New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
LITTLE HOPE OF PEACE.
THE BRICK FIGHT AS HOT AS EVER.
WALKING DELEGATES YELLING CONFIDENT
AND THE MANUFACTURERS GAIN
ING RECRUITS.

ING RECRUITS.
The Board Of walking Delegates Of the Building
Trade felt fll Of fight yesterday when they met at
their headquarters No. Sc East Thireenth.st Charles
P. Rogers Of the Marble Ctters Union. presided and
tho following letter from the State Board was read:
-FOUR meeting with this Board last evening You ex.
pressed willingness submit the matter In controversy
with the brick manufacturers arbItratoa by us and
abide by the decision AZ conference Of the manu.
fscturer to-day Trey said tey woud entertain any propo'
sion Nigh. give It due but that
the indefinite TO be scted upon. VIII you
this Board In writing. and Tanauit the same 70
Albany IN concise tems the precise question eonss
7ntins tho nater which your organization Il willing 70
submit 10 arbitratoh1
When the letter had boon read long discussion
followed and then BY the advice Of james p Archibald
tho following reply scnt to the Board OF Ar
bitratlOn ct Albany:
Your Communication Of the lth inst. duly received. in
which you ak to state In concise terms the mater
in controversy with the brick manufacturets In reply
we wah to say that although appreciate your Kind
Intentions We did seck the assistance OF your Board
nor any dcere 10 do We have no proposition
IN submit to brick manufacturers Other than what we
already submitted end have nothing furthcr 70 say
unless the brick manufacturers asrec IN submit I" your
Board tho entire mater for anal settlement.
The walking delegates do not sem to be IN the )east
troubled about the ultimate result OF the trouble and
the question Of raising tho boycott on thA fonr firms
1t verplancks Point has not even bocn discussed The
Walking delegates are not the ones to surfer anyway.
There was no change yesterday In the situation OF
affairs between the Board Of Walking Delegates Of the
EuiidingA Trades and the brick manufacturers as
ISOLATION. Tho boycott established some time ago Is
only now beginning to be seriously felt Tho yarus
OF the dealers have been cleared OF their surplus stock
Of brick and standing empty and SCORES OF carts can
be seen about the piers whcrc brick usually landed.
tlted back with their shafts pointing sky"srd. Tho
borses and carts engaged In hauling brick in many
.koo An,nV IN, In md
began TO grow scarce the deaers wcrr Obliged TO lay
of a good many Of these fnen and their horses have
bcen eating Their heads OF" In the stables ever since
Many OF the largo buildings In the city have brick
enough to keep them going shorthandcd for some
time yet. The now criminal courts In Ccntrc-st ar,
50 situated though Q great many OF the brckaycrs
euploced there have bc,n dismissed but tho stagnat-
Ing effect Of the boycott Ia apparent in Harlem
than any whore else In the city The structures going
p there are rule not large those down In the
heart OF the city. aid their supply OF brick was
drawn 70 them day by dat as II was required.
II has been the policy OF tho dealers, II is said.
To supply those buildings that werc nearing com.
plction with brick enough to finish the work. so that
they could get their money frm the builders. who
arc paid when tho work Is finished They have also
shown q disposition r. supply brick To builders en-.
gagged upon large cOntraos. that pay for the large
quantities OF material alrrady worked into tho walls
might not be delayed. For these work will
build .ngs going up In the city.
In IInrlcsn where the small buildings prcdominate,
work has stopped already on Scores OF houses.
Tribune rcporrr visited q number OF th~m yesterday
and found the brick supply completely exhausted
Masons who brick In small quantities for furnaces,
Drains ohimncys ard other purposes compcllcd
to use An inferior quality. ard o greet deol OF
old material. taken from wrIls that hive bcch
torn down. Is being utilized. There seems To
he litilc doubt now that in one week
30 900 men will be ont Of work In New Yorf City II the
boy colt continues who but for II would be earning
Eo,b wages. The pinch will fall upon the bric;s-
layers frst who non union men. but it, evil in.
nucnoo will hang tho beads OF tho carpenters,
lsthcrs plastcrrrs and tho members OF other building
tr~nex for . longer period a. thcy will b compelled
to wait till Tho mnsos rear the walls before they con
perform their part - the work and finish tho interior
The amount II money spent In building operations
during this quarter Of tho wear is said TO aggregate
abnnt 81 OOO. 600 - 500 900 month that the
weekly wages Distributed directly and indirectly among
laforcrs engaged upon buildings in the city can be
pretty safely stated $500 900 week. the rest going
10 builders architects and to pay for material This
check 10 the ciration 81 money will OF cohse have
It's eject upon storrk"cpcrs, too.
Tic supply Of brick received in the city vo'trr.
dny was said bv one ~ tho committee appointed BY
tn" manufacturer association 10 oversee the Nov York
district to BE- short OF 100000. kilograms werc
sent the varios yards belonging to the association
appri'ing them of thc Action tak'a by the Executive
Committee Thursday. and requesting that tho no
r'r cent reduction all contract" brick into
effect nj once. number OF yards have closed down
Already at lavcrstrw and IL IL expected that unless
the market open here before the middle of this month
most Of the smaller yards Will close down for the
season. they arU hOrksl with brick alrady.
should this be done tho winters talo Of brick Will
not nc manufactured. and tho INSULTING shortage will
increase the price OF brick and t., lllrly to deter
many capitalists who Thought Of building this fLi and
winter
In conversation with como Of the ganufarturcrs
yesterday, Tribune reporter learned that tlcy *
pcctcd at their next meeting. which will b. held at
the Aston House on Monday thu combination
TO put on IT. fnll strength, receive mum
Der Of INV members into ita ranks. and DO
IN a STnnr position that It has occupied since IN"
beginning Of the conflict. From conversation with
some OF the dealers. II was learned thN they ar
hk-fy IN tab" any side In the present fight, a,
personal Interests forbid.
Mss YOKHS RnADY For A VIEW SEASON.