Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
WILL BE NO WALK OUT.

The nlachinists at the foundry are
not gcing to walk out and desert their
jobs, even if the request made upon
the Anaconda company for an increased
wage scale is not granted. You can rest
assured of that. There is another way
of getting these things without going
on a strike"
Thus spake Daniel +. Keeder. prcsi-
dent OF the machinists' union last night
at his rooms in the Davidson block.
Mr.. Keller has been away from the
city for more than two weeks. He took
lay-off on account of i'll health. and
made the best eff the opportunity to
spend the vacation down al Blackfool,
Idaho, near which place he owns a COM
Portable little ranch of 80 acres.
He returned Sunday evening and
found when he reached home that a
committee from the union over which
he presides when he is in the city, had
waited upon Superintendent Hickey of
the foundry department. and practically
made a demand for As cents per hour
in the place 81 40 cents, which the work
men are new getting, and gave him until
February l TO reply. All this had come
W in Mr.. Keeler's absence. and natu-
rally he found the action taken by the
union the all absorbing topic of con-
'NlsotIoH dLHoHS 'tne lnei FoOiHe were
inclined to be extremely radical in their
views and favored quitting right off if
they refused an increase in the pay
they are now getting, and naturally
their influence over the 1uher men had
some weight. and it looked for a time
yesterday as if the affair might end
in a walk-Out. But the cooler heads
have been set ito thinking, and since Mr.
keeer has arrived ON the scene he has
passed the word around among his as
socii;tes not to be too hasty. He does
net want any trouble. for he is CT the
opinion that no good could be accom-
is'.lt 4 if it came to that. He believes
in being considerable. fair and moderate
Wi'en diff culties CT This nature arise.
I'VE are not going to have any trou-
be" Mr.. Keller said. Il know there
are enough CT US with good judgment to
avert it. I don't think it probable that
l.. ply will be had from lhe heads OF
the company by the first OF next month.
So the first wave of excitement will
pass off and then there Will be another
proposition come up which may be SUBJ
mitted TO the company for considera-
ton"
From the tone of Mr.. Keelers remarks
it can be judged that he is very we'll sat
isfiel to let well enough alone and he
thinks some of the men, at least. do not
know when they are we'll off. OF course,
he, ike all other men enjoy getting the
best possible wages that can be had but
while the question is up, he thinks a
comparison should be made, the foundry
here with those in other parts of the
country. Ranked with other shops the
one here is much superior in nearly every
respect especially in the way Of cleani
ness.
Vice President OConnor, presided at
Sunday nights meeting in Silver hall and
yesterday "A committee was sent to Butte
to interview President Scallon. to pre-
sent to him the reasons why the machin-
lists of Anaconda should be granted new
wage scale. but it is not learned
what success they met with.
The iron mOulders union is not taking
any steps in the matter. The moulders
are inclined to wait and see what the
macEinists are going to do. but they are
not in hurry to push their claims for
better pay. although a committee of
three was appointed at the last meeting
to confer with the machinists and their
report will be ready at the meeting to be
held tomorrow night. Two members ap-
poirted on the conference committee by
|
the president of the union were H.
| Nuckinstrum and William Taylor. The
matter has not been discussed at any OF
| the iron moulders meetings as yet, simply
the committee was appointed.
Secretary John MerZ, said last night
! that there has been some talk among the
| men on the streets and at the works
about asking for a raise of fifty cents
| day but the question has not been taken
up or considered by the union.
If the mou.ders ever do ask for
| change from the present conditions 1t
will be in the nature of an advance in the
scale of wages paid for a days work and
! not for shorter hours as an eight hour
! day would be of no benefit to them for
| the reason that they are Obliged to work
until their supply of metal is cast. fire.
J uuently their days work is done at 4
| O'Clock in the afternoon, and then again
| they may be compelled to remain until
1:30 in order to pour off the metal and
complete the cast they have started.
! The machinists union of Anaconda
! numbers about eighty men, half OF
| which are employed at the foundry and
1.-THE balance at the B. A. & p, shops and
! at the smelters.
nE0pnE TONG DEAD