New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-08
THE CARPENTERS VICTORY.
MORE EMPLOYERS YIELD To THE DEMAyI
SOME ANTICIPATION OF TROUBLE AHEAD or THE

SOME ANTICIPATION or TROUBLE AHEAD OF THE
FIRST PAYDAY
The Committee on strikes Of the carpenters npons
stil on duty yesterday at Clarendon Hal. rho
reports received all day. with exception we're OF
tie most encouraging sort. At All early honf the
large firm Of ID. Hess 4 Coz builders and decorator.
AZ Nos. $40 and s15 broadway. who have not hereto
fore declared themselves opposed 10 the demands bat
at the same time have not formally given in, sent word
10 the committee that they would pay their men ~ 80
for eight hours' work Philip Hcrmsn's sons, u
Fourteenthst. and Ninth ave. who have fought the
union the hardest from the first. ordered their men
- return to work AZ Yesterday under the eight
hour rule. Murphy Bros. Of Greene AMI
Bleeckerst.. seen yesterday b. Deog''os Asply
and owens, ard not only agreed u the demands but
gave permission 70 the delegates 10 enter their shops
at all times. and presented them With check for
$50 in payment Of the imitation fees OF the sixteen
non-union mon in the frTns employ
W. y. Stcinkopf, Of Sufolkst.. took back all thei'
union men and conceded the eight hour and g 81
basis Theu three non union men were orierct
either - join the union or leave The shop.
other firms OF more or less prominence who hav.
conceded the demands are ". \. NanderhOf Of West
Eighteenih-st; George Chris man, OF Sixty fonrthst
and second ave. who has been trying to run Ms shop
with cablnetmskers: Raymond & Alderman, who an
doing the work LattemannS big SHOE factofy 10
south Fifth-ave., and Edward Grdley, of No. 2fo
West Twenty seventh-st This leaves only the Cen
trail Railroad elevator. which has only eight union
men on strike vet 10 come into line. II learned
late in the afternoon that ont Of the seycntyfve
men at work on this building sixty had been paid
OF and that to-day there would DO no union men
az work there. Chairman McPherson of the Ustrct
Executive Committee Of the United Order said that
the delegates had been unable TO confer with the
officers Of the road, Messrs. Dcpew and Webb boti
being out Of town. Mr.. M0ulton, the superintendent
in charge Of the immense work. had said, however
that 10 more 8" society men, would he employed on
the elevator Tie work was 50 situated tina, they
could get along with unsked labor for the next few
weeks. and would fight tho unions. This. however
is believed TO be mostly buster on the part Of Mr.
Moulton who halls from Chicago
At Clarendon Hall Secretlry Doyle said: Tie
strike Will doubtless be ordered off tomorrow II
could hardly be called strike but rather series Il
poyers and their men. We cannot but De thankful,
too, for the sonemanly way the bosses have treated
H. throughout the whole movement. doubt Il ther,
has been strk" IN which the bosses have acted
H. squaroly a. IN this,
\ new phase Of the situation Is now BENG
discussed In vTons quarters. II Is sckno"l@i ;ef
that signal victory has been won by the carpenters
hut il i urged By some who are well Informed tii
when large number az the men are paid OF tAe7
will dnd their salsre, have been reduced IN pro
portion 10 the hour knocked on their work, and thsi
more trouble viii ensue. thl, account. In nv
advice Of President Gompei~. have made slIewt
move. II was decided before the strike 20 20 ahead
and get the eight hour day regardless 81 The reduction
in salary Insisted upon BY large number ~ bosses.
But they do not intend To rest there. on PAYDAY .
Sg1sT9 ab deanG | now DC caned b% ~ %: a
II is con fdeniy hoped their demand, Will not he de-
oss can T sord at f time to car further
from the ideness of their men.