The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
nETCH HETCHY WINS
PRAISEFROM UNION
Carpenters Forward Resolution
to State Congressional
Delegation

><1lFfT=zz15sS ing last MONDAY
night discussed the
Hetch Hetchy proposition and declared
| itself strongly in favor OF the project.
At the close Of the discussion ft was
decided to send a telegram signed BY
/ President W. r. Gibson and Secretary
N. II. Mclean to Congressman julius
Kahn. Following is the text:
/ We earnestly hope for favorable ac-
ton from congress In the matter OF
San Francisco's appeal for reservoirs
/ at Lake ElinOr and Hetch Hetchy. We
will appreciate the aid OF the California
! delegation
The union viii hold a summoned
meeting March 1 for the purpose OF
acting upon new bylaws.
/ Three members OF the brotherhood OF
carpenters from other jurisdictions
were admitted into the union on trans
fer cards.
The retail clerks union will meet
this evening in Clerks building for the
purpose OF considering a recommenda-
tion OF the district council OF retail
clerks.
This is to the effect that the workday
for clerks shall be from o'clock IN
\ the morning until g. o'clock IN the
evening. except upon Saturdays and
/ holidays. when work shall be until 10
o'clock at night. Also that saIeswomen
shall be paid a minimum OF So a week.
and when they are assigned to places
usually filled by male clerks they shall
be paid the same wages as men receive.
A report to the BARRIERS union, local
No. 14S, at the meeting IN Clerks
building last Monday night, was to the
erect that there is no further cause for
complaint against the Deckelman sup
ply house and that it is now fair TO
the BARRIERS.
The union rendered financial assist
ance 70 the tailOrs' and the shoe work
unions ma Of haT1
each is to give
I The membership OF the union was in
creased by the initiation OF several
The reports presented to the iron
! trades council last Monday night show
j that there is an improvement in the
\ aHalrS or number OF branches OF the
iron trades and that with the advent
or nne weather there will be still more
The complaint that a laundry of this
clty purchased an engine in the east.
instead OF patronizing home industry.
Ior further investigation.
At the meeting of the Mattresses
union last Monday night Lily Zeiss.
the financial secretary. resigned and
Bertha Cooper was elected to NIL her
place for the remainder Of the term.
IGenevieve FennesSey was elected busi-
ness agent. 1t was reported that the
Jenerson Square hall management had
appointed white men to take their
places In view of this the suggestion
mat the union seek other quarters was
dropped. The union admitted five can
didates by initiation.
Bar tenders union, local No. Al. at
It's meeting Monday night received a
report from its committee on picnic
to be given April {. This was to the
effect that the prospects for a most
enjoyable affair. being the very best
the local ever arranged for, are ex-
ceedingly bright" The local Initiated
Iour accepted candidates. received 10
! petitions for membership and paid S37
to members on the sick list
Painters union No. 10 was addressed
last Monday night by J. W. Spencer
on the condition OF the trade in the
( east. He stated that while times had
been dull for a while, there was a
: marked Improvement for the painters,
{ decorators and paper hangers.
+ The union initiated six candidates
and received seven applications.
T. W. Ryan. secretary-treasurer OF
; the state conference OF bricklayers' and
! masonS International union, has in
: formed the local union that by refer
endum vote IL had been decided TO
retain the state conference benefit OF
5000 on the death Of a member. with a.
, ,, raise in the assessment to IS cents per
! ! capita.
, The installation OF the new officers
of the Vallejo trades and labor council
was followed by a banquet In the
I council room OF Samoset hall. Past
! President w. G. Ross was toast mas
: ter and there were short addresses By
e George NJ JeWe ett. J. 3. Dale Jeremiah
Sullivan, L. b. Levitt. w. II. Depew. J.
A. McGlennon, d. H. Leavitt, John Da-
' wilson and ]. A. Griffin. The principal
q topics discussed were: The Injunc-
: tion." Municipal Affairs" Allen La
! bor. The Apprentice Problem. The
$ Trades Unions of Vallejo" and @rhe
Labor Council"
Longshore lumbermen's union No
. at its meeting last night heard a report
: from it's business agent on the eondi
( tion of trade and initiated two candi-
dates.
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