The evening times., 1896-02-10

bags before the noon hour struck, and went
To wash my hands with the others and get
my lunch. The girls all worked until the
machinery stopped, which was a trifle
| after IL O'Clock, and they left their work
III such shape that they could catcfii it up the
moment the machines began again. They
got their lunches aud came ard sat down
in their own places to eat. Some OF them
had ordered hot tea or "A bottle of milk
through the fOrewoman, and as they ate
compared notes on what they had done The
work was declared to be running much bet
ter, and that great deal Stacker work was
allowed to run through the Inspectors
hands.
THE TINES CAUSED IT.
ITS all because Of The Times" said one
girl. Before The Times began to criti-
else them We couldn't make dollar a day
Isn't that right? Old Major Tyler came
over here ana gave orders that every bag
snouid have new bottoms, and we weren't
ahowed 10 put one bottom on without rip
ping open tne corners and sewing the patch
into the seans.''
Yes, but he took a lot or the work
OIL US. Didn't he stop making us put q
double row or stitches around lii, pa atcnes?''
Yes, he did. But he made us take so
much more pains with the work that we
couldn't begin TO turn off as much work
80 cNANic. ut oue Vi tUe DeSt ODer1tDrS
III the room, and it's all 1 can do TO earn
a dollar day. Then when you're fur
loughed you can't do that. I'd like to
KNOW why they put so many people in
mere that there isn't work enough for them
all, and were all the time being laid or.
They know 1t, and still they keep taking
on new hands,
felt that was the offender, but one of
the other girls took up the theme.
WHY. there's work do
themen say so, but they haven't men enough
TO handle II. Now, this morning those in
spectors had nothing to do for a long time.
Why didn't they have them downstairs get
ting more work ready? There were hard
sewers sitting there half the morning with
nothing TO do. and they sa y they are gcing
tofuriough lot OF Them this afternoon"
Its shameful" said another. How can
they possibly make n living? Then Major
Tyler tells everyone that we can mend so
many bags at such a rate, and makes out
we have snap here"
II wish he had the snap awhile" said
another. what does he know about this
work? He walks around here and looks at
our bags after we have nearly killed our
selves and says: Why, they can turn out
from sixty To eighty bags L day Just as
easy as not. They're stubborn; that's the
reason they won't do it Just as If l
was going to be stubborn with three chill
dren home to feed"
Last month didn't get but S17," said
another. Il was furhpughed four days, of
course, but / had tu work like the mis-
chief to get that. Now, what kind of pay
is that for the government 10 give? Isn't
this work Just as important as any that
has to he done? Isn't it the very hard
est? Why shouldn't We have a decent sal
ary and know what We are going to get?"
why. Major Tyler told the committee
that We had had our sweets and now
We could take the bitter while. He thinks
because we had salary once that we
would better be- glad we get anything now"
THE AFTERNOON WORK.
Yes. he said all We needed was a con-
tented frame of mind
Il wonder If he has had his sweets and
Is taking the bitter now?' asked another
i guess nobody cut down his 5000
year. He can talk about a Contented frame
OF mind all right
Some Of the women began TO wind bobbins
and get the pa tChes ready that they were TO
use and TO look over their work, and fol-
lowed their example and got my work in