The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
TO CALL 1 out MORE
Employing Millers Say Strike Of En-
gineers' To-day Is Not
Alarming.
Decreased Flour Production Is Hav-
ing an Effect on Cooper
Shops.

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The mill managers do not appear to be
greatly alarmed over the threatene SYM
patnetlc strike of the stationary engineers
IN thelr employ. ordered for p. m. to-
day. q
But two mills now in operation could
Possloly be closed by such strike,'' said
John Washburn of the Washburn- Crosbv
company this morning. '.The Crown Roller
ana the Humboldt mills might have to
close down because they are depending on
| steam, but all the other mills now running
are: using water power and even If the
engineers go out I think we can fill their
places without much trouble
Inc milling companies say that an in
Justlce mas been done them by the publ
cauon IN a morning paper Of a statement
tnat the men now in the mills are being
charged $3.50 a week for board and Sleep
| alls. -, & - -
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
port, said representative Of the Wash
Durn- Crosby company this morning.
When. we take the men. into. the, mills
we guarantee to give them steady en-
| ptoyment; no matter how many Of the
union men come back, and we also guar
antee them board and sleeping accommo-
| dat1ons These are gratis as are the over
ais, and If any charge has been made
any OF our employees for these things we
would like to find it out, because If such
/ is really the case somebody has been dis
obeying Instructions. SIS. 80 t-..,.
In time to come, If conditions continue
| as they are, We may change our system
but there Is now no hold back and there
will be none and before we begin to make
any charge for the things we are fur
nishing our men we will give them ample
notice" .-...-%zzs s.: &.....
Many Meals Served.
] The records kept Try the caterer who is
In charge Of the dining-room in which the
mill employees are fed show that yester-
day.. exclusive of the midnight lunch and
of other lunches he served new and late
corners, he served 1900 meals yesterday,
during the breakfast, dinner and supper
| hours. This means that there are about
$50 men now employed in the mills, as
some Of them are still sleeping and TAX
| ing some of their, meals at home. Be-
tween 1000 and 1880 men went out on
| strike. 80. II. ..
Some Of the new men, notably the uni
versity and high school students, have
grown tired of the unaccustomed labor
and have retired from the milling bust
! ness, but the number of recruits more
than counterbalances the number OF de-
| sertions and the mill foremen appear to
| be rapidly organizing their forces. .
| The official report of the railroads show
| that the Washburn- Crosby company
shipped fifty-four carloads of -four yes
|
| IS and the Consolidated Is, a total of 104
| The total for Wednesday was 80 carloads
| and for Tuesday and Monday several car
! loads 1ess-showing a gradual increase IN
| the mills shipments. II ..~l
There is no longer. any doubt that some
! Of the strikers have. returned to their ole
| positions The number, however, is small
and while the mill owners take this de:
lection in the ranks as a good omen, the
strikers refuse to show any alarm over 1t
sah :: - EtNo Child labor =: 1919
.orhere is no such thing, as child labor
in the Hour mills said Joseph Ellis, rep:
! uty state labor commissioner, after max
ing a tour Of the operating mills this
morning. = go" f"A. - - -.
Mr.. Ellis tour was made to satisfy him,
self that there was nothing In the repor
published In an afternoon paper that tht
mill managers were violating the ch1lt
labor law by employing boys of less thai
| Is years. He was accompanied by Super
intendent Harding Of the Washburn
| Crosby mills and William H. Hastings O
the Consolidated Milling company.
If you can find anybody in our mill:
| under 16 years Of age you will do US {
favor" said the officials but Mr.. Elli
found no employees of less than Is years
There is no work or place for kids dow
there he remarked.
-. Flour Output Increasing.
All the flour mills which were runnin,
yesterday were running to-day and tn
report from the railroads showed tina
the output of yesterday was much large
than that of Tuesday or Monday ,
I'VE will get along all right" said su
perintendent H. O.. B. Harding of tn
Washburn Crosby mills. 1.-THE increased
output shown In the railroads reports Il
: due as much to the increasing skill Of tn
In ir1cr in their
/ 1--WE arc really getting more men thai
} we want to take on and babe begun t.
pick and choose with more care than W
showed at first because we are taking tn
men on for good, as long as they wan
Z to stay and do the work."
Pickets were at a premium this morn
ing in the mill district, most of tn
strikers being at their usual mornin
meeting in the Union Temple. The mill
ing companies took down to the mill
! about fifty men during the morning.