Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-08-15

there in the crowd. / want to open it
now. Think of how many things the
men and their families will be deprived
of if they are forced out"
"Such as half-a-day lay-offs, pic
mics, excursions on the river and so
forth"
"Well, shouldn't they have these di-
versions?"
perhaps. But consider the other
side moment. Mr.. White told me that
unless there was n shut down he could
neither take his family abroad next
summer nor permit them to spend the
season at Newport"
"Do you consider that n hardship?"
exclaimed the young man, stopping and
turning toward his father.
"Why shouldn't it be? The poignancy
of ones disappointmen depends upon
how one has been reared. May not this
be felt quite as keenly by his wife and
daughters as the wives and daughters
of our men will feel the loss of their
brief outings? And il somebody must
meet with disappointment and depri-
vations, you surely do not expect Mr..
White to shield the men and their fam
lilies at the expense of his own wife
and daughters. A man must look out
for his own first"
"Mr. White looks out for his own
first, last and all the time. ] can hardly
think it right for him o run the risk OF
bringing suffering to the families of
400 men in order to prevent his wife
and four daughters from pouting be-
cause they can't go to Paris next sum-
mer."
The strike had been on for month.
Mr.. Gray had disposed of his stock
in the works and was no longer treas
urer. One evening number of the
idle men had gathered in his store,
where he also kent the post Office. The
river was rising rapidly and the men
were discussing the probability of
cheap fuel in the near future and the
consequent reopening of the works.
Harry Brown was there, too. He had
had n good deal of business to trans
act with the cashier in the store when
the works were in operation and the
business hadn't seemed to lessen any
since the shutdown. The cashier was
Mr.. Gray's daughter.
While Harry was talking to Miss
Gray through the opening in the glass
partition behind which was her special
| domain there was n commotion among
! the men at the other end of the room.
! Superintendent Brown had come in
with others and appeared to have
some interesting information. Harry
was called, much to his disgust, and
| joined the group.
Mr.. Gray had received letter from
the president of the Broadway Bridge
company. Among other things, he had
written:
II have bought the old Vulcan mills
from the litigants and propose to start
them as soon as they can be put in
shape. lam sure you will do me the
favor, Mr.. Gray, to accept the pres
idency of the new company. l know
that the best workmen will flock to
your standard. l have done with the
Rockybottom works."
"Mr. White will certainly sue him
for breach of contract" interposed SUI
perintendent Brown.
"Wait minute, Brown" said Mr..
Gray, looking over his spectacles, land
maybe you'll change your opinion"
And he continued to read:
81 have notified White that his viola
ton of the contract released us. i dis
covered that he had forced the strike
on the men, and am advised that he
had no more right to make an unrea-
sonable cut in wages and claim eXemp-
tion from the obligations of the con.
tract on account of the consequent
strike than he would have to chuck a
steel rail into his tiy-wheel and claim
exemption on account of an accident
to his machinery"
"What do you say to that, Brown"
Nothing. 1 am not lawyer"
snow, Harry, here's something
thatll interest you," continued the ole
gentleman, turning to his letters.
Tell young Brown that he can have
the superintendency of the Vulcan
subject to your approval, of course
have kept an eye on him when he
didn't know it and have observed thai
| he is popular among workmen and car
get more out of them with less grum
bling on their part than any man
ever knew"
, Some of the men crowded arounC
e their young favorite, and before HI
l was aware of their intentions they hat
? hoisted him to their shoulders an,
5 were carrying him with noisy good ma
ture toward the cashiers apartment
' The young lady was soon informed
. of the news and blushed prettily, blu
] could not be induced to come out o
: her Office and congratulate the youn.
r man. She knew that she would hav
e an opportunity to tender her congrat
y ulations later.
d Mr.. Gray and Harry Brown had N
v trouble in securing first-class work
: men. The Rockybottom men were tn
h first to offer their services. AS job
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