Evening journal., 1911-04-12
FACTORY BILL
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reasonable legislation. On the in
spection trip I questioned many girls
and women and found them generally
satisfied with working conditions, and
/ might add that the cleanliness and
general conditions of the establish
ments / visited impressed me. ! shall
make further inquiries before deter
mining whether I shall sign or not
sign the bill"
Meeting to Advocate Bill.
The Delaware Red Cross Society
has called a public meeting to be held
in the City Court room at the City
Hall at SIS o'clock on Saturday even
ing. The purpose Of the meeting is
to create sentiment in favor of the bill
regulating the hours and conditions
Of the employment of women and to
try to get the Governor to sign it.
The Wilmington manufacturers es-
pecially are invited to be present at
the meeting. Two prominent speakers
familiar with the subject have been
secured, they being James B. Rey-
nolds of New York City, and Joseph
Fels, the millionaire manufacturer of
Philadelphia
AS the space Is limited, admission
to the meeting will be by ticket The
Red Cross Society considers that the
bill properly comes within its scope.
Much interest has been aroused
over the statement Of r. G. Lambert,
manager of the American Tobacco
Company's plant that employs $50 per-
sons, and desires that many more en-
plOyes, that it in all probability would
have to close and abandon its Will
mington plant If the women's employ
ment bill should become law.
This is regarded as one Of the most
important industries in the city, and
IL will become even larger If the COM
pany can get enough employees The
chief objection voiced by Mr.. Lambert
was to the provision that would give a
woman inspector the right to decree
a piece of machinery dangerous and
TO discontinue its operation.
Tobacco Plant Improvements.
Mr. Lambert said that was a power
that should be given only to a board
OF experts, for the stopping of machin-
cry on the ground that a woman had
decreed It dangerous might close any
plant using women to operate ma
chimes.
Mr.. Lambert showed Governor
Pennewill and David Snellenburg of
the Board Of Trade industrial
committee who accompanied him,
fully equipped hospital on the second
floor of the plant MANY of the girls
who are tired out after too much ex-
ertion of Saturday afternoon and Sun
day use the hospital on Mondays" 4"
said Mr. Lambert. "They get a head
ache following their day and a half
off, and instead of going home they
go to the hospital for awhile and lay
down and resume work later in the
day"
Mr. Lambert explained that the COM
pany soon will put in operation a
financial relief system for all persons
in the employ Of the company year or
more. and they will not have to con-
tribute one cent toward the support of
the relief fund.
He also said that within a short
time a branch Of the Institute Free
Library will be established at the plant
for the convenience of the girls and
women.
At Big Leather Plant.
At the plant OF the New Castle
Leather Company the Governor and
| Mr.. Snellenburg were met by Richard
! Patzowsky. the president and manager
and were shown through the big plant
The Governor started down i'm the
beam cellar where the skins are placed