The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-20
Builders and Contractors Of ksokuk
Minced No Words In Replying to
One Demand Of Journey.
mon Here.
NEW Is EVER THE OLD
Demand for Two Dollars and a Quarter
a Day on Account Of the Higher
Cost Of Living Is Not
Successful.
The old is ever the new.

The old is ever the new.
Sixty-three years ago, the carpen-
tiers of Keokuk stated their demands
in card published in The Gate City
of July %. 1885, as follows:
Carpenters meeting. According to
previous notice, conviction Of the
Journeymen House Carpenters of the
city OF Keokuk, was called to meet at
burrows hall, in said city, on the
evening of July 81, 1856, to take into
consideration some plan by which they
can effect rise in wages. Mr. Prich-
ard was called to the chair; A. M.
Woods was chosen secretary, and D.
NJ Brown assistant secretary.
,, The meeting, after transacting the
necessary business, agreed that,
Whereas, living In the city is too high
for journaymen carpenters to live at
present wages, Therefore,
How II. c. L. Was Then.
Resolved, first, that as boss carpen-
tors refuse to advance wages, that we
will not work unless the sum OF 1925
he paid per day.
Resolved, further, that no Journey
man carpenter that has served a reg
Ilar apprenticeship in the business,
will go to work unless he gets the ad-
vance asked in the above resolution.
Resolved, further. that no journey
man carpenter shall take piece work
OF their employers until the above de-
hand is complied with.
Resolved, further, that a vote Of
thanks be rendered to the owners OF
burrows hall for the use of said hall.
Resolved. that all journeymen car
rtnters who feel disposed to submit
tc these resolutions, shall sign their
names to the same.
w. w. Prichard, president; A M.
Woods, secretary; d. n. Brown, assis-
| tant secretary; F. d. Ramsey, P. G.
jenkins, S. Anderson, G. W. League.
Jas Butler, DR.. S. FORESTER, L. Long,
p. Holmes, W. BlacEstock, r. Rankin,
J. L. Blackburn, j. P. Reynolds. H A.
Thompson, w. H. Thompson, c. S.
Wells, o. j. vogle, T. c. Love, r. Row
land, John Boyd ]. l.. Duncan, T. Nc
| Airoy, G. Scott, r. Kruig, J. c. Pollack,
| T. Monaham, C.. A. Bircher. C. w.
Brian, NJ. A. Andrews, r. Price, John
B Sutton, J. s. Coleman. 8. II. Stone
metz, J. Milligan, ]. Dollery, j. T. ALI
son, o. Hathaway, ]. T. Smith, P. l..
Cressup, T. s. Carter, j. Baldock, j.
Pickering. j. R. Rendy, w. Prichard,
John Paul. Jos. Swale, j. Jones. w. T.
MAIN, B.. C. Gribble, ]. II. Cruig, F.
iMcLane, NJ Kimbell.
The Answer Of the Contractors.
| In the same issue of the paper. the
contractors published their answer to
| the carpenters, their card reading as
| follows:
| At a meeting Of the builders and
contractors of the city of Keokuk, held
! for the purpose of taking into con-
| sideraton the demand of an advance
! Of wages hy the Journeymen Carpen-
| ters the following preamble and relo-
ilution was adopted and ordered to be
publshed:
| Whereas, the season is far advanced.
{ nd having made our contracts In &C.
cordance with the present prices.
which we deem to be fair and reason
able COMPENSATION, therefore
| Resolved, that we, the contractors
! of the city of Keokuk; will not pay
the price demanded by the Journey
rlen carpenters at their meeting at
| Burrows hall on the 21st
| John Perdew, G.. w. Garretson, r.
P. Gray, j. C. Wycoff, o. H. Cox, Will
| son & Harris, Jos. Gafford. Walker &
Reeves, Rude & Murphey, G. B. Phil
lips, VIM. n. Nichols. David & Givin,
Brown & Holt, Best & McIntire, Black
, all & Compton. n. H. Lowe, d. j.
Hosselton. J. Culbertson, d. T. Wilson,
secretary.