The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-02
CARPENTERS
WALKED OUT
About One Hundred Men
Struck for Higher Wages.
ASK FOR EIGHT HOUR DAY
And That They be Paid $3.50
for the Days Work.

About one hundred union carpenters
OF this city went out On d strike yes
terdsy morning. They asked that they
be paid $3.50 for = days work and the
day 70 be OF eight hours. Some Of the
contractors refused TO give that scale OF
wages and Immediately all the union men
walked out.
On January sth the carpenters adopted
q new scale OF wages and sent petition
10 the contractors asking them TO give
that scale and setting April Ist as the
day when the scale should go into ef-
feet. IN the meantime the members Ct
the order were working hard among the
non-unIon carpenters TO get them 10 join
the order and now they have something
like 1s5 members and are in a position
TO enforce their demand
4 few days ago they notified the con-
tractors that the new scale was 10 70
into effect soon, and Sunday afternoon
q meeting was held, when Il was de-
eided that ali union men should go on
a strike unless the bosses agreed 10
the higher scale.
Borden Bros. who are building the
Little-Reed building, announced to their
men Monday night that they would pay
the advanced scale. Brandt < Crib
who are building the new Missouri Pa
cific freight depot and the Snythe build
ing, refused 70 give the scale Monday.
but when the men came 70 work yes
terday morning and asked If the new
scale would be allowed they were told
10 so TO work.
The men refused 70 90 to work for tho
following contractors yesterday unless
the contractors agreed TO the new scale
J. W Pertle, employs about fifteen
men.
Mr. Gordon. employs twelve men.
J. n. Howard. employees about four
teen men.
J. n. sprasus, employs about FIVE
men
I. Walters. employs about six men.
=. Hyatt
Eabetter s. Vowel. employ ten men.
D. II. croskey. employs four men.
There are q number of union men in
the cit ywho ars not employed BY con-
tractors. but work for themselves and
these men struck for the advance.
Some OF the contractors have agreed
to the new scale and about twenty men
VIII go 20 work this morning. Some
OF the others have announced that they
Will think about the new wages a day
OF two longer. Some OF the contractors
have tried 70 compromise with the strik-
ers. but the men are firm IN their de-
nands.
John Stansberry. who Is building the
Baker building, was not affected BY the
strikers. as he has always employed (
union men and his men have been work
ing under the scale OF $3.50 for eight /
hours since he began work on the build
ng.
The carpenters held a meeting in the
police court room last night and took
n several members and all agreed 20
stand by the members who have walked /
nut
The strikers have been receiving from +
'1.50 to $50 per day for nine or ten
lours' work and they asked that they
BE- given the higher wages and that the T.
ours also be shortened.
Tha contractors claim that under their ,
'reseat contracts they cannot give the
racts figuring the wages about g per .
Z they are compelled 70 raise the scale .
# wages there will be nothing LETT for
hem as profit. Most Of them claim to
'e willing 70 give the higher wages when
he present contracts are completed. but .
he carpenters claim that the contractors
we're notified early and could have
aised their contract price % pay the ad-
-ance.
Charles Rochelle IS the president %
he carpenters union IN this city and
ie stated last night 70 q reporter for
he Eagle that the strike would be set
led IL a few days and that most ~
he men would be taken back, with tho
lew scale OF wages in force.