The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
CARPENTERS ON STRIKE.

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This morning there was a strike among
the carpenters at work for the Fossburg
company. which is doing some extensive
work for the Brown & Sharp company.
The cause OF the strike Is about az Pc
culiar I'm the history of the movement
as was ever known. and tho men claim
that It is but one OF the ways in which
the worlIingman would be kept down IL
there was not such thing as a union as
a method OF defense.
There arc several crafts employed by
the company on the work for the Brown
4 sharp company. and all the other crafts
have boon Maid for their work al the end
OF each week Just why tho carpenters
should have been selected the ones
upon whom 10 try the plan in vogue could
not be learned. but the men say that 1t
was though, that they were too weak
10 resist the attempt and the company
had other uses for the money. At any
rate all the other crafts were paid al the
end Of each week while the carpenters
were forced To work two weeks before
receiving any pay and then three days OF
the money was kept pack.
This plan has been working for n month
or more and when the business agent
interviewed the manager OF the work on
behalf OF the men he was told that the
foreman here had nothing TO do with the
arrangement, since all that was In the
control of the Boston office. Imme-
diately communication was had with the
office there with no relief for the men
The business agent then again took up
the matter with the foreman here and
was given to understand that ii was with
out his power TO have the trouble
remedied Seeing that there was no re-
lief for the men. the business agent de-
cided that the only thing left for the men
was 10 call n strike and this morning the
men went out
craft on the job and every man OF them
wanted his money AT the end OF each
week with none held In reserve. Even
the non-union men who were ct work on
the lob concluded that the principles OF
unionism were good and that IL was
good thing to become affiliated Win the
union and hence decided TO join with the
IL is thought that the matter will be
settled very effectively and with perfect
harmony I'm a day or so or even before
that time The carpenters though as "A
class willing tn bear all kinds OF bur
dens and privations, being accustomed To
them. thought that their patience was
this firm and besides not being bankers
OF much standing in the community theL
needed the money. Almost every man or
them was q man of family and with lit
tie ones at home needing attention such
as only the purse can supply after Trying
10 have the matter settled without. &c
cided that the only thing to do was 10
strike.
pARTENDERs HAD NO MEETING
Yesterday afternoon was the time sched-
uled for the meeting of the Bartenders'
union but owing 10 the pleading whis-
pers of tho winds under the trees az
Rocky Point and the echoes from the
fun lovers at the defeat Of tho Jersey
city team at the hands Of the local base
ball aggregation as VOL az numerous
other sundry calls OF the Wild, when the
president " the body raped for order
and counted noses for n quorum n was
found that only the most faithful ~ thr
few were on hand. The session thon
adjourned 20 Rocky Point and way sta
tions aud ~ every station could no round
members of tho union who had mistaken
Tho place Of the meeting. Most of the
mon h.d thought the session was 10 be
held n Rocky Point and assembled there
iu extra ordinary numbers. Some of them
went to the baths for the meeting places
but the majority ~ them followed the
crowd into tho ball game and there Mr.
william j Powers found the most O:
them roofing to beat the cars. arising To
points of order aud disputinR sundry bills
that we're presented for payment y
Is thought that should the temptations OF
the weather and the summer pleasures be
removed the postponed meeting will be-
held on the second Sunday OF Septem-
bel
MUSICIANS HELD NO MEETING
There was no meeting OF the musicians
union yesterday afternoon owing To the
fact that n large number OF the members
OF the union were at work In various por-
tions OF the city.
MARSHALLs ANNOUNCEMENT.
The chief marshall announces that the
s.sf11 10 a
shortly u being about 90 he made up and
all those unions who have not Yet report
Cd a. 90 tho number of men IN line and
the bands that they will have are asked
to do ~ Immediately 80 that therc may be
no difficult, iu having all satisfactoril,
arranged
room IL Labor Temple