The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-29
Men Still Out at Foundry OF Sim
mons Plant. and No End of
the Trouble Is in Sight
NO SIGN OF TROUBLE THERE
Officials of the Plant Declare That
Foundry May be Idle for Some
Time Without Forcing
Plant to Shut Down
(From Wednesdays Daily

(From Wednesdays Daily
The strike among the men employed
at the foundry of the Simmons Man
ufacturing Company is still on, but it
is strike or such unusual conditions
that it is difficult to tell just what is
being done. Notwithstanding the fact
that the men have been out for more
than twenty four hours they have made
no formal demands upon their employ
ers and the latter have as yet received
no communication of any nature from
the men. They have made no demand
for change in wages and even the
unofficial claim for wages has not been
officially submitted by the men. The
men held meeting at Columbia Hall
on Tuesday evening, but it was behind
closed doors and number of city
officials who had been conspicuous in
the Allen strike were not permitted to
attend The meeting Notwithstanding
the fact that they presented themselves
prepared to offer their aid to the strik-
ers in securing a. settlement
At two O'Clock this afternoon the
strikers were still in session, but moth
ing was developed OF an interesting
nature. The men sent to the plant
this morning for a list of the beds
made in the foundry and this was
promptly furnished to them. 1t is
thought that the men are arranging a
piece work scale, but twill take many
hours to complete this scale if provi-
sion is made for the various beds
turned out by the company.
The night passed off without any de-
yelopments in the strike. Few if any
Of the strikers at the Simmons plant
were on the street and what few were
out conducted themselves. in an orderly
manner. There were no special police
officers placed on duty at the factory
and none was needed. This morn
ing it was thought possible that there
might be trouble in some Of the other
factories, but reports from all Of them
indicated that theg work of agitators
had been in vain and not a man
walked out. There. was absolutely no
trouble at the Allen tannery or the
Chicago Brass Works which were
claimed to be the storm. centers.
There is little reason to believe that
the strike at the foundry of the Sim
mons plant will interfere with the
other departments unless the strike
should be unusually protracted. The
company is ready to stand for long
shut down of the foundry without it's
interfering with the plant. 4. G.. Sim
mons, president of the company, is one
of the men who look forward TO great
times in the country during the com
ing year or more and the foundry has
been operated with view of getting
ready for these times. The foundry
as general rule would not be SO very
busy but it has been run on the same
hours as other portions Of the plant
and as the foundry has been turning
out 2,700 beds a day for some time
it is good way ahead of other por-
tions of the plant. Mr.. Simmons said
this morning that the plant could con-
tinue to operate for five weeks with
out the aid of the foundry. At the
present time the company has $4,000
beds in the Kenosha factory either in
course Of finishing or ready for the
market and in addition to this there
are $4,000 beds stored in the various
warehouses of the country This does
mot mean that there is any desire on
| the part of the managers Of the plant
to have it shut down as they are
anxious to have their product ready
to meet the demand that is certain to
follow the harvesting Of the bumper
crops in all parts of the country.
| Mr.. Simmons today reiterated his
statement of Tuesday that there had
been no trouble IN the foundry before
the calling Of the strike and he insists
that wltnin the past two years the
company has not received one COM
plant from that department. The
strikers spent many hours working on
a wage scale and they had no time to
start any trouble and no inclination
to go near the plant.