Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-26
NAY STOP BUILDING
Brick HEulers Make Demand for Increase
in Wages.
THEIR ACTION CLOSES ALL BRICK YARDS
Unless Trouble is Settled At Once Con-
~struetion work on New Build
inEs Throughout the City
Must he Suspended.
CLOSES ALL BRICK YARDS

Every brick yard in Omaha was shut
down last night and unless matters change
within the week all building operations in
the city will be suspended. Trouble in the
labor world, which was thought 10 have
been avoided this season, was precipitsted
Thursday by q demand on the part Of
drivers OF wagons delivering brick from
the yards to the buildings. the men de-
handing an increase in wages. just what
the exact demand Is Cannot he learned, Rs
heretofore different rates have been paid,
as the occasion warranted. A year ago the
drivers formed q union, but no action was
taken on the wage scale. This season,
however, the union was perfected and the
demand made. Owners Of brick yards in
many cases offered to conoede some ad-
vance: others refused and the men con-
eluded to stand for the full demand.
Speaking of the demand one of the
drivers said: We decided TO make the
price for hauling brick uniform, based upon
the length OF the haul. The scale contem-
plated an advance In most cases. but prob
ably not in all, especially where the dis
lance Is short The prices OF all things
used by the owners Of teams have advanced
and there is no reason why w should
be required 10 pay two prices for corn and
other feed, high price for hay and higher
prices for all that we consume and work
for the same wages"
COrBeer speaks for Employers
S. A. Cornser. one Of the owners Of yards
to be affected. said: The demand OF the
men is virtually asking for Sc a day wages
for themselves and teams. We offered 10
compromise on = basis which would pay
them 81 I day. but hey viii not listen TO IL;
therefore every yard In the city will shut
down today 90 far as ] have been able TO
learn. This course has been made tmlers-
tive by the position taken by the men who
work in the yards. They have refused 10
load brick for drivers Of wagons who tAke
the place Of the men on the strike.
In the case Of our yard. we are faced
with a proposition different from the gen
erRl one. Our yards are south Of the
Twsnty-fourth street viRduct and ali Of the
brick delivered in the central and northern
part Of the city pass over that viRduct.
According 20 the scale submitted TO US we
are 10 pay 70 cents for hauling brick seven
teen blocks. with III cents additional for
] each block over that distance. This would
not be 50 bad. but in figuring the distance
from our yard TO the center Of town the
men figure the blocks up hill ana down
between the points touched by the snds Of
the viaduct.
EGect VIII Be Widespread
The shutting down OF the yards VIII
throw about Ib0 men directly OUT Of WORK.
but that is nothing compared with the num-
Der who VIII be 0ut Of work within q few
dHys unless the strike h settled by the
hrHt q the coming week There b not
enough brack a. most Of the buildings nov
IN u0urse a. construction 70 run ths
artisans Tor more than ~furty-eight hours.
Unless hadirnnal material IL delivered ne
hricklnysu VA he forced 20 auif by Mon
dHy murning an mann 1oha. many mare uul
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