The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-21
ALL CONVENTIONS
ARE NOW SETTLED
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BE
TWEEN CARPENTERS AND
BUILDERS sATIeFAc-
TORY.
Means That the Magnificent Audl.o-
Rum Building VIII Be Built
Without Further In
terruptlon.

At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
az the Board OF Trade a meeting
was held by representatives Of Car
penters' Union No. 3. the Master
Builders Association n the Joint
harmony committee. at which the ten
fative agreement signed at an early
hour yesterday morning was read
ond found mutually agreeable TO both
sides. and II was made a part OF the
carpenters scale and the scale was
then signed by the representatives
CT the master builders.
This action means that the carpen.
ters' strike is on; that the strike OF
organizations In sympathy with the
carpenters is on; that the council
proceedings 10 repeal the auditorium
ordinance Is Of. and ~ also means
that the auditorium building, which
has been standing in an u~ncompleted
4! state for some weeks. and threatened
10 become a monument to discord be
, tween labor and capital in this city.
will be completed without further de-
lay. n by union labor.
! In the settlement OF this unfortu-
nate situation that arose. too much
credit cannot be given TO the efforts
OF the joint harmony committee
which has been wrestling with the
problem for several weeks. A salts
factory settlement would at times
seem in sight and then something
would turn up that would upset mat
tiers. and several conferences result
ed in this manner. The committee.
however. continued its efforts. and
the two sides got together early
Thursday morning and effected an
agreement that was ratified yesterday
afternoon. settling the whole contro-
versy and relieving a very unfortu-
late situation.
The Agreement.
The agreement which was made a
part OF the carpenters scale. and
which was agreed upon and signed
by the two sides. Is as follows:
Frst-Master builders to sign this
scale at once. involving outside car
penters only.
Second-Carpenters 20 declare
strike OF at once.
Third-Closed shop rule not to be
enforced on outside carpenters for
50 days from this date.
~Fourth-Inside carpenters TO be
subject TO a separate scale and a sep
arate organization OF the L. p. c. &
J. OF A. TO be formed within six
months.
Fnh-scale Of outside carpenters
to be on a sliding basis-s3.20 for the
FIRST $40 for the second year.
and $3.50 for the third year.
Sixth-Bona hde stockholders in
firms not required to Join the union.
seventh-All claims for fines
against carpenters to be withdrawn.
and all non-union carpenters 20 be
accepted in the carpenters union
without prejudice.
Elghth-All conflicts with respect
TO compliance or noncompliance
with the terms Of this agreement 10
be referred to q joint committee to
be selected from the joint harmony
committee and the Trades Assembly
Ninth-In the case OF r.. W. Fair. II
is Understood and agreed that the TO-
lowing persons shall be exempt from
Joining the carpenters union. ~ they
so desire II. w. Fair. w. J. Bennett
II. f. McCulley. J. II. Fair and A. ".
Fair No objection shall be made by
n. ". Fair { their Joining the union.
~ they 50 desire.
Tenth-It IL understood and agreed
that his agreement r. 10 be attached
70 and made a part OF the carpenters
scale now IN force with other con
tractors.
The scale was signed BY Thomas V.
Salisbury. 7. e. Brind,ey and 2. !.
Weekly. for the carpenters. u. W.
Fair. W. II. Klieves and ! W. Beltz.
for the master builders. and W J Lu-
kens. W ~ ColviR. J. ". Rennard.
Charles u Ryan and ! r. higgins.
for the Joint harmony committee.
Architect Fred = Faris vas pres
ent ~ the conference. and also " n.
Armstrong. representing the brick.
layers union. and Vice President No
Ian. Of the National Hricklayers'
Union