The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
Barre Manuf sgarers and
Quarry 0, ! RS Give
Vote Of .5spProval
TO THEFT sOARD
9)F CONTROL
Large Attendance at Meet
ing in Barre Yes
day

the granite industry in the Barre dis
trict, as indicated by the joint meeting
of the Granite Manufacturers associa.
tion and the Barre Quarry Own
ers' association on Wednesday after.
noon. 1t was one of the largest meet
ings of granite men II years and be.
cause of the crowded attendance the
manufacturers and quarters were com
PEELED to adjourn from the association
rooms to the hall in the Quarry Bank
building.
What transpired at the meeting is
told in the following report prepared
by the secretaries Of the association
and board of control:
"The only action taken had to do
with reaf1irmations OF confidence in the
course marked out by the board of CON
troll Of the granite industries and in
the successful effort which the Barre
quarry owners are making. A unapi.
nous vote of thanks and confidence In
the board Of control brought every
manufacturer and quarter in the hail
TO his feet. Likewise the vote Of conf
denee in the local quarry owners was
carried without dissenting vote
Manufacturers came from every
town in the district and encouraging
reports of progress made were given
the largest number Of men employed
by single manufacturer being sixty.
Informal speeches bearing on the two
motions reflected continually grow.
ing solidarity Of sentiment among ths
employers. These expressions We're sup.
plemented by an opening message de.
livered by President H. J. NJ Jones Of
the association. His address was ap.
proved and adopted unanimously az
summing up the attitude of the manu-.
facturers In the district.
Chairman j. NJ Boutwell, Of the
board Of control, after reviewing the
circumstances which brought the board
into existence and the successes and re
verses which have followed since April
4, stated that the board Of control in
its determination to carry on the Amer
lean plan is simply obeying the writer
instructions of an overwhelming ma.
jority of the membership given when
all efforts to settle with the union had
failed
The remarks of other speakers indi
Gated clearly that the employers real
ize the sacrifices necessary in the fu
ture and the situation was well de-.
scribed by Mr.. Boutwell, when he said
We must eat with spoon before We
can eat with a fork. We must Greer
bafore we can walk. We have beer
creeping for nearly four months, but
We are just beginning to walk. By the
snd Of another year we will have few
RIOTERS
"F. NJ. Cory, president of the Wet
more and Morse Granite company and
3. L. Smith and company, confirmed
he boards chairman in his stand and
aid: Our companies have never
thought of ducking this responsibility
If saving the granite industry and the
dependent upon il for the
'uture. I'll mention names Although
Marr and Gordon and the Steele Gran.
te company have signed agreements
uu companies will scS. this thing
through if only 81 per cer. Of the man
,facturers stay with ms. And ] know
hey will James G. Pirie said the
'irie quarry was operating and on the
american plan 10 stay with the rest
Donald w. Smith Of Z. L. Smith and
ompsny denied the rumored sale OF
is property and said: The Smith in,
erests and Mr.. Cory are in perfect
armony. We are on the American plsr
o stay.
"As representing the manufacturers
ttitude the following report of Mr.
ones message, adopted by the meet
,g, was given out;
Mr.. Jones' Statement.
"'The public is Of the opinion that
he only difference betweeH the gran
g cutters union and the producers is
ages. They probably are unfamiliar
ith the fact that the union will not
low ne 30 put an apprentices on stone
orking machinery unless he Is first
urneyman stonecutter or a boy who
IS served at least two and three
,urths years cutting stone.
1--WE have many opportunities for
Tvs IL we we're allowed to choose
,ose who have natural aptitudes Ia
,erate our different machines. You
We me ten boys Of average ability and
iIlinp to work and | will guarantee 70
ace all of them in our industry on
,methins that win enable the boy 70
I'd himself Perhaps only very small
rcentage Of the ten boys could cut
one and even those who could cut Tor
70 and three -fourths years may never
able to be efficient machine workers.
,e balance Of the boys would have 20
because the union says they viii not
low them 20 run q machine unless
ey are sfonecutters.
. How could we help producing ME
: when We have no one TO choose
,m except stonecutters We never
jected 70 the apprentice joining the
ion after he has served his appren-
'eship hut we are strsnnously op-
-ed 10 an arbitrary rule forcing rs 70
rb the efficiency Of our machines ty
1 allowing Ne 70 develop the natural
titudes ~ boy who - an spprsn-
E and later jou-neyuan could rsn-
? Efficient service
{ Our position i this We want "a
' wages as high a. tie market vill
rnit and y return ne ask for a fair
- work We further want % - ai-
red 20 chooss tie night kind q = me-
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