The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-03-25
Morgan Refuses to Com
tInue Negotiations for
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Replies TerseIy TO the AIliance
Board Of Trades Effort--
Judge Harter's lpjunc-
tion Against Strikers.
(Staft specially


Alliance, o., March PA commit
tee from the city board Of trade, COM
posed of Messrs. A. B. Love, w. w.
ellison, b. f. Weybrecht, r. s. Kayler
and C. c. Baker spent the entire day
Saturday endeavoring to get an ai-
justment of the difference existing be-
tween the Morgan Engineering COM
pany and the union machinists who are
ment from the machinists, then asked
for the company's side Of the affair.
The reply from Colonel w. II. Nor
gan, president of the company, put an
end to all hopes of a settlement. His
letter was as follows:
'In reply to the committees request
for the adjustment of affairs between
the ex-employes of this company and
the company, we wish to place before
the committee, the company's position
In this matter
''In view of the stand taken by the
ex-employes in reference to PROPOSE
tion made by the company to the COM
mittee sent to them, and also in view
Of the occurrence which took place on
the afternoon of the 21st inst, at
which time the ex-employes interfered
, with the bringing of men into our
plant, we now propose to reserve the
right to employ such men as we think
fit; this applies to ex-employes as well
as new men brought here.
NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
'We have just perfected arrange
ments with one of the largest manufac-
turing firms in the country, to take up
completion of large orders which we
now have on hand, and will continue
to take new orders in the same man
ner as we did prior to the beginning
of the recent trouble. The matter of
our eX-employes refusing to return to
work, while it is to be regretted, will
not Interfere at all with our business
arrangements.
"In conclusion we beg to say that
we appreciate the committees efforts
to adjust the difficulties, but will say
the General Order No. 2, issued by the
company embraces all concessions we
could possibly make, and we will in no
way modify this or recede from our
position" o..
Mr. Morgan enclosed the following
rules, which are in effect at the plant
April 1:
THE NEW RULES.
Regular Turns-The regular week
day turn will be ten (10) hours, except
Saturday, which will be five (5) hours.
The regular week turn will be eleven
(1D hours. Sunday night work will
be optional with the men, and time
worked will be considered overtime.
Overtime-Time and one-half will be
paid for all overtime, holidays and
Sundays.
Holidays-A Saturday half holiday
will be granted from May to Novem-
ber 1. Regular holidays will be
Fourth of July, Decoration Day and
Christmas.
Pay Days-There will be two pay
periods for each month. from the 1st
to the 18th inclusive. and from the
10th to the last day of the month in
elusive. The pay days for these per-
iUds will fall on the 25th and 10th of
the month respectively.
R. ]. SNYDER,
General Superintendent.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Following Is the report of the exec
utive committee of the oard of trade:
Gentlemen: We. your committee
appointed to confer with the president
OF the Morgan Engineering company
and the late employees Of the said com.
pany with view to securing an ad-
justment of their dicerences, beg leave
to submit the following report:
"oYur committee was received with
the utmost courtesy and kindness by
both parties interested. and received
from them, as we believe, full state
ment Of the points in controversy.
We regret, however, that we were uu-
ole to accomplish anything looking
toward settlement of the differ
ences." The report was signed by ].
B. Love. B. +. Weybrecht, b. G. Baker
r. 8. Taylor and w. w. Gibson.
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