The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 11, 1919, Page 13

THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919. Schwabacher Bros.Co. Began Historic Career Here Fifty Years Ago Today Jo's oldest whole house, Schwabacher its roc 4 anniversary of contir " | WE NEED GOOD my T ry f this ploneer firm | 5, ‘only t in business af al : fairs, rved the public ne Seattle's 4 Bip eistrict Ge mayor and first - 2 \ TO HELP US BUILD UP SEATTLE “a Picked It as “Comer” iy Fifty years ago Bailey Gatzert " ee = (RP ange henge oem pla rind The Pile Drivers’ Union, engaged in the construction of wharves and buildings ai ears ween, aes it: the and other work essential to the progress and prosperity of Seattle, have struck if petropolis of th Northw . . . . . . a! when he pe 4 his first ad for higher wages. The work is lying idle while the interests of Seattle are suf- : vertisement rs ago, that is on fering a October 11, 1869, announcing that on | . > ecretins Saterday, October. 16 . | The pile drivers struck because we could not grant them an increase of wages q er aenee - they demanded. Since the war broke out in 1914, the wages of our workers have < Seattle had a pe No _ been advanced as follows: ; few hundred. ol store was opened in a one-story NG Pile driver Foremen, from $5.00 and $6.00, in 1915, to $9.00 per day; Engi- } neers, $4.00 to $8.00; Boom Men, $3.50 to $7.50; Deck Men, $3.00 to $7.00; Carpenters, $3.50 to $7.50; Building Laborers, $2.25 to $6.00. These advances with the exception of the pile driver foremen, have more than kept pace with the | advanced cost of living. The cost of pile driving and kindred work has increased proportionately and rtaee, ee. teen, Suerenabed frets the volume of work decreased because builders would not pay the price we have eign trade terminal, its frat whole! Nathan Kekstein, Present Executive Head of Schwabacher Co, to get to pay our labor. : : : house, riveted Alsska’e wholeesie| \New V 1 Comi The limit has been reached. We can go on no longer passing increases in ih iia Alenka FunonPecttio expo LOCAL APPLE ow Take prow d wages on to the public in increased costs. Any further increase would be regard- ets wretey home al | ne ake md umber ed as pure profiteering, and all but emergency work would stop. \ © one ne Ree dilasollecmeafaged MARKET DULL launche Therefore the Pile Driver Owners’ Association was forced to deny the in- I force of approximately 260 in various South Ar crease and to reorganize our work with men willing to work at the prevailing Activities from acting as clerks in wooden buildin now First a New Engian' Under the leadership of Bailey Gateert and other executives, the firm kept abreast of the progress of Seattle. The firm grew as the city grew, thru the first railroad boom, the coal mining era, survived the fire on Commercial st., iouth, where the old os now stands. Bes Gee Sy ee. ‘ ray rece niveraal Shipping ° ° ’ ° the mai ’ 4 Ocet. a is being bull cale r Pile Driver. nion. Sheamatn tore xe Main et and Ov Prices Too High, Declare) “raaine ce. she i bine uit catia, cunnmondia de itisiaed “= an a “ farthest points of its territory 1 Dealers - e First Brick Building —- marrows-appeared Saturéa: T After Gatzert's early efforts pros. With pri : A by jJob-|y “i oot of hrs at fee iH WE OFFER IMMEDIA E WORK red, th: e brick | ber an¢ r te Me Oed Ihe | fGeate nae een . iT apakeina tathteng ta Suattio. Then ne Sp ge Po ool aga onan meiageece RR E | : it built another on First ave cee ce ye EIGHT HOURS A DAY AND SIX DAYS A WEEK — DOUBLE PAY FOR Se et ets “woiainn to BE At $4 per box. Retailers re ALL OVERTIME — AT THE FOLLOWING SCALE OF WAGES: die Seine on ote Piledriver Foremen ................. ..... $9.00 per day er eae ee. rot matty Piledriver Engineers ............ te Sai . $8.00 per day Mihiih cstuisopasdniadeesiiibcenniaccithl Piledriver Boom Men.......... seeeseees-. $7.50 per day | Local Markets | Piledriver Deck Men (No Experience Needed) $7.00 per day ; +0 I Carpenters . 6.066060 cece es seeseeeeeesee. $7.50 per day Date eh Building Laborers ............ Shy che ve sae per day standing. The firm is now housed in a large four-story and basement : brick building at Main st. and Occi-|W : dental ave. When the fire of 1889 swept away | Seattle's business district the only | the whart left standing was the | Prices are so b Schwabacher wharf at the foot of /MArket of the state producing Union st. Here the city’s rail and} &reatest amou steamboat lines were centered and it) ‘Was a scene of intense activity as) a the energetic citizens arranged to re- a build their city. Make Generous Offer When James J. Hill brought the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line to th elty as its first direct line to the) ‘There is a good local demand for Orient, his terminals at Smith cove| grapes. All var! are selling. Weren't ready and Schwabacher/ with Concords p ly the bis Bros. & Co., Inc., with characteristic gest favorite at public spirit, offered their wharf for|per basket. The the use of the first steamer, clear-|¢rigerator cars for ing their own freight off, 80 a8 to|grapes from Califo’ give every facility for the newcomer. | heccoming acute and local ¢ It was to this wharf that the first/are receiving word gold ship came from the North and|grape shipments will millions of dollars worth of the yel-| made via box c* low metal passed over its planks in| ‘Two cars of the pokes of the hardy sourdoughs.| rived from the > Back of this wharf, which i# one|iteving the sca of the largest of the Seattle central) week, Quotation: waterfront, is a six-story brick ware-|cents per pound. house and three other warehouses,| 4 small shipment of vegetable all devoted to Schwabacher Bros. & | —— seataetrt x | We will welcome back all of our old men who will return to work at this scale and absolutely pledge ourselves to stand by them and give them steady work as long as they are faithful. We will never discharge them at the dictates of the Pile Drivers’ Union. We will welcome on our jobs all good Americans who are willing to give a eet good day’s work for a good day’s pay and help themselves and Seattle in this Lai ET EO emergency. pe Apply for work immediately at addresses given below. PILE DRIVER OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION J. A. MCEACHERN, Chairman. Saturday ar Ru Spi — ct “Smother notable feature of the pe panic pecan dean! rece grat bora 5 nn mcgaegage Baan THE J. H. McCEACHERN CO. Bell St. Terminal T. E. JONES, Colman Bldg. ———— rect aginen enh apap oseroremaerd BA a 04 JOHN H. DIRKES & CO., Henry Bldg. AXEL ARNEVICK, Stevens Hotel . 4 Liberty Bonds |“: gursipe-—New, local, por sack 22.8 C. C. SNYDER & CO., Pacific Block L. P. SHAPPEE, 2223 W. 57th St., Ballard { aoe. ppeaene executive: | Yattein | Venotanle Massow—ter Bh, .--. 000 411 Seattle Bridge & PILEDRIVING CO., Colman Dock GEORGE GURNEY Ranmmhe and S14 Eckstein, is closing the last of a reuse 4 4 John E. Price & Co. number of years as xchool director | Apples— Southwest Cor. 2nd and Columbia | °% Seattle, having served as chair Telephone Mala 2264. man of the board, and declining an other nomination o | ® on -_——-¢ | x) - - . —— || Status of the New York | || x teeta || Portland Market Status | Stock Exchange HH] BANK CLEARINGS eee oe Capt. R. BE. Bakenhus, U, is here on a shipyard inspection’ . He is inspecting all yards in | country which have built ships 2,354,565.00 ‘ 4 he shipping board, and have celal 882,800.00 | 6.75; cal ft Against the board, After comp na. Os t e inspection of steel yards Satu sheave, $agis.| Will tour the wood yards Mon He will then leave for Portland, Tokays, f | Grape Fruit | _ Flori¢ AVE you a savings account on which you can draw for your Christmas expenses? Clearings Further gains ? 4 Balances . et POULTRY Longs ae Prices Paid by Wholesale Denl- ers to Shippers Clearings Balances Are you saving something each week Clearings now for- your next summer’s vacation? Here are two helpful ideas that will Prime lambs, + tees eee 173.00 | 5 ak: EBERT ei RRO AFRICA MARU SAILS eliminate worry over how to obtain ee Chicago Market Report | | » steamer Africa Maru of ian, per don. 4606.00, ™ ——_——.- --___—__—»| jj 4 en Kaisha Ome funds for specific purposes. By having a savings account you always have something available for extra expenses and do not feel the drain on your cur- rent funds. p; broilers, 25@26¢ crate, 1 te... A26@1. 78 1.26@1.60 |» 1 to sail for the Orient ft coma Saturday, eve—Triplets, 32@34e per I). AEE ETE Green bi Jin oF wtnge, Now l green calfekina, Ni Cream Melons—Per Tb GPE ing Refuse to Sail on ie i Cannery Tender adic nidatlistaks Frisco Ma w eS sry tender | Characterizes our methods ht south every transaction, and our tomers are accorded every tesy consistent with sound ness judgment — rket Status || Why not start a small savings account now? SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 11.—Butter. © per Ib burn will be brow 1 the liner Victoria of t amship company on h from Nome. The men, claimed he Coburn was unseaworthy a used to go to sea on her, The |is operated by the Libby, MeNel 0 4 < * | Libby company Paid om Savings Accounts | | inion Accounts Subject to Check 8.00 | Cordially Invited, Baron Kondo, Japanese industrial adviser at the p onference, will . sail for home on the liner Kashima | Peoples Savings Bank 1908 sees ag 1243 | Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha [| SBCOND AVE, AND PHCE ST 1 J Co., Sunday, at 10 o'clock, He is e IP president of the N, Y. K 751.09 | Extras Enne—F Cheese—California flats, fancy, 350 per 1b; firste, 800 per Ib. Dexter Horton Trust and Zz j | ! > grat Raa ~ feseeesssese ‘ ig "New York Coffee Pern Savings Bank i | : a ; We a : 972.00 Ne Sugar Quotations A c NEW YORK, Oct, 11 Ir 10%0 per Ib; No. 4 at nA 70% 70% ? rhe | DAIRY Prices Paid to Shippers Centrifugal, per Ib, Second Ave. and Cherry St. Butter—Local country eream= \ oomyarte” 17,.60@18 i 14.50@ 15. 116,00 @ 16. SAFE DEPOSIT PRONE et come BOXES MARY MacLAREN In “VANITY POOL” ™ Butter Combined resources Dexter 9.00 AD sizes, 84 to 930 po if “nn Local country creamery, bi od Hy THEATRE MM EE } Per Year. 7 Becton eo poked JPR ln el eae . 1.00 | Heat cows and heihres css 7.008 9.09 VA LE | A Bank an foe rent erriociy even ba Pp Calves’ SII roo@aaes Title Trust Co. National Bank Over } $28,500,000.00 Kye Beed—Per ID... ese Alfalfa Aliaifa Ment triplets | Serateh a | Straw + 87@ 981 Wheat . Becond at: Columbia She 4 4 to elimb Spring Iam, prime do, fair medium Yearlings Wethers wee .. 12.60@12.00 11.00@12.00 +10 00@11.00 7.60@ 10.00 ¥ ¥ . a