New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-01
TIE CRIsPlNs HOPEFUL.

EXAGGERATED STATEMENTS or THE 5TRlKERs-RU.
NOES OF GENERAL CONCESSIONS PREMATURE.
The benchmen have already struck in five
establishments and the Crspins state that OF al
firms upon whom demand for increase OF wages had
been made nave yielded The concurrence Of those
present undecided expected 10 follow. The have
confined their designs shops classed first rate
and secondate they expect to easily prevail upon the
thirdrae places when the higher ones baye submitted
The IL shops classed their books rsclass
follows: Adam Young al No $50 Broadway j. Beosley,
at No. SIS Broadway r. Blsbee at No. 726 Broadway
f. j. Thierry at No. SIC Broadway C. c. Richmond Ia
Unlon.square Mr.. Benkert, IN Unionsquaro Mr. Wal
ters in East Fourteenth-st; Sameek Son, at No. go
Broadway; Z. A. Brooks, at Broadway and Twenty
ninth-st Glaze Son. at No 66J Broadway r. Smith.
at No 5ei Broadway; J. OMEN, at Nos lls7 and llD
Broadway and b Lernein & Co., at No ioi Fftt-Iye.
out OF these 10 firms the Crispins claim that Adam
Young j. Beesley. II. BisDee, L j. Thierry, g. g. Rob
mond f. A Brooks, Sameek Son, Benkert, aud walters
have agreed give them the increase asked that the
society men in the employ Of Glaze & Son and r Smith
have struck and that decided answers are yet TO bo
given by the remaining two first-rate houses
The Crispins rank the following eight firms a. second
rates Richard Sheridan at No. 169 Broadway; John
Treanor. at No. As Nassau ST. T.. McNaugher az No q
Exchange-pace VIM. Ferguson. az No. lG Nassau-sL;
slote Bruce at No. 40 Broadway Charles Franks, At
No. Nassau-s; A. MeTkent at No 735 Broadway and
MI. kaeller Iuey assert lnal lOuF VI lubulf isiN"H
Sheridan, John Treanor, Charles Franks, and Mr.
Kaeer have agreed TO the advanced rates. that the men
working for f. McNaughter. WIN. Ferguson, and siote
Bruce have struck and, finally that definite answer 10
awaited from only secOnd-rate establishment TheJ
feel encouraged by what they have brought about - t
and express themselves OF speedy and complete
success Some VI the third rate firms have raised wages
in anticipation OF the demand 70 be male upon
them, and the Others, It is said. must JON. Witche.
have been set the establishments where the men have
struck TO prevent their employers from obtaining sub
stitutes Nevertheless the CrsHns say that the whole
affair has been marked BY friendly feeling aud courtesy
on both sides.
A TRIBUNE reporter visited several representative
dealers yesterday, with view % learning their condt
ton as affected by the progress of the strike and the
result dd not altogether confirm the representations Of
the Society Of Cordwaincrs Several dealers who are
named by the Society as having yielded have ony
offered TO do upon the submission of a othtr shops OF
thel IL thought that trouble may spring out ~
mi The infoTmaion gained NJ the establishment,
struck" is as follows: Twenty-Five hands nave been
employed as bonchmen by Glaze SON. AT No COS bipaa
f word 10 act with the society; but the proprietor.
assert that only dozen " them are Cu,plhs ana my
h NOT necessary 20 Immediately on their places ana 10
dcuity Is looked Tor the strike. Never hecss u
was limited that his nrm would not care
submitted ii,Si !. smit6, at No.. 50, Broadway.
md been deserted by bis whole force Of - meu.
lie thought he had been treated very unfairly, - BIS
Denchmen bad always received Abundance OF Worh ~
remuneratiyc rates. They had Acknowledged THIS 10
conference with him. and had said that they were sat+
fed but must act the society dictated. MI rinth
felt that he could not yield under any circuut n,es
Dealers were paying bencAmCu already more thlh TAR
proportion OF the prices obtained for custom "ofA 10
MrNaughter's place, 40 No. 70 ESchang.place. no pro-
gress mad been made toward n reconciliation OF ithot
with capita but it Thought evident thAt the en-
pOyer had begun % doubt his ability 10 get on without
the men had left him, aud preparing oconccde
In william Fergson's, at No, III Nasstust, a nrm
determination was expressed 10 do without the ters.
aud there was an OF success In tue eiDrt
spare said u be plenty. aud the call Tor actN
~ among dealers was small SlOte ISL uct AZ 70, 80
broadway. have been deserted by eight out OF th'r
twenty ueu-al the Crispns employed ny thtm. lh"y
say they eaa well spare the strikers ana arr AOt us
turDed by the loss Last Autumn they hld given ihnF
men an advance of paw and they claimed that there
| was no Justification Tor the demand at TINS LIME
OF the dealers classed by the Crspms as doubtful, j.
ONeil al No. 1ls7 Broadway. aud A. Merkent, 40 40
-5 broadway, were visited. Mr. ONciu has Two stores
beside the Broadway His foreman stated that NJ
mad offered To give the advance n all the other hfs ratio
dealers would, but not before. Mr. ONcH employs I've
tween 20 and so benchmon and his action j. Important
As affecting tine strike. Mr. Merkent gives Work 70 10
benchmen, OF whom members o. Che trsph Ofdtf
lie had not given the applicants decisive rtpif' but
wa. inclined 10 let them strike N they wished 10 was
confident that he could carry on business without the
macOutens and ne would not yield u tAen uA4oSs no
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