The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-24
Company and Men Come to Terms Suggested by
Commercial Club Committee
Factory Resumed Operations Monday Morning
With Full Crew. Saw Mill Began
Operations Tuesday.

up the milling industry in this city
during the past six weeks or more
was finally settled last Saturday and
operations at the box and Grating
factory of the Kenfield-LamOreaux
company were resumed on Monday
morning while the Sprague mill, also
operated by the same company, was
started for the season on Tuesday
morning, both plants operating with
a full crew.
The reaching of an agreement be-
TWEEN the company and the employees
was the result of action taken by the
Commercial lClub in getting the two
together. A committee was appoint
ed about three weeks ago and a num-
Der of conferences were held and after
reaching. a certain point deadlock
encued and it was thought best to ap-
point another committee and this was
done at a meeting of the club held on
Tuesday evening. This committee
consisted of Messrs. F. w. Downs, C.
4. Hulteen and Anil Scantland.
A number of conferences were held
during Wednesday and Thursday with
Mr.. Stronck, representing the Ken
d-Lamoreaux Co., and with
committee, representing the emplo-
yees with the result that sort OF
tentative agreement was reached and
Mr.. Stronck left or Thursday even-
ing for Chicago to put the terms of
the tentative agreement up to the dir
ectors of the company for acceptance.
A telegram was received by the
Commercial Club Committee on Sat-
uroay morning stating that the COM
pany had agred to the terms of the
tentative agreement and this word was
conveyed to the men and the strike
was declared off and the men agreed
to return to work again on Monday
morning.
The familiar whistle of the box and
Grating plant was sounded On Monday
morning and the institution started
with practically all of the old men
back at their places, and work started
off just the same as If the plant had
never been closed down.
Too much credit cannot be given to
Messrs. Downs, Hulten and Scantland
for the efficient manner in which
they conducted the negotiations be-
tween the Co. and the men for they
were absolutely fair and impartial to
both sides and as result of this at
titude were able to effect settlement
of strike that was seriously affect
ing business conditions in the city.
Not only does the settlement of the
strike mean that the box and Grating
factory will resume operations but
that the big saw mill as well will be-
gin operations and the chances are
very favorable that the big mill will
operate night and day and there is
also probability that the Grating
factory will operate night and day as
soon as sufficient stock can be gotten
ahead to insure steady run.
With these institutions all operating
the Kenfield Lamoreaux company
will have payroll that will be big
one and will make business conditions
the best they have been in years.
The XII company is paying wage
scale, equal, if not larger than any
other box manufacturing company in
this part of the country, and natur-
ally the XII employees are happy
lot Of boys. The plants are work
ing on the ten hour basis per day on
the open shop basis.
The company officials feel that
they have about as fine bunch 04
men, boys and girls at their Wash
burn plant as is to be found anywhere
and they were glad to be able to ad-
just the differences with their employ
ees in satisfactory manner and one
that will be satisfactory to all con-