The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-12
STRIKE AT HooslcK FALLS
May Cause Complete Shutdown OF
Walter A. Wood Works.

waiter y, Woou WORKS.
A strike is on in the plant of the
Walter A. Wood Moving and Reaping
Machine company at Hoosck Falls,
the grey iron foundry and the MALE
able department being tied up after
deliberations OF the foundrymen. In
the grey iron and brass shop ninety
men have quit, in the malleable 126
men, including nineteen coremakers,
are out after a refusal of their de-
mands. In the grey iron or big shop
the men have been conducting nego-
tiations by letter and once marched
over in body as far as the foundry,
where they were addressed by Dan
forth Geer, president of the company,
who did not concede the requests of
the men. they then marched back TO
their homes, refusing to go back TO
work until some concession Is made.
The workers affected in the MALE
able shop presented bill Of griev-
ances Monday, stating that IS per
cent advance was wanted on all piece
work prices, with a minimum rate of
$3.50 per day for all journeymen mo-
ders The bill was offered by COM
mittee OF FIVE chosen from the mold
ers and coremakers, to Major c. c.
Jameson, the new superintendent,
who in turn escorted the men to the
business office, where President Geer
refused all demands, which included
in their entirety the amicable adjust.
ment of all shortages in castings, the
proper cutting of the sand and a few
minor features The refusal was
tempered with a statement that the
officers would treat with any men dis
satisfied with their jobs, individually.
With the workers at the interview
were Vice President Sanford l.. Cluett
and William II. Reardon, who has d.
rection of the malleab.e work. The
president stated the financial reasons
why the company could not grant the
demands. The men were still dis
satisfied and adjourned TO the J. NJ.
Miller hose house to deliberate. 1t
was unanimously decided to stay out
until the amicable adjustment de-
manded by the men is conceded. The
men voted to stay together and did
not show up for work Wednesday
morning. The demands of the grey
iron mouders are to all lntents sub
stantially the same as those referred
to above, and the added stipulation
that any castings lost through no
fault OF the molders should be made
good by the company
President Geer Tuesday afternoon
refused to make any statement, but
added that the men had made n de-
mand for 10 per cent increase
which the company had declined fol
the reason that its present condition
was such that at this time II could
not possibly afford to pay any gener
al increase, no matter how small, tC
any particular department Of the
works, for II granted to the moulderE
or any other department, all depart
ments should in all fairness be given
the same consideration. Further
than this, he refused to say anything
for publication, but intimated that 9
general statement might be Issued a
an early date; however, he gave ne
hint as TO the purport OF probabl,
general statement
Yesterday the situation was tina
the officers OF the company are firm
in their stand, and the men are obdu
rate in insisting upon the granting o
the details included In their griey
ances. Business people in genera
express the hope that the matter ma.
soon be patched up to the satisfaction
of all parties concerned.