The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-22
VICTORIOUS
MACHlNISTS
Five Local Concerns Grant
W0rkmen Nine
X Hour Day.
TALLY OF THE STRIKE.

TALLY OF THE STRIKE.
Vermont-St. Adams, 200.
Massachusetts-We 3S; Boston,
1900; Springfield, $50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 500; Bridgeport,
800; Derby, 1000; Hartford, 1850; New
Britain, 1870; New Haven, 100; Water
bury, $50.
Rhode Island--Providence $50.
New York-Little Falls, rs; Oswego,
300; Syracuse, 100; Watertown, 300; Ro-
chester, 2,0oO Ringhamton, rs; Seneca
Falls, 1000; Buffalo, 1900.
New Jersey-Trenton, 1856.
Maryland Baltimore, 800.
Wilmington, 27O.
PENNSYLVANIA - Wilkesbarre, 1000;
Scranton, 5000; Pittsburg, 100; Sayre.
1,4oN Philadelphia, 1850; York, 300;
heading, 1000
Virginia-Norfolk, 500.
lllinois-Chicago, 1866.
Ohio--ToledO, 900; Dayton, 300; Gin
cinnat, 5000; Hamilton, 1000; Cleveland
1900.
Missouri-St. Louis, 100.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, $50.
Observation-Disclosures, 1900.
Georgia-Atlanta, 100.
Kentucky--Louisvile, 200.
California Francisco, 1000.
TexasPalestinc 200.
Local machinists made sweeping gains
in their fight for nine hour day yester
day. George w. Baker & Co., Chicago
Electric Hose Company. Trump Bros, A.
i. Henderer's Sons, Beech street and
Maryland avenue, and the Jackson &
Sharp CO., all granted the maehinists
their requests yesterday. There now re-
mains but three large shops to concede
the demand. They are the Harlan &
Holingsworth Company, il Morton
Poole Company, Belts Machine Com
pany. All of the above companies are
expected to fall in line during the week.
The shops which have conceded the de-
mand to date are as follows: American
Die and Tool Company, Hilles & Jones
Company, Remington Machine Company,
Pussy Il Jones Company, Delaware
Hard Fibre Company. the George w.
Baker Company. A. l.. Henderer's Sons,
Trump Bros. and jackson l. Sharp
Company.
BAKER & co. GRANTS REQUEST.
George W. Baker & Co. granted the re-
quest yesterday morning after an in
terview had been held with committee
of the strikers. The committee talked
with George w. Baker, who acceded to
their demands. 1t was agreed that the
men return to work tomorrow morning
on the new scale. After the conclusion
of the conference the committeeman were
treated to cigars. Baker 4 Co. employ
about SO marhinists.
TRUMP AND ]. & s. co CONCEDE
DEMANDS.
Trump Bros. after conference with
the strikers committee granted the de-
mand at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Trump Bros are very busy. The
concern employs about 60 machinists.
The Jackson & Sharp Company gave
in to its machinists demands at o'clock
last night The machnists in that shop
returned to work yesterday morning hut
on hearing that the company would re-
fuse to grant the request they again
concluded to go out. On learning that
the men were going out the company
offered them 50 a day to remain. The
mechanics refused and told the officials
that they wanted nothing but what had
been asked for. The company then see
ing that the men were in earnest granted
the request. At the shops where the de-
mands were granted yesterday it was
agreed that the men return to work at
the new scale tomorrow morning. The
greater part of the machnists will at
tend the circus today.
BELTS WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
The Belts Machine Company's shop
committee held several conferences with
the officials of that company yesterday.
This company wanted to compromise
but the committee refused to accept any
compromise. The company appointed
Clinton Josephs, a machinist in its
employ. who is member of the Will
mington Lodge of Machinists to go to
Washington and see President O'Connell
of the International Association in re-
gard to the compromise. Mr.. Josephs |
saw President O'Conncll and returned
to tins city last night. President O'Con-
nell declined to entertain Il compromise.
committee of ten yesterday morning |
called on +. f. SIocomb 4 Co. Mr..