The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-02
BUILDING TRADES
WIN A VICTORY
Contractors Comply With the
NOn-union Rule.
ONE FIRM WILL FIGHT
ANDERSON COMPANY RESIsTS
THE TRADES COUNCIL.

Yesterday was the date appointed by
the Building Trades Council for the
contractors of Salt Lake to decide
v hether they were to have their work
done by union or non-un1on men,. So
far as could be learned last evening.
the outcome of the day was a complete
victory for the Trades Council. Con-
tractors complied with the rule by dis
charging non-union men. while in not
one instance was there a union man
let out
The only real fight that the council
seems to have on hand is with the An
derson Investment company, that has
five or six dwelling houses in course
OF construction This firm absolutely
refused to discharge its nOn-union men
yesterday, and signified it's willingness
to fight the issue by inserting adYer-
tisements in the papers of the city for
aen to take the places of the union
men who were expected to quit. They
state that they will pay union wages
for union hours, but the understanding
is that they desire none but non-unlon
men, or union men who viii work with
the non-unlon men.
Will Quit Today.
The union men at work for the An
dsrson Investment company did not
quit yesterday. By special request OF
work on the Anderson buildings. the
union men were permitted by the
council to continue one day. in the hope
that the matter could be adjusted TO-
day If il is not adjusted they viii be
expected to quit tonight and leave the
work to be completed entirely by nom
union men. The members of this firm
were in no humor last night TO make
concessions and the outlook is that
there will be a tight between this firm
and the council
There are two other cases to be ad-
justed today, but President Britain OF
the Federation of Labor stated last
evening that these would be adjusted
without difficulty; that the contractors
would accede to- the wishes OF the
union men and discharge their non
union men, and in that way get into
line with the other contractors or the
city.
The leaders of organized labor state
that it will be very difficult for any
contractor to put up a building in de-
fiance of the Trades Council 1t would
be possible to get carpenters and ma
sons. but it would be very difficult, II
not impossible. to get men in the other
trades, such as plumbers, ELECTRICIANS
decorators and plasterers. And II the
contract is started now with non-union
men it must be completed with the
Same class of labor For this reason
the council was feeling last evening as
if it had pretty complete control OF the
situation in the city,
An employment bureau viii be
onened in the Federation hall this
morning for the mutual benefit of the
contractors and the union men. 1t
will be open every day from in the
morning till 5 in the evening, ana no
charge will be made for the accommo-
dations rendered. The men do not fear
an influx of laborers from the sur
rounding cities, because, they state,
building is more active in the sur
rounding cities than it is in Salt Lake,
and the wages are higher There may
be q few carpenters attracted to the
city from the surrounding small towns,
but it is held that they have not had
the training to fit them for the work
to be done on the better class of
houses in Salt Lake,