The evening world., 1891-05-15
LAST edition.
LUMBER GETS OUT.
Associations Embargo Is Intellectual
at Many Points.
Dealers Say tho Tie-Up Will Be
Comr!ete Next Week.
Uptown Builders In Many Cases Are
Severely Crippled.

The frst week OF the war against the Board
of Walking Delegates OF the Building Trades,
by the lumber dealers Of this city has nearly
closed. The latter are bound together by an
agreement which, by crushing the carpenters
and builders, is intended TO finally block the
labor foe aud break up a system that was
baptized with fire and has had continuous
beiligerent existence from Its inception.
The attitude Of the Board OF Walking Dele
gates has not changed to perceptible degree
since the war was declared. The lumber DEAL
ers charge the delegates with having placed
boycott on c. L. Bucki's lumber, and make the
claim that this was only the beginning OF a
definite plan, az In their opinion the delegates
intend to boycott every nrm in town in turn.
until all have humbled themselves to the dele
gates and conceded all demands.
All this the delegates deny. James p. Archi-
bald, one of the best known and most promi-
pent men in the Board Of Delegates, said TO an
EVENING WORLD reporter:
s'This board has not placed boycott on
BucEL He paid lower wages than any other
dealer IN town, and Walking Delegate Hag-
Rerty took out the union men in the yard be-
cause Bucki would not pay good living wages.
"Some OF his men were getting 50 per week.
Tney went to work at O'Clock in the morning
and very often had to work until . or 10 at
night, and got not cent extra for doing It
Bucki put 'scabs at work in union mems
places, and strikes were ordered on buildings
wnere the lumber they handled was used.
''That's all there is about 1t. The Board
views the situation with comparative uncon-
and m an
movement cannot last very long.
1.-THE unions ask that union wages be paid
their men, and then all Will 60 on as smoothly
as ever"
HOW IT LOOKS TODAY.
The position OF the Board Of Walking Dele
gates Is the same to-day as 1t was when they
took the men from Buckrs yard. The Asso-
citation. hoWey er. has changed Its position con-
siderably as to Its own privileges.
When the Association started on this week
on its crusade against Organized Labor, a
member Of the Association said:
"This movement on our part is not one OF
sympathy for BucSi, but one of protection to
ourselves. have noparticular love for BuckL
but / don't want my yard tied up. This is q
movement directed against the Board OF Walk
ing Delegates, and we will try our best to
crush them out. This week yards will be open
for the delivery OF previously placed orders,
and that Is all.
Tuesday another member said: "our yards
are closed up tightly, and no lumber Is beng
delivered at ALL"
Wednesday 1t was given out that during the
present week, as had been intended since the
start, lumber dealers who were members oi
the Association could take orders and deliver
lumber 10 cabinet-makers and to box ant
piano factories on all old contracts, and, IL
fact, to any one and anywhere, providing u
was not to q carpenter or builder.
LUMBER LEAKS OUT rLESTIFULLY.
This lef, very large loophole. Lumber il
seen in transit on the streets; trucks are seei
loading In lumber yards, and to all inquired
the answer Is: "For export This means
that 1t is going 10 Brooklyn or to Jersey City
When the tie-up began, Brooklyn, Jersey City
and Long Island City were in 1t.
member of the Associations Executive
Committee said. In reply TO question on thi
point, that Brooklyn, Jersey City, Long lslan'
City, Hoboken or Westchester were not unde
the ban, but that all VINO wished could suppl
these markets, and 1t looks as II all had wishe
to do so by the number Of lumber trucks scel
yesterday in these cities.
Another explanation Is that the lumber /
intended for cabinet work, and box or plan
factories. One nice large double truck lSa
OF yellow pine noorin2 was going to Europe.
BUILDERS NOT RIGIDLY BANNED.
Although builders cannot get lumber at III
Association yards, as rule, still there are ex
ceptions.
Yesterday a builder wanted a large beam t
n
handcart. and an Association dealer put tn
beam through the fence for him and his wor
went on.
GAINS FOR THE ASSOCIATION.
The Association is working hard to secur
the signature OF every nrm in the city, no ma
ter how large or how small, TO its embarR
agreement. One of its committees was &
work among east side dealers and anotht
worked on the west side yesterday. The
garnered In a considerable number of recruits
Chairman A. 4. Decker OF the Lumbt
Trade Associations Executive CommiIte
said this morning:
''At no time have we felt so sanguine {
success as day. The total number of flrn
who have signed our agreement was raised |
l04 by the addition OF the following sine
noon yesterday:
James Pagan,
"Charles T.. Schudtz, 81 South Fifth avenue
ar. =. Francis II Co.,
"H. II. Ilaukins,
''Louls Bosssrt,
"KlpatricR a Roylance. 500 Eleventh av,
nue..
~. E. Aokerman Co., Twenty-eigh,
street and North River.
"E X. DOup, COO West Twenty four
street.
''P. Moore, 6O6 West Twenty fourth stree
Fisher & Burnett Lumber Co., SO Tent
avenue.
"H. Vossnack, Jr., a Bro, 35 Wall stree
"H. NJ. Partridge Il Son, Eleventh Rvenl
And Twentieth street.
IL N. Burdick. $50 West street.
81. "W. d. Stow.
\ ga. r, Dela,our, no Cnerry street