Evening journal., 1917-10-11
MANUFACTURERS IN
annual Meeting
Hear Report of President
GARRISON at Hotel
Banquet
PROMINENT MEN
AMONG GUESTS

In tn Rose Room Of the Ho ell du-
Point asst night, member OF the
Manufac urers' Association he'd their
annual meeting and banque Il was
largely at ended and proved 10 be
one OF the most notable functions OF
the kind held at the ho.el for some
time Mayor John W. Lawson well
coined the guests.
The speakers OF the evening we're;
Clarence y. Whitney, president OF
the Employers A ISOLATION OF Hart
fosd County. Hartford, Conn; H. A.
Ellis, president of he Manufacturers
Association of De aware County Pa;
Earl Constantine national field secre-
tary National Council for lndustr al
Defense New York City; Richard J,
Beamish directing editor OF the Phila-
deiphia and Philip II. Rice president
OF the Chamber Of Commerce OF Santa
Barbara Cal.
G. ID. Garretson was the presiding
officer AZ the business meeting az
which he subm tied his second annual
report which was as follows:
"Gentlemen: II presenting THIS
second annual report OF this associa-
ito I want TO say by way Of explana-
ton that as Il has been decided that
The report / render shall be made
public / want to digress somewhat
and not only speak regarding our
accomplishments but also give brief
outline OF the work which the asso-
ciat'on is doing and the ends which
Il hopes TO attain.
I'm July. 1915, small group OF
Wilmington manufacturers were
{ threatened that unless they acceded
TO the demands of q certain union
organization, their plants would be
struck
5 "The representatives OF plants in
question held q meeting for the pur-
pose Of discussing the matter. and
later held several other meetings TO
which a number Of the oher manufac-
turers OF Wilmington and vicinity
were invited, at which time the de-
mands made upon them We're aid be
fore the manufacturers present, and
the opinions and advice Of all we're
expressed and carefully disested.
Prom this small nucleus In Au-
gust 1915, the Manufacturers Assoc
citation OF Wilmington was formed.
The total membership being sixteen
(16), which members employed APP
4 hundred (470O) members.
1T affords me great pleasure to an
nounce that today we have mem
bership of fourty-four OF the repre-
sentative manufacturers OF Whining
ION and vicinity employing about
twenty-five thousand employing,
"rhis association was organized, not
Tor the purpose Of keeping down
wages or IN any way hlndering the bet
terment OF shop or living conditions,
but instead TO oppose, as an organized
body, the un-Amerlcan principles OF
class distinction, that IS, embodied IN
the demands OF organized labor,
namely. that only union men shall be
employed; that the trade unionists
shall control, through their shop com
mlttees, the management Of our plants,
An which, such papties have no imam
cial liability whatsoever. Further TO
oppose then, as they do now, the Ill
filmed and uneconomlc eight-hOur day.
"The members OF this association
agreed at the birth OF the organization,
md has since steadfastly maintained,
10 paw the highest hourly rate Of
wages paid for like work In their same
trade that is paid in any part Of the
country.
II wish 10 call your special attention
60 one particular fact that occurred
within the past month. One firm oper-
ating under closed shop conditions, ana
in consequence, not o member OF our
association. had demands MADE upon
fhem for an increase In wages, Dased
on the fact that men In their same
trade working in the open shops OF
members OF our association, were re-
celvlng greater compensation than
they In the closed shop.
''Thls association has always STOOD
Tor and continues to maintain mat
they will not discriminate against
union or non-union men, but demand
fair days work for a fair days wage,
and the absolute control Of tho man
egement Of the plants which they nave
created.
u feel that the manufacturers have
too long sat quietly by and allowed tue
propogandist and agitator to inname
the minds and distract the vision OF
the public against them.
we must be alert and make the
public realize that the manufacturers
are just as important 20 the success OF
the working man and the community.
~ 10 tAl MuAhiAe luth anu lle cOmmu.
unity TO the manufacturers. This Is es-
fpeclally true in Wilmington.
do the public realize that there 4,
inothing produced IN this city that 4
found here In the raw state? Tn
Enormous volume OF business goln
out Of this city. every ounce OF the ray
material is bIought here and fabr
cated, thereby giving employment
the working men Of Wilmington al
vicinity.
Further. not one per cent. OF q
,amount OF goods manufactured here
consumed in this city.
1T Is necessary for us TO send o.
Representatives to solicit the emil
S>world IN order TO secure sufllcie
business to keep our workmen occ
pied.
"The only apparent difference
tween any of our large country tow
and the city of Wilmington, is u
the latter has manufacturing &
Germs and the former has none, a
while we appreciate the fact 7