The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
SAY THEY Will HOLD FIRM.
\ Largely Attended Meeting Held by
the CoIored LOngshoremen.


Another meeting Of the colored long
shoremen was held yesterday morning at
sheftalrs hall, at the corner of Bay and
Lumber streets. The meeting was large
" attended, the number present being es-
timated at 500. The expressions of the
speakers were on the same order as at the
previous meeting, the generally expressed
determination being that the men would
not work this season at the wages paid
the three previous seasons.
The object of the meeting was to coun-
teract the effect of the statements of Col.
Harmon and the shipbrokers, as published
in Sunday Morning News that the threat
ened strike was of small Importance and
was not really engaged in by the
majority of the cotton showers.
Speeches We're made on this line
and all the headers present, who were will
ing to abide by the expressed determina-
ton of the meeting, were called upon 10
give in their names large number so
expressed themselves, and the following
list of names was furnished 10 the Morning
News of headers who had agreed to stand
by the association: Sandy Rhett, +. H.
Davis, Peter J. Robinson, Edward jack
son, f. Cobb, AIingo Boiden, Ed Simons,
II. J. Legree, J. r. Maxwille, Henry Har-
ris, Joe Brown, Joe nioman, John Jackson.
Jr., John Jackson, ST., Edward Fox. Nero
Jackson, ID. Whaley, Richard Williams,
J. a. Eveus w. Legree, Bob GautersOn,
Paris Gatterson, NJ. Brown, William
Adams, William Slice, Peter Williams,
Toney White, Moses Cook, johnny Will
Jams, Monroe Grant Houston Miller, A.
Berry, July Robinson, Dembo Nichols, Ed
Morreu, Dock Morrel Z. L.
nj.
Jams, Joe Marvin, Henry Maxwille,
A. Williams, Charlie Green No. l, Char
ley Green No. 2. A. Scott, r. Wilkerson,
Ed hurry, Harmon Williams, S. C. Fuller,
r. D. Campbell, S. D. Blizzard T. S. San
derford, Henry Williams, William Nc
Queen Howard Bell, II. d. Cusick, LAchus
Neucent, Henry Brown, Paul Grain, John
Houston, Henry wilson, a. H. Houston,
c. II. Carter, Renty c. Simmons, J. f.
Fraser Joe Baker, Charlie Adkins, l. r.
Riley, G. ii. Ralph, w. e. Jackson, Abram
Jackson, Ed Bacon, Fred Stevins. Isaac
Green. A Barnard, Robert Simmons,
Charlie Foster, William johnson, Toney
Simmons, T. r. Williams Barkess Butler
Ed Waggnar, Ben Norman, George oliver,
J. NJ Telly, Ben Williams. Syrous Gen
rous, Simon Singleton, william Colhngton,
II. McNite. Jerry Marchal Barney Jones,
John Dixon No. l, Walter Henderson, H.
Coleman, Frank Seribbron, George Carter,
John Berk, York Barnard. John Davis. H.
Jinkns William Lloyd, Jerry Davis, John
Burk, David Green. John Smith. Isaac
Williams, George Anderson, Charlie Bell,
Henry Campbell, Moses Crouder Jim
Wilson. Levi Hall, 3. A. Porter, Jacob
Hazes, John Warren, Lemon Wade, Touey
Pastor L. Treadwel., Abram Mansion
The grievances of the longshoremen, as
already stated, are that under the present
scale of wages, with irregular work, be-
ing paid by the hour and not by the day,
they cannot make enough to support
themselves and their families. They want
the scale increased from 70 and 80 cents
hour to 20 and 50 cents.
Two vessels are ready to begin loading
cotton this week. Col. Harmon and the
shipbrokers have no fear of any lack of
labor.