, 1875-08-31
Visit to a Number Of tho Yards.-.
Condition Of Affairs.
Why Bosses rccl Unwilling 10 Pay tho
Advance.
Many Firms Admit that tho Wagos De-
minded Arc Not Excessive.
atatement Of the President Of tho
Union.

It'll, ,v+nr,7o,1 n .,,o,,t throo. fo,rtha m lbc
,. VIM" - ~ s,.sa,. ~ .an.s t.a.s 40 ro ~
60 per day. The advance WA tlomautlod by tho
Union Bou,o 1litcoh days ago, whom n commit
tco ve,ted t,uou tho varl-men will, t}ornnpl for
.Na nJv.nco fvhic1, vvna mt acc,dod In oxccnt hv
s., s..a -. w. ~ .o sr,,1or no,,.orn. nn,ao.
ono or s"o u 'p s'n"!or co'sp'nn; nan e"''so.
qnontly about t'srno-foufthH of tho 7oo cattesH
employed in tho yartouu yards struck yeutcrdny
n,orping.
1no,,trv .,a5o ros,or,,, nv q,,,,r,,,r ,cno,,cr
AA'i''' -'. .,,.,s., ,a' 49,, 49,, ~" ,,,.,
AMONG THE YAnn'hES
eciteftho fact that there In divergence ofopin-
ION nnouR thom 40 to tho ndyR1lco demanded by
tho man, A fow hnsa already naynncod tho
".na. =, "a ,,a ~ eo,t,,ui,,o ,sor, T,,oso
arc 1nalh4Y tnoso WHO 1hso TO I'LL cohsfaotH IL
ready nearly cotnpIctol, and who atc anxious to
finish their Jobs. 4 larga number who hare
heayv contracts to o1ccnto s,n,o TINT. ny tho
s,,a n, to ,,or, 10 ,i,,ftoj NV ,,nt-s,t r,oo ~
ptlee 'os 'nv "o.A ~ 'sl1'teu ~ eon1sae. Aao ~
tho thei' FuhnB ra'o OIL "asea' the5 cannot acceuo
to the domhnda OF tho unlon; ntltors inh1st thai
thoy iutond to manage thoir business for them
selves. and that tI,oy vii, nav ),aufa who aro
worth 40 much 81 peg day autl that thoy will
not ray it to thoae WHO cantot or will not do 10
wnrtL at work nor dny.
ati,. JAMFs DArGugN.
Of Datchop 4 t;,nitG coutraciors for tho cut
atone work on Farwotla building. OIL Franklin
And MOproc, for Sears now block on Wanl,l1,g-
ton, botwoon Clark and Dearborn and Tor Boy-
porter yoetcrdsy that for Tho paHt len days his
f,rm had sbccn paving tho c1ittnrs - por day.
Their work was under NAY, md they wantod
TO 70 on with It, Several other vard-,no1,
IL NAV bo remarked, stated with reference
10 pstchep i Smith tl,at for What work thoy nro
doing ou tho FarWetl building, afr. tarwcll who
ID an1ious to hnvo tl,u work pushed rapidly, Inns
agreed to suftcicnt advance on tho contract
rates to make up tic difforonco in tho cuttors'
pay.
ArK1NsoN & co.'s
cuttors. eighteen lii nutnhor, atr1.ek Yesterday,
sud tho firm will pay them off aud Gecllurgo
them. Tho tlrul stato TINT they llayo bec, pay
Inc titus far from 50 to ss25U por day, which il
a thoy catn afforl to at tic ratios at whc!, tl,er
hayo mglo contructg. tflctr contractors, tl,oy
etato, arc willi,,g it need be, to utop work for
week, And WREN TIC money Ia fortl,coulin: tl,oy
(A & Coz wilt got tho work done, II not III tleir
oEn yard outgiho.
piener d. Robinaon, who have heavy contracts
to fiji, yesterday rairou tho pay Of their thirty
lyo cuttors to -. The rotain III their employ,
however, only good workmen, who can do s.
worth Of work per day. and ntato that they
rnisea tho wagca bocnuHo tlloy found somo OF
their bast meu woro btiug takeu away fsom them
by onors Of 81.
FLETCHER Dnos.,
Who also havo l'cnyy cont tracts to fll iuclu ding
twenty-five stono-frontB for S,nitl. L Eastman,
on West Washington strcot, yortortlay raised tho
pay Of tlotr ,lllrty-tiye moi to 81. Tho firm
Rtate that tioy arc compelled to 20 On
With thor contracts; but That uoy intond
to mako thcir mon do So worth Of WORK
por day, aud will employ mono who do not do
that much 70 suoi r.ien thoy arc perfectly
willing to pay 80, but not to any Tom, Dick, or
Harry who cannot cnrn ttlat much, aud only
elaiuis It because le In Union man, Az illus
trsting what they deem, to 10 tho tyranuic tenl.
per Of tho Union, bIossls. Fletcher BtQto that
foW lNye 600 thcir hands st1uolt lleeauBo one of
tho man in thoir employ, W,liam King, once
cut-atono contractor, and QUO Of tho Oldest
mon in tho business In tho city was not Union
man. Hing. who IL capital workman having
been III the buslncns for quarter Of a consury,
told tho h[esHrs. Fletcher Tint lp would sayo
them any trouble about it BY quitting Which lie
did. knowing of course, tliat 1t was OF no 31yo
for hun to staul out Bing,e-4audcl ngRinst tho
Union,
no1pEswioE 4EsaE's
eut&ers. soyonty-nyo in number. who warn re-
eeying tho usual woRoY OF ~. 60 por day, struck
yesterday, Tho firm ig DOING m extensive
BUSINESS and state that IL tie nlon hold out thew
will send thor atonecrttiu9 work to tho ponitou-
tiary ut Joliet to bo tlone. THOR contracts wero
mado on estimatos based on tho ratio Of wages
!hon ruling, aud thoy cal,not stand the advance
damautled,
THE elNaEa X rA1corr srosr COMPANY
state that thoy mover nav regard to
tho Union, and hnu tlolr business
services. from "a m fo - 81 nrr 1av 49, Tcnniro
thcn TO work ton houra por day iretaad OF airht
q fixed by tio Union, and not only Disregard tho
Unton regulation reauIrpc teu niiuutoe' receya
forenoon and attorpoou for lunch md boer, bnt
discharge any workman who without loavo, quits
tho best lot OF handa In tllo civ tbn soborest.
most industrious. and beat contoutpd. nnd don't
eare a straw whit tho tTuion does. ''''>N
uEhuY KEnpEn,
who rune one of tho larroxt Yards In Inn city.
was struck on by his ontiro f1rco Of cuttera-
tltty ia nu,nbor-y Io has beon work.
inc l11 mnn e,y. la cannot afYord To nav mrs
Sian e. 10 nnI II tbe mon wo,,'t wort for that
be- viii aloha for tl,a aeason. Huili],nr il tein9
dana hc s1ntes tc chief,y becansc !. IL rhean ts
hayo It 5ono now. int II iho rata nf wartn il
siysnccI md s,ricea corronnnn,it,c,y raisei for
cut-stonn wnrl lhoro wnnIh hc a a,oat falling
o;f In snil,,;nu A. '"eA' "'o'4 ~ S'oAs 4A'Aos
r. vo,p A sos'a
cutscrs tbtrtv,f,vo IN III r,n,c,s vestcrlav. TIN
commjttea oe tho T1n;nn 'x,;ch dom"rGs1 i,,c
adysncc In "a srossra " ronl,oa t,,ot thHv
did mt thinL ths ds,n,nd ,nrnS.n,,.hi. ard
Vould INV % i attnr @ tSo ~ - sawornhapl Thc r
men yosssrIay mornino insstoI IN 81 for eac,,