The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-03

1919
fected, And are Working Ten Hours A
Day-Each Side Takes It's View as a
Sign OF It's Own Success.
The Carpenters and Joiners held
meeting yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
About forty members were present.
Matters relative to the strike were dis
cussed, but nothing was made public.
a TINES reporter questioned them as
to the situation, but all tho facts that
could be,,gleaned was that they had sue
ceeded. They would not tell the name
of any contractor who had acceded to
their demands, but said quito number
were on their side.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate thelsituation said yesterday even
ing thatSthc men employed by the Cold
Storage Company had also succeeded.
They say that Mr.. Brown, the foreman,
while not union man, has union prin-
ciples, and is working tho union men
but nine hours, while the non-union
men are compelled to work ten hours.
Thereswcre twenty-nine men who quit
work because they could not get their
demands They are still out, but expect
to get work in short time.
Tho Master Builders Association saw
the strike is a failure, SO far as the de-
mand Tor nine hours is concerned. The
association controls fifteen firms at tho
present time. or this number Shockey
Il GLADDEN. lead the list with about
forty mon Only four of their men be-
longed TO the union. Mr. Shockey is
president Of the association He said
to a Times reporter yesterday that the
union men could not succeed. The firms
who refused to accede to their demands
we're, as 4 general thing, old and estab-
lished in the city. They gave their
men work the year around, and would
continue to employ none hut men who
would work ten hours. The firms who
work nine hours can not compete with
them In sprices. In fact the firms who
work ten hours will always have prefer
ence whom houses are to be let to con
tract.
This was the view of nearly every
contractor who is doing large amount
OF work: There ara some contractors
who have acceded to the demands of
the union. Among them Gardner &
Curry, Is. Grove and Ford. Thus the
matter stands.
a careful estimate shows that there
are about 100 union men at work in the
city.
This estimate is arrived at by inter.
views with the carpenters. The con-
tractors place the amount at something
less than this.
Tho Master Builders Association
have more than 120 men employed.
There are also numoer of firms out
side of the association who work ten
hours day that employ about 100 more
men. The amount may even be larger
than this.
The view taken by most people is
that the demand for nine hours has
been failure.
Contractors predict that in less than
thirty days all firms will be WORKING
ten hours. There are some of the union
men who make these concessions but
the promoters of the movement are firm
In the conviction that they have sue
cceded. They have few men out Of
employment, the remainder have sue
ceeded In getting what they asked for
and are at work. They consider this
signal victory.
1T was reported yesterday that some
contractors had sent out of town for
men, but on investigation the report
proved groundless, as large number Of
men were applying for work all day.
Capt. L. c. Oakley works 81 men, in
GLIDING only two union men. who have
not left him He pays his men from
$3.50 to So day according to skill and
works 10 hours. lie believes in paving
mechanics every cent they are worth,
but will not be forced to pay them more.
The talk about not being able to get
men, and good men, is all nonsense. as
no has an application from North Caro-
lima for employment for % good work.
men. AS far as am concerned would
know nothing about tho ''strilse," if it
was not for the newspapers.
II. Mahoney, of e. Mahoney & Bro,
said: "Fhe strike has not hurt lis in
the least, and the Master Builders AS
ISOLATION is stronger than ever. We
have the support of every man who con-
templates building to any extent If the
demands of the strikers were to prevail
there would be very little building in
Roanoke this year, and people are not
prepared to accept them for this as we'll
as other reasons"
8M Night School to Close.
The night school, which has been held
three nights in the week at the First
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