The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-02
STRIKE IN PACKING INDUSTRY BEGINS DECEMBER FIFTH
CITY COMMISSIONERS TURN DOWN SUGGESTION OF THE
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION FOR A FRIENDLY DISCUSSION
CENTRAL COUNCIL HOLDS OPEN
HOUSE IN EFFORT TO CREATE
GOODFEELING AMONG CITIZENS
City and County Officials and
Business Men of the City
in Attendance.

In spite of the bad weather last night
a good crowd was out at the smoker
OF the Central Trades and Labor coun-
Ill held in the knights Of Pythias Castle
hall.
President T. r. Burnham of the
council callSS the assemblage to order
and stated that the object of the meet
ing was to create more friendly feel
ing between the laboring and business
men, and called upon Gayle Quina of
the railroad clerks. Mr.. Quina spoke
along lines of cooperation Of all classes
for the good Of the city and county,
stating that a ell-paid laborer is a
poorly paid one, and declared that the
merchants should be the first to re-
alize it.
Abe Daniels, also Of the clerks.
thanked those present for their at
tendance in face of the unfavorable
weather He brought out points to
show why local contractors and labor
should be favored with public work,
asking that the following communication
be read:
Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Escambia County, Flor
ida:
after our personal interview with
your honorable body we feel satisfied
that you win go as far as the law will
allow you to make the following a sue
cess:
ITO have all contracts so framed:
"a To employ Escambia county labor
and to protect our .laborers to the. ex-
tent that, they will not have to be at
tho mercy OF tlia eonfnactors In re-
CARDS to the wage scales, as they have
had to be heretofore. on account of so
many unemployed, and so as not to
have a repetition Of what Mapped at
the high school
"(2) To purchase all material, as
far as possible, from Escambia county.
merchants.
by bringing out these two points in
the contracts, our third point win be
gained. which is: To put our home
contractors on the same footing with
outsiders. as our home contractors, in
making their bids, usually figure on
employing home labor at the prevailing
scale of wages, as we'll as patronizing
our home merchants.
we realize that it may cost a little
more to have such contracts carried
out, but the benefits that will be de-
rived by the people Of Escambia coun-
ty will more than offset the additional
fost. as our money will be kept at
home and spent with our farmers and
merchants.
PENSACOLA TRADES AND
LABOR COUNCIL,
y. N. JOLLY, Secy."
B. L. Gundersheimer, Of the Retail
Merchants Association, stated the po-
sition of the Merchants Association on
the general labor condition as we'll as
their position on the closing hours OF
the stores, and advocated friendly feel
ing between the Retail Merchants As
.sociation and the laboring men of the
city
r. Pope Reese, county attorney,
touched on general labor conditions,
giving his views on the legality of com
plying with the request of the council
as well as a general outline of the pro-
posed road building program of the
county.
Mr.. Reese stated that road No. i
from Ferry Pass to Pensacola, and
from Pensacola to Nunez Ferry, and
road No. 7, from Pensacola to Fiona
ton, will be built under the direction
of the State Road Department, and
that the money amounting to $780,
600, would be handled by the state de-
partment which would add to it be-
tween s750,0oo and 100000 That fed
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