The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-11
LABOR INTERESTS.
The Calais Mill Starts UP With New
Help.
Strikers Attempt to Intinidate, but
Without Success.
Efforts Being Made to Settle the
Bates mill Trouble.

CALAIS, Me-, Feb. 2-About % girls ar
rived in Milltown last night from Eastport
and surrounding towns, and the cotton mill
was started this morning with this small
force, notwithstanding the efforts of the
strikers to prevent the new help from enter
ing the mill. A large party of the strikers
surrounded the corporation house before
daylight. On being refused admission, they
did not attempt to force their way in, but
created all possible disturbances outside the
house that they could, and the new hands
ran the gauntlet of strikers from the board
ing house to the mill But they were escorted
by the president and treasurer of the mill
company, both of whom remained inside all
day.
Every means except violence were used by
the strikers to intimidate the new help, but
without success. A committee called at the
mill office later in the morning and warned
the managers that serious trouble would en-
sue if the mill was allowed to run with the
new employees. Both sides are very deter
mined and the prospect of a settlement is
very poor.
The Bates Mill Trouble.
LEWISTON, Me-, Feb. 10.-At conference
between Mr.. Pratt and the District Commit
tee today the following letter was submitted;
LEWISTON, Feb. 10, 1886.
Mr. Pratt Age1lt of the Bates: ~.
Dear Sir,-Will you allow the operatives OF tle
Bates mill to return TO their work In BODY, Win
the exception of Mr.. Dalton pending pending an ihVesti-
CATION of prices and 1.e other ,r,,5n aliicui1ies?
j. w. KITTREDGE, CHAIRMAN.
District Executive Board.
n CrrAx
Mr.. Pratt and the board debated the ques-
ton at some length, and by appointment
they again met this afternoon at the mill
office, when the following reply was sub
mitted by Mr.. Pratt: ~. %
Nessys y ". Kittredqe. Chairman of the EGecat-
the Board and c. ". SLGac, secretary
Gentlemen.-I have to acknowledge the receipt
Of your communication of the above date as
aWill YOU allow the operatives of the Bates
mill to return to their work in body, with tne
exception Of MI s Dslto1 ReIfng an lnVes'sa
To which / reply: The only question upon
which there has been any settled difference OF
opinion between your committee and TINS com ON
Dalton, and construe your communlcauon aS
putting end to any future consideration OF tle
InatterOf his return to the employ OF TINS COM
pany If this construction is correct, all other
operatives of the Bates Manufacturing Company
Will be received MOnudy morning HeAt tt uhV
usual hour Regarding the other matters men
toned in your Communication, they shall receive
due consideration when properly brought Deiore
me- Yours truly
Fl. L. PRATT, Agent.
The Knights of Labor Assembly were in
conference this evening, but no definite de-
cision in the case was reached.
Signs of Prosperity.
BIDDEFoRD, Feb. 1O.-The Pepperel, La
coma and York Manufacturing Companies
have given notice that their employees wages
will be advanced about 10 per cent on March
1st. This action is voluntary on the part OF
the corporations.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb TO- The Atlantic
Cotton Mills, employing about 900 opera
effect March 1st