The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02
Goes Into Effect Week Later Than
Borden Mill.
Much Feeling Against
Mr.. Borden.
Employees Vote 10 Accept Pro-
posed Increase.

Fall River, Mass, December I. The
mavs OF N. Q. ID. Borden, president OF
the Iron Works company in this city,
In voluntarily giving his help an advance
Ut 10 per cent, forced the hand Of the
Napufaoturers' association, aad at the
conclusion OF y conference this afternoon
between the i've secretaries Of the labor
unions In the textile council ard the
special committee Of the manufacturers.
Il was announced that the entire body
O. mill operatives In Fall FLYER would
be eiysn an increase in wages OF 10 per
csnt. beginning Monday, December IL,
one week later than the date ut which
the iron works operatives will receive
the full advsuc3. The following agres-
msnt Was adopted prior to adjournment
Of tbs con ference;
ait 10 agre, d to recommend to our re-
spective organizations an advance OF 10
PER cent on Dscsmber II, 1892 No
change In wages thereafter before July
/, lrOO, and the sliding scale shall be I'M
Md ately taken up and settled within co
Gays previous to July I. 1900.
(oigned)
james Tansey, oardsrs; James White
head, weavsrs; Thomas O'Donnell,
spinner John Mccarthy, loomtixers;
Joseph E. jackson, slasher tenders"
mem bers of the special manufacturers
committee ana was begun shortly after
noon In the rooms of the mill mems ssso-
citation. The president, Simeon B.Chase,
opened the session by stating that the
manufacturers had come 10 the oonclu-
sion in view of the fact that the print
cloth market was advancing and show
ing signs of an ever 1rmer tone, that u
raise In wages of 10 per cent could te
s.--- tha operatives 1t the original ate
set Tor the five per cent advance to go
s6s eo 5ana.. They ssssa the msWPsrhaq
agreement made one week ago. substi-
tuting, however, the words 40 Per cent
for the per oentage named at that time.
The manufacturers. while not willing
to admit that Matthew Boreen's stand
upon the wage question had forced their
hand, admitted that they were G sap-
pointed at bis action. They felt that
he had not trestsd theia justly. They
had authentic information q few weeks
ego when the agitation for an increase
was begun that MIR. Borden was opposed
10 the advance and woaId fight against
granting It, On the strength OF this the
manufacturer COMMITTEES said they sold
25.000,t 90 futures to next March at fig.
trra IA did M 81 ar Cd t.
wages. Aftsrward before they finally
decided to give tine operatives per
cent advance, N. G. ID. Borden was re-
ported as being with the Manufacturers
association In whatever action they took.
Tbs manufacturers feel that they have
been made dupes of and are losers In
every way by what they term the "tre&ch-
. 'ous oonduot Of Matt Borden" The
mem bsrs Of the textils council considered
tie new offer of the manufacturers and
finally came to the conclusion that they
would accept it and refer Ii to the mass
meetings OF the unions tonight. This af-
tsrro print cloths were advanced a
q 'srter OF cent and ut that figure. the
man ufaoturers say, they can afford tho
full increase In wages. Commenting on
the fisuation tails evening, manufac-
tnrer who did not hesitate to express him
Isl very freely, ssi1; .=.
+. III. q. ID. Eorien Is the greatest lat or
uaion the operatives of fall River could
have. He forced the hands of the mill
men and saved the operatives from &C.
csptin0 an increase of Fer cent when
there was possibility of getting 10
Ii 1t were rot for the fact that this lien
Works employees Will receive the full ad-
vance the manufacturers would have
rced the operatives to wait until July
|, next year, at the earliest, before the
Ill advance was granted. But the
operatives would not stand this when a
LARGE POI tion o! their fellows were recsiv
Ing per cent more wages for the same
class Of work.
The manufacturers Will save about
$50 900 in wages by delaying the increase
a week.
LOWELL MUST HAVE ADVANCE.
Lowell, Mass. December 1I.-A meet
Ing of the executive committee of tne
spinners' union tonight the wage ques
tion was discussed ut some length. AL
though no formal vote was taken, it was
agreed to oppose any efforts