The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
SHORTER DAY
MOVEMENT
Local Machinists Pleased With
the Present Outlook.
REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT
Situation in Philadelphia is Favor.
able-Thirty Firms Signed the
Agreement in Boston on
Tuesday Last.

Nnchinists OF this city are becoming
n,srd nine hour work day, with ten
bours nay, as May Goth, the day on
which il is to go into effect, draws near.
Thry are also becoming more hopeful
zach day Of winning their request.
Iucnl nmchinists stated last night that
the outlook at present is brighter than
il ryrr was. A number Of the local
rl;,nts are said to be favorably consider
M Inc movement and will probably
uraut the request OH next Monday or
shortly after that date. During the last
few days large manufacturing concerns
MI over the country have been conceed-
inc the nine hour work day.
II is expected that n committee of
narhiniSts employed by the Pnsey x
Jones Company will confer with the
uilrias Of that firm today in regard to
ilr nnr hour system. The conference
wud have been held several days ago
hIt the committee has been waiting foi
MIR. Charles w. Pusey, who was ont
IL the city, to return. A number of
other shop committees will also confer
with officials of the companies by which
they are employed today. The commit
-, 81 far have been received courteous
~ by officials of the companies.
Al III, shop committees have to make
their reports ut the regular meeting of
ihr Wilmington Lodge of Machinists this
,v"ning. This will be the last regular
meeting OF the lodge before May 20.
More than 800 Of the GOO machinists in
The city are now members of the union.
lhr. are large number Of machiniStS
10 h. initiated into the lodge at the meet
inG 10 he held tonight. The new lodge
uf machiniSts will hold their regular
meeting tomorrow night. BY Saturday
1t iS expected that the machiniSts of
Wilmington will he organized almost to
:: man.
lanes \. Campbell. II prominent mem
h,.l of the local lodge attended a large
mass meeting of machinists in Assembly
Hall, Ninth ana Girard avenue last
night. The principle addresses of the
evening were made by Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Federation of
I.ahnr aud James o. Connell, president
nf the International Association of Ma
ehinisis. both Mr. Gompers and Mr..
~ hllfil recently HulFPSStl HlHSS
meeting in Turn Hall this city. Mr..
'i"mpcrS and Mr.. o. Connell are careful
and reasonable men and are much in
ernest On the nine hour movement.
They have been for several weeks on
l"nr through the New England States.
hey thoroughly understand the sitma.
t"n all over the country and say that
lhr min" hour work day will win. The
NV" men will return to their headquarters
~ Washington. u. G. today where the,
viii remain until the question is entirely
settled
The outlook for the nine hour work
d'rv il Philadelphia is very bright. Fiv,
ilr+r manufacturing plants granted til,
r"pllcSt Of the machnists yesterday
which makes q total of about forty firms
IN Philadelphia who have conceded to tn,
movement.
Tn Hoston where the National Asso
cLnlI"ll anticipated the most trouble
trarlr all Of the plants employing ma
"h'nsts have signed agreements for th,
mn" hour work day. Thirty firms il
''Iil city signed The agreement on Tues
'av which practically makes n nine hou
W. y among all the machniSts in that city
llr situation in the West is also favor
an" To the movement.