The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-14
Manufacturers Say 1t Cannot Be
Granted.
Will Concede Shorter
Hours of Labor.
Hoped Cutters May Modify Their
Demands.

Of the New England Grants Manufac-
turers' association In Wesleyan hall, to-
day, the schedule II wages and hours OF
labor presented by the National Granite
Cutters Union, was taken under 90 NJ SID
Grafton. Resolutions were passed to the
effect that the manufacturers cannot ac-
cede to the demands Of eight hours
labor In a days work and at least 81 per
day as wages, now believing that such
scale of prices will prevent the manufac'
taIe OF granite.
would be willing to grant the eight hour
day II the wages remain at their present
rate. 1t is stated that all of the manu-
facturers would be governed by the action
| of the New England association. AS the
soheduls only calls for minimum oil
80 day and as the constitution OF the
granite cutters union requires all OF Its
mem bers to demand this rate of pay on
and after March /, 1t is not expected
that the manufacturers will succeed In
averting q strike. Inasmuch as the man
uIacturers are willing to hccede the eight
hour daT, 1t is hoped by some OF ths EN-
ploysrs that the union will tnd way fer
modifying Its demand fer wages.
The following officers were eiec'ed;
President, William Mitchell, Qulincy;
vice pre- sidents, W. S. White, Rocklsnd.
Me-; James Mckay, Barre. Vt; William
Booth, New London, Ct; Ola Anderson,
Concord, N. H.; A. p. farnam. Provi-
denoe, r. l., and q. d. Garfield. Barre,
Vt. treasurer, Isaac +. Woodbury., Eos
ton secretary, J.W. Frost, Boston; execu-
tive committee, PaYson Tucker, Port
land; j. 4. Bodwell, HALLOWEEN, Me-. ).
u. patterson, IT,, Concord, n. d.. Sew
ard W. Jones, Barre, VT william Alex
ander Barre, Vt j. A. Cross, North
field, VT; o. W. Noroross, Worcester;
Charles ). Rogers, Rec kport, Macs;
BENZ. +. McNamee. Watsrtown, Mass.
Henry Murray, Boston; John L. Miller,
| Quincy, Mass James .Gonrley, wester-
ly, RI; Calvin S. Davis. Mantle, Ct. /;
Henry Gardiner, Williston, CT Ad-
yisory committee, William II. Mitchell,
Qalncy, Mass; William Beattie. New
London, Conn. Seward W. Jones, farre'
VT; Isaac f. Woodbury., Boston; Henry
Murray, Boston.
Tie following resolutions W 3re adopted:
Resolved, That the Granite Manu-
| fGc.uIers' association Of New England,
In annual meeting assemble, indorses
the following memorandum:
| Boston. February 10. 1900.
Whereas, the Granite Cutters National
Union of Bocton has, through Its officers,
Informed the Granite Manufacturers OF
New England that under its oonstitu-
ton no negotiation for wages and hours
OF labor will bs had with said manufac-
turers CT any committee by them raised
for tt at purpose which does not provide
in advance concezsion and agreement
for eight hours labor In days work
and at least three dollars per day OF
wages.
Now believing that suoh scale OF
Prices will prevent the manufacture OF
granite, we, the sTslgned, hereby
agree with each other that We cannot
accede to said demands so required to be
complied with.
(Signed)
Rodwell Granite Co.,
Norcross Brothers.
ohm Pierce,
. Cape Ann Granite Company.
il Maine and New Hampshire Granite
Company,
Booth Bro. and Hurricane Island Grant,,
Company,
: Hallowell Granite Work.
Rockport Granite COMPANY,
Mt. Waldo Granite Works,
Pigeon Hill Granite Company,
8 The New England Granite Works.
Resolved. That the Granite Manufac
Q turers association Of New England in
dorses and approves the action OF 1t
> executive committee relative to confer
3 ence by committee with the Nationa
. Granite Cutters Union, and authorize
and directs Its committee to renew sucl
1 oysr.urss as have hitherto bsen made T.
the national committee of Grant,, Cut
terra union to the end that business ma.