Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-03
-i3JNt For tho Esprit Of the Times"
Tho Strike at tho Star Nall Mill, &c.


NhA StrlkA at thA Star Nail Mill. Gc.
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ndkssRe. EDIrossi ~ your paper issued June
'1oln' ! nouce ~ all'cle, s'ghed by tho Boilers
OF tne n,a! nilil, W Iep'y 70 hh ntlcle winch
appeared ~ your paper lhe week nr:Tou',
s.gned "relels, James q Co.,' w winch sad
Mels auemptto prove thnt positive contract
wa entered lhto between sn,d bo''ers ana my
se'I as manager OF the Slar Miii 10 oe gov,
,oIneo 'nen a"a thereafter oy .ne ol"c nm
prices, winch deeii worthy " "o'.ce ony 30
Iat as 10 give you nnd lhe pnoi,c 1oieos Stnte-
"a! ~ OF tne wnoc mhusi, paScu upon IneS
anu "o' upon nele suppo'',o"s' ",,, "n'on, "eoo
neVe, Will NC, tne whoie 'hn.ler u. rest. Pc
twec" o.'"o.s n"" Suu pV"e'', ~, pos'tNS
comuaEa s.n;'. o,aineu. We VIII o",eIuiy on'
cahuIuy enam'"o 'n'o lho "aeu,c ,, VI sa.u PIC,
.enueu oon'I.e. ."u s'No wv s.h'e,"em. D. ~
no 'a,r wa. . , 'mo .,,,rna,
,.:.ni; ~ u. III IN ~, ~" w., ,,or ,oo
T.. ;..1s " .,.e,. -, aa IT,, ~, ross
uS'I J"use ", 90 " 'nI 80,
y. Ne Sts.eeh NV, wa. nu, ,eo. uy "'"'S
W Sau po" =" p.oo' ns ", Jn' har"rn tSo s,,r
Mi Inn WV ", uiue ".oA' ,,',o,;o.. '"o o,,,,
.,.nc.J ,n,L,no -. ,.Iae,;on nr honLs amnmo
,ha I". a., ,'h"s ~, ,,n,o r.,,',s,
.mJ Ian.. Ca. ',, go n, ,hot ,,.',,, ,;n,o
.'n.t;nn 10 y,np.,,;,I Io -, az On nov ton ,nd ~
~,hon, .IJ,ossaJ !. n.,a s,,t;n,, th,t I d;d not
;n,snd ,o nov ,,,or., ,hon az OK 90, ,nn ro, Lou.
Inc vs,,;ch u,a ,hon Wtn. H., nr;ce. ond that
! Intended In be roou,,trd hy sa;d nrices then
nd in tbs rntnr, and ,,,a, If ilsv were re-.
ce;v;ny Ss M ner ,on ,h' . Ind better remain
wheye tbsv ,,.rs nm, ,L,; If ,hrv saw nronrr
q, como In w,rL !, N. star Mn viii il,at nm
Serstand;To. Il, ~ could do so.
Thev received NV ro,e and in n few doys
u.ye IN Ironinn r.o5v far nnero,;ons Mr.
lain Rces or Cov;ns,nn Kv yisiIcJ nc. far
sha nurnt a. or secmrsng a situation m ,he n,
MIL. Mr., Rees ino;,irsd of me what we were
going IN nav ior LoI;ng rnnIied a. oh n, =
1on Tho Wb., ~, nr,.. ~ III which q ,ros
satisfied. r, ,rned 70 G. ,vmp,on and forthwith
brought h family 10 Jron,on io 30 TO work in
the Star Mil nj Wbcclinu nrices One of our
choice was then working in Wbe, ne To whom
we addressed , noe of thr came i,nporl n s that
forwarded to ,Je M,ssrs Coon.r and the causc
of mr. scnding surb infnrmo,ion to them wos to
oreyent their Scminp ln work for MS under the
;mnress;on tina, tbcv were IN r, cciye the same
nr'ce nc wns iben mid in Cincinnati, Zanes.
,.ilc. and lrooton n tLe Lawrence Mill i. q
eli. q per ton A, The time W, ma lie our oTei
t,tl.e REMAINING nortiou Of hands. VIII wcr.
citizens oc lrouion and vicinity II was refus
ed. not because tLey were unwilling TO receive
and prcfcr The 81 and he goy,rned by Cincin
naii-us tbevtyv In make v,u h.lieve-but be
cause they preferred in be governed by Cincli'
natl from the fac, thai the mills, asI stated
were ociually povinr ss NJ, ton nj GAINESVILLE
Cincinnati and lronion. at iLa, very lime. Ant
in INV offer of 81 u ncr ion / wns accused an,
censnred severely ior nt,rmnl;np IN reduce lhi
wav,s md n not. wac semi ,o oHr hand ,Ler n
Wheeling, informing him ,ho, was at.cmpt
inc 10 r,d,ce wng, s from ~; IN s5.25. advisn
lin NOT io came II had tbe desired elTect
lie is still there os n prnor Of the fact. W
made I'm. o(T,.r nynin and ,co;n. which was re
fused as o(,rn rs made bv The majority for th
above reosnns
Abou, ill.,. ,;,,, ,,,, ,,,ro ro,d, r,r onero,ions
ou;te c,,n,an =. M, ov,r me- sniut of the
dr.oms a., ,I,rs oi,o,,,.J ,he whole sta,
of ,hin.s hair nrosnen,s Gnr g.; wns gone
wishes we're ,nrn m,l,. NV SOME ,ha, they ha
taken ,I. y, Ok u,,';,st n,n.rs wrr,. si,en, an
n,.mIJ w. W. o' :" ",,'. ,'t,.. ,...,,.,,;n', S,,ltb,r
WINS M ohon"e IN n,r runyir,Linp de,crminn,io
w. u" on""s1 W. ~, V"' w" .',..;5 AI,bouc
The uo,,.s had hcen re1nc.l lr m SC TO So