The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-13
Struggle Lasted Eight Weeks and
and Helped 1000 Men.
LOCAL STRIKE A SUCCESS
The Men Hove Been Highly Compli'
mented d by Prominent Citizens
for Their Orderly Be-
havior VI lille Out.

Unless the unexpected happens the
machinistS strike i'll this city VIII emu
TODAY. There is to he II conference TINS
morning between the officials OF thc
Harlan x Hollngsworth Company ana
a committee Of the strikers. 1t Is eA-
pectpd that terms will be agreed upon
satisfactory to both parties. ifovldils
an agreement is reached the machlhlSts
will return 10 work on Monday morning
There have been rnlnWS for several diiss
that an agreement would be reached TINS
week but the possibilities of ending the
strike today was not made public Rntll
last night,
The conference which is 10 take place
today is said to have been arranged
hy prominent business men, Many Of
the Market street merchants have been
making efforts for several weeks to have
the difficulty settled aS the strike to Il
certain extent has been a loss 10 them.
The strikers We're rcticient on the sur
ject. There are about 40 Of the Harlan
X IIolliEgswortl Companys machihists
on the strike and il is expected that near
ly ali will return if the agreement IS
reached to-day.
The lnnchinists' strike for nine honl
day with ten hours pay has been y sue
cess in this city. 1t will pronahly 20
down in Delaware history as the great
est and most successful thht ever LOOK
s,lace in this State. II was different
from any previous strikes. Altholrh
tho strike has been on for about eight
weeks there has never been one act oi
violence committed by any Of the strikers
rhcrc were never any crowds on the
street. corners. no threats of violence
S..nhs heretofore
AZ no time was there any force used
to prevent any machinist who wished
from returning to work. The strikers
hy their orderly and gentlemanly man,
ner have earned the respect of every
citizen Of this city
The machinistS' strike was started on
May 90 In this city alone between 40,
and 500 machinSts went ont on that
,Inte for the nine hour day with ten
hours pav The demand was granted
l,y the IIillas 4 Homes Company and til,
pusey 4 Jones Company without tht
machinsts going ont al all. The latter
firm not only granted the shorter day t'
its machinsts bnt also to all its Other
employees. During the first week Of the
strike the majority Of the machine shops
in this city granted the request.
Within two weeks after the strike was
started every shon in the city had con
sctled excepting the Harlan < Hnllings
worth Comnnny and the ]. Mortnr
Poole COMPANY. On July ! the Lob
deli Car Wheel Company granted TO NJ
its employees including ahuot twenty ma
chinists. the nine honr day with tci
hours nav. The stand against The Ilar
Inn & IIollin"Sworth Company and thu
+. Morton Poole Company has heer
kept M since the strike started withou
any change whatever. The machnist'
on one occasion offered to meet th'
former company hclf way but the nffe
was decliRcd
There is also il possibility of u settle
ment with the !. Morton Poole Cemnan.
in the near future. All Of this com
pnny's machinists, about GO in number
ara still out OF The twenty one machine
shons in the city. nineteen have conceded
Through the strike nearly 1000 work
men in this city have been granted th
shorter day.