St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Master and Journeymen Painters
Come to an Understanding Mutu-
ally Satisfactory.
Carpenters and Plumbers Still at Outs
An Address Issued by
the Latter.
The Inquest To-Day Upon the Bodies
of the Victims of the Bracket
Accident.
Norwegfans to Celebrate May IT,
The Spaulding Case in the
Tury's Hands.
GRADUALLY SETTLING.
J0urneymen Painters Win a Vic
tory--Carpenters and Plumbers.

GRADUALLY SETTLING.
JOurneymen Painters Win a VIC
tory--Carpenters and Plumbers.
The reduction of the hours of labor seems
to be adjusting itself slowly. Yesterday the
painters arrived at a settlement by which
the men will be hereafter allowed to work
ten hours. The bricklayers, stone masons,
and plaSterers have also obtaiued the same
concessions, except in a few uninportant
instances. Most of the plumbers are still
out and the situation of the carpenters is
practically unchanged. The sash and
door factories are generally running with a
small force or not at all. johnson & Hurd,
and Simonson Bros. & Newgard are
shut down. A few men went back
to work at Bardwell & Robin
sons yesterday Frazer & Shepherd
are running full force. An effort was
made yesterday to induce the men to come
back to work at former time and wages
until the agreement to adopt the nine-hour
system has been signed by the principal
factories of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
The carpenters, however, refuse to do this.
claiming that they have no assurance that
the agreement will ever be signed unless
they remain out
THE PAINTERS SETTLEMENT.
A meeting of master painters was held
last evening at the office of II. B. Cramer
Walter Babcock presided as chairman, II.
B. Cramer asting as secretary. After con-
sultation the following committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the executive COM
mittee of the JOurneymen Painters union
at Freya hall: Jack Lock, j. 81. Hagen,
w. II. Stonaker, William Tanner and
James Power. The journeymen at this
conference demanded the reduction to nine
hOurs, with pay at 25 cents to 80 cents all
hour, The master painters committee re-
fused to come to these terms, but finally
agreed to pay 25 cents and 271a cents
per hour, and price and half
for all time over nine hours. The Journey
men accepted the compromise. The mas
ter painters when informed of the COM
mittee's action Endorsed it, the following
firms being represented:
Landman Locke, w. NJ. Tanner, George
Grey, Swan Il Grey, Walter Babcock, II. B..
Cramer, J. IL. Hagan John Bloomdahl, B. e.
Dixon, J. c. Wilson, Bower & Anderson, Jas.
Dewar, John Woolsey, G. P. Enstad, w. w.
Sly, W. II. Stanaker, George B. Legg, c. NJ.
Beck.
THE MASTER PLUMNER'S STATEMENT.
There is virtually no change in the diff
Guilty between the master and jOurneymen
plumbers. Minneapolis and st. Paul mas
ter plumbers met yesterday in conference,
and issued the card printed below. The
following are the demands of the journey
men plumbers and gasftters:
First-That nine hours shall constitute a
days work for five days in a week, and eight
hOu1S Saturday.
Seeond-All journeymen plumbers, ire
spective OF class or kind, shall receive not
less than $500 per day, and as much more as
may be agreed upon between employer and
employe, the above to apply to all men hay
ing worked five years at the trade.
Third-All jObbing plumbers, irrespective
of class or kind. shall receive not less than 81
per day for those having worked,three years at
the trade; other conditions same as journey
men.
Fourth-Gasfftters' conditions to be the
same in all respects as journeymen plumbers
with the exception OF wages, which are to be
not less than So per day.
Fifth-Jobbing gasftters conditions same
as jobbing plumbers, excepting wages, which
are to be not less than $3.50 per day.
SiXth-That no union men shall work in a
shop where non-union men are employed.
Seventh-That plumbers will not be allowed
to do iron pipe work except that pertaining
to water pipes and ventilation.
Eighth-That gas filters will not be allowed
to do iron pipe work pertaining to plumbing.
Ninth-An apprentices to be regularly in
dentured for term of not less than five
be dictated by the Journeymen Plumbers and
GastitterS association.
Tenth-Each journeyman plumber to be
provided with helper, and when the supply
of apprentices is exhausted in any shop, help
ers are to be furnished, but will not be toler-
ated as apprentices.
A card from the master plumbers of Min
neapols and st. Paul is as follows:
We feel called upon to explain to our pa
irons our position, caused by what we con-
slider series Of outrageous demands made
by plumbers and gasftters' union. Re cog
niZing the importance to the general public,
as well as ourselves, that harmony should eX-
ist between employers and employees, we re-
greet that there should be any differences:
but, after considering the demands in detail
and as whole, we have decided to resist
them to the end, feeling certain that 1t is the
proper course, and relying on your ap-
proval in support Of our position.
We hope to retain your patronage and will do
all in our power to merit it, Being ourselves
practical Workmen, and with such assistance
as we know to be available, we anticipate lit
tie Trouble in catering to your present and
future needs Parties conducting the plumb
ing business, who endeavor to secure a tenn
porary advantage by acceding to the extor-
tons required by such concessions, we think
unworthy of your support, and sincerely
trust we are right in the premises under
standing full we'll that you are aware the bur-
den must finally rest and be borne by the
public. Very respectfully yours.
Minneapolis Firms ST. Paul Firms
E. G. Cannot. Prendergast Bros.
j. S. Kearney s. Co. w. ]. Freaney.
Mccarthy & Courtney. P. V. Dryer s. Bros.
Strock, Hobart &Willis. J. L. Holmes.
Hunter, Scott & Co. J. J. Dunnigan.
F. w. Kelly. George Dempsey.
E. Button. J. II. Shea.
j. L. Hague. J. G. Johnston. a.
J. J. Meg ire. J. E. McQuillan.
J. S. Cusick. William Stuart.
Geo. McGurrin s. Co. Allen Black.
John Simmons. Observation-Disclosures
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