Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-27
THE CARPENTERS
WILL STOP WORK UNLESS THE STONE
MAs0NS STRIKE
Is Satisfactorily Settled TO-Day-The PlaniEg
Mills Will Be Shut Down and
Rouse Building Stopped.

Auc inuiCaNiOh5 pVint w eeuoiai ehus
down Of all the building interests of the
city in the next few days unless something
turns up TO prevent. Sach condition lie
to be deplored. Yesterday all the gen.
ersl contractors in the city received
notices of which the following is a copy:
UNITED BROTHERHOOD CARPENTERS
AND JoINERs OF AMERICA
WHEELING, W. VA, UNION No. 3,
February 25, 1890.
GENTLKMRN:-At a special meeting Of
Local Union No 3, held On the above
date, it was decided that all carpenters EN-
plOyed by various firms in the city would
cease work on Thursday, February 81,
unless the stonemssons lockout and the
existing troubles with certain contractors
be adjusted on or before that date
By order Of the Unior,
ALEX. BEBoUT, r. s
These notices were sent 10 the conirac-
tors individually and not through tbs
Building Exchange, IS it is understood
that the carpenters have not recognized
that organization. 1t is likely that NO ac-
ton will be- taken until the regular meet
ing of the Exchange Friday night, ard by
that time the nen will be uut. /. 10 an
derstood tina, the other trades will also
coon he called of unless d settlement is ar
rived at.
1t is generally understood no doubt that
the stonemssone are ont on strike for
50. 90 per day, an advance of % cents per
day, with the same pay for eight hours
work. on Saturdays. The other trOu
blss are with Contractor Louis
Hartoug and Wilson & Co.
growing out of the action Of the former in
setting a house or stills aud proceeding
with the work, intending 10 wait for a
foundation Until the stonemsscus' strike
was over. THE, the Trades Council decided
was hurtful 10 the stonemasons' cause Gud
all the men On Mr. Hartopg's contracts
were called eff and the men in Wilson X
Co. 3 planning mill were called out, So this
firm furnished Haitlrg with lumber. The
carpenters have now decided to bring the
matter to an early issue, as their notice
would indicate.
At the is9t meeting of the Builders Ek-
change resolution YVES passed TO appoint
committee TO confer with a like commit
tee from the Trades C'uncil in reference
to the satisfactory &C iusiment Of labor
troubles.
1.-The idea of this resolution" said Il
member of the Exchange yesterday, was
to appoint committee composed OF one
man FROM each of the trades represented
in the Exchange and like committee to
be appointed by the Building Trades
Council, the two TO meet and decide on
another member cit zen and disinteres-
ted party. My idea was to have these
committees to meet in conference and
have esch trade present their demands
and after everything had been amicably
arranged that the agreement be put into
the shape of contract for tine year. Such
a meeting conld then be held in December
of each year sEd both sides would know
Just where they stood. In the matter OF
petty differences they could be referred
TO an arbitration com Dittee CON-
posed Of members of the general COM
mittee, so that men need not quit work
pending "A settlement of the difficulty.
| think THE mode would simplify matters,
and feel certain the stonemasoDs' strike
would have b.en settled before this had
such An sTrapg, ment been in operation.
We have sent a notice Of our action 10 the
Trades Council, but have AZ yet received
10 reply.
"If this trouble and other threatened
troubles cal be settled in the way sug-
gest before the buildiog season come on, it
will save to Wheeling, in the way Of i'm
provements and circulation Of money at
least quarter of million of dollars this
season, and hope general lockout and
such sn awful blow 10 Wheeling may be
averted."
Several carpenters were seen during the
day but they bad no statement 10 make,
except that notices of their action bad BEEN
sent the contractors in the city. They
think the time has come when the matter
should be settled one way or the other.