The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-16
STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS.
MASTER BAKERSR0LL UPTHEIR
 SLEEVES AND WORK.

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 Nearing Agrssment-May be Horses
 shOers Strike Nsxt-BusIness Mems Ass
 soeiathon Directors Vote to Take No
 Part in Strike Matters at Present.
 There will be bread a-plenty to-day. At the shops of Root and Gowdy on Grand avenue the fragrance of newly baked bread was pungent last evening. Now that the journeymen bakers have refused to consider the plan of arbitra- tion submitted by the master bakers, the masters are going 1t alone. They have concentrated their energies in two or three shops and will divide the pro- duct among the shops whose proprie- tors are members of the association. Baking was in progress at Gowdy's bakery, but the doors were locked and no admittance could be obtained. At | Roots shop however, a reporter gained entrance easily and was shown loaves of bread piled high in abundance. The furnaces were sending their caressing warmth to the ovens, and batch after batch was being produced The baking was continued until 5 o'clock this morning and the supply for to-day was satisfactorily large The baking was | confined to bread, however, and the crisp crusts of the loaves looked exceed ingly tempting. 5.ss
 One master baker said last evening that the present bakers strike was most unreasonable and foolish. The journeymen have been given everything demanded by them that the business would stand, but the latest demands were actually, extortionate. The public requires fresh bread and the business and plants have been projected to meet its requirements according to the sys- tenn of delivery that has always pre- vailed. To reconstruct, add on and re- new baking plants cannot be done in jiffy, and is no snap. .s IT
 A good many of the New Haven bak- CTS are being supplied with bread from ed that the needs of customers will be fully supplied henceforth. r. ;
 There will be bread a-plenty to-day.
 The Bridgeport Post of last evening says: "On account of the bakers strike in New Haven yesterday one of the prominent hotels gave a Bridgeport house large order for bread. The workmen in the bakery were instructed to bake the bread, but this morning it was found out that they had not done so. As an excuse they stated that a walking delegate from New Haven had called on them in the night and warned them not to bake any more bread than was required for Bridgeport use" r
 The principal development in the teamsters strike yesterday was the ef-- fort made to bring about settlement, which culminated in a meeting of the directors of the New Haven Business Mems association last night which, it was thought, might result in settle ment of the points in dispute, but after a full discussion it was voted inexpedi- ent for the association to take any part in the strike questions at present.
 The master truekmen and their men are not far apart. Those who have talked with the master truclkmen say that they are willing to assent to the wage scale and to the shorter hours. but are opposed to certain clauses in the agreement submitted by the men, especially that diotating whom they shall hire. If an understanding can be reached regarding the disputed clauses a, chance for settlement Is bright.
 Rev. Alexander F. Irvine met Vice. President Knouff and Orrin L. Stock ford, members of the strikers executive committee, yesterday forenoon. After short conference MT. Irvine went away. ,-.. . '.f4
 What was done in the interim nobody will say, but at noon Rev. MT. Irvine and Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, of Gen. ter church, presented themselves at the mayors office, and both were in con- sultation with the mayor for a consid- erable time. ~.
 It was impossible to learn what was said, but it is known that the mayor agreed with the .clergymen in the idea that it is for the best interest of the city that the strike shall be settled at an early date, if that is possible.
 Many of the factories have a short coal supply, and several are upon the verge of suspending for lack of fuel. It is found almost impossible to take away the incoming freight, and there is al- most no effort making to send outgoing freight. .,.,,.... .,.
 Up to this time the strikers have fur nished men to draw. coal for factories where the supply is short, but there is a sentiment among the members of the union that the courtesy ought not to be continued. This sentiment is likely to prevail. ...
 The horseshoers of the city are be- coming agitated and it may be that they will strike within a day or so.
 It was stated that the owners of the horseshoeing shops in the city held a meeting last evening to discuss the question as to the shoeing of horses owned by union and non-union men. Just what action was taken could not be learned.
 The regular meeting of the Trades Council was held in it's rooms in the h. surance building last evening" The ex- ecutive committees of the Teamsters' and Hackmen's S unions attended and the situation was discussed. The council pledged it's moral and financial support to the strikers. The question of Yale men driving trucks was then discussed, and a committee was appointed to wait on President Hadley to-day and to re- n,,as4 ki,,, fo fala stans to Torayenf the