The age-herald., 1899-09-19
Mechanics Demand the Increase At
 Once. BUILDERS PROPOSE OCT. IA Contractors Claim They Arc Willing to
 Sign the Scale Then. STRIKERS PREPARED FOR SIEGE Declare That They Can Hold Out as Long as Necessary-The Imported
 Men Are Obligated Into
 the Local Union

The contractors adhere to their proposl- tion to grant the demand of the Carpen ters' union, provided it shall take effect October II.
 The carpenters steadfastly refuse to de- part from their original proposition that their scale be adopted September 16. A meeting of the Carpenters union was held in Engineers hall, in Nineteenth street, last night, with upward of 25O pres ent Speeches were made by J. H. F. Moseley, president of the Trades Council, and J. H. Leith, district organizer of the American Federation of Labor. After the speaking an executive session was held, and the following resolution was passed: Resolved first, That if contractors or builders fail refuse to accede to our
 demands, which we think just and right,
 we shall continue to stay off of all work being done by said contractors and
 builders who do not comply with said demands, and we appeal to property
 owners in the following resolution:
 Resolved second, That we will not pat
 ronize business people who have thelr
 buildings built by non-union labor;
 neither will we patroniZe people who
 rent houses that are built by non-unton
 labor.
 Resolved third, That in case property owners shall have trouble in building,
 we will organize a cooperative eX-
 change to prevent property owners from
 being compelled to employ non-union
 labor employed by aforesaid contractors
 and builders.
 Resolved fourth, That we will not rec
 ognize the Contractors and Builders
 of RirDninph Ala. we
 have good reason for believing that they
 are working to the detriment of organ
 ized labor.
 Resolved fifth. That committee be
 appointed to confer with all unions in
 this district and all other unions that
 they may deem proper.
 The speakers in the meeting were of the opinion that within another week all of the prominent contractors of the city would have signed the scale and the trouble would be at an end. MT. Leath said that many of the builders were already weak enng and quite a number had agreed to grant the carpenters demands. He said that the scale was lower than in any other city and it was but right that the contract- ors should grant it.
 This is one instance where the public is with us," continued MT. Leath, 'and I feel sure that if you will stick to your proposition you will succeed" When the crowd was asked if they in- tended to fight 1t out not dissenting voice was heard.
 Contractors Hold Meeting A meeting of the contractors was held at the Builders and Traders Exchange yesterday afternoon to consider the de- mands of the carpenters. After thoroughly discussing the question a resolution was adopted and signed by all present to abide by the proposition submitted to the carpen- ters on September 6. This proposition prac- tically accepts the demands of the carpen- ters with the exception that the date at which it is to go into effect is fixed at October II instead of September 16.
 The contractors were of the opinion that this proposition is perfectly fair and the only one they could make and protect their own interests. They say they have many unfinished jobs on hand, for which their contracts were made on the old scale. It was reported at the meeting that many ot the carpenters had gone back to work and that a number did not strike.
 The contractors claim that they do not object to paying the scale proposed by the carpenters. as they are already most of the men over S2 per day, but that they do oo-