Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-11
Union Men Would Put Up Steel
Made by NOn-Unon
Concern.
KEARNs PROMISED TROUBLE.
Jack Nun-cy'- Proposition u kc-
icctcd by Manager Jones OF tirm
Having the ,uh-Contract

The arst szirmiah NJ the great baltic
between organized aud nou-uuion Ia
Dor which has been threatening aIl VIM
ter. occurred Thursday afternoon when
John Muusev. business agent of tho
structural lrouuorkers union, made
an offer to Dick" Jones. manager of
tho Jones company Co take the cone
tract of erecting tine steel skeleton of
the koarus building on Main street be-
tween First and Second South. Nun
soy met with 600 success. and Manager
Jones says. with tightening of mo
lips. that the Jones company is goIns
to finish its contract and within Tine
contract time.
The offer of the business agent NJ the
structural Irouwurkers union was
made after long consultation with
Tom Kc8r1s. and evidently was made
with his consent 10 Us said that Mum
soy told Kearns that the new building
must De "a union job or that ke3rns
would hear from it boz other ways. Ana
it Dr. also said that Kearns refused to
have any active participation in 'ho
controversy
eyes. Muusoy came 20 me and asked
what ! would take for The contrast Of
erecting the steel on the Ke8rns build
Ing said Manager Jones. u told
him that if he would pay me tho profits
on the job he could have 10. But when
/ mentioned the figures and Mr. Jones
smiled. che seemed Co staggcr a bit and
changed the subject
AN ODD PROPOSAL
Here is the proposition" and the
manager of the Jones company became
fHfsaf
Go put up the steel on the kearns build
ing, "a contract which we obtained from
the Modern Structural Steel company
of Waukoaha. Wis This concern Cm-
pl0ys non-union men ana furnishes the
material which viii go into the kearns
building. Now. the salt Lake union
would take the sub-coutract and put
union men on the job. using metal
which is being furnished by a nom
union concern. Peculiar. isn't a.?
For that is just what IL means.
They want the contract for the pure
purpose of making it union job But
we have taken the contract 10 put up
that steel and up IL goes And / have
money 10 say that IL win go up faster
than any similar amount OF work that
has ever been done In salt Lake. The
Jones company has all OF its rigging In
the city and 1t win not be long be-
lore We can reinforce inc kfhlns nNlIt
with much OF that which is now he
ing used ON the Hotel Utah"
Manager Jones said further that be
had the best crew Of structural iron
workers Ia the country. "rhcy are men
/ know. men who can do the work. and
they are the men / want / don't care
whether they are union or not All
want is 10 have the work done and 1
know that / have the outfit 10 do Il.
The skeleton Of the Kearns building Is
going To be put up by the JoLes COM
pany' And that was the final word
John Munsey business manager Of
the ironworkers, would say nothing
IN regard to the proposition made to
Manager Jones. MI Koarns was also
uncommunicativc.
The long fight against the Jones'
company eliminated late in Decent
Der last when an attempt was made
Co blow up an engine and derrick OF
the Hotel Utah by the use Of dyna-
mite. The trial OF the offenders quiet
ed matters for a time and there have
been no troubles since Tho work on
the hotel has gone on apaCc and the
Jones company ID now working upon
the fourth floor They claim that 30
working days win be enough TO finish
the steel work. The promcr 10 Man
agor Jones Thursday is taken 20 mean
that the union intends to reopen the
fight Just what the next step will be
ig predetermined. hut something do
cisivo Is expected at any time