The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-14
Also Demanded That Minimum Wage Be
Fixed al Three Dollars a Day.
SHORTER HOURS WOULD Be CONCEDED
Pro'Idug Wages We're Allowed 10 Remain al Tho
Present. Rate Negotiations With GranIls
Cutters Unon VIII Go RentWsd.

Boston. Feb. 1i.--At a meeting of the
New England Granite Manufacturers
association In Wesleyan hall yesterday
the schedule of wages and hours of
labor presented by the National Gran
ite Cutters union was taken under con-
sideration. Resolutions were passed TO
the effect that the manufacturers can
not accede 10 the demands OF eight
hou-s labor in a days work and at
least 50 per day as wages. believing
that such scale of prices will prevent
the manufacture OF granite.
1t is understood the manufacturers
would be willing TO grant the eight
hour day If wages remain at their pres
ent rate. II is stated that all of the
manufacturers would be governed by
the action Of the New England as
sOciation.
AS the schedule calls for minimum
OF ~ day, as the constitution OF the
Granite Cutters uniOnArequires all OF
ITS members 10 demand this rate of nav
ON and after March /, il is not expect
ed that the manufacturers will succeed
in averting strike
inasmuch as the manufacturers are
wiling 10 concede the eight hour day
II Is hoped by. some of the employers
that the union VIII find a way for
modifying its demand for wages.
The following officers were elected to-
day:
President. William II. Mitchell. ouln-
cy; vice presidents. w. S. White Rock
land, Me-; James Mckay, Barre. VT:
William Booth, New London, Conn.
oar Anderson, Concord, ". H.; "A. p.
farnum, Providence and c. d. Cam
neId' Barre, VT. treasurer. Isaac r.
Woodbury., Boston: secretary, J. w.
FROST, Boston; executive committee.
Payson Tucker, Portland. Me: ]. r.
Bodwell, Hallowell Me-: j. G.. Pat
terson Jr., Concord, n. H.: Seward
w. Jones, Barre. VT William Alexan-
DER Barre, VT; j. A. Cross. Mortified.
VT .. w. Norcross. Worcester. Mass.
BenJamln +. McNamee, Watertown.
Mass Henry Murray, Boston; John l..
Mlller' quincy Mass: James Goulay.
westerly. II. l.; Calvin S. Davis. Man,
VIC, Conn; Henry Gardiner. Wiihston.
conn; advisory committee, Wil,s,m
u. Mitchell. Quincy, Mass. William
Batte, New London, Conn: Seward w.
ZONES. Barre VI; Isaac f. Woodbury..
Boston; Henry Murray, Boston.
The following resolutions were
adopted: "''
Resolved, That the Granite Menufac-
Vurers' Association OF New England in
annual meeting assembled, indorses the
lVioNlnB memorandum.
whereas. The Granite Cutters Ma
tional Union of Boston has through it's |
officers informed the granite manufac- |
turers OF New England that under it's |
no negotiations for wages |
and hours OF labor will be had with |
said manufacturers or any committee /
by them raised for that purpose which |
does not provide in advance conces-
sion and agreement for eight hours la
Dor In days work and at least 50 per
day as wages.
Now, believing that such scale OF
prices VIII prevent the manufacture OF |
granite, the undersigned hereby agree
with each other that VIZ cannot accede
to said demands so required 10 be com
piled with. (Signed)
Bodwell Granite Company Norcross
Brothers, John Pierce. Cape Ann
Granite Company. Maine and New
Hampshire Granite Company. Booth
Brothers and Hurricane island Gran
ite Company, Hallowen Granite
Works. Rockport Granite Company
Mount Waldo Granite Works. Pigeon
I'LL Granite Company the New Eng
land Granite Works.
Resolved That the Granite Manu- |
'acturers Association of New England
ndorses and approves the action of its
Executive committee relative TO a con
erence by committee with the National
Granite Cutters Union. and author
zes and directs ,its committee To re-
lew such overtUres as have hitherto |
'sen nasle TO the national committee
" the Granite Cutters Union TO the
nd that business may not suffer or la
or be unemployed