The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-01
GAIN an
OTHER SHOP

+. i. Slocomb Il Co. have granted 1T
machinists the nine hour day with tel
hours pay. That decision was announc
ed yesterday afternoon and the new sys
TEN is to go into effect on Monday morn
ing. About Is men are employed by thu
company and all will be benefited by thu
change.
A committee of the employees held ;
conference with the officials Of the
firm on last Saturday. 1t was then an
nounced that the decision would be givel
the last of this week. Yesterday after
noon the committee was sent for and al
official of the company stated that 1t hat
been decided to grant the request. The
committee was very grateful and thank
ed the company for the shorter day
All of the employees were jubilent ovel
the announced change.
1t was rumored yesterday afternoon
that the blacksmiths Of the Harlan \
HoIlingSworth Company had demanded 4
nine hour day with ten hours pay. II
was stated that communication had
been sent to the company to that effect
and unless the request is granted all
the blacksmiths will refuse to 20 in on
Monday morning. About sixty men will
be affected. The rumor could not be
verified.
Joseph Whitaker, a machinists' APP
prentice employed at the Harlan 4 Hol-
lingsworh Company, was discharged
yesterday because he refused to leave
the shops and work on the Mallory Line
steamer Denver. Whitaker had been in
poor health for some time and refused
to work on the boat on that account. He
had but three more months to work at
his trade.
CONFERENCE WITH BELTS COM
PANY.
a committee of the striking machiniSts
held conference with the officials of the
Belts Machine Company at noon yes
terday. The conference was asked for
by the company. Matters pertaining to
the shorter day We're discussed but no
definite action was taken. 1t is thought
that the company wants to compromise
but the strikers will not accept anything
hut nine hour day. There will be an
other conference between the committee
and the officials of the company this
morning. Some of the machiniSts are of
the opinion that the company will give
in today and the men will return to
work on Monday morning. Others think
that nothing definite will be done until
after the meeting of the Tool Manufac-
tnrcrs' Association which will be held
next Monday. Owing to the walls
around the boilers in the Belts Machine
shops being repaired the other depart
ments We're not working yesterday.
A big meeting was held at Newport
News last night instead of Thursday
night as was previously announced Dele
cations attended the meeting from Balti-
more. Washington, Richmond and this
city. The meeting was called for the
purpose Of trying TO induce the machin-
lists employed by the Newport News
Shpbuilding Company to go out. It is
now expected that the Newport News
machnists will go out on Monday. If
they do 90 ont local machinists are of the
opinion that the nine hour day with ten
hours pay will soon be granted by all
the shipbnllding companies along the
Atlantic Coast. -
Local machinists received word yes
terday that the Pennsylvania Iron Works
Of Philadelphia had conceded. All of the
machinists employed by that company
several hundred in number. will return to
work on the basis Of nine hour day
with ten hours pay on Monday This
is considered by the Philadelphia machin-
lists as big victory as the company
is one of the largest employing machin-
lists in the Quaker City. That COM
pany also takes in the Globe Gas Engine
Works. The situation in Philadelphia is
very encouraging to the machnists.
Shops are giving in every day.
There was no change in the situation
yesterday ut the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company's boat yard painters who went
out on Wednesday. The painters say
they are well organized and will remain
out until the demand is granted. The
situation at the j. Morton Poole Com
pany was also unchanged yesterday.
TURN HALL MEETING.
About 200 of the machnists were pres
emf at the meeting in Turn Hall yester-
day morning. A feature of the meeting
was an address by William II. Blake,
Mr.. Blake said in part: "Men. be men.
You have the sympathy of the public
If You have the money pay your landlord
nav the grocer's bill. and see that your
children have shoes on their feet. Other
bills can he squared up after this is
settled. Keep what money you have in
your pocket. Don't spend 1t foolishly."
Robert F.. Lee presided at the meeting
md the following program was rendered:
Selection, Hvatt's Orchestra; solos,
Queen of the Earth" and "Rocked in the