Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-03

liko others, had been greauy annoyed
especially on the new photograph gal
lery near u G. NJ, |. shoe factory,
where first one set Of men would quit
for no apparent reason. and then an
other set would go OFF, as for Instance
the timers quit IN the middle OF the
day. without giving any adequate re0-
son. leaving the bosses In the lurch.
Pretty much the same state OF things
had obtained at the Vermont building,
whore there had been strikes SEEM
ingly without any explanation whatever.
Under the existing order Of affairs there
was such uncertainty, that contractors
hardly felt like responding to any call
for bids.
GETTING TOO ARBITRARY.
Architect Dallas was emphatic in
deprecatlng the unfayorahe situation,
and hoped that the local peess would
come unltedly to the support of the
contractors, and work against the in
nuences that were 80 detrimental 10 the
labor market. MI. Dallas said that
all employers OF labor might as well
quit and go out Of business as things
ale now, and that IT IL not right for
labor ogitators to attempt to dictate
as they had to him aid others, just
of whom they should buy material
whom they should and should not en-
ploy, just what hours they should keep
and the wages they should pay Mr.
Dallas called attention to the action Of
the courts In Massachusetts where It
was decided that a trade union was an
organized partnership whose members
could be sued. This had turned the
tables against too aggressive labor and
he hoped similar action might obtain
here. Joseph Silver In short talk
later, took the same ground as Mr.,
Dallas In the matter OF interference
with ones business by walking dele
gates, and said the cessation Of build
ing In this city would prove disastrous
To a Wide range Of commercial and
manufacturing interests.
GAVE UP INTENDED BUILDING
Architect Neuhausen said that on ac.
count Of the uncertainty Of the labor
market the building of the new Sire
vell-Paterson structure had been
hung up. and he held that at least 80 l-S
per cent Of the building in salt Lake
was stopped on account OF the trouble,
He advised a complete cessation OF em-
ployment to organized labor until the
difficulty was settled. a business man
told Architect Headlund that he had
foundations in for 10 houses, but IN
view OF the labor markets condition he
proposed 70 walt, and not do thing
until the outlook was more satisfactory
ANDERSON BROS QUIT
Another architect declared that there
were several big building propositions
IN project amounting In all to fully
$500 coo. but they were all hung up
The Anderson Real Estate and Invest
ment company, one Of the most active
and progressive Of building concerns IN
the west. has quit. and VIII do no more
work beyond finishing up work near
Is completed. until the strike atmos-
phere clears W. The Anheuser- Busch
people have just completed pl~ns,
through Architect Neuhausen, 70 a
$4,000 storage bottling and cooperage
nlant on the west side nut nothing
further will be done while the unskilled
labor unions continue to rule the local
labor roost Nothing viii be done on
the Atlas block either Tor the present
az least.
WITHOUT CAUSE.
A local electrical supply house man
ager called attention this morning, to
the recent strike on the Judge hospital
which was without rhyme or reason. He
said that the foreman Of another cleo
trical supply company had 'phoned
down for man, and was sent a helper.
The foreman Immediately 'phoned for
the walking delegate Of his union, who
presently appeared. and ordered a
strike because the foreman had been
sent helper instead Of a regular
iourneyman. The case OF Butte sa-
loonkeeper was cited, who was forbid
den by the unions to use gasoline lamps
In his place. but to use electric wiring
instead. He refused and his place was
boyc0tted in consequence.
AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
Contractor Campbell OF the Federal
building said he would so on with his
work unless the men quit on him.
There Is no strike clause In government
contracts, but where there is a strike,
there Is always an allowance. Mr..
Campbell did not know as there would
be strike on the First Presbyterian
church building. In the army quarter
masters Office II was stated today, that
If a walking delegate shows up at the
post 10 interfere. he win be escorted
ly "a detail Of soldiers to the boundaries
OF the reservation, and If he returns
he viii be thrown into the guardhouse.
CENTRAL BLOCK STRIKE.
Another sensation was sprung early
this afternoon at the Central block,
where $4,000 is being expended In re-
modelling and charging the structure.
The walking delegate gave his orders,
and Is carpenters straightWay stopped
work The architect Mr.. klettlng. did
his best to find out what the trouble
was. as he was perfectly ready To do
anything just or reasonable But not a
word Of explanation would the strikers
give and away they went Mr. Kletting
thinks the performance was very SHY
10 say the least.