The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-13
THEY WANT EIGHT HOURS,
What the Pattern Makers viii do ut The
Annual Convention To-day,


PITFsBuRaH, Pa, May 12,-The ar
nual meeting OF the Pattern Maker
League OF North America will be hel
In the Seventh Avenue Hotel thisweeI
beginning tomorrow morning, Abou
twenty-five delegates are expected, bu
last night none Of them had arrived
though the reception committee was q
the hotel waiting for them, The Easter
delegates were scheduled to arriyelthl
morning,
Speaking about the association AM
the coming meeting, President T. ], Nc
Gpnnell, Of this city, said last night,
There are only 5000 pattern makers Il
the country, and ! 200 81 them belong i
the organization, In Pittsburgh ther
are 160 pattern men, and ninety,six be
long to the local assembly. At presen
we are trying TO establish an association
In Hamilton, Canada, and outside O
this place we are not represented In tht
Dominion. We have associations ID
sixteen cities scattered over the country
and we expect representatives from all
Of them.
WORK TO BE DONE,
The meeting will probably last the
greater part OF the week, and we intend
TO have banquet Thursday evening,
There are q number Of things to be con-
adhered, The constitution Is crude, was
hastily constructed and needs 10 be
modified In some particulars. We are
thinking Of establishing a contingent
fund 10 work up associations In new
fields, strengthen weak bodies and 10 as.
slst generally in keeping the organlza'
ton together. 1t ia more than probable
that we will appoint paid organization,
The tools Of pattern makers are very
valuable, and as present We have plan
ol INSURANCE TO protect them from loss.
This Insurance feature will be perfected
further, and, In addition, We will discuss
the advlsabillty Of establishing a bene,
fetal feature In connection with the
League.
Another thing we are anxious about Is
the eight'hour system and the abolition
OF piece work. These subjects will be
considered. It is the aim Of the League
TO keep up the agitation for shorter hours
Of wor (, and we prefer TO work by tho
day, The quality Of work tprned out is
better than by the piece, '
, ssHARp MANUFACTURERS.
9 We find, too, that when man exerts
himself and makes some money at piece
work that when we work by the day
the manufacturers expect us To DO as
much as We do under the piece plan,
In the end we find we make less mouey
and work longer hours under this sys.
TEN than by the day.
The question OF limiting tue number
Of apprentices will also come up. For
myself ! think that one to every six
journeyhen should he allowed and no
more. As to strikes We are very Ooh.
seryative, and have no desire to be an.
tagonistic or pugnacious unless there Is
grave necessity for 1t.
At the session tomorrow morning
President Mcconnell will read his an:
nlal adhtes&. He states there are some
points Of interest in his report, but he
declined to Epeak ot them In advance.
He will also suggest some new. ideas
that be has mapped out. The officers Of
the league are: el'.yt
p P. Duchebin, Secretary, Boston;
General Vice President, william :" i!!!:.m Case,
New York; Executive Board, Thomas
Moon, Philadelphia; W. n. Lose Alle-
gheny and Louis Kirchberg, Chicago;
Local Reception Committee, G. N.
Heaslet, Harvey Heaslet, W. Mclean,
Joseph Knipschild, ]. T. Wakemanl @.
B. Connelley, Thomas BayllsS, Sam War
rem, Fred Sues and Alexander Ashton.
All these officers will be present.