The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-03
COLUMBIA MILL STRIKE.
fKESIDENf "HnLEY AND DUIa 30 ARD
OF EhiNEEIOH> ISSUE SrATENt
S'r,k" "a VI N'snon"r-ihe AInls An xyorl,,y
""d 10" m,i; Uwn"rp Not At All p,s
t"'b'd by III" nnir,nl Drcl.rs,I,n ar
SIrlkr
Grreuville Nows. |

Co'nnh'n, Aug. 20. - President
W. B Smith Whnley Of tho largo
cotton mills here tonight gave out
tn" following statement for himself
aud his bonrd of directors, request.
ing 'h"t it bo sent to all newspapers:
Columbia, S. c., Aug 20, 1901.
"Ih" press dispatch from this city
OF yesterday aren't tho strike do
clnr"d by the Textile Union, No
II | against the cotton mills of this
cIly Is mIEl""dins in every particu-
lar and wholly untrue in many par
t'rn"rs and very injurious to the in,
ter, Ht Of this community.
"rh" Rich!"nd, Grandby, Olympia
and Capital City cotton mills Of this
rlty nr" nll running today, the latter
to It's full capacity ard the three for,
m'r TO Ht l""st three fourths Of their
! cHp"city. The SO called strike or.
! d"r"d by the Textile Union against
tn" above mentioned mills could or-
"rdt" against no ono in tho mills, |
Tor nli Of the union mon who do.
rii"ri to conform to the rules of the |
mills wor" discharged on Monday
last. Tho mills are not seeking
th"lr return and on tho con 'rary have
gwen notice to the Leading agitators
or hy those who may have voluntarily
l"fi the MILLS are being rapidly filed
by othrrs. The mill authorities
har" u" compromises to make with
the Textile Union and are determined |
to talk" back none who are in sym |
| pAthy with thom. Tho vacant places
ar" hrins rapidly filled by other op-
rrai,vrs aud the mills have not been
n'"rf"rr"d with To any serious OK.
i"nt uy reason Of the action of tho
SO Gated IeXt'l Union. The official
ordering Of Che strike did not change
the Hltnnilon h"rr; it WAS mere
, | Eilh'iE"ol nliht.
Tn" Grandby, Olympia and Rich
laud mills wero running TODAY all
right. There was absolutely nothing
"'W in the situation. 1t WAS stated
today thai half Il dozen mon had left
the mills, but their places we're qnick.
y supplied for there were mon pres
cat who were anxious to get work.
Ii WAS reported that several union
m"n hnd applied for work today, and
that they were employed on their
declaration that they would not be
union mon. This is tho ultlmatum
at tho mills and that the strikers do
not 80 back to work seems to make
no difference in operations. AS n
matter of fact tho strike does not
s"cm to have affected the operations
Of the mhlls and tho officers say that
they do not anticipate any serious
trouble from the strike.
Comparatively few of the opera
tives ar" union men, and if it were
not for the agitation Of some 80 called
labor leaders the trouble could be
adlnstod at once. The strike do.
clarcd ut tho union meeting last
night amounts to nothing in 80 far
as stopping the mills is concerned.
There appears to have been great
enthusiasm at tho strikers meeting.
They claim to have 500 out. So far
rs can be learned tho strikers say
that they will hold out to tho end.
The mill mon say it makes no differ.
enco to them, and there you have it.
Evictiors have been served on sbout
dozen or SO operatives, but as they
have until Saturday to show cause
why thoy should not be evioted it 10
not thought there will be any de-
velopments until then.
The Richland Labor Day Associa.
ton passed resolutions last night ell
dorsinp the action of the mill opera.
tives and condemning the action Of
the null owners. The meeting was
largely attended aud was composed
OF men of all trades and professions.
1t was by a rising vote that the as
sociation passed the resolutions.
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