New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06
MORE STRIKERS RETURN TO WORE.
CONTRACTORS BUYING BUILDING MATERIAL,
THROUGH TIE WALKING DELEGATES

CONTRACTORS BUYING BUILDING M,TFP1 Al
THROUGH TIE WALKING DELEGATES.
The fact that n large number Of workers had dc
serted the unions and returned to work made M
difference yesterday to the Board OF Walking Dele
gates in It's efforts make the building trades strk,
a success. More men returned TO work Yesterday
and building operations were resumed on many build
ings which have been deserted for weeks Tho
scheme Of the Board OF Walking Dceagtcs to compe
builders 10 buy cement. brick and other building ma
terias from certain firms designated by the board
was said TO be success. After the meeting Of the
board yesterday, which lasted five hours. II was said
that many builders had come 10 the
board and agreed to buy material from
firms named by the board The builders who did
this, II was said, were Noe Brothers, who are
building the annex to Brokaw Brothers store. at
Fourhave. and Aston Place, and the new buildInr
for the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Children at Twenty hirdst and Fonrth-avc and
Loone d. Parker. who have the contract for the new
building at Madison and Market SITS. The contractors
who are erecting the buildings at the following
places were also said 10 have compiled with the de-
mands Of the delegates Onc.hundrcd and sixteenth
ST. and Madson.ave., One.bundred and sixteenthst.
and Parkave., siXty-ninth-st., between Eighth and
Ninth ayes, and One-hundred and thirtccnth-s and
LenOx-ave.
As these contractors bought material from
the Board OF Walking Delegates the strikes on their
buildings declared OF and the strikers returned
10 woh A strike Of trainers was ordered on ten new
buildings at Ninth-ave. and SiAty-ninth-st. The
builder agreed TO buy material from the DELEGATES and
work resumed other strikes Of f,amcrS were
ordered In seventy -Gsh-st., between Fir, ave. md
Avenue \, and a, Observation-Disclosures and
Eagle ave. John Tasher president Of the Board OF
Walking Delegates and delegate for the Stcamhttcrs'
Union denied that the strike breaking up. lie
Gdnlittes however, That number Of carpenters and
other workers had returned 10 work, thus scvcr'ng
their connection with their unions. This, he sail,
happened In every strike The prospects for winning
tie strike good and lie believed that in few DAYS
the employers would be forced to acknowledge that
they lad been defeated
An altogether different story told by John
Cooper, of the Jackson Architectural Iron Works and
member Of tie executive committee OF the Iron
League. lie sud TO Tribune reporter: As far
iron work IS CONF rnci. tho SiSc IS a thing II
the past. The walking delegate for the House
smiths Union told his men to-day to get Jobs
wherever they could The men have lest during this
striEc, in wage, from &jOJNOp 20 a'O).OlO. 40
question %. wages Involved In the strike.
Twenty five bliCkal cr> employed by the fynt Oh
st-uciiOn Company. C Ea>SaiC. y j. went OF hti1kc
yes c.Lay, and hIty more threaten 10 strike 10 lay
unless Superintendent sullivan apologies for having
thrown walking dc"Cltc out OF the b!flnE III whlch
they were working. sullivan orier-s~~.~~. awaN say
lug he was drunk aIi Interfering WI - WORT Tho
delegate refused to 60. and Sullivan uen had him
foycibly ejec cd The local nnion told sullivan that
unless he sent written apology the men would
strike. lie refused u do and II" men QUIT al oc"
AT the works Of the Ncw-lcIscy Polling and Packing
be ordered cut today unless the Flynt pHopc back
down.