New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
TuE LUMBER STRIKE OVER.
,,,o, rxcE NOT NOW FEARED IN CHICAGO.
,,r,,r HOPE OF HARMONY AMONG THE TAiLoRs-
yrRNrTuRE MANUFACrURERs STILL FIRM.
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c.,,c,oo Nav l4.-The end of the lumber
,oasv relieves the police Of the fear of further
,ou. violence The boot and shoe manufacturers
decided TO return to the ten-hour plan one oI ne
,-se.t N anufacturers said to-day
Tn. change will be made on Monday have every
a.ou 70 think that the employees Will be sstsne" WIN
sb. change The eight hour plan was merely treu as u"
or,peut and do not think they care for the eiSu'
nv business Ihave no doubt they VIII ike 'he ui'
-.,cs of two hours work and two hours pay III was
600 much sacrifice to lose two hours paw "heh 'i'l
.orkrd eight hours they got only eight houES pay ~
not think there will be any strike
The meeting OF the men employed 10y 'he ohion ~ D'
,auu,acturing Company has been postponed un''' 10
,orrov They number about 400 MT Ad"mS' r''''
49,, =, cha company said that the works would reopen
sn carly mart OF next week. the same as usual he su
,,at neither he nor the men can anoru 10 run oh
bonr. work and eight hours pay. and that unless "eS
cot IN Monday az heretofore. he will close Tor goou'
r,o ,rruure makers specially tue uphoisteIers' ana
fran. makers who went Out on strike TWO "ceAe "s'
tosav are stil out Immediate prospect Oh re-
,rn,ug ,o their benches. 1t was reported that the
,r,ac,urers had acceied TO the demands OF ihe men
and would open their shops. This was denied tou". "
Mr. Hotop the president OF the FURNITURE 't"i
u-ers' Association He stated that Inc mahu''' '
and
.aoned in relation to their position an the ma'.o'
- o, ,na number OF 600 700 are stlil VuV anu
~ ~a-,ure. toward a settlement OF the difficulties nave
he.n made by either side The terms demahde" OS 'H
men-ten hours pay for eight hours worA-a'o
.r,uay an advance OF 25 per cent on the FORMER
% III Mr. Hclton said. could not be granted without
,.s 70 the nineteen manufacturing firms some OF the
,u dealers have found it necessary 10 employ few
man who will 1t 10 understood contribute from thelF
xaces 10 keep strikers IN idleness None OF the
large manufacturers have any men at work Ia
their factories. At the ick-Balke-Cohender
company everything was going on as usual to day No
more hands we're employed than were employed yester
av and no interference was attempted with those at
uort There was nothing around the building to ind
rate the existence OF strike except the presence Of
few policemen
Everything was quiet at Brnschke & RicRes furniture
factory this morning Seventy men we're at work on the
,e.hour sn the largest number that have put IN an
aprearance strike began. They were all new
hands ver none of old hands having put in an
appearance and the firm say that they would not be
employed II they did
At the headquarters OF the moulde-s and machnlsts
the committee reported that the men had received offers
from The employers make MY i've hours constitute
weeks work. the not disposed TO accept tue
oeer The propr.etors of the Vulcan Iron Works sent
word that they wanted the men TO return to work for
The remainder OF the week on eight hours te Out the
rropositiOn was not accepted
There appears TO be little prospect OF the army of
talors resuning work except at the Old rates,
winch they claim afford scarcely subsistence even
10 the single men ana women employed There 're
anolt 10000 shut out by tie decision OF the wholesale
SIofbier. c real enplOyers increase the price
pa to The The clOak-mdkers who work ID the
Establishments OF the actual employers are pretty gen
ersv al wOrr retained by small concessions large
number however work the same basis as the talors
anu out.
A. Pullman yesterday the car shops proper were work
ing about 500 men. TAe books or the company snow
that - extra men returned to work to-day making
nearly 700 now ia the car shop. In the carpenter de-
partmeu OF works so per cent OF the men
M work There are al tho departments this
morning between l. 100 and 1900 men. In the Pullman
Iron snd Works the iu force is at work In the
car wheel al at except about lofly
mOulders wAOllve in Chicago ana belong 10 the union
IN the bricAy ards the men are stu Idle and dssas'
fed and there IS little prospect Of speedy quiet
turn " WOrk.