The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-27
With the origioa. contractors Of the new

1uo new STANDARDIZATION. New proposals
were asked for, and among the bidders for
the job was the present Contractors gen
tieman from Washington. lie was the sue
cessfui competitor and got the control for
the masonry. Now all this occurred after the
action OF the stonecutters association, aud
after that action vas known and understood
" the Baltimore employers. Now the
question recurs: Did the Washington con-
tractor send +: his proposition regardless Of
the rate Of wages of the Baltimore stouecut-
tiers association, or wi.h f.r knowledge Of
the wages paid and to be paid 10 the stone /
cutters Of this city Z IL Is presumable that
a business man, before putting in proposal
for 70 large . JOB, as the new city ball, would 4
make himself acquainted with the cost Of
his material, and the rate OF wages TO be .
paid. Ills would have been the course Of 1
a prudent business man. Had be done 4
this, all of the present trouble, in all proba- (
blllty, would Rave been avoided. But il .
does not appear that this contractor thought /
it worth his while to make himself acquaint-
ed with the condition Of affairs in this city,
ami upon his own responsibility, or 10 open 4
defiance and utter contempt OF the laws and I
regulations Of The association, made the con
tract.
principle, right and justice. The question
OF prime pie need not be discussed in this
correspondence, it is thoroughly understood
By al workngmen who tnjoy the faculty
Of thinking, and who hare the Independence
of mind to do so. The question Of right 5
Indisputable. and belongs alike TO the EN-
ployee, and the employer, the question OF
justice is or may be augmentation. but as
~
will rest il or the favorte theory of the EN-
pIoyer, supply and demand. According to
the employers, statements hey have orders
for forty thousand dollars, worth 81 work.
This, according 10 their owr scknowledg-
nent, - proof positive that there Is de-
mani for that quality 81 labor, and acting Oh
the employers theory, "thst supply and de-
mand regulates the price Of labor" the ar
| gument IN, aud justice Of the case, is on the
side Of the association as | indicated 10 N
| last.
A MEETING or THK EMPLoYTyG sroSEcUrrsRs
\ was held, at which tho following reply to
Y The card Of The association, was put forth by
the combined inteIlects Of the would " tyr
ants Of the vork,ngman, and runs IS fol-
lows
Messrs. Editors Baltimore SUI
GENTLEMEN An article appeared in your pa
per Of Thursday, March 4, 500, purpOrting ~
come from the "Jouueymen Stonecutters As
sOciauOn,' and which, If let pass By annetice
would be very apt to leave a false impression
upon the mind of the community The employ
would there fore very respectfully call the
attention Of the public 20 the follo~ing mo
tice,r received from the Journeym4n Storaeut-
tiers Association, TO Wit:
"The foll0vin resolutions were passed by the
- u
ular meeting, Oct. 8, 1865:
Resolved, That on and after the first
Monday ia March, 1859, til the first Non
day in November, work but nine hours
each day, aud that on aud after the 9Th OF
March Saturday. we quit al 4 O'Clock, P. n, on
each and every Saturday during the sumner,
and that our wages be four dollars and fifty
cents per day, ls450)
80. Resolved, That from the FIRST Monday
in November. 1863. till the first Monday in
March, 1870, We work from h2lf-past seven till
sundowL,
"At meeting Of the Association, held Feb
ruary 2, 1859, the following committee we're
appointed to notify the Bosses Of the passage
Of the resolutions enumerated above, viz Viii
liam Y. AcLain, Patrick Kenny, VIM. II. b.
Wilkison.
4 ''THos Z KExP, Sec'y.,
("Per w. Il. B. WI
Il will be observed by the above-frst, that
the resolutions were passed October 9Th, 1868
second, that no action to notify the Employers
wa taken until February ., 1859, lapse 81
nearly four months from Gil tine Of their pass
age. The Employers. however, received no no
tce until about the 10th Of February, 1869,
and there wa but one who greed to acoede %
their demands, and who Il now working their
hands, the balance Of the Employers either p0s
ill they could have a CONSULTATION with others
Z engaged in the business further, all the EN-
ployers were not notified, but only about one
third Of them received any notification Whatev-
er. These are facts, to the contrary notwith-
standing Very respectfully,
SToSECuTrER EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
r. PAcKIE, a., secretary.
And thus the matter stands. The men
are confident Of their ability to sustain
themselves, and bring the bosses to terms,
and the employers are very demonsuative
Of their power 10 make the men succumb
to their wishes.
AZ a means Of bringing the cutters to
terms, the rubbers employed On the new
city hall received notice from Mr. Morgan,
foreman OF the stone work, to lay off until
the cutters wO4,d 90 to work Ths is IN
fortunate for .aa rubbers, at the present
time but when they are asked to 60 to
work again, they should demand full pay
or all lost time.
TROUBLE IN THE BRIcKLAYER's CAMP
The brick moulder's association Of this
city have given notice TO their employ srs
IN the following manner:
NOTICE 70 ALL WHOM 1T MAY coEcKRN
II We the members Of the No I, Brick Makers
Society Of Baltimore, publish these presents
greeting:
We the undersigned committee, members
having been convened for the purpose OF ar
ranging list OF wages for the different grades
of Brickmskers In the district for the coming
season, afte: mature deliberations. give publicity
to the following lisi Of prices, which believe
r. be no more than just to US as an honorable
class Of mechanics
Glass lst. For paving moulders who can set
"a 26 per day; For the same class or men who
are unatle to set, "a per day.
Glass End. For topping brick moul iers Who
can set, ~ 70 per day for the same class who
are unable to set. IS so per day.
Glass Sd. For bottom brick mouIders who
can set, So per day for the same class who are
unable to set, e. 10 per day.
jacob LAwRKScE Chairman.
JAMES EETOsrs, Secretary,
JOHN SHORE, Asst. Secretary.
The brick manufacture held a meeting
at Wilson's formerly Gilmore's) Hotel, on
Baltimore street; and after relieving them
selves Of an immenee quantity OF offensive
but harmless gaseous stuff, they determined
Gas long az they don't want bricks madel
not to submit to the dictates OF their work
ing men, Alter the adjournment OF the
meeting "a very spirited one in regard to
brandy smashes and mint jalips) they also
determined to treat their resolutions, and
some Of EN- was seen going home, chanting
j the dim vision Of "eandle lecture" from
their-wel. as well as others, and brick
manufactures form no exception to the gem
eral rule, any how they were soms "ones"
that memorable night, who thought they
were "bricks' and stop bricks at thatf
The Maryland Penitenitsry $50 copyicts are
to be employed at shoe making. II has Just
come TO toe ears Of your correspondent, that
a building il 10 course OF erection ut the