Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
DECIDE TO ORGANIZE
Employers and Dealers of
Building Trades Act.
FORM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Personnel of the Board Of Governor
Selected.
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
Stated Object is to Secure Harmony
and an Equitable Adjustment of
Differences.
FORM IRONCLADASS0CIATION
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

employers and dealers have formed an
ironclad organization which they believe
will protect them from demands and en-
croachments on the part of their employees.
The organization takes in the various
trades concerned, from the masonry and
cement work in the cellar to tin roofing on
the house. Included in the membership are
steam filters and plumbers, mill workers.
bricklayers, paint and glass men, electric
contractors and all the other trades that
go to make up the building trades as a
whole.
The employers in question have selected a
board of governors, one man from each or
the lines of work mentioned, and they be-
lieve that they are sufficiently strong to
nip in the bud any labor trouble and settle
all differences arising between themselves
and their employees.
Issues an Announcement.
The organization has issued announce
ment stating the makeup and giving as
surance to the public at large and building
investors in particular that they are in a
position to cope with any trouble that may
arise and prevent any disturbance in the
building industry. The personnel OF the
board of governors for the coming year Is
said to indicate the strength and extent Oh
the organization.
The names of the building men represent
ed are as follows:
Z. W. Smith, representing millwork; w;
T Galliher. lumber dealer; Sam Ross, steel
and iron work; Hugh Reilly. paints ana
glass; c. H. Rudolph, hardware; John
Mitchell. IT, plumbers supplies; D. l.. Hol-
brook brick manufacturers; s. Nj. FRAZER
masons material; r. j. Beal, cement WORK
Thomas Eagan, steam and hot water WORK
ers; w. D. Nolan, plumbing; j. r. Gala
way. electrical work; Warren M: White'
sheet metal and timing; w. A. Kennedy
fireproofing construction; w. 3 Hutch n,
son, tile work; c. c. Murray, pasterng' W..
H. Marriott slate roofing; e. ii. Forspurg'
machinists Charles Rose, roofing; H. +.
Rupprecht marble work; j. Viehmeyer
stone work; Joseph Richardson, Master
Builders Association and E. c. Graham,
Employers Association.
To Insure Harmony.
..In order to insure harmony and an
eouitable adjustment of differences that
may come up the statement to the puohc
sets forth, there has been created board
of governors, the members of which are
employing contractors and dealers In puliu-
ing materials and are elected to their po-
sitions on this board by the parent organ
iZation, viz, the Employers Association OF
the Building Trades of the District OF Co
lumbia
"The absolute authority delegated to this
board by the employers and dealers In ma
terial readily makes 1t apparent to the
most casual observer that the underlying
strength of the board of governors give to
this organization power, which, used con-
servatvely, will tend to equitably settle all
differences that can possibly arise. and
hence avoid all future contention and dis
turbance in connection with the industry.
The membership of the Employers AS
sociation of the District of Columbia is
composed of representatives from each OF
the several trade organizations connected
with the building industry and also dealers
in building material. This embraces prac
tically all parties connected In this apac-
ity in the building trade. Never before was
there such a compact organization and
unanimty of opinion in this industry.
To Control Radical Action.
The public will readily observe from the
personnel of this organization that the i'm
portance of conservative action on their
part will be carefully and fully considered
and can rest assured that they will en-
deaver to control radical action the part
of any constituent orSanizatio having in
mind the fact that this industry is the
largest and most important within the Dis
trict OF Columbia, distributing for labor and
material annually about fifteen millions of
dollars and realizing what a calamity any
general tie-up in this industry means to the
public, as well as parties connected
Herewith, one months idleness in this in
dhstry means to the business interests of
the city of Washington an immediate loss
of 81 600 600 or more, and general loss
which cannot be estimated in figures, there
fore, the board of governors will exhaust
every resource and bend all their effort and
energy to promote harmony and prevent
discord between the employer and en-
ployed. thereby insuring a continuance of
the prosperous and harmonious conditions
that now exist