The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-17

| Brockton Cooperative Boot & Shoe
Company; Myron +. Tiomas; Preston
Is. Keith Corporation; II. Is. Grover ~
Co.; Il. +. REYNOLDS; Ware g. Lincoln:
M. h. Packard a Co. ; Reynolds Drake 81
Gabell; +. Il. Taylor 81 Co. Field Hazard
Company. NJ. A. Parkard q Co., and
James g. jenkins.
OF these shops the most seriously Of
fected is that of 4. ID. Barry a. Co..
where there are II Chase machines in use.
Thompson Brothers have IL machines OF
this character; X. B. Grover 81 Co. II;
Stacy Adams * Co., Z; Howard ~
Foster, II; NJ. j. Clough a. Co., 6; II. B.
Keith, g; Il. +. Taylor ~ Co., z; The CO.
Operative Company. b; and most OF tine
Others "a small number each.
There are 200 Chase machines in the
city manned py 400 operatives
SOLE FASTENERS ORDERED OUT
The withdrawal OF men from Chase ma
| chimes went into effect promptly at 3
o'clock and at $40 the iirst stragglers te-.
gan TO gather on Main street, near the
union headquarters.
To add TO the general turmoil and dis.
ruption, caused by the action of the
lasters, the sole Fasteners Union this
morning ordered out its members from
some half dozen factories in the city.
Their grievance. however, is entirely dis
| tinct from that Of the lasters. With the
! sole fasteners IL is "A demand for restora-
tion OF former prices ana Secretary Nc
| sherry says the men will go to the end,
| IL every factory in the city Las TO be
| struck.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW.
| This morning Secretary McSherry
| called out the sole fasteners, including
! welters and sttchers, from six factories
| and several others are in danger of hav-
| ing their mon called out also. This
movement has been in consideration for
two months and was considered at the
meetings last week and on Wednesday
| evening.
Secretary MoSherry said this morning:
"The union price for welting and stitch
ing has been 4 cents pair. Last May
the sole fasteners held meeting and de-
| cided to drop the price 10 per cent thus
reducing it TO Pa cents per pair The
| manufacturers shortly afterward made
reductions in large mum Der OF IN
| stances, Of 20 per cent from tho old union
price and are getting their work done fer
two cents pair"
A DECISION REACHED.
"The operators did not propose to
| accept this reduction and asked for their
| price, pa cents. The trouble has been
brewing under the surface and within the
past two weeks the decision to call the
| men out was arrived at.
4, Secretary McSherry this morning called
| out the operators in the factories OF
| Churchill & Alden. Thom pson Brothers.
| r.. h. Taylor * Co.. Howard * FOSTER,
| NJ A. Packard q Co. .and Ware a. Lincoln
| and he intmated that others will follow
| this afternoon If the terms are not salts
! factory To the union. ie has had con-
| ferences either today or yesterday after
| noon with all the above named firms but
| failed to arrive at settlement. The man
| ufacturers refused TO raise their price and
| tho secretary refused to allow his men to
| work He will see the other manufacture
! ers this afternoon and endeavor TO induce
them to settle the trouple without calling
| the men out.
| PRICE MUST BE PAID.
There arc workmon in Whitman. Rock
| land and several other surrounding towns
! under the jurisdiction of Secretary Nc
Sherry and any firm employing any or
| these and not paying union prices will te
J relieved of their sole fasteners. according
| to Mr. McSherry.
When asked how long the strike would
probably last, he could give no idea. but
| stated that the union was in it TO win.
| lie said they had been arriving at this
| point for so long that they would not fail
out until they secured victory and that
they were bound to win.
| Mr.. .fMcSherry stated that every factory
in the city would be- struck il the firms
Gid not pay tue required price He ad-
| mitted. however, there were quite num-
Der Of shops paying union price.
When asked to give all estimate OF how
| many uen would bo affected, he declined
20 givo an estimate. Ii was learned how
ever. that seven men, four Stitooers anu
three weltsIs were called from Uho
| Churchill q Alden factory. IhomrSon
Brothers employed - sole fasteners. 2ho
others nro not known.