The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
IAROR SCARCITY NOW FACTOR
. IN THE BUILDING SITUATION

While building operations ar" showing
treat gains throughout tn" country
architects and builders this week W"r'
disturbed BY reports from many sections
~ an increased scarcity OF unSkIt'u I''-
or and a growing indifferent ",,''u'',: "I'
the part Of certain workers IN ~, uu'.u
ing trades due to "A spirit 81 Hu''H,.
ne Sas presented a serious "hStaI!r,
IN the way uf erecting haI.$ h"r"''
houses and apartments. says ~" MI. ~,
lean Architects weekly r'N"M ~
chief difficulty aros" wh"n hr'h 'tH',,. III
nartirularly those III tn" East; I""'r'
ibat sor,c Of their important jobs were
bcinr held uD by a SCARCITY 81 p'"E
LAYERS lah0r"rS Wh" could n"t o.
iaincd in the numbers d"Slr;". -
many moro t"r"'i;n'rS WI" II', ~ ,hc,r
dniny this work are RETURNING l" '"','n
n,iiyr lands taking with them money
saved during a bounttiul p"FI"d "i H'h"
war labor wages -, ., ,,,,.
II was also shown that N" men no"
available. while demanding higher "a az,
arc actually pcrtOrmlnE less "HFk. ~
result is that production has been ltr-
mendously curtaIlcd. \ few E'ArN %E'
~, nc aycrarr If 1900 bricks Il day. To-
dss> Tho ON, ;nar,. = total - HNt 900. : ~ .
thc-n,orc many tax" adv auinE" 81 IN
hirhcr wages 10y m"rkiuE i'"'' "'tS
each week and lnN!us, uH th' r'H.. ~, ~
~ which decreases produ'li"n '"hS'u
ebly In som" instances lHH"r"rS on th'
lob went on Str!k" for higher wages SH''s
The union scale This. uatGrH'I!' atu'.
to thu spirit Of unrest lrSShSN , ..,,.s
in New York CITY. m ,,r
The granting ~ wax" Or Sl.un n','
hour 20 bricklaycrS in tho chicago aus
Srict y,oEcS this scale III" highest HSt'u
10 any worker in tho building industries
Hod carriers in that section also nav
hsen granted a wage Of 20 cents per
hour, an increase from - y cents; IL
Affects approximately 10000 men. l ms
hass caused the rcopcnirg Of aEr'cE!"htS
in other building trades for m" MINK
OF a new wage scale on a basis proper
tomato TO that Of tho hrIcN!aN"rS anu
their helpers Many Of III" aSrc"n'i,S
Srbich rho building trades workers INSIST
must be withdrawn still have TWO years
10 run. but the present outbreak is S2lu
10 be due 70 dissatisfaction among lh''
workers with agreements signed ny 'he''
leaders. ..t.
a ono Of the results Of the war. For
one OF the causes OF this LABOR unrest Is
that higher standards Of living ar" being
Established CvC-ywhcr". II Is causing
a. shortage Of help OF a most dccidrd
character But ultimately N" establish
rasnt of higher standards or tiEihE WIZ
work out 10 tho benefit Of tn" archlt''t
and builder. for higher standards OF
IIying mean greater comforts IN tn"
hSmr In the building trades. Nh"r" IN"
MA iority Of labor is skilled II - certain
there can To- no return to prc-w1r "aE"
sFalrS no matter how much distress -
ctuscd in thu mcaptimc while conditions
arc heinE adjusted
Any drop IN wages must y" 'Np'''"".
The further on" studies tho SlluHfi'N.
tho moro one IS C0uI lur'd 'h:t thor" /;
no liability IF any drop in thu cost "t
living no rhnrrn - wages coming u""".
aad Consequently n" Nk.h"~d 81 prices
of building ""mm"dri"$ coming d',W u.
We shall ncN,.r lo hlr< =" - Did order
~ ,biprs tn TIN. old S'rui"rd> uf prices