Telegram-herald., 1886-06-08
THEY WALKED OUT
fas f1aplasrs sf the Fnseniz fscters hs-
fuss 80 Eefsfa O. tue Aen
Bear -gsEsta

claf allef ciolk yesterday morning
tas emo.eFes of ths Faeai2 furuilare
Company were informed bg tie several
flrsmeu shar beginning 81 ones tie com-
p4uy would iuausulats the Ten boar
syslem Tie announcement VAS entirely
unexpected AID lf sss solas ies minutes
before lhs men could recover nom their
surprise. The sentiment of tie men Has
strongly Ia FAVOR of tie eisai-hour plan,
and promptly at O'Clock tie Hlen laid
aside their tools aud With olt half dozen
exceptions walked 0ar. The men marched
saisue 10 Palaerey s. Lagton Hall. where
rsa tfa men resolved themselves into
d meeting 10 discuss the situation
William Bfae- was selected as chairman
lie stated rle object 0I the meeting aud K.
W Merrill re4l the tau0slng communica
Jion
ro tie employees OF tie Phoenix furniture
company -tor the purpose u protecting
oar oRn business as vel ss Tor tie welfare
~ The furniture interests Of this city, We
have concluded that 30 is absolutely neces-
.ary t8 operate our factory from this daie
on the basis of,ten hours work per day, thus
placing ourselves upon an equal footing
With other manufacturers throughout Tie
COUNTRY oar agreement alth you on The
urst II May last was made ln absolute
good faith. aud we have 20 Fegrei
that the representation made ny YOU
THAI the eight hoar system Would De-
come universal las not been realized. on
the contrary. the system has not been
adontei iu our ONn city. We cannot, nor
should oar employees expect US % inJure our
mutual interests 5y continuing the enforce
uent of 4 system which the greater part OF
oar competit0rs have refused 90 adopt. We,
therefore ask YOU 70 give this proposition
your earnest consideration. with the assur-
ance from US that We believe II 10 be aoso-
lutelv necessary for our mutual welfare, and
that We have not arrived al il without duly
considering every feature bearing upon the
question
PH0ENIX EURNiTC RE COMPANY.
For nearly two hours the subject was dis
cussed the men resolved u stand by the
eight hour system aud appointed Il COM
mittee 10 notify Mr. Merrill Ot their action
The men are determined 20 stand by the
eight-h0 system ami will meet this morn
ing at @ O'Clock al Turner hall. They pro
pose 10 meet daily and discuss matters and
await the action OF the Phoenix managers
No trouble Is anticipated as the men are all
hard workers, not dynamiters. Wise lead
ership prevails aud II Is thought that all
few DAYS. Chairman Johnston Of the Cen
tral Furniture Workers association has
received the following advices:
CHICAGO, June THE DIR amite affair on
the HAY Market almost killed the eight
hour movement. We could not hold
meeting for about a week aud then We had
to move our headquarters almost outside the
city. Furty-fve shops are running elght
hours with ,, 200 men. and fifty shops where
..lf hon lrta
irving TO bulldOze the men back 10 ten
hours I cannot tell how it will be in a
week or two, but we will try and keep the
eight hours with 10 per cent. advance. How
is Grand Rapids? We sincerely hope you
are solid. as you have set a good example
for the labor classes of this country 10 fol-
low.
CINCINNATI. June 5.-There are eighteen
furniture factories running eight hours.
with good results to both employers and
employees. With the others 1t IS water TO
the men and cream to the bosses.
Chairman Johnston visited one of the h.
7 of L. Assemblies last night, and a generous
contribution was voted to the unemployed
/ furniture workers. The assemblies viii be
I called on in rotation and the members
/ asked 10 aid those who are struggling for
+ the perpetuation of the eighthour system.
The WiddicOmb factory has put IN sl3,-
F 900 worth of new machinery in order TO
+ keep up with the demands of the trade.
The Labor Bureau yesterday secured
I situations for four furniture workers and
/ sent them to factories out Of town.
! Chairman Johnston has blood in his
eve and seeks the scalp of the patrOlman
+ who circulated the report that the eight and
ten-hOur men engaged IN an attack OF each
+ other. He has the patrolman's number and
will investigate.