Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-14
AT HALL0WELL.
The Men and Company Still
Confident of Victory.
Ordered Tenants to Vacate Houses
to Prepare for New Workmen.
sweecs From AeS 1ofs Persuaded 10 Return
Home by the Men.

HALLOWEEN, July b. Special The
granite trouble in this city has already
lasted two and half month. ami settle
men; Is apparently further of than when
the trouble first began
The men still present i solid front aud
are TODAY in better spirits than at the out
sci. Whenever needed they have received
relief from their national treasures. This
morning the granite cutters got remittance,
vhi.e THes.ias the quarFynen got one.
But very few of the men are idle. \ large
number have left town. \ party Of seven
vent toiay to lithonis, Georgia, which
shows 10 IS hat an extent they are scattering.
Those " ho have not obtained work at their
trade. have gone 10 work upon ANYTHING
Afforded them.
The company ha- not weakened either
lni has begun TO push the fight. \. has
b.ra previously stated IN these columns
ticv hare taken advantage Of the resolution
,f .lnns. "a passed. by the executive commit
tee Of the Granite Manufacturers Associa-
ton and have thrown the yards and quar-
ri.. open 10 non-union men. The union.
" III no longer be recognized. ibis action
has naturally greatly imbit,erei the fight.
Az present a crew Of about % men are
At work At the quarries fixing
things up making repairs, etc. The big
l,rricks have been taken down for the first
time in year-. and have been rebuilt and
strengthened Everything is being put into
.iiaj. for the resnming of work. II is
probable that before long an attempt will
be- made 10 introduce n0n-union men in
quantities.
This will be resisted in every legal way
by the union men. NJ violence need be
feared however. An example of the meth
,d 10 be- pursued has Just been afforded.
SATURDAY. night three Swedish quarrymen
arrived from Boston. They were the van
guard of a large party Of their countrymen
win contemplated coming down here. The
union men claim that the Swedes were mis-
informed as to the real state of affairs
The three strangers were taken out to the
quarry SUNDAY and were seen by the union
nru. As a result the latter 'iisuaded them
from working and paid their way back to
Boston.
The rest of the party will not come. The
granite unions include SO large proper
ion Of the granite workers throughout the
country that all appreciate the results of
taking the place strikers or lockout men.
II means being 'hiackn'ted' ana 10 M re-
inStaied cost. at Ieast' si"'.
That the Halloween 'rfahit' WORKS Is III
earnest and intends to secure men, can be
seen from the fact that a number of its ten
aHts at the quarrifS we're gwen houce yes
tc0day I" earate 80 aayH aiter "ate' az 'he
houses wo"id he htt'''f' f"F 'he co'"lah!
worhmen with faml'irs.
Nearly a dozen fanii'it' VIII Ne eheeteh
D. 'h's move Many nave occul'e' theif
h"r"> f"r years anu an are "cth"S ""i',
over the rroSpeet oi "dNlhS' ,'"e tenant
'Hcred to pay quarter rem III at'ahce
i lhc' would aii"" MN I" rc"'a'"' Ills
H'rF was Ie'iHFeiF H'cl,ntn; -
James W nlfthei, OF h',an., y: ! -
u l's'-@''st ",
I'rrE pI 'nA' CIV va !" ~
'nl t"daN IN consultation WIN @ ,ne o"'''''s
'i u" Srahii' WORKS. Nearis Nv men are
Employed upon the 'aPto'' WI ''us' sup