New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
CANNON FOUNDRY CLOSED.
GOVERNMENT DELAY THE CAUSE.
woRKMEN WHOSE WAGES ARE UXPAID-ExAMPLEs
OF OFFICIAL DILATORINEss.


BosToN, Oct 17.-ThO South Boston Iron
Works Last night suspended operations on account Oh
inability TO pay the workmen. Nearly $50 expert iron
workers thrown out Of employment For the past
six weeks the have received pay. and the sus
pension Iplsned by the fact that the Governmen'
owed tho works $4,000 for rlfed cannon, cartridges
and other ordnance material, and the Appropriation
being forthcomng the resources OF tho ooinPAh'
became almost exhausted.
The informed that as soon as Iuno' "oio
received sufficient to pay the wages due them tne "
at the foundry would ps resumed. William +. hun''
and treasurer OF the corporation said to-day
10 . reporter
"we have shut down simply because we have not
enough ready money pay the men, and we tnougn'''
would better stop work altogether than ask them
TO work for nothing The suspension is merely
temporary. Work will be resumed In Two
weeks at least. There would have been no
trouble had the Government fulfilled Its obligations
Our capital not large. and most of II Is invested 10
Government works whlcn we have as yet mad no
return. Delay has followed delay, and owing to the
amount Of red tape required In transactng Governments
business the money which need aud which Is oue US
arrived. n the Government would pay us "na'
II should have S75, 900 In cash to work "it'
Instead OF that yards and shops are hed win oro
nance. finished unfnishe and our men are WITHOUT
tho wages which belong to them. don't know that
any one person responsible FOR the delay. Tns lncr
dent will give you idea OF tho way Things
carried out. Last spring we received CONTRACT
to furnish about 1000 proectes for rihsd guns
OF them being for S2nch bOres and the rest 10,
ll-nch The contract stipulated that we snouIi
samples sandy Hook TO DO tested pei1
furnishing tho number called for by the contract No
finished up OF the projeotes at ouoo and seut the
for trial. Then waited for reDiy. Nome came
We sandy Hook and then 10 The authorities III
WashlnetOr and finally after several weeks OF dehy
were Informed that slight alteration was neene1
in the sabot We made tho alteration as speclhed ana
sent on two for trial. Those were OF the s'slnch
bores We samples Of the ll-inch bore 1Wo
months ago ana have waited for reply sluce Ihe
learned that the 11nch gun had not heeh
mounted SANDY Hook. Judging from tho past, sup
pose wait three months before we shaIl
learn whether not those projecties are .at'acloy
After making the alterations In the SIC inch Do1es we
began casting, and have already manufactured ABOUT
1000. They cost about Sll 90 ptece 50 you sTe W
we've locked 500 900 In those proectes alone. We
could have fulfilled the terms OF the contract ong ago II
they had haseued matters at Sandy Hook In inc next
weeks shall collect some OF our outstshulns
debts and after pgyng notes that are now due VS.
shall pay the their wages aud start up sgalu.
We cannot do anthing until we hear from
SANDY Hook and we might as well shut down rs 20
keep running especially MS our weekly payroll amounts
TO Sl 800 or ~ 600. Wa men about Sb,ooo'
There IL hard feeling between tho men and the com
pany and there will lie no trouble. feel confident lhat
all Old hands will return whom we start up again
The report that the Government owes us SZJOOOo Is
absurd The total amount is about S1o,OOQ IN rOuhd
numbers.