Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-08
THE BARRE STRIKE.
THE MANUFACTURERS PRESENT A
BOLD FRONT.
They VIII Keep Their Plants Running,
and VIII Stand IL tho Non-Union Ntsp
in their Employ-PoIishers and sharp
eners Want an Increase of Wages

BARRE, May 1.-Nearly zoe granite
qusrryroep are out on strike, the cause
being the employers refusal to show dis
elimination between union aud non union
workmep. II the strike holds on it will
throw 1000 granite cutters out of employ
ment.
BARRE, May 4.-Thers does not seem to
be much change in regard to the union
QuaTrymen to-day. The proprictors are
steadily hiring new men 10 I'll their places.
Ii is stated on good authority that somc of
tho union men will have to return, for they
cannot live and support their families unloss
they work. The Granite Manufacturers
sssocation are to hold meeting this even
Ing TO discuss the matter.
BARRE, May "a pretty fair idea of
what was done at the meeting OF the Gran
ite Manufacturers association last evening,
in regard to the striking union Quarrymer,
can be attained by reading the following
copy OF bill which has been printed, cir
oulated and posted among all the quarrios
to day.
This IS to let all persons know that our
quarres are open for work that We intend to
keep them running and we WILL guarantee
work to such men as work for Us, and will
protect them in their legal right to work
| where they please, as we consider it our duty
! to stand by men who stand by us. We shall
| keep places for no one. but Al up our gangs OF
men from those who come first
These bills were signed by over 80 Of the
leading quarry firms.
The polshers' union lately asked for two
cents per hour advance and the bosses de
| cided that each should settle with their own
employees. giving them more or less as they
| could afford.
The tool sharpeners now average 81 SO
per day Of nine hours, and ask for an ad.
vance OF 10 cents per day. The matter is
now in the hands OF committees from both
Sides and no trouble is expected
The union cutters are very quiet, and as
far as can be learned have made no re-
guests. Rumors from the hill are that the
union quarrymen havo petitioned them not
to cut granite now being quarrisd by non
union men. If they do not support the
union quarrymen, tho trouble will probably
be as light as at present and soon all be
quiet again.
BARRE, May GA grievance committee
| is on the hill to-day endeavoTng to dust
difficulties between union quarrymen and
employers probably the outcome of a rnest-
Ing of the Central Labor union held las,
night. A member of it says this central
| union Is composed of delegates from all the
other various unions.
4 chat with some of the union quarry
men, drillers and sharueners on the hill gets
from them this statement, which they give
for fact "The quarry union sharpener:
ara branch separate from the shgrpeneri
at the village are 81 in number, and are al
out with tho union drlers and quarrymen
the latter numbering nearer 400 than 300
some of them did not really seem to know
what they were out for said it was not be
cause they did not want to work with non
union men, for they had worked with then
sud could again. They We're cut waiting
for their bills 10 be signed by the proprie
tors -
AS has been stated before, the real difi
Guilty seems TO be shat they do not wan
non-uuion mon employed on the hill,
Thoy did not SO out on the J, X. LangloI
quarry until the notices, spoken Of in til,
FREE PRESS Of this morning, were poste-
this afternoon, giving as arsasor that Lang
don did not Belong TO the Manufacturers
association and they thought lie would sigr
their bill ms originally made out, but as sool
us they saw his signature on the posted no
tees they quit work.
Almost every quarry is running to-day
with nJn-uulon men and although the force
arc small on some, they are steadily increas
lug.