The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
CLASH WITH STRIKERS.
More Serious Trouble in EIvOGd TIN
Plate Difficulty.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. u-There was a
serious clash last night between the strik-
ers at the American tin-plate works and
the imported men brought here by the
company to take the vacant places in the
tin house. Thus far only a few men have
been secured with enough nerve to brave
the taunts and opposition of the strikers
and these are taken care of by the company
in the works and boarded at the hotel
which the company has bought outside the
grounds. Last night while the new men
were at supper the strikers gathered in
large numbers. Some one hurled a brick
through the dining-room window, smashing
the glass and narrowly missing one mans
head at the table. 1t was plain there would
be trouble when the men came out and
when the company officials attempted to
escort their imported employees back they
met with a most determined opposition. The
strikers gathered in great force and blocked
the way completely. For a time it looked
as if any number of heads would be cracked
before the mob would give way. There was
pulling and hauling and the street was full
of mix ups" the strikers endeaVoring to
prevent the men from being returned to
the factory. The company officials would
not retreat and for half hour the strug-
gle went on before the new men could
travel the few rods separating them from
the works.
The company is having great trouble to
operate even portion of the works. Only
a few stacks in the tin house are able to be
operated by the few recruits thus far OBJ
tanned, and agents are going over the coun-
try seeking new men. The strike is no
nearer a settlement than when it started.
MeSSrS. Mccormick SmlOt
labor commissioners appointed by Governor
Mount under the recent labor law, are
spending few days in Elwood holding
conferences and trying to adjust differ
enceS. So far they have been unsuccessful.
The strike at the Elwood window glass
factory is still in progress, the gatherers
and blowers working and the cutters and
fiattenerS refusing to work. The real Strug-
gle will commence next week when the
gatherers and blowers will have to cease
work unless cutters and fatteners can be
secured to dispose of the accommodating
ware. 1t is rumored that unless the cutters
and hatteners return to work next week the
gathererS and blowers will furnish men
from their own ranks to do it, as many of
the old blowers and gathererS claim to be
good cutters and fiatteners 1t has been
announced by Thomas Hart, president of
the Manufacturers Association, that no
more conferences with the workers will be
held until they settle their own quarrel
and no other factories will resume until
the outcome of the Elwood fight is known
The Quick City bottle factory at Frank
ton, after an idleness c four years, resumed
operations to-day with 120 hands. The COM
pany has also commenced the construction
of eight-pOt oVal-Shaped furnace, which
will be ready in two months. This will
double the plants output and furnish en-
ployment for 100 additional hands. Furnace
No is also being rebuilt, and will soon
be operating. The company is also adding
a pressed ware department for the manu-
facture of tumblers, jars and lids. When
all departments are in operation the plant
will be one of the largest and most COM
plete in the word, employing fully 300 hands.