The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-07


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statement IRON, droctirs and owners Of the
| Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works
concerning the strike In their shops and
wa. sent 10 TIM rTf,fr. vo4+..rflav Tor publica-
ion.
Asa strike Of n considerable portion Of the
ernuloves Of fhc Richmond Locomotive and
Machine Works has attracted puhlcattcution.
excited general interest. and BROUGHT ont Soy
cral statements touching thc controversy tie
directors and lrinciral Owurrs az the COM
panv deem il proper O. present tie following
views on tine subject
Tho real controversy is not. "a may be
supposed Iciw.eu flc company and the
ST.. k.f- who layc u1 complaint against the
company. either a- DE- wd- ages nr treat
men huf t1e attack of tlc g lk'r- rs upon
70 fcl.r-NNI AIHau. iirn-'nri q" whom they
insist hc COMB. ng eAnI unt give .n ,pH'f-
mn'W olmwoF. DDS condition ."r iAe better
support H h- q "nrHN-Ni .'.AIf Ii't lA'
company been SD ""a- ".a ,oNHi''E i- ''
hay abandoned ilt -."fd .ni u' i-r
cNni OBJ DE- '"n shops -i- a,i-h' ".t'
hya been afcfit-
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'Tbe com. arlv has obtained every mcclan-
ical appliance to make its products as perfect
and 90. economical ass those oil any similar
shop. some az tine too!- are oi very Simple
character and do not require thr services OBJ
fr-t-fla~s Wachirl~' for fl"r operation. ln-
decd. -urh employment would Doe beneath
thorough mechanic.
"ihos" tools are put DID, chafe" OF men VINO
mike spccMl's Of them. and who are n"'
"pecied 10 1c Hi-'i'Hn' il''h. l.'-.. Hil ,i.
NOT c-"- elh'', 20, sN'"' Ai,i 'i' '.N I'nF .'i''.
u'lcil hh" ".'t 'hr" 7'l'"i "i ''I''' ~ t". u.s.
VI gre uiaht 7" see Mi.Ai 9h.i'' ii.,'-
cLlhi-t hls ID rear nom la'oiri WHO. WHO
rendering ',uhor services "il ihA.NiH an"
earning GOOD wages Tor h.l"'rh' 'l pee ''iill-
very expert ODD ONE iNlh-' ,lhh'' anna E" i7 i''
pretend To nnIeTiakr i"c uu' 'n'-7 W'H,h l'-
longs OILY ~ tan hlghrr branches ol llr iial,.
ana u WouiH seem tHtL li"'' H'h' "ti".-i
not able o. earn ~ufh hlgh wage. as % nhll'I
mechanic. ou@Al Z" he itiiU'll'd TOY tHtH it'-
TOW WI hlN'il i'. '"ii " i' f''.-t "..A i ''
seems unnatural fiat w'rhln3 n'n sh"H'H
combine Hih siliAe lh oiorr I'D It-lauc ltl-
low-workngman.
no DISPUTE.
There has been no dispute between tho
company and it, men about rat" oft wages,
hours e work or promptHc~- of payment.
indeed. under the contract system introduced
into the shop within the past year many az
the men hnve largely increased and some
times doubled but IN no case received lees
than their ordinary wages for full time
Whatever the company ha. suffered tie
men have had period of unusual prosperity.
"Thc suggestion which has been thrown
out that the action of the company has been
MY w. ~ .;isif ~ ,,,,,, l..I f,.,.
made L,. tI,e compar, i'm any wav to fhe labor
nr,anizatious of its ernploye- and AN impor-
t,rt inducerncut to the investment Of much
couital which has been put iu these work.
was tho desire 10 eivc employment to our
homo mechanics who were believed to Doe the
eouals az amy i'm skill and IN. .uucrior- of
most i'm tlo excellence and conservatism of
thoir Character
..Fnr nine vaors uo roturu has haou received
Nv fine stockIoiders az tho company and n
has Lc.,rn,.' nlain tbat miles. tha compauv
adonte tIc system Of rrauufl.turing and
nrarti.es fine economies which aro r-ul with
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