The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-29
Quarry Workers Had a Big
Meeting Last Night.
AGREEMENT FOR 3 YEARS
VIII Be Signed Today by the Secretaries
of the Two organizations-More
Than 500 workmen
Affected.

The Graniteville Quarry Workers
branch at d largely attended meeting in
the East Barre opera house last night,
voted 70 accept the proposed agreement
which Ind been drawn up by their con
ference committee and the committee of
the Quarry Owners association last
Monday night. The decision was reach
ed, only after discussion Of over two
hours, and by margin of 21 votes.
There were about five hundred members
Of the union present.
The new agreement covers the follow
ing points:
Average pay of 25 cents an hour.
No discrimination clause cut out,
making straight union jobs.
Time and quarter for over Time
No blasting during the noon hour.
(Nany of the men eat their dinners at
the qnarries, and at cry Of Fire when
blast is to bet set off, they have to
run for safety.)
When blasts are to be set off time
is given to allow men to get to safe
places, before fuse is touched.
Engineers iii charge of boilers get
pay for full time, and are also paid
for washing boilers (reguar average
pay Is 26 cents).
Men to be paid regularly, pay to be
held back not more than five days.
Agreement to run for three years,
to March 1, 1908.
Pending settlement Of differences
there shall be no strike or lockout.
The draft of the proposed settlement
was vigorously discussed pro and con
last night BY many Of the members.
Edward WarlS was the chairman Of the
meeting. The secretary of the branch
is w. P. Pinkham. International Sec
retary p. f. Mccarthy was present and
advised the men to be deliberate ia their
action and telling them what a strike
would mean. The seeretary's counsel,
with that of others, finally prevailed
after more than two hours discussion.
and the vote was taken to accept the
settlement
The bill Of prices Is the result of
several conferences between the commit
tees Of the two organizations. the last
one having been held Monday evening.
The quarry owners had authorized their
committee 10 take final action for them
and consequently the new bill will not
have to 90 before that body for ratifi.
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ever entered upon by the quarry workers
and the owners. Tie first one was made
three years ago, and will expire tomor-
row night. The new bill is consider-
able Improvement for the men. in that
there Is now entire recognition OF the
union.
The bill will now be signed BY the
secretaries of the two organizations.
William Barclay, Jr., for the owners.
and ". p. PnKham Tor the union. The
two committees which had charge 81 the
drawing up Of the bill were: For the
owners, II. ]. NJ. Jones, George B. Milne.
James M. Boutwell,, James Pirie. John
Mcdonald, Charles Marr, and Donald
Smith; for the union, John McWiIliam.
Frank Finnegan, Edward Wark, W. p.
Pinkham, Roland Allen, Michael Hughes
and james Stott. International Secre-
tary Mccarthy was member at the
request OF the union.
There are now $40 members OF the
Granlteyille Branch Of the Quarry Work
ers' Union. That branch has been naak
ing remarkable gains during the past
year, as. in fact, has the entire union.
Under the conditions, it Is probable that
10 union has made a proportionate gain.
The only labor trouble which the Inter.
national union has on hand is small
trouble with the Raymond Granite COM
pany. of Raymond, California.