Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
END OF A STRIKE.

In Durcarville the Knights of Labor
grew to an alarming extent. They would
meet In the town hall every Saturday
night, and 1t was stated at one time that
every man and woman employed In the
mills at Durcaryillo had been initiated
and was a full fiedged member.
Everything, however, moved along
pcaccably until one day tho weave hands
In the Eldora cotton mill read notice
posted on the wall to the effect that be-
ginning ON the FIRST OF the next month,
the company would be compelled to re-
duco the price of weaving from 20 to 20
cents per bolt
The next morning there appeared on
the sidewalks and on the walls of many
houses some mysterious chalk marks.
The same night, about 8 o'clock, n great
stream of people could be seen going to.
ward che city hall, and then the uninitiat-
ed began to speak of the chalk marks and
nod their heads knowingly.
The Knights kept their own counsel,
and ii was absolutely impossible to obtain
any Information as to their intentions.
But the indications appeared to point to a
big strike.
All the next morning little knots of
workmen about the Eldura mill could be
seen evidently discussing the situation.
Before 10 O'Clock 1t was announced that
committee Of knights, composed of
Franklin Watson, the Eldorn supcrintcnd-
onti who strange TO say, was n leading
spirit among tine Knights and two work
men, would whit upon Julian Carson, vice
president and also president of the biggest
tobacco factory in town, TO protest against
the proposed reduction
Mr.. Carson was n fair man and dis
posed to settle the matter to the satisfac-
ton of all parties concerned But on Sec
ond thought he referred 1t all to General
Manager Cookshaw
superintendent Watson, as speaker for
the committee, told the general manager
that should the proposed reduction be
made "a strike of the Eldora employees
would follow and advised against ii.
I'm run this mill according to my own
ideas, Cookshaw said, "and If at any time
our people become dissatisfied and want to
quit they can Ito so. There arc thousands
of idle worSmen who would be only too
glad to fill their places.
a strike was inaugurated
General Manager Cookshaw became oh.
stinate and declared that he would sweep
the knights Of Labor from the face of tho
earth.
But his efforts to I'LL the places of tho
strikers We're absolutely fruitless.
The fight In few days began to wax
exceedingly warm, and a report that all
the employees OF the other mills would DO
called out in sympathy created no little
excitement.
lhp TtTHpf N-a ia u, Ialre t1n,, g,,.
hours from the time it had gained curTen.
cy not a wheel of machinery in Durcaryille
was turning.
Everything was tied up tighter than a
drum Business was completely paralyzed,
clogged.
In few days there would be suffering
and starving among the people, for they
were MI of the poor class and their say
ings did not amount 10 a great deal,
IL would never do. Tho strike must DO
settled.
The people Of Durcarville were of very
religious temperament.
There was great preacher In Durcar.
vile of the name Of Lomnnson-the Row
George Lomunson--Gud he was a power
too
Brother Lomanson would preach twice
every Sunday, bury all the dead, oiIlciate
at every marriage, weep when others wopt
and laugh when they laughed. He would
visit the sick, comfort the dying, and was,
think, an ideal village pastor, although
be had full sway in Durcarville OF nearly
10000 population.
Brother Lumanson took hand in tho
strike.
Sunday he preached from the text, "Tho
laborcr is worthy Of his hire.
Tho church was crowded, and after the
regular services the preacher announced
that the next morning AZ 10 O'Clock there
would be a mass meeting Of the peoplc OF
Duroaryillc ut the public square, and he
wanted everybody to DO on hand
1t is needless to say that the entire pop