Evening journal., 1892-05-03
WEAVERS WILL LEAVE.
And the New Castle WOOlen Mills will
Probably Shut Down.

Dissatisfied Employees Have An Interview
with Their Employer. Who WIN Not
Assent to Their Requests-some Fellow
workmen Denounce Their Action.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. May 3-The New Castle
Woolen Mills are still closed as a result
OF the walk out" Of the weavers whose
wages hal been reduced five cents pei
"cut. yesterday. The employees are
walking about town or doing up chores
at home. many of them loudly condemn
ing the &C lion of the weavers in thus
blocking the machinery which has
been moving so industriouslY
for many months Four hundred peo pie,
who have been making good livings II
nothing more, are now idle and many OF
them mingle their depressed feelings
with the employees OF Lea's -four mills,
who are also thrown out of work by the
cessation of operations In the mills. All
this means dull summer for New
Castle II continued, and fears are enter
tained that the depression OF last winter
will be repeated.
An Interview with MIR. Knowles.
At 8 o'clock this morning a committee
of weRvers. consisting of George Will
liams, Jr., Author Murray, James
Duffy, Edward j. Kelley and Walter B.
Ellison, waited upon James s. Knowles,
the principal owner and manager Of the
New Castle Woolen Mills, and sought an
interview with him Mr.. Knowles did
not want to recognize them at FIRST,
but finally came into the office and
uaf1 shat he r.ntllu rronlH ka a.
until next Monday. and II the employees
wanted TO resume work at the
terms stated by the general manager
on Sa urdsy, the mills would start up as
usual and run on full time Otherwise
they would remain closed, and be could
stand It as long as the operatives could.
The men then asked to be allowed to
draw their time" but Mr.. Knowles re-
piled that he thought they could wait
until payday for that. The next pay
day is on May 10.
This angered the weavers and they
left the mills and walked briskly up the
street whence they came Mr.. Ellison
said: Il think the manager will accept
our terms when Monday comes, as the
wages we ask are certainly as low as
those OF any weaver in the Eastern
States. II is now very hard for an
operator I to make more than 81 so
per day and a farm laborer can make
more than that. The heaviest enve-
lope" that has ever been carried out Of
the wesve rooms was $40 for a months
work The young woman who made this
has practically been unfit for any har d
work since that. aud she has not been at
her loou since.
Mr. Murray said: 1--WE have certainly
been treated unfairly. Two reductions
In as many months, when only about $3s
per month is then being made, Is HARD
coffee for a skilled lsborer The girls
have been dissatisfied for some time and
say that they work too hard for the pay
About twenty of the dissatisfied
weavers will leave for Philadelphia to
morrow on an early train, where the,
will secure work and board. There ar,
two manufacturing establishments It II
said, who have advertised for weavers al
the old prices, and these will be appealed
to.
Mr.. Knowles was interviewed thi:
morning in regard to the situation. Il,
said 1--WE did make reduction on Satur
day, but it was not a'general one. Only
few were reduced, and this was done al
matter Of necessity to bring about an
equalization Of wages The hands will
have an opportunity to resume work al
usual on Monday, and l think that BY
then they will fully realize that they arr
Furnishing only themselves"