The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

lIal CnanBe IN tne Strlhc SlludllOH W.
Cured. Several incidental events, |
however. transpired which have bear
ing thereupon.
Two Of the master timers, viz: j. j. |
Howley and r. F. Leonard, who had
signified their intention of granting the |
rules presented by the union of Anal
gamated Sheet Metal Workers yester-
day refused to sign the formal agree
ment and the men who had gone TO
work then went out.
c. T.. Battin, the other master tim
ner who had offered to grant the de-
mands Thursday night, signed the
agreement yesterday morning. He
also went a step further and granted
the plumbers Working for him the
eight hour day, the wages remaining
the same as for the nine hour day.
which is SO. He gave as his reason
for doing so that all his union work.
men might as we'll have the same
hours under the circumstances.
Though close watch was kept, the
arrival of non-union men was not re-
ported. Also. so far as was investi-
gated, no non-union men had as yet
been employed.
HAVE TAKEN a CONTRACT.
The first contract work under the
new rules TO be done by the carpenters
! themselves was let and begun yester-
| day morning. The building is a large
double, three-story frame store and
| dwelling to he erected on the site OF
the Farr fire, which occurred last win
| ter. Edward r. Farr let the con-
! tract and David Williams and David
Evans, both skilled carpenters, took
| the work. Feeney & Williams, archi-
| tects, drew UP the plans.
Twelve carpenters and four fathers
joined the unions yesterday and several
more have filed applications. These
men were not heretofore allied with
| the unions.
A plasterer working on the building
which Master Car Builder Garfield and
his force Of clerks at the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western car shops
will occupy as an office, quit yesterday
though a non-union man and filed his
application to join the union.
1t was reported at carpenters head
quarters that several contractors and
members of the exchange granted the
demand yesterday and about forty
more men were given work.
MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.
Bricklayers' union. No. is, and
Lathers' union No. S51, held meetings
last night. Almost every member of
each union was present and the matter
of uniting in support of the carpenters,
tinsmiths and plasterers now out was
given particular consideration. The
decision reached by each union is fav-
orable along the above lines, though
the bricklayers will hold a special
meeting next week to further consider
the matter.
Sunday morning at o'clock the spe-
cal meeting of the Building Trades
council will be held. At this meet
! ing reports from the representatives
of the allied unions of the council will
} he made. On these reports will be
based an action which will open up a
new and perhaps very aggressive
method of procedure next week.
Roll call was held yesterday morn
ing at o'clock for the union men now
out. The work which followed was
: but a repetition of the first day.
The members Of the unions affected
l all appeared to be Aking a pleasant
view and were even more enthusiastic
than the day before. In accordance
with the policy adopted at the outset,
; the men did not remain along about
headquarters. but wherever a group
2 was noticed they were orderly and very
: guarded in their remarks.
! WILL HAVE ROLL CALL.
{ Regularly hereafter the tinsmiths
and carpenters will have roll call in
the morning and the plasterers in the
{ afternoon until a settlement ensues.
0 At the Builders exchange everything
t was reported to be as usual. No over
4 lures had been made from them and
they had received none.
1t was rumOred that a mass meet
ing of prominent business men had
been held to consider the matter, with
q view of adopting resolutions urging
: an ami, able settlement of the difficulty
A prominent merchant who it was
said was a party TO the above was
: seen ana he denied that such a thine
was ever talked of so far as he was
personally aware He expressed him.
: self however, as being favorable t.
such step and would do all he could
: TO further the purpose OF such a meet
in%.
= The master plumbers held a meeting
!, in the Building Exchange rooms las
a night, but only considered routine
matters. 1t was given out by then
that the strike" question was not il
any manner for consideration. Car
pcnters' union, No. 563, also met las
night in regular session. Nothing i'm
pOrtant occurred.
Some very important meetings will
be held tonight by the unions affiliated
with the building Trades council AM
liable to be affected by the genera
tie-up. TIE question of uniting in sup
pert ~ the unions now out will b
considered and decision reached.
UNION MEETINGS.
y Unions Nos. 11S and 21s of the Jour
n neymen Painters. will meet in Join
It session at Fuller's hall, 400 Lackawan
n ma avenue, at o'clock.
Plumbers union, No. 80, will NEE
in Industrial hall on Spruce street a
S o'clock
Stone Masons' union. No. S2, wi
meet in Workingmen's hall, Sout
a Scranton.
y Stone Cutters union, No. 10, wi
u meet in Cassesse's hall on Lackawann
avenue
Wood Workers union, No. 26, wi
meet at 400 Lackawanna avenue an
at the same place a meeting OF tn
C. Steam Filters union viii be held.
The Carpenters unions here and a
Taylor will meet once a week unit
ee settlement occurs.
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