The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-19
MORE BUILDERS COMING IN.
NEARER 1900 THAN S72 FIRMS
IN THEIR NEW ASSOCIATION.
The Final Arrangements Made for lite
Organization Te-night-statement Of
Purpose by tho Master Carpenters
Board Of Building Trades WAITING.

The Final Arrangements Mau0 Tor Ne
ORGANIZATION Te-night-statement Of
Purpose by tho Master Carpenters
Board Of Building Trades WAITING.
The Broadway headquarters OF the
Building Trades Association was filled
most OF yesterday with employees in the
building trades who were arranging for the
big meeting OF the general executive COM
mittee tonight to organize a central asso-
citation OF employers to insure protection
against trades-union domination, The feel
ing that this organization is imperatively
necessary has been growing stronger since
last Friday night, when S72 representatives
OF the employing organizations voted for
its formation. The indications were yes
terday that the association will have
membership representing at least 1000
employing firms in Manhattan and The
Bronx.
A number of the associations, which will
be represented by their executive COM
mittees at the meeting tonight, held meet =
ings yesterday to make their final arrange
ments. The largest of these was the
Master Carpenters Association. which dis
cussed the general situation including the
fight OF the Brotherhood Of Carpenters
against the Amalgamated Carpenters So
cety This statement was given out after
the meeting:
The Master Carpenters Association unani-
monsly agrees that the time has come when
employers in the building trades must or
formed tomorrow night will not be organ
u the q prsse sn9 system Of
anxious to work, but who, belonging to
unreasonable. unfair or illogical they are.
We know that the majority of our car
who MorS Se rank a and AZ Of the
strikers are sick of the strike, Our, efforts
and desires will be to protect those who wish
idle for six weeks at the orders OF the walk
ing delegates. This Ia without any reference
to the present shutdown in the Lumber b and
by nnreasSnabe demands OF other ON b unions;
by withdrawing their demands.
terday. but will await the result of to nights
meeting before taking any action: com.
munication was received by the board
from the building committee of the Board
Of Education asking that some action be
taken to end the strikes on the schools.
IF these were not soon ended. the letter said
many children would he deprived OF school
accommodations President Donovan OF
the Board Of Building Trades said he had
instructed the strike committee to reply
that the board would furnish men to the
schools as soon as the shutdown in the
lumber and building material yards Is
ended
An application for membership in the
boa I'd was received from the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and was referred to COM
mittee. Its acceptance may go some way
toward bringing about an agreement be-
tween that union and its rival. the Anal
gamated Carpenters Society.
John H. Ireland president OF the Cross.
Austin and Ireland Lumber Company. Of
Brooklyn, said yesterday that the Board of
Building Trades is to blame for the tie-up
of work on the schools in Manhattan.
Arbitrary control by the United Board
of Building Trades" said he, has brought
about condition under which there is not
contractor in this borough building a
schoolhouse who is not from three to six
months behind with his contract; and. in
deed / understand that one or two are from
these conditions nearly twelve months
hQhind