New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-26
BRICKMAKERS STAND FIRM
NEW MEMBERS JOIN THEIR ASSOCIATION
READY FOR FIGHT
ONLY "A SMALL QUANTITY COMING I'M UNDEh
CONTRACTS MADE PREVIOUS TO THE IN.

STITUTION OF THE BOYCOTT.
The executive committee Of the Brick Manu-
facturers' Association met at the Aston House yes
terday and were in session for the greater pai'
of the day Intense interest was felt IN the meet
ing as it was rumored that the. determinatioh vi
the association to boycott the New-iork ana
BROOKLYN markets and send them no more brick
was weakening, and that many of the manufacture
ers would seek to withdraw from the contract
The result was otherwise, however Seven man.
ufacturers who were not in the fight before sent
in their names, while those already enrolled
showed no sign of retreating The seventeen
men who composed the committee are representa-
tive men of the industry, and personally supply
nearly So per cent Of the brick sent TO newborn
City
The secretary Of the committee, ii. NJ Woou'
read a letter that had been received from the
Brick Manufacturers Association of Philadelpma
expressing warm interest in the struggle no"
going on! The Philadelphia manufacturers FUR
ther said that they would not ship any brick to
New-Yorlx or Brooklyn till the boycott established
Inv the walking delegates Of the building trades
was raised The committee then passed the foi'
lowing resolution: :" In view of the statement
made by some that we (the brick manufacturers
have united in an effort to raise the price Oh
brick. and that Sch was the object of our as
ISOLATION. be it resolved that boycotted DrlcK
be offered in the Ncw-YorlS market at price
not to exceed So so thousand. and we propose
to supply the market with all the brlck IL needs
as soon as the existing boycott is raised by the
walking delegates and at the prices prevailing pe
fore the present trouble began"
This is an earnest endeavor, SAID the chalr-
man of the Manufacturers Association, George
Kerr. ION our part to stamp out the unjust spirit
that is Mt present dominating the labor unions OF
New-York l have frequently thought that all
that the laboring classes wanted TO destroy V'eil
unions was plenty Of rope, and the present. meas
ures taken against some of our NUMBER sho"
MAINLY TO what extent they are prepared to 60 In
the exercise of their power
PATRoLIING THE TERRITORY.
Ten committees were formed for different dis
fricts as follows One committee to South jersey
one TO Hackensack one to Haverstra"' one "
New-Windsor, one to Nerplancks foinV' one 10
Fishkill one TO Coeymans and one 10 New-i"ih'
The functions of these committees, each OF winch
;: n.r,rosod of three men, will be TO keep an over
sight of their district and see that no prlcK Is
sbinncd. while the New-York committee, COM
,osed If w X. Hammond Robert Main ana
William H. Barnes will see that no DITCH 10 ~
ceived here except under contract.
Tbis contract difficulty was discussed ana seven
p,embers showed written contracts, da'ihg "c'o''
the present trouble was begun, In al c'iiiiis o'
10 600 600 brick, or scant TWO uaSs '"pp'y,
These contracts were allowed ana the oricA VIZ
no delivered A grievance committee was co"
,;shoJ 70 consider the complaints of manuiac'ur-
liSN'u nooled assistance. A leading member
.oid n Tribune reporter in reference 10 'iS p'o
-: .1o+ ,oorlv all the manufacturers coui"
.hor own brick without assistance puo
80 ,rho copld not would have money advances
=. ,nor, ON the brick in their yards, anu Ci"O !.
vos NOT thought that more than h'e Vi 'iA "
r.o,,;re any help but if they shouiu ''c "'' .Ts
.io, thouoht the brick ample security anu 49,.
a,,orce all that was needed Inc supply -,
-. from various sources reach New-ioi n1"
.his time on was estimated TO DE aoou0 i'''
600 brick week. c.r,cN
MEMBERS OF THE COMBINATION
.-,o.,-i,r hr;hk manufacturers and compa-
Inc JI.,.ors,rov, have Joined the combination
"a oCrced 70 send no more brick TO Ne"-iolA %
n-a,1ri,r. The Diamond Brick Company weary
on;t,, CITY million brick; the Excelsior biiUA
Comnany. yearly capacity tweNe ihi''io'
rouior e. Son. who send sixty milhon " S0
Now-york: abont forty smaller moNers ,1
ororerate supply would equal ONE h" ~, 49,
Gftv millions In Newburg ana lls Hioi"iS
following are among the firms VINO hiNe ;o'A ct
.o,.cott. Moore & Lackey, who supply III
'iie ~ ;,,io, brick. Walsh Bros. who supply ten
,,,;ons aud four smaller yards, supplying from
49, .. eirbt millions each. The firms Joining u"''
.h;notion ot Fishlill are Brockwoy ~ Noin-
ony who make fifteen millions wear ~
Pee who makes seven millions anu i've Jun
yards making from four 70 seven nni'i'o"' -
a. KINGSTON there are NJ. Kline a 90, manu-
Toctur;nr eight millions year; >. ~ Wy h'"',''i
r,otinc twelve millions; William liu,'o"' NAN I'M,
.,.e, MILLIONS: Terry Bros, making eighteen
r,iuions. Robert Main. making elght nliiion'
Trodericks. making nine millions; A. Staples
,':u oirhteen millions; Charles Schultz max
.,rs,ve millions. and one or two smaller CON
IN Glasco there are Van Duzcn q 'o'
..anut,ctnrinr eight millions; william MIC
Cirris &, Son. making six millions; lNocr' iN"O
"ii,ni' n,;llons. Washburn Bros, making
thirty millions This firm does not snip L" NI"'
~, ~ Rrooklvn. the boycotted DISTRICT ana nae
orrced only to deal i'll Jersey City, where ''ci
.rade has previously been, and' not 10 Snu ,,n S
br;clx 10 New-York at any price III O
there are three yards whose agsrcsn' '"rr
onuaIs mot less than two millions othcr pom"
- tho river are also we'll represented ana oS
49, calculation il is estimated that % per cent
49, srnnlv will he cut of from this Market
TuoUsANps WILL BE OUT OF WORK.
ri. x,,,,,hor NJ mon who will be thrown on
NJ WORK should the boycott last three "eeha
IN ,robablv roach one hundred thousand, esCl
,na4ed ne follows: Carpenters, bricklayers, unierS
roofers Numbers GLACIERS, gas-iXture experts i"'
mace and range supplies, ironworkers stonemasonS
caryers. architects, frescoers, plas'cprs' ia'"'''
casters. Iongshoremen, hodcarrlers ana mortar
makers. $4,000 employees engaged IN manu-
featuring brick, bargemcn and crews Tor hauoi',
brick, outside the city, -o,ooo: men WHO Ut
,.nd On the labor of these employees already men
TONED to support their trades, such as ho"S'
furnishers, decorators and Others, 2O,ooo.
There are now over one thousand building
!, the city in course Of erection, most OF thei
being far uptown and in the Harlem district ana
fcy large ones downtown. Building opcrauo
On those structures have been pushed, and IL
said on good authority that Ss5o,ooO wee
would not he an exaggerated estimate OF IN
amount of money paid in wages on these pu''