Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-12
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Manager { n4pIaaH MAS seen sSa&G -
the Afternoon. IN conversation hu
said. liver sanee came here | hare
been making CONCESSIONS 10 TIE inSn I'll
now, they have easser regulations,
shorter hours and better pay than
a.neost any company OF street car enl-
pioyes IN a city OF the ssze IA the
country" he showed telegram from
DAYTON, Ono. from The street Car
Company lasFe saying that their mea
worked twelve hours day, seven Gays
in the week for sl-62 day. and that
they had no conductors lie also
showed letters from transfer man IA
this city stating that his men worked
from 5 o'clock a.nl. 81! IL pm.
seven DAYS week for o. "a SS.i5.
Another transfer man said that
ms men reported AT $50 a.nl., had
fifteen minutes for meals. took care of
their own teams, and worked for $3.50
a day. They lost stormy days entirely.
A livery man SAFE that his men worked
from a.ln. 10 pm. aud every fourth
man tail IL pm, seven days III the
week for s. per week.
wiz Ran Its Own Business.
This" said Mr.. Chapman, "shows
what labor is getting IN this and other
cities. Our barn men who do similar
work get $1,000 a week. None Of our
men are called on for skilled labor.
There are certain classes of workmen,
BARRIERS, restaurant men, street car men,
hackmen, etc., etc., whose work cannot
be arranged on ten hour basis. We
canno. do IL without having two extra
shifts of men. Now Saturday after
noon a new roster, or schedule of
the men was posted, which was 10 have
taken effect Sunday morning. They
all knew about IL, as We took partlcu-
lar pans that they should. Itdecreased
their time on the average twenty-five
minutes day. The men, by this new
roster. would report AZ 6:05 instead OF
at $40, Is heretofore. In regard 10 the
demands of the strikers we have received
no especial communication OF them by
person or letter. Yes IL is true that We
refuse TO treat with anyone but our
employees themselves and will receive
no committee of outsiders. Would
you accept the suggestion of commit
tee OF snoemakers and cigarmakers If
you wanted To hire domestic? No,
this is no affair of any organization OF
labor except our employees, and with
them alone Will we treat. AS far as
help is concerned We have q constant
stream OF applications for situations.
The labor market is glutted and If we
chose We could have full force in one
day Ct even less rates than we have
been paying. We consider that in the
matter of wages we have been generous
rather than stringent. We propose to
run our own business ana do not pro-
pose TO let anyone else run it be they
who they may" At the request of the
company Sheriff Mcqueen appointed
several deputies to watch the property
of the company under the pay Of the
street car company.
Change the Contract.
Last evening a constant stream of
men, looking for work, poured into the
lobby of the Office of the street car COM
pany. The window of the Office was
open and Superintendent Campbell
stood receiving. Behind him was q pile
| of the so-called "lron-clad contracts"
They were rapidly being decorated with
| the signatures of those anxious to OBJ
tain employment. The contract has
received an addition since its publica-
written letters the following appears as
the last clause of the contract the APP
| piicant is expected tn sign:
| "And 1t Is further agreed between
the parties hereto, that in case the party
of the second part shall join any labor
| organization, he shall he subject at
once to discharge from the employ of
the party of the first part"
Jasper Detz WAS one OF the appli-
cants, and stepping dp to the window
read the contract. After much hesl.
fancy he said he'd think about it. Then
changing MS mind he turned and ad-
ded: ~ guess I'll sign IT," and forth
with affixed his signature. He was then
gwen orders To report for duty on the
Cherry street line TINS morning. Turn
ing away he left the line OK applicants
and departed II possession Of n job.