The San Francisco call., 1909-07-22
MILLIONS PAID BY
MOLDERS' UNION
Figures Quoted by international
President Joseph F. Valen-
tine in Recent Address
Broom Makers Complain That
Local Firm Is Violating
the Union Rules

In his address before the moIders'
union last Tuesday night. International
President Joseph F. Valentine called
attention to the fact that the organiza-
tion has been so years in existence
and that the association has paid since
January. 1896, when benefits were es-
tablished, s1,66O.079 for sick benefits.
sI7s.530 for out OF work benefits and
s665,11I for total disability and death
benefits, making a grand total OF
$2,504,721, and" said he. this array Of
figures is the most convincing evidence
of the great amount of good that is
being done and encourages us to do
still more to increase the protecting
influence of the international molders'
union of North America"
At the meeting of the broom makers
union last Tuesday night a report was
presented on conditions in the McKen-
zie factory in this city, which, IL is
claimed, is not living up TO union rules.
1t was decided to send a committee to
all the wholesale and retail houses that
handle brooms and call their attention
to the standing of the Mckenzie fac
tory from the union labor standpoint,
chase any brooms from that factory
until it comes within the union fold.
Heat. frost. general insulators' and
asbestos workers union, at its last
meeting in headquarters in Sixth street.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: W. ]. Williams. presi-
dent; ]. ven Bulow, vice president; II.
r. Lewis, secretary and business agent
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Strobe, financial secretary treasurer;
W. H. Furniss, sergeant at arms; E.
Seamons, d. Hoffman and J. Dunn,
trustees; H. r. Lewis, F. NJ. Campbell
and W. II. Furniss. delegates to the
building trades council. This union
viii parade on Labor day. 1t declared
in favor of union labor ticket.
Emil Muri, one of the officers of the
international union of brewery work
ers and secretary of the local union,
returned from Los Angeles yesterday.
where he had been for several days
adjusting a difficulty between beer bot
tiers and employers. A settlement was
reached by which the bottlers will re-
ceive an increase of so cents day.
The box makers and sawyers' union
announces that the men on strike have
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cient to warrant them in proceeding
without delay in establishing a CO.
operative box factory.
Representatives from the several
branches of the local branches of the
amalgamated carpenters and joiners
will meet next Saturday to elect a
managing committee for the ensuing
term.
Carpet mechanics union. local No.
l, had the following officers installed
Tuesday night for the surrent term: AL
bert J. Sheppard, president; Samuel
J. Gibson, vice president; John H.
Paul, recording secretary; E. H. Hardy,
financial secretary; William Flynn,
treasurer; John Carey. marshal; Frank
F. Ryan. trustee: Joseph Foley
George Heisner and William Flynn,
delegates to the building trades coun-
Gil
The union donated S. to the prize
committee of the Labor day parade,
and s25 to the boxmarkers.
1t was reported that the organiza-
ton is in good condition.
The street excavators, concrete and
asphalt workers union at its meeting
Tuesday night initiated ten candidates.
and received 20 applications for mem
bership.