The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-11
NOT ALL BUILDING RESUMED.
YARDS OPEN, BUT BUILDERS
WILL WAIT A WHILE.
Their Association won't Make Peace with
walking DeleSates-Work on schools
Goes On. and Much Material 10 M.
liyered-Skilied Trades New hoard
OrganizeS-Has Gained Few Recruits.


Goes On, and Much Material IL M.
Iiyered-skiiled Trades New Board
Orgsnizes- Has Gained Few Recruits.
The yards OF the lumber and building
material dealers were reopened yesterday
by agreement with the skilled trades. and
work was resumed on the public schools
and on a number OF theatres and private
buildings How soon all OF the 1907 900
skilled mechanics who have been kept
idle by the trouble In the trade will be at
work again is not yet certain.
1t developed yesterday that while the
associations Of lumber and building ma
terial dealers have made an agreement
with the walking delegates OF the skilled
trades twho yesterday organized as new
central body) the contractors who are or
ganized as the Building Trades Employers
Association have decided, in conformity
with their plan OF arbitration, that the
walking delegates cannot be considered at
all in settling the troubles in the trade.
It Ia the contractors who have suffered
most through the exactions OF corrupt walk
ing delegates, and they have decided to have
no dealings with them at all. The con-
tractors also intend to take no chances
generally resume business until it is known
that the unskilled workers will accept the
new conditions created by the skilled trades.
This statement was issued last evening
by the board of governors Of the Buildin g
Trades Employers Association:
At a regular meeting OF the Board OF Gov
ernors of the Building Trades Employers
Association 1t was decided tina for the present
,rorL nm h,,iIdip 90 shall not - reaumed
A report WAS received from a committee
of the building material dealers. and this
committee received a vote OF thanks Tor the
daesed the hs sh against the demands Of
skilled labor, and they were assured that as
soon as the Building Trades Employers Asso-
citation can logically DO 80 1t Will take aovah-
tage OF the open yards
A representative Of &c board, who gave
the statement to Sun reporter: remarked
that the statement spoke for itself" and
declined to add anything to it;
Secretary Crary OF the Lumber Dealers
open and lumber was being delivered al
over the greater city. AS only about 800
out of the two or three thousand drivers
and handlers employed in the YARDS are
members of the striking unions. there was
no lack of men. Wilson 4 Co., whose
yards with full force Of men.
James Sherlock Davis vice-president
of the Lumber Dealers Association. said
that little or no friction attended the
reopening Of the yards. Regarding the
to resume work generally for the present
he said
and other labor difficulties still in the way
and that the association wants to wait
until the atmosphere is clear. Matters
will right themselves eventually
Delegates Of the seeding unions OF skilled
trades met Yesterday at a hotel in Fifty
seventh street and decided to organize
a new board of building trades, probably
with the title OF the United Board OF Build
ing Mechanics. One or two other unions
sent delegates to the meeting: These
are the organizations which will form the
new association:
Electrical WorksIs' Union No ., Marble Gutter CUTTER:
Ss;s1 Fsa
: :as eqaeT nnes
mated carpsn!ers Society," Sr1 2s 81 Plumb
noa o's as .Sss'
and Metal Rooters' Union. Der! At RigssI.
Granite Ora Cutters Onion Cement Hasons' Union.
John Tasker Of the steamftters was
made temporary chairman and Edward
Kelly Of the electrical workers temporary
formally named next Monday. There will
be another meeting tomorrow and on Mon.
day the board will be formally organized
and permanent officers will be elected. =.
After yesterdays meeting it was stated
that there was reason to believe the SAFETY
join the board. Secretary Kelly announced
that these unions we're barred from the new
board: Building Material Drivers. Build.
ing Material Handlers Cement Masons
boss Marble M"ssc L SaTes
and Laborers' Union Protective Society. =.
President Donovan Of the old board said
that work would be resumed on Monday
by Norcross Bros at the new city library.
Forty-seoond street and Fifth avenue,
ing, at Twenty-third street and Madison
avenue, where " j. Hedden 4 Co. have the
contract and on several theatres. Work
has been resumed on the schools. he said.
The other half Of the old Board 81 Build d
Tasgert Of the Metallic LAthers' Union
presided and James Geelan Of the Build
ing Material Drivers Union acted az secre-
| tary. Samuel j. Parks Of the House
smiths Union was around early Parks
which will retain the old name, had been
offered to him. but he had declined it. A
committee was appointed to try and win
the seeding unions back.
The Executive Committee OF the house
smiths national organization was in see..
sion all day yesterday at the Ashland
House over local labor troubles. A sub
committee was appointed to Sc repre-
sentativee Of the Iron League. the En-
pioying Wire Workers Association and
the Employing Association Of Architectural
enoe with a view to settling. II possible.
the present strikes Of outside and inside
iron workers.
A conference over the employers arbitra-
ton plan took place last evening at ii1s
unions In the building trade and the board
Of governors Of the Building Trades En-
we're r. E. Neidig, president OF the House
smiths and Bridgem asns Union 81, George E.
and Victor Buhr of the Amalgamated
Painters Society.
A representative Of the Board of Cover
nors said afterward that the meeting was
a preliminary one. to be followed by a
conference with representatives Of all the
unions So far only one union had met
since the plan was submitted, and this
union Endorsed the plan
Neidg said that the meeting was in
formal and was attended by the union
,,roeidante nc indiyiduals not as reDre-