Ii
braries from sending books belonging
TO such libraries to foreign countries
to be rebound. The unions. through
their representatives, showed that
firm in Brooklyn, to which books that
had to be rebound were delivered. sent
them to bindery in England and that
that it gave the Brooklyn firm a big
profit; also that such rebound books
were received in New York duty free
under the educational clause in the
tariff law. The board of aldermen of
New York city, after fully considering
the matter, by unanimous vote adopted
resolution that no moneys be paid
from the Libraries appropriations for
book binding. except for such work
as has been performed in accordance
with the statute. The law referred to
directs that preference shall be given
citizens of the United States whenever
contracts for public work are entered
into by the state or any municipality.
Steam filters union. local No. 46. at
its meeting last night made the follow
ing nominations: For president, A. B.
Clark; vice president r. Dahlgren:
recording secretary, T. A. Rearden;
financial INA, secretary. J. J. Kenny; A.
spector, M. Cottrell; trustees, Joseph T.
Winter. Thomas Shaughnessey. Willis
Foreman; delegates to the labor coun-
ell, ). Kenny. T.. a. Rearden; dele
Rearden. Thomas Shaughnessey and NJ
j. Fretz.
Bridge and structural iron workers
No. rs at its meeting last night initiated
ten candidates. The meeting was adj
dressed by Thomas Carson, ex-financial
secretary, on the patronage of home
the union stamp on all work
Electricians union No. 13 has in its
membership the tallest and the shortest
feet inches and the latter 4 Feet
inches.
Grand Vice President McConahey,
who recently returned from Denver
Colo, addressed local No. 13, I. b. e. w.
at Its meeting last night upon the work
of the American federation of labor
and of the building section of that body.
The portion of his report that was Of
most interest to the local was that
the federation had recognized the or
ganization of which Frank J. McNuItv
is president seating the delegates by
q vote of 159 to %, also that the
L e. E. w. hold convention in st.
Louis, January 1s. 1909. The union mi
tiated two candidates and admitted six
members by card. From the number Of
candidates placed in nomination for the
several offices to be filled at the next
initiation it appears that there will
be quite a contest. The names pre-
sented last night are: For president
]. BARNARD, E. Mckenzie. William
Hurtz B. Law. A. Elkins, George Fisk
P. Ashmore, s. Curtis: for vice presi,
dent, Edward Thompson, H. Morgan. ".
Hurtz, r. E. Curtis; for financial secre.
tary, ?. A: Hobbs, W; Cook. C. P. Phil
Loomis; for recording Secretary =
o'Brien, M. Dodge. II; Lusk, w. Cook. G.
Barby. Richard Richards. D. Alexen
der; for treasurers' agent III. n Davi-
son, E. c. Loomis, A. E. Yoeli. D. Alex