Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-04

Of today we do not want the women
| and the children working SO many
hours in the mills
Noel Cartier of Saco said that the
manufat turers could afford to grant
Il 5S-hour week but they will not give
an inch unless they are actually driven
| to il.
James Leighton of Biddeford stated
| that he had lived and worked in Mas
| sachuSettS for many years and had
seen the operation of the law in that
| state. He did not wish to do anything
| that would hurt the manufacturers.
| but he thought that the women and
children of this State should have the
same consideration as the women ana
| children OF other states.
In closing Mr. Brynes said: 1T has
been - years since there has been any
legislation enacted in this state along
these lines. Are you going to continue
to be led by the manufacturers who
Will tell YOU that they Will do some
thing next year but that next year
never comes. I ask of you men to SEND
a ray of hope to these toiicrs to make
IL en- ier for the women and children III
our mills. | think that the time has
arrived when the Legislature oi our
state should see the wisdom of this
| law"
Judge benjamin F. ClcavcS of the
| Eiddeford municipal, court appeared
as counsel FOR the rcmonStrantS.
! Elmer f. Page, agent of the York
cotton mills al Saco. was tn" first
sneaker. He stated that New Jersey,
Connecticut Thode Island. Massachu-
setts and New Hampshir" are tn" only
states in tho Union which have IN"
rs nonr law. All of the cotton mills IN
tie state are not q success and all OF
them arc not naying dividends. declaT-
ed Mr. Page
"At the hearing this afternoon. SAID
Ny page "Some one said that in some
OF the mills somc Of the women are
noorlv dad. 7 have been the agent OF
the York mill at Saco for 90 years ana
never say n woman or girl in that
mill barefooted in nv life | am willing
to do anything that can for the work
inc ,copl,. but I do not want to be
MT out Of business. think that the
average wages of the people in our
mills are higher than they are in Mas
50 ,huSetts."
Mt prvncs "Arcn't there more
;,..,,o,. j., ,i,ino now than there were
,,a,,,aa &c boure 4 wecl5o"
~ paoc-..I don't know bur what
there may be few moro epind'es
Continuing. Mr.. Page said: 1--WE have
4,.al ,,,;l1s whose stock is
III Nam " 70 ho,, bi,, shonld
ho enacted into law the employees
would DOT less nav as piece work prices
N''u'' ,,ta1 ~, tho hour basis. 7 do
"'t on,,plaints among tn,
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''.''''N ~ como GRIEVANCES
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an" wv
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work Wv wv :. .,, COMO class as
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| ~ per ''f''' ''''''
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| N"""h''N N =. tbo g
sala t"'' ne wa" ;,,o oo,+o,, mills in
| h'ur W" ,+ of business
| IN" S'''' h'' ~ .,,,,+ho,. cold
| w w" 'aS' Wv no s.,ood I'll
| that 'h' ",' .,,o ,ose in
NJ 50 as To '"N' '''''
labor hours $50 s.oton,ar.
| ~ '.'''a ,,,.,ot,,,ors had tho al
| fh't t'c I'''''i'" ,.;ee s,id that
VANTAGE o' VI n.y.. t,,o +,oot, -
| th"N "'' D1,,ao o,a Germany