The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
PLUMBERS WILL
FORM STATE BODY
New Association to Come Into
Existence in Convention
at San Jose
Eastern Unions Discuss Ques-
ton of Creating a National
Labor Party

uNHEns> T h g plumbers,
{TRz6F 5 lcoIEclI} gas and steam fit
~Sdg gMTNsys ters of the state
propose to organize
a state association, the first of the kind
in California To that end the local
union has named William Schmidt,
William Cahill, Frank Harrington, Jo-
seph Gallagher and J. McAuliff a COM
mittee to represent 1t at a convention
to be held in San Jose April 5, at which
the new organization will come into
existence. Every union of the craft
will send delegates to the convention.
The San. Francisco union has pur-
chased property on the west side of
Mission street near Fifteenth, adjoin-
ing the Mission grammar school, on
which 1t will soon begin the erection
of home for plumbers, with meeting
hall, committee rooms, extra lodge
rooms. banquet hall. reading rooms,
library and billiard room.
At the last meeting of this union six
apprentices were admitted. One of the
officers, speaking of the apprentice.
system, said: Sa s.ssfsasS
We have been charged with denying young
men or boys an opportunity to learn the trade,
can be done to make first class workmen out of
boys; but before they can be admitted into
our union they must serve probationary term
with some one who give them preliminary
instruction as to what they ought to know. The
six young men who have been admitted tonight
have served the probationary term to the salts
faction of the investigating committee and
from now will be placed in charge of COM
petent workmen who will teach them all there
Is to be learned in the trade.
1t is the desire of this union to turn out
S t cas are wne 10 O sre the
opportunity to do So far this union is
concerned there is 1,2,,t no shutting out Of boys
filters. sss
A question as to jurisdiction arose
recently between local No. 81 of the
international association of bridge and
and local No. 7S (finishers), also of
this city, relative to the installation
of vault work The matter was re-
ferred to the international executive
board. which at its last meeting in
Indianapolis considered the matter and
sent a reply as follows to the two
locals:
The executive board instructed the secretary
treasurer to notify local No. 81 that, owing to
open shop agitation the time very inop-
perfume for the consideration of jurisdictional
was of the opinion that If the proper spirit
was manifested by the interested parties, set
tlement could be reached locally The secretary
was further instructed to notify the interested
organizations that any member could secure en-
ployment on the working question by procuring
transfer, as transfer Couid De OBTAINED 1reei
the question should not be raised who
controlled the work so long as 1t was erected
by union men.
Carpenters union No. 1910 will hold
special session the night of the first
Thursday in April for the purpose OF
considering an important amendment to
the constitution. This will be quar-
terly meeting at wfrieh the members
will present their due books that they
| may be examined by the trustees.
George w. Bell, secretary of the state
federation Of labor, who went east five
weeks ago to pay visit to his mother
will return to this city tomorrow night
and resume his duties Monday.
The blacksmiths' union will elect of
| ficers at the next regular meeting.