The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-10-06
CARROLL NAMED
REFEREE
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sition of referee provided for in the
plan to end jurisdictional disputes in
the building trades, agreed upon by
the department and the Associated
General Contractors of America if
Atlantic City on August IL.
Under the terms of the plan, where
dispute arises, the matter will be
referred to Mr.. Coyne, as president
of the department for decision, with
no stoppage of work pending his
ruling, the disputed work, meantime
remaining in possession of the men
then doing it, and with either side
free to appeal to an impartial umpire
for final decision.
Mr.. Carroll becomes, therefore, the
court of last resort on all jurisdic-
tional disputes.
"Mr Carroll" said Mr.. Coyne in
making the announcement, "is the
unanimous choice of the executive
council of this department and of the
general presidents of the building
unions not on the council, as a man
who knows the industry and is emf
nently fair-minded as is demonstrated
by his record in Cleveland"
Mr.. Carroll, executive manager OF
the Cleveland Building Trades EN-
ployers' Association since 1923, was
born in New York City June 21, 1878
He received his early education in the
elementary and high schools there
and then attended Columbia Univer.
sity for time studying mechanical
engineering.
Leaving Columbia before gradua
tion, Mr.. Carroll entered the employ
of the New York Central Railroad
where he became master mechanic ant
superintendent of shops in charge o:
motor power equipment. He held thi:
position for 10 years and served il
New York, Albany, Rochester ant
Buffalo.
During the World War, Mr.. Carol
became special representative ant
consultant in labor relations for al
shipyards under the Emergency Flee
| Corporation of the United State,
| Shipping Board. In this capacity
Carroll ranked as executive assistan
to Charles M. Schwab.
Carroll is the author of "Shipyarc
Occupations" an opus that was uset
officially by all shipyards during the
war.
After the war, Mr. Carroll becam,
manager of the Whiting Company
brush and fiber manufacturers, will
plants in Boston and Burlington, Yer
mont. He remained there until goinl
to Cleveland in 1923 to become tn
executive manager of the CLEVELAND
| Building Trades Employers Associa
tion.
When the N. R. A. came into being
General Hugh Johnson appointed Mr.
Carroll to the National Construction
| Code Authority and he served on tina
body until N. R. A. ended.
Mr.. Carroll has made a remarkable
record in Cleveland for his handling
of labor relations in the building trad
industries. He has weathered tw
long strikes. One was in progres
when he took up his work in Cleve
land and it ran for three months. Il
1926 there was another strike tina
| lasted Ia weeks. Since then ther
has been comparative peace in tn
Cleveland building industry.
Mr.. Carroll is a member of tn
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, the Cleveland Club, Pin
Ridge Country Club and the Elks. H
has two sons, Jack, student at Uni
versity School in Cleveland, and Viii
liam, connected with the sales man
agement division of Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer at Lexington, KY.
Outdoor sports are Carroll's hob
bies. He enjoys golf, boxing, swim
ming and also has a yen for tn
| theatre.