The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
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Charter Grated August Wright
Company BY Hastings Court.
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The Strike at the Petersburg Iron Works
Not Over en- Will Not Return I'm
til Their Committee is Received.
Coast Line improvements.

a PEIEtiSBUE VA, April l.-11uSt1u6b
Court to-day granted charter to the
August Wright Company, which is formed
in this city for the manufacture of boots
and shoes, leather and other products OF
lea Their and other articles used in the
manufacture of boots and shoes and lea
Their tanning. The capital stock Of: the
company is not to be less than S1UU, coo
nor more than $500, 900. The amount OF
real estate to be owned by the company
is not to exceed ten acres In the city OF
Petersburg, nor more than 900 acres IN
each Of the counties of the State of@V1r-5
gina. The officers for the first year are
August Wright, president; August Wright
Jr., vice-president; H. E. Wright. secre-
tary, and G. C. Wright, treasurer These
officers with r. II. Wright, sof-NeW y ork
are the board of directors.
PLUMMER HARDWARE co.
A charter was also granted incorporat-1
ing the John F. PIu1nmer Hardware Com
pany. The amount of capital in this COM.
pany is to be not less than $4,000 nor
more than 900 divided into shares OF
$500 each. The company will conduct
general hardware business as successors
to Plummer and Wheeler. The officers
for the first year are John Plu1nmer,
president r. T. Plummer. vice-presldent'
and N. A.. Plummer, secretary. and treas
urer.
The strike at the Petersburg: Iron works
is not vet over. The committee caliea
this morning to confer with Mr.. =. =. =.
Burgwyn. president, who declined TO see
them as a whole, but said that he would
see each Of them as individuals. The
| committee refused to accept these terms,
and after reporting their visit to the en-
tployes resolutions were adopted anu
signed nv some Of the men to the erect
that they would not return to work IN
til the committee was received by the OF.
ficia1s of the company, and day n4eu
as payday is agreed to for every othef
Saturday regardless Of the dates.
NOTICE TO WORkMEN
The Petersburg Iron Works Company
nosted the following notice to-day
| ..1,o prevent MISUNDERSTANDING in dates
of advance to employees hereafter the al
vances will be made as follows: SATURDAY
| Nav 3. Saturday, May 81. anu oat uroas'
June 2Sth. ~ t,o+ that
"Attention is called to the tact tlat
under the posted rules or the :4 CO..,
| a. man quitting work has ~
payday for his money.
..AIen who have not reported lot "oiA
tomorrow. April ID, 1902. will be CONSUL
cred as having quit work.,,->7n,c
| ,rhe Atlantic Coast Line will make eA-
| tensiye improvements to its properly VI,
| washington Street, in this city. Inc oiu
! Albemarle Hotel, one Of the iailo1.lsih No
in Petersburg, will give, place 10 q 2iisi.,u
| some new passenger station. Inc puliu-
| ;nrs Of the company will be moved thirty
| Eve feet farther south from Washington
! street and spur tracks will be run oe-
| hind them where all shifting Will mere
| after be done. The freight depot VIII DC
| located between Union and Sycamore
Streets, and the passenger station Will De
at Union and Washington Streets. me
| freight depot of the Richmond and re
tersburg Railway Company, across Tue
| river in Pocahontas. will be consoldate:.
| with this depot and the one in Pocahon-
tas Abandoned. The local passenger
trains between this city and Richmond.
which heretofore have been running from
! Union Station, on River Street, will here
! after leave and arrive at this station.
! A TIARD-FOUGHT BATTLE.
| The residence of Mr.. Deane, at White
Hill, in Prince George county, was saved
| from destruction by fire last night
| through the heroic efforts of Mr. Walter
| Murray, of this city. A church festival
| was in progress at Mr.. Deans nome
| when the roof was found to be on fire
! The efforts to smother the flames with the
| fire extinguishers failed, and as a last
| resort Mr.. Murray went to the roof and
tore off the burning shingles. and finally
! with wet cloths and water succeeded in
extinguishng the flames. He fought
! fiercely, though blinded by sparks and
smoke. and was nearly overcome and had
| to be taken from the building. His hands
! We're painfully burned
APPEAL OF THE MCALL.
/ Mr.. ]. w. Phillips, proprietor of the
steamer Mccall has addressed a Letter
to the Common Council. the Chamber Q!
Commerce and the Young Mems Business
Association, in which he says that unless
the merchants of Petersburg give hin
support he will be compelled to take the
steamer off the river.
! Mr.. Phillips claims that merchants arr
using principally other lines of transpor
] tation because Of lower freight RI tes. H
contends that his rates are so low. tho
4 any further reduction would result in {
I Greater loss than he is able to bear. anf
/ that he is satisfied that the rate1. o.
connecting lines would be materially adj
&! vanced should his boat be forced off the
| river.
STABBED. FIVE TIMES
1 Willis Gillian. co1ored, proprietor of {
bar-roon1 and billiard-room on Old Street
1 was stabbed five times this morning by
another negro, Moses Taylor. Gillian an(
/ TAYLOR quarreled over a game Of bill