, 1875-08-31
Visit to a Number Of tho Yards-''
Condition Of Affairs,
N1,y Bosses Feel Unwilling 10 Ply tito
Advance.
atatemont Of tho President OF tho
Union.

ftTl4 nRHL 1cnt1AAR5 sAA ''''.'
vhic,, cxtondetl to about throo-fourt'lh OF sho
rar1a, for IN alvance Of wagoa from aa.5o to
ea oer tlay, Tho advance WAS demanded by tho |
Union sou,o nftcon daya ago, when commit
ten waited upon tho yartl-ncn with ao1uhhd lof
tim nayanco, which WAS not aceodo1 to ofoept ny
nm or tvo of tiLp smaller concerns: coHhe~
nraft19. nbo1at stteo-fousths Of tho 70o cutters
emnIoyea In tho yarioug yards struck yesterday
morning.
Inquiry made yostordey bya Th1nuNE reporter
AMoNn TIE YAnD.MEN
sffcteirtho fact that thcro Ia divergence OF opln-
ION among thom ab to tho ADVANCE domaudoa by
tho u.es.. A fcw haso already advanced LILO
wagoa to 90. and aro continuing work. Thoso
aea mainly those who l,avo to fill contracts H.
readg nearly completed. aud who aro anxious 10
0nia1i thott jobs. 4 largo number who haEe
heavy contracts to oxctnto state that ae the
prics for tho work is limltod by contract mado at
tho then ruling ratio Of wages, they carnot accano
to the demands Of tho Union others iaeiss t'at
tbey iutond to manage thoir btanesa for theta-
ssiys sna tat =. 1s VI" sv pay .sss hsy vii
not pay It to tloaD who caauot Or VIII nos w 80
worth of work por day.
a1N. JAstEs HATCHEa,
of BAtchou Il Smith, contractors 1of sAe guy
stone wort, utt Farwoll'a building. OIL lrankl1n
and Monroe, for 9ears' now block on HnhninR-
ton, botWoon C'nrk and pessbers'' maa lor SOW
oral other heavy Jobs atated to TRIBUNE f.
h hpm lad :beoti paying tho cittots 80 por day;
tPheir work was under way. and thoy wanted
to 70 on with It. Several osher, yara-lno,',
1t may bo 1omarkcd stated with reference q
doing ou tho Farwe11 building. afr. farWGl Who
ia anxious to tlnye tito work pushed rapidly. Inns
Ag1eed 10 nufleiens advance on tue contrhct
sa.es to mako up tho di0otoAco III tAe cut'oFo
pay.
cnttars, eighteen In numhor, atrs1ek ycsterdey,
and .he firm will pay them OH ana dlfchasGo
them. Tho firm state TINT they hayo been t, pay !.
inc thus far from - to s3.5U per tfay, which IL
ai thcy ctr afford to ut tho rasos at which tnos
hnye nado coptracto. Their contractors, they
state, arc willing, II nocd bo, to stop vork fnr
week. nnd When tho taoncy. ts Forthcoming they
"a. l. Co.. will got tho Wor9 done' II NOE III Itols
own yard, outeide. .-...-.---.-.-,.
Di6uor L. Itobinsou, who hnve hoaFy contracts
to iii, yesterday rattcd tho pay Of their thirty
iyo cutters to 20. The rotaln IT, ttor employ:
worth Of work per day, and atato that they
rused tho uagch because they found souo Of
their boss men weEe boing Taken army from s''efa
bY oirosH Of 81.
rho alao hnyp heavy contracts to fil, inclH ding
twenty-five stone-fronB for smith Il Enst man,
on Wcst Washington street. yors erday raised tuo
paf Of tholx tbrty-tiye Mon to 81. Iho triu
St1tQ llNk kuu} 1AH GnlARCl1tu ~ ~ W
With thoir contfacts; but TINT sLey .inten1
to mako t1,or mon do So worth OF Work
por day, md will employ mono who do not 90
that much. To auch MON thog are perfectly
willing to pay So, but not 10 any Tom, Diok Or
Harry who cannot earn tllat much, aud only
claims 1t because ho ia Union man. Al illus-
trailing what they heen. to be tho tyrannic tenn
per Of tho Union, MeBssa. Fletcher stato that q
few d1ys aRo their hattJA struck hetatAa Quo OF
tho nen III tLotr employ. Wll!iam ling, onco .
cnt-stouo contractor, and QUO Of tho oidont
nen tn tho buHipeRs In the city, was not . Union
man. Hing. who lB capital workman, having
aol1 lilo A1esnrH- Fletcher that ho wonid save
them any trouble about it By quitting, which 1t
dtd, knowing, Of course, that 1t was OF no uac
for him to stand out singlo-handea agalnss tht
Untou.
notpEaw1oK 4 uENxE'a
tuttors, eorenty-hya In number. who Wore 10.
ruiylnY tho usual wbgos Of 81 50 per dAy. struot
yesterday. Tho firm ie aosnK m extensive
viii send tholr ssonccuttlug work to tho roniten
tinry 1t Joliet to bo dono. Their contracts vert
msdo on ostimhtea ba1od OH tho rate Of wage
taoa ruling, aad thoy caunot stana the advsuo'
demanded.
TuK SINGER TAIcorr sroSE COMPANY
% Tic uaon, aa 'D sad Had aad t tdar 'e fnis business
i moro prospcrouB Ill consequeuce- They pa
services from e2.50 to s3.25 per day roquis
! thom to work ton hours per day iuBtoAu Of otEl
Is a1ed by tho Union, and not only Disregard III
4 Vn!oa regulation requiring ten Mluutea' seces
dachargo any workman who, without leavo quit
i tho yard during vork-honEB. They claim to hav
tho best lot Of handg In tho citv, tho sobercs
moHt industrious, and best contoutod, aud don
care straw Whkt tho Uuion d0ca,
uEEAy KEAnER,
who ruuo enc Of tho largest yards In tho city
was struck OIL by hs entire forco OF cuttcrs-
atty IL number-yestertlay. I1o hss ueon worl
& than $3.50. and Il tho men vou'I work for th'
he vii! closo for tlo soaAon. building II beiu
II done, he s.ates, chlsQy because Il ta cheap
n hhvo 1t dono now. but II tho ratio OF wages
II eut-s.ona work, tAeEa would bo gEeat falltu
u Oh In building.
Il r. WOLF / soa's
q cutsers. .h!rty-yo in al, struck 5essc!day. II
: committee Of tho Union. which demanded Il
III advance to 50. Mcsars. ". replied that tl
did not think the demand unreasonable. A.
II would puy 1t after tho Ia. Of septcmbor. II
81 dnY of tho week, 10 which ,fossrs. W. roiusod
43 Acceds. Mr. Wolf HavA the kdyanco is no mo
81 than ths mon are entitled TO, and that no v
" pay 1t, but not aooner than he agrood to, nau
81 Ths cutters IN uanfy Fursto'a yard also s.ru
~ yesterday.
81 A number Of other yarda wore visltal mo
Isl THAI bali OF whtch had suspended work, .
M Those that we're working (oxotpt tho yaloots
8A blnEsr Conpsny) were paying tho uniform n
I'll cf H3 rer day.
stsE 50 WHAT WOULD BE TIE uPsuoT
:E4 OF tho strike seemed 1nattot OF doubt Atnn
sfS tie yata.tnsn: There Horo few Of them who .
M,3 not eesm wiling to pay 9s II they could Az
's i aud had made their copttacta according
FS Those who sre pairing that rato now arc dol
sN 10 TO complete psTsla,ly-e1ecutel contracts, 4
tef& tile rest eaam disposed to st&ud cur
a With yieH OF getting At tAo workuen'a 4ide
III the question, tho reporter v!slted Iohelu
A Hall, where tho etrfkea wore holding the me
e#& Ing, but wAs sefusol adnlttsnoo and could
tain uu information. Finally it wss learned t
= ths disousaion nas Oh i proposition, CON
y from Boluo Of tho u,e1i who did not relish
g. prospect Of boiug out Of work, to compEou
a. on s275 per dAT. Dut Tho malosity o1e1su
.a this.
~ TIE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNION
1&H subsequently, stated 10 the reporter that
3S Union fixed the rate At 81 per day ~ be;u
8| t.is Average for al the woslmen employed,
sA DID not ,ula cut sbopa which paid extra
,JaHa superior worl1nen. provided tho latter did
kH# work mote than eight hourx par daY. II d