The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
d. ]. Murray, chair
man of the commit
tee appointed to
visit the butcher
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visit the butcher
shops In the Latin quarter and in
CHINATOWN, reported to butchers union
NO ll5 last Wednesday night that all
the shops in these sections of the city
nave agreed to close from and after
April 70 at s o'clock in the evening on
weekdays, except Saturday, when they
Will remain open until 8 o'clock. and
remain closed all day Sunday.
he also reported the result of the
visit TO the board of supervisors COM
mittee in relation to cementing floors
IN butcher shops and that the commit
Tee mad agreed to have that portion
OF the ordinance repealed. so the new
law VIII apply only to fish markets.
or such portions of general markets
wnere fish stalls are located.
Inis union is to give a high jinks
during the early part of May and has
named ID. j. Murray, Andrew Schneuc-
and Charles Wenk committee to
have charge of the AFFAIR.
the building trades council at its
meeting last night Endorsed the move
ment for the labor mass meeting to-
morrow night and decided to have all
animated unions attend An invitation
VIII De extended to all labor unions
10 attend the opening Of the new tenn
PIE April 20. The several business
agents reported on the condition of
the trades. Cement workers and mar
bic and stone cutters were reported
as All working; painters improving;
piasterers, plumbers and carpenters, a
number of men idle in each trade. but
improving
J. B. Bowen. first vice president Of
the state building trades. reported on
the condition of trades in Alameda
county, saying that during the past
two weeks there has been a marked
Improvement.
The council adjourned out of respect
to the memory OF the late Adolph
Mohr, who was a delegate to the coun-
Gil from the cement workers union
International Organizer w. H Da-
vies of Chicago visited steam filters
union No. 46 in the Labor temple last
Wednesday night and addressed the
members in relation to what was done
In the east In the matter of forming a
department of the building trades,
which is now part of the American
Federation of Labor He also spoke of
the condition of the steam filters
trade as he found it in New Orleans.
Memphis. Kansas City, Mo-, ST. Louis
and Portland Ore.
The laundry drivers union of this
N-NS' "AAiNh has lilduS QIdLcQ Hi dCllNc
campaign against Japanese laundries,
has received information to the effect
that quite number of such laundries
have sprung UP In Stockton and are In
creasing in number every month. They.
1T is represented are securing con-
siderable business by working for less
than Is demanded by laundries in which
whites are engaged.
The officers of the San Mateo build
ing trades council recently instituted
by President P. H. Mccarthy of the
state building trades council and other
officers of that body are: A. S. Brown,
president: ]. Salberg, vice president;
G. r. Byde. recording secretary; r.
Heron, financial secretary; George Kill
lilea, treasurer; James Moran. conduc-
tor; j. w. Weber. warden; James Le-
fevre, business agent.
A communication received at the Of
fee of the labor council in this city
conveys the information that the CEN
trail labor council of the city of Wash
| ington. d. c.. has given it's unqualified
support to the movement for the pas
sage of law that shall prohibit the
United States from contracting for any
articles manufactured by convicts
The label committee of the San
Francisco labor council will present a
report to that body tonight embodying
several recommendations adopted by