New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
NEARING ARBITRATION.
THE STATE BOARD TO TAKE HAND IN
THE BRICK TROUBLE


WALKING pELEG ATE.s AGREE EXCEPTIONALLY
TO SUBMIT THEIR SIDE AND ABIDE BY
TIE pEC1sIoX-wILL THE MANI
FACTURERs 10 THE SANE?
Tho Doari Of Walking Delegates held their regular
executive meeting in their headquarters al NJ 90
East Thrteenth-st yesterday. William ia'ior' vi
the prct Handlers Union. and John Gray, OF inc
uuidinc Material Drivcr, tniIn. reporter mat 'her
Wa, as ye; no brick famine. and that 'h"rc was Is
much brick now la this ely as was nc"atd ior III
ordinary purposes. They also said thar no men hiu
vet been forced 10 stop work anywhere IN ihiS Guy! vi
account OF "A scarcity Of biitE and that nearly loo""
bricks had arrived in the civ in the morning an" 'nc
were expected. The Board took no iorh"' "''''
relative to The brick trouie other than I" decide 7"
meet the state Board Of Arbitration N the "iiScS
uou.c in the evening. and committee "t SIX was
apponted consisting OF Jane Z. Archibald chairman
OF tho Paper Hangers li"n: owen carroll Vi ~
centric Engineers Union no. William INIPr DITCH
Handlers Union John GRAY. building 'a'ef'' Df''r'
Union: JamC, McKim, United brotherhood OF Gar
| r,r,crs and Joiners and Charles T. Rogers, Marble
Cutters Union.
Mr. ROGERS said after the meeting that 1t would be
nc enoueh for the Board of Walking Delegates to take
formal action relative 10 the brIch boycott "heh eic
was q real scarcity of brlck. Cont'n'ne' nc "''a
Bricks are coming In all c time. and BRICK hahH''r'
and carmen have al! the WORK they can 40 'o'"c y.
the manufacturers sending bricks tc TINS city AL
mo ,,n,c and although the bosses will tell you tine
| stories. there Is no scarcity at all 80
All ihc delegates think the manufacturers are D"'''
ina tie brick market. Meanwhile the boycott y NV
four firms at verpancks Point. which hrs' cause" '''
troublc 1, being cncrrctically carried ont
sh,r. conference held last nirh' III the "''H''
of Arbitration
committee appointed by The Poard Of WAt'he p',"-
co,oe =. u meeting in TIE morning. Wi'lh i''i'''''
c,a,rnor ~ tine EoarI OF Arbitration "r me!
tho conference by giving the reason Oh "'c "a" ~"
said: ave invited ynI.herc this evening 30 '." w
This trouble about bricks. We have d"r' 'h' >oVN
! 10 bring about settlement III what promises y"
.crious matter But first we must know "Il4' '''
, ,rouh,o +. and would like 10 hear your SIDE
Mr. Archibald. who acted as spokesman 'o' NV
| as,ega,,. said that they would first Tx" 10 "h""
what tnc Board intended To 90: '"'' ''c "'
did not wish To- have the trouble simply in'c>''h''.
Mr. Purcell then said that the h"ar1 81 Aro''''''"'
c,nc,,o0 :, confer With thr manufacturers "da' III
,h ,,nr IIou-s a. +, had rnccivri t"lcsramS from
t;cor.c H. smith. president OF t'' WANNA W.
,s,oci,tun ard II, ,ynod. tho Nrr'aT''' >aS''S '"'
the Executive Committee Of Tie -'"'a'n "'n'" ',,
q meeting U,i, morning in the Aston iio'i'e anu WYNN
confer with the Board t!'n
.,r ,r,,,,,d s,Id that III. DELEGATE. did NOT Geek
tlip
and asked pcr:nl. sion T. hold AL eNcon'iV" ''"" !"
,n,hcr room with the other members ~ the com
m.;eo Thi, request was granted by N'r' r"'''
and the umttce retired 49,
when .hc committee -r'mrnHd Nj. Ar hi'a'd S1in
ave are perfectly wiling t" p!a'" '"' sec " 80.
ca - In the hands VI the E"ad OF Nd ''"" ~
abide, hy its decision. hut L-iorc W. ii" th'' IL ''S'
. d.ti,,,y uudcr,tnd ra' the Other Sdc VIII a,o
arre. 70 lcav, ov"'y;irs TO ~" h"rd ana nc
! hv rs drcl.ion 1hl, /, all can d" Al p'c''''
Mr. Purcell .ad L. won!d >c' III" FH"ru''V" : on"
uittec Of the Manufactures Aeh'tl1''ni ''H' "'"
Ing. and u II arrc'h 10 ar3it-a'e and "sd" Nv ',e
decision Of .hc lad he gould let hf' y" ''"a''
Know The confer 'Er, then "ni"a
The brick rranufac'nrci were f"''ing NOR" '"
cour,o,J Yesterday than they ha' f'F -on'r tIHi'
| The boycot that they arr maintaining against ~"
New. York and Iroohl,n naihct> - costing 'hIn gar
md % far has been ineffective. At the mot Nlrfl
calculation II Is estimated that not moro 'nn ''""
men have boon thrown ont ~ rk IN cp'~r1u"h'" ''
III" pre-. cnt ti.up OF the ir'a Sarplf VA men WIZ"
have been affected mostly 'r''lIv'r". Wa" hh|o
their own ia,r ct :ai7atbn> aud hav' ~p'at"dV r.
fu.d 10 aina,can,aiA with ia" central Labor mon
Their discontinue. Therefore. IS. II "'ftAI' ir'''N
| Ing 10 the walking delegates.
| IL was the expectation "f ia" mhhui"'nr"r-' Wiz"
thcy associated 10 establish ti' bN'ptt 'l'' ""
suit Of their would he "l''1'' III "'''''"
up,n nbo- in H.r York. ard "ra'" =" 'n.'n dl' aS-
|
ar,ir, the Vcrplanch, FONT Lrch b. t" l"'rh ~
| w,uJny DrIcga,, wou,d be- raised. In TINS cNp"'''
lion they have boon sadly di-appointe'. D'y VA i'i
| loved duv without t,.cir blow hing IA" LACK 81
| labor owing to the -nrt!u' supply OF or'" ~ '"'
wards o! the dealers. ard owing To the W.T.! PROVISIONS
Of the builder, IN Gl!ing NJ every Av"'ihh'r spare
ubct their hon<~. In u: con,'rnrt!'H Win tho
urc. cribed co,Gulity. and the h""! Tor fIei "i inc
dealers In making contract" 70" many hi!''h' al "" I"
| before the -iliurrncv IN -" 9 rrh't b'.hL
Duriuv all this tim. II delay The rnn' turrr nave
,.e, making brick aid storing ii At ti'r tH'd~. Al
great Inconvenience to ihcm-,N''. I'll h"" tH'' h@i
that II the market Is not oprn'd aud Al "rlor-
| tunity afforded 10 market the supply already Oh Manu.
they will huve close their yard without ayn- IN IN
cu.,o,,arv winter, supply. and Will lns' w!at'''r
r,n, they coud have realized ont of good part 81
their ,~a,ons trade. Thi, fear Of delay ana u" con
s-uucoccs la, Loen ever pre- IN their minds and
| prompted BY II they have used every effort 10 gri
| the dealers TO shut down their yards and release The
| manufacturers from their contracts
All their efforts far with the dealers have been
unuyailInc After their last Mondays mrst!ng when
they showed such bold and drt 'rinned front II Wa
expected the leaders would take action at one" - stop
the supply Of brick, but the p'pcr, l. that If they d"
take .des " all. WHY not be Till AFT good deal
OF valuable time has been spent and the balance OF
the season Is lost to the Manufacturer. IL wa With
pleasure therefore. that the manufacturers heard II
r,morcd that the Ma builders \ .o"i"h had been
called together 10 consider the be-: {" avert the
coming brick famine. II Wa also stated that II wa
the Intention Of the mason builders 10 appoint day
upon whic, all building operation, In the ci should
| cease until material cout bc had Ia Ir,n'u'> ,mlh
clent 70 allow building to 80 without ,ntc
| Tie dealers however. seemed To be IidHlging in d
little reaction yesterday fvn tlelr disposition o: tho
day before " 20 into the he.t. and t."i now cX
pectng The Mason Builder: Or the stale Board OF Ar
itsiion take the responsibility of their shoulders
A member Of the state Board OF Arbitration Wa, at tt
| Iiudins Exchange yc>criay, aud had cont, creme,
| with some ~ the manufac turrs al which II dc
cidcd that ~ manufacturers wOHld not send rcpr,s
,entativcs Z, meet the state I:oaIu Of Arbitration
their conference lat evening. when al audience woult
be given 10 the walking dcicgateo the president
secretary OF the association ont ui town. Tc,
grams sent to the president ana the secretary