The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
WILL FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE
fit Takes Until Deomsday, Say the
Manufacturers.
Each Side at Haverhlll Looking for
Weakness in the other.
Jennings, Friedman and Stevens
Ready to Move to Epping.

HAvERHTLL Mass, January ia re-
port in circulation today that the combined
manufacturers were about ready to give up
the contest was denied in toto by President
S. Porter Gardiner He says that every one
of the nine are ready to fight 1t out on the
line started upon until doomsday if necessa-
ry. In regard to the report that some Of the
nine were financially too weak to continue
the fight much longer, one, who said he
knew, said this afternoon that each one of
the signers of the bond was amply able to
proloDg the contest for any length of time.
In regard to tho matter of cut down lead
ing Washington street manufacturers said
the Manufacturers Association had always
been weak on the point that no member was
obliged to submit his price list to the COM
mittee before presenting it 10 his employees
Had this been done by j. FL. Winchell & Co.
the present trouble would probably have
never been hsass of by the outside world
Matters at tn6iactory of Jennings, Fried
man & Stevens are unchanged The men
are boxing and loading the machinery upon
freight cars for Epping, n. I'll. After the
machinery is sent away all the doors wi IL be
locked. Today in the cutting room and bot
toming room the doors were locked and the
box factory was idle. Each side is boastlng
OF ltS great staying powers, and anXiOusly
waiting some show OF weakness in the op-
posing front The workingmen are united
and growing stronger every day. They have
all the confidence possible in the leaders and
each other, and have on their side strong
public sentiment.
President Gardiner said today: 81 under
stand tnat Moult0n has referred to an inter-
view he had with me. | will say as mem
ber Of the firm of Gardner Bros, that should
Moulton bring price list into my factory
him out year of the up factory a9g Jaass SIaSs
Carter declares, askahis opinion, that
legal and could not bind them to forfeit.
Last evening branch of the International
Union was organized by Secretary Skefing-
ton among the boot and shoe cutters. This
afternoon the treers were organized by the
same official. The general belief is that
higher wages will be the rule In all depart
ments OF work in Haverhill hereafter The
Workmen submit this proposition to Mr..
Winchell and the nine manufacturers who
signed the manifesto:
That committee of business men be appointed
to examine the books OF Jas. II. Wincheil & Co.
investigate the wages paid the help ia that faco-
ry and compare these wages with those paid in
SHOPS IN other places ma ufacturing the same
gouds. from the result OF this work. let the COM
mi tee make decision and Recommendation
which shall be binding.
Jennings, Friedman & Stevens have noti-
hed their workmen that they are at lib
eIIy 70 OBTAIN JOBS Wherever they can, but
shall have the first choice of the old Jobs
when the firm gets running again. A cutter
reported today that he had been refused a
job in factory at which he made applica-
tion for work because he was one OF the
locked out men. The workmen regard this
as an open conspiracy by the manufacturers
to deprive them of chance to earn a living.
Chick Brothers deny that any member of
their firm ever stated that the
average wages of the men in their boot shop
ran from So to $12 per week. Tie same is
said OF the statement attributed to S. Rud-
dock & Son. Harry G. Mouiton said the
strike must result in victory for the union or
nothing else.
:. J. II. Winchell & Co. this afternoon pub.
llshed sworn statement in which they say
that their men we're earning good pay and
were apparently satisfied. Wnen Mr.. MouI-
ton presented his price list, he said he in
tended to put it throughout the city, at
which the firm referred him to the president
OF the Manufacturers Association, accord
ing TO an agreement made two years ago,
which was that each firm could settle In
dividually with its wOrkmen but general
price list must go to the association. The
price list was so aigh that they could not
afford to accept it. Mr.. Winchell denies
grinding down the working people, and
claims that he paid better wages and treated
his help better than any shoe firm In the
city. He acknowledges that his price list
was lower than three years ago, but that
was due to the improved machinery which
allows the help to make as much money.