The New York herald., 1876-01-20
THE MILL "IITLLP."
Rejection Of the Wr.ges Preferred
by the Company.
CALM AND ORDERLY DISCUSSION
No Change in the Relations Of Strikers
and Employers.

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that place relative the aimportan question. Every
inch Of standing room was up and the meeting
was the most enthusiastic Of any held far. glance
at the audience convinced the writer that they were
determ ned TO hold to the bitter end and starve
rather than work at the wages proposed by the Ions
dale Company.
The meeting was called TO order and Mr.. Mooney was
elected temporary chairman, while waiting for Lewis
the regular chairman Mooney being the chairman OF
the committee that had been appointed 20 wait upon
Mr. kiburn, the superintendent, at the meeting yes
terday called upon for the report He stated that
they had called upon Mr. Pratt the assistant superin
iendent, hrst who told them that they represented
all Of the mills Of the Lonsdale Company he could not
Orncialy receive them and that necessary for
them TO Mr. Eilhurn
PARLEYING WITH TIE MANUFACTURERS
The latter was called upon ard he roceiyed them
kindly They asked him II be had anything 10 offer as
the representative Of the Lonsdae Company. lie re-
phcd that he lad not that he glad them.
Tie company had hard feelings against any OF them.
If they satisfied with the wages offered they
must 60 elsewhere for work. What other mills paid
OF tie company's business. but he Informed
them that should suffer II the company paid
what they agreed to had ought end the natter
Mr. Kiburn then asked sheeungs had not depreci
sted much print cloth and it not true that the
Lonsdale operatives had been reduced more than any
other mills in the Slater Mr Kburn replied that was
not a question whether the Lonsdalo Company had
cut down than any other mills, but 1t ques
ton whether the Lonsdae Company could continue to
and pay the wages that they had been paying in the
past He then asked what report they should
convey 10 the meeting this morning and he referred
them TO the letter of the Goddard Brothers pub
lshed II the HERALD, where It said that their
decision hnaL He did think that If
they remained out three months the company
lAulta fha Anofe AtN Al.
vanced the company would be willing give them the
benefit of the rise He concluded by wishing TO be
distinctly understood that he had no hard feelings
against any of the operatives and that the rngeaderS
would be received the same as the others
THE QUESTION WORK WORK.
Henry Lewis, the chairman, here put an appear
Ance he stated now that the committee had been
heard from, Il was the duty of operatives 10
work he advised them TO consider we'll the
important question before deciding He wished
all and honestly the matter so that when
they went out they would wish they had voted
90 go to work George Ramsden, venerable look
ing gentlemen, arose this point and said that he
had 1t stated that the cloth OF the Lonsdae manu-.
featuring company wasseng for and half
cents. In New York commercial paper of the pre-
vious evening he had seen the cloth OF the
pany quoted at eleven cents yard He sad the com
pany manufactured their goods at
q true statement the company make clear profit OF
four cents yard or 81 60 clear profit per cut and II
there we're he had heard, l. l40 looms in No Mil
the profit in that mill alone would be s5,372 per week.
he would let them figure Tor themselves how much
profit there would be in year at that He thought
the Lonsdale Company could AFFORD to pay
more than they Offering He was
working i've looms and could s27 90
n month, aud out OF this no obliged
90 pay 81 per month Tor rent TO the company sup
port wife, three sons and three daughters on the
balance He would like for the Goddards or Messrs.
Pratt and Kiburn TO live on the same amount for few
months and what they would have say upon the
question Of a stl further reduction.
LOGIC OF FAcrs-
He thought that the company ought TO reduce the
price OF provisions the same as the wages. With the
frNn rptu uFffH flnU m lba nrtrA
OF meat; with the second they did reduce the
price Of meat but the reduction taken
back and the price OF meat went back With the third
reduction, properly the second the other
taken back, there was no reduction In the price of
meat; but with the present reduction they did con-
descend 70 reduce the price OF meat but they did not
reduce the price OF rents He obliged ~ pay tho
company from eighteen 10 twenty cents per pound for
steak, and for leg OF mutton twenty cents and
all other kinds OF proportion Ii
the Lonsdale Company bad, as tho chairman stated
70 much regard for the operatives why didnt
they reduce the pnce Of tenements when the wages
cut DOWN. He thought that the company could
to It's former wages they being abundanty able
20 DO he then took exception hr Pratt's state
menL as 10 appeared in the HERALD on Monoay,
library for the operatives. For this privilege they
obliged order 10 become subscribers pay 81
per year and II not subscriber, two cents tor each
and should be corrected
The Chairman again attempted to have tho meeting
accept reject the report of the committee, where
upon Nj Mooney, chairman of that committee, hoped
NO action would be taken until the close OF the
had something TO say. He had heard IL said the
that a disposition to 60 to work.
Hardly had the words fallen from his lips before the
cries OF Hear hearl" we're heard all through the
crowded hall
Mr.. Ramsden arose and said that he did not think
the good feelings expressed by Mr.. Kburn would OH
their bellies He spoke OF the cost Of victuals now
and before the var, and his remarks we're enthus-
astcaly received. g -.rt-f-
Again The chairman attempted to have motion
made to either rescins the proposition to 80 10 work
or TO pass the same.
Mr. Ramsden made motion TO rescind saying that
II any wanted 10 90 70 work II was their place TO say so
and GO N together His motion TO rescind was unani.
nously carried
An operative arose and said that no aid had as yet
been asked from the Relief Committee
Mr. Mooney said that one th.ng struck him very Fore
iby while talking with kilburn. ana that that the
operatives could not induce him 70 enter into argu
ment-cUuld not even get him compare prices paid
~ other mills He inquired Why the L.nsdalc com
pany could not pay much a. cher manufacturers
Tor PRINT goods and he spoke mills the
reduction has been returned and be inquired II their
employers had ever done jCres OF ono nol')
II the company had any manhood about them they
would compare prices with other ;acturers hr.
Ramsdeu was OF the opinion that the operatives could
gam something by calling upon the Goddard Brothers.
and he made motion that committee OF intelligent
persons be appointed to wait upon those gentlemen Al
their once N Providence he thought THAI as they
had received the Ashton delegation they would also
receive them, and upon the presentation OF ther in
ability 10 i've ne thought the price Oi tcncmcnts would
he reduced The house worth from SO 900 900 10
So, 900 GOO and he knew they would do some, hing
believe the Goddard Brothers would have anvthpxt 20
cay 10 them, but would refer them sapernJen.
dent
BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Here the following letter read, and us receipt
beng announced yesterday the interest very great
n contents the operatives believing was an ofer
OF werk, and their disappointment be better !nl.
hgined than descrbet:--
No ~ CLINTON PLlcE. Nxw YoRK, Jan L. 1875
j. BoRLsSD, j. NoNTGoAERr, J. EAcCErsTALL, J.
FIrzGEKALD, Committee
-t.rSTLrMES-l learn b. the xrw YoRx HsHALD OF
this morning that your MIL operatives are strike
fer higher wages II they do not succeed any number
oi them with capital VAC would feel disposed 10 club
together could 20 10 louisiana where can always
bought cotton al twelve ueen per less than
u can be bought and lard down for IN any Of the New
England states Frequently large quantities OF fresh
water damaged cotton can be procured four Eve
cents per pound which could be dried on plat
forms and sold readily " shippers AZ two or three
cents per pound advance for Northern or European
markctsL Seventy or eighty thousand bales are fro.
quentiy sold during the scasonsat auction, where