The San Francisco call., 1910-12-20
CO-OPERATORS TO
WORK FOR FUNDS
Efforts Will Be Made to Pay
Off the Debts of Meat
Company
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

CRAnEsl slsoIssS2?s ~? coLEelsc operative IN
company held a.
meeting in Oakland Sunday and ap-
pointed committee of 10 to act in
conjunction with the board of direct
ors to devise ways and means to pay
the nebt now hanging over the con-
cern. This committee will Immediately
visit the various unions on this side of
the bay as well as in Oakland and in
terest organized labor in this project
The company is doing an increased
business. but the debt is great handi-
cap TO its success.
Secretary Gallagher is of the opin-
ion that the executive council of the
American federation of labor will
probably adopt the San Francisco plan
TO bring about harmony between the
TWO factions among the electrical
workers of the country
Samuel Gompers of the American
federation of labor is sending out
circular letter to all organizations af-
hilated with the A F. of L. soliciting
funds to carry on the battle being
waged in Los Angeles for organized
labor. The recent convention was
unanimous that the unionizing of Los
Angeles should become a national
question
The meeting held in the auditorium
Of the building trades council Saturday
night netted S6015 for the striking
garment workers of Chicago.
Supervisor John O. Walsh has re-
turned from a weeks trip to Sacra-
mento and reports the Capital City a
strong union labor town. Several new
unions have just been organized. among
them the box makers and sawyers and
the cooks and walters. He states that
at present most of the boxes used in
that city come from the state of Wash
lngton and are made largely by Hin
dus and Japanese. The new union of
box makers will try to have this work
done in Sacramento.
Two candidates were obligated and
three applications received at the Sat-
urday night meeting of building ma
terlai teamsters' union No. 216. The
usual donation was made to the Los
Angeles strikers. There will be a spe-
cial meeting of the local in the Build
ing Trades temple Friday night. when
nominations will be closed The cleo
ton Will be held Saturday, January T.
Business Agent Duryea reported bust
ness good
The thirty seventh anniversary of
the journeymen tailors protective
union was celebrated Saturday night
with ball at Saratoga hall The fol-
lowing committees had charge of the
affair:
q. Book, John Cuhn NJ Wistas and ]. Breen-
Green sa Alex aoQE ss, n a Pesrsop zesek Ber
and J. Holzinger; floor manager Joseph Sabo;
assistant Harry Swanson
11niop No 1,as A..
following nominations. the election to
take place Saturday January Z:
President. d. Schwarting; vice president J. A.
latte; secretary treasurer. William NJ. Wright:
Fl. Bollock and j. Mendelson; sergeant at arms
J. Philip; F. Duffy and W. Schulz; executive
eSTa Il 0fn5oeSe 3 seee e GqdeFley J. zam1Td
Mendelson, William M. Wright. ~ Eurskens' +
A. LATHE G. Brandner and A. Hoffman, dele
LATHE, J. Zamford H. Bollock William NJ
Wright; n, Enrskens. C. yossberk, NJ. Todd and
r. Eisold; business agent, E. Eisold, Dan steele
John Zipperle and S. X Leman; election com
mlttee Henry Bayer, Louis Loeb and A. Hon
Polls will open at p m. and close
at p. m.
It was reported that the cooperative
bakery was doing good business.
The hotel and restaurant employees
international alliance and bar tenders
communicated to the federated trades
council of Sacramento that an organ
izer will be sent to that city next
month to form walters and cooks
union.
The following officers have been
elected by branch . amaIgamated So
clety of carpenters and joiners:
President, L. Fl. Fewster; vice president u
u Fraser; treasurer, William Wfshart check
steward, , r. Taylor; money steward. J. d. Corke
door keeper, A. Chisholm; delegate to the dis
trict council of carpenters, f. H. Fewster: AL
ternate j. DOVE.
union No. 81 the following officers were
chosen:
= PRESIDENT, T. T. Garrity: vice president John
7; Mccarthy; recording secretary. James d.
urer, Joseph B. Collins; sergeant at arms. Isaac
Llppman; inspector, =. Fl. Winterson: executive
board, w q Booth and ]. Frank Dever; dele
gates to union No. 125, Fred Maurier and John
f. Mccarthy; delegate to the Oakland allied
council, William Steinbeck; delegates to the al
ned ned printing trades council, r. P. Garrity. J. D.
@ heny ana ". G. Booth: delegates to the labor
eSates to sreu fS a1ier and Bernard Hasser del
Hassier' John Hogan and Henry Brown.
The labor council has approved the
resolution submitted by State Mineral
oglst L. q. Aubury protesting against
architect of the treasury department
OF California building material and
urging California's senators and con-
gressmen to insist that state products
be used on public buildings con-
structed In this state.
Inc thirteenth annual ball was given
saturday evening by pile drivers.
bridge and structural iron workers
union No. ~ in the Auditorium annex.
Refreshments were served The com
mlttees having charge OF the affair
We're as follows:
Arrangements, G.. r. Feeley J. La Torres and
u. cameron; reception. n. II. Burnham. D. Cane
=. Leany, G. Hale, r. Moyer and F. Iiyelv
moor, T. A. Smith, r. Chance G. Craig +
burnham and j. McLaughln: refreshments q
= feeleE, j. Arnold, It. j. Denahey and E. Kim
nleh9g; order. g. Jacobs J. Sayles and J. Wheel
bles. - ee
Miiiwrights' union No. 7Ss has elected
these officers:
PRESIDENT. r L. Luce. vice president J. l.
orcutt. recording secretary. George P. Dorgan:
4ianeiai secretary, W. II. Van Horn: treasurer
5osepn H.. Hanley; conductor. A. Eckert; war
uen, FRANK Elsaw; auditor Harvey Spauldng;
4rustee' 1' w Atkinson; delegates to the building
lraaes council, Joseph Fl. Hanley J. l.. Orcutt
ana Harry Horne. delaoafnS m he bav cornfio.