The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-21
Outlook in This and Other Cities Bright for
General Nine Hour Day.
The STRIKING MEN ARE HOPEFUL
Several More Concessions Expected Today.
Although Close Watch Was Kept on the
Works Yesterday Not One Man Was
Seen to Apply for Work.

+, and the road men will be notified to not
'eturn. The demand was granted by this
| company on the same scale as was con
re,led to the lliles II Jones Company on
last Saturday. During the summer
months the machiniSts will work ~
hours on week days ana stop ut 1915
O'clock on Saturday. This arrangement
! is made with the approval Of the ma-
chiniSts. In the winter they will work
he straight nine hours per day.
Alnchinists at the Delaware Hard
Fibre Company's works were also grant
I'd the request late yesterday afternoon.
This company employs but about five
nachnists. 1t is considered Il big vie
tory for the machinists as none of the
men went out and but one of them was
II member of the AIachinists' Association
STRIKE AT j. Il S. COMPANY.
All the machinists employed at th"
jackson 4 Sharp Company went out
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
They are determined in their stand ana
will not return until the demand Is
granted. The machinists employed at
the plant Of the jackson & Sharp ourr-
pany number about 20. The machinists
ut the Novelty Machine Works, No. 51i
| Orange street also went out yestcrda., !,
afternoon. The Novelty Company emf
ploys about six machinists and it is eA
pccted that they will be given the nine
hour day in a few days.
CONFERENCE WITH w. w. LOB
DELL.
4 committee Of the MachiniStS' AsSo
citation held Il conference with Mr.. w.
W. I.obdell, president Of the Lobdell
Car Wheel Company ut noon yesterday.
II was the first time that any official
of that company has been waited on by
the naclfinists. The committee con.
sisted of John w. Wrtherill, Thomas
Benson, John Floyd. Henry j. Thomp
son. Herbert Gamble and Hiram Viii
son. The committee was courteously
received by Mr.. Lobdcll. The inter
view lasted for nearly three hours during
which time the matter was thoroughly
gone over. Mr.. Iobdell talked much in
favor Of the movement and thought it
would bc a good thing if made universal.
lie was Of the opinion that it would he Il
hig benefit to the manufacturers. The
machnists ut the I.obdell company
are mostly working on piece work. Mr..
I.obdell contcndcd that the nine hour
system would not be much benefit To
them on that account. He was enthusi-
astic on the question however, and of
frred to act as arbitrator in case it was
1neceSsary.
SPECIAL MEETING.
4 special meeting of the machinists
was held in the Smith Building last
might. AT the meeting % machinists of
the pusey n Jones Company We're in
itiated MS members OF the Wilmingt Jll
Lodge. This practically makes that
company union shop. Before last nigh.
il had been considered n nOn-nnion shop.
Five machinists We're initiated meni-
hers Of the new Delaware Lodge of Ma
"hiniSts last night.
The machiniSts have been offered three
different halls to meet in during the
strike MS follows: Turn Hall, Eighth and
French streets; Daniel Bubenzer, Front
and West streets and the hall over
Central National Bank, Fifth and Ship
lev streets. The machnists at the meet
ing expressed their thanks to all persons
for their consideration and kindness to
them in their efforts for shorter work.
ing day.
There seems to he some misunderstood
. ing in regard to the situation at the
Belts Machine Company. 1t has beer
i, lreported the machinists employed b,
that company would agree to n Sc houl
week. II was stated last night that til,
shop was almost solid union shop an,
that the men wonld agree to nothing bu
/, il nine hour day. 54 hours a week.
There was not a single application fo
work Mt amy of the local shops yester
: ,lay. The machinists state that they tx
pect no trouble from that source. Pick
lets Mt the J. Morton Poole compan!
and the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Com
j pany caught several men attempting II
! 20 into work yesterday. The sentinel
n after arguing the question with then
T succeeded in getting them to change thei
$ mind. The lodge will take care of sucl
"A men while in the city or furnish then
It with transportation home.
REPORT FOR WORK.
l., The machinists reported to their respet
.s tive shops as usual yesterday morning
70 On finding that the demand was nc
$ granted they adjourned to Turn Hal
where meetings will be held each mOrl
10 ing as long as the strike is on.
T. The principal business before tn
4 meeting yesterday was to take the name
10 and actresses Of the men who had obeye
r. the order of the union to remain out an
10 to appoint committees from each sh0
20 to act as pickets at their respectiN