The San Francisco call., 1909-12-23

of general system That Is realiZed
by the people of North beach, and they
are for the road.
Residents of North beach have taken
exception to the attempt TO make it
appear that they are opposed to the
Geary street bonds, and in the fore
going statement made yesterday Su-
pervisor w. W. Sanderson epitomized
the attitude Of the North beach.
Many North beach residents decided
yesterday TO Join in a call for public
meeting to declare their advocacy of
The project. The residents of the dis
trict see in the Geary street road a
direct route to the park and beach
They viii be able TO take the Stockton
street line, for which the franchise
was recently voted, and transfer to the
city owned Geary line. One provision
of the stockton street franchise ma kes
il mandatory for that line to inter
change transfers with a municipal
road.
INDORSE BOND ISSUE
The unanimous Endorsement of the
steam filters union No. 46 was added
from the labor organizations of San
Francisco. The resolution was intro
duced by Hugo Delany. It was dis
cussed by the following speakers: T.
A. Reard0n H. 1. Delany, Joseph Win
tiers, T. A. Dalgren, j. J. Kenney, An
tone Schmirch and J. Weber. The
resolution adopted without opposition
follows:
Whereas. an election to deter
mine the question of the issuance
of municipal bonds for the con-
structlOn Of 4 municipal street rail-
way in Market and Geary streets,
from the ferry 10 the beach, Will be
held on the 30th inst; and
Whereas. the present GeaTy
street railway IS operated by a pri-
Vate corporation under a temporary
permit from the city, upon a 10
hour day basis, which, if continued,
viii have an injurious effect upon
organized labor. and
Whereas. said election is to en-
able this city to construct, equip
and operate this great public util-
ltg by municipal ownership in ODE
dience TO the charter, which pro-
Vides for eight hours labor and a
living wage therefor. and the prof
its derived from said railway viii
be paid into the city treasury, in
stead of the pockets of the owners
IF Wauered stock and bonds, who
are opposed to the fundamental
principles of the American fedora
uon of labor, and the earnings OF
said road. which viii thus become
public property, viii reduce the
faxes upon the property holder to
that extent; be ii
Resolved. that il is the duty of
all citizens who have the welfare of
san Francisco and Of labor at heart
10 work and vote for the issuance
of the Cieary street bonds at the
ensuing election on December 80,
and to see that all votes in favor
of the issuance Of said bonds are
polled: and further
Resolved, that we. the interna-
tiOnal steam filters, local No. 46, of
san Francisco, in regular meeting
assembled, pledge ourselves to
make every honest effort in our
power to secure in this manner the
eight hour day for employees upon
this public transit system, in line
with the example furnished US by
the United states government IN
the prosecution of the construction
OF the Panama canal
WANT FULL VOTE
Several union leaders devoted them
selves yesterday TO further considera-
tion Of plans by which the full vote
might be had on the Geary street bond
proposition. However. the officials of
the unions are not ceasing their efforts
70 convince the Unin men that even
though thew may not secure extra time
iu which to cast their ballots on the
municipal railroad issue they must not
let that fact deter them from voting.
The slogan is to vote as early as pos
SlbIe and then go TO Work
Il do not know what the building
trades council may do IN the matter
of declaring a two hours 'layof' on
election day to enable the members OF
the various unions to vote on the Geary
street bond issue" said Charles L. APP
person. financial secretary of carpen-
ters' union, local No. 4S3, yesterday,
but it seems to me that there is
hardly any necessity for that. There
f~,
on the occasion Of the municipal cleo
tion in November. and the voters in
each precinct viii not lose time going
to the polls before going to work.
Nearly every union man has made up
his mind how 10 vote and it viii not
take voter a minute to prepare his
ballot and at the utmost VIII, not in
cluding waits, take 10 minutes for a
man TO cast vote in the Affirmative
FOR the Geary street bond issue.
Every union man. if he wants to
vote December 80, can do so and not
be late at work. The polls open early.
lie can for one day get his breakfast
shalt an hour earlier, leave home sooner
than usual, walk q little faster than
his ordinary gait to reach the polling
booth and be ready for work at the
usual time. It Is a very small sacri-
nee TO obtain a great result I do not
oppose the two hour layoff but l be-
lieve the trick can be taken without
it, II the members of rhe unions are
ali true TO their pledge to vote for the
bonds. the way ] have pointed out will
enable them TO carry out that pledge
without interference with their regu-
lar work"
MORE ENDORSEMENT
Electrical workers union No. 6 at its
meeting last night declared in favor OF
the Geary street bond issue and in
structed the secretary to get in touch
with every member absent from the
meeting to have him vote for the bonds
The united glass workers union at q
meeting last night indorsed the Geary
street road bonds and viii appoint
committee TO boost for the issue.
Andrew J. Gallagher. secretary of the
San Francisco labor council and the
members Of the joint building trades
labor council campaign committee spen
last evening in visiting meetings o.
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