New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
BUILDERS NOT HAMPERED.
But IF THE STRIKE LASTS LONG MANY
WILL BE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

The effect Of the steel strike building opera
tons in this city is or less problematical
depending in great how long the
trouble lasts. There Is unusually large amount
of building going now, but in many instances
only the foundations have been laid. and steel will
not be needed for some time TO come. AS rule.
steel has been used by New-York builders as fast
IT has been rolled. and they have little
reserve supply on which to draw. This is the opin
ion of familiar with building operations here.
Emil Diebtsch. superintendent for John Pierce. OF
No 277 Broadway. told a Tribune reporter yester-
day that the steel work of the Hall of Records
had been contracted for long ago. and that
great deal of II had already been placed The re-
mainder rolled. and was being put through the
shops. that there would not be much delay.
Nevertheless. If the steel workers strike lasted a
long time II would cripple building operations
great extent in this city. as most builders had
been using up steel soon as IT was received At
the office of the George A. Fuller Company No. 1S5
Broadway, which is extensively engaged in build
ing operations it was said that the company pre-
ferred TO make statement at present regarding
the strike.
At the office of Naughton & Co. No. 25s Broad
way, sub-contractors for the subway, II said
that 9s per cent of all the and required
by the firm for their section from Forty-seventh-
ct. to Sixtieth-st., was on the ground. The ma
-eral kept in the storage yards of the
pany. Fifty -eighth-st and Broadway and Fifty
hfth-st and the North River. II also said by
a member of the firm of Naughton & Co. that Mr.
Mcdonald had thousands of tons of the standard
type of steel construction piled up at Forty-sec-
ond-st and East River and at Seventy -ninth-st
and the North River which sub-contractors
could draw.
There is probability and hardly any possibility
the steel strike affecting the labor the rapid
transit subway tunael. according to John J. Pallas.
chairman of the committee of the Central Fed
Grated Union which arbitrates differences between
the contractors and the workmen.
IF sympathy strikes ordered. the tunnel
workers likely be called out because they have
to handle iron made by the companies against
which the strike IS amed?" asked.
We'll. thers Is OF course. possibility of that,
but IT is remote replied Mr.. Pallas "Ali labor is
more less closely connected through the fed
Grafton and If the strike becomes so extended.
then this is a possibility. but, far one
judge who is so far removed from the scene of the
strike. this trouble Is likely TO be of short dura
ton. for the interests involved too tremendous.
place much hope OF early settlement in the
fact that Mr. Morgan wants to sell the stock OF the
United States Steel Corporation. and investors
bound 10 be shy Of taking blocks of the stock when
there is strike on
Superintendent Snyder. of the building depart
ne9t OF the Board OF Education; was asked yes,
terday now the strike of the steel employees would
affect the school buildings in process of erec-
uon He said: we have enough structural iron
and steel on hand TO last three months, and
during that time there will be no enforced idle
ness"