Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-28
ALL GO OUT TODAY.
SKILLED EMPLOYEES or THE LOCO
MOTIVE WORKS TO WITHDRAW.
Pattern and Boiler-Slakers 20 Jein the
strikers-An Interview With
Inspector Brooks.

When the whistle at tho Richmond Lo-
comotiye- and Machine Works designates
the hour of noon to-day the pattern and
boiler-nakers at that institution will walk
out.
The withdrawal Of the men In these two
departments will maks the strike embrace
the entire establishment, the operatives IN
the other four shops having already discon-
tinued work.
ma TIGHT PLACE.
When tho Pattern-Maker Association
assembled in call session at Schiller Hail
last night to consider the strike, the men,
bers of that organization. to use their own
language, realized that the ey es OF the cont
munity were upon them. They were, 50
to speak. the last link in the chain.
A delegation of machinists, carpenters,
moulders, blacksmiths. and boiler-makers
appeared and made a statement of the
strikers side of the case. No suggestion
was made or adyice given, and when they
had performed their mission the commit
tee withdrew.
After this there was full discussion OF
the situation. The general sentiment was
that as tho Trades Council had recon.
mended withdrawal at noon to-day, and
all the other skilled mechanics had decided
TO 90 out, there was nothing left tor them
to do but TO follow their example. :.
The vote was then put and resulted
unanimously in favor Of the pattern-makers
coming out to-day at noon. Two members
retired before this vote was taken.
The details of the withdrawal, such as
the appointment of committee to wait on
Mr. Davis and other matters, will be LETT
to the men themselves.
WILL GET AN EXTENSION.
Captain W. II. Brooks, tho Government
inspector of the Texas work at the machine
works, last night told DISPATCH reporter
| that when the strike began upwards OF
week ago he notified the department. at
Washington. He received a reply telling
him to direct the company to send for-
NAL notice, in oider that it would be al
| lowed the time lost. -,
As To what effect the strike would have
on the work, the Captain said the company
under the terms of the contract, is emu.
| tied to an extension of time equal TO that
| lost by reason of it's delay.
THE DISPATCH" CORRECT.
II had,n continued the inspector, In
| tended having talk with the men last
| Monday, that might learn their side OF
| the case When tho representative OF the
committee called at my office on that day,
| | told him that thought understood the
| matter. having read it in the DISPATCH.
| He replied that the account as published
! in your paper was perfectly. correct ano
fair and that there was therefore no use OF
| his stating II"
| Captain Brooks remarked that only yes
| terday he had returned to Philadelphia
| machine-shop two imperfect cylinders In
| tended for the Texas These were about
| % or 30 feet in length. l3lS inches In diam.
| eter. and have TO be bored out six inches
| in the centre. This work is done half from
| each end, and in these particular cylinders
4 owing TO their being sprung while III pro,
| cess of boring, the two cuttings missed
| each other by about half an inch.
| When a similar piece of work was done
in the Richmond shops, 1t was so exas'
| that the washer" that came out was a.
| thin as wafer, AMI such "a triumph o.
skill that President Trigg carriodit 1t around
for some time in his vest pocket.
SHOULD HAVE CHEAP LABOR.
A few moments before Captain Brooks
had remarked that II the Richmond works
| wanted TO compete successfully witt
northern concerns it would have to EN-
ploy cheap labor. Referring to this, tn;
bIsPATcH man inquired if it were not pos
sible that it was the difference in the clas:
of men employed that caused the Rich
mond work TO be better than that done u
Philadelphia. lie replied that it probabl.
was .
Concluding. Captain Brooks said tn
men were mistaken in thinking Mr.. Dayi
harsh and oyerbearing. A short time be
fore Christmas Mr.. Davis came TO him on
oay and asked him If he would not like
drive up with him to see one OF the me
who had been sick several weeks. The
| cot In the buggy and started OF, but be
fore going 20 the house Mr.. Davis drove b.
the market aud purchased basketful Q
provisions and carried them to the sic
man.
The strikers met again yesterday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at Odd-Fellows' Hall.
The strikers will be paid of to-day be
tween and , O'clock.