The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-09
TRENT0N'S TWO STRIKES.
No Progress in the POtteries-The
Brickmakers May Settle.
speeial % the Jersep cliv Meles.


TRENTON, April o. 1s91.-A reporter yes
terday learned from u working potter the
exact number of men that are at work in
the sanitary shops Of the city. The exact
number Of journeymen at the Equitable
is eleven. These are men who have, it is
said, been the weakened ones. and
whom the leaders were glad to be rid of.
Tney are said to be men who were always
complaining and whining and who served
to 1ishearten and discourage their fel-
lows. Besides these there are twelve
green hands employed ut this pottery
Before the lockout there were iifty-six
skilled workmen in this shop.
AT the Crescent four green hands and no
journeymen are at work. Here were for
merly employed forty-iive skilled work
men, Maddocks' pottery have but two
green hands at work and no journey men.
They formerly found work for sixty en-
ployes. The Empire have one more green
hand than Maddocks', but no Journey
men. They used 70 employ hfty-six men.
There is one journeyman at work at the
Delaware and three green hands. Here
forty skilled hands used to ind employ
ment. While the Willets Manufacturing @
Company used to employ thirty sailed
preSsers, they now have but four green
hands at work. The Enterprise is the
worst of of any. Where they formerly
had sixty-five hands at work, they now
have none.
The men say they are prepared to stay
without WORK all summer. If necessary,
although they would make substantial
concessions TO get the factories all started
up again. They believe that the manu-
facturers will yield before themselves.
IL was stated yesterday that ex-Sheriff
Skirm and Richard O1phant were be-
lieved by the men TO be TOO fair minded d
to continue the lockout much longer.
The s., 600 forfeit was no bar TO break
ing of the bosses combination, as they
are losing every month of idleness. The
first three months of the lockout was a
positive benefit to the manufacturers in
giving them an opportunity to work off
their impaired stock. They were now
losing by the operation. however.
The men are to have benefit at the
Opera House soon. and a monster picnic
will follow shortly after that will net
s. 900 or sc, 900.
One of the men who is posted politically
says that as a result of this lockout Daniel
j. Bechtel will receive majority of 800
votes for Mayor. The Republican potters
are unanimous for him.
The news yesterday in the trouble be-
tween the brick operatives and bosses is
good news for the former. 1t is very
likely. they report. that the bosses will
concede to them all they ask.
Fell & Baker are reported, by good
authority, Ms saying that when he time
comes for press brick making they will
see that wages are paid that will satisfy
the men, and that for themselves they
think the cut demanded for press brick
making by the bosses is much too steep.
The firm of Donahue & Nolan, the
same authority yesterday said have as
sured their men that as soon as frost is
out of the ground they will commence
brick making, aud that prices will not De
in the way TO prevent them.
The weather is still very backward for
brick making. If a brick is the least bit
touched by frost in its first state of wet
clay, the whole labor of making is lost.