The evening times., 1896-02-17

The number of women employed in the
mail bag repair shop has again been re-
uuced. On last Friuay twenty-five OF these
girls, who labor 20 hard and receive hut
a mere pittance in return, were notified
that they hau been furiOughed. The no.
tice, however. faied 10 inform them when
TO report for duty.
Some of the clerks in this department
claim that the fur:oughs resulted from the
Iact that information was given to Miss
Wilbur last Week by certain OF the unior
tunate ones, ami also that they were rnem-
brrs of the committee that waited on Major
iNirr anu asked Tor an increase IN their
salary.
aus report Is denied by the PostOffice
Officials. The furioughs were made, they
say, because OF The scarcity Of work
"A great many OF the girls think they
Were Iur.ouSBeu because they acted on
that commiiIrc and also because they were
seen taking To Miss Wilbur" said one OF
the more fortunate ones to a Times re-
porter last night.
WHAT is STRANGE.
"Of course l do not know whether this
Is true, but II is very strange that most or
those W no Were ia.d or waited on MAYOR
Tyler when the request for higher salary
Was made. Out "a the entire humber but
few or the original committee are now at
work.
Another thing, most of the girls We're
employed ON the machines and II was under
stood tIiat these POSITIONS were permanent
that only the Eand-sewers were to be lald
off, Heretofore, when the girls were fur
loughed they were told at what time TO
come back, but in this instance Ii date was
mentioned.
Miss Hllbur's visit to the shop was pro-
ductive OF some good, however We are
TO have the windows washed and electric
lights are going to be put In. And the
work has been easier since she was there.
II is not SO hard now to make our average
OF firty bags a day.
A Times reporter called on Major Tyler
this morning TO ask him in regard 10 the
truth III the stories. The major received
the visitor in a most affable manner and
seemed perfectly willing TO give out all
the Information in his possession. copy
OF this mornings Times was lying on his
desk on top OF Il pile Of other papers. and an
air OF cordIality pcrvaded the entire room.
ASKED FOR LIST.
"The Times would like to know II you
will furnish us with a list of the women
who were rurlOughed Friday said the
reporter.
Il suppose there will be no objection to
that" said the ma jor. Take q seat and
will see about ii.
He left the room, but returned in a few
moments.
Gen. Nelson says that as these people
were not discharged but simply suspended,
he does not care to make their names pub
lie. II is not the custom OF the office To
do SO.'
why were the women furloughed?'
"Simply because there was nothing for
them TO do
Did the fact that they talked to Miss
Wilbur have anything 10 do with this ac-
tion?''
Nothing whatever
Many OF those furloughed Were mem
hers of the committee that called upon you
in regard To having their salary increased.
Was this circumstance taekn into con sid
Grafton when the furloughs were nIade:"
1t was not
Were these women machine or hand
sewers?''
They were both. There was no work
for them To do Friday or Saturday, and
for the sake OF humanity some bad to he
laid off that others might make Il living.
That's all there is to it,"
viii these women he taken back as
soon as there is anything for them TO do?"
Yes, l suppose they Will