Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02
OUT FOR EIGHT HOURS.
THOUSANDS ON a S STRIKE IN THE
WESTERN METROPOLIS.

WESTERN METROPOLIS.
Railroad Men March from Shop "a
shop Calling Out the Employees
A Riot Narrowly Averted atOne OF
the Places Visited-Au Branches
of Trade Affected 10y the Move
ment.
CHICAGO, May Fully 500 striking
railroad freight hands met at the Harri-
son street Yiaduot near the West Side
Union Passenger depot at O'clock this
morning. Speeches were made by two
or three leaders, in whioh they declared
that it was the duty OF the freight hand.
lers on all the Chicago roads TO enforca
their demands now for shorter houre
while the workingmen in all departments
of trade were doing so. The sentiments
was cheered, and upon suggestion OF
some one in the crowd the men started
for the Wabash freight yards to urge the
men employed there to stop work. The
crowd increasing in size as IL moveds
entered the Wabash yards, and the men
| there at once began quitting work.
The freight handlers stopped work In
! body and Joined the procession, which
! then proceeded TO the Rock Island YARDS
! where they Induced all the men employed
In the freight houses there to abandon
their positions, New recruits joined the
column, which next visited the Louisville
! and New Albany and Chicago railways,
/ where they were also successful in their
efforts with the FIRE ght handlers. There
was much enthusiasm and cheering II
the ranks OF the procession.
ALL GO OUT.
The column reached the Lake Shore
road about IL O'Clock and the main body
of men stopped work.
Fifty men unloading vessels at tina
Rock island and Lake Shore docks on the
river. struck for eight hours and stopped
work.
The officials in the Rock Island aud
Lake Shore yards were clearing up alt
freight in expectation Of a strike among
the men there.
The freight housemen among the Fore
! Wayne men this morning made demand
for eight hours.
CAR DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS.
The drivers and conductors on the Blue
Island line OF the West Division Car
Company demanded reduction of their,
| trips from seven TO six and combining the
working day TO eleven hours without de-
crease in pay. The company acceded to
the demands without any parleying. TIVE
hundred men employed by the West
/ Division Street Car Company in the
extension OF their lines struck for eight
hours. The company allowed the men to
20 to work.
A crown OF some 800 or 400 marched In
the neighborboOd Of tue Mccormick works
ia the southwestern outskirts Of the city
this morning with red flag at the head
of their column. The works were idle to-
day, the men having asked for and been
given holiday.
CLOSED DOWN.
lessen & Rosherg, Keller 81 Co., c. r..
Jorgenson, j. o. Beseh, l.. +. Nonoust. J..
b. Beming and George +. Selden, all fur
niture manufacturers, occupying block
on the east side Of Jefferson street, be-
tween Randolph aud Lake streets, closed
down tnelr factories last night to await
the action OF the Executive Committee or
the Furniture Manufacturers Association
regarding the eight-hOur movement. This
action locked out over 700 men. similar
action was taken by Leo Austrian. a man.
uiacturer OF mirrors, employing 100 men,
aud by the Union Wire Mattress Cons
pany, the employees Of which number 146
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
An important session OF a number o.
manufacturers OF this city was held this
} morning at the Office of Felix Land.
Every principal planning mill in the city
was represented. The situation was fully
discussed. and. az a result, they decided
to stand by each other In whatever action
they might take, ana appointed CONS
mitiee t0 request the attendance OF rep
resentatiyes of eVaTy lumber yard aud
box factory in the city, at Joint meeting
1t the sherman house tonight, to deter
mine upon some course Of action. Pending
the meeting all the planning mills and
box factories and lumber yards were
closed.
FURNITURE MANUFACTURES UNITE.
ST LOUIS, May 1.-The furniture manu-
facturers Of this city formed an associa-
tiGn Lass night and unanimously resOlv, Il
90 operate their factories on tue eighH
hours perday system, after today. on the
basis Of eight hours wages. Tnsy also
resolved that they will tolerate no inter-
ference as TO whom they. shall employ or
how their business shall be man.
aged. An executive committee OF Seven
was appointed o. which will be sub
mitted for settlement all differences which
may arise. In some cases Of failure TO
settle any serious trouble a general shut
down OF the factories may at any time be-
ordered. The Executive Committee OF
the Knights Of LABOR reported at late
hour last night that they had taken no
actiOn That they wished "a make public.
The affairs Of the committee remain in
statu quo.