The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
GRAVE PROBLEM
ROIHERS BARRIERS
NAV Union Shops Give Away
w. Sbaves and Still Not Be-
COme Unfair?

row brewing in the ranks Of
-,o,-r,en BARRIERS union in this
ne JIM - methods adopted by the man.
'''' -.,t ~ new shop TO advertise It's
50 Whether there IS a real cause
sD1' --is,,ance on the part of the other
loI of the city, or whether their
-. ,s only-a- fancied one, remains yet
We s1,eTnined. il is a fact, however.
=, a recent meeting held on the
&c s,.ne pretty warm words were
.,,srssd between those who were in
attendapoe. In fact the proprietor Of the
- establishment, after agreeing 70
[,,bn,it the question TO 2 committee of
.a,r5or business men. stated that If this
,-t,-.osition was not accepted he was
gydstv In don the gloves in back room
M settle the matter IN tndI way mere
80 no one IN the room Wiling 10 ADOPT
- last method. hence the whole ques-
lion wCs laid over Iul d 9'''oSH"S"' Ai1'1
Snq Of the union.
4 short tine ago virtually the same
=, rho controlled the Lone Star Bar
- sbop on Washington avenue, which
- DESTROYED in the big fire last May,
decided to open ~ a new establishment
=, Twentv-fifth street. \ shop equal IN
,l',,;nn,ent to any in the city was fitted
,.n and announcements were sent out by
Ffrsonsl letters through the mails. \
fiitle later the management sent out
cards good for one shave to l,V0O per
sons in ogden for the purpose OF further
Z ad17ertisinE their business. As soon as
+bis became known among the other bar
hers of the city a howl went up and the
claim was sent into the local union that
The new shoB was unfair and should have
SIS union card taken away
peculiar fact 10 connection with the
affair IS that W NJ PisEOtt secretary
az he BarOers union. and likewise presj-
don't OF the local Trades and Labor as
Fqmblv, is connected with the shop over
which the trouble arose. However, 4
meeting was called for last week. and
The matter was discussed at length. but
there was such a division of opinion or
tbe subject that it was deemed best tC
-asv the matter over for another meeting
Arguing from the standpoint assumed
bv the management OF the new shop Il
7vas held that there was nothing To pre-
vent d member of the union from giving
away shaves or anything else that was
his by right; therefore the laws or tbs
aInion could not have been violated IN
4bjs instance. Against this the argument
was advanced that giving away shgVes
was worse than cutting prices, and was
q direct violation OF the constitution 81
The organization.
a prominent MEMBER OF Inc union II
expressing his views ON the matter yes
Terdav stated that he would insist thai
the dispute be carried up 10 the grand
lodge for a decision and insisted that il
a ruling was handed down favorable K
The new concern he would refuse to long
e affiliate with the organization. II.
further stated that there We're a number
OF other BARRIERS in the city who had ais,
taken this position I'VE will not be con
lent" he said with the imposition of
small fine If there is to be fine name'
il must be fo- The limit, 500. or no fin
at all
There is not a barber in the city tina
Is n0I interested in the case, and IN
outcome will be watched with interest
u viii probably require a couple q
months 10 decide the matter. In tn
meantime the new shop will continue l
go business under the protection of tn
tuni0n shop card