, 1879-07-18
EIGHT HOURS.
The Furniture Manufacturers He-
solve to Have None OF It.
No Signs Of Dack.Down on tho Fart OF
the Striking Journeymcns
Tho Tai1ors' Union Soliciting Money to
Garry Through Their striko,

,p,,rn1rtrRE MANUFACTURERS.
Tho ,,nsstIsfactosy symphonic manifest IN the
t,ro,tnri, trade, as Indicated hv tie peculiar
esr,ks at TIC factory Of A. II. Andrews d Co.,
WA the cause Of cAucus Of somc halfdozon
manufacturers Wednesday afternoon, Rt which
Il vas resolved to iesue call for general
meeting Of manufacturers the following day.
In reference thcrrto pretty much all the trade
as.omblcd yesterday afternoon at the Furniture
Mauutacturcrs' Exchange, No. GO Dearborn
street- Tho following 1rms were represented:
4. n. Andrews 4 Co, G. Bosiiema9 1. e co.
c,o,s J. t,e1Eq n9T!sg,oD too CO.. r. csr'ss o co.
Chicago Parlor set Company, Clark Bros 4 Co..
HlGort, Horn Bros.,. N. r. johnson . Co..
nsnssE qs,ne ssnr sSsen st"Hs' .'ooaefuS GE.x
ins ' Company, = % Sherwood BehooI:F Furniture Com
nany. 8toiz d Wo'tx, Fhorson d Tollakson, +.
Wcnter, j. Zangcrly y GO, Jacob Hele,sd24F''
tllhrcclt,, Go1heck q Co., n. 'aeous n's e 70 -
Ames l. Frost, &. fconsu. John MooIe d O.,
Johnson d. Allison, Tobey Furniture Company,
a, W, OyItt & Co., Stadftld q Vol, Il. 8 n.
NcubcrEer, mud ]. u. Brunswick u Bake Com
NJ. l. C.. Doyglpgton wns cali to ths shnfr,
nnd G. Ii. Fowler, Of the An'trtca" cdbi''e'-
Maker, acted rs Secretary.
A general discussion Of the "etEht-hour"
conrcdcI 10 bo Impractlcabc, II absolutely con-
f1urt In This CITY. With ten hours prevailing tn
New York. Cincinnati md Grand Rapids, those
cities could undersoll the Chicago manutac-
surrrs. md would attract large share OF the
trade tfat nor comes here.
MI. Angle, Of II. s. Carter & TO-, said that ho
hud bccn told By mauY Of the touEneymen cab
inct-makcrs that they were not In favor Of the
movement, but had been dE!ren Into BY party
ngt.utors and demagogues Therefore: in order
following:
Kfsoirtd, That We. rs manufacturers. regard ten
hoIts ns tho standard tor day's work.
This uns adopted by a vose Of 38 to 0. Tho
minority, in explaining their votes, stated Tint
they were In favor OF eight hours, provided The
rule prevailed in all the furniture manufactur-
fnE ponts in the country.
Oh motion, Mcssrs. Angle, Hayden, and Bep-
singer wcro appointed to draw up . platform tn
cousonanco With ths sensc OF the meeting.
WHEREAS, Dissatisfnctton exists among castain
mechanics, especially the cnbinctm1kers. tn enmo
Of ihe factories In this city in connection with
whit II called '.ths eight hovr moFsmea.": and
WnkrnAs. A strike has been tnapRntatea, WHICH
nannfactusng inscreats Of tho city and vicinity At
1atge: thorcfare, ....... ....
Etsotrea Thst f1.anre and Kindred manu-
ways strikcs, whether for higher wages Or for
xxi Resoiesa Thst ii vse. % u msnntaetn9efs' adopt ten
honrs Is da5's lahor in our factories from this
country, wo belcvt the intereaM OF both lnanufac-
turor and mechanic nrc best sabscrycd With ten
hours a. days labor.
On motion OF Mr.. June, Of the Sherwood
cnt appended their names to the platform,
which to-day will ba laid before other manufar-
surcrs rot present A. tho meeting for signature.
The meeting then adjourned.