New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
THE BRICK BOYCOTT.
WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS SAY.
HEAVY FINANCIAL LOSSES WOULD FOLLOW A


HEAVY FINANCIAL LOSSES WOULD FOLLOW
CONTINUANCE OF THE STRUGGLE.
VIII there be brick famine in this city. and IL
there IS what will be the consequences" This
vas the question put to a number Of master masols'
members Of the Mechanics and Traders Exchange
no IA Veseyst. and 10 several Of the largest build
ing materia! dealers, members 0f the Building Ma
er,al Dealers Exchange, By Tribune reporter yes
tcrday The cau>e OF this possibility Is the boycou
If the brick manufactured BY o'Brirn * Naughey'
King & Lynch. Avery & Mackay, and sas lravers'
lie four firms at NerDlanci,N Point, by the boards
of vin. delegates OF this city ard Brooklyn, and the
resolution OF the Brick Manufacturers Assocaton Oh
NevYork and Now Jersey not to continue shipping
hrc,s 10 those cities until the boycott is raised on tho
u,y,ucts @. thee ur firms who arc members OF lhe
Manufacturers Association. .
The members of all those firms interested in the
building trade of this city who were seen yes'cruay
expressed tLcir opinion freely relative - rue Oo'0'''
ana Threatened brick famine, and all opinions we'
,b, .ane tnat tie ac,lon OF the Board Of Walking
Deccates IN rIelng tla, boycott was an outrage anu
tbot ,lr,y had no right; for axe Of 100 union men
IN Vcrplanols Point, rSS the loss oi EhiiohS VI
dollars BY the buiic,s OF this city.
Isaac f. lio.eiand. = member of the Building
Material Dealers Exchange. Las contracts on mana 10
supply several miiion Arichs 10 master md'Oh'' ahohS
th,.n l. A. Hopper, VINO alone uses over 3o'Ooo'ooo
"a
Brick Manufacturers Isolation was IN earnest An
If, r., 3lge rot to shin any more bricks 10 NewfoFK'
but ttat tLey VII co-c up their yarl' "rs'' vi"
urips lie aid There seems 10 be niue dOuD' tl''
brlcA famine Viii rcsdl from The ACTON oi hiN'r
ufncturer, un!s-, tho boycott i ralsca' a!n 'n'S
famine VII throw 10000 men Oh; Of WORK ana caS'
a las a. millions Of Goiars. At present there is no
stock uf l1cE in iii, ct, and builders are nsinG inc
Lrc, dire y frol ;rc bot,. This threatened iihine
NH
ur,hcr mill, mu shut down architectural IRON "ofA'
nust SOCK some other marked besides 'eW-iorH d''a
lilies of cement will be accumulated and loss VIII %
entaled on all trade, connected Win mousse D"iiA
Ing Aread, haze much a. can 40 10 seou''
brcls 10 MI the contract, nave Oh hand out WIN
no NOR. bricks shipped shall nave hasGer worn
The lr,ck manufacturers who have moi lolne1 'ic
,,.oc;srion will max. fortune, AID. l suppose
| viii run ,hcr yards DAY Az! night. We must h"'e
/ bricks The monetary JOSS. II the boycott Is con-
| tiuu,J viii ag-cg,c over -5U.OoO,ooO'
T,,o following ni,,tcr have work on hand AZ
pre,e,t which viii require more than looVD'oo"
| ir.r;,,: Charles I. Wcls W. IA NcNty ST. d. " E'
ii..icrt 10 ll- EAs, fourth st.. Richard Deey!s'
! ~ i4l West Eighty third ST.: Il. l. Dirta2h. 40.
ly ,i u and went ,,coni -, and Moran & Arm
st,on 10 LIS Fu~t ave. Thee firms an nav G1I' v
'ra"t Win m,mDctS "' a. the l,tter who arc
much worked up owe: thc possibilities oL %hao my & 10
The oltcomc thlS lash between capUat anu h ci
! ono ?A.on given b. the members 81 the Irl9t aht =
Monuactrcr-' A,.ocGtion iOs their resolve 10 ngne
thc board Of welding Delegates - that II they We.e 70
10 submit t. tic demands OF the dee@atcs reiano -
tIe four nrr5 now borco;tcd. other demands woiid
! En rade on other members OF the ASSOCIATION, uhul
A, last all would be sEocct tp the pleasure vi uic'o
! men. ,o- orno,n+od q
Tho Building Material Exchange ha' appond,eIu w.
committee Of two consisting oi Mr. E"Sers ,u M
Uoagand 10 y 10 SECURE settlement W ui uo.n,, ,n,
ami - mi, committee 'he Board of NalhnS oeieeacss
ha, given the a-.anc" that. II the OIr Dog tct, ,h
arrn. viii make hcr lric ard, nnon yaIas q, tey
! ,rr,ad ~ do the board viii take no lufther dcuol
r,lalYe 10 making Gcmsnds on the Otief meniDeiS VI
! the Manufacturers Association