The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-11

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That he had agreed t8 eight hours and IN inerease
az tSs1 pr SsRs The piece men
The manufactures OF the he@rs. ateinwey And
9. hslae, srctsers are sSso!ately slessd r sn rs
ceptions. sre ciceed nI te%norsriiv 'H'
William sseinwsy, ' ALERT Weber, DANG Ds9ks
Francis Bacon and Napoleon Haines were onosea
as committee to prepare q statement Of their POI
sitlon Tor circulation among the n5sn. s,.s:s4-
The Pencil Case and Pen Makers.
The members Of the above association, TO the
number Oh eighty, met in joint sedson ct the Fpurl
teenth Ward Hotel at nine A. N. yesterday, and III
pursuance Of resolution adopted On the TIN instj
went on strike. 50 sa.sa \
mere are In the United States eighteen firms SA
gagged Id the pen and pencil case Manufacture six
teen Of which are In this city ana suburbs. Ther4
are in New York seveh pencil case manufacturerd
in Jersey City one in Brooklyn one, ana In wiN
liamsburg one. The pen manufactufefs ard
all in New York, and are str in nunfy
ber.. These branches OF industry herd
s%s e a S Essf n than so Slns .na o
The pencil makers, who are the best wor kme9l
get . the least wages averaging about eighteen doll
young men and seem confident OF succeeds III thei1
movement. The only establishments outside Of tho
Committees were sent to the difarent essaSsni
ments, and at noon two-thirds Of the men In the
John Foley and Appleton Brother4 adopted THO
new system last week, when notice Of the Intended
The following communication was received from
the Appletons yesterday
M; GxoRes DxAxE
PREPARED % q sheir wishes a and S sdvsrs
APPLETON BROTHERS.
The meeting continued In session till late houf
In the evening.
The Gas and Brass Fixture Mon Prepare
ing for Strike In tho Autumn.
large meeting, Of very respectable ana inteli1
gent men, was held last evening at the New YORK;
Assembly Rooms, corner Of Second avenue and
First street. II was composed Of members Of the
brass finishing and gas fixture trade. Mr.
It 70 order; Mr.. James Al!corn eelyered
the movement. There had already been held
two or three meetings At which over twS nunSTsa
the name OF the Brass Fnishers Founders,
Chasers and Gas Fixture Makers Protective and
Benevolent Union. There are about one thousand
two hundred members Of the trade In New York. 1
was mutual protection and to attempt py oommon
when the question Of short hours or an increasa
OF pay should arise, they could be the frse
their rights He asked them to come forward and
unite and STAND true to each other believing tnaS
sa s MAS so IN
gress IN Philadelphia where similar association
constitution and bye laws were last evening
fully adopted and almost three hundred additional
members signed the roll.
The Gasmen's Protective Union.
The members OF the Gasmen's Protective Union
met last evening in the rooms at the corner OF
First avenue and Twenty-second street. Their
session was secret one. They seem decent and
intelligent set OF men, and are consequently very
likely to win their spurs In the battle for reform.
Tho Journeymen Granite Stone Cutters.
The workmen who belong to this association as.
sembed at Putnam Hall, Third avenue and Twelfth
street. last evening. Mr.. James Giblin, the Presty
dent assumed the hammer Of once and opened
proceedings. Several new members were en-
rolled, after which Mr.. Clancy, the secre,
tary,. read the minutes Of the previous
Of the one deputed to visit Westerly. K ana Try
to arrive at some amicable conclusion with Ne
PATTERSON who holds the contract for the election
OF the Masonic temple In this city. These men app
Providence Journals All they demand seems 70 bS
ton last evening" as they passed resolution thank
Ing the very gentleman they are contending against
egation appointed to walt upon him Mr.. Batter
son asks few days 20 decide upon the course ha
I s n' tine men ,o Willingly and
doubt that q mutual and satisfactory settles
ment between employers and men win be so0n
arrived at.
The steam and Gas Filters.
The above mentioned workmen assembled In.
Putnam Hall last night Mr. E J. Price occupied
the chair set Of resolutions to be distributed I'd
each one Of the employers was drawn up, and as
they were sensibly reasonable In their demands.
and advocate peace and persuasion, they Wilt
probably carry their point. NJ. Roberts wsa
elected to the presidential chair. .fNTr
Tho Brass Founders. k4tE
meeting Of the Brass Founders Association was
held last evening at the Tenth Ward Hotel, corner
Broome ana Forsyth Streets for the purpose ofhear-
ing reports from the delegates who had been ap-
pointed to walt upon the bosses. Tho followinR
firms are reported - having yielded I'd
the demands Of the memo. w. Blake b Co,
Centre street; Hunter Kellsr, Centre street