Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-22
THOUSANDS ON A STRIKE.
BUILDERS AND THEIR MEN AT
ODDS IN THE METROPOLIS.

Nine Hours Instead of Ten Demanded
as Days Labor by an Army of
WOrkmeu 10, 600 StroDg-severaI of tbs
Bosses Accede to the Demand-Both
Of the Warning Sides Determined to
Fight 1t Out.
NEW YORK, July 21.-About 1000
bricklayers, 5000 laborers and 200 hod-
holsting engineers and trainers struck
this morning because their EMPLOYERS re-
FUSED to grant their demands that nine
hours shall constitute a days work in
stead of ten. Those employers who de-
MED the request of their workmen saw
that they can get other men TO take the
places, and that whether they can or not
1t viii be but a few days when the men
VIII be willing to return to work under
the old terms.
THE BOSSES MUST YIELD.
The bosses who granted the nine hours
tnlnk that the others are foolish not to do
tue same thing, as they will have to WELD
IN the end. Messrs. Andrews a Son who
have the new Cotton Exchange lob.
agreed 10 nine hours, and all their men
are working as usual. The firm has in
us employ at present nearly 200 brick
layers and about the same number of Ia
Dorers. They are all at work.
OTHERS WHO GAVE IN.
Robert L. Darragh, who is erecting
buildings on Broadway, acceded to
the demands of his EMPLOYEES and
none Of his men struck. Other
large contractors notified their en-
plOyes on Saturday afternoon that
they could 90 TO work on the understand
ing that nine hours would constitute
uay's work. As fast as the men struck
TINS morning they reported at the head
quarters OF their respective unions.
ABOUT thlrty-nye employers allowed
terms.
BUILDERS CAN'T STAND IT.
Hugh McMahOn, who has charge of the
erection Of the new Cotton Excbange-
sald; "The building trade is very lively
yust now, and do not think that the boss
builders can afford to have their men 90
on a strike Tor any length of time without
suffering great loss. | am pretty sure
tnat nearly all the large builders will
grant the demands Of their men and avoid
any further trouble with them"
THE STRIKERS CONFIDENT.
The strikers claim that they can stand
IL longer than their employers. and that
they VIII hold out for six months if neces-
sary. 1t was said bv some of the strikers
that on many of the Jobs the men had not
been out ten minutes before they were
told to go to work again, and that a large
number of bosses had held out till noon
time, and then yielded, thus not leaving
many men on a strike.
MORE OUT THAN FIRST ANNOUNCED.
John Donnelly, the walking delegate of
brlcklayers Union No. 4, stated today
mat the principal employers holding out
are King, LOuden, Dean and Eidlitz' He
sald that there were not 5000 brickIavers
on strike, and that the trainers. hOd
nolsting engineers and laborers who quit
WORK THIS morning number about i. 900.
making about l0,000in all. The members
OF the Master Builders Association saw
tnat the number of men on a strike Is
much larger. They also state that those
employers who have yielded to the de-
mands OF their employees had done so
merely because they had contracts on
hand which they were bound to finish
within certain time.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING VICTORY.
At the headquarters of the striking
brlcklayers and labOrers tonight it was
stated that the fight was won, and that |
nearly all the builders had given in tn !
the demand ~ tl.es- ------. caIIy ], ,ZUU men, |
Is % vIalmed, are now on a strike.
lhe Building Association, on the other |
hand, at their meeting tonight announced |
that only two firms had given in, and |
these were compelled to do so in conse- |
quence of the nature of their contracts. |
TWenty-siX members OF the association, |
and eight firms, not member. had agreed |
to resist all demands made by their en- |
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