The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-21
rxrcEa or. WAGES DOWN.
Meeting Of shs shinsie Mssssses.rsss'
AnoOeSnal0n.


Ase0esstlon.
The shinsie manufacturers have decided TO
advance prices for the product, cut down wages
and reduce the STOCKS on hand By
Diminishing | the output About nsry
men were present 1t the meeting yss-
tsrdsy In Esnke's hail OF the Wash.
!nsion and Oregon Single Maaufsctursrs' A.
socis;ion. REPRESENTING 10 mills &. y. White,
OF Cosmopolik. presided. and q. Z Brani. OF
fairhaven. Wis secretary. Newspaper reporters
were barred OCT ana only the net results Of the
meeting are iobtainabic. The delegates APP
pointed At TIE last meeting OF the msnusac-
turers and dSalers' Meeting In Tacoma 10 csn-
vass the fourteen districts into which IL WAS
proposed to otv.de tho territory. reported that
about ~ pert cent OF the mills had either
aligned or s'gnjhed their willingness to ioin the
Manuiacsusers' Association and maintain an
established ia OF prices for the product
The couditi1a OF the market was then re-
viewed aud dycussed, the opinion being genee.
ally expressed that during the last thirty DAYS
the market hail constterabiy improved ana the
surplus stocks .omsw lat reduced on account OF
several small smiils having shut down for tho
past txo Cor three months. Apper.
entity Easter; stocks have diminished. a.
of;srs are now coming in more freely than be-
fore aud thiS nj improving prices. II was
unanimously decided 20 establish au uniior m
scale o! prices hat higher than :ae present.
prevailing MAJ kct price vita unlimited compc-
tii.on. which 10 sl5s 10 o. ID fer six 10 swos
and g.. - 20 =. 81 for Eve TO twos. committee
OF i've appointed To consider and report a
scale OF p:iccsS - scale OF wages AMI . general
plan for tutu}e work. ssii committee being
L. H. McMa-i3rs. OF Seattle. Charles McDermIt.
OF Anseo.,es, II. Croker. OF whatcons: r. A.
wool.ey. of wjoo.icy: Mr.. Mcdonald. OF seattle
After iGgchSac committee ,na1e its report,
which. alter sime notifications, was adopted
as follows !
Prices, IN tasss effect July ]. were mate - fol-
ie~s; to 2-insi h star STAR. weight lso pounds.
slSo to; .tneh, extra Gear. weight
10 pounds. x$ls "a Ien-csr orders fer i'm
mediate shipment To wholesale dealers
10 cents Per yso less than the above price,. and
each man ifast rer To- agree not tn sell shingles
To- a " hos.sa.3 aeaie. OF orosef unless he malta
"a M ana sells AZ association pr.ces made
igon time toS..iGe-
IL was n1oy.c and carried that during the
month of Ja!i the mllls would run ave aours
per day or 10: 30 exceed thirteen aays for the
month. provided ~ per cent of the fnsnnfaet-
arers should Syres To sae same
The reeam;aeads;ioa OF tire committee In re-
gard to scaj o; wages VAS then taken up, and
after modification. the following VAS agreed
upon 10 take :seet Ialy l. is9s;
Filers-Tsass aa double bsocs machines rot .,
exceed u PEE ttsy; hand machines. not g. exceed
- per ray: Tae present wages are, re,,-sc,
lively. T. aaa - pcr Gay.
ssvysr-Tia block, s1s per day or Sc PEP
i.ee. brsssns rcsie ~. double block. ~ PET Say
OF ~ Pc Lest present. scsle 3: hand msch in~s.
u lcr 3sS 90 !, per i.eA present scale 81. join
srs. g. > Per Say o. itc Tvr i0bo. present scale
y. kpo; savior. - pcr dsy l0c Ter i.nal
present sea.es y. packers, &c yer i.occ. present
~ rie 20 eenssf
Ea~s bol;s,s. drag sa~csi. iimssr. s. . Per
DAY. rressnt s,e. 8. kace Ao.,sr. o. b a. g.
PEI aay. prsssas scsle. y. arsr sswycrs. q >
rex lay. pres1as ga 9. s.. cat-ar nan ~ eo.ter.
& pr day. Pstseni sea 9 Ter day
The scale o3 wazes wss rcsucee eeause under
fae present 9tsd:ssoas OF ths n.rxct the en-
rieyes OF tire (ai!ls are Ess.Eg mere money c.t
os tho husineSs ;Aan The sall ovncrs Tbs lo,-
lowing cosats Istee sers sproiatec 20 eontsr
vita shs sstutis wsssrrs ualOa- Nsssrs No
p.nald. NcNSssevs. stiE-on, aad f.-mias. o,
Rsasils, frs.rs Ari ana Nckslug cf Ixcuna.
Rsaul. OF F.iraavea. weo.isy. cf Wesley,
Crocksr. of NHsseura sst curry. 81 ssmo39s.
The rlan al. erxaalss,ioa OF the asscc. arioa
w.s then saks.a cr snt discussed. and IL ~ax
decided 70 sASa:ea ter the prpsen, the clearing
houss feature; eas ID ., ouos p-osssi 20 organ
In, q Local assoc atioa IN saca es the
faar,esa atssrsess. vs'eh sil sssd delegates to
a eeu,rsi consso.llng eosy. Al e.rEess e1ess
u.lt be mate TO serrre the ataesfoa % .ae as
sor.s,ioa OF ssvsry nanstsesurrs IN tie tao
ststes
The a.ssc.At % then adjourned. 70 meet IN
an, ctr on ,iss call OF the rresi1eal which viii
psosaey be w;aea ,as local branches Of tie OF
ganfxstsSa haze been tally ore saIssi