The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
PROPOSALS or COOPERATION,
One Way or Another They Msy End the
Strike or the Granite Cutters and PAYERS.

One Way or Another They May End the
Strike Of the GraHite Cutters and Pavers.
The Granite Manufacturer Association OF
New England will meet in Boston on Tuesday.
when. it is thought. some plan will be formu-
lated to bring the strike OF the granite cutters
and PAYERS to q speedy conclusion. for the
offers Of quarry owners outside OF the associa-
tion to turn their Quarres over to the union to
be run on the cooperative plan. are taking
such definite form that they may speedily be-
como an effective weapon In the hands OF the
strikers against the lockout In New England.
Among these quarry owners Is Col. W. C.
Church OF the Bennett building In Nassau
street, who owns Iuarries extending over
eight acres in the Pocantco Hills. two miles
from Tarrytown. His offer will be considered
when n man from the union reports on the
practicub!lty OF working the Quurrics for
paving blocks.
II have an idea" said Col. Church to Sun
reporter yesterday. that the way for work
ingmen to prevent exactions by capitalists is
to become capitalists themselves. II the men
combine their labor they can follow the course
taken BY the com binations OF capital. ofrcr
to furnish the money necessary to put the
quarries in good working order. pay the men
tho market rate OF wages. take proper inter-
est on my investment. and make some division
OF the surplus profits. to be agreed upon.n
James Grant. Secretary NJ the Paving Block
Cutters Union. and Will liam McNar of Dis
trct Assembly ~ were full of the cooperative
scheme vest erday. They ,said: however, that
tion came would lie inspected hy practical
men before any decision was reached
The strikers ridicule the idea that an att cmpt
will be made this week to rcnhve the streets
with old blocks They say that men cannot he
found to do the work. one OF the clauses IN
the city's contract with the boss PAYERS Is. in
part:
II the work under the agreement abandoned or II
at any time the sad Commissioner "f Pubic WORKS
shat be OF the opinion and shah certify in writing
that the said work part thereof unnecessarily
delayed he shall have the p"w"r h"iiy the shd
contrsctpr to discontinue all work any rhrf thereof
Aud the SAN Commissioner SHAH ave the pow
er Ia p,ac. sac ad III many p"'."nt as ne may deem
work. - AMI 20 SUCH materials as he NAV
fr upon the line II sad wnrk. ana I" procure other
ma onplrIon pf the SAN" ANA to charge
tho cxpens,s % aid labor ana mai"ral 70 the said
and pGil hy the 'ounlhsifhrr 81 Iuhl'c Works
out Of src, may then ne dur of ~ al any
tina thereafter become du" to the snih contractor
1T seems to me-" said a lawyer in the Cor
poration Counscls onir" Yesterday. that this
Is the provision in which Commit ssioner Gil
my opinion. does not contemplate the occur
renee OF a strike. II the contractor cannot get
men how can tho Comm ssioner OF Public
Works get them. 1t may hen be a question
for the courts to determine.
All the tied-up whnryr- md ''uildtnge wero
carefully watched by tn" !tHrts Yesterday; A
meeting ofth.., granite cutters will held In
visa bilty ~ asking til" hni,!ing trndes to CO.
operate. II n 'cessary will !" considered. so
far il has h"en con- "rr'l necessary only to
call out the deriickmcn aud engineers.