The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-27

The resignation of Frank Carluccl,
the well known contractor and dealer
in stone, from the Builders exchange
was the event of importance as re-
CARDS the strike situation yesterday.
Mr.. Carlucci's resignation was rendered
in the morning and was discussed and
accepted at a special meeting of the
exchange which was held in their
rooms at II o'clock.
Mr.. Carucci is the sub-contractor for
furnishing the stone for the new emf
grant station which is being built IN
Ellis island, in New York harbor.
Since the stone cutters have been called
off from his yards by order of the
Building Trades council he has been
unable to ship all the stone required
by the masonry contractor in New
York. The contractor has. of course,
been clamoring for stone, and it is
stated that Mr.. Carlucci was informed
Il at if he did not ship stone it would
be procured elsewhere and charged to
HIM.
Mr.. Carlucci states that he resigned
from the exchange for this reason and
that he will take back all the men who
went out on sympathy with the strik-
crs.
STONE CUTTERS MET.
The stone cutters, at a well attended
and orderly meeting held late yester-
day afternoon. unanimously decided 20
stay out until the existing difficulty
between the carpenters and the eX-
change is settled. This action was, as q
matter of course. the only one that
could be taken if the members of the
Stone Cutters union wished to continue
in afliliation with the Building Trades
council. That body, having ordered a
complete tie-up would of necessity eX-
pei any union which refused to obey
its mandates.
AT strike headquarters it Is said that
Mr.. Carlucci's resignation was diplO-
matte move on the part of the Build
ers' exchange to break up the tie-up.
The strikers argue that the members
| of the exchange thought that the stone
cutters would go back to work upon
hearing that Mr.. CarluCci had resigned
and that the other unions out on sym
pathy would follow suit when they
saw the tie-up was broken. This would
| allow work to be resumed on several
| large jobs which are tied up and in
which the services of bricklayers in
| particular are required.
Whether or not this is true is not
| known. At all events Mr.. Carluccis re-
| signation has been rendered and ac-
cepted and his check deposited as a
| forfeit is now in the hands of the
treasurer of the exchange. B. F. Lau-
dig, secretary of the exchange. stated
yesterday afternoon that the resigna-
| no off "a tnN l1T
on the members Of the exchange and
that that body stood just as solid as
ever.
| TAKE ISSUE WITH SECRETARY.
| A member of the carpenters eXecu-
| tive committee in conversation with a
| Tribune man said that the statement
| issued by Secretary Laudig on Satur-
day to the effect that a large number
of contractors had sufficient men for
all requisite purposes was absurd. He
| stated that in the majority of cases
they only have two or three and that
where they have more they are so un-
skilled in the craft that they are prac-
tically of no use.
a few carpenters and plasterers left
the city yesterday for New York
|
but the exodus so far has practically
amounted TO nothing.
The situation as regards the plas.
terers and timers is the same as on the
, very first day and it is probable thai
| there will be no settlement of this diff.
| Guilty until the carpenters strike is
| over.
4 member of the press committee OF
| the Building Trades council said thai
all the men out on sympathy would b'
taken care of and that they will no
suffer at all, as assistance will be pro
Vided for them
The Building Trades council held :
meeting last evening in Carpenters
hall. Nearly all the delegates wer
present and everything passed off har
moniously. Only routine business wa
transacted, it being a regular meeting
A special meeting of the council vii
be held tomorrow evening.