Show YORK LABOR UNIONS DISAGREE WITH BUILDING contractors new york dec 6 A report has been published that a big war between the labor unions and the building contract ta would begin at tho first of the naw year which would extend over the greater part of the country having as its centers of most acute action chicago st louis pittsburg philadelphia and boston inquiries among builders in this city show that no such trouble Is anticipated here and some are skeptical QS to a war breaking out at all the other points mentioned it Is that the granite cutters intend to domand a minimum wage of 3 and an eight hour day all over the country beginning on march 1 next but they are already getting about 4 a day in this city and the general opan ion seems to be that their demand will be granted without any more vigorous opposition than a attle grumbling the granite cutters have served notice of their coming demand upon the contractors so far in advance that it would be easy to make new contracts based on the increased cost of labor and all will end peacefully if there Is any other movement brewing which can give color ito the expectation of a general labor war in the building trade it has net made itself known in this city yet |