The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-02
LONG PENDING
STRIKE NOW ON
Union Carpenters Lay Down
Their Tools and Quit
OTHER TROUBLES END
BRICK MAsoNs PRESENT RE
QUESTS m GOOD LIGHT AND
CONTRACTORS AGREE TO
WHAT THEY ASK.

The union carpenters OF the city |
yesterday morning declared the strike |
VIII ch has been pending for some time,
and IL what both the carpenters and
contractors say proves true the sound
of the hammer and saw will not be
heard in Cairo for some time 10 come.
/ They reported for work as usual yes
terday. and in answer to their de
mands the contractors offered them a
compromise. which. however. they re
fused to accept and strike is the
consequence.
The carpenters ask that they be
given the same wages they are receiv.
ing now for nine hours work for an
eight hour day. The contractors have
made them several propositions
among which is one to pay them ar
extra hours wages for the nine hour
day insted of the same wages for 2
shorter day, bur the plan did not
meet with the approval of the union
The contractors also offered to let
them work eight hours each day at q
; decrease in pay of one hour, but thi'
he men disapproved of and as re
suit oil work on frame buildings in the
cisy is now at a stand still.
The carpenters say that they vii
remain out until their demands are
D net and the contractors state tina
I they will remain firm in the matte
. and will not have the wages they ar
{ to pay. or the hours that are to b
. worked. dictated to them. They sa
s that if they are forced 10 1t by tn
= union they will 20 outside of the cit
for men to carry on the contracts the
have on hand and to commence man
others for which they have the plans
y Almost every contractor in the cit
9 has several contracts for which tn
Q ground has not yet been broken an
10 they are very DESTROYS of getting
ie work on them as soon as possibl
" Many of them are for new and beau'
h' ful homes in various parts of the eli
er and as there is strong demand +
ne houses for renting purposes an effo
se' will be made by both these who a
cd having them built and by the contrat
ne ors to have them finished as soon
ne possible, even if they have to take !
us course to the non-union plan.
o. The slightest difficulty between Z
al contractors and brick masons unit
no has been settled to the satisfaction
NC both parties and work is continuing
lot before ON the brick structures goi
Ne up in the city
ma The masons held a meeting Sund
" morning at the corner of Tweli
ins street and Washington avenue and
Gu cided to accept the offer OF the c.
Tar tractors, which was much the same
Eat the one made to the carpenters.
ags accepting the terms offered them II
bind themselves to work until all C
tracts now under way are finish
for They are privileged to work but ell
ent hours day if they so choose and
my the end of the week they will be p
hat for the total of hours they have
day n. When such work as they are n
+, it IN is completed they will receive
my same pay, IS, for eight hours W
ser what they are now receiving for n
the The brick layers have been very
All ferent at all times to their employ
that and have presented their requests
light the best manner possible, which
airs, clined the contractors favorably
the their direction and which fact
be probably the cause Of their requ
tier. being granted.