Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-07
WAR TO THE KNIFE,
Is the Word From the Halo
we'll Granite Trouble.
Company intends to Open Its Quar-
ries to hon-Uaion Men,
While Inc Cutters are Firmly Determined to
Stand Their Ground.

H1tLowEtL, June ST. Special w ar
to the knife between the Haiioweil Granite
I Works and the three local unions
is nov On. 1t may be reuem-
bered that at the last meeting of
the New England Granite Manufacturers
Association il wa. voted 10 allow its mem-
hers to opea their yards and guarrics To
[ aon -anlen meH. 4 JoURS4L reporter
. learned iodag on most excellent authority
( that the fiailowril firaHite Works has de-
Z eilsd 10 take advantage of this vote aud
+ start it, sheds and qaarrie.. The officials
say thst thev sill employ men as individual.
and not as members of union. They also
/ sty that these rlen shall be- protected fully
/ ~ thsir WoFk. This is practical decIara
( tion Of open sar against the unions.
/ The question nov arises. here can men
I i'e obtained by the company The three
+ great granite unions include practically all
( the granite workers IN the country. There
i irc a comparatively small number of men
scattered throughout New England who
( have never joined the unions but these
will not 90 very far among the many quar-
/ ries which will start up As a result of the
Z lfttfbt WIZ OF iftt issDtliilDh. Ilit nniN
conclusion can be that the company expects
/ Ia draw from the nniou men.
| For the present at least, not many men
can be counted upon from this source.
While il is true that the treasures of the
paving cutters and quarrymen's national
unions have had heavy drafts
upon them, il must be-
remembered that these bodies have been
T. So, l,,t
so that they haze not had time to accunu-
late large fund. But on the other hand,
the union men throughout the country have
come forward and have offered and have
given material financial assistance.
In the case of the local paving cutters
and quarrymen the kennebec Central
Labor mon. assisted hv unions all over
The state, has taken upon itself the work of
CARRYING them along. 1t must be remem-
bered that but very small number of them
are IN any need of assistance so far.
The granite cutters, on the other hand, be-
long to the strongest union in the country,
1nc which has been organized for nearly 20
wears and which has a very strong treasury.
so far but few Of the cutters have called
upon the union for money, and the National
I Mon has even contributed materially to-
IHarrymen. At present, in short it looks
is though the company could grt but Il few
men to 20 to work for it.
The company i. in little better shape
for the fight from the fact that it
Is about to be- relieved from its heayi-
"st pressure, the New York State
Capitol job at Albany. The three -mastcd
schooner Flora Morang, Capt Morang is
now lying at the cumpanYs v harf with 300
tons of rough granite ON board She win
sail tomorrow Tuesday ON the morning
tide. The captain, it is understood, has
sealed orders. but ,iGCgNNL reporter
learned yesterday that the vessel is bound
for Albany and that the stone will be used
on the Capitol, 1t may hr however. that
she will not be able to g,t towcd up the
Hudson river, rs the tug frtmrn, engineers
aud deck hands about New York belong to
unions affiliated with the granite men and
viii not probably, consent to handle yes
srl carry ing tahooed stone
& The kenncbec Valley Central Labor
mon meets tonight in G.. \. Il. Hall,
corner Of Water aud | mon streets. at 80
O'Clock, and steps will he taken to perfect
the plan. for assistance. That this body is
IN II position to help can be seen by the fact
published in yesterdays .IorRNAL that 800
wdrth of supplies has been sent to the quarry
men and paving cutters from Augusta
through the insrumcntatiiy of the central
unions committee. More aid will be forth
coming if needed,