The age-herald., 1899-09-20
THE CARPENTERS REMAIN IDLE No Nearer Agreement With the
 Contractors.
MANY HAVE SIGNED SCALE
Ker Resents Statement That Only Small Contractors Refused Dem n -2res- dent Wallenhaupt Says Un.o1
 is Prepared to Stick

The carpenters and contractors will stand firm in their relative positions and the strike is no nearer at an end than it was three days ago.
 The carpenters have opened headquarters at the Bricklayers' hall and seem to be satisfied with the situation. Their execu- tive committee is kept almost constantly in session. Yesterday afternoon President Wonenhaupt was busy looking over some new applications for membership in the carpenters union. but stopped his work long enough to discuss the situation.
 Things are now in as fine shape as we could hope for" he said. Many more of the contractors have signed the scale and there will soon be enough work going on to give all the men job. Quite number of business men and builders have already told us that they would refuse to let any one but union men work on their jobs. For us the situation is very encouraging"
 About this time some one came in with an Atlanta paper and began reading an adver- tisement from a Birmingham firm asking for fifty carpenters at once. Right under it was notice from President Wollenhaupt telling all carpenters to stay away from Birmingham.
 You see they are trying to import men," continued MT Wollenhaupt, but their efforts have utterly failed. About twenty men came to Birmingham today, but after going over the situation they all put in applications to join the union. We have made arrangements to take care of all the carpenters who come They will be given places. During the day We have acted on, the applications of nearly one hundred men, besides twenty-five who were obligated last night"
 The committee said they had been prom ised that no one but union men would be employed on several buildings now going up Among them are as follows: Love- man, Joseph x Loeb, Bankston residence, Major Moodys residence, six residences in Twenty-sixth street and Avenue G, J. H. Whitlow houses and the Hood building.
 MT. Woilenhaupt said that if it became necessary all the union men in and around Birmingham, numbering 10000, would lay down their tools.
 Contractors Arc Determined
 The contractors seem just as determined as the carpenters. Secretary Ker of the Builders and Traders Exchange said that the builders had no idea of backing down at this time
 ''The statements regarding the carpen- ters' strike now on in Birmingham which have appeared dn the local papers from time to time are to some extent misleading the public" said Mr. Ker. "The statement has been repeatedly made that many of tf1e prominent contractors have signed the scale proposed by the carpenters or have expressed a willingness to sign it. Such a statement should be backed up by the rames of the alleged signers The follow ing resolution was adopted at meeting Of the contractors in the Builders and Trad CTS Exchange yesterday afternoon, and the standing of those firms whose sigma lures are appended thereto gives the most effective answer to the allegation that it is the only the smaller contractors who op- pose the unions demand:
 Resolved, That those present agree not to sign the scale presented by Carpenters and Joiners' Union No. 70 of Birmingham, to take effect September 16, 1899; that they are willing to abide by the action taken by the Exchange at it's meeting, held Septem- Der 6, to grant a 10 per cent. raise in the wage rate to take effect October 14, 1899, but will make no further concessions"
 This resolution was signed by c. C. Wen gel, Gibson Manufacturing company, J. A. Whitlow, Kerr & Christopher, Hawkins Lumber company, Evans Bros., w. S. Da- wis & Son, Steel & Wood, J. NJ. Meighan, Hamilton & Orr Marshall & Walker, A. Stockman, A. M. Freeman, J. T. D. May, A. M. Leonard, w. T. Clayton, J. F. Leon- ard c " Ratliff. T. A. Hamilton. M Hoagland, Joseph s. Russell, Boyte & Dedman, Peter Kaiser, P. J. Gillen, w. J. Marshall.
 "A. J. Krebs. president of the Exchange,