The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-02
BRICKLAYERS' Strike
Opinions Of tho Contractors and WOrknen
Are Presented.
is DEVOID OF ANY EXCITEMENT
Builders Claim to Be in the Dark as
to the business of the Strike and
Say They Will Not Be Crippled.
Men Aver Less Wages Are Paid
Here Than MISUNDERSTANDING
Operations Quiet

But little excitement attended the
strike of Bricklayers Union No 1S,
yesterday The men had waited until
a late hour Monday night for an acces-
sion from the builders to their demand
of 40 cents per hour, instead of 35 cents,
as paid in the past -"
The bricklayers claim that in neigh
boring cities their trade is paid 40
cents, and to ask Scranton men to work
for less is an injustice, They aver that
they will have no trouble in keeping
workmen from other cities away until
the fight is settled
1t is said that the building stagnation
Of the winter and low ehb of building
ventures during the year had some
bearing in producing thu strike. One
OF the idle men said to TRIBUNE re-
porter yesterday that tho union had
everYreason to expect to bring the move.
ment to a successful issue. The men do
not believe that non-union bricklayers
from small country towns can bs in-
duced to leave their families and come
to Scranton At all events, 1t IL not
believed that men from country towns
will consent to supplant their fellow
laborers when strike ia on. Neither
is it believed that wOrkmen from the
cities will come here to labor for So
cent scale.
WHAT CONTRACTORS SAY.
Inquiries made by TRIBUNE re-
porter among the contractors and
builders OF prominence does not reveal
any alarm on their part One of tho
most extensive builders Of tho city said
yesterday afternoon:
Considering the case from fair
standpoint, the strike Is unwarrauted
and will not be- successful We have
submitted 90 a higher scale OF wages
than is ius,iiahls for the reason that
every man. whether proficient or other
wise. has been receiving the same
wages II We paid lricahyers their
just dues soma oi them would not earn
more than 81 cents p'r honr and, on
tho other hand, many would receive 30
cents and some even higher.
AT this time there are no largo
building ventures 10 progress ana
nearly MI tho sna, jobs Of oarly sol.
son work have been completed, o0aBs.
qusat.y we shall not 30 crippled. Al.
ways during the summer season build.
ere can hud plenty o' work-aud paying
work, t0o-outdle the city at summer
resorts aud country towas"
40 WORK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
The plans Tor to new high school
building will not hs eomplsiei for
nearly = month; there will be another
month ore the bids are In, and still an
other mouth before the work viii. bp
started Mr. Jarmyn is in no hurry 90
commence work 1H tGsnsw hotel strur.
turo Considering al thess thinss, in
connection with the fact that the own
ers generally are lisiuclinrl 20 have
buildings erected. / don't see how the
men expect TO hold out Neither do !
p;rceiv' the tru. course Of the strike
unless explained by the simple siate-
m7n'-'hoy want more money.
Substantially the same opinion was
expressed ty other builders
The only large structure now build
ing is that At the corner OF Linden
street and Washington avenue. Havens
& Williams. contractors Mr VIII
iams said Yesterday that the brickwork
going on was owing TO = contract he
had with John Davis. Of Green Ridge.
Mr. Davis and his son were slons AZ
work there yesterday; 10 be secures al.
ditional help 1t will be BY paying 30
cents 40 hour.
a handful ot labortrs were At work
yesterday; they are not included "a
The increase demanded and will not BE-
called ou..
NUMBER oF MES oUT
Conrad Schroeder, Peter supp. A
sykes AMI Callihan Bro, are the con
tractors who refused tho mon the al
1itiou1l cents per hour
Scranton Union No, is IL OF the In.
tornatiounl union, and Is not connsc:
al with the Labor Federation. The
officers are: President. william John.
son yice-presiisnt, Charles Schanar;
financial secretary Michael Flynn;
corresponding secretary, jaime. Dllau
treasurer. Charles heur.
The number Of men who have quit
work is between seventy and eighty.
The refusal oi thu bricklayers TO con.
tiuue TO work has stopped the progress
ot several small buildings about the
city