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Show STONEMEN DISCHARGED Postofficc Contractor Nips a Threatened Strike in the Bud. J i As a reward for their threat to strike If a stone-plaper were put Into service on the new Federal building, themem-bers themem-bers of the National. Stonecutters union employed on the building have been discharged. 'Their places have been filled by members of the local unions. When the work was begun on the building members of the National Stonecutters' union flocked here for Jobs on the construction force. A number num-ber cf them m ere employed. When Construction Con-struction Manager Campbell began to install a etone-planer, which shaves the stone like a lathe cuts steel, and which does the work of ten men, the members of the national union threatened to strike. To avoid trouble Manager Campbell discharged the dissatisfied men and took on local union men Instead. In-stead. . A force of twenty-five stonecutters will be employed until the building is under roof. A carload of structural steel arrived" last night and within a few days will be ready to be placed In position in the foundation. The foundation foun-dation is now nearly completed. |