The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
WORKINGMEN CHEER
FOR BOND ISSUE
Campaign for Municipal Inn
provements Is Being Waged
by the Committee

OAKLAND. Nov. s.-cheers for the
bond issue, which means improvement
Of the Oakland water front, the erec-
ton Of a new city hall and the better
nent Of the fire and police telephone
and telegraph system, were given freely
today by several hundred mechanics OF
West Oakland when they gathered TO
listen 10 prominent speakers detail the
BENEFITS that will result from the voting
OF bonds November Is.
The meeting was the first of the
MONDAY sssemblsges that viii be held
until election day. Similar meetings
viii be held during the lunch hour until
the close Of the campaign In various
parts of the city
Those who went to listen were the
employees OF the Del Monte milling COM
ranv. the California sash and door COM
pany. the Dalton foundry and other in
6ustriaI concerns. r. d. Holmes acted
as chairman and A ". Seton Jr. az sec
retsry. The speakers were City Attor-
nev J. ". Stetson, Councilmen Nose. J.
H. Clay, C. NJ. WardalL A W. Seton
Jr. and Naph B. Greensfelder-
The supervisors OF Alameda county
took formal action in favor of the bond
issue today. They passed a resolution
unanimously TO the effect that they
were heartily in favor of the projects
for which il is planned to bond the city
Of Oakland. The resolution was intro
duced by Supervisor Kelley. 1t was in
dorsed by speeches made by the other
supervisors.
BOND ISSUE ENDORSED
Thomas J. Roberts. fourth vice presi-
dent OF the international union of steam
engineers. said today that local union
No. 81 had passed q resolution pledg-
ing its members to carry on a vigorous
campaign until the day Of election. The
same union has indorsed the plan 10 an
mex outlying territory TO Oakland.
Similar action has been taken by car
penters' union No. 1857. Addresses at
the meeting when 4 resolution in favor
OF the bonds was carried were made by
Q. n. Wardan former president of the
building trades council A. B. Lewis, r.
H. Hart. r. NJ. Dickey and L. Mcdonald.
Rev William Day Simonds. pastor of
the First Unitarian church, made the
bond issue the text of his sermon yes
terdsy He said that Oakland stood
face to face with its opportunity now,
with the turning point OF its career,
and that IL behooved the citizens TO
grasp this chance for progress Shall
Oakland Become a City Of Lost Oppor-
tunity?" was the subject Of his sermon.
The campaign committee of the
chamber of commerce has issued an
appeal 10 the owners of automobiles in
Oakland to lend their machines for
election service November l5. Already
q large number of owners have re-
spon6ed. and il is confidently expected
that more machines will be at the serv-
ice Of workers than ever before in Oak
land.
J. w. Garthwaite. IN charge of the
bond campaign. issued a statement to-
- D r~l-
be derived from the contemplated i'm
provements and urged all voters to do
their duty for the good of the city.
MEETING IS HELD
This evening q meeting was held at
Portola theater. in Temescal, under the
auspices Of the Central Oakland i'm
pr0yement club. at which Councilman
Elliot Or. z. R. TAFT, J. T. Flynn. Coun-
Gilman Everhart. A. W Seton A. NJ
Thompson and Naph b. Greensfelder
We're the speakers.
The following meetings have been
scheduled:
Tuesday night, az corner Fortv-serenth apf
Shsttuck, First Ward improvement club Presi
dent A. l. Young chairman Speakers Will be
Gilman Everhart. A M. Thompson Noah b
Greensfelder and A. ". Seton Jr.
Ffy sfk ssDts F 5S Teye sTs street pea
cent F. l. Shaw chairman. Speakers Will b
lott, Councilman Ererhart City ATTORNEY Stet
son. n B. Greensfelder and A. N. Thompson.
Tuesday night. at Piedmont rink Twenty
fourth and Oakland avenue Vernon Heights I'M
provement club meeting, President Harry Eas
Miller chairman Speakers will be Mayor Mott
Councilman Elliott DR.. F. r. TAFT
Thursday. 1890 O'Clock. at Key Route hotel
Twenty second street and Broadway Tricif,
rousry club, progress and prosperity luncheon
Dr. F. R. TAFT viii preside Speakers will b
George G. Psrdee. Mayor Frank K. Mott Com
nsnder in Chief l. H. Clay. Bond General J. "
Garthwsite. Annexation General Prank ". Ri
ger, Majors D. z. Perkins H. q. Williams n
L Hinman, ]. ". Smart. c. NJ. Warden Mel
Vile Leber. Bernard P Miller Harris J. Banker
President Alameda country building trades coun
els A. NJ Thompson. president central labo
council. and presidents Of women clubs who ar
all energetic in supporting progress and pros
perity campaign.