, 1877-03-20
Employers and Employees Unable 10
Agree on the Wages Question.
The Former Want q Grealcr Reduction
i than the Latier Will Grant
A Little Loud Talk 1ndnlgsd In, but No
Violence. :.

works. in snawcE to adycrtisoments. 4 reporter of
THE THinrSE went ont 10 Ged's 1llll Tho familiar
name Of thn locality where tho stove works are
sttnatcdt and obtained all the information pro and
con that wan possible 10 get fron the parties con-
eerncd.
AZ the Police atason. Of which Eeset, veeey IL
In chargr. II waa learned TINT no violence had bean
ufcd by the AtrikcFs. sna tnst Officers had been
placed At tho works 10 guard them and prevent any
disturbance. Int no denomination had been
tnnde by the no1ders engaged In the ftdke Of
lockout and. 70 far ~ cnuld be ascerta!ncd, unlY
two men who sought employment had sccn 'sbull.
do3ed, i" and they wctt Informed that Il snuld ho
dangerous for them 10 60 10 work, anti they haJ
better not do 10. However the arpltcunf went
nnmatested 10 tht hops, and made such
fangementa ~ t.ey saw 1t, and wcrc
not latsffercd with on their return. Tho
Sergeant a'so stated that tho strikers had
stopped the men referred to on their ~ay to The
works, and surrounded them while they questioned
them. That ho considered an Act conteaey TO tina
State s1atuta covadna the matter. and he did not
propose to have \ recurrence Of tho trouble winch
took place last year among the lumber showers ia
the sau,e locality. Mr. Rutus Lape. ths manager
Of the works. had called On him for 4salstance and
be had given It, and wontd endeavor 10 prea ervo
the peace and prevent breach Of the law II It re-
quiscd his entire force to do II. And he called tho
reporters attention 10 formidable army Of tvsn-
" old stylo nanskets, With bayones dxed tAcr,,
Feady for use. md emphatieal1y repeated hIa in.
tcntion to, keep things quiet Il Gad's I1l1l.
Tic was not disposed 10 do the workmen
an inusttce and said that all hc required OF th en-
was cOnfoEmaHce 10 tho law. lie had fGnnd tho
strikers genorhlty disposed to behave tLeulselvce
Ike pcaccabo citizens, and with the exception Of
thc Instances above notsd, he had no ftason for
taklng sewers measures.
At the WORKS.
Tho reporter found Mr. Lape and bis foreman
4fr, Mann. at thu stove works. which arc en-.
braecd II extensive and handsome brick buildings.
sn wiih T. ,s s'nsle exeSpt'eo sse the q oay ones Ct
weil ~ t;eneT.i T.na9eT. Ths msnafaetory was -
snd has been. PROSPEROUS my men berng en-.
oos %o s ~ @ II .n sss, oi
Of wages offered. md which wa* reduction Of -
hid received sn average of IS 10 81 day, inciu.
:aS9; s9S I'D Se.sd e. s III Tss% Ss
Of wages 20 ~ to conform to tho reduction which
vain ende.yor to somprom'ss they refu.si 70 70
% wnrk. The working srason began usually about
TX II t: s Is nnS :*1 en o Ii s .te esH
PLACES. Mr. Lane eaid he had employed enough
nodcrs to ttart up o.day, and va. expecting men
be said they had In one lnstanee, threatened to
H., rS eae. "a: s s M9 S3
'.put heads . on them II they went tu work.
| ~ taet'anllae this Statement thx Reporter was
eit,cs, wilo had spnlied for WORK, anil on question
Ing him. tho workman G4id tho striker. bad stop.
psa him Sn tue ~ ssss I'D ,s!; qssd h II nc
Informed him that he had better nut 90 to work At
thc rtovc works.: that tllt men had atrnck there
because The waect had bscn rctineea; bat no threats
nor rough language were nred toward him. and hs
va: mt further obttrueted on r wsy to the shops.
Ms. Lal>s also Atattsi t1Int tho ptfcos of stoves
| had fallan about "a per cetlt, aud
WA0ka HAD hEHN NEpUCED
n Troy Albany, II: louls, Cincinnati, Detroit,
euploy my Of tho undcF any ciTcnmstances
| lie fustIlsf sai4 be had accommodated bis men IN
many wsXs and naa nerer haa any d'f',cnltJ With
II seo inn how the strskers would act, the re.
over On Twenty Eecona etrcct fc* hundred ynrti
from the shops. and wcFp aecostcta c!yllly BY q
who 'tood to- s % ts ~s!k H. a.H II M
inquired viz. .hey would q. shout u & thcy went
ard The man esId they could W u work There il
they wauted 10. ent 4 would nut by TO their Inter
ess 90 10 do; ih&s the wagu* o1orsd wero NOT
essiou:i; aad. until he ~ ,ntsrmed' S ',ss, ~,
real rtatc of facs regarding tho situation aud The
alitgtd tprrsts OF intimidation. Tue writer mis-,
s assat . Sna e as esa
unioL nsan who sccompaned him. wcrc treated
other than 70 elvil manner, Il ths atrt inaulr,
W. atssswstd freely s'vca :, hui, W. sati;s
s sy I'D ss
sons f9r thcis refusal IL go 10 work y tho ngutrl
offered " IT. Laps rwo o. .ao mn hug has
kent for tho working HtAspu. End from