The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-01-24

Editor Express: Deemlng It proper
al this time to give to the interested
public OF Chickasha the true situa-
ton existing between the trades
union and Hughes & Furry contrae-
tors Of this city There was settle I
ment effected by representatives Of
the Trades Council, their executive
board. composed Of b L. Kendig as
business agent. A. " Bennett as re-
cording secretary. and Mr. Bird as
financial secretary and treasurer, who
were the executive committee Of the
Trades Council A committee from
the Trades Council came before the
regular meeting OF the BricldayeBs.
Masons and Plasters' Union No OF
chiclSasha, asking our support IN ef
fecting settlement between Hughes
& Furry and the Trades Council Of this
city. to which we readily agreed and
committee of three was appoint ed
BY No. 9 to act in connection with the
above named committee to try to ad
Just the differences between these con-
tractors and The locals We succeed
ed in getting a conference with Mr..
Furry as a partner OF the above named
firm and after discussing all points
at issue we arrived at an agreement
as follows Hughes & Furry agreeing
to work all union men, pay the scale
and work the hours with the under
standing with the contractors that
where they had entered into agree
ment for material and work from firms
that were claimed 10 be unfair. If we
could not get them on the fair list,
these agreements were TO be carried
out, Hughes & Furry agreeing after
the completion Of the Prince and
High jobs on Chicl1asha avenue
were finished not TO use any more
material from these unfair firms un-
less they made themselves fair with
organized labor Mr.. Furry signed the
carpenters contract, agreeing with all
demands and on these conditions the
lob was opened up and everybody
went TO work, but at the next regular
meeting of the carpenters local this
agreement was repudiated. ] tried on
Thanksgiving day to get this matter
started for an adjustment and had a
conference with Mr.. Furry and he
stated at that time tnat he was more
than willing to adjust the matter
then went to Mr.. Scott, the business
agent OF tho carpenters union at that
time. and laid the matter before him
and asked him to take it up with them
at the next regular meeting, which he
promised to do. | told Mr. Scott at
that time that this matter could be
adjusted easily and that it was not
the wish of no. 9 that her members
be working at one end OF building
} and non-union men on the other enc
and that we were anxious for an ad
justment Of the difficulty. 1t was
something near Ah4cS "SSNS "tN~A N--'
that the president and secretary Of the
carpenters union, Mr.. Furry and my
, self had a conference and all Of theil
, demands were aeceded to by Mr.
!, Furry with the exception Of the mate
rial furnished by the planning Mill, bu
r they agreed to take that matter VI
! with their local at the next meetins
; and let us know the next morning
but we have never seen them from
| that time until the present. The aboy'
are facts and give this 10 the in
5 terested public, SO they may draw
}. their own conclusions.
N. e. BUNNELL,
Secretary aqd Treasurer,
Na n NJ p w.