Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-29
BERl<LEY.

large and representative body of
the working men from several saw
mills III this section assembled at Ply
THAN Castle last evening in response
TO a call. for the purpose of asking of
the North Carolina Pine Association
for a ten-hour system Of labor. BY
request, the meeting was called TO or
der by Mr.. G. w. Rockefeller, who
stated that the object of the meeting
was 10 secure. If possible a ten-hour
system of labor and to do so in the
most conservative way possible, and
not To antagoni2c the saw-mill owners
i'll tile least; not TO make Il demand
but TO ask in the most considerable and
conservative manner possible for what
he thought labor WAS entitled to. and
he believed that such rcquos; would he
granted He said: The purpose. if
understand ii. is not Il strike If it was
should refuse to participate. When
We. as labOring men. ask of capital our
rights and contended for them within
reason our rights are all the more
respected ny capital. but we cannot
afford 20 antagoni2e the interests of the
saw mill men. because we, as mill men.
are dependent on them in the SAM
sense they are dependent on us. Cap
iial is rs much dependent upon labor
rs labor upon capital-nether one can
exist Without the other.
Mr.. Il. l.. Seymore was then named
as chairman. and the members of tho
press as secretaries. and were invited
to the platform.
The chairman thanked the body for
the honor conferred and stated that tht,
meeting was oDcn for free discus
sion OF the matter and gentlemen from
| The several mills made interesting
talks. Mr.. William ClouGh. of the
Greenlcaf Johnson mill stated that
many OF the men hardly had the time
to cultivate an acquaintance with their
children. They went away and lef.
their little ones asleep and came back
and found them asleep. He said that
he was talking w,h a gentleman a
few DAYS ago who had not spent an
hour with mis- children in two months.
He stated that he did not want to do
anything thnt would cause "A hardship
to his employers; that he did not want
20 specify the time man shall work
ms he should do 50 as long as was
necessary TO DO his work. he that
eleven. twelve or thirteen hours. hu,
he did rot want to work eleven hours
for ten hours pay.
Men from the GUNNER ComDany's
mill stated that they were satisfied
with their time and pay: that they
were working eleven hours by special
agreement and We're getting satisfac-
tory gay for tho same. They said that
eleven hours is necessary To do The
amount of work they had obligated
themselves TO do: but they would like
+
| 1t was eXplained to them that The
purpose OF the meeting was not 10 say
! how long man should work but IL
request that ten hours constitute day
/ and that all he works over hat be paid
/ for accordingly.
! The following mills were represented
/ w. w. Tunis' mills. Greenicaf John
sons mills. Barnes box factory. Cum.
mcr'a planning mills South Norfolk
Lumber COMPANY. Money Point mills
and The Roper mills
4 committee Of ono was appointed
from each mill. as follows Eugene
! Colvcr. Tunis: j. G. Yco, Barnes: G.. c.
Luke. Cummer's; VIM. Clouch. Green
leaf Johnson: G. A. Curtin. Ropcr:
Rufus Crisp. Money Point: H. W. Am
| brosc. Grccnlcaf johnson: F. j. Rogers
South Norfolk.
Mr.. Eugene Colvcr was elected chair
man or this committee, which will draw
IN q. request to the mill owners set
! ting forth the claims of the operatives
The meeting adjourned subject 10 the
call Of tho chairman.
BRENITIES
Tho funeral or l.ucic. the .-months-
! old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Good
son. who died Saturday morning about
/ > o'clock. was conducted from tho resi-.
/ dcncc sunday afternoon at o'clock.
| Tho intcrment was in Magnolia Gene
| terry.
Mrs j. w. Jones has returned from
Forest. Bedford county. Va. where she
| spent the past month.
| Miss Tressa Martin. daughter of Col
! George Martin. is visiting in Roanoke
and Abingdon. Va.