The San Francisco call., 1909-02-25
WANT CONTRACT
GO TO FAIR HOUSE
UPhOlsterers Act in Regard to
Mattresses for New
Hospital
Fresno Labor Leaders Seek
Support for Farmers Union
Movement

d. gTHz6fs 9sssq2SS co5EeT1 union has been ad-
$e6ESz6fZs vised that the bid
for supplying 400
iron bedsteads for the new hospital
for the Southern Pacific company has
p. been awarded TO Merle & Co. and has
been informed that an effort is being
made 10 award the contract for sup
plying the top mattresses for these beds
10 one Of two firms i'm this city that
have been declared as unfair TO organ
1zeo labor The union has appointed a
committee TO wait on Merle * Co. and
ask that nrm TO see that the mattress
contract be given to fair house for
the reason that the hospital is sup
ported IN the main by the monthly con-
trlbutions of men who belong to labor
unions In good standing.
Thomas c. Edwards Of the Fresno
tra4es ana labor council and T. +. Edes
ana A. SOrensen Of the farmers union
or tne same place are in this city, and
QUAY VIII have a conference with the
-oeeL iaoor leaders in relation TO Sc
curing support for the movement TO es-
- o'lsh farmers unions in all parts OF
40" mas a membership Of 5000
The statesmen OF bakery goods have
oecloeo 70 ask those who employ them
- nor 10 hlre men IN the future who are
!: not members Of the union. They will
urge that employment should be given
-ee men already members rather than to
s9cn as promise TO join at some indefl-
nlte time. They advance as q reason
Tor this action that there are many of
tne craft out OF employment at this
The brewery wagon drivers union
reports that the bali given last Mon
gay night netted about $500 for the
. oeheht OF the cut Of work members.
= e-.-
-lg last tuesday night considered the |
ehaIge made IN the labor council tha
BUSINESS Agent Beaver had been inter
.lerlng with the rights OF machinists, |
and decided to abide by the decision of
The executive committee Of the labor
council which is TO investigate the
matter.
The executive committee of the San
francisco labor council win hold a
= speclai meeting next sunday to hear
evidence in the controversy of the 4
: electrical workers. This is the out /
p national Vice President Mcconaughey /.
in the labor council last Friday night T.
20 have the delegates of locals Nos. 537 I
and b5S unseated on the ground that /
they are representing locals that are
not affiliated with the international of 4
which Frank J. McNulty is the presi 1
dent
Secretary A. I. Post of the retail |
clerks local is visiting all the retail |
stores IN which members of the local I
are employed for the purpose Of hav- /
ing them sign the new agreement as 1
Fhe signatures Of the managers OF the 1
:. largest establishments in the Mission I
district and expects other firms TO 4
agree TO the new proposition
The projecting operators protective
association of this city has sent com
inunlcation TO the labor council and
the building trades council asking the
- support OF these bodies on the ground
that the 63 nickelodeOns in the city are
al employing union men, thereby as
sistlng organized labor
BARRIERS union local l4S did not meet /
last Monday night because of the holi- /
day. At the next meeting the local is /
70 take up several matters that will /
: occupy the attention of the members /
for some time
The Vallejo trades and labor council |
has appointed committee Of three TO /
ascertain why prominent saloon 4
keeper and butcher. both in Georgia I
street, persist IN patronizing Japanese /
laundrymen in preference TO white /
men and women. The council in /
structed the secretary to send a letter |
adopting regulation by which mem 1
bers are to be. fined for patronizing /
japanese laundries-
= Molders' union No. 164 will visit the
Oakland local Friday night to pay a /
4raternal visit TO that body.
Steel and concrete workers union at |
Its meeting last night received a report 4
from its business agent to the effect l
that business is improving and that !
. nearly all the members are at work I
Three candidates We're initiated.
Millmen's union No. 422 at it's meet
ing last night subscribed for $1,000 /
worth OF stock in the Los Angeles Ia Dor /
temple. Three candidates were initiated.
Journeymen tailors' union No will /
give its second annual bail in the /
Auditorium Saturday night.
Joseph Lynch, f. Schepple. B. Nc
Guirk, Edward Perry. p. Richardson /
and President J. Hogan were appointed /
at q meeting Of housesmiths and arch |
itectural iron workers union to ar /
range for ladies' night and ball This /
viii be given in the auditorium of the /
Building Trades temple on Saturday L
april p. The union initiated seven /
candidates last night
william Haywood, "the undesirable 1
citizen" from Idaho and Colorado. who /
was prominent IN the Haywood Petit i
bone case in the miners trouble. will |
address laboring men in Dreamland |
pavilion Sunday, March =
=. The committee on the annual ban
.Quet to be given by electrical workers /
union No. 6 March 10. at the meeting /
last night. reported that IT is ma king i
Il canvass of the members to learn /
how many will attend.