The sun., 1901-07-06
Officials Absolutely Refuse to Make
Any Concessions.
STRIKERS WILL REMAIN OUT
Men Will Now Fight the Company to
the Bitter End-There is Talk
of Unionizlng Other De-
partmeDts.

AT the request Of the Harlan " llol-
liIgsworth Company II conference be-
tween officials of the company and ll,'
committee OF its striking machiniStS was
held ut the comnpny's office ut O'Clock
Yesterday morning. I Inc officials Of th'
company present at the conference were
Vice President Horace w. Cause, Treas
slrcr Samuel Is. Smith and Superintrnd
cnt Z. jackson Shaw. The machlhlSlS
committee consisted of James \. Camp
bell William H. blake and Arthur len
nings. The company refused to mak'
any concessions whatever and therefore
the situation remains the same as before
the conference was held.
II IS understood that the conference,
was asked for by r. Jackson Shaw on
Wednesday last. When the committc"
went into the companys office yesterday
smrning the three men We're asked what
could bc done for them This was
thought to he rather II peculiar reception
after taking into consideration the fact
that they were there al the company,
request. They replied, however thai
they We're there 10 hear amy propositions
which might be offered tending TO settle
the difficulty. The committee stated that
ii had already made Il fair proposition
which had been rejected and asked what
proposition the company would offer 10
wards getting its machiniSts back t.
work. The reply was: Ne Will give
YOU ten hours pay for 4 ten hour daS
and nothing more. The committee re
fused to entertain such an unreasonable
proposition and few minufrs later T."
tired with the end Of thcStrike apparently
ms far off MS ever.
n',.ia,.l-
meeting Of the Harlan & IIollingsworth
company's striking machniats was hcl
when the committee made its report -
the conference. Every Harlan < lIol
imgsworth Company man out ou STRIKE
with the exception Of those on pickr'
duty and two or thrr" others ATTENDED
the meeting. The committees action
was unanimously endorsed by the meet
lng. \ vote Of thanks was then tnl;rp
on the matter. Each and every machin
iSt present stood MP one ~ time anl
personally pledged themselves TO stand
firm and stay ont until the demand ~
granted.
What will hc the outcome nf The stub
horn stand on the part of the Harlan 4
ilollingsworh Company is 4 question
which is now greatly agitating manv
local merchants. Some Of the merchant.
have already lost much money on ac
count Of tho stlIhe. employees III other
departments are in sympathy with III,
machinists and arc becoming frdful lie
cause of the company's obstinate stand
II would not hc surprising to see several
of the other departments ioin tho STRIKE
in short time if an agreement is no.
reached. This Is what the merchants
fear MS II would mean Il big loss t.
them.
The strikers stand ready ana have or
one occasion offered tn meet the com
pnny half WAY in an cndcavor 10 sctile
the strike. The offer WAS that the mon
would return to work on II nine hour day
schedule with bIt 6 per cent increase
in pay until September 1st with the
understanding that on that date the
nine hour day with ten hours nay would
go into effect. The company refused the
liberal offer. It@ ACTON III refusing III"
offer was openly criticised he clrrgymcr
1 merchants and other business men. II
was by far more liberal offer thar
was made TO any Of the other shops that
N have conceded. and still il was stub
.hornly refused. Such ohstincy has mad,
The strikers more firm and determined
et0 stand ont for their rights.
IA Although the company refuses n nine
5Ahour day to the strikers. thn few ma.
rhinists who have returned are not