Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-18
p. r. r. TO MAINTAIN
WORKERS. FAMILIES /.
AT SEAShORE
Continued from pare 1


nent Of the entire sltuation, In the
offer Of the railroad company to main
tain at any seaside resort those In
volvcd may choose, tho families OF the
mon who remain at work In the shops
during tho period the strike IL in pro-
greAs. The men would have TO agree 10
remain mt the shops all the time at the
expense Of the railroad company. but
their families would enjoy all the
pleasure of n seaside resort and II
would cost them nothing. The com
pany says this proposition came from
the men and Is not an offer from the
but the idea seemed so
feasible that the railroad officials de-
cided to adopt It and several OF tho
shopmen are preparing to take adj
vantage Of It, although the exact de-
tails have not yet been worked out.
Yesterday was one Of the most fruit
ful days the unions have had. 70 far
as additions 10 their ranks are con-
cerned and one Of tho worst the rail-
roads have had, as regards defectione
among their employees
This morning there was another
heavy movement among the shopmen
In all the departments at Todd's Cut.
a total Of about GO OF them having ap-
peared AT union headquarters in the
Labor Temple at Tenth and Tatnall
streets up 10 noon and signing the
strike register. These. with tho adj
ditions made yesterday the union Of
hcials claim. bring tho total number Of
men now on strike 20 between 1900
and i,400. This. they say. virtually
cleans out tho Todd'e Cut shops. in
Guiding the roundhouae. and makes
the strike movement 100 per cent
perfect at that plant.
Not only the shopmen have quit. the
union leaders asserted today. but also
many Of the foremen from the various
departments have Joined their ranks
and have signed the strike register
This is tho first detection among the
shop foremen. Another claim OF tho
union men Is that tho clerks from the
shop offices and even some from the
railroad companys offices. al the foot
Of French street. have been put into
tho shops and have donned ovecaIls
and gone to work in the place Of the
strikers. Most Of these clerks so on
gagged are acting an car inspectors and
repairmen In tho freight yards.
At the Offices Of tho railroad com
pany this morning their employment
chart ehOwed n total Of $50 men out in
the back shops. as compared with a
total Of 346 yesterday. an increase OF
ia men In THE particular branch oi
/ h. -,
/ on the morning shift was said TO bt
| S72 men. The report as above wal
/ based. OF coureo. on the reports sub.
/ mitted after the cheCk-up az o'clocl
/ today In tho roundhouse the to,a
| number OF strikers his morning q
said by the railroad company 20 b,
! 1874. as compared with 131, the tota
/ yesterday. or a gain OK three mon bu
| 70 offset this the company official
etRted this morning that five mon Ia,
been put 70 work in the roundhouse
! The $50 out IN tho shops and the 13
out In the roundhouse bring the tota
number OF men on strike to 594. &C
cOrding to tho railroad company
figures this morning. This Is the big
gest total the company's employment
chart has shown since the strike be
camo effective July /.
Many New Men Taken On.
1t was stated today at the com
panys local Offices that since III
present movement among the me
went into effect approximately 225 ne,
men have been given work in IN
, local shops. In this Connection an OF
fetal Of the company stated this morn
ing:
We may find it necessary or desil
able to hire men at other points e
employment IN the shops in this cit,
} but we are in no hurry 10 do this, f
the reason that we feel our needs
the back shops at Todds Cut are n
pressing. Therefore we may use car
and caution in the class y men "
take into the service
, II was further stated that the con
pany has only been hiring men
this city and nearby points TO date.
Reference TO seeking new employ,
' elswhere does not mean, It was poin
ed out, that the company feels II
man power available here has bee
exhausted, but there are several poin
where experienced men may be Obtain
ed, il may eventually become necessal
, to go TO thse centers TO get any men WI
may be wanted here, although notl
ing Of this kind has been done as y
and at present there is no immedia
l prospect that it will be done, az lea
{ for some time.
Union officials again today Gale
/ attention 10 the reported action
the railroads representatives in goir
through the country, who, they sal
are hiring all kinds of men and brinl
ing them here only TO be dumped upC
the town when they refuse 10 go
, work. learning that a strike is on"
: was claimed such men are heir
brought from Elkton and other Mar
: land towns by the truck load az
= that the union pickets are heading {
: the majority of them.
When this matter was brought
' the attention OF the railroad officia
they stated that they were TO be Il
judges of the class of men they we
p TO employ and that il was up to q
q company TO. say who among its er
= ployes were suitable and desirable al
, who were not.
> Men To Live at the Plant.
: The plan to care for the men
q work and 10 send their families to &
: unique in this city. The idea. accor
ing 10 present plans. is to have &
shopmen who remain loyal and
work make their home a Todd's c.
IF The railroad company has agreed
1t furnish them with three good mes
,6 a day and with a place in which
J. sleep. An added inducement rs III
g. they be paid double time. with I
ID prospect of being promoted 10 sup,
lie visors over the less experienced m
who take the places of the men n
out on strike