New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
TO SPREAD THE BIG STRIKE.
UNIONS TO MAKE The FIGHT HOTTER.
THEY say TIE GRANITE MANUFACTURERS AS
soclATIoN cAN DE rORcED no TEENS.

ISOLATION CAN BE FORCED TO TERMS.
In ali probability the granite strike Will assume
greater proportions to-day. Preparations WIN TINS
end In view were made yesterday BY those In charge Oh
tho strike who observed the tliccst secrecy rs 10 'he
details OF the new plan Of action TO be followed to-day
one thing WIS revealed however, and that Is that Ii
decided to make this city the field OF action The
battle will be directed from the offices OF the National
Paving Cutters's aud Granite Cutters unions here
where the principal officers Of these unions VIII have
charge Of everything connected with the strike.
A joint committee If PAYERS. paving block cutters
and granite cutters met in the Office OF the National
Paving Cutters Union. No. 226 East Thirty-nntl-st
This committee In conjunction with the principal
officers Of the unions will have charge Of the strike
james Grant, Of the Paving Cutters Union: william
McNair. OF District Assembly 40, Knights Of Labor
VI. p. Clancy, Of Concord. y. H.. member OF the
National Executive Board OF the Granite Cutters
National Union, and the strike committee" Of the
Granite Cutters National Union. composed this joint
committee. The committee will meet this morning at
10 o'clock in Clarendon Hall. No. Ia East Thirteenth
St., 70 perfect plans for the fight which is to be
resumed today with much more bitterness than has
been apparent during the last week
W. j. Bradley president OF the " strike committee
Of the Granite Critters National Union, and william
McNar, went TO Albany yesterday afternoon 10 decide
whether the 400 granitccutters employed on the new
State Capitol should he order 10 stop work. The stone
which they handling il said to have been quarred
whore lockouts Orlercd by the Granite Manu-
factucrs' Association OF New England The question
to be decided Is whether 1t would be expedicnt to stop
work in which the general public has deep inter
est. large number Of granite -cuiters from the var
Gus lockout quarres Of New England went to the
Offices OF their union yesterday report the condition
OF affairs In the towns where the men idle. These
men, with one accord. mate serious charge against
the members II the Granite Manufacturers Aso ation
They say that the members Of the association have
made Themselves liable under the conspiracy
laws In most OF the New England States already. 1t is
charged that members Of the association and their paid
representatives have made and are making strenuous
efforts TO IN luce storeCeper In ali the sctt cmens where
th"ro are association parries 10 refuse 10 give credit
To tho men who Idle In cOnseqllc ce Of the lock-
out. The fact that most OF these efforts have failed
has greatly encouraged the granite cutters The men
who came yesterday from the locked out quarries
say that many members Of the Granite Manufacturers
Association are more than anxious to settle their
differences With the granite cutters 70 that work
can lie resumed. This being the busiest season OF
inc year. many OF the small quarry owners who have
not alnssc fortunes and who depend upon the yearly
Income from their quarIicS, complaining the
strikers say, ~ much as the lockedout men are.
Two granite cutters from Westerly, II. L.. said that
Booth Brothers. Of this city. had given up their lease
OF largo quarry at Milestone Point Conn., where
they employed 900 men previous to the lockout.
III. Gardner, who owns the quarry, proposes, the
men say, 10 reopen 1t at once and send its entire
output To this ciy. This action will assure employ
mcnt for 800 men who now idle. 1t was also
reported that tho members OF the Granitc Manu-
fac,urers' Association who quarries at Westerly,
Il. l.. met Friday. The meeting IT Is said WIS
such stormy one HAT IL became necessary 10 call
in the police to prevent disturbance OF the peace.
J. Bcatuc, assistant secretary Of the Paving Cutters
Union, said Yesterday that Mr.. Hohmcr part owner
Of the large granite quarry at Mount Adam, near Pine
II luI .l.I a. I.rl,. lt,tfs Ifplpu
10 submit plan FOR operating the quarry. About
800 men can work there II Is probable that the
profit shating plan will be adopted ia that quarry
At the regular weekly m"'ting of the central
of the Crante Cutters National mon. said the
battle would be resumed In this city today In a
discovered IN the lat three days whore the OBJECTION
able granite was being used, and strikes would be
Conc.q1 S H. sIs.aiing Of the granite cutters
tr,ubl,~ aid that all the men werc looking forward
facturers' Association In Doston tomorrow. when II
Is expected TINT the manufacturers win take new steps
stores. ana one OF the founders Of the Granite cut
t.rs' National Union. said that he had learned that
the southern and Western Granite Manufacturer
M wsTf getting Sady hs to nG hspe S
granite which they VIII b. wiling to Sgi arI Z, f tSr
c 4 n G% RS s !" a TSr 10 ei H. p@ws
Manufactmrcrs' Addition Of New England, which
Sew York narSet. Wr Tcnton said that the granite
from the southern quarrics would be- brought To thi'
clty by wnter Tho various ocean trans Iortatipn
companies were parties To the scheme and were ofer
Ing unusually low freight rates he said. lhc'" In
themes were discouraging the New England manu-
,,cturci~ who. h. said would be compelled 10 grant
all the demand, ~ the union, and ask the men to
return, "a work within two weeks. go
II 1. not believed that Commissioner Gilroy will
lao able relay tho old pnvcmcnts to-day. he has
said he would do Al the ., pcnse IF the contractors.
Works belong 10 n union which would not allow them
10 interfere IN the present strike OF PAYERS