The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
Mutual Concessions Effect Agree
ment Between Brewers and the
Eight Unions Involved.
DEMAND OF BOTTLERS REFUSED
Contracts Call for Increase of Pay
and Shorter HOurS-Agree-
ments VIII Hold for
Three Years.

After a six hours conference, an agree
ment was reached between the brewers OF
st. Louis and the brewery workers yester-
day afternoon. by which all danger OF a
strike and a consequent shortage OF beer
Is postponed for at least three years.
The employers and the unions involved
are now satisfied. aad the final contracts
between them viii be signed this morning
in the Offices 0f the 81. LOuis Brewing AS
sociation in the Wainwright building.
At the beginning Of the meeting it was
conceded that the situation looked any
thing but hopeful
But both sides made concessions after
much arguing on the many points in the
separate sets Of demands presented by eight
unions. The engineers withdrew their re-
quest for vacations. the botJiers accepted
a nine-hour day. the laborers a nine-hOur
day and the oilers ten-hour day. On the
other hand reductions in the length Cf the
former workday We're made By the proprie-
tors. and Increases in pay were allowed.
which mean an additional $500 year 10
the labOrinC men
All Unions Represented.
The representatives Of the unions as
sembled at the Brewing Association Offices
az 2 o'clock Three men represented the
Freight Handlers and Ice Fullers' Union
Three men came from the LabOrsrs' Cnlon'
two from the Engineers and Two from the
Firemeu's; two from the Bottlersi Two
from the Oilers; two from the Drivers
and two from the Brewers and Maltsters
Union
Present also we're members Of the JOINT
Executive Committee Of the United Brew
cry Workers. and Secretary ZOrn OF tAs
National Association. They were met either
by the prOpTietOrs themselves or by UfleialS
OF all the brewerleS IN the city Brsloes
~ 80
represented by the St Louis Brewing AS
ISOLATION, thee were representatives, N at
tendance from Lemps. Anneuser-Busch. TIE
American, the Empire brewery ana Cast ;
brewerieS-
Tn. demands OF the various unions were
considered in turn. The chief delay arose
in settling with the bOtJlers and oilers. inc
former demanded among UtnsF lhlhss a q
quart OF wholesome beer al =. m, II
a m Gt lunch. al } p. m. a. . p m, at Z
O'Clock and every Two hours tncFtdI ter re
brewers absolutely refused TO allow IEee
beer TO this extent. but were wiling 10 IN
crease their pay 10 the scale OF Sl5 week
IN summer. Sl4.5y in winter. with nii.e-
hour day This compromise was nnai'S
The oilers. who previously had had no
specified workday, accepted ten-hour GAY
and an increase Of &.JJ a month. ma aklns
their salaries So 20 a month The laborers
are guaranteed nine hours and an increase
OF ; cents an hour The assistant ENGINEERS
receive an increase ct = a week. HlaAiHs
their pay so a week.
CONCLUSION SATISFIES. ALL.
The settlement Of all the minor polhts
vas effected about ) O'Clock in the evening
| President Otto Stifel OF the Brewers Asso-
citation then stated that the CONCLUSION was
satisfactory 10 all.
saTbe contracts arc not vet signed, said
| he but viii Be to-day We conceded nuch
| as we wish willing wO-krlefi. but there Mers
some points upon which We had 10 stand
! finn The contracts now TO be closed cover
/ a three-ysar period and we expect no HoIe
| isagreement in this time freEtousB W.
had an annual ARRANGEMENT. but decided
| that a more lasting understanding was ao-
/ sOlutely necessary