New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-09
TO BUY OFF TIE BOYCOTT.
TIE OFFER OF a LAWYER TO TIE BRICK
MAKERS.
He SAYS he REPRESENTS THE FEDERATION OF
LABOlt-TiE PLAN REJECTED BY
THE MANtrACTt KEKS

AZ Sh1 ltIIHESFsNIS lIIE IGDtRh LAWN VI
LABOr-TnE PLAN REJECTED by
THE MANUFACTURERS.
Tho Brick Manufacturers Association met nj
the As,nr llour yesterday and transacted soine
important business. representative from tho
State Hoard Of Arbitration. who was expected 10
lc prrsrn, and submit u statement from The Board
Of Walking Delegates of their position and their
demands "n the manufacturers. did not appear. and
all prospect Of the trouble being settled by arh.
trati0n seems 10 bc dying out
George Kerr, the chairman OF the rXccntive
committee Of the Brick manufacturers Association.
'ns been In correspondence for few days with
lawyer in Ncw-iOrk who was introduced 10 him
by an old srlI0o!mair. now leading business man
in this city. Mr. Kerr refused 10 give the name
Of the lawyer or Of the man who introduced him.
but said that the lawyer represented himself as
acting in l~half Of the Federation of Labor. and
said that he had acted in that ca
paciiy during strikes and labor troubles
several times before. When Mr. Kerr first met
This man, hc said he could, for a monetary con-
silcra'ion, have the boycott lifted that had been
established against the Nerplanck's Point brick
yards by the walking delegates. Mr.. Kerr told
him that he couldat entertain any such prOpo-
s,ton, but that if TIE lawyer would find ont the
amount required and the time at which the boy
colt wonld he lifted after the money had been
pad, and would rcpor, the matter To him before
or at the time Of the ncXt general meeting IF the
association. he would give the facts 10 the a>soria-
ton whcn il was in session. Mr.. Kerr sad he fad
no idea that the brick manufacturers would
acccp, this mans offer, but he knew it wonld lie
OF interest TO them To know that such an Uicr
had been made.
Yesterday morning the lawyer appeared at the
Aston House, prepared 10 talk business. lie said
he could have the hoycoIt raised neat Saturday
without fail. and would do it for Slo,o"o Mr..
Herr told the Terms OF Tie offer 10 the members
OF the Brick Manufacturers Association who,
while they admitted that il might bc money IN
their pockets 10 pay the sum, treated the propo-
sitlon with scorn II would vuly Dc Il bribc
offered to encourage future IaScalIty, said one,
" and IA reward toI their past inpu'lrrcc. aI.i
glad for thinS that the "i"r mas been made,
rs il Will enable the workinGicn I" See what sort
OF men represent them and ioI what rchsois theS
are kept out OF employment
. The manufacturers subcommittee Tor New.
York submitted their report as 10 tiIr amount "i
brick in the city. which was 10 ,lr r"e', ',''.
wharves and abou: 3,Gno, 900 Ia thr yards 81
dealers. There were three barers Of contract
brick received Yesterday ana ne al Sur~eI
brick, agg!rGGtI,, ahout !. i"U""J ~ an, VI d
falling Oh Of - per cent from the supply received
on the Monday prr,ioas llc meeting WIS then
asked to give a rsils vote IS I" whether II was
prouoscd to i.ht the matter out 10 the chd as
il had been begun. Every man Stood mp ana
there wa, not Il dl>scntlng vote. HE resolution
Of the cNccdtIvc committee 10 stop 80 per "ht OF
the SUPPLY 81 "contract" hrich wts ticn a''"i
upun, and not only warmly approved. hrt a lao
tiou To- stop tie s,IpiHcni Of all "'"iiTt"t Dick
WAS voted Tor by majority. only "a" r'pr'S'h'a~
tNrs Of Is" firms "itth"h:inS '"Ii slh'li' H., IL
These iirnl> were .,d 10 lc the Diamond Bri'k
Company and tie los Brick Company, t"o 81
IN" largest yards il i"r h'''i.',s NAV are i'in
under contract. IL" irpr"N''a'i>r, ct th'ri
firms sud iiry woj.ld ls' Wl.Ii- Ia "Nih".! al
contract' brick il tie H>Sp'lniion w0i.i dSNui"
the responsibility oi their contracts AMI s. 'nd '.'
consequences. This H." association may d"l 10
90 at their neat meeting. aId III VI" hi''i'''h'
both firms have dee Idri 10 stop shipping i"i u
time and Will only supply rn"n-n to hc'p mem
from actual brracn al contract Inns wee"
there will ~. brick s'nt from tl'' as>''i''i"ii
Five new firms into the Sspcitfio!i, TWO VI
them from Havcrstraw. So that nearly the entire
INK that the yards would ali shut down on H'p
teu,ier - unics, the l"yrott Is iiii'd gV"i
many Of them have turned away thriI men al
ready and the rest are running shnrtimndcd
Do Won think" asked "a reporter "i manu-
facturcr flat yuur shutting do"n u month or
six weeks earlier tan usual will make the supply
Of brick much l"s> ana I'll" price III consequence
"A goo" deal hisArr?
no. / don't think 1t viii have that effect
lr sad. "Tcrr wal lr L>> hrrk n,a'lr hY
many millions, bat there Will ~. l-,, huiidln.
done j. l,nf customary H. start hui.lin: when
everything Is frozen Up. ni ! precinct That nun
,lrr.s at hose, tnIt would ha'" gone up rms |
winter Will not De started III the ,piIs III cons:
qucncc Of the pl"~'n' trouble. u man who wait
,,, build row can't ~, any "r!' Ia estimate COSTS
for hiEl, and the wi."!r building Interest II at il |
s'ndNIll
A communication vas r"ccivci l,y ~" mann |
factnmrs from the dealers. u the effect that tir
dealers wcrr agI,,,i to stop receiving hrI"k hut
,;, the INV illI.uc,, If trV firm, tr has.
Ia rcicas. Manufacturer, from their "oitrI'i,
Lu'crfcrcd with Restitution passed h. III" |
Mason Builders Of tir ci'y al trir Ia>' meeting. l.
the effect that the mason builders would concur
III any action taken rs the dealer, for which |
Unanimous support pledged Ivy all Tie dealers
II !, iAougii that the pn'~'nt shutting OIL Of
" contract" brick nnd u'tIiuilnr Slow del we're" |
f,r srr! a. uliyf hr hTo;!, ut "a re cIiy. VIII |
have ~" lrsiIrl eject "i dfn"in@ t''>r ,wo
firms INTO th. combination II rrp"rf"d YES
tcr,lay that Of th.'a' firms hnd afcr'l l." sIGt
down with The rest, hii II could not IT, established
as f:ri that II had IrN'lrci t. 20 80 lar.
dirrc,ion The dealer, who have lar@r c"nfrart' |
are ~ina preset I" Ill thrn, and ar" irving u !
spread their It'll" batter use. ~ much bN,d a. !
Irs,lhlc, sending 90" where 10000 are ordered.
The Walking drlc.ntcs say ti,t tLcw are
30 zoe. 90" hrWk III the city. hut lis d"'.s not
,niiier !, is believed. however. I,at. taking int"
hri"k stored about buildings III !
course Of c,nstrn''oi', the supply still! III Nrw.
York would com" near l?,"""1o", or about
ing operations are ilFrl". SIX Of the clGht con
trar'"rS in the association hay" 'crhlrl ~ stop |
shipping AZ H." q s"r'ilon Of ~" E\crutiHr ON
,uittcc The ENcrii sc Committee meets once
"A week AT the isipr House. and will take into con-
sheraton fine liability Of the contractor and all."
him to ship ~ IL tll"u2ht consistent "iih The !
letter Of his o'h.aii"n. l" NEXT m""'mE of
lie committee will TAX" place U-inorrow after
noon.
WILL or THE REV. FRiNKLIy RETES