The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
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is why the consumer using iron and
steel should help maintain it.
W hat has the iron and steel industry
done for the city? some question. What
have they done? They have practically
made the Potrero district; they have
populated it with human beings: they
are giving work to thousands; they
have built up the water front; they
have made San Francisco a manufae-
turing city that earns the coast con-
sumer thousands and thousands of dol
lars by competition with the east, pre-
venting exorbitant prices for eastern
commodities. and have pioneered the
city with an industry that will mean
the city's future manufacturing pros
perity If the people will help it to
thrive.
The association plants the last year
have given employment TO nearly 1000
people over the year before. 1t has an
elevator industry that has kept the ele-
vator trust from holding prices for an
exorbitant profit
The iron and steel industry of this
city is the only industry in the same
line in the country that is giving the
mechanics an eight hour day. Through
its home industry campaign. which it
was the first TO institute, the associa-
tion has accomplished and is attempt
ing tasks that manufacturers asso-
citation, promotion committees, the COM
mercisI bodies, ship owners associa-
tions, traffic organizations and trans
portatson bodies have not perfected 1t
has made possible the consumption of
$1,000 tons Of steel the last year, As 900
tons Of pig iron and $4,000 tons of steel
blooms. Il has kept in this city thou
sands and thousands Of dollars for the
benedt Of all-for the workin gman,
employer, professional and trades men
through steel and machinery con-
tracts National and local publications
have taken Up its humanitarian labor
principles and endeavOrs TO aid manu-
featuring To help protect and develop
the iron and steel industry il has estab-
Eshed Z traffic and manufacturing bu-
reau in the associa ton Offices and is
contemplating locating an employment
bureau as well Many OF its plants have
developed from sidewalk shops and
small novels 10 6ignihed establishment
during the last year or so The 81
compare with any in the country. both
IN equipment, efficiency and arehi-
lecture
We can not say that the iron and
steel industry is the most thriving in
dustry on the coast at the present time,
nor are their achievements any greater
proporlionately than some smaller in
duscries, but what they have accom-
plished and endured in the last two
years has surpassed expectations We
have not reached the extreme height
Of prosperity, nor even the standard
that prevails il the east but thanks
10 the united energy of our members
we are getting some Of the business
u only needs the recovery Of our once
large machinery market to make the
iron and steel industry of san Fran
cisco the most powerful in the United
States This is not impossible, il is
tie truth. the Industry VIII prosper. it
must prosper. The world must need
depend on iron and steel as a founda-
ti0n-
So we might say without exaggera-
tion that the achievement that has
been made in the iron and steel indus
try in san Francisco and vicinity has
been through the wonderful executive /