The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
TWO STRIKES SETTLED.
Tin-PIate Men Win Their Fight and
Glass Workers at Peace.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 1S.-The city is
ablaze with sky rockets tonight and the
air resounds with the roar of anvils apd
other noises on account of the tln-platestrike
having been settled by mutual concessions
On both sides. The company granted the
men an increase Of about 10 per cent. and
notified their old employees to report for
duty Tuesday morning at o'clock. Not
man will be discharged and the fourteen
hundred employees will resume work with a
will To Messrs. Mccormack and Snidt the
state labor commissioners, is largely due
the credit for bringing peace.
There was a clash to-day between the
strikers and the company, caused by car
load of new employees being brought here
from Richmond to take the places of strik-
ers. The old employees blocked the way ano
did all in their power to prevent the COM
pany from getting the new men into the
works. There were sixty men in the party,
and when the company's officials found
their way blocked, the new men were pun
in a. coach, an engine coupled on and dash
made for the crowd. The strikers scattered
and the locomotive kept on to the big gate
leading into the factory grounds. This HAD
been strongly barricaded by the strikers,
but the locomotive plunged through
it with crash, and the new men
were landed safely inside The float
ing gang refused to go to work to-day.
The openers did not strike for higher
wages, but simply for recognition as
union. Just what the basis for settlement
will be is not known, but the chances are
the men will be given an increase. Whether
or not the company will recognize the strik>
ers as union organization is a question
that Will have to be settled later on.
The condition of the window glass strike
is clearing up somewhat and the trou-
bic may be temporarily bridged. President
the striking fiatteners and cutters and make
concessions to them. The arrangements
will not cause either side to recede. The
scale presented at CleYeland will be modi-
fled by mutual agreement, so that the in
crease in wages Will not be dispropOrtion-
ate between the four trades. President
Burns has been forced to relax his efforts
to secure for the blowers and gatherers the
better end of the increase thus far The.
cutters and flatteners' departments at the
Elwood wondow-glass factory have been put
in shape for work, and the cutters and fiat
tenerS will resume work Tuesday morning
A new organization of cutters and fiatten>
ems will be formed, taking in members who
did not previously belong to the union ana
also those who did belong and did not join
in the late strike. Now that the trouble haas
been settled, window-glass manufacturers
all over the United States will probably
make terms with their employees the
above SCALE All are rejoicing that the Diff
ficulties are ending, and public demonstra-
ton will be held tomorrow night.
Surprise was created in labor and business
circles by the Quick City Glass Company
starting it's factory at Frankton with nom
held a mass meeting and tried to dissuade
the company, but it did no good