The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-21
Granite Cutters Reject PrOpo-
sitiOns From Manufacturers
AT YESTERDAYS. MEETING
Committees Met at Mortified Yesterday
Also and Discussed Situation There
Barre Polishers' Branch, G.
C. |. A., Elects Officers.

A special meeting Of Barre branch,
Granite Cutters International asSocia-
tion, was held at the opera house at
five o'clock yesterday afternoon to con
slider two propositions from the manu-
facturers committee for settlement Of
the wage scale for the coming three
years, to take the place OF the agree
ment which expires March /. The meet
ing was very largely attended and har-
monious, and was in session less than
an hour The union committee presented
the two propositions which they were
requested to take before the meeting,
and without debate the meeting rejected
both
This action puts the whole matter up
to the two committees again The last
conference of the two adjourned, sub
iect to the call Of the chairman, H. J.
NJ. Jones, ON the part Of the manufac-
turer, and Richard Gigg, for the cut
ters.
A committee Of the local association,
consisting of Fl. J. NJ. Jones, Dennie RyIe
and Joseph Brault went to Mortified
yesterday, where, with John Cross OF
Cross Brothers Of that place, they met
committee from the Mortified cutters,
who have presented separate bill The
cutters there claim that inasmuch as
they work on two different kinds OF
stone Bethel and Barre, distinct wage
settlement from that adopted in Barre
should be made. No definite conclusion
was reached at the conference.
rria n1ontsrv ef .pnar~r
was held at the 'regular meeting Of the
polishers' branch Of the granite cutters
union last evening, with the following
result: president, John s. Mcdonald;
viee-president, A. G. Adams; financial
secretary, Frank Bartlett; corresponding
secretary, w. g. Pirie; treasurer, David
Celley.
Adjustment committee, John s. Nc.
Donald, Asa Adams and Frank Adams.
When Intercepted in regard to the
bill Of prices which has been presented
to the manufacturers, the officers Of the
local stated that conferences had been
held with the manufacturers, but that
they had nothing to say in regard 20
it as yet.
p. r. Mccarthy, international secre-
tary treasurer Of the Quarry Workers
union, returned last night from Rock
port, Mass where he has been ON bust
ness connected with that union Mr..
Mccarthy says that the cutters and
manufacturers have settled any differ
emees which may have existed and both
parties have signed a bill OF prices for
the next three years, which is practically
the same as tho old bill and which pro-
vides minimum OF 81 cents an hour
for cutters.
The cutters reason for doing this was,
it is said. to give the quarry workers q
chance to get an increase in their wages
The quarry workers ask for an average
wage Of 25 cents an hour for eight hours,
instead of Is 20 %, as given under the
present bill.
The quarry operators have until the
expiration of the present bill, March
i, To settle this matter, and If it's not
settled at that time, there are prospects
of strike among the workers.
This strike would affect only one firm,
the Rockport granite company, and
would affect about $50 quarry workers.
Westerly r. L., Feb. 2l.--Ihe local
granite manufacturers have been advised
by Robert D. Smith Of Boston, secsetarv
OF the National Association Of Granite
that on Feb. II the Rock
port Granite company Of Rockport
Mass. reached settlement with its cut
tiers on a basis Of the old bill, S7la
cents minimum, for a period Of three
years. the bin expiring March |, 1911;
also that the Booth Bros, and Hurricane
Island Granite company have made
settlement at Waldoboro. Ne, on the
basis OF the old bill, 371a cents mini
mum. for four years from March l. The
Hallowell Granite company of Hallowell,
Me-. has also ed on the same termss
only on a five year contract from March