Show STill FIGHTING PLANER Stonecutters Plans in Regard Re-gard to Federal Building THEY SEND FOR AFFIDAVITS Expect to Present Evidence From All Over Country Matter May Reach Senators and Commercial Com-mercial Club Possibility of Ordering Order-ing Union Men Off Building The situation at the new Federal building I build-ing so far is the stonecutters Is I concerned con-cerned was the same yesterday na on Saturday The union held a meeting Saturday afternoon but so far no one has been called out Nor have the contractors con-tractors discharged any of the men Mr Flndelaon the stone contractor said CSt CS-t that t ho expected no developments until the stone planer was placed in operation op-eration which will be In about one week Machinists wore busy yesterday cleaning up the parts of the machine preparatory prepara-tory to placing them together AFIJDAVITS AGAINST PLANERS Messrs Clark and Friday the committee commit-tee appointed by the union called on The Tribune yesterday and stated that they proposed to send all over the country coun-try to secure affidavits from architects and builders showing cases where tho planers hud had a deteriorating effect on the stone After securing this evidence if thrji arc unable to convince Superintendent Superin-tendent Ash that their contention Is correct cor-rect thby will endeavor to enlist tho intervention in-tervention of Senators Kearns and Smoot and the Commercial club In the matter DUE TO DAMPNESS Tho gentlemen from the union say that the finking of the stone used In the City and County building is not a fair test of handdressed Htone as the site used for this building was so damp that the stone was bound to dctoi ioratc anyway They also correct their statement In regard to the Government building at Salem Or where It was said the United States Inspector In-spector had forbidden the use of the planers Jt was at Oakland Cal thoy declare that this action was taken PLANS OF UNION MEN If we offer evidence I proving that ma chinedressed stone Is Inferior to handout hand-out they said and no attention Is paid to It It may result In the union men being called off the building but unless we can give proof that we are correct we must drop the matter Our most serious se-rious concern is I that the completion of the poatofflce with machinecut stone will icsult In a had looking Job and that people who pea It will be driven back to the use of brick nnd terra cotta This would do Incalculable harm to the stone Industry of the State The stonecutters now employed on the Federal building are receiving J4GO per day for eight hours work Only a dozen are omplo cd but Cmtractor Firm dclscn says that 20 or 2 will be needed later on even after the mechanical stonecutter stone-cutter Is placed In operation |