Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-14
WESTERLY MATTERS
New Post Office Building Soon to Materiaze- Industry Somewhat Quiet Ministerial Association in Session-Small Strike Among Towns Laborers, Ag- 2rieved at Lone Non- Union Man.

union be entitled to two delegates. and this recommendation is submitted to the local unions for action.
 A resolution was adopted that the general assembly be requested to hold hearings on labor measures in the evening, in order that workingmen could attend without financial loss. A resolution was presented in cOndeInna- |- ton of the American Boy Scout move ment, as it was maintained that the organization fostered barbarism- and miiitarisin in the generation which will later take the place of the present woi-illngmen in the business world Another resolution concerned the bet terment of conditions of the men en- ployed at the Newport naval station. Another resolution called upon the press of the state to favor the passage of a bill for an eight hour day for mu- nicipal employees. Protest was made against women working at night in factories.
 Although bill of prices for the next five years has been settled by the gran tifles smanufa cturers did not feel justified CTS of Westerly, the unsettled condi- ton that existed during the period of settlement and in anticipation of labor trouble has had it's effect upon the granite industries of Westerly. and it will probably be several months before there Is return of even normal condi- tions- Usually at this season there IS demand for com npletion of cemetery work to be finished by Memorial day, but now there is very little of that class of work being done by the local concerns, and in consequence many granite workers are uIIem mployed, as the manufacturers did not feel justified in taking contracts until after the bill Of prices was agreed upon.
 While all of the manufacturing con- cerns are being operated. the working force in some of them is reduced ma terially. Men long in the business are being laid off for indefinite periods and some are arranging to leave town and work elsewhere.
 Rev. F. C. A. Jones, pastor of Gal vary Baptist church, Westerly, in the absence of the appointed speaker, Rev. T. H. Root of Wood River Junction, who could not attend on account of ill., ness. read a paper at the monthly meeting of the Westerly Ministerial association, in the Memorial building Monday. His subject was A Study of the Book of Minai1. A general discus sion followed the reading of the paper.
 The schedule of the International Hod Carriers and Building Laborers' union is to go in effect April 1, and in common with other employers of la borers has been submitted to the high way committee of the town of West erly- Union and non-union men have been employed in the highway depart ment, and that rule will probably pre- vail. Six laborers have been employed and worked together for the past year and seemed satisfied. Monday morn ing five of the six men declared they would not work unless the other man, who is not member of the union, was discharged. The man was not order ed to leave, and the quintette quit work Ihe union is composed entirely of Italians. They became restive and could not wait for the advent of the new schedule.