The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08
The Trades,

THE BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS OF NEW YORK.
meeting Of the above body of held last oven
ing ct TmmAny Hail. for the purpose of raising the pre-
sent scale Of and hearing the report If delegates
appointed at the last meeting Mr. J. Kent chosen
chairman, and Mr. Ryerson sythoG secretary on the
ocoAsion
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and approx
ed after which committee Of three on credentials was
appointed BY the chair to examine the credentials of all
these whs oeme there ~ delegates.
On motion, all those who were not delegates de
sired 70 Leave the room with the exception of the report
On Of the press.
The Secretary then read the credentials Of the delegates
vine were appointed from the different establishments
in The city, ~ follows :-Trow Il Co; New York
Sssreotype Association; T. B. smith; Collins Bower
c.: G. B. Benedict; Wells Co.. s. O. jenkins; Bill
Eags Fariow; R. c. Valentine; Could Banks & Co. !:
John Gray, Baker, Goodwin Co., composing room Ame
ESsssnp Post job Office; Methodist concern McSpeddn
Baker ". G. Martin Mr. Hart; s. W. Benedict; Craig
Tob;t. Angel, EnsIs & Hewitt Tract House; praii
savsgs; Rodss Directory.
Der ~ which the chairman announced were thirty two
a. Lxs then offered the following resolution which
"i s.s sSs sS'sss Fl yssS hot ss debate
.ns good feeling: q n. rraser. book and
dS Rss r. the %,
c::sy i.cesn;ss fact ha, time has the
purpesl the prices and 70 deter
nine 81 questions relating to the interests their
y. That the delegates present and also every printer
many ~ are willing TO organise as above.
Tbs mower f the resolution then made the following
REMARKS
The peouHarites Of requirements can only be Dc
termined BY ourselves Two years ago. when the scale
OF prices underwent general revision, determination
was arrived at by the Printers Union that whoever
could obtain the prices laid down In the scale 1g
per week. might work. without regard to others in the
same ONCE whose claims according the scale were
not scceded to- The effect Of this rule il win be
oered was 10 disastrous that the book printers held
eeung ann issued proclamation denying any person
the right TO work until all the terms were agreed to-
" men determining the Laws for another body And
upvse the long strike Of some Of our number to the
nrst 81 tnese resolutions. The number of printers Who
Sun remain out the Printers, Union fuy af~st that
nat Union cannot adapt itself 70 the vsnts NJ arc ~
oosy o. BOOK and job printers. Among the lsttsr
90 not vfsh to belong TO any benefit socstv ~ say
reasons OF their own Others already belong 70 0d r
lows and other sochtes and have paid much mone int
tnem. Now 1t would be most unfair and srbt,srx ~
compel either o. the above 10 their present. hsh
On eccoun Of the trade when every useful could
BE e0soted without such proceeding '0'u
1he question the resolutions was than t.I.. - w,
II was dscidsd that they should lay on the table ~"
oommfttoe Of mine then appointed IN rax;.. a.
scale a prices. Ths COMMITTEES conssted Of ths ss
gsstisnen -hsssrs Richardson Wallace Hendricl .o
Toos, WOODWARD England, Marshall, Carpenter. and
4 gentleman from the Methodist Concern saIa ,h.,
t"or employers bad advanced their wages (Appisusel