The sun., 1901-08-03
Shorter Day for ]. Morton Poole
Company's Moulders.
TO TAKE EFF ECT. MONDAY
Big Meetings of Unions to be Held
on Sunday to Discuss Plans for
the Observance of
Labor Day.

There was another surprise i'll local
labor circles yesterday afternoon when
the j. Morton Poole Company posted
notice on its gate announcing that the
mouiders in its employ would on Monday
be put on nine hours with pay as at
present for ten hours. The whole plant
will be run but nine hours.
The moulders are organized and 1t
is probabe they would have made
request for shorter time had not til"
firm shortened their working day. The
men were greatly pleased with the ac.
ton of the firm.
Great satisfaction il being felt by the
members of the various labor organiza-
tions over the final settlement of the
great machinists strike. The members
or the various committees and especl'
ally the shop committee of the Harlan \
Hbllingsworth Company, which was com
posed of Colonel William H. Blake, Ar
thur j. Jennings and Mr.. Campbell, are
receiving numerous congratulations. The
hardest work of the strike was practi-
cnlly done by the shop committee of the
3 Harlnn y Hollingsworth Company. The
strike was not considered won till the
machinSts of this company returned 10
work Nowhere else in the country was
the machinists' strike as successfully
K conducted as here. This was largely dn"
to the fact that it was managed solely
hy home people, who We're wel-known to
the citizens.
M Delaware Lodge Of Machinsts. No. 267,
held largely attended meeting last
Il night. Colonel William III. Blake pre-
sided. The affairs Of the lodge are IN
4 nj prosperous condition. Routine bust
4, ness was transacted. Reports were male
slowing that everything was progressing
nicely Mt the various shops under the
1ilne hour day system.
Whie the machinists are enjoying q
nine hour day the union bricklayers aud
plastercrs are working but eight hours
The bricklayers started in on their
eight hour day last spring and the plas
terers the previous spring.
The stone masons are still working
irine hours. They have n strong union
1kswcver. and will likely get an eight
hour day next spring.
The stone masons made n demand
for nine hour day on May I. 1888 and
ordered Il strike. The strike lasted three
weeks when the boss masons gave mp tn,
fight and the men returned to work.
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.
All of the labor organizations Of the
city are preparing to participate in thu
monster celebration to be held mt Shell
not Park on Labor Day. The details %
the celebration will be arranged at ;
meeting of the United Labor League Il
he held tomorrow in the Smith Building
Some of the labor men think bl:
parade should be given in celebration o
the big victory won by the machiniSts
The question as TO whether or no
4 parade will he given will be deiinitel.
decided Mt Sunday meeting.
SHORTER HOURS FOR BARRIERS
The iourncymcn BARRIERS are now con
fident that they will he successful in get
ting a shorter working dav. Many en-
blowing hnrbcrs have already given thci
CONSENT TO closing at 8 oclock ever
seven.ng Int Saturday. A petition {"
shorter hours. which was approved NJ tn
meeting Of the Journovmen BARRIERS I'rt
tective League on Thursday evening
being CIRCULATED among the cmplo,. in
barhersY for their signatures.
The BARRIERS have given r.tice to tn
emplovinc BARRIERS and Ia general publ
That the barber shcns will close ever
evening at o'cl.ck exccpt Saturday 4
and after August ~. inev will con
p'ete thetr organization Sunday. Angu
nth.