The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-15
NEWARK LABOR TROUBLE

OVER TWO HUNDRED SILK MAKERS QUIT
WORK ON ACCOUNT OF FIFTEEN PER CENT
REDUCTION OF wAGEs-No DISTURBANCE.
Yesterday the Newark City silk Mills, large brick
factory on Bank street, Newark, presented marked
change from It's usual appearance. FROM being full OF
life and hustle with the Industry Of about hundred
and nfty hands, mostly girls and women, 1t was
bushed and quiet empty house With tho
exception Of very few the hands quit work. The
Is follows:-Fo1 about two mouths
past, the proprietors Of the mill de-
clare, they have been thinking Of closing
Tor a season. owing the duh times and
largo stock OF silk hand waiting sales II was cot
until Monday that conclusion reached,
posted up in the workrooms notices set
ting forth that owing dull times, small
sales and The running OF tho business at heavy loss,
1t absolutely necessary to do oi two things
reduce the wages heen per cent or close the mills
The hands wero requested to notify tho superintendent
which they desired Yesterday morning all hands
met at the factory and informally counselled to.
gether upon the situation. The sentiment
was almost unanimous IN favor OF closing
the mills rnthcr than submit 10 tho proposed re.
ducton, this beng the second within seven
months. the last ono being reduction OF twenty ve
per cent Some six cigut girls IN the stock room,
mostly girls from Paterson refused 10 QUIT with tue
rest, even when thrcs tened with violence by other
girls; but none was used, and IN lew minutes INC
factory was as quiet rs church. The wages Tor last
weeks work have not yet been PAID but will be This
afternoon. IL IS possible an arrangement 10 resume
work may thus be reached 10 any case IL IS under
stood the hands are To meet and confer with the SUI
pcrintendcnt Mr. Ron, ON saturday afternoon.
CHAT WITH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEES.
HERALD reporter called yesterday afternoon AT tho
factory nnu saw the superintendent He thought
great mountain was beng mado Out OF a very small
mo emil There wus no .strikc whatever ana NO dis
turbance there any bad feeling. II was found
necessary either TO cut down or shut down altogether
The cutting down last November OF twenty i've per
dslsa 10
were only pay at that rate One cause OF the slack
business was ,hat the Singer Sewing Machine Com
twelve fifteen hundred pounds of SILK per month,
but instead had only taken about one hundred pounds
week. Mr. Ror denied cmpnaticay some stories that
had been printed
Several Of the hands also called on They IN
sst that there wus no just cause Tor cutting down tho
wages second timc-"r,y per cent IN aI--the SILK
turned out not being so line what formerly was
manufactured and costing less to manufacture. II WAS
admitted the place clcancr but there had been n
steady cnort to make The hands ray for all aud
mistakes OF management Under tie rates paid since
November the dyers had received 50 per week, the
splnners 50 and the tcmaio operatives from 50 to
So so per week. There have in the mill large
10 the adult employees. who received under
the twenty-five per cent reduction but
posed reduction Of fifteen per cent they the best
SILK spinners would receive but eghtyhvc cents per
day, or S. 10 week, and that tho adult female OPP
VIII receive but from 81 10 10 - 90 per week,
while the dyers would get tut 81 % per week.
Many Of the young women nave a'aiiics depending
them. Nobody could give any definite idea as to
what would ultimately be done. AT present the hands
IRE determined 10 stick out
The builang is owned by Mr. Inslec A. Hol per,
who has also sleeping partnership IN the mills lie
has no part whatever IN the management. however
Mf. d. Cutler formerly OF Paterson. Is the respon-
siDle head OF the concern
EXAMINATION OF THE MEN AIRES TED ON TIE
JERSEY CENTRAL.
Rnf ira Ilor Vu in nm har nj
Newark yesterday, the cases of the eleven
rested tor alleged Interference with the running Of
trans the CentraI Railroad OF New Jersey
brought up. The accused were represented by firm
OF lawyers from Somcrvillc and Phillipsburg
sellor. For the Central Railroad appeared exAttor
ney General Vanatta ana ex-Cnancelor WILL
hanson. The first case called was that Of
Jacob Schwartz Mr.. vanatta read long list
OF questions, which were answered by prisoners
counsel seralim, tho whole being general denial of
the charges schwariz's case and those OF others out
bail laid over, and those OF James McGovern.
William McDaniels and Joha Cooley were taken up.
McDanicls declined to answer whether he took part in
tho strike and the Vice Chancellor held that thereby
he had not purged himself o. the contempt alleged.
Cooley said he took part the strike. The cases
OF James Mathews. Frederick During and Edward
PeslIm werc next called Statements were made in
their defence similar 10 the others The case of
McGovern Was resumed, and the Wee CHAN
cellor asked counsel THAT they hai 10 say
to tho answer OF McGovern. which be
that he had SAID to the men with the
hauacar, care you fellows going to workY II you do
look out for yourselves" The Vice Chancellor SAID
that the excuse Which McGovern mauc that he
was Ia fun bur that this species OF lun in which
a man could not be permitted TO indulge IN tunes
like these. The only question IN the rs, Does IT
appear that no intcricrcd with the operation OF
rody Tho actual condi,io of Affairs at the time
which the Court ought TO take notice Of as 1t
was q part OF tho offence. The Wee Chancellor then
al udcd to the stopping of trans aud intimidation OF
by tho strikers ana said that osc engaged
engaged one of the worst, wicked ana lawlcss
things which iuan could engage Ii McGoverp was
Joking why did he rot say IT when he found the men
were about to act on his warming The are st
on.