Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-01
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u CHICAGO, April 80
The Daily News, Friday morning. saws the
supreme officers of the police department have
ceased in their attempts to smooth over the
Tears OF the last few weeks regarding the la
Dor movement Their sole idea now il thar
with the approaching strike of SATURDAY. there
VIII De great deal of trouble The entire
force will be kept It the stations Saturday.
ready for immediate service. Secret orgaui-
zatlons, such as the Ancient Order of Uoited
Workmen. Knights of Pythias and Masons
signify their willingness to aid the citizens in
Keeping the peace.
The discovery of the increased cost of
building or OF the uncertainty OF building en-
terprizes being carried through, will cause an
advance OF rents that is certain. The market
Tor real estate is terribly dull
Mr.. Geo. C. Prussing OF the Builders FIX.
change, who has given the labor problem
much attention, said: This eight hour agita-
ton has thoroughly put a stop to the building
industry in Chicago. No contractor that
know OF will undertake to put up a building
IN any given length of time. Manufacturers
are nearly all ready to turn KEYS in their
door and await the results. Workingmen
are ike lake lashed by the wind.
Joseph Gruenhut of the Central Labor Tn.
ion. told a reporter today that there would be
no acts of violence committed bv the labor
ing men.
The eight hour movement WAS emphasized
Friday, IN advance of the day set for its inau-
gu' alton. Clark Bros. & Cos furniture fac
tory at Blue Island Rue and Robey street is
idle, 5000 employees having struck The men
demand eight hours work and 10 per cent.
increase in pay.
The firm told them they could not agree to
this and they all lett. The firm say the fac
tory will be kept closed until the labor ques-
tion is definitely settled.
The Herricks Iron Works, Canal street,
will inaugurate the eight hour system with
ten hours pay, beginning Saturday, for one
month.
Freight handlers on the Burlington & Alton
roads have stopped work, owing to a refusal
to accede to the demand for eight hours
At 3 o'clock this afternoon, $50 employees
of the Union Brass Manufacturing Co. quit
work. They demanded eight hours work and
nine hours pay, which the company positively
refused.
All of the plumbing shops in the city have
conceded eight honrs work with nine hours
pay.
Owing to the number of strikes which gre
occurring throughout the city the leaders of
the eight hour system have determined to
form central governing body composed of
delegates from the trades assemblies. central
union, eight hour committee and every other
organization involved The body will meet
every night. Every strike will be reported
and as far as possible be governed through
this body. The following is nearly correct
summary of the standing of the eight hour
system in this city tonight:
Brewers, numbering about 1000. will be
granted a re duction of hours from l6 to 10.
Formerly they worked in most cases all day
Sunday. They will now be required to work
not more than three hours Sundays.
Bakers, numbering 1000, former hours
from 10 TO Is, after May lst will work 10
hours, except Fridays, when they will work II
hours.
Furniture workers have already received
the consent of about % of the manufacturers
to eight hours sday with an increase OF 25
per cent in wages.
The English Clothing Cutters Assembly,
X of l. have received notice from 40 out
of 43 establishments in this city, they will be
conceded 10 hours pay for eight hours work
This assembly numbers not less than 1900
members. Employees engaged at Chicago
South Side Cable Railroad Co. numbering
over 700, will receive hours pay and be re-
quired to work but hours.
The tobacco factories of Chas W. Allen
and Messrs. Cradle and Strotz have granted
eight hours day to their 700 employees and
every factory in the city will follow it.
The Chicago Packing & Provision Com
panv will give nine hours pay for eight hours
work to their 2OO0 employees.
w. B Jones. shoe firm, will accede to
the eight hour regulation at the old scale of
wages.
Fairbanks lard refinery, which employees
over 800 hands, will allow the eight hour day
to be established with slight reduction in
the wages of higher paid mechanics.
Bricklayers and stone masons, numbering
over 1000 hands, are prepared to sacrifice tive
hours pay to secure Il reduction of the hours
of labor.
The carpenters unions. which comprise the
International. Independent, German and
German carpenters will have to fight for the
eight hour concession.
The butchers, who number about 600, de-
mand reduction of hours from l6 to 10,
with the old standard of wages. The men
anticipate considerable trouble in securing
the reduction of hours.
Dry goods and grocery clerks, book-keep-
ers. hardware clerks, male and female. are
organizing but will be unable to fall in line
with other workers on the lst.
The shoem akers' local assembly X. of L.,
No 1870, are going to make a demand for
ten hours pay and eight hours work.
Moulders, three unions, and newly organ
lied marble cutters, will demand eight hours
and full pay.
The immense iron works of Crane Bros
Manufacturing Co. will close down tomorrow
night for several weeks at least The COM
pany intimates that it will then inaugurate
the eight hour system, and deems a shut
down necessary to arrange for the new order
of affairs.
The Goss & Phillips Manufacturing Co.,
which o"ns extensive planning mills, has ar
ranged for the eight hour day with all its
employees, on the basis of eight hours pay.
beginning tomorrow.
The prupr.etors of every one of the SO
lumber yards in the city, received today a
circular from the Lumbermens' Union, de-
mandiDg substantially ten hours paw for eight
hours work. commencing May 5. This
affects 1000 workmen.
The freight handlers of the Chicago & Alton.
Galena & Wisconsin division of the North
Western, the Milwaukee & St. Paul and the
Grand Trunk railroads did not strike today,
but worked the day through. They have all
submitted Dc mand for eight hours and no
reduction of wages, and if the demand is not
granted they will all strike tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.
Wednesday the Allison car works granted
employees an increase from to l6 per cent. in
wages. Yesterday the men notified the firm
that the advance was not satisfactory. They
wanted from 80 to 100 per cent in different