The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
NEWS OF The
LABOR WORLD
OFFICERS OF ALL1s.CHALMERs
COMPANY IN CITY.
What the Chalmers Has to Say About
the Situation Here Boiler Makers
Had a Conference Yesterday with
superintendent Delaney-What
June Letter Had to Say About the
Anthracite Coal Trade-Make Up
of the D. L. & w. Board Today.

w. j. Chalmers. of Chicago. treas
urcr of the Allis Chalmers Manufac-
turing company, and Edwin Reynolds.
of Milwaukee. chief engineer of the
company arrived in this city yester-
day morning. and while Mr.. Reynolds
left last night Treasurer Chalmers
purposes remaining here some days, to
take hold of the strike situation at the
Company's local shops on Penn avenue.
Both gentlemen We're seen at the
company offices yesterday Afternoon
by n Tribune man. and stated to him
that they are operating their plants in
all cities but Scranton at their other
works part of the machinists and pat
ternmakers being the only men out on
strike. Said DIR. Chalmers yesterday y
afternoon:
"'rhe situation at our Scranton shops
Is the worst which we have to encoun-
tor At the Allis works in Milwaukee.
whore we employ about twenty-five
hundred men. only 265 machinists and
pntternmakers remain out, although
900 struck.
at the Frazer Chalmers branch in
Chicago we employ 400 men. and OF
this number there are about 300 out.
The Gates Iron works in Chicago. where
we had 45O men employed. has 125 out.
The men only went out a week ago at
our Buffalo plant. 100 hands striking
out of $50 employed.
This is the only shop in the Allis-
Chalmers combine at which all the
men are out At the others it is mere
ly the machinists and patternmakers,
as the bolermakers. wheelrights, car
penters, moulderS. etc, all remained at
work. No trouble has been expert
cnced with the moulders themselves at
any of our shops. and Mr.. Fox, presi-
dent of the Mouders' union of North
America has stated that he has not
ordered a strike at any foundry in the
country.
"Sincc the meeting of the Metal
Trades association in New York, there
have been few new developments in
the situation, as a whole
When interrogated as to what the
policy of the company would be to-
wards the local strikers. and asked
whether any attempt would he made
to operate the shops by the aid of i'm
ported employees, Mr.. Chalmers re-
piled:
1--WE have not yet fol'mulate ted any
plan regarding that phase of the stu-
alton. However, We believe in no ag-
gressive policy. and are merely pre-
pairing to patiently await developments
until some positive action can be taken.
Every contract taken by the company
in all departments are subject to
strike clause and therefore we are not
losing dollar during this trouble, by
any contract forfeits.'
Mr.. Reynolds stated to The Tribune
man that the men who were out We're
slowly returning to work, and that
Monday no less than sixty men re-
turned to the shops in q body. at Mil
waukoe.
Chairman Campb H. of the metal
trades council, yesterday received a
communication from the Chicago union,
i'm which it was stated that an offer of
81, per cent. increase had been offered
the men. The letter was discussed at
the meeting of the council. There was
nothing new in the car builders strike,
save the arrival early yesterday morn
ing of a large number of LaCkaWanna
hands from Dover.
A letter received yesterday by Chair
man Campbell from ID. A. Blankenship,
secretary of Richmond, Va, lodge of
the International Association of Ma
chinists, says:
"Our members arc still on strike for
the nine hour day at the Richmond
Locomotive works. The company Of
fercd a compromise on May % to give
us eleven hours pay for ten, which
our members positively refused
and are still out and never expect to
go back until the nine hour day has
been established in these works. The
Southern railroad is tied up complete
ly not Il single man has shown up in
the Manchester shops vet. We
intend to win the strike on the South
ern system if it takes twelve months.
Reports for the entire system are Q.
k."
The boiler makers at the Cliff works
had conference with Superintendent
Delaney yesterday and may return to
work Monday.