The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-23
EMPLOYEES QF
YARYAN PLANT
! ALL GET BUSY
And as a Result, the Big Indus
try Will Soon Resume .y.i
Operations. .t
A MEETING FOR TOMORROW
Over Three Hundred of the En-
plOyes Sign Petition Pledg=
ing Their Intention to Stick
to the Company.
A MEETING FOR TOMORROW

AS result of the article in The
News yesterday announcing that Gen
eral Manager ]. S. Bradley, of the
Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine com
pany, was ready to resume operation
of the big plant in the event the EN-
ployes assured him that it was their
intention to stick by the plant, it is
probable that an agreement will be
arrived at before the end of the week
and the wheels of the big industry
may be in operation again next week.
The full effects of the shut down
were felt yesterday morning when
over 100 more men at the plant were
laid off. They had been kept at work
for day or two, but, with the plant
closed, there was no work for them
to perform.
A committee of the employees, as
soon as they learned that the plant
would resume operations if the men
would guarantee to stick with the
management, circulated petition
among the employees, and it was gen
orally signed, more than three hun
dred names being on it when the
committee finished its work last
night The others who are employed
at the plant will be seen today, and
1t is believed that every man to whom
the petition, is. presented will sign it.
When seen by a News representa-
tive last night, Manager Bradley stat
ed that, although to operate the plant
would be at a loss, still if these men
would show him that it was their in
tention to stick with the manage
ment and continue work, he would
resume operations.
A general meeting of all the en-
ployes has been called for tomorrow
morning, at which time definite ac-
tion will be taken, and it is safe to
predict that the men, who live in
Brunswick, who have their families
here, and who are dependent upon
this big industry for support, will
vote unanimously to return to work.
The petition circulated among the
employees yesterday is as follows:
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. %, 1917.
ITO Mr.. Jas. S. Bradley, General Man
ager, Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine
Co., Brunswick, Ga.
Dear Sir: The undersigned en-
ployes of your company hereby ask
that you arrange to start up the Var
yam plant at once.
Our reason for making the above
request is that we do not consider
that we are being fairly treated by
being thrown out of employment on
account of thea ction of Is or 20 men
in your employ who are mechanics,
and nearly every one of whom are
out of town men.
Many of us have been employed at
your plant long time, and our fam
lilies depend upon the wages we re-
ceiye for their support. We are per
manently located in Brunswick, and
are not so fixed that we can move
1S other towns and secure employ
ment.
While it may be more to the inter-
est of the company to shut down, VIC
want you to consider our interests,
and if YOU will start the plant we
agree to stand behind you in operat-
ing the property
Following is notice sent out by
committee of employees yesterday,
calling Fridays meeting:
"An employees of the Yaryan COM
pany who wish the plant to resume
operations and who wish to stand be-
hind the company at this time, will
arrange to meet at the plant Friday,
the oath, at 8 a. M
! The people of Brunswick generally
will be delighted with the bright out
look for the early operation OF its
largest industry, and they believe
that the 300 or more Brunswick men
will assure the management that 1t
IS their desire to continue work. AS
the matter appears now, it is strictly