The New York herald., 1876-01-25
The Operatives Hiss the Proposition Of
Submission.
STATISTICS OF TIE MILL MANUFACTURE.
Alleged Losses Sustained by
the Company.
DESTITUTlON IN THE VILLAGES.

continued TO present so united mont as they ala TINS
afternoon their meeting at Barrys Hail. II was
the enthusiastic meeting that has been held thus
far and it was attended by larger number than has
attended any Of the previous meetings Every inch Of
standing room was taken up and many were obliged to
remain outside. Mr. Lewis presided. A mem
ber of the Accident Society formed from
the Carders and Pickers' Unon) stated that he
was authorized by that society $50 to the
Relief Committee of the strikers and TO convey TO them
their sympathy and their disposition TO aid them all
they could Mr. Lewis stated that he felt IL to be his
duty, as chairman ofthe meeting TO visit the Goddard
Brothers and see what he could do for them that he
went unoflcialy and would give the meeting the
suit OF the interview. A question raised to
whether the meeting would hear this report and the
Chair Air. Mooney ruled that II should be heard. He
then proceeded to give the result OF the interview
substantially published in yesterdays HERALD The
report received adversely, several obecting to its
reception and severely consuming Mr. Lewis for making
the visit and cries OF Put him outl" heard all
over the hall This incident showed that the strikers
were not willing that even their Chairman, whom they
have respected the past should show any attempt TO
induce them go to The Chairman, after order
was restored stated that his place call and
the Goddard Brothers, their Chairman, and it
left with the audience TO accept reject their pro-
position. Many present who did not dare say
word. 1t their place To fight
THE BATTLE OF LIFE,
and he hoped every and woman In the employ Of
the Lonsdale Company would discuss the matter fairly
whether they had better go to work at the reduction
and wait for better times or stay out
The audience evidently had lost confidence in their
Chairman for calling to see the agents OF the company
and after he Lad got through speaking refused to
take any notice oil his proposition.
Mr.. Mooney did not approve OF the Chairman's ac
tion He thought that If a third party to wait
upon the Goddard brothers they would be more sue
eessfu and 1t would show that they anxious TO 60
20 work. He would state what action he recommended
after action had been taken on what the Chairman
had reported
p Boland thought that the Chairman had acted
altogether on HIS own responsibility, and that he had
no right unofncially to wait the agents
he had done. Applause Here a lady made motion
to reject the report from the company The Chairman
then stated that they had nothing reject He went
unoflcally and he only went for the welfare eff the
strlkers Hugh Muholland said that the Chalrman's
authority ended after the close OF the meeting and
he had right go the Goddard Brothers their
representative. Patrick King hoped they would stand
together like one solid mass, and show their employers
that they presented no signs OF weakness
ConPAHY's FIGURES.
Here the Chairman called upon Mr. hndlc, who at the
meeting on Friday was alleged 10 be spy and hired by
the Lonsdae Company TO come to the meeting and in
duce them TO go TO work; but before he reached the
platform he was hssed and the audience evidently had
no desire hear him. Mr.. Mooney said he hoped the
policemen would eject all from the hall who de-
tected in kissing, but the excitement continued for
some time and while Mr.. Hndle was presenting the
following figures, TO show that the company was not
making as much money as was supposed he
was frequently Missed Alter Oruer Was re-
stored he said the number of looms in the
No mill was l. III and the average number OF cuts
per month was 12-tota, lS4 04l and when they
paying 90 cents per for weaving the total amount
for that department alone IS 712 60 when so
cents paid the total would be So lS7 S0a net loss
OF 81 010 90 per month and tor year $2d 1877 So II
13 404 woven In one month, the total for a
year would be l74 22 If the latter number multi
pied by 45 the number of yards In cut the number
OF yards is found be S3l $40 Now, when the
pany were paying 90 cents per Cut their cloth was
quoted at IL cents per yard They say they are now
a.. .l.t f.r
~ cents-whIch 1881, $40 yards is $3.50 $50 So
surely quite difference IN The value of years prod
uct OF mill then and now The raw cotton, he
tinued, is somewhat cheaper now, but what IL IL
don't know Tor certain have made a rough guess,
said Hndle, at four cents per yard, which would enable
the company 10 manufacture the cloth al about one
cent per yard cheaper, making a net decline OF 6H
cents per yard, which upon the number stated above
would amount to s5O9,037 10 The reduction OF
wages in the weaving shop will be $26 3 90 Now you
will scarcely need TO be informed that the shop
contains more help than ali the other departments the
person proportionately better in the weaving
room He had made this rough calculation, and II he
had erred it the safe side. He would place the
card room, spinning room mule room, machnists and
carpenters together and say that as much again
paid to all those combined paid in the weaving
shop, which would give total reduction OF wages in
mill No OF $7S4l3 40 that deducted IRON $559 $50 so
would leave balance against the companys prohs OF
$4So,937 10. He thought they would ali agreo with
him that It was
NOT PROPER TO CONTINUE rHK srRIKH
He thous ht that If the concern were making any
before the decline in the market He thought
they had better return to work(hssesl--for he had
never known strike gotten up on the spur of the
moment but what failed IN the end, and he
vnced that the Goddard Brothers would pay them
more when the market would warrant he referred to
the Fall River strikes, where the operatives to
work upon the assurance Of better pay being given
when the goods went up That was all he had To say.
Cries of THAT'S enough" "lou get paid for that,
&c)
George Ramsden could not say that Hindle's figures
were correct but he should nd out their Correctness
In daV Or ttn Ho ind fault with for
desiring to get their back pay. The company when
they gave notice Of the reduction should have stated
what amount the reduction TO be. He defended
himself against statement which appeared in the
Providence Journal The great question with them
was rot whether the mills In New England could
afford 10 pay the wages now offered, bat whether
the Lonsdale Company had cloth hand depreciatng
in value apd so could not Afford TO pay them what
they thought their labor 10 be worth He wanted facts
and figures 10 convince him that the company
losing money and could not afford 20 pay the price
paid before the reduction The owner OF horse would
feed and cothe It and give il warm bed TO sleep for
the purpose of getting all the work he could Of it,
and IL with the mill owners They desired their
pose OF getting all the work they could OF them.
In fact well fed and clothed, what can
they expeciY ('To starvc,n the re-
ply OF some one in the haLl The company had
the best interest OF their employees heart They
had not reduced the rent OF tenemens the price Of
meat Mo- that would be out OF their pockets He
thought that slavery, abolished but he would ask
II had been abolished In Lonsdale. (Cres OF ssNol
nolr) Another thing to be considered and IL was
u
spoiled they dae them for both thus rob them out
OF the price OF one cut No operative, when no
hires out, agrees to weave perfect cloth, and in
stead OF lining them they should discharge any
who competent workmen, this being the only
lawful course 10 pursue He was opposed TO leaving
the mill but he believed IN being with his brothers and
sisters IN their battle for right. but be would inquire II
10 likely that they would get back the reductipn
What will you do when your money is all gonef
'Starve ~ was the reply from all parts OF the hall
You are poor and the Lonsdae company are worth
their millions. Surely they stand II the longest
They will know when you have reached the bottom
dollar and then they think you Will 10 work They
trying TO starve you out Can they do sol t''Nol
No VI" was the reply from a more Such being
the case, then they strong Ii was for them to
say whether they would stay out You ought 70 have
living for your work, and you cannot get IL by fair
means what are you to do, starvel Was Il right TO
starvef
william Grundy, whom II was subsequently ascer-
taned striker, arose IN the rear Of the hall
and created sensation by saying that be was Ia favor
ofegoing 10 work Hero the widest excitement pre-