, 1875-08-27
JOB.PRsNTERS.

Onto o lurrJ Of oxcitonent among printers
has arlHen during tho present wcok The en-
p1oyers, finding that tho price Of job-work was
falling 10 low, fuIt com oolei to ratuce the wages
of t!,e,r cmployo., and held = convention for
that purpose At tho Sherman HOUSE last Tues
day AFTERNOON. At thi1 meeting there was qulta
a respectable representation of ornoloyors, aud,
after somo discussion, they resolved to commuo-
cate With tho Typographical Union, notifying thcm
Of their ntonrion to rednce joNrueyn,en job.
printers wngcs from eel to SlB per wook, and
from, Al 10 40 contB per Thousand ems At Tho
regular monthly moeting Of tho Union, hold at
tlior rooms WelnesAay evening. tho tetms iu
tho communication from tho employers Hera
unanimously rejected. tue foteIAen OF soy.
arnl nf tho larger establishments working solldlY
asaius: the prop salsion. M course Of action
WIS resolved upon. ~ II Was generally UNDER
stood lhat no attetnrt would 10 made 10 enforce
tho reduction nnt,l the 'irnt Of next month. An
uttot TIT tho IN Of the prNto{B to retar the mat
Yesterday mornIug new pllasa Of tho dill
Guilty came to the surface In the office Of tue
orapolltan rrluting Hnpany. located 10 tho
Times But ding. on Fifth asaunu. lJnlor'iu-
ntruc.iors f:om tlo proprist9r; Mr. Ford, the
~ Wednesdays rAIuuaE for foreman and ten
cl.eap conipos,turB. with inutructlons to apoly
at Moam TO-. 2sA West Madison asrcet.
largo ,! uunbor 40 Of 1rp'''anon,' lou, wo5s wo5s
's'n red ey es tts young ,ndv IL e.5so to Sde bs
Metropolitan Company on Fifth, hssnue. Tho
Uuion mgn in tho esllpfoy OF tho company In
sotnn way pot wiud of thu ulattet. and, when thu
Snpe i1trndent roached tho otfco vestctdny
moo.iug on tito sidewalk. When ha openad the
oItlco ti4ey hold another moc.lnx up Htatts, and
demanded all explanation of tue advertisements
from tho bu.'e:iutoudcnt. ITO informed
tl,uln tint It had Lceu dono With \
vlow Of leduclug thor. wsges They inquired
why tho ,ruai week'a notice had nut been given
them, at,d recci.el III reply tho assertion that
tho employers meant no tmmcd4te chau1e, And
Aad ouiy advertised for the purpose OF aAcer-
tapiun how ui.le!l clluhp help could 10 pt0ouEed.
At sotnu sutare day iheY lnteuded 10 reduue
Wages, and II ANY troub Q enhued they tntonded
to t'1at the ottIce. Tho 3ourn held short
consultation and indignantly 4u't aud tho
supol intendons immediately put - work force
Of tho rats " who answered thGtr ~.
vertisenent, and work proceeded uninteruptody.
The Inc,nbcra OF thu Metropolitan Company arc
tlrIn III thelr discrimination to keop np present
atrauge.nonts until tho Uuiun men reduce. tleIl
Sherman lluuBe. and lAyo scted antirely OH utheil
o~n responnhltlts. alt!IouEh they know pre-
c4eiy slin feelnB Of tho other employers before
| they resolved upon rafting the D!tice They base
the1s rsasnna M the fact shAt the price OF jos-
| pEul!nr has decreased wonderfully during the
ast year so much 10. In fact, aa u Peremptotily
deuautl i rsluc:iun Of waEcs.
| Jerry rhoalnson waE interviewed on tho sub.
Ject with puFpoAe Of ascertaiuing his yIsas or
the rroponad reduction, bur 10 waB non-conltn!t.
tai. lilo belongs to tho Committee of ompfoyer4
appointed to notify the Iypogrs pI,loal Uuiuu oi
tue proposed reduction, but up to late houl
last evahiug no answsF had been returned bj
| That body. lie seemed tu upnbt The xuccsss ol
| tie movement. III ha fcfu8aItu ia any WAY CON.
nit lltaeelt prey.ous tu hearing from tho UpIou
Many other plomnant prlHsszs wore inter
vlo4ad with like result. 4 number O
nuon establishments as Knight 4 Leouard, Don
nslls. 1.oyti d TO-, Re.ca L barnard, Issnd, No
Naily h Co., and Culver. Pags h uoyns vi