The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-02


Organized Grace. President MacNair and
Vice President O'Neill; the building
trades council by Secretary Brickell
The discussion partook of an informal
character suggestions exchanged and IT
was agreed I'm event of trouble, or propo-
sition of settlement from the master
teamsters, that the commissioners be ac-
cepted as arbitrators.
REGISTERING WELL.
While the team drivers are registering
on the membership books at headquarters
on Market square, they are also utilizing
their leisure by visiting the city hall and
subscribing their names as registry vo-
ters, their purpose being TO make their
number felt I'm the fall election. Within
the past ~ hours they have acted indus
triously In this direction and by the close
of the week-noon tomorrow-they will
have added 500 names to the list, meaning
a total of nearly $500.
The union has had printed and clrcu-
lated 1900 cards with the words In bold
type mo goods received here unless
delivered by union drivers" The business
men generally are taking heed and fire.
quent are the inquiries that come over the
telephone to the Office OF Organizer Grace.
The building laborers have endorsed
the team drivers and so will the freight
handlers. as well as other local unions
next.
international Vice President Toole of
Boston, who has been I'm the city several
times during the past fortnight. survey
ing the field preliminary TO the strike,
is In Detroit. Mich. comforting with the
executive board. but he Is expected 10
return TO Providence for an important
general meeting Sunday next.
FREIGHT HOUSE FACILITIES.
AS yet there has been little delay or
blockadng at the freight houses OF the
Consolidated road or on the docks OF the
steamship companies but the word once
given the freight handlers might cause
"a condition OF affairs that would certainly
and strongly initiate against outward
shipment or inward receipt OF goods and
require some time for matters TO resume
normal conditions There Is quite con-
gestion OF freight I'm No. / station on
Canal street, but not SO In No. TO which
Robert T.. Bray gives personal attention
"Why, yesterdays shipments. I believe
for May I, were the largest we ever had {"
remarked Mr.. Bray. 81 am speaking, OF
course of outward freight We haven't
begun Go feel the effects of the strike as
yet but may early next week"
The same is equally true az TO the In
ward freight station on West Exchange
street and the baggage and express de-
steamship companies
There are nearly two-score teamsters
large and small, I'm the city Messrs. Wa
terman. sherman, Cole, Thayer, Drake
Hunt and Baker Brothers being the lar
gest. They all reported themselves i'm
fairly good form today. some using all
their teams. so they asserted, while others
admitted they had only from half TO
two-thirds service. but ready 10 hire all
good drivers union or non-unlon men,
that came along.
Five firms signed the schedule and Il
was runored many more would today
hut they had not done so up 90 o'clock
this afternoon.
BY the public I'm general. as well as
union men and master teamsters. the out
come Is awaited with interest.
CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Thirteen carpenters. I'm the employ OF
Hartwell Williams and Kingston. on a