The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-13

OF indignant protests from LnOSe engaged
in the building trades. Tho wage earners,
dealers in materials and honest contractors
alike criticise the governor for killing a bill
which was designed simply to protect them
in their just rights, and they feel much
discouraged over the situation of affairs.
A few of these were seen by HERALD
reporter yesterday. and they expressed
themselves as follows
MIR. MORRISON
of Morrison, Merrill g. Co: We will have
to be pretty csreful this year. The lien
bill, had it become law, would have been
very beneficial to the material men and
working men, and no person who wanted
to build and act squarely could have had
an objection to it. 1t was copied after the
Colorado law, which has operated very
satisfactorily since July, 1887, and which
has just been sustained by the supreme
court. Our bill was drawn with great care,
and was fair to all parties, the owner.
laboring man and the material man. IL is
unfortunate that the Dill was vetoed
d. AUSTIN.
So far as / have been able to learn the
public sentiment, as expressed through the
medium of the industrial masses, such as
build up the city and territory, it seems the
unanimous opinion that the governor has
defeated the will of the people, in which
opinion fully concur.
S. A. PARKER.
think the lien law vetoed by the gov
ernor was good and wholesome law for
Utah. The present one is no law at all,
and the governors action lands the build
ing and material men in bad situation.
W. g. SIMPKINs.
The present lien law offers no protection
to the sub-contractors in either degree.
| The law which was recently passed by the
! legislature was far better, yet imperfect.
| What suggestions the governor made as to
amendments when he returned | have not
seen. but am informed that it was no i'm
provement on the present existing law. If
so, the legislature in my opinion did right
in tabllng it. and so let the odium rest
where it belongs. The governor in his
| speeches spoke loud for protection of labor
and equal rights for all, but his official acts
are right the reverse in this case. AS it is
his immediate friends will still be able to
| put up large buildings without full pay
ment.
j. S. MORSE, OF J. s. MORSE & SONS.
You wish to know my opinion of the
governors actions in regard to the lien
| lava l think it shows his autocratic ma
ture, and that he placed very little value
on the opinions and wishes of the people.
The law that was passed by the House and
Council was a just one to all parties, and
should have been signed by him. 1t was a
law that was not for the benefit of half a
dozen men, but a benefit to all the con-
tractors, subcontractors, material men and
laborers.
James Burson, plastering contractor
think it is a piece of imposition to the
laboring ana material men by the governor.
II was a just law and should have been
signed by the governor.
W. j. sHIER.
After having advised with many of the
prominent contractors and material men,
find it the universal opinion that the pres
sent status of the lien law is considered
very unfair and unjust, and prevents pros
perity throughout the county generally.
REID BRIsCoE & LITTLE.
We as workingmen, VINO have been beat
out of our hard earned wages through the
Y deficiencies of the present lien law. W.
feel it our duty to enter protest agains
s the action of the governor in vetoeing tn,
lien bill.
sENFERT BROS. & co.
We think the governor did very unius
act in defeating the lien bill, which passet
, the Legislature. The old law works
! hardship upon men who desire to do al
honest business.
HENDRICKsoN & HENDRICKsoN.
g We think it wrong in the governor t
n veto bill which would be benefit to tn
: masses of the people, as he did when
= vetoed the new lien law.
i MARTIN GAIN,
Y Pacific Lumber Company = Governo
: Thomas has shown himself an enemy t
all honest labor, from the owner of realt
down to the humblest laborer Instead O
encouraging honest trade and industry,
: encourages an element that demoralizes a.
- honest trade.
> W. L. WILSON,
/. president OF the Brick and Stone Masoni
d union-I would say in regard TO the defea
Y of the lien law, that it was a we'll juggle
scheme on the part of our public-spirite
governor and moneyed men 10 thereb
show their disrespect for the honest, law
It abiding producers of this city and terri
al tory.
~ STEPHEN TYNE,
" vice-president of the bricklayers ar
10 stonemasons' union: Knowing that nun
8, bers of my fellow workingmen have bee
he cheated out of hundreds of dollars of the
wages within this last year through ii
w deficiency OF the laws of this territory go
Id erning this question, l feel it is incumbe
be on every working man to enter most ca
e. nest protest against the action of the go
ne ernor in vetoing the lien law bill.
III r. E. DoDsoN,
ne
,e contractor: l think that it was perfe
Sc outrage on the workingmen, the contrac
ors or material men. The governor e
in pressed by his actions that he cared q
i whether we got our money or not.
]. w. SULLIVAN,
grading contractor: think the govern
>, should have signed the bill. 1t is an inju
% 20 to the laborers, the material men and t
-, contractors.
- DowALL & MILLS:
of We think the governors veto of the Ii
be law will work great harm 10 all who a
engaged in the building business, espe,
ally to all sub-contractors, material me
mechanics and laboring men.
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