The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-01

machinsts the nine hour day with ten
hours pay. That decision was annonnc-
ed yesterday afternoon and the new sys-
TEN Is to 90 into effect on Monday morn
ing. About 25 men are employed by the
company and all will be benefited by the
change.
A committee Of the employees held i
conference with the officials of the
firm on last Saturday. 1t was then an
nounced that the decision would be given
the last Of this week. Yesterday after
noon the committee was sent for and IN
official of the company stated that II hnd
been decided to grant the request. The
committee was very grateful ana thank
ed the company for the shorter day.
All of the employees We're jubilent over
the announced change.
1t was ruhlored yesterday afternoon
that the blacksmiths of the Harlan "
IIollingsworth Company had demanded II
nine hour day with ten hours pay. II
was stated that Il communication had
been sent to the company to that effect
and unless the request is granted all
the hlacksmithS will refuse to go in on
Monday morning. About sixty men will
he affected. The rumor could not be
verified
Joseph Whitaker, a machnists' ap-
prentice. employed at the Harlan < Hol-
lingsworth Company, was discharged
yesterday because he refused TO leave
tho shops and work on the Mallory Line
steamer Denver. Whitaker had been in
poor health Tor some time ana feitlSed
10 work on the boat on that account. lie
ind but three more months TO work ~
ms trade
ioNFERENtE It'll BEIIS tOM-
PANl.
y committee OF the Striking machlnlstS
held conference with the officials or the
Betts Machine Company at noon yes
,"tiay. The conference was asked Tor
ny the company. Matters pertaining 70
the shorter day We're discussed hut no
deflnitr action was taken. II Is thought
that the company wants to compromise
hui the strikers VIII not accept nnNthlhs
hui u nlne hour day. There VIII be an
other conference between the committee
ana the oiicials Of the company TINS
morning. some ot the machihiSts are OF
me opihioh that the company VIII give
~ to-day ana me men VIII return 10
work on Monday morning. Others think
mat nothing definitc VIII be done untii
+i'ti wv hi''iihS " "" io't .h"ii"i". .
tnrers Association which VIII be hcld
next Monday OWING TO the walis
around tn" boilers IN the Betts Machine
shops bcing repaired the other depart
mcnts We're not working Yesterday.
big meeting was held at Newport
News last night instead OF Thursday
night ms was previously announced. Dele
cations attended the meeting from Balti-
more. Washington. Richmond and tins
city. The meeting was called for the
purpose of trying to induce the machlll-
lists employed by the Newport News
Shiphnilding Company to go out. 1t IS
now expected that the Newport News
machinists will 90 ont on Monday. II
they do 90 out local machinists are Of the
opinion that the nine hour day with ten
hours pay will soon be- granted by nll
the Shipbulding companies along the
Atlantic Coast.
local machinists received word yes,
ter,lny that the Pennsylvania Iron Works
Of Philadelphia had conceded. All Of the
machinistS employed by that company
several hundred in number. will return t'
work on the basis of nine hour day
with ten hours nay on Monday. This