New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-14
THE GRANITE STRIKE AGAIN
MONUMENT WORKERS GO OUT.
EMPLOYERS TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEIR MIN
LABOR NOTES.

EMPLOYERS TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEIR MEN
LABOR NOTES.
The latest development In the great sTi''''e ""o
occurred yesterday and It has probably gwen !" .ne
struggle new lease OF life. About ooo ''e'' ."
poyed In the monument works at Evergreehs, osp..
HIS and Middle Village cemeteries OF Droohi'"
were locked ont yesterday morning because '"e' ~
fused 10 work stone from inc quafHes - .,S
Granite Manufacturers Association OF New bhei""u
When the granite strike began on May IL 'ie'e "'e
In the monument works IN this city ana bfVohi'"
large supply OF stone but about week ago
this supply was exhausted and since then quanuues
OF the 5lacksted" stone had been received at most
OF the work, here. The caIveis. cutters, rnUpers
and other workers informed the pToprietors OF '''e
works that they had decided TO refuse TO hanoie ''e
Objectionable stone. Notice was given 10 the men
few days ago that unless they consented 70 hahdic
this stone the works would be closed against theni
yesterday morning. This threat Was carried ont, ana
at Evcrgrecns Cemetery thirty carvers, twenty rubbers
and about fifty other workers were locked out By
the following firms: George kOehl, a. Markthalcr
John Rodman, Conrad Nol John Murphy and H.
Cocraft & Sons AT Cypress Hills Cemetery lAo men
were locked out by the following firms Hall & Sons
Mess Broker & Waldorf John Bennett, IL. Walmer
James Walsh, George Noll and Layton a. Thorne
About $50 men were locked out at Middle Village
Cemetery by these firms John Suffer- III. Schneider
Rudolf rdc Ross & Lang, John Baronal, j. Nasi
b. Powes F. Van size and Fletcher Brothers.
Five DAYS AGO these firms In order that there
should be msunders' aniing gave to each CT their
sonc-wor1crs a sample OF tho stone upon which they
would be required to work yesterday Tie men
readily saw that the samples came from the black
listed Quarrles CT New England A meeting OF tho
Kings County branch Of the Granite Cutters National
Union was called TO decide whether the stone should
be handled The meeting was the lvellest ono which
the union has held In months large number Of
members opposed to assisting the New Eng
land granite cutters, believing that the DAYS Of the
granite strike were numbered IL was finally dc
cdd by large majority to refuse 10 handle the stone.
Nest OF the store used In the monument works In
Brooklyn Is furnished by John PcIrce. Of the Granite
Manufacturers Association, and by tho Quincy. Mass.
qua?rics The employers who ordered the lockout
Yesterday belong 10 the Granite and Marble Manu-
faclu'ers' Association, q which George Koehl Is
president 1t is probable that the cutters. rubbers.
and pollshcrs In the works at Calvary Gene
cry viii be locked out to-day.
II has been definitely decided by the Board Of
Walking Delegates Of the Building Trades 10 take up
the fight Of tho ITousesmiths' Union against the Iron
! League. In accordance With this decision strikes
were ordered yesterday the new building Of the
| Farnsrs' Loan and Trust Company at Beaver and
| william sts.; on Brokaw Brothers annex. at Asor
| Place and Lafayette Place; the building at No. II"
tween Greene and Mercer ss.. and in Waverlcr Place
| between Merccr-st. and Broadway stern Brothers
new store. In West Twenty third-st. and the United
Charities Building at Twen,y-sccond-',. and Fourth
ave About 40 hou,esmths stopped work these
! buildings.
several members of the Building Material Exchange
when asked yesterday about circular recently issued
by the Iron League, calling upon them to coOpcrat,
with the League I'm forming "A company for cartins
building materials. said that the proposition had beer
considered, but would not be actcl upon They said
| mn bl
up the strike Of the Public Cartmen's Union. To
morrow The union viii be informed that unless II re-
s1imes work Monday. IL will no longer he ecOg
nzcd. n this lockout IS ordered ii will affect .00t
men. The threats u the Iron League and the House
smiths Union may after all amount To something. lo
| II appears that several thousand men may bt
| locked 0t and many more compelled TO stop worl
account OF the threatened inactivity In certain build
| Ing trades during the coming week.
! Tho differences between the OTIS Elevator Company
and the Elevator Constructors Union were amcably
settled yesterday the company agreeing - reduce th,
| hours Of work from nine to eight day.