The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-24
MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
Several Hundred Additions to the
Ranks of the Strikers.
FORTY MORE FIRMS sign.
approximately Thirty Thousand to
llllrty.fiye Thousand Men Out.
SOME ROADS ADJUST TROUBLE,
= o. differences with Other Lines Are
'ps s;,r, o;2ded as Imminent.
ALLIED MI. AIDES TAKE A PART
SOME ROADS ADJUST TROUBLE,
Strike May Extend to the Seaboard Air
line-Summsry of Reports Re-.
ceived at Headquarters.

Washington, May pa Several hundred
additions TO the ranks of the strikers, two
score more firms signing the agreement
with the men, leaving Approximately 10000
to $4,000 men still out ana possibly mate
rial accesslons TO the roll of strikers In
the course of the day, is the machinsts'
strike situation in brief throughout the
country, While several railroads have al
justcd their irfernces, trouble with other
roads is imminent
President o'Connell Of the International
Association of Machnists. who Is direct
ing the strike holds tnat the situation
Is getting brighter and that next Monday
morning will witness the resumption Of
work by the great majority OF men who
went out
President Muhorand of the Allied Metal
Trades association telegraphed headquar
tiers of that organization at Toledo. Ohio
today that he had issued orders to his
men at various points to join the strike
in those shops where the employers are
stlll holding out against the demands Of
the machinists. This is liable to add mate.
rally to the force of the strikers.
MIR OConnell said today that the strike
might extend to the Scaboard Air Line
today. This would involve several hun
dred men In different shops. Conferences
have been in progress for some time ut
Portsmouth, Va, between the Seaboard Of.
fcials and the men and disagreement
was reported last night. Committees are
also en- route here from various lodges
on the Southern railway to confer with
Vice President Cannon of the Southern
over wages hours of labor etc ON the
agreements have been signed ~ the Wash.
inGton, Ind. and Chillcothe shops and
on the New Jersey Central railroad has
been settled and Mt the request OF the
strikers At the ST Adams shops of the
Central Of Vermont Organizer. Fred Ro
berg has been ordered from Montreal to
St Adams to confer with the men.
The reports show that 100 men have
struck nj Thompsonville, Conn. ffty at
Marquette, Mich, and 100 at Frankfort
These figures are approximate, Addi
tional firms which have signed the agree
work are: All firms at Quincy Ill, in
v0lving 200 men; Baltimore. one firm 50
men; Beverly Mass one firm. ~ mem:
d 3fara Ha a al Of 96 mcn M fEe m En-
Ginocrng Works. Alliance, Ohio, - mon;
New Castle, Pa. two firms; Rochester,
Pa. three firms; lndanapolls, Ind, two
firms; Boston. Mass, three firms, Involv.
Ing 225 mon. None of tho large concerns
in CincipySti have vet given in though
Gdvices 10 headquarters here report sev
cra firms as agreeing to sign. None Of
the big concerns In Snn Francisco have
signed aud no indication of yielding has
becn received from there.
The headduarters of the strikers will he
shifted Sunday 10 Toronto. where the con
vention of The machinsts association viii
open June t.
President O'Connell of the Machinists'
ossncfation in summarizing the situation
tonight, said: "The situation now shows
that we are largely the gamer in the num-
Der Of settlements made. The adjustments
today show gain in New England of
1900 In the number of men returned 10
work with the demands granted; of 800
or GOO In Ohio and probably 1000 in Penn.
sylyania About 1000 men struck today.
There are some additions In Philadelphia
and some of the Seaboard Air Lines shops
at Amerlcus Ga.
Nr. O'Conncll said that between 500 ana
| 6nO machinists on the Seaboard Air Lice
will strike tomorrow morning. In TINS
city every employer signed agreements to-
day. one the Cahill Typewriter company.
| however, refusing to unonlze the shop.
There are about 100 machinists in Wash
ington outside Of government shops. In
| Boston thirty-nine firms employing 1857
me- - signed the agreement, leaving POO men
Sir engaged In the strike Reports up
Ia o O'Clock tonight showed the following
additional agreements indianapolis. two
shoDs: Grand Rapids. two shops Erie Ia .
the Erie City Iron works and the Cleve
land and Hendricks Machine COMPANY;
Pittsburg, half a dozen oil well supply
concerns; Meadville, Pa, the Phoenix Iron
several of the representatives. or IN,
| Southern railroad lodges arrived today and
others are expected by tomorrow morning
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