Daily Republican., 1886-03-29

ON Saturday last the Executive Com
rn,ttee Of District o., Knights OF Labor, |
ssrved uotices upon the members OF the
Morocco Manufacturers Exchange OF
Wilmington, requesting them 70 meet
the board ut the Kirkwood House, OF ~
O'clock on Monday morning. for fur
ther conference ON the difiiculttcs exist
ing between the manufacturers ano
their employees. The Exchange nau
adjourned ON Friday night 70 meet on
next Thursday night, but the board
thought that was putting on the deos,
| sion too long. and hence the action OF
| the board In calling this mornings
| meeting. -
Ats SO O'Clock this morning the Mo-
| rocco Manufacturers Exchange met at
| the mandatory OF J. Park Postles,
/ Fourth street near Orange, ana ap.
nointed John G Baker president, W.
r. McClary secretary, J. Park Postles
tre.surer. Charles Mullin and l.. Z.
Bush, Jr., q committee OF the Exchange
10 meet aud confer with the board at
the Kirkwood House. At 10 O'Clock
the committee arrived and were
u,hered into the second story front
parlors. At the same time Matthew
Oolwell, with Q delegation OF three
vorkmen from each OF the morocco
mauufsotories In the city, arrived
These shop delegations were made up
OF one from the shaving department,
one from the beamtng department ana
one from the finishing department.
soon after Mr.. Colwell arrived MessIs
Patton, Ward and Jamison, also Of the
Executive Board, came and were
ushered into the meeting room.
AT this time q representative OF tns
: | EVERY Evening" applied for admissisn
but was told by Mr.. Colweli that It wa
decided not TO have any representatives
of the press present. Upon bainR ques
toned why 80 many delegates were
, present from the respective manufac
tories in the city, Mr.. Colwell statef
= that ut the Friday night meeting IL va
said by members of the Exchange tina
the price list offered was made up II
Philadelphia and that II left 70 . vot'
Of the workmen in the wilmington
manu- factories 1t would be voted down
!. by a vote of 10 10 4. The delegates
1 were TO disahuse the minds Of the mem
8 bers of the Exchange, and TO show tina
Z the list had been agreed upon In I'M
y home manufactures, and that the Phil
adelphiA members of the Executive
Board did not see tho price list unit
they arrived here on Friday evening.
% After the shop delegations had beel
called into the room and made thei
B. statements and departed, representa-
J. tive of the REPUBLICAN, thinking tina
1t this juncturs Of the meeting report
y ers might possibly be admitted, knocke'
at the door, but was politely informe'
by Mr. Colwell that 1t had been decides
not TO admit reporters ut any Junotur
OF the meeting. 1t Is understood tina
the dele sation from the Morocco Manu-
facturers' Exchange had full power
settle all difficulties, unless somethin
OF new and unexpected may arise, when
further conference will be asked.
, One Of the delegates from one OF th
manufactures informed the REPUbL
CAMS representa- i've that tie me
:, needed more wages and he believed u
trade would admit Of more, but Il
10 whole power had been paced In u
N. hands OF the Executive COMMITTEES, an
whatever decision that committee can
to, they would Loyalty abide by even
they got no inc rease in wages.
- At / D. m. the conference adjournt
for dinner, TO meet at go p. m.