Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
GIVE IMPETUS TO
LABOR TEMPLE
WILL FINISH TOP FLOORS FOR
MEETINGS
SOCIAL HALL PROVING A VERY
PROFITABLE FEATURE
Elevators Will Be Installed and Next
Step in Completion of Big
Building Pushed by
Directors

Now that the work on the second
floor of the Labor temple is nearly COM
pleted the Temple association has
planned a campaign for installing ele-
vators and finishing the upper floors.
The remainder of the work necessary
to complete the second floor, following
the finishing of the big social hall, Will
be finished within two weeks, and the
association intends to be prepared by
that time to go ahead rapidly with
new work.
A visiting campaign will be initiated,
and every union will have visit from
a committee and receive a summary
of the work accomplished so far and
that planned for the immediate future.
The sixth and seventh floors will be
finished off for meeting places. This
will give the Los Angeles unions the
most convenient and adequate meeting
rooms in the country. At the present
time the unions which meet in the
Labor temple have temporary halls on
the first floor and in the basement, an
arrangement made necessary because
other portions of the building had to
be finished first.
AS soon as the elevators are installed
the upper floors will be tackled, and
when the meeting halls are finished off
the main hall on the fourth floor will
be the next proposition. BY the time
that is ready for meetings the Temple
will be one of the show sights of the
city and will be written up by labor
and other papers all over the world.
It's location on Maple avenue is just
far enough away from other skyscrap-
ers to give it an unusual prominence,
and tourists frequently remark upon
the fact, which in itself is good adver-
Using to labor's energy.
A recent opposition to the organiza-
ton of a new union has given an I'M
expected impetus to the sale of stock
in the Labor Temple association. The
elevator operators in one of the bank
buildings were thought to be planning
to establish an elevator mems union.
The agent of the building called in the
operators and notified them that for
nation or affiliation in union matters
would bring about their immediate
discharge. This reached the ears of
union men, and movement has been
quietly started among many who have
their savings deposited in the bank to
withdraw their deposits and invest
the sums in Temple stock. The argu-
ment is that the security behind the
Labor temple shares is equal to that
offered by any bank, that the interest
return is higher and the privilege of
withdrawal is better, while the union
man has the satisfaction of knowing
that his money is invested where it is
directly supporting his own interest.
A convincing phase of the revenue
producing side of the Temple building
is already seen in the results coming
from the new social hall. 1t promises
to be among the most profitable halls
in the city. It's beauty of finish and
excellent floor make it especially desir-
able for dancing and other social func-
lions, and the indications are that the
association will have no trouble in
renting it to as many classes Of meet
ings and entertainments as are con-
sistent with union policies.
Tickets for the Labor temple ball,
which opens the social hall on the
evening of October H. are selling at an
unheard of rate, and the success of the
affair which it's sponsors had hoped
for will be surpassed. AS all the pro-
ceeds go into the building fund the
association officers feel greatly en-
couraged.