The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-18
STRIKING BOILER MAKERS.

Yesterdays Conference Proved Fruitless-
Men Out at Various Points.
The trouble between the Peoria division
of the Big Four and the Brotherhood OF
Boiler Makers remains unsettled. Yester-
day afternoon o conference was held in
this CITY, at which were present President
Ingalls,. General Manager Barnard and
William GarstanR, superintendent of mo-
tive power. The brotherhood of striking
boiler makers was represented by q local
committee. consisting of j. j. McCarty.
John Carr. Fillmore Taylor, Michael
Welsh. Mich sel Sharkey and two en-
ployes of the Urbana shops. John McGraw
and Thomas Reddy.
The meeting was entirely unsatisfactory,
and resulted in general disagreement as to
the merits of the strike. The committee
submitted the first proposition to the road
officials. which was fatty declined. 1t was
TO the effect that the Urbana men and all
other employees now out would return to
work at the old wages. 271s cents per hour,
pending an investigation of ten days. The
officials refused to accept this. stating that
they needed no time in which to invests.
gate the matter. They made the cut after
O general survey of all the departments,
and knew just what they were doing. Mat
ters were then discussed by both sides, and
PRESIDENT Ingalls, stated that he had
an offer TO make which he hoped would be
satisfactory to all concerned. He proposed
th0t if the men would go to work at once
at the rate of 20 cents an hour until Nov. l
he would in the meantime look over the
ground. and If the company saw tit to do
something better for the employees b. that
date the boiler makers would receive the
benefit of the raise. This proposition he
advanced, allowing the committee fifteen
minute to refuse or accept the same. The
body retired. and within ten minutes de-
nthud tn rnfran tho altar ThA aN,ro~no
ended and the committee returned TO the
hall.
The company hold that at the present
rate offered the men In the Urbana shops
would receive ten cents more on the day
than the employees in the same capacity on
other divisions OF the road. but the argu-
ment was met by the strikers with the
assertion that it was worth more money to
be compelled to live in Urbana than at any
other point on the road. They advance the
plea that there is little of social life or
pleasure TO be had in that city. and that
when q man takes his family there to
live be Is banished from the world
as compared with those who labor in
the company's shops here. whore there
are theaters and gsyeties of various sorts.
Mr.. Ingalls, thought that at the present
time. when thousands of workingmen are
clamoring for employment. it is hardly
of life to interfere with their daily voca-
tons.
The brotherhood held q lengthy session
last night, and will continue to meet to-
day. They are confident of winning the
strike in the end, and aver that il will be
IND possible for the road to find mechanics
competent TO do the work outside of the
BROTHERHOOD. They report men ont
at Urbana, Gallon. Kankakee,
Union City. Cincinnati. Cleveland,
and at the three shops in this city. Ii is
also Ok peoted that the employees ut Mat
to0n. ILL.,. Delaware. o., Mt. Carmel and
Greensburg will strike to-day. Mr.. Bar
nsrd. general manager of tn 9 Peoria d..
vision, said last night that he exc eedingly
regretted the action of the men in leaving
their work. but that the company could
not possibly withdraw the proposed sched-
ule. He stated that the boiler makers on
other lines of the road have only been re-
ceivin & 25 cents an hour, and thar hereafter
the Peoria ~ Eastern mon would receive
the came price.