Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-24
The "strIken of the shoemakers.

The "StrIke'' of the Shocmakers.
The only result yet produced by the appar-
emily unanimous strike of the shoemakers of
Lynn, for higher prices, has been to make
nearly complete suspension of the business of
that town. In other portions of Essex County
and in other counties, in spite of strenuous and
organized efforts to produce general demon
stration of the journeymen, the movement has
received much less encouragement, partly be-
cause it is doubtful, i'll the present condition of
the trade, whether employees or the employed
are more the subjects of commiseration, and
partly because of prevailing doubt as to the
economy of strikes in the ''long run" In
Lynn, however, there appears to have been no
reservation, and the strike was made on Wed
nesday, 22d, fully according to the plan publicly
matured sometime before. Through the vigil
lance of the Boston reporters the public are ia
yored with very minute and particular ac-
counts of the demonstration. The preparato-
ry meeting was held Thursday evening at Ly-
ceum Hall, and it is estimated that from $500
to 5000 shoemakers were present. The re-
vised tariff OF prices, read and proclaimed as
| their ultmatum, was as follows
Ladies double soIed heel ,ceLs-1st quality,
81 Is; I'd quality, ST 123 Sd quality, 879.
Single do-lst quality, 81 I'd quality, S73 i;
Sd quality, 75c
Misses double soled heel ,celts-1st quality,
S79; ID quality, 70 Sd quality, So. Single
do-1st quality, rs; I'd quality, 60; Sd quail
ty, So:
| Ia
1st quality, 81; I'd quality, so; Sd quality,
274 4th quality, 93s.
Misses doubte Soted spring ,oe1to-1sb quality,
rs; ID quality, so; Sd quality, 371. Single
do-lst quality, so; I'd quality, 374 Sd quail
ty, 80.
Ladies' heel pumps-1st quality, 70; I'd quail
ty, 62R.
Ladies tsrn-heel gaiters-1st quality, 20; I'd
quality, 62a Sd quality, so; 4th quality, 40.
Misses heel ga,ters-1st quality, So I'd quail
ty, 49, Sd quality, 80.
Spring imitattons-1st quality, 80; I'd quail
ty, 39B
Spring pumps-1st quality, 974; I'd quality,
80.
Ladies' turns, mock DeltS-1st quality, 40 :;
I'd quality, 335 Sd quality rs; 4th quality,
90 Thin edges-1st quality, 374 I'd quality,
80; Sd quality, 25; 4th quality, 20.
| Misses turns, mock uDels-1st quality, %; I'd
quality, rs; I'd quality, 20; Sd quality, 15
Ladies slap gaiters-lst quality, II; I'd quail
ity, 10; Sd quality, IL.
Misses heel tarns-lst quality, so; I'd quail
ty, 40.
Misses Slippers-1st quality, %; I'd
quality, IS. Cater saps-1st quality, Is I'd
quality, II; Sd quality, 10.
Heel cackS-1st quality, So; I'd quality, 80;
Sd quality, 25; 4th quality, 20. Thick and
thin edges-lst quality, 3d. I'd quality, II; Sd
quality, 123 4th quality, 8.
Ladies ,oLite kid and satin slippers-1st quail
ty, Az French kid slippers-1st quality, 33A.
American slippers-1st quality, %; I'd quail.
ity, rs; Sd quality, II.
Ladies heeting-1st quality, 25 I'd quality,
70; Sd quality. II; 4th quality, 125
Misses heeling-1st quality 90 I'd quality,
Is; Sd quality, 10.
Caeks, Heeling-1st quality, Is; I'd quality,
10; Sd quality, 8.
Men's toilet slippers-1st quality, 80 I'd quail
Turned pumps heeled-lst quality, so; I'd
Boys turned pumps heeled-1st quality, 33B
I'd quality, %.
Youths turn pumps heeled-1st quality, Is;
I'd quality, 20.
Extras to be agreed upon between boss and
jours.
Speeches were made, mainly deprecating
any resort to violence, but urging the strikers
to stand up firmly for their rights, and general
arrangements were made for the following day
On Wednesday, the bells were rung at sun.
rise, noon, and sunset. Early in the day
much excitement was manifested, but the first
general gathering was at 10 o'clock, when a
formed, marched through the principal streets
making demonstrations at various points along
the route. AT the public square some speech
es were made, when it began to rain, and the
crowd dispersed till afternoon. Some Of the
notices upon the banners were slightly revo-
lutionary, though nothing of the kind was in
tended. One of them read
Swear by your childrens cradles,
Swear by your fathers graves,
BE men to-day, cordwaners,
Or be forever slavesn
Less bellipprpnt but of tha sor,o er;r;4 ,,,.z