The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-02
BARRE GRANITE
BELT is NEARLY
ALL TIED UP
In Some Towns Men of the
Various Unions Reported
for Work To-day, Pend
ing Another Meeting of
Conference Committees
on Adjustment.

The granite industry of the Barre
belt, as well as of most of the territory
under the jurisdiction of the Boston
agreement was virtually at a stand
still to-day as the result of the action
of the unions in rejecting the terms of
the settlement as unanimously agreed
| upon by the conferees of the Monu-
mental Granite Producers association
and the Granite Cutters international
| association at Boston Wednesday night.
In some scattered instances the men
were at work pending further negotia-
tions between the two associations. but
their numbers were small as compared
with the total involved.
Barre branch, c. c. J. A., the largest
union Of the association, voted over
unanimously, it was stat
ed to-day--to reject the proposition
for $500 a day from April /, 1920. TO
Sept. !, 1920, and S. from Sept. /, 1920,
to April !, 1922, and followed up that
action by voting by very great ma
jority TO remain away from work un-
til they get So day, Similar action
was taken by many unions in the Barre
belt regarding the rejection of the de-
mand, but now and then a union de-
cided to continue work as usual under
the existing agreement pending adjust
meut of the differences
The meeting of Barre branch was
held in the opera house last night and
was attended by about 500 stonecat-
ters. The session was comparatively
short, the proposition being presented
and placed open for discussion. 1t was
not long before a motion to reject was
put before the house and was carried
as before stated. This was followed
by the action in voting to stay ont
until the SS day was secured Some
of the crowd had LEFT. before the second
vote was taken but the vote on the
taking a vacation" wss said TO be 634
in favor to 80 against.
Also last evening the Barre tool
sharpeners and the polishers, who come
under the same jurisdiction, voted not
to accept the proposition, but in some
INSTANCES the men went to work this
pending a new conference. The
of the granite plants were
blown ss usual, but they blew in vain
az far as the drawing of the cutters TO
work was concerned.
In Waterbury the cutters held a
meeting and acted rs the Barre cut
ters had done, and the industry in
was idle to-day. Similar
conditions existed in Montpelier, where
the men had been out since Wednesday
night. following vote taken that
night. The stonecutting plant at Nor
-isville was idle to-day. This plant is
not a member of the Barre Manufac
.urers' association.
At NOrthfield the cutters rejected the
but some Of the men re-
ported for work to-day. At East Barre
he business was still running. while
he -toneshed at Williamstown was
ilso in operation Hardwick's plants
we're marking time while awaiting de-
The Montpelier branch of the G. c.
A. went into session this afternoon
o act on the proposition, and it was
tated in that city that action would
follow along the line adopted
" Barre branch.
Reports received in Barre to-day in
Heated that the men were out in the
ollowing places: Westerly, r. L. Mil
ord, Mass. Milford. y. H, Redstone,
:. H., North jay. Ne, Concord. n. II,
nd at Hardwick in this state. The
nen were out at Rockport, Mass, but
fere expected to resume.