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 ono time that
every man and woman employed in the
mills at Durcarville had been initiated
and was fun iiedged member.
Everything, however, moved along
pcaccably until one day the weave hands
in the Eldora cotton mill read q notice
posted on the wall to the effect that, be-
ginning on the first of the next month,
the company would be compelled 10 re-
duce the price of weaving from 20 to 20
cents per holt
The next morning there appeared on
the sidewalks and on the walls OF many
houses some mysterious chalk marks.
The same night, about o'clock, a great
stream of people could be seen going TO.
ward the 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 IL was absolutely impossible to obtain
any information as TO their intentions.
But the Indications appeared to point to n
big strike.
All the next morning little Knots of
workmen about the Eldora mill could be
seen evidently discussing the situation.
Before 10 o'clock II was announced that
n committee of knights, composed of
Franklin Watson, the Eldora suporlntcnd-
ont, who, strange to say, was leading
spirit among the knights, and two work
men, would wait upon Julian Carson, vice
president and also president of the biggest
tobacco factory In town, to protest against
the proposed reduction.
Mr.. Carson was 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 Cuokshaw
Superintendent Watson, as speaker for
the committee, told the general manager
that should the proposed reduction he
made strike of the Eldora employees
would follow and advised against it.
"I'll run this mill according to my own
IDEAS Cookshaw said, land If Mt any time
| our people become dissatisfied and want To
| quit they can do so. There arc thousands
of idle wdrl;mcn syho would be only toe
| glad to fill their places"
a strike was inauguratcd.
General Manager Cookshaw became OBJ
| stinnte and declared that he would sweep
the Knights Of Labor from tho face of the
earth.
But his efforts to fill the places of the
| strikers were absolutely fruitless.
The fight In few days began to wax
| exceedingly warm, and report that all
| the employees of the other mills would b,
called out in sympathy created no LITTLE
| excitement
The report was true, for in less than siS
| hours from the time 1t had gained curren
cy not wheel Of machinery in DurcaryillC
was turning.
Everything was tied up tighter than O
drum. Business was completely paralyzed
| clogged.
In a few days there would be suffering
and starving among the people, for they
were all Of the poor class and their saw
1 ings did not amount to a great deal.
1t would never do. The strike must b
settled.
The people Of Durcarville were of very
| religious temperament.
There was a great preacher In Durcar
vile of the name of Lomnnson-the Rev
George Lomanson-and he was powei
too
Brother Lomanson would preach twic,
every Sunday, bury all the dead oficiat,
at every marriage, weep when others wep
and laugh when they laughed. He woult
| visit the sick, comfort the dying, aud was
think, an ideal village pastor, although
he had full sway in Durcarville of nearl,
10000 population.
Brother Lomanson took hand in tn,
strike
Sunday he preached from the text, eth
lab0ror Is worthy of his hire"
The church was crowded, and after tn,
regular services the preacher announce,
that the next morning as 10 O'Clock Their
would be a mass meeting of tho people o
Durcarvillc ut tho public square, and h
wanted everybody TO be ON hand.
1t is needless to sly that the entire pop