The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

All hopes of q settlement of the tex
| tile workers strike at the Sauuuoit.
and therefor" all the local mills. on
| any terms save the original offer made
| by Superintendent Davis We're shat
tered by Il telegram from the latter
| received Saturday night by National
| Committeeman Frederick Dilcher, of
! the United Mine Workers.
The latter has acted as AN intermcdi-
! AIRY between the strikers and Sauquoit
management, and IT was in answer to
a telegram sent by the miners organ
| izer that Superintendent Davis reiter-
| atcd his ultimatum. Dilchers telegram
was sent Saturday afternoon for the
| strikers executive committee and read
| as follows:
! ". ~ Davi, NthuJ. Gl
| Had conference with ,mplu,r>. THE ,ummi
| trr i, read, to meet with YOU. Would ad,.'e
! thdt vou confer Irclclick Dh'n''.
Superintendent Davis answer was
prompt ore. and bore the following
information:
Frederick Dchrr. ,o,uc House, scranton. Pa.
| Conference with committee impossible. Must
resume work under -c1i' ot wages as posted "r.
iorr the strike. When they are ready 10 rc.
slime work notir, .our cashier, vino will wine
me W H. Dtv..
WHY TELEGRAM WAS SENT
! NhrSc two communications were the
result of the action of the strikers at
Fridays meeting, as told In Satur-
days Tribune. Information was then
given the girls that Sup arintendent
Davis at a meeting with Committee
man Dlchrr had Signiiied his willing
ness to grant an increase ranging from
To T. per cent. ana had declared that
if ON any occasion the strikers desir ID
to confer with him they had but to
telegraph him. ana ON" Of the next
trains would carry him from the sunny
South, homcWard
\ conference committee was appoint
ed at tn meeting and the discourage
ing telegram from Georgia is now in
their hands. The executive committee
will hold Il session this morning, and
superintendent Davis communication
viii be brought before them for action.
President Daniel Teevan. of the Patcr-
son Broad silk Workers, who is i'm the
city, will also attend this meeting.
superintendent Davis missiv' may
he considered to contain the general
sentiment of the mill owners. Nalen-
tine Bliss, proprietor of three mills ana
employer of about seven hundred
hands. is with Davis at Atlanta. and
it is not likely that the latter sent his
dispatch before both gentlemen had
discussed Committeeman Dilchcr's tele-
gram and the general situation.
, 1t is foragOnc fact that all of the
smaller operators are awaiting the ac-
tion OF the big mills, and have indeed
already expressed themselves as aNarst
= to taking IN, initiative i'm the ma tier
Superintendent Davis offer consists OF
the eight per cent. increase posted on
the very day that the Sauquoit girls
went out
, CONFERENCE TINS MORNING.
p The action of the committee this
t morning will determine what the strik.
, erS will do. Tn" two operators, now
T ON their southern trip, will be gone a
+ ! least two more weeks. Mr.. Bliss Is
: seriously considering moving 4; leaS
one Of his plants and several faVu.abl,
I sites are under consideration. Th,
I North Scranton mill is almost certain
t. To be moved. III" five year lease fo
- ,his property runs out i'm May. am
- Mr.. Bliss intended To remove the ma
! CnlnrrN To Dickson, ana increase ln'
+ force Of hands and facilities there.
q The strike developments have cause,
Il change in his plans, however, and !
Il was yesterday announced to II Trib
" unr man that in almost any even
4 this mill will be transferred. 1t cm
To- poys one hundred ana thirty hands
= There was no disturbance Saturday Il
the Dickson city mill.
" MIR. Bliss stopped Worl, there at tn
u b, ginning of thn strike, but the Taylo
e silk Manufacturing company of Pater
- son. y. j.. which occupied portion u
" the buildings, had fifteen WeaVerS rm
Il plONed there steadily. The girls HAY
= repeat. div announced the unwilling
e ness t. strike ana perfect satisfaction
70 with wages and treatment.
Is The riots of last week. however
Fl" caused Superintendent G. II. Spitlle I
Il decide tp "hul down tho mill ana II
n notified the girls accordingly y
work was done either Friday on Satul
- day. nor is it likely that amy attcmI
n at running the mill will be made today
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