New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
FULL TIE Up THIS WEEK.
Ill BUILDING TO STOP
Mason Builders Join Lumber and
Building Material Dealers.

The Mason Builders Association. composed of
the general building contractors made public
the fact yesterday that it has decided to stand
nv the Building Material Dealers and Lumber
Dealers associations in their fight against the
uuiouizing Of their yards. This means COM
plete tieup on all buildings early this week
The Mason Builders Association controls the
greater part Of the building operations in this
city. and represents q capital Of over 100000 600
ngested in building contracts. Its action was
taken al general meeting Of the association
in the rooms Of the Building Trades Club. No.
125 Broadway. on Friday night, when the fol-
lowing resolutions passed:
Whereas The Material Dealers Association and
the Association Of Lumber Dealers have closed
erosion that points unerTingly 70 determination
,rNoru by whom and in what manner material
shall be handled and delivered. thereby controlling
domination in the building industry;
Resolved. That the Mason Builders Association
pledges its undivided support TO said association
81 dealers IN their efforts TO maintain the integrity
Resolved. That no member Of the Mason Build
ers Association shah contract for or accept build
ing material from any firm or individual not a
member Of one or other OF said dealers e ass93l 1
nation on the one hand and self-preservation on
he other
The meeting was attended by over one hun
bred mason builders. Delegations were also
present from the Lumber Dealers and Building
Material Dealers associations, ana from sOiii0
a. the labor unions II was learned that the
meeting. which was behind closed doors, was
q very exciting one and that the taking up OF
rbe Sight Of unskilled labor for the wages OF
skilled mechanics by the Board Of Building
Trades was severely criticised.
A prominent member of the Mason Builders
Association said yesterday afternoon:
II these two associations Of ep99s ssn Sh0 Of ha tRe
F2l1i5ing Material Drivers and others al1 uhioII-
5zed their yards II would mean that the board OF
FSriISnc Trades would have entire controi OF tIIe
situation In that II there was a eTlesai-o o
cation the board could stop all building oy oroeI
- s-yiLes in the wards. We could never nglre on
he completion Of any Of the contracts al any
-iven tine, and everything would De dl se0-
The action Of the Board Of Building Trades
IN taking up the fight for unskilled labor ana
thus throwing from sixty thousand 70 seventy
thousand men, most Of whom were skilled men,
IDLE was severely commented on by Dullulhs
contractors all over the city yesterday 1hsy
declared that the board was in a fair way to
destroy the building boom for TINS year os
lighting for the payment OF wages OF sAllleO
men to laborers.
An organization of Brooklyn building ma
Manhattan headquarters Of the bulldlng ma
rerial dealers II will cooperate. II necessary
with the association for Manhattan ana Inc
BTnx. .
Max Vogel, who is now building Clarem a.15
Court at ne-hundred-and- tvelfth-st and
Broadway Yesterday found his sidewalk COW
cred with barrels OF dirt that had been moved
from TIE building only 10 block the Sidewalk
He found X impossible TO get transportation
7,-tiI he himself hired a truck and, with MS
general rnansg ger and secretary. loaded II Win
The dirt ana building refuse, mounted the wagon
and drove 10 the dump at Ninety-sixth-st