The sun., 1901-07-11
Another Benefit Ball Game Ar
ranged.
STEEL CONFERENCE TODAY
8All Minor Matters Will be Laid
Il Aside and the Most Important
Topics Taken Up-Last
Meeting.

"a Yesterday was pay day with the strik-
y ing machinsts. All the strikers who
presented themselves ut the lodge room
N in the Smith Building were paid at tn"
rate of Sc II week for married men and
"a a wcak for the single men. Outside
of the men receiving their weekly benefits
thrre was nothing doing among the Strik
ers yesterday. The men are taking
things easy.
An article appeared in one Of the local
afternoon papers yesterday signed 10y
"Workingham." stating that James
Campbell was receiving s2S per week
as leader of the strike. This statement
was denied last night by Mr. Campbell
and Il number of the other machinists.
The strike in this city has 50 fnr been
strickly local affair. In Philadelphia
where the strike has been conducted by
the International Association the bust
ness agent. Mr. krcgan. receives n week
ly salary Of about SIS. Mr.. Campbell has
been duly elected business agent Of the
/ local district. Int has never received
\ more than the SO per week benefit since
4 the strike was started This fact is
4 known to all the strikers and they are
n perfectly satisfied with Mr.. Campbell as
Z their business agent When spoken to
! about the matter last night number Of
the machinStS said that even if Mr..
III Campbell did get n weekly salary il
would concern no one but the men them
d selves. They say they are perfectly
rapnnle Of conducting their own fight
z and will not allow any outside interfcr-
H lcnc
L The machnists will have another bcnc-
" lfit hall game on Thursday Of next week.
'A}Ihe management of the BrownSon team
Rkswill give its players for the occasion free
Nitof charge. The game will probably he
N with team from Philadelphia The
machinists wish TO return thanks to the
N Saicneral Pulaski Polish American Club
N for n donation Of $50 and also 10 the
a Htdeath and sick beneficial association
n connected with the Labor TIyccum for
$40.
Ks Among the striking machiusts at the
Y Harlan < Tolingsworth Company are
IN men who have worked for the firm for
III forty years. Several were in hormplov ot
k3fhc company before the civil war Their
M a,thcrS worked for the Harlan & IInl-
MI lingswolln Company before them. The
Iht fathers of u number of the strikers in
HI years gone hy held high and Responsible
positions and to their efforts belongs
much of the credit for the uphuildng ~
the Harlan 4 IIolnwisstohrcmfwyp mfN
the Harlan 4 ITollngsworh Company
in the past. There are perhaps twenty
Of the men who not only served tleil
time with tho Harlan 4 IIolingswortl
Company hut have worked for the con
cern all their lives. One machiniSt and
probably more who are now on strik,
for their ilSt rights. We're employees or iii,
company before Taylor Cause. the father
of the present family Of Causes, wa,
taken in the firm, Taylor Cause At that
time was only clerk in the company,
n Office.
n All of these men have rendered vaIu
n uble service for the company ia til,
n past and are still able to give man!
] more years Of good, faithful service i
treated fairly. They are men who's,
places the firm would find il hard TO fill
They are competent and intelligent ma
chinists and their long years of service
has made them valuable employees
# Tile men have given the hest wears o
their lives 10 the service Of the firm an,
think that they now deserve some rccoG
milton. The fact that the demand
such n fair one and that they have give
the comnany So many years Of faithful
service has made these Old employ"
more determined to stand ont for til
demand than thcv otherwise would hay
done. MANY Of the men in all the year
IA they have been connected with the hi