Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-21
A Large Number Refuse to Con-
tlnue Work
keep. on Ten Hons Basi.-stntcmen,
of tho Manager. of the m.l,.-.um-
naer'. ,.ian,nE NH ciosea Down
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Notes.

Yesterday morning the men EN-
ployed IN the GUNNER Company plan
ing mill department.. to the number of
seventy-five or one hundred, refused
10 go to work, except upon a ten-hour
OASIS. Since this mill was started
January LIST. 1895, it has been run con-
tinuously upon an eleven hour basis
and the men have been paid for eleven
hours work.
Mr. 4. c. Fosberg, the general busi-
ness manager, diavows the statements
that the men on strike from the Green
leaf johnson mill made an attempt to
get the GUNNER Company's saw mill
men TO join them in the strike, and that
the matter had been adjusted by pay
Ing additional wages. as our ar
ticle OF Sundays issue intimates.
he said the men were being
palo LOT eleven hours, and they
signed paper to the effect that they
were satisfied and would continue to
work eleven hours at the wages they
were receiving.
The planning mill was closed down
indefinitely or until the operatives
would consent to work eleven hours per
day.
The e. H. Barnes Company started
up yesterday morning, running ten
hours a day. :
Mr. Crump, the business manager of
the Greenleaf Johnson, said when in
'terv1ewed yesterday that their mill
would remain idle before they would
operate upon ten-hour day or ex-
ceed their proposition Of Saturday last
Only one mill was closed down Satur-
DAY and the clerical force continued
to work.
The strike, which Is very Imminent
ut the present is. with one or two eX-
ceptions, among the colored aaborers.
Not more than half dozen white men
have Joined In the the strike.
1t was rumored around town yester-
day that the Roper mill at Gilmerton
had begun opera ting ten hours day.
but when that office was called up la AZ
evening the statement was not con-
firmcd.
The Washington District School
Board met In its regular monthly SEES
sion last night at $3.50 o'clock, and was
called to order by the chairman, Mr..
Dallas Williams. with the following
members present. TYflotson, Portlocls.
and Keeling. Mr.. Keeling was an
pointed to secure an Insurance on the
school buildings of $4,000 and $500 on
the furniture.
The monthly reports were read from
the various teachers of the Berkeley and
South Norfolk graded schools and
adopted
Mr.. Tillotson, who was appointed n
committee OF one at the last meeting
to look into the ACCESSIBILITY OF pur-
chasing Prof. Munson's music charts to
he used In the public schools of Berkeley
and South Norfolk, reported favora bly
and recommended the purchase of two
charts and seventy-flve books = one
chart Tor the Berkeley graded school
(whitc) and the other for the Berkeley
graded school (colored. Mr.. ,Tillotson
was retained on the same committee to
purchase the charts mentioned md
also one for the South Norfolk graded
school IL he thought it could be used to
advantage.
The principal of the colored graded
school reported the necessity Of having
an assistant teacher In that school for
Mt least three months. After consIdera-
bile discussion Mrs. M1tttiir- COL
ored. was employed ut 500 per month to
assist as long as the principal thought
necessary within the three months
limit. 800.