The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-02
MACHIuISTS
CONCERNED.

Tho mochinists made another big gam
Yesterday in their efforts 10 oolaih
shorter work day. The lobdell Nat
Wheel Company, one OF the o'aes' anu
nost respected concerns in TINS clt!'
started on the nine hour system yestef-
Inv morning. This is not only for the
machnists but the entire plant Inc
.ompany at present employs about ooV
men or that number only about twenty
mr.. mnchinists, The schedule started
Yesterday is a nine hour day with no re-
luction in pay. r.,
w. W. I.obdcll, president of the Lob
He'll Car Wheel Company, has oeeh
much interested in the machlnlsts nl'le
hu,r movement. lie has been heard 10
rxpress himself in favor of the shorter
,lay on several occasions. Several weeks
ago committee Of the striking macn'n-
ists waited on Mr.. Lobdell in regard TO
rhe movement. Mr.. Lobdel discussed the
subirct at length with the committee,
fter which he stated that he would
adont the system on July 1. The machih-
lists Yesterday were high in their praises
of the action Of the above company.
Edgar Ford and William Creamer'
hoth handy men who have been out on
the strike and drawing the benefits from
the machinsts union, returned TO Work
at the Harlan & Iollingsworth Company
shop Yesterday morning. The union ma
chinists deny that ten practical mach'n-
ISIS have returned to the ltarIan& il"l-
Company's machine shops.
The machinists were incensed yester-
lay over the action Of T'"ln j. lard
castle of the firm Of George Hardcastlc
e. Son, art store. No. All Shipley street
A committee of the machinists in solicit
ing advertisements for the program lof
tonight's entertainment called on Mr.
Uaulcastle. They saw Mr.. Edwin D..
Harlcastp and after stating VIII" thcy
were and their business one OF the COM
mttee asked Mr.. Hardcastle for an
advertisements Mr.. Hardcastle replied
that he did not see why he should hclp
maintain the machinists when they were
ont of work. Hc said he did not get
any work from the working people and
therefore he was under no obligations to
them. When asked who he got his living
from, the wealthy people or the working
people, he replied that it was from the
wealthy that he made his living. The
committee then wished Mr.. Hardcastlc
good day.
All arrangements have been completed
for tonight's benefit entertainment in the
Grand Opera House. A large number
of tickets have been sold and the ma
chinists expect to realize a good sum
An excellent program has been arranged
for the occasion as follows:
/. Temple Quartet. selections; 2, Miss
Maggie Lannon. solo, selected: Misses
Mullooney and s. Connolly, piano duet
g. The I'rosho. Tom, Emma and Franz,
musical speciality; 4, ]. G"''"n Johnson
eocltionst. spartcirs to the gladiators
at Carua: S, Herman Gossen, barton
solo selected; 6. VIM. McNnlty, tenor solo
selected: 7. Shorty" Roberts, tumblcr
high kicker and dancer; s, VIM. M. Con
nelly. selected; Q. Baby Cole accompanied
by Mrs. Maud Montlock; 10. Miss Elsie
Gordon. solo selected; II, Col. VIM III
Blake. champion horn pipe dancer of th.
world; T.. Baby Madeline Keenan,. itt
little wonder: 10, Master James Ward
EVERY One Has a Flag But the Coon
IA. Horace Harrison. baritone solo select
ed: Is. John McAvcny. II Want to go To
morrow: 16. llamp Lloyd, coon songs
II. Prof. Agoston. magician and necro
maucrr Is, Miss Minnie Lights. recita
ton; 10. George Burns, buck and wnl
dancer: 20. the Misses coxes, fame,
dancers: 81. Wills and Barrow, coined!
sketch: %. Tom and Laura Harris in ;
country sketch introducing Laura Harris
in an Ipto-dar dance; 90, Mr.. Donoho
soo selected: "a. Jos. McCnllen, trno
solo selected and several others. Harr.
Appahy chairman of committee.
The regular meeting was held in Turl
Hall yesterday morning. Pickrts wer'
appointed as usual and other rontin
business transacted. On account Of thu
hot weather it has been decided to short
EN- the morning meetings. Instead 0
meeting from to 10 o'clock as heretofore
the strikers will only he in session on
hour from $50 to $50 o'clock. No chang
was reported yesterday with the Harlal
4 Hoiingsworlh Company's striking
boat yard painters. The painters hav
already sold large number Of ticket
for their benefit excursion to Washing
ton Park on Friday night.
The sixty glazcrs who went on
strike at tho Ford Morocco Company
plant several days ago, still remain ont
A committee Of tho strikers held con
ference with the firm yesterday morning
The strikers wanted the wages of al
the glazrrs raised to s11 week. 1'h
firm off red to establish piece worl
, whereby, according TO the firm, goo
workmon could make sl2 or more n wcel
But the men wonld not accept this an
the strike continues, 60 mon rcmainin
, out
. At the meeting of the House Painters
Association last night It was decide
I to call off the men who have been worl
ing on tn" du Pont yacht which is a
the wharves Of the Harlan & Flo
: lingsworth Company for repairs. Tl
. jol, had been taken by the house painc,
on day work. The above decision wa
: reached after the striking boat var
> painters had explained that it was
,scab job. The boat yard painters WEI
: working on the yacht when the strik
s was ordered.