The sun., 1901-08-02
ID viii Receive an Increase Of
Five Per Cent.
uAI, BARRIERS MEET
sy Prepare a Scale for Shorter
Day-Effort Will be Made to
Put it Into Effect on
August IL.

ne great Strike which was instituted
the machinists of this city on MaN
y came to an end yesterday when 'h-
king maehinists Of the j. Morton
u he Company, the only men who Were
vmcd to return 10 work on MonlaS,
er having been granted a nine hour
with d per cent. increase OYER the
ges they had been receiving.
sharles w. Sehl, chairman of the shop
nmittee of the strikers, visited the
int of the j. Morton Poole Company
Monday AFTERNOON to get his tools.
J was informed that the company had
proposition to make to the men, MI
hi snid he could not receive it indi
lually but that it would have to b.
de to the shop committee. The g M
ttee which is composed of MIR. Sehl.
}, bert Brown and Wi liam Richardson,
Id il meeting and decided to visit the
mt and receive the proposition.
The visit was made i uesday afternoon.
iey entered the office and We're met by
Morton roole and Alfred ID. Poole.
J, Morton Poole said the company
,uld grant the machinsts the ninn
ur day they demanded but could only
Y them for nine hours work. Tie
mmittee did not give the company any
cided answer int said they would sub
Il the proposition to the men.
The prorosition was laid before til
fi1s4 eetins Wednesday morn.
K and after considerable discussio,
was reiected The shop committee
, lid d visit to the office of the i. Morton
oole Company yesterday afternoon and
sported the action taken by the men.
rhe J Morton Poole Company stated
at Ii could not afford to give ten hours
" for nine hours work. An cndeavor
as then made to reach some compro-
Use. The suggestion was made tina.
10 per cent. increase be allowed. The
ompany offered to pay per cent. in
ease.
This new proposition was submitted f.,
he striking macnnists at meeting
eld yesterday morning. Sixteen of tho
wenty machinists who were on strike
Tere present at the meeting.
The proposition was finally accented
Y unanimous vote. The men decided
. return to work on Monday morning.
The shop committee at II o'clock yes
erday morning visited the office Of the
Morton Poole Company and reported
lat the men had accepted the FIRMS
roposition and would return TO work.
The members Of the firm were much
ffs I,n
e presented TO the firm a vote OF
lanks which had been passed by the
rikers, in recognition Of the fair and
luare manner in which the firm had
pated them and their committee
trough the strike.
The members of the firm in response
lid they hoped the good feeling woui,l
,ntinne to exist.
The members of the shop committee
aceived numerous congratulations yes.
arday on the successful termination Of
he strike and the able and efficient man
er in which il had been conducted
'hairman Sehl had kept his men in line
nd there was no disorder among them
t any time.
The machinists of the ]. Morton POOL.
company previous TO the strike were
eceiving from 25 to 30 cents an hour,
which is more than the scale paid at
ONE Of the other shops. In the matter
i pay for overtime. the men fare very
yell MS time and half time starts as soon
$ the nine hours are completed.
The vote of thanks was rendered the
rm because a report had gotten about
hat the firm had not treated the men
airly This was untrue.
BIG VICTORY FOR MACHINISTS.
The action taken by the machmists
II the j. Morton Poole Company yes
erdny brought to II close the great STRIKE
which was begun on May 20. On thai
lay the machiniSts in all the machine
hops In the city where the demand
or n nine hour day with ten hours pay
vas refused. packed up their tools and
luit work III obedience to an order from
he international Association of Ma
hinists. The puscy 4 Jones Company
nd the IIllles Il Jones Company con
eded the demand on the Saturday previ
lis to May 20, thus avoiding strike
Within week all the shops excepting
he Harlan & IIollingsworth Company
nd tihe ] Morton Poole Company ha,
oncahed the demand. The machinists
fsthA Harlan 4 IIollingsworth Company
il July 1s accepted concessions mad'
v the firm and went TO work on July
s. The5concessions were that each ma
hinist who received a salary of $l'
i over per week got an advance of y
ei week Those who received nnde'
hat amount got an increase of so Gems
er week. The handy men also got III
lcrense. The men will work 56h hour:
li'ing the summer months and after tha
theSFnte Of so hours per week. A
few1pf the machinists receive les
Vu S1a per week it meant 81 increaS
nearly avery man.
NAerestilt attained by the machnist
,Vtheir strike was the greatest victor,
anized lahor ever attaind in the State
big strike ever declared in Whining
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