The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-23
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
Reach the Striking Machinists
From Many Sections.
FEW RAILROAD MAcHINIsTs OUT.

panles As a Rule Are Not Involved.
Work In Private establishments to
ee Adjusted First.
Washington. May 21.-Approximate.
~ $4,000 machinists throughout the
country struck yesterday for nine
hour day, a scale Of wages equal to
the present ten hour per day scale
and other demands. This is the rough
estimate of President O'Connell Of
the National Association OF Machin'
lists, based on the telegraphic advices
that have reached him from the ma
chinsts' headquarters in the va.
rious cities. The strike thus far
has not extended to the allied
trades, save in one or two instances,
as at Scranton, Pa, where men in a
part of the allied trades are out. No
machnists engaged in government
work are affected. This Is due to the
fact that on such work an eight hour
a day scale already prevails.
Railroad machinists as rule are
not involved in the strike, though the
men on several roads are out. The
Central Vermont shop machinists at St.
Adams numbering probably 200, have
struck. The Lehigh Valley railroad
marhnsts at Buffalo, Sayre, Wilkes
barre and Elmira are out, aggregating
about 800 all told. The Delaware,
LacEawanna and Western men at Buff
falo, Scranton, Wilkesbarre and inter
mediate points are out. The Gulf, Col.
Orado and Santa Fe men also are out
The strike order, however, does not
apply to the railroads generally.
II is explained at headquarters that
there is no competition between the
railroads and private work, and that
work among the private establish
merits is to be adjusted first.
The situation was summarized by
Prarident O'Connell in the following
ST. emert:
From the present indications and
the statements issuing from headquar'
ters at the various points the orders
are being generally obeyed and in
larger numbers than was anticipated.
In certain cases where only a few
hundred were expected to be involved
the indications are that the number
will be increased so per cent. The
number of firms signing indicates that
in localities where the agreements are
being made the strike will not last
over a few days. In other localities,
where a larger number of men are be-
ing involved look forward to an ad'
justment being reached within the
present week"
Mr.. O'Connell said last night that up
to 5 O'Clock reports showed that 904
firms, employing approximately 10000
men, had signed the agreements for
the nine hour day or made satisfactory
arrangements with the local organiza.
tiGns.
Following Is a statement Of the mum
ber of men out at important points:
Hartford, Conn, 1000; Ansonia and
Derby, Conn, 500; Hamilton, O., 1000;
Buffalo, 1900; Scranton, $500; Gin
cinnati, completely tied up and 5000
men out; Connorsville, Ind, zoo; Pal
estine. Tex, 200; York, Pa, 800; East
Orange, N. j., 800; Oswego, N. Y, 300;
Norfolk, Va, all shops out, 500 men;
San Francisco, $500.
Telegraphic reports to Mr.. O'Con
nell show the following as the number
of firms which signed the agreements
yesterday: Kenosha, Wis, all; Mil
waukee, Wis, 5; Wilmington, Del, q
Toledo, Is; Auburn, n. Y, all; Aracon
da, Mont all; Denver, all; st. Louis
all; New Orleans. all: Danbury, Conn.
all; Pittsburg, 80 per cent; Franklin
Pa. all; Youngstown, O., all: Cleve
land. Is; Rochester, N. Y, 80 per cent
Buffalo, so per cent; Niagara Falls
all; Tonawanda. all; Trenton, N. j.
70 per cent: Baltimore, II; Philadel
! phia, 25; New Haven, s. These estab
/ lishments having conceded the de
mands their men are at work as usual