The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-18
TIE LABOR MOVEMENT.
Meeting of the Master Masons-H0nOrs to
the Observation-Disclosures TO Stand Firm-In-
fpresfiuQ PrOcpedin0s.

teresting PROCEEDINGS.
AT the usual place, the Mechanics and Trades
mems Exchange Rooms 81 Liberty street, there was
an adjourned meeting held of the master masons
yesterday afternoon. The minutes OF the previous
meeting having been read and approved the pre-
sident, Mr.. CONovER, opened the proceedings by
calling upon the several committees to report.
Mr.. A. W. Ross, on behalf Of the committee Of
which he Is chairman reported that everything was
looking well; that the owners still encouraged them
to hold out; that some few bosses had recommended
work, but in no with more than four men; that
after all there less number of at work yes
terday than week ago; that within days all the
large jobs will have worked out and then all the
brickwork will stand still and will remain so to the
end.
MI. EIDLITz then read long string OF reports
rom several morning papers, all OF which were re-
ceived with ridicue except the one from the
HERALD, which was declared to be the only true and
impartial record OF their proceedings. Mr.. E. said
that some of the newspapers pretend to be the
friends of the workingman, but that they are his
enemies, proving themselves such by exaggerating
ana leading the men into folly. But, said Mr.. Ed
litz, let the men understand that we willing to
lose Onehan or our fortune, each OF us, rather
than submit land this declaration was greeted with
immense appause), and that We will rather pay $40
per day to non-society men and make a breach into
the Unions. This was again received with cheers.)
lowing list as the number OF the most principal
buildings now at q standstl, and which will remain
so unless the journeymen Will change their
Harlem Gaslight Co., one house on Eighty-eighth
street and Third avenues nine houses Eighty eighth
street. Ninety third street and Third avenue No. u
Beekman street, one store, 25xlO0; New York Life
Insurance Company Broadway and Leonard street,
60x2o0 No. SIS Leonard street. one store 25xloo; No.
ia Franklin street. one store, 25Xl00 No. l9 Frank
lin street, one store, 20x6O; Canal and Mulberry
streets, one building 1oOx100 No. $50 Thompson
street, one store, 25x2oo; Broadway, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets 20Ox2OO; dwelling,
Madison avenue ana Thirty ninth street; five dwell
dwellings, Fifty-fifth street, between Third and
Lexington avenues; house, Third avenue
a aoa ya oxs,e sss a % eq Mn a
Forty-second street. near North river; two
dwellings on Forty ninth street, between Fifth and
and Franklin street; store No. 1877 Broadway; house
on Forty eighth street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues two houses on Fifty street. between
same avenues; stores $50 Chambers street. $3.50 Broad
way and Fifth avenue and Twenty street,
stores from 176 to 1s2 Duane street, dwellings from
s to IL West Forty-fifth street, store corner Of
Crosby and Howard streets; two houses ON Fifth
avenue, corner Of Fifty-seventh street, and two
houses on Madison avenue corner Of Thirty fourth
houses on 1hirty-fourth street and Sixth avenue;
Equitable Life Insurance Company building on
Sroadway goxl4o; one dwelling v,, on Forien
one store on Howard street, the Hudson River
Railroad depot, two stores in Franklin street,
one store in Mercer street. near Br0ome; house in
Foreth street, between Madison and Fifth avenues;
the Merchants Bank building; one store In Depey-
ster street; church and two houses on corner OF
Forty-fourt street and Fifth avenue, covering six
lots nine houses on corner OF Fourth and Charles
streets; Young Mems Christian Association build
ing corner Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue
100x125 feet; church on corner of Fourth avenue
and FOrty-second street; stables Sixty-fOurth
street and four dwelling houses on FOrty-sxth street
and Fifth avenue; two blocks OF houses on Seventh
avenue. from Fortyth 60 FOrtyfth Streets being
In all sixteen houses; church on Forty-fth street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenues; church on
FOrty-fOurth street. between Sixth avenue and
Broadway; two houses on FOrty-f0urth street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues; ten houses on
Fourth and Madison avenues six houses on Forty.
ninth street. between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Mr.. TOsTEvIN spoke next and In very feeling man.
ner about the phrase which had been applied to
some statements Of the master masons. These were
called 'white lies' and the word 'e," Mr. Tostevin
said, ''men who nave all their lives been accustomed
the fact that the question OF time or pay for
day was no question at all between the journeymen
and the master masOns. IL was in fact, but q small
matter. The controversy was one OF prnciple-when
the Ourneymen should have the right to control the
business OF their employers. He spoke at length OF
the hardsh:ps imposed the boss by the arbitrary
rules and oppressive exactiOns Of the journeymen
and concluded with giving several instances within
his own knowledge where their rules operated to
dwarf the ambition Of young beginners at the trade
Mr.. VOLK then mentioned report that the brick
layers had exhausted their funds and said that while
he rej0iced In the fact that the find they have
harder enemy to fight than they expected, still he
sorry that they should lose, not only money out
OF their pockets, but also what they might have
earned during the continuance of the strike In the
course Of the speaking, which was more emphatic
and determined than on any previous occasion, Mr..
ALEXANDER W. Ross said that he had a converse
ton with prominent man Of the country that very
morning and after telling him the nature OF the con-
trOversy between the master masons and bricklay-
and that 1t was not the eight hour rule, but the
claim OF the jOurneymen to limit the Number OF APP
prentices and forbid the bosses from working this
prominent man said so Mr. Ross assured the meet
Ing that II the bosses succeed now they will have
accomplished more for the country than any Ameri-
can statesman ever did.
Mr.. C0NovER, the President ridlculed the idea
that he should be reported rs commencing with eight
hour men next Monday, or next Monday week. or
year hence The strike, he said assumes larger pro-
portions every day. 10 s not the three thousand
bricklayers OF the city who ide but thirty thou
sand men in all kindred branches are idle Also This
ought to influence the bosses to stand rm for then
they Will certainly win. The remarks OF the chair
called out the motion to stand by the resolutions
heretofore adopted and 1t was passed mem. con.
A suggestion was made by Mr. Volk in regard TO
apprentices and he proposed that q register or their
names be authorized, 80 that boy may not run
from one master to another without the knowledge
and consent Of his former employer. On being told
however, by Mr. Conover, that such arrangement
had already been made, Mr.. V0lk was satisfied and
the meeting adjourned