The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-03

planning mills were Joined by about ,OO0
employee The 100 men at the Warren
Furniture company were on strike; the fac
tories OF William Giffert, r w. Bates, and
Albretch & Deimel were closed for the same
reason
Many OF these men are out because Friday
was a day Of Juror with demands made in
haste and because there was a pressure be-
hind the men in some cases that they were
not prepared to meet The peremptory de-
mand for eight hours work for ten hours
pay precipitated these strikes In all iikeii-
hood compromises will speedily settle many
OF them-especiaily in the factories There
wee instances, Friday, where compromises
were reached even in all the heart of the most
extraordinary excitement
The Columbia Iron works, Chicago avenue
and Halsted street, has given its COO men
eight hours work for eight hours pay. The
iauorers received 10 per cent increase.
The American Nickel Plate woik ks, corner
Randolph and Market Streets has given its
30 men ten hours pay for eight hours
work-ths only shop where tho Metalwork
ers union got this.
Around the stock yards business was go
ing along as usual The employees of the
Stock Yards 4 Transit company seem sat
isfed with the present hours Of labor AMI
Compensation. Around the packing houses
there was little or no excitement The big
concerns, outside of the Chicago Packing &
Provision company and one or two others
were running the same as formerly.
Messrs Fraser & Chalmers, the largest
machine shop men in the west, settled with
their men So did the Vulcan Iron works,
C. A Mcdonald, Featherstone, the West
Division car shops, o. A. Peacock, the Link
Belt Manufacturing company. The Brad
ley Manufacturing company compromised
with its 500 employees, and the Boot and
Shoe Mems association, which employs
$500 men, reached compromise with its
employees There were probably compro
misses reached with twice as many EN-
ployes as were on strike Saturday.
Mr.. George W. Allen has increased tbs
wages of his carpenters 20 per cent and
adopted the eight hour day.
The picture frame manufacturers of the
city have resolved to resist any increase of
wages at present IT, however, the en-
ployes want eight hours work for eight
hours pay, this will be acceded to-
At the factory of Bruschke & Ricke, on
Division street, where there has been so
much trouble lately, everything was quiet
Saturday morning The eighty five men
employed in place of the late strikers were
all at work, and there was no trouble OF
any kind between them and their employ
ers
j. s Kirk 4 Co, the extensive soap and
perfume manufacturers closed their works
Saturday morning for an indefinite period.
The l. Wolff Manufao turing company
will commence on Monday at ..the eight
hour schedule, Saturday being granted as
holiday at their request
The Furst a. Bradley mandatory is
closed down, with no information obtainable
as to the intention of the firm relative 10
granting the mems demand on MoLday.
The Vest Division Railway conpany has
been lay ing down a track on Eighteenth
street, Leavitt street and Blue Island ave
enue They have 200 men at work Sat
urday morning these men struck work to II
man and demanded eight hours work.
The same company have granted the
Bule Island avenue conductors and drivers a
reduction in labor. They lave been max
ing seven trips a day. Hereafter they will
make but six This will be about II hours
worS.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The great packing
firm of which Philip D. Armour is the
head, has conceded the eight hour plan to
its employees. The Chicago Packing and
Provision company voluntarily recog>
nized the eight hour movement some days
ago, and Mr. Armour's surrender paves
the way for other con9uests at the stock
yards. Representatives from all of the
packing houses in the city hsd an execu>
tive meeting at the Palmer house SatHr>
day afternoon for the purpose of discuss
ing the request of their employees for
shorter hours and more pay. just before
the meeting adjourned a resolution binds
ing all those present to secrecy was unan
imously adopted Armour and his lieu>
tenant, Cudahy, admitted that they were
too ugly TO talk, but when Armours
1000 men quit work at night they were
informed BY their officers that they were
to report for work at s u. m, today,
and would be dismissed at 4 80 p. m. and
would be given Ole half hour for dinner.
1t was also announced that all the lower
classes of belp-the poorest paid-would
be given ten hours pay. There are over
20, 600 men benefited by the conference.