Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
PLUMBERS
ON A STRIKE.
Journeymen Plumbers Went Out
Yesterday.
A NEW SCALE SUBMITTED
a NEW SCALE SUBMITTED
Twenty Per Cent. Raiso Wanted =
Journeymen Claim Tint One, OF
Their Number. Goo. A. Graham,
whom They Called. Quits Boycott.
ed-Committee OF ThrecAppointed
For Conference = Statements OF
Both SIDES.


Steam Filters and Helpers Union, No.
ITO, of the United States Association,
was held at Bricklayers' Hall, on Main
street, at which the differences exist
ing between the association and w. II.
Barnard & Co., were discussed.
This resulted in the issuance of n call
for all union journeymen plumbers to
leave Off work in the shops in Norfolk
OF members of the Master Plumbers
Association.
Each employe in every union plumb
ing establishment in Norfolk was noti-
fled that he SHOULD not go to work for
any local master plumber until the
matter was Satisfactorily adjusted.
The journeymen appointed special
committee, consisting of Messrs. James
Kelly, Robert Orr and Walter N
Thornton, to confer with the master
plumbers.
They claim that the master plumbers
of Norfolk have boycotted and are boy
cotting Mr.. George A. Graham, for
merly in the employ of w. III. Barnard
Il Co., and refuse to him (Graham
work.
There are in Norfolk about fifteen
shops represented in the Master Pulmb-
ers' Association, and all of these are
said to be affected directly or indi-
rectly on account of the present diff
ferences between the journeymen and
Barnard &c Co. They state that these
men are out and will stay out until the
matter is settled.
AN APPRENTICE INTERESTED.
Although Barnard e Co.'s apprentice
or eX-apprentice, Lonny Lunn, appears
to be main factor in precipitating the
present strike. he is not yet mentioned
in the demands now made by the jour
neymen plumbers. He is, however,
prominent in their discussions.
Mr.. Lunn has passed the apprentice
ship period of four years, by Git is
Stated) about two months. An effort
was made by the journeymen to get him
into the Journeymen'S Association. The
members thereof state that they called
on Mr. Barnard, stated the case, and
that he expressed his perfect willing
ness for Lunn to join the association.
They also state that Lunn paid in "A
portion of his initiation fee, but failed
to pay the balance or perfect his men,
bership.
They further state that they sent rep
resentatives to Mr. Barnard and that
he tMr. Barnard) told them that he
would retain Lunn whether lie joined
the union or not.
on hearing this the Journeymen's
Union called Mr.. Graham out of the
shop under penalty of q fine OF 50. 90
per day If he remained Mr.. Graham
was receiving wages of $50 per day.
Hence. not wishing TO work for SO cents
per day net, he quit work.
MIR. GRAHAAI'S STATEMENT
Mr.. Graham stated the matter yes
terday evening To 4 Virginian- Pilot rep
resentative as follows
on Wednesday evening last Mr.. T. J.
| Carey sent for him TO come to his
plumbing establishment to go to work
and that he went TO Mr.. Carey's place
on that night. and Mr. Carey wished
him to so to work at once. Mr.. Graham
told Mr.. Carey that he could not go to
work before the following Monday. This
MIS- atiSfactnrX to Mr. Carey- and-it
was the understanding that Mr.. Gra-
ham was to go to work the following
Monday for Mr.. Carey.
On Friday two days after their I'M
Outstanding. Mr. Graham received a
message from Mr.. Carey stating that
he (Carey) could not put him (Graham)
to work until the difficulty between
Barnard and the Journeymen's Union
was settled.
Mr. Carey stated that 1t was in the
bylaws of the Master Plumbers AS
ISOLATION that they could not put a man
at work who was called out of n mas
ter plumbers shop by the Journeymen
Plumbers Association until the diff
Guilty between the two was settled.
THE SHOPS AFFECTED.
The shops that are affected are I'M
dersDod to he those of the following
firms and individuals
II. ]. Carey Jos. Lawler & Co, a. w.
Farier. Britts & Schmutz. A. w. Kemp
Atkinson e Hare. OConnor Bros, w
II. Barnard e Co
THE JOURNEYMEN'S OFFICERS.
The Journcymen Plumbers. Steam
Filters and Helpers Association has
about forty members in Norfolk The
officers of the local union are rs fol-
| lows: President. Mr.. Perry; Vice Pres
idcnt. Mr.. Stanley: Secretary, ]. O.
Persons; Treasurer. Robert L. Orr: Ex-
ecutive Committee. Persons. Perry,
Coleman and Stanley.
MASTER PLUMBERS SIDE.
Even If the Graham affair had not
preciptated trouble a lock- out would
probably have been inaugurated June
LIST, according to member OF the Mas
ter Plumbers Association For the last
year the scale of wages has been left
to the discretion Of the employing mas
| ter plumber. the scale ranging from
81 to 50 per day. On March LIST the union
served notice on The master plumbers
that after June LIST the wage rate would
be So per day for nine hours work. ex-
cept Saturday. when eight hours should
be q full day. They also demanded q
rate of 81 per day for men under in
structions. and that only one man I'M
der instructions and one apprentice
snouiu pe HiloWcu TO eacn Snop. TheSe
demands the master plumbers had de-
cided to decline. The employees say that
the trouble has been caused by nom
resident plumbers, who come here and
secure work In the navy yard ann. join
ing the local union. have endeavored to
force up the scale OF wages In the city
for tho effect It would have on an effort
to raise wages in the navy yard
EFFECT ON BUILDINGS.
The strike will not IL Is believed
have much effect in the way OF delay