The sun., 1892-08-05
NO MORE SHOP DELEGATES.
BUILDING MA rERIAL DEALERS ABoL-
JSH THAT BOSS OF THEIRS

The Ta..ie with the walking Delegates
Goes On Cnabstea-Brick Manufacturers
Hopeto win-strikes on Ninety nniidisEs
Tho members OF the Building Material Deal
ers' Association. against which the Board OF
Walking Delegates has been wagine relent-
less war for several weeks. declared yesterday
that they were making good headway In hlltng
their yards with non-union men. Though
they do not say that they have fuli compile
ments OF men In the yards. they say that as
tho fear Of violence from strikers wears away
the mon are coming In In creator numbers TO
replace the union men. and that in few days
the dealers will be able to fulnl their contracts.
In spite OF the union.
At the Building Material Dealers Exchange
yesterday tho feeling against tho Board OF
Walking Delegates for trying to force the
dealers to break their contracts In light they
had no concern in was very bitter. III the
dealers succeed in manning their yards with
non-union men. 1t Is believed they will have
nothing to do with union men again. One OF
the dealers said to Sun reporter:
II hope we are through forever with the
tyranny Of tho shop delegate. He had become
q sort Of buGbear to both employer and en-
ployee. He acted as II he absolutely owned
the entire concern. and was inclined to be
moro despotic than the Gar OF Russia. The
ASltulOTS mako Sp0oCbCe hpous
monopoly's iron heel and so forth. but II there
is ereater or more irresponsible tyrant than
the shop delegate. unless it be the walking
delegate. I would like to see him. Since these
strikes began we havo abolished shop dele
gates. I hope forever"
The same feeling exists among the NOM
bers Of the Brick Manufacturers' Association.
member OF the Executive Board Of the latter
said to the reporter:
Since we discharged tho Captains Of the
barges who sided with the strikers. striking
brick handlers who had been hanging around
the yards have come to the Captains and
asked II they were working with new crews.
Learning that such was tho case. the mon
hung around looking sick. believethe Brick
Handlers Union is on the verge OF breaking
up: in fact. from what have learned. would
not be surprised II It should break up at any
time and the mon. should como clamoring
backs back ssking * for work knoE E.nn %any Of them
Delegates YESTERDAY denied that there was
1orf Fs, Of ssd n ts s1
men had gone out on any building three or
HS %ffs se the k
Of the Progressive Painters said that II any
contractor wanted to 20 on with his work
outside Of the Building o' Material Deaiers As
AROUND tne Walls at tne rooms oi Ho DoaTu
KINDS oi Matoras The % deseate. eas say
that they are on friendly terms. with three con.
Germs OF building material dealers. one OF
which could deliver 10000 bricks at TWEEN
ty-four hours notice. and another 10000 900
bricks In short time. Delegate Edward Nc
Laughlin is supposed to be the father OF this
plan.
The contractors say they do not know any
firms outside OF the Building Material Deal
ers Association which could supply them with
the materials In the quantities wanted. There
Is said. are anxious to get market in New
York. but they are small concerns.
1t was stated that Contractor Schreiner. who
has buildings at Eighty seventh street and
Avenue A and Eighty eiRth street, between
First and Second avenues, had got two barge
loads OF brick from Brassy Point and that all
his men had gone back to work. The dele
gates reported last evening that the men had
been ordered out on strike at the Art Institute
tractor Wills had men ut work there with non
union materials.
There are now. 1t Is rerorted. about ninety
buildings affected by these strikes In some
Of them a few men are working. and in others
the housesmiths have not been ordered out.
At a general meeting Of the Cloakmakers'
Union. held yesterday at l25 Rivington street.
Joseph Barondess was elected President OF
the union for six months. and B, Margueles
orary one for Barondess. and has nothing to
do with his position as manager OF tho union.
Since tho new Factory act became law the
Cloakmakers' Union has been increasing In
membership. At yesterdays meeting num-
Der Of now members wore initiated.