Evening journal., 1903-05-05
Carpenters Get Their De-
1nand and With Hatchet
and Saw Go Back to
Work
Masters and Men Well
Pleased That Threat
ened Tie-up of Building
Has Been abandoned

The carpenters strike is off. The ma
. jority of the men returned to work this
morning and the remainder this afternoon. |
4 The contractors have acceded to their de-
. mand of thirty-five cents an hour. What
promised to tie up all building operations
in the city is a thing Of the past and the
& mechanics are we'll pleased.
q The strike was possibly one of the most
q good natured of any th3. has ever occurred
in the city, the men and their employers
meeting on the same terms as when they
We're at work.
The decision regard.ng the rate was
reached last night
They first gave notice they would go
out en- Monday and when the day came
but two Of the whole humber reported for
duty. Then THE contractors got together
and after a conference with the men told
them TO return to their positions which
they did today.
The most forcible argument that there
was no hard feeling hi the matter is the
fact that the journeymen carpenters viii
work for the lame money as heretofore
for another MONTH or until the contracts
made by local builders before the first OF
January are completed.
xhO have not given in.
In speaking Of the situation this morn
ng Secretary j. Z, McClintock, Of the
Carpenters Union said.
I'VE felt as though we were not receiv-
ing enough money ior our work. Other
mechanics, such as Inasons, bricklayers
tnd plasterers got more money for their
york than we did, while we were the first
PERSONS to stant a building and the last
lnos to leave and this was our only way
tf getting It. We did not anticipate any
rouble from the first.
I'VE win return this afternoon on all old
Uilding operations ana will work for our
ID rate until the first of June on all con-
iracts made before the first Of January.
This Is done 50 that the contractors may
lot lose money on contracts. If they do
A OF give us the money at that time we
q .ill tie up the town.
"All we want Is what we consider our
ist dues. In Philadel ollia carpenters re-
Give fifty cents an hour, and we think
fe nave just as good mechanics here, but
ven with the raise we win receive fifteen
snts less an hour than the men doing the
lme work in that city.
Several applications were received this
lorning from out of town contractors for
zen, but local builders will be given
fceference. No more trouble is looked for
owever, and the affair is settled as far as
e are concerned"
Plumbers Statement.
The striking plumbers have made the
blowing statement:
The journeymen plumbers Of this city
a largely attended meeting decided
crfto 1,r~ 4Inf A.
heir funds are large the fight will be
ng and hard one. The sense of the
seeting was simply to strike for some
the prosperity which the trusts and
onopolies have been enjoying for sew
Nal years. The speakers pointed out
Try plainlythat the workingman, along
it'll the rest of us, have been paying
e high prices and rate which have
ade the trusts and railroads prosper
s. and we are now asking for a small
are of their prosperity. AS matter
fact it will take an increase Of 4 per
mt. in money in wages to put real
ages as high as they were in 1897, for
cording to Dun's table OF prices the
st Of living is A per cent. higher since
b.. Why should labor not be able TO
e as well as save as much now as
en-.
we are determined in our strength
d hope to be successful, which we no
iubt will be in the near future. II
allow ourselves to be deprived OF
hts that our forefathers won Tor
e. what may our offspring expect!
ibor must get a fair share OF its pro
let. otherwise it will be unable to cul-
late the skill and talent which II may
gifted with. If our struggle should
the cause Of delay and discontlnl-
nee of building operations IN TINS
y. then we are sorry, for a good union
ALWAYS beneficiary TO prosperity: we
%, not hasty in our action, as we have
.ified all concerned six months age.
Plumbers Still Out.
here was practically no change what
r in dhe plumbers strike today The
llkers held a large meeting at head
!, t,uters in the Smith Building this morn
about 100 being present.
'... fter the meeting ~ was stated lnal
|ss lie no shops have granted the demand
WAS expected that two would give II
a afternoon.