The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-10
PLUMBERS STRIKE
STILL UNSETTLED
Both Sides Willing to Receive
Propositions
TO HELP EACH OTHER
Employers VIII Cooperate in
Rush Work.
WHAT ALL SIDES SAY
All but Two of the Strikers
are Unemployed.

The situation Of the plumbers strike.
Iast night vas that OF each side being
willing TO consider a proposition from the
other side. but neither contestant being
willing 70 make a new. proposition itself.
As result. the strikers VII remain Idle
today and the employing plumbers VIII
help each other in fulfilling rush" cor
tracts
The employers held a meeting n the
Office Of Green & HouowelI. last even
ing at s o'cloek. but nothing was de-
cided in regard to what kind Of a propo-
sition they would consider Il was
agreed, however. that Bosworth, Hahn &
Co. should help Green & Hanoweu in
their work today and that Green & HoI-
lowell should help R. r. Moore tomorrow
BY this plan the contracting firm hope to
be able 70 do their 'rush' contracts
without much delay.
The largest contracts which the firms
now have for rush" work are the heat
ing and plumbing Of the addition 70 the
Hamilton hotel. which has been let 70
BOswcrth. Hahn & Co. and the heating
and plum bing Of tbs rev Mccormick
building. whicb has been let to Green &
EollOweu r. r. Moore also has several
contracts for work IN private dwellings.
Secretary Freeman, OF the Plumbers
union, stated last night that William
Jones. who vas employed at the estab-
hs1ment Of J. DsrmOdy. IS q new man in
Wichita and is not member OF the
Union. leaving but one union man en-
ployed N tha- place Neither OF the
Journeyuen plumbers employed y Mr.
Dermody went out vher the othec men
did, but the union man has been notified
70 DO 50.
There are but two married men IN the
union, Secretary Eugene Freeman and
Louis Clark. and both OF these men have
secured employment Secretary Freeman
IS now working for the Arm OF Bays Bros.
et a wage OF $3.50 for eight hours work
and Louis Clark is working al the All
HaIlows academy for 500 for an eight
hour day The other strikers are Ont OF
work.
The strikers Vii not make a oroposi-
ton 70 thu master Plumbers said Sec
Rotary Freeman last night hut they
must make a proposition 10 Us n they
do. We VIII take Il into consideration
want II understood that we have no
hard feelings against our employers.
Why did you Tot give the master
plumbers longer notice before you
struck" was asked
We asked for an eight-hour day a
year ago and gave them sixty days tine
and they did not grant it. We decided
this time 10 adopt another policy"
AIr. Holoweu. OF the firm OF Green {.
Holloweu said last night:
We are willing 10 take = proposition
from the strikers under Amusement Had
they given rs more notice, I think the
matter could Save been adjusted without
any difficulty. Many OF our customers
have cone TO Us and said that they
realized our situation on account OF the
strike and would be willing 20 wait a
reasonable time FOR their wcrk. We win
be abe 10 get along for the present.
Speaking for myself, 7 would Ike 20
have a graduated scale Of wages. some
men might be worth $3.50 a day. but
others are lot worth near that much
Most Of the firms are net making ar
-angeme1ts 70 put men in the strikers /
places B0sworlh, Hahn & Co. expected /
last evening 20 put a new man To work
today, but whether they secured him is
not kcown. He lives in this city.