Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04
THE LOCKOUT ENDED.
Men Returned to Their Work Monday
Adjustment on Basis Offered by
Stunt RiIeu INo Weeks AGO.

Men Returned to Their Work Monday
Adjustment on Basis offered by
Supt. Riley Two Weeks Ago.
The strike, or rather lockout, at
the International mills, which caused
the shutting down of the entire plant
from June ~, was satisfactorily ad-
justed and the men returned to their
work Monday morning, June 80. The
stoppage of work caused approx
mately loss of $1,000 per day in
salaries to the workmen. The settle
ment was upon the basis offered by
Supt. Riley two weeks ago, namely,
granting of full increase Of pay asked
for by the workmen, but not recogni-
ton of the right of the labor union to
say that none but members of the
union shall be employed. In other
words, the International mills here do
not become union mills, although there
are probably not more than half a
dozen workmen who are not members
of the union among the regular operat-
ing force at work in the mills.
The settlement was brought about
by the officials of the Protective Fed
Grafton of Labor and President Mckay
of the International Machine Tenders
union, who were here Friday and Sat
urday. 1t happened that the general
officers of the international Paper COM
pany passed through here Friday in a
special train on an excursion. Supt.
Riley and the representatives of the
labor union visited them in their car
at the station and each laid their case
before the officials. The result was
the concession by the union of the
point mentioned and the starting up of
the mills. This ends the first strike
which has ever occurred among the
mills here that amounted to anything,
Although there have been few cases
of hardship among those having large
families, or those previously involved
financially, Bellows Falls workmen are
of that forehand type, generally, that
will not need assistance from outside,
and it is not probable that they will
be led into another similar loss of en-
ployment.
Sidney Gage is on the street again
after brief illness.
w. w. Wilson of Cavendish visited
relatives in town recently.
Mrs. Geo. D. French is out again
after severe illness with measles.
Miss Emma Wyman of Rutland is
visiting her cousin Miss Maude Cass.
George Upham is spending a few
days with William Hayes at Lake Res
cue.
w. F. Barnard is spending a few
weeks at his old home in Lisbon,
Maine
Raulp Sleeper recently took a car
riage drive through Southern New
Hampshire.
Miss Mae Tasker is at work in Miss
Flavin's dressmaking rooms on West
minister street.
Mrs. S. e. Peck and Mrs. Homer
Teachout have returned from visit to
their home in Newport, this state.
Russell w. Blood, who is finishing
William Ingalls's new house. spent
Sunday at his home in Townshend.
Mark Jackson and Harold Reid are
the latest additions to the Vermont
Farm Machine company's Office force.
G. S. Gates, William Pelky, Henry
Sumner and wives expect to spend
the Fourth at Mr.. Gates's cottage at
Lake Rescue.
Nicholas Inerson has left for Mil
waukee, Wis, with two horses for Mr..
McGeoch, brother of Mrs. John Flint
of this place.
Posters announce that Pawnee Bill's
Wild West show comes to town July
81, and Walter L. Mains big show the
following day.
w. B. Carpenter and daughter,
Adele, have gone to Lake Rescue to
spend a large part of the summer,
where Mr.. Carpenter owns several cot
tages.
Cadet Francis B. Upham of West
Point, who is spending a two-weeks'
furlough with his mother, went Tues
day to Lake Rescue for a few days
outing.
Dan Thompson, who has completed
his freshman year at Norwich Uni
versity is working in the packing
room of the Vermont Farm Machine
company.
Arthur G. Griffin, formerly employed
in the tin room of the Vermont Farm
Machine shop, has secured work max