The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-21
To Hear a Report on the Ship
builders Strike.
Its Action May Have Some Influence
Osborne Waiting for
Repairs.
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED.

Central Labor union meets tonight,
and its action on the ship carpenters
and caulkers' strike at the ways and
docks may have considerable to do
with a settlement of the controversy
between the proprietors and the en-
ployes. A committee was appointed q
few nights ago at called meeting Of
the Central body to confer with the
dock and ways men relative to an
agreement, and tonight this commit
tee will make a report which will
probably be that it was unable to
effect settlement.
1t is possible that on the report sub
mitted Central Labor union will in
dorse or refuse to indorse the strike,
and IL it gives the strikers its support,
1t will make the situation more COM
plicated and render more remote the
prospects of settlement unless the
proprietors give in.
The transfer steamer Osborne, which
is in need of repairs, is waiting to go
on the ways, but there is no probable
ity at present of the work being done.
All the ways plants that are running
are crowded with work, and those that
are shut down Of course cannot accept
work.
Inspector of floating stock of the Il
linois Central, Captain Hollingsworth,
this morning stated that the Illinois
Central at present has no available
boat to use in the trade here, as all its
steamers are in service, and the COM
pany will have to use between Padu-
cab and Brookport the Dig new barge
Annadale, towed by the Voolfolk,
which. however, is very satisfactory
at this season of the year. s.
The Paducah Dry Docks 90. yester-
day afternoon notified the striking
ship carpenters and csulkers that the
proprietors had agreed to accept the
demands made for a nine hour work
day at So per day but the union men
refused to return to work on accor1t
OF four non-union men working ON the
boat now on the docks. The union
men have so informed the docks peo-
pie, who claim they are powerless to
act as the men were brought here by
Captain W. d. Crammond, Of Hawes-
vile, KY, who owns the boat, and for
whom they are working.
Mr.. Charles Hoyman. president of
the ship carpenters union stated this
morning that the report Published in
another paper was incorrect as the
men did not refuse to return to work
because they thought the proprietors
just wanted them to finish the present
work, but because the noh.union men
were employed. MI. W. J. White,
president Of Central body stated this
morning that all would be well il the
non-union men were taken off but If
not the carpenters would not return
to work in violation of tie laws of |
their uuio,. The projectors of the
docts claim that Captain Csrmord
will not take the men he bror Jht here
OF the job because he had gone to such
an expense bring them here and did
not intend to take them of until the
job was finished.
Captain Mike Williams was seen
this morning relative to he disposition
made by tie Towards but stated that
rothins lad been done IN the matter
ard that the Towards were still hold
ing out against the demands of the uu-
ion men. The steamer Osborne will
have to be repaired and il she is not
taken out here viii be sent to st. Lou
10. The I. O. officials want the boat
repaired at once and viii take action
Immediately. Captain Hollingsworth,
Of the /. o., wto has cnsrge OF the
boats. held conference with Captain
o: the ways this morning.
but nothing definite was settled. Cap
tain Williams having received no word
rom headquarters.
A unto man stated this morning
that majority Of the union men here
had left the city and il the carpenters
nd caulkers were granted the demand
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