The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-28
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WILL be satisfied .his winter With steadj em'
p'T The S, BriekIayerss and Masons sJnionsefs
this city is a yerypowerful oTganlzatlgI,
whose members have time and gig
tated laws to themaster masons. s
When the bosses" paid the last adyanee
they informed their men, it Is understood,
that they submitted under protest, ana tliat
when the opportunity arrived for turning
the tables upon them they would imme-
diately seize it.
This period now seems to have arrived,
and b,ilders announce their intention to re.
fluce the wages of masons, bricklayers, and
laborers fifty cents per day after the ISL Oh
November. ~ .'.,.t,'..''
This determination was reached at meet"
ing Of EMPLOYING masons, held at the Cooper
Institute. October /. The notice mas Deen
officially published, but 1t does not appear
to create much excitement among the WORK
men They are very reticent regarding tne
probable action of the Union on the SUBJECT,
and cav its programme will become apparent
very soon. They claim to have had q
knowledge of the proceedings Mt the bosses
meeting the day after its occurrence.
> Very few employers could be found to-
day but those who were approached said
fhev felt confident the Union men would
submit to the reduced terms rather than
strike. |:L
an abundance of work is not very promising,
and they say they are absolutely compelled
TO reduce wages in order to carry on their
business and reap decent profit. Should
the present high rate Of wages continue, very
few contracts could be probably under
taken. and chooses" and men alike would
suffer.
CLOSING OF INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
It is stated that the Danforth locomotive
works, in Paterson, n. j., employing five
hundred hands, will soon stop; also Strong's
silk-works, now running half time. -.
Owing to the money stringency the New
burg On. " steam-mills have stopped for
an indefinite period. About four hundred
persons are thrown out of employment.
A dispatch from CoboeS, New York, says
the closing of the Harmony cotton-mills was
not owing to financial difficulties or anything
else connected with the money stringency.
1t was merely the fuItlmant Of the annual
custom. This is said to be the largest cot
ton mill in the world. .......
4 dispatch from New York says: SIN
many trades large number of operatives
were discharged at the close of the week for
want of employment or for want of funds
to pay them. Three shoe manufactures closed
Saturday night indetinitely.' .... s
The employees in one establishment were
offered work at reduced wages, but the
men declined to work for wages below those
established by the Crispins' Society, and
were consequently discharged. Nearly every
trade is affected similarly.
In Troy 5000 men have put themselves
out of employment rather than work at
lower wages, and much 10 the qualification
of the mil-owners. who prefer no work in
the mills to no demand for what they make.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh, Pa, says the
management of the Cambria IRONY orks, at
Johnstown, have given notice to the work
men of the suspension Of the payment OF
wages until such time rs money can be col
Iectcd. The company guarantee to employees
necessary support to the extent OF their earn-
ingS.