The Portland daily press., 1892-05-07
BOTH SIDES FRIGHTENED.
Yet Neither Has Yielded a Point to
Avert Coming Trouble.
THE QUARRY OWNERS AND THEIR
STRIKING EMPLOYEES.

A General Lockout Is Threatened To Go
Into Effect Next saturday-m Barre,
VT, People are Alarmed Because of the
Exodus of Strikers from the Town
More Maine Men Join the Strike.
QUINCY, Mass, May 6.-Considerable
excitement prevails in this city over the
threat of lockout Of the granite work
ers on May IA unless some settlement is
made before that time. Both worSmen
| and manufacturers are anxious that the
affair shall be settled, as it would be a
serious blow to both, and to the city in
general. AT present, some of the manu-
facturers have considerable work on
hand to finish and are receiving orders
every day, which they cannot accept,
owing to the unsettled state of affairs.
Business was on the boom and it looked
as though the coming summer would be
very prosperous one. Yesterday and
today large numbers of quarrymen left
for other places, where they have Sc
cured employment. A few of the quarry
| owners had hired men to work on their
quarries, but the former received notices
from the manufacturers association or
dering their discharge. Next week the
cutters will begin to finish the stones
they are engaged upon and they will be
discharged as soon. as they finish. 1t
| was voted in the granite cutters meet
ing last night to fine any member who
worked before May Ia in order to hurry
any work the sum of $25
| Everybody was surprised at the action
taken by the New England Manufactur-
ers' Association in regard to general
lockout. Under the agreement at pres
ent existing between the cutters and
manufacturers in this city, no lockout or
strike was to be declared unless three
months notice was given by either party.
The men claim that the manufacturers
are breaking their part of the contract if
they discharge the men on SATURDAY. of
next week. Probably before that time
some satisfactory settlement may be
made.
REAL ESTATE OWNERS FEARFUL.
An Exodus of Strikers From the Town
of Barre. VT,
BARRE, vt, May 6.-The situation of
the striking granite cutters is unchanged
and both sides are determined. The
union has induced many apprentices to
leave work and join the union This is
the only place in New England where
the cutters are drawing strike pay. Tho
tool shops are idle and the polishing
mills are nearly out of stock. The quar-
rymen are working and will not support
the strikers. The granite industry is the
principal business here and the pay rolls
amount to $780, 900 month. The strik-
ers are leaving town and real estate own
ers and merchants fear long strike.
One Thousand Were Locked Out.
Providence, R. l., May 6.--The situa-
tion of the Westerly striking granite
quarrymen is unchanged. If the works
are closed on the 14th inst. nearly 1000
persons will be thrown out of work.
Both sides are determined to hold out,
and the struggle is assuming grave pro-
portions. Results of the inactivity are
now being felt in Westerly as never be-
fore.
Out at Long Island.
THoMAsToN, May 6.-The stone cut
ters employed by the Union Granite
Company at Long Island in Friendship
struck yesterday. The men claim that
Thomas Clair, the superintendent, vio-
lated the agreement under which they
recently returned to work.