New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-07


,cany would he able supply the necessary amount
= "a ev-p ,r the city lamps With the substitutes Tor
ne men VIA are striking. reporter OF rEK TRIBUNE
,,es ,he President of TIE Company a. his residence
m second ave Toe Presaeut made the following state
ment: ,
e new hands work ineaientlv thus far. oeins green
b,,ts ,,d not knowing the English Language. II vii
s t-na 20 make them thoroughly understand the pnsi'
-,-s There Be- o good supply in hand and as we have
,,. ,.r,p,uents 20 get another batch % men. from
,rhi~h W vii select the best WORKERS there Is no
rvassn 20 fear a dtminuiton Of the gas supply
our men had speca. grievance and they have been
driven tals business By an outside pressure Iney
had. co. hthour system Tor about eight months bur
a. sre r1uad our expenses considerably Increased
thereby, ,nd labor became more abundant il was ne
srv Co fsH hack 20 the former rates, namely y hours
mr. nav AZ g. IS COR hreuea and e. 50 FOR helpers.
A. % toe unhealthy Of their work the men set
arcustsulrl 70 men do O. kindred empiovuienfs-
BIT he reports that hs rstors are kept Al white heat
arr erassy exaggerated. Gas-naktng Is Ike nakIag
lrad o. tins extent. thai must keep up an even
-e.uperare al he tine II you possibly The point
Of M. 1lrssau IL either must manage our worSs
a. ~ tank proper or The men WI eonIoi
u sna The works. This matter forced upon as
think shst be sensational articles q which the tyranny
% he companies the burden and IN which many MS
statements have been made have had Their part anu
that not inconsderabe one. IN creating oseouleA'
and decentralization among the gasmeu and. IN fact.
aaIone an wurkiuCmen."
THE or4ER COMPANIES not AIAEMEp.
The officers aad managers OF she Manhattan Gas
Company spprrhend no trouble whatever WIN their en-
fIav4s On tie contrary, the men express themselves
A. ,rfativ sssheG with the situation az 10 now Is and
rvs nm. IA resisted the efforts Of the strikers inducing
them On mutt work The company however, are fully
f,r.uares u meet any emergency which may occur
u-rot number Of men stand pledged 70 AID them and
may he csiIeslapon at any moment
A -arprter o. IHE TRIBUNE visited the works Of the
F4ar.m Cas- Company at the OF One-hundredand
ssysnthst and Firstave.. last evening and was In
formed ~ Mr. BemOOre. the foreman, that 10 strike
yss spprshsuded by that Company. The ful force OF
men were engaged az their usual duties, and 20 al ap-
pearances were c0ntented.
oscar zoursofer President Of the Metropolitan Gas
Company OF which situated al the foot Of
West Forty-secoud-sI.. informed TRIBUNE reporter
last evening tnat there were indications whatever Of
. strike among the men employed by the company
Tspy employed about 80 men. OF whom more
than co per cent were society men Iney
had se~n approached by from other works
but had not been persuaded % strike Among the men
employed nv the Company are many VINO took pari II
The strike of at year bur no had returned and were
Nasfsa with tneir present conditions Of labor. L, how
ever fhey should determins 70 strike their places could
BE- readily Sled By some Of the great numbers Of men
Vh0 are continually calling and asking for work
A rI1nUSr reporter called or c. K Garrison, President
Mutual teclAtLct inc
E5ts last svsninC 70 ascertain bow the Company is
Affected ay the srrka President Garrison professed his
Inability ~ g1vs any information frequent and pro
lougd absences from the c, VITA pressure OF occupa-
bon preventing BIS intimate acquaintance with the
"Details OF tac Company, and Gebarring him from =
knogledge OF the disposition OF his workmeD.
samue P Porham, Chier Engineer OF the Mutual Com
pany was thsa questioned at his residence, No SOC
East Ginth-s6 and from him full details Of the state Of
Rsgrs the Mutual works we're obtained BE stated
hat employees Of the Company perfectly satisfied
with tas terms on which they are working
sud lad shown disposition % strike. 50
Tar knew, they had sent delegates 70 any Of
Lhs me-nEs Of gasmsn proposing strike. There was
ruu confidence and perfect harmony existing between
lie officers o. tie company and the w0rEmen. The
Mutual Company Is paying higher wages than
any 8ther ogmpany 70 the men irs reIOrt-
hOuse. he srokars getting s. per dag and
Lhe helpers 3. These wages we're first given
st Pal vhsn there was a demand from al the sasDen
Tor shorter working hours or more pay. The stokers
Gnd hepers Of tlls Mutual Company took dollar per
s4y extra pay IN hen OF reduction o. hours They
o. tutY y hours. but II NJ. Porham's opinion. the
labor VS. neither severe nor unhealthy. The
I3en had much leisure ia tie course OF these
= hours. and DID lot consider themselves
M-used IN any respect. The thirty workers
IN TIE retornouse are divided into rO gangs one work
lnE ~ aht AID Tie other by DAY the former being
auty al night latter 81 day The Mutual Is now
paying hihsr WAGES than any other company, because
= nsde no reduction LAST month when the other compa
Sies cut dOwn pay.
on Saturday Afternoon the strikers from The NewYork
COmpauys wOrks marched by tie Mutual Company and
called 1be Mutual 20 0ut and ION theul bus
20 manifested The slightest Inclination "
20 Out On Saturday evening the Chief FL
k-neer talked with the and all ex-
Pressed Themselves as perfectly sa1sfed witH their
Treatment Or sunday every nan was his post TIE
fet0rt-hOase aDOrers TIE employ Of the AaJua- Com
pany are az LrseInsa 1nd are unusually 9llet SOBER,
and se3iispOssd- Most Of tAzn have worked Tor the
COMPANY from the outset In the Fail or
the early part O1 Winter wien there IA
nuch greatsr demand for gas than 10 other
seasOns the Mutual Company employed about fifty
y IN rstOrhOuse. But when Spring tie fires
tessened aud the force reduced As tbs reduction
recognized a necessary Deaaure1 there Wa no
dissatisfaction ImOBg the worEnen-
Mr.. Pgrhzm feit that however The strike might
htect the companies would DOT Bvove ths Nu-
t1A1 TEe places Of any strikers could be HE'D and the
tVerag qa2ny Of gas stu be produced. In his Opln
"a he ks general movement, buI, a. other
Vef1nE lad stated. wa the result 0I fscu0nGl
aistarbsoee between Tie gangs OF TIE SeW-fork Com
AnE and could hardly proceed much further or fan "
sDosdiiy sDona LgsslL.