The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

wasn't up to grade, and I won't stand for
IL. Make IL pretty strong. Tell the archi-
tect I'll be here all day tomorrow, and ne
can come any time he gets ready. You can
answer. this other stun yourself. Have 'em
all ready in an hour. Jim, tell Brannlgan-
y know him? Foreman OF the painting
gang?-tell him to paint eight OF tnose Az Aio
beams along the Twenty-fourth street side
In section G with that new rust-prooI paint
i want the architect to see how IL goes L
don't want the rust spots covered Where
they were painted before; y understand!
He began signing the days time cards,
while an understood man in laborer
mortar-stained overalls stood in the door
way, waiting for the boss to look at MN.
We'll, what is it? What can 1 do for
your
The man whispered in the engineers ear
for few minutes.
well. do you want to stay on the job?
You can If you want 70, and you won't nave
TO pay anybody $40 either. Send that labor
delegate TO me and I'll put it up to him SO
good and hard he won't come about this
job again. The works too hard. eh, and
you want to quit? All right. Tom, give
this man his time UP to O'Clock You
come back here then and get your money.
Scared out" said the engineer in ex-
PLANTATION to his visitor. II took him on TO
oblige friend of mine, and to-day a walk
ing delegate told him he would have to
pony up $40 if he wanted to stay on the job.
He hasn't earned that much yet. I've got
that labor delegate just where i want him,
but this man says the work is too hard for
him.
His assistant came in with a roll of blue
prints. You'll have to make a ground plan
OF that area on the east side of the en-
trance: the masons want to begin on IL in
the morning..
What shall do about this man?" broke
in the time keeper; The says" etc. A work.
man came to the door. Them cornice irons
come up now?" Jersey City is on the
phone" said the stenographer, land they
want to know when you'll be ready. for
that fancy bronze work?'' These problems
of the days work were disposed of as rap
idly as they came up. Then the engineer
talked of the future:
Building booms, as history shows, have
come in New York at long intervals. Each
boom has been marked by some character
istic. Just now we are riding on the crest
of the wave and eating cream Never be-
fore at any one time has so much money
been put into building in New York. l
calculate that it is going to last about ten
years more, and i can figure out where 1
won't care what happens after that time.
I'm going to make my pile in those ten
years I've earned what's coming to me.
I've had to master sixty trades before /
could hold this job. and learn a lot of other
things besides. I've Sweated and worried
about things until am gray on the tenn
pies at thirty-five
Ten years from now these masons that
are getting 65 cents hour now they'I
get 70 next year, will be glad to work for
80 cents, and maybe less. Then these labor
unions will begin to crumble and go to
pieces, when the work gets scarce. Mind
you, IN not against 'em, not for a min
ute. Anybody's liable to play pat hand
too strong, and they are certainly doing il.
These are the views of many other en-
| gineers. For the most part they impress
you as strong men who know their work
and are able TO do 1t up to the handle.