Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-20
BUILDING TRADES
EMPLOYERS FORM
Public Expected to Benefit
by Move to Stabilize
Industry.

Stabilization of the building industry
III Washington and the District, with
benefits to the public in great efficiency
in operation and resultant lowering of
building costs, was foreShadoWed today
by the permanent organization of the
Building Trades Employers Association.
The organization III effect is an as
ISOLATION of associations, all elements
of the industry, builders, contractors
and Subcontractors, being represented on
a board of directors which is to act as
the clearing house and governing body
on matters relating to the industry.
Chief among the purposes of the new
association are the cooperation in
establishment of wage scales and work.
ing agreements between afhliated asso--
Citations and labor organizations, and
providing means for arbitrating griev-
ances among the members.
Seventeen Organizations Included.
The Builders and Manufacturers Ex-
change and 16 associations of con-
tractors and subcontractorS are afhli-
ated in the organization. The Opera
tive Builders Association is not form
ally a member, but 1t was said today
that its officers took part in meetings
which led to the permanent organiZa-
ton and planned to affiliate in the near
future.
E. H. Rosengarten, president of the
Master Builders Association. was elected
president at the annual election recent
ly and other officers were named for the
permanent organization as follows:
E. A. Rule of the Mason Contractors
Association. first vice president; J.. M.
Kraft of the Employing Plasters's As
ISOLATION, second vice president, and
William AMBROSE of the Ruble Stone
Cutters, third vice president.
Thomas Grant, secretary of the Mas
ter Builders Association, was named
executive secretary. He will have charge
of the Office headquarters soon to be
established. w. Stecker Of the Heating
and Piping Contractors was named
treasurer.
Central Body Provided.
It was pointed out today that the
organization provides the building in
dustry in Washington with a central
body for the first time. Heretofore, the
various elements have been organized
within themselves, but have not CO.
operated in the study of subjects re-
lating to the industry, such as building
and labor costs, and policies, to the
extent now presaged by the organiza-
ton of the Building Trades Employers
Association.
The activity of the association Is
expected to operate to lessen the activ-
ity of the little fellows" among sub
contractors who are described by the
larger contractors as operating on shoe
string and frequently leaving building
Jobs incomplete because Of financial in
ability to continue. The standardization
Of contracts and bids also is expected
to develop out of the new groups work.
Spokesman for labor unions affiliated
with the Washington Building Trades
Council were represented today Is hold
ing the opinion that the closer co.
operation of the building trades ele-
ments would prove beneficial to labor
An executive committee has been
named for the association with the fol-
lowing members: E. H. Rosengarten,
w. b. Putnam of the concrete contrac-
tors, w. Stecker, Robert j. Barrett of
the plumbing contractors. James F.
Murtaugh of the mason contractors. r.
B. Phelps of the cut stone contractors
and Frank F. Gillen Of the concrete
contractors