The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-17

faithful engineers. still on the job.
and together the men got the engines
to going again. normal conditions be-
ing soo restored.
The meeting. which had been called
by George r. Kilt, president OF the
BUSINESS Mems Protective association.
laid the case before tho business men
ana upon motion of George r.. Fisher
the Tucson Open shop association
was Immediately Organized. with John
u. Wright. a prominent attorney, as
president. l.. q. Moore. secretary. aud
Nose Drnchman. treasurer.
ORGANIZE TO right
with the creation OF a permanent
organization the list was headed by
the banks. Charles n. Walker. vice
president Of the Consolidated National
Bunk. being the fins, to sign. lie was
followed by Nose Drachman of he
Arizona NATIONAL; Fred j. steward of
the Southern Arizona Byrd Brooks
Of the Tucson National. and W. n.
FULLER OF tile Security Bank.
The newly formed association then
selected the following Executive
Committee:
business Mems Protective Associa-
tom. Crcss Myers.
Restaurauts-Ja j. O'Dowd.
Buildc.s kNchgtn yc-M. !. Tophoy.
PhyEicians--I. u. Huffman.
EngineerE-Bruce Ellis.
Architcts-H. q, Jaastcd.
Real Estate Doalers-lIerbert
BRAKEMAN.
Tucson Motor Trades Association
Chumirr " Geo'Fc T.
Fisher.
Attorneys-A. I. Winsett.
Banks-Mosc l~nachntan.
Young Mems business Association
-Orvilio u. Mcpherson.
The open shop movement was horn
by candieiiRht In Tucson. IL now has
ABOUT 3OU members. Practically
every business house OF m inipor-
lance In the city IL %placarded for the
open shop, although the unions de-
clare they intend to post their own
placards within Il few days. They say
they wall put every business man on
record, for or against them. us a guide
FOR union families 20 shop by.
OFF from the main business dis
trict OF the city Is the old Mexican
quarter. with which a goodly mum
her Of chinese stores are intermingl-
ed. Many OF the Mexican sore are
already displaying the open shop
placard, and II Is reported that the
OhiniNsd have telctsraphcd W their
consul In sun Francisco. asking foI
advice IA to what stand they shall
take.
Guard UulltAs
The city IL maintaining a guard
constantly at the water works and
In the vicinity Of other public uttlt-
ties. In the meantime several i'm
portant building jobs In the city are
going ahead under the open-shop sys'
tenn. Arthur &. Jacobson. a contrac'
tor who u has more construction
work under way In Tucson than any
other man. has al his Jobs posted
open shop. Construction OF a new
building at the state university II
going forward steadily under open
shop conditions.
But the fight IL likely TO continue
for some time. Brcson business meI
bclie,.' they Wit eventually win :
decisive victory. II lis a matter o.
bringing In perhaps several hundrct
free workers. they think.
Jus, now the situation is quite acute
from u business standpoint. The un.
ions say thai out Of "A 10000 populh'
! ton they have i,5O0 families In th'
city. These families have access t'
an out-and-out closed shop chait
siore-one Of a string scattered al
over the country. This furnishel
them their general merchandise. FoI
groceries they have their co-operativ'
store, which Is owned by union labor
For any other necessities they prob
ably expect to fall back upon thu
Mexican and Chinese merchants.
one OF their pet ideas In that thel
will get even with the business mel
Of Tucson by starting a bank.
Tho Uerald Ia the New Mexic,