The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-30

L MON Association nave caro- III dnOtheT
column denying that its members have
Joined the strikers
One OF the officers OF the organization
was asked by a MORNING NEWS reporter
who wrote the note to the laborers' union
about the strike among the lumbermen. He
said he didn't know, and if the association
finds out it will deal with him severely.
THE STRIKERS MEETINGS.
The strikers are quiet and orderly, and
| no trouble occurred. They held IN ceilings at
OddFellows' hall on Duffy street yesterday
morning aud afternoon. The morning
meeting opened with prayer and singing
"Stay IN the Field Till the War Is Ended
The strikers announced that they will not
interfere with the Central or the men it may
employ. They declared that they intended
to conduct themselves peacably.
| The employers of labor on the wharves
east of the city felt last night that they had
badly fooled themselves Work went on
during the day as it did the day before on
| the eastern wharves, except at the lumber
wharves, where the laborers failed to put in
on appearance.
At the Baltimore Steamship Company's
| wharf about dozen white men
were unloading the Allegheny. Further
down. the Savannah. Florida and Western
employees were at work. A number Of the
|
but others were found TO take their places.
| Later in the afternoon, however, the entire
force went out.
| ANXIETY AT THE PRESSES.
At the cotton presses everything seemed
to be running smoothly. II was evident,
however that the strike was progressing.
The employers and clerks said they
expected no trouble and they did not
believe the strike would prevent
their getting all the men they
needed, but it was evident they were aux
ious. The walking delegates were circulat-
ing around. telling the men they must quit
work. number of men were persuaded
TO quit. The new men were the readiest to
quit and the men who had been longest in
the employ Of the companies were the least
inclined to go out. Some of the old en-
rloyes said they had been threatened and
they were afraid to 90 TO and from their
work.
QUIT WORK QUIETLY.
What was generally noted and common
, ted upon with regard to the strikers was
that when they got ready 10 quit they had
nothing to say and made no demands, but
left their work without a word.
Humid ed Of laborers who will fail TO show
up at the wharves this morning said moth
ing whatever of their intentions on leaving
| work last night. 1t was noticed that the
men who were at work went about il in a
hstless sort of way. as if they were not in
terested in what they were doing.
Disaffection was evident among the dray-
men aud warehousemen as we'll as the
wharf laborers, and there was evidently a
movement on foot to bring all classes of
labor connected with the shipping business
| into the strike.
EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
The strike was about all that was talked
| OF among the cotton men on the BAY. Its
| effects are already severely felt. 1t is plain
that if it continues even for short time,
it will lessen the cotton receipts of Savau-
nah by many thousand bales which will go
to other ports aud will interfere with the
arrangements between oonsignors aud fac
| tors. causing serious loss
| Another effect will be to block up the
| Central railroad yards and wharves in such
! manner that it will be very difficult to
| clear them again, and that too at time
when it is hard work to handle the daily
receipts as they come In. The unanimous
| opinion was that If the strike only continued
few days it will seriously affect the cotton
| interests
WILL CORNER MONEY.
Instead of hurrying home as usual as
| soon as business was over the cotton men
gathered in front of the cotton exchange
from $50 to 6 o'clock and discussed the
strike.
|
hausting Savannah financially" said one
of the largest cotton factors on the Bay to
MORNING NEWS reporter. "All the
money that can be raised from the banks
will soon be wrapped up in the cotton COM
ing In, and the cotton men will be unable
to raise money, because they will
not be able to transport their
cotton. The factors will hold the railroads
responsible for all losses by reason of failure
to deliver cotton consigned to them. If the
railroads undertake to transport the cotton
| and are unable t. carry out their contract
that is their lookout"
ONE OF THE STRIKERS.
John Williams, one of the vice presidents
of the Labor Union and Protective As
ISOLATION, came up 20 the exchange
with the strikers conference commit
tee. He said the men were strik-
ing for small advance of 5 cents an
hour, and they would have TO have that be-
70. Q returning to work. He declared it was
untrue that they had endeavored 20 intim-
idate new hands. and that nothing of the
kind would be allowed. The whole
trouble. he said, began on the
Central railroad wharf where the men were
pushed and hustled all the time and with q
policeman over them to 'hunch" them in
the side with club If they did not move
fast enough.
Williams intimated that the strikers had
very little nse for Agent Wilkinson.
The effect of the strike upon the receipts
was plainly seen. The receipts yesterday
were only 1851 bales, against 6 COG the cor
responding day last year. The railroads are
said to be holding cotton back along thier
lines~on account of their inability to handle
it hero. Very little of the heavy cotton re-
caOts of Monday have been unloaded and
| dsIivarad vet Almost all of IL is still in