The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-22
ArLANrA,s IDLE CLASSES.
The City to Spend $4,000 for Their
Partial Amelioration.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug 2l-Thc city couu-
Gil met this afternoon aud agreed 10
spend 5000 on extra public works forthe
benefit Of the idle Aborers whose num-
bers are beginning TO assume alarming
proportions This money Is not available
by the city for the purpose ont of the reg
ular channels, but the demands of the
idle workmeu have become SO urgent that
the money is provided by individuals, who
are houeful that il will alleviate at least
a portion of the want now existing among
the idle lab1rers of the city 10 is In the
nature of q charity distribution. Prom
Is cents to 81 per day Is the amount 10 be
paid the men for their work. Many Of
them are skilled WOrkueu who usually
earn from s. TO 3 per day al their trades.
CROWDS OF IDLE SEN oN THE STREETS.
To-day crowds of idle wOrklngmen who
collected on the street corners were so
large that the police We're obliged 10 in
terfere. Almost every branch of industry
has reduced the number of wOrkmen
employed, from the merchants to the
street car lines. The street railway COM
pany to-day made cut in the schedules in
order to save few dollars The people
are working now to save their nickels
DANGER FROM UNKNOWN Strangers.
A dangerous feature of the situation is
the influx of strangers from other parts
of the country. They bring with them
ideas that may lead TO more serious
trouble among the classes who are in
want than Saturday nights demonstra-
ton, when several Incorporate speeches
were made by labor agitators. The
local papers are warning the stragglers
to keep away from Atlanta. If they con
tinue to come they are likely TO be put in
the changing for vagrancy. As con
sequence of the many idle
men. footpads and housebreakers
are overrunning the city. The efforts
of the police to dispense
the crowds on Marietta street to-day
were unavailing. though no trouble Oc-
Cured The men simply had nowhere
else TO go and if forced TO move on one
minute would come right back the next
TO continue the discussion of the gloomy
prospects
No MORE INDICATIONS OF MEETINGS.
1t is not likely that more meetings like
that of Saturday night will be permitted
or encouraged at least. Tonight there is
little or no satisfaction expressed in re
gard 10 the action of the city council in
Offering seyenty-fve cents a day to the
idle wOrkmen. Many accuse the city faith
ers of a desire 10 take advantage of their
unfortunate condition to get work at
starvation wages.
At noon another meeting of merchants
and manufacturers was held at the
chamber of commerce Speeches were
again made, urging everybody to patron
lie home industry, to buy only Atlanta
made things when possible, but the re-
suit of the meeting was not very crafty
ing.
WOULD HAVE TO OMIT HIS STAMP.
A leading shoe manufacturer stated
that he would not sell his goods in At
lanta unless he left his stamp of, and
others made similar complaints. A list of
all articles made in Atlanta is to be print
ed and hung in the public places in
furtherance of this plan of creating a de-
mand for labor.
The clearing house certificates went
into circulation among the banks to-day
They will be put into use by the public in
a few days, the merchants having gener-
ally agreed to preserve the local currency
at par