The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
BUILDING TRADES
PLEDGE SUPPORT
State Convention at Monterey
Promises Every Assistance
to the Exposition
P. H. Mccarthy Is for the Ninth
Time Elected President OF
the Council sAl
EKMeTR
Especial Dispoich 10 The Call


MONTERREY. Jan. 21.-The stats
building trades council. as a climax TO
the most successful session ever held.
reelected p Fl. Mccarthy president for
the ninth time. In fact. every officer
of the organization was unanimously
elected. The officers are:
General president r H Mccarthy: general
secretary treasurer. o. A. TveitmOe. first vice
president. J. B. Bowen; second vice president.
Thomas Graham; third vice president. NJ q.
Barnhard: fourth vice president. NJ. ;. Connors.
fifth vice president. James A. Gray; sixth ylcS
president. John COeaeld: seventh vice president,
Fred For~att. ser0eanr At arms II 3 Prafrs
general counsel. Cleveland L. DAM
Members OI the executive board. W. Biohv,
Alameda county: F. II. Eggerth. Contra Cos 4
county; Perry Burlingame, Humboldt county;
William A. Sexton. Los Angeles county; VIII
Monterey county; f. A. Clancy. San Francisco;
@ D. Bass san Joaquin county A. L. Haw-
San Mateo county: Charles Annes. Santa Crus
county; Waiter Z. Matthewson. Santa Clara
Frank Adams. Sonoma county; F. p Cantrell,
San Diego county.
INVITATION FROM GOVERNOR
San Rafael was chosen as the place
for holding the convention in 1911.
President Mccarthy received mes.
age from Governor Gillett asking that
the convention meet next year in. Eu-
but the message did not arrive until
after San Rafael had been selected
Resolutions of thanks to the local
building trades council and the city OF
Monterey were adopted.
Resolutions denOuncing the F. o.
Engstrum company and directing the
general officers to prepare a bill pro-
viding for wages on public works were
also passed.
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The following resolution in regard
to the Panama Pacific exposition at SAN
Francisco was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. a movement has been
launched to hold worlds fair IN
the city of san Francisco In the
= year 1915, Immediately upon the
completion Of the Panama canal;
and
whereas. this Panama Pacific
exposition will most fittingly cele-
brate and commemorate a great
historic achievement, which so long
has baffied the best efforts of man
kind; and
whereas. there is guarantee
that the construction of this twen-
tieth century worlds exhibition Of
human progress and industrial tri-
umphs will stand as a monument
and testimonial to objects and
principles of union labor from the
fact that the general president Of
this council is mayor OF san Fran
cisco and is leading member OF
the fair preparation committee OF
80: therefore, be ii
Resolved by the ninth annual
convention of the state building
trades council of California. in reg
ular session assembled, that we
hereby heartily indOrse the Pan
anal Pacific exposition project TO
be held in San Francisco in the
year 1915, and in this connection
earnestly urge upon all affiliated
councils their unions and mem
bers. to render all assistance and
service within their power in fur
therance of this gigantic enter
prise: and be IL further
Resolved. that the general execu-
tive officers be and they are hereby
directed to petition the state legis-
lature of California and the con-
gress of the United States for ap-
prOpriatiOns in such amount as
may be deemed necessary to make
the Panama-Pacific exposition OF
San Francisco in 1915 not only
most glorious success to its pro-
moters, but of lasting benefit to the
people of our state and union.
With the singing Of "Auld Lans
Syne' and America" the convention
adjourned