Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-15
THE STRIKE STATUS.
THS SITUATION AMONG TIE WHOLESALE
GR0CERS
The Shipment Of Goods Somewhat DslayOd-Nsw
Men Bang Obtained to Take The Places
Of the Strikers


The strike OF the Warehousemen's
Union, Including tho drivers, huStlers,
and certain others employed in the
wholesale grocery stores on Main street,
caused a somewhat unusual state of az
fairs to exist early yesterday morning
None Of the strikers appeared on the
scene, and the merchants for awhile
were left empty-handed. One or two Of
the firms anticipating the strike, had
engaged several men the day before,
and they went TO work at seven o'clock
yesterday morning. Other firms had to
do some tall hustling early yesterday TO
even start the machinery going. Most
of the firms state that they succeeded
Ia securing a sufficient number of men,
combined with the Office force, TO carry
on most OF the work outlined for the
day, but II required good deal Of
doubling up and 20 little loss Of time in
the business Office, for nearly all the
bookkeepers and accountants were at
times pressed into the service. At one
hrm one Of the propretOrs was out for
awhile driving team and the head
boOkkeeper was hustling boxes around
al the rear Of the establishment. Ship
ments were considerably delayed yester-
day, as il required some little time TO
acqaint the new wOrkmen as TO the man
ner of operating. They would frequently
get mixed up and have TO be untangled.
Some of the merchants held back little
yesterday in the matter Of taking in
new men, hoping chat the strikers would
reconsider their action and return TO
work. While the strikers regret they
were obliged to go out, 1t is also re-
GREETED by the grocerS, as they lose some
most faithful and efficient men, and In
some cases men who have been identi
fed with the Grm from fifteen to twenty
years, such men as were almost indis-
pensable. The firm of S. BaerS Sons
were perhaps the most fortunate in early
securing a number OF new men, but it
required the individual attention Of the
proprietOrs TO see that the work was
carried on right. But few new men
were employed yesterday at Joseph
Speidel Il Co. 5, although several will
probably be engaged to-day. The firm
of NJ. Reilly was somewhat handicapped
but they expect there will be plenty OF
new men on the scene this morning
ready for a Job. Little was done by the
firms OF WaterhouSe Bros. and Hubbard
& PAUL yesterday, but they expect TO
gather enough men together to-day TO
once more have the business in full
play. Neil & Ellingham had three
new men employed yesterday, and were
endeavoring to ill orders as best they
could under the circumstances.
A new phase Of the strike has arisen,
and that is in the relation OF the retail
dealers to the wholesalers. Yesterday
a well known retail firm refused TO re-
ceive a consignment Of mOlasses which
had been ordered from one OF the
wholesalers to be delivered by Tuesday
night. The goods delivered by non
union men during the strike and after
the time specified for the delivery Of the
same. he would not accept, and the
goods were carted back.
The strikers were peaceful and or
DERBY throughout the day, and no con-
tention or violence was offered at any
time. For many hours they gathered
at Trades Assembly Hall, where the out
look was long discussed.
About the middle Of the afternoon
the grOcers met at the Office Of Hubbard
& PAUL, and after some little discus
sion, drew up a card which appears in
the advertising columns this morning.
GARFIELD ASSEMBLY ENDORSES.
There was meeting of Garfield AS
sembly last night to take some action in
regard TO the strike. There was quite
a discussion over the situation. The
purport of the remarks were that the
RECOGNITION OF uniOnism was vital to
their interests, as important as the mat
ter Of wages They stand or fall to-
gether. And In the relations between
employer and emDloye Is the only availa-
Bile force that tends to make the en-
ploye an equal partner to any agree
ment that may exist between them.
The following resolutions were then
read and passed:
7Resolred. That Garfield Assembly pledge
their support 10 Local Union No. 4O23 IN
their present struggle.
Res0la9d. That we exercise our full pow
err as buyers and consumers in the interest
of Local Union 4023, that in the event Of
boycott we will instruct our merchants as
to it's provision Of requirements.
g ARBITRATION COMMITTEE SPEAKS.
There was a meeting of the Arbitra-
ton Committee of the Trades Assembly
last night and the following conclusions
were drawn up:
In a card published by the wholesalers
they say: "Our proposition toall OF our
employees was that we pay them the
same wages we had paid them last year,
which proposition was accepted by the
Arbitration Committee Of the Ohio Val
ley Trades Assembly" which leaves
the inference that no wage question is
involved. We ask the public to hesr
both sides, then to Judge.
There were two propositions for the
committee to consider: one for an ad-
vance in wages, and the other for re-
duction. In order to waste no time the
Trades Assembly Committee declared 1t
would not consider the proposition for o
reduction. After some discussion OF
general nature, we proposed the adoption
or the clause i'm section OF the article
submitted b. the warehOusemen to the
wholesalers, which demands the recog-
milton OF the union on the
part of the Wholesale Grocers'
Association, which proposition was
rejected by the Grocers' committee We
then again made them this proposition:
II they would accept the above clause
and further agree to furnish hustlers,
after six months service, with certif-
cate Of apprenticeship, good in any
bousa balancing 10 the Association. we