The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10
BUlLDING TIE.UP COMPLETE,
MASON BUILDERS PLEDGE SUP.
PORT TO DEALERS.

The, say II Il q Fight Against Union Domi.
nation OF building Industry Of the
tity-No Material ia BE BOusht Ex.
800 cent OF the Dealers Associations
The Mason Builders Association has de-
c;ded to stand by the Lumber Dealers and
BlIdng Matpria. Dealers associations in
,h,tr fi.ht against union domination
The mason builders say that II these two
associations yield and allow their yards
10 be unionized it will place the entire build
inc trade at the mercy Of the Board Of
Building Trades and might cause paralysis
Of the building industry at any time one
If the affiliated unions Of the board made
demands
The Mason Builders Association held a
meeting late on Friday night at the Build
ing Trades Club to consider the situation
About 100 members were present. represent
ing sGO.OoO,OO0 or more OF invested capital.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Lumber Dealers
Associations the Brick Manufacturer As
ISOLATION and the Building Material Dealers
Association and of the trades unions were
present and there was some very plain talk
These resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. The Material Dealers Associa-
ton and the Association Of Lumber Dealer 8
lave closed their yards as defensive measur e
against aggression that points unerringly to
T. determination on the part OF organized
labor To- dictate as to whom. by whom and
III what manner material shall be handled
and delivered. thereby contr olling the source
II supply and closing the circuit Of union
domination in the building industry OF this
city.
R,solrod That the Mason Builders Associa-
riou pledges its undivided support to said
associations Of dealers in their efforts to
maintain the integrity and management of
their own business and further
Rrsoied, That no member OF the Mason
Euidors' Association shall contract for or
accept huiding material from any firm or
Individual not II member of one or other Of
.aid dealers associations, until the ter min l.
ton, OF THIS contest for domination on the
onc hand and seif-pf eServatlon on the other
A former officer and prominent member
of the Mason Builders Association said
Yesterday to u Sun reporter:
lhe United Board of Building Trades
las put itself in a false position by taking
up the fight to get the wages of mechanics
for unskilled men. Everything is shut
down in New York in the building line.
except on few buildings which are nearly
finished. The builders can do nothing and
the building material handlers and lumber
handlers say they can handle their fight
u
builders or not.
One of the brick manufacturers said
last night The brick manufacturers do
not recognize organized labor as it is UNDER
stood by the union. Their yards are not
organized and they will not be organized
namely, that there will be no class DONNA
ton when it comes to employing men. They
will stay in this fight until it ends and will
aot organize their yards unless they lose
me fight, but they expect TO win
% e Of the wal liking delegates was talking
believed that the Board Of building Trades
was right in taking up this fight. He said
candidly, i do not
Il have 100000 Of contracts for build
mgs. There Is one building for which
1900 900 worth of goods has been purchased
for sale on the understanding that the build
ing is to be finished in certain time. II
1t is not finished then the season, being a
short one, will be spoiled and he, will not
get so cents on the dollar for the goods
which he has bought. In that case ! will
have to pay heavy forfeit"
nla1d for $3.50 a day. Last week they made
an agreement with the Employing Plas-
tercrs' Association by which they were to
get $3.50 day on May Is, their present
wages Of s3.25 day to remain in the mean
lime. This agreement was not accepted
by the union.
Meetings were held in the Building Trades
Club yesterday afternoon by the Employ
raj Contractors Association. The last
named has no trouble with the unions.
but like all associations Of employers they
are vitality interested in the present stu
ttlOn
A report was made yesterday. at the
efation, IS Broadway, that the tie-up was
complete, except in deliveries that might
have been made by the yards controlled
by Mr. Paine Of the Carroll Box and Lum-
her Company and of the Yellow Pine COM
PAW.
AS to his yards the statement said,
there seems to be little misunderstand-
ing They were unionized few weeks
ago, so as, it is said. to take advantage OF
Just this situation. Fortunately, how.
aver, no embarrassment is being felt
therefrom
Secretary Crary of the Building Material
Dealers Association said that no build
ing ma, erials were b,ing delivered in either
Manhattan or The Bronx
meeting of buildng-material dealers
Of Brooklyn was held at IS Broadway, at
which sin II tr association to the Man.
haitian organization was formed. No in
formation could be gained about it, but it
Is sunrosed that it stands ready to CO.
operate with the Manhattan association.
Prominent members of the Mason
DulI'erS ASSOCIATION WHOSE WO X IL lieu
up are the Thompson-Starrett Company.
Norcross Bros, Charles T. Wills, the Tide
water Building Company, who contract
Tor nearly all the work Of the Aston estate;
'. J. Hennen 4 Sons. who have the contract
building, Twenty third street and Fourth
avenue Charles A. Cowen 4 Co., Mark
Edlitz 4 Son. The George A. Fuller Com
pany, which has many large contracts in
the city. is not represented in the Mason
R,,ilders Association