The Newtown bee., 1895-03-29

and a sensation this time the outcome of which means great deal to the town and especially to the village of Sandy Hook, where the factories of the New York Betting and Packing Company are located. It is the old, old story Of capi- tol versus labor. The men claiming that they were oppressed and not having their grievances listened to properly took the matter into their own hands and in
 IN BODY LEFT THE SHOP.
 The facts as near as they could be gathered were practically as follows: It has been customary thing at the Rub- Der factory that on the first of April the younger portion of the employees should receive raise of wages. Two years ago, however, the company explained to the employees that in the face of the hard times 1t would be impossible for them to advance wages, but instead a cut was made reducing wages in nearly every de- partment which meant reduction of from 10 to To cents per day on a large proportion of the employees. Last years times had not bettered themselves and no advance in wages was made, but Tath- CT what the men considered another re- duction in wages occurred, for Saturday afternoon was to be declared a half holi. day, which meant to the men four hours more pay DEDUCTED FROM THEIR WEEKLY EARN |
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 As 1t neared the first of April of this | year the boys were anxious to find out | what their prospects were. At present | they were getting, according to their | statement, from 40 cents a day to S1 37 | and many of them are nearly full grown | men in stature and doing mans work, averaging in ages from l6 to P years They also had grievances regarding some of the very arbitrary rules that had been laid down since the advent of Superin- tendent Sloan. On last week Thursday several of them waited on SuperpteDd- ent Sloan in regard to raising their wages and he told them he could not do 1t.
 During Thursday 26 boys left the shop, refusing to work longer for what they were receiving. Friday delega tiOn from the hose room waited on the superintendent for raise in wages. They were told to % back to work and Mir Blanchard, the manager of the factories, would be com municated with, and if they would come to him on Monday he could let them know On Monday morning Superin tendent Sloan read them Mir Bianchard's letter and told them to come down as in dividuals in the afternoon and he would talk with them. The afternoon came nd one Of the hose room men came down but the
 SUPERINTENDENT DIDN'T HAVE TIME to talk with him. He returned to his fel lows and reported his success, whereup- on there was a general call of shop and all the employ es, excepting the foremen, quit work and walked out of the shop at about o'clock in the afternoon. r.
 At o'clock meeting was held at Cos. tello's hall, where the action was ratified and committee appointed consisting Of one man from each department to act as an executive board to communicate and arbitrate with the company. The con- mlttee appointed were Messrs John Kain, George Repka, Michael Sheehau, Frank ktlbrldr, Patrick McNamara, James Me. Guire, John FOran, John Cribben and Thomas Bradley,
 Mr Blanchard came to town on the 10 I7 train on Tuesday morning and was met by Superintendent Sloan and taken to his home At l2 o'clock this commit- tee waited upon him and explained their grievances and Mir Blanchard told them he would see them again on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock and would give them his decision. The men held a se- cret meeting at COstellO's hall. Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, when the commiG tee reported the result of the interview
 At o'clock on Wednesday, the com mtttee once more repaired to the resi- dence of Superintendent Sloan, where they met Messrs Blanchard and Sloan.
 THE RESULT OF THEIR VISIT was satisfactory to the men and was sub stantially as follows:
 l. The discharged apprentices rein- stated and an advance in wages grante d them.
 ?. A return to the old schedule of 60 hours a week, for all hands.
 5. A promise of an advance in wages throughout the shop when the condition of business warranted 1t. The committee reported back to the general body of workmen at Costello's hall at II o'clock, and the offer was ac- cepted. A member of the committee stated to a representative of THE BEE that he thought Messrs Blanchard and Sloane had acted squarely In the matter, and that the men were naturally pleased with the result. THE BEES scribe called on Wednesday at Mr Sloan's residence for a statement of the situation from the company's standpoint, but that gentle man had taken the afternoon train for New York;
 UNDER THE SYSTEM
 which goes in vogue with the new deal the mer go Go work at 6.55 a. m.. and uujt at 5 30 exeeut on Saturday when