Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-29
THEY DID NOTGOO OUT.
rur BOILER AND PATTERN-MAksHs
FAIL TO JOIN THE STRIKE.
Tho Men Are willing TO Submit to Arbi-
tration Eut tho homogeneous is Not
Not Many New Hands.

Not Many New Hanuss
Tho boiler and pastern-makers NJ the
Richmond Locomotive and Macnine-
Works did not strike at noon yesterday, as
the public had been led to expect.
why they did not do 60 after II bad been
stated over and over again that they would
did not appear. but the hour OF " came
and went and operations continued In the
two departments ss usual
One of the pattern-makers was 30 dis
eusted at the action of his fellow-crafts-
men in refusing TO stop work that ne re-
| tired from the shop.
PAID THEM OFF.
Yesterday morning sign which read.
&c All strikers will be paid OF at these win
dows between Q and 8 O'clock to-day was
nailed up outside the Office.
The withdrawn men were on hand be-
tween fine hours named and were paid in
full. They came and went in groups. most
of them lingering minute or two to dis
cuss the situation. -,
A DISPATCH man. who was ignorant OF
the conditions that existed, made his way
| through the mud-bank by courtesy desig-
mated north Seventh street" and after
being mired several times and losing his.
"coioshesn reached the works shortly af-
ter o'clock.
WILLING TO ARBrTBATE.
Approaching one of the largest of the
knots of men staining around. in which
were several Of the Press Committee, the
newspaper-man asked them if they would
| be willing to submit to arbitration by dis
| interested mechanics. They promptly re-
piled that they had been willing to do TINS
all along.
Passing on TO the office door the news
paper.man knocked for admittance, to
which there was no response. Going to
| the window he made himself known. and
| in n moment or two the prop against the
door was removed and the reporter re-
ceived cordial invitation to enter,
The first persons met on the inside were
| President Trigg and General-Manager
Davis. both of whom seemed to be very
confident and in the best of spirits.
Mr.. Davis ridiculed the idea of the works
shutting down, and said that operations
were going on, although not as rapidly as
usual. When asked as TO the willingness
of the company to arbItrate, Mr. Trigg
and Mr. Davis both said there was nothing
to arbitrate.
LITTLE RELIEF.
~ have been out here now seven years."
remarked President Trigg. and have
| seen the payroll grow from $3.50 TO 81 $50
per day. OF course it will be Inconvenient
to have our work thrown back, but it
won't make me feel very bad next Satur-
day if have TO pay out a much smaller
amount than usual"
To question as TO the force at work Mr..
Davis said it was about the same as four
days previous, when the reporter went
through the shops.
This was practically stating that no new
L. Il tl~f
As the newspaper took his leave
several men who appeared to be weakening
addressed Mr.. Davis, and were promptly
asked inside.
NOT UNION MEN.
In explaining the action of the boiler
makers in not going out yesterday after
saying they would do so, one of the strikers
last night told DISPATCH reporter that OF
the force in the boiler-shop only three were
union men. These took vote on the
question of striking, and two of them be-
ing against quitting, they decided TO re-
main at work. The man who was In favor
of going out threw up his job and left.
THE MAcHINIsTs' UNION MEETS.
Richmond Lodge. No. 10, National Asso-
citation of Macbinists, held O regular meet
ing last night, at which they elected dele
gate TO the third annual convention of the
association to be held in Pittsburgh. Pa,
May 4th. There were five candidates placed
in nomination, and the ballots were ex-
citing but of the friendliest character.
The candidates were John A. Ruth,
Joseph y. Figg, L. j. Fowlkes, Z. j. Null
cahy. and d. J. Reardon.
Four ballots were taken and the contest
finally narrowed down between Ruth and
Figg, resulting in the election Of Mr.. Ruth,
after which Mr.. Figg was unanimously
elected alternate
About ten new members were elected,
and the union offered substantial financial
assistance to such of its brethren as are on
the strike. There was very general
discussion of the Locomotive Works
strike, and the union was apparently
unanimous in support of the position
taken by the strikers.
TAILoRs WILL HELP.
Local Union. No. A. Of Journeyman Tai
lcrs held their monthly meeting last night
and declared levy of twenty-five cents on
each member in good standing for the ben
eft of the strikers.
Manager Davis when asked last night
how many strikers called yesterday to be
paid off replied that he thought there were
about two hundred. Members of the Press
Committee. however, said this did not re-
present anything like all of the strikers. as
many were not present. A number OF the
workmen. il is asserted. will 90 away from
here tomorrow to work lsewhere.
woRKMEN COMING.
Talking to a DISPATCH man last night
Mr.. Davis said that on Friday he sent off
about fifty favorable replies to mechanics
who had applied to him from elsewhere for
work, and that he had also mailed big
batch Of letters of the same kind yester-
day. These applications, he said. were in
response to advertisements for machinlsts
and moulders inserted in the leading
northern newspapers. He had not the
slightest doubt but that in few days they
would have all the hands they wanted. as
most of the new workmen were expected
the earlier part of this week.
DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.
Mr.. Davis denied the assertion made by
some of the men that any person had been
discharged because he belonged to q labor
union. The foreman Of the boiler-shop
had given one of the operatives employed
there his walking papers," not for being
union-man. but for neglecting his work.
In reply TO "a question Mr.. Davis said
that even now he would take back most
of the men who had gone out provided
they returned in day or two.
Concluding he said not single person
had struck during oil of yesterday.