The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
HE A s S o c i a t e d
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Contractors was re-

tIkAgEsl rs lEHsss22ss Ess2s cogEeI1 General Building
aeRANSS Contractors was re-
Gently organized in this city for cor
recting the evils existing in the general
building contracting business and to
work in harmony with all mechanics in
the building industry. A conference
committee has been appointed. and it is
the intention of this committee to go
before the bay counties district council
Of carpenters Wednesday night and out
line plan whereby harmony and good
feeling will prevail.
Difficulties can be overcome. the, or
ganization believes, by cooperation
and better understanding between
the various branches and organizations
Of the building industry
large number of the most respon-
slole contractors are already members
Of this organization.
There was special called meeting
of carpenters union No % Friday
night in the auditorium of the building
trades council to discuss and take a
vote on the charges preferred by the
st. Louis district council of carpenters
against the general president of the
liam ID. Huber. These charges had been
investigated by the general executive
board and found to be groundless The
vote of No. p was unanimous that the
charges had no foundation whatever
President Huber has been at the head
Of the brotherhood for over eight years
and mainly through his business meth
DDS the organization has grown to
almost 100000 members.
10y, ,far Of
forget the 25 cent assessment which
becomes delinquent May 81.
The general election of officers for
No. p will be held June 10. :
Owing to the walkout of the three
branches of the brewery workers in
Los Angeles. Secretary NIuri left yes
terday for the southern city Interna-
tional Secretary Proebstle is also on
the ground. The drivers and beer bot
tiers of Los Angeles have separate To-
Gals and are not members of the San
Francisco unions. The brewery work
men, however, are members of the San
Francisco local and working under its
scale.
An agreement has just been entered
into in this city for year and this is
where complications arise and require
Secretary Muri's presence. The brew
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sympathy with the men in the other
branches.
Former Treasurer of the Labor Coun-
ell d. McLennan has returned TO the
city and was at the council meeting
Friday night.
At the last meeting of musicians
union No. 6 two candidates were adj
mitted TO membership and one rein
stated. The local has taken 800 worth
of stock in the 1915 exposition a fine
viii be imposed on any member pat
ronizing an unfair barber shop
Z. J. Hauser has left for the east and
Europe He viii be absent about six
months. He will visit England, France
and Germany.
The executive committees recon-
mendation in reference to the jurisdic-
tional dispute between carriage and
wagon makers union and a union af-
fliated with the district council of
painters was approved by the labor
council Friday night. The decision fol-
lowed that rendered by the American
federation of labor.
Immigra ton Inspector f. Ainsworth
was Iauded for his opposition to Hindu
immigration in resolutions presented
by the Asiatic exclusion league. The
resolutions were indorsed by the coun-
ell.
The trouble between theatrical stage
employees union and carpenters over
certain work about places of amuse-