Portland labor press., August 21, 1903, Page 8, Image 8

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F L E IS C H N E H , M A Y E R & CO.
THEY DISACREE
It Makes Considerable Differ­
ence Whose Interests
Are Involved.
Mr. Glue, a bookbinder, and Mr.
Roll, a cigarm aker, live side by side.
Both are union m en and hard w ork­
ers; so each is overburdened w ith
w ealth. A week o r so ago Mr. Glue,
in talking to Mr. Roll, said:
“ I t ’s a g reat discovery they've m ade
at th e G overnm ent p rin tin g office, that
out union constitution and regulations
are against the U nited S tates law .”
“ H ow so?” asked Roll.
“W ell, according to new spaper and
oth er opinions, it’s unlawful for us as
anyone else to set a limit to the
am ount of w ork a man shall do for a
day's wages. All we are to do is to
ham m er aw ay hard as we can all day
long, do all we can. and get a certain
am ount o f pay for it.
T h a t’s the
th in g .”
“ I don’t see as th a t’s a sensible
idea,” said Roll. “ W ith us we say
w hen a cigarm aker has m ade so many
sm okes h e’s got to stop for the week,
and he can't w ork m ore than eight
hou rs in any day, eith er.”
“W ell, according to the wise men,
th a t's a violation of U nited S tates law.
W h a t the law is I don’t know, but I
suppose they m ust be onto w hat they
are talking about. But w hat strikes me
hard is the way th at discovery is go­
ing to w ork with o th e r people.”
“H ow ’s th a t? ”
"W ell, you see, they all claim labor
is a com m odity, subject to law s o f
supply and dem and, fluctuation of
prices, etc., just the same as corn,
w heat, or anything else. Now, if it's
th e law th a t a laborer for a certain
am ount of money agreed on as a day’s
w ages m ust not set any m axim um
lim it upon the am ount he produces
for the money, I take it th at the
seller of any o th e r com m odity is like­
wise prohibited from p utting any
m axim um limit on the quantity he
w’ill sell for any given sum.
“T his is how it w orks. Say I am
paid $4 a day and we in our union de­
cide th a t 40 books is a good day’s
w ork. Now, I am a little livelier than
some o th ers and can m ake 50 while
th e o th ers make 40. O ur union law
says I shall m ake only 40, and out­
siders claim I should m ake 50, w ith ­
out g ettin g a cent m ore money. T h a t’s
th e law, they say. I ’m going to take
advantage of th a t in a hurry. My
grocer has been selling me 20 pounds
of sugar for a dollar. I ’m going to
m ake him give me 25 pounds for the
sam e m oney. If I ’ve got to m ake 10
books for nothing, he'll have to give
m e 5 pounds 'of sugar for nothing.
W h a t's fair for me is fair for him .”
“ B ut you d o n 't get your extra
su g a r.”
“W ell, if I do n 't I ’ll have th e law
on him. I don’t propose to be forced
to do w h at o th e r people avoid, if it’s
th e law. A nyhow , as I ’ve taken a few
days off. I'm going to te st this thing
all alo n g the line. W e have plenty
of m oney, so le t’s go out to g e th e r to ­
m orrow and dem and our legal rig h ts.”
“ All rig h t," said Roll, and they
separated for the n ight.
N ext m orning afte r business opened
up th ey w ent dow n in the retail sec­
tion. T h e grocer w as th e first man
tackled. Mr. Glue, w ith sober ear­
"W ell, then, read th is in y o u r own business rules are tw o th in g s which o ught to visit th e E x p o sitio n ,” said from all E ast Side points, P o rtla n d to
nestness, asked for the d o lla r’s w o rth
of sugar and was told 20 pounds paper. H ere it is said reg ard in g the are not for a m om ent considered to ­ Mr. H agey. “and em ployers o u g h t to | E ugene, inclusive, and from all W e st
bookbinders th a t th ey are v iolating gether. I co u ld n 't rem ain in business encourage th eir w orkm en in a tte n d ­ j Side points, enabling people to v isit
would be the quantity.
"B ut I w ant 25 pounds for my th e law when th ey say a m an shall do a week if I was to follow the line you ing it, and th u s b roaden th eir minds. ■ th eir fam ilies and spend S unday a t
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money. You have barrels of it and can only so much w ork in a day; th a t it is propose. It is u tte rly opposed to b u s­ U n d er th e rqles th e E xposition will j the seaside.
S
eason
tick
ets
from
all
E
a
st
Side
be
closed
on
the
Sabbath
Day.
T
h
is
iness
principles.
You
m
ust
alw
ays
c
o
n
tra
ry
to
com
m
on
sense
an
d
good
easily p ut in the o th e r five pounds,
citizenship to say a w o rk er shall n ot do bear in m ind th at for a certain sum of will keep m any w o rking m en from points, P o rtlan d to E ugene, inclusive,
because I w ant it.”
“I see no reason why I should give m ore th an a certain am ount. I have m oney you cannot rig h tfu lly dem and atten d in g , as m any can ill afford to l an d from all W e st Side p o in ts are
you five pounds of su g ar,” said th e : had it dinned into m y ears for years m ore th an a certain am o u n t of goods; lose the tim e to g e th e r w ith the m oney also on sale .to D etro it a t very low
rate s w ith sto p o v er privileges at M ill
grocer.
1 ’hat labor is a com m odity the sam e as likewise you can n o t expect to get it will cost them to see the Fair.
“W e have decided to sim ply close City o r any p o in t east enabling to u r­
"W ell, you are v iolating the law if ■ y o u r ad v ertisin g space. A t one tim e m ore th an a certain am o u n t of serv­
you d o n 't,” replied Mr. Glue.
1 believed it was rig h t to place a lim it ice from a b ro k er o r o th e r p ro fes­ dow n for a week, and pay th e men ists to visit th e Santiam and B reiten -
"H o w so?" asked the grocer.
j on the am ount of w ork I w ould do sional m an for a fixed sum of m oney. full tim e, and pay it in advance. T h u s bush as well as th e fam ous B reiten -
th ey will be ab so lu tely free, an d will bush H o t S p rin g s in th e C ascade
"W ell, it’s th is way. O ut at the shop I for a day's w ages, but I m u st have T h a t’s b usiness.”
"B ut a w orkingm an m ust n o t set .h av e the m oney needed for seeing the M ountains, w hich can be reached in
we agreed to m ake 40 books for a been w ro n g in th at, for y o u r paper
day's w ages, but as I can m ake 10 says th e g eneral public will n o t co n ­ any limit on the am o u n t of service he sights. T h ey can en joy them selves one day.
Season tick ets will be good fo r re­
m ore a day, it seem s to be the u ni­ sider it for a m inute and th a t it is ren d ers for a d ay ’s w ages? D oes th a t and have the satisfaction of know ing
versal opinion th a t I should m ake ag ain st law and com m on sense. If it’s go w hile overyone else can fix his th at they are n ot depriving th eir fam ­ tu rn from all p o in ts until O cto b e r 10,
T h re e day tick ets will be good g o in g
ilies or them selves by losing tim e.
them and n o t get a cent m ore fo r it. the law th a t I m u st m ake 50 books ' limit according to p ay ?”
“T h e act on m y p art I know will on S atu rd ay s and retu rn in g M ondays
“C ertainly. You see, th e em ployer
T hey argue th a t it is w rong, un-A m er­ instead of 40, ju st because I can, then
ican, and co n tra ry to U n ited S tates it strik es me you are com pelled to takes all th e risk, an d if'h e can secure not prove d etrim en tal in the long run.- only. T ick ets from P o rtlan d and vi­
law for me or anybody else to set a give me 50 lines instead of 40 fo r the m ore th an the m inim um am ount of T he men will appreciate th a t it was cin ity will be good for retu rn via th e
m ark on th e am ount of w ork to be same m oney, because th ere is no ques­ pro d u ct from any con sid erab le n um ­ done for th e ir in terest, and w hen the E ast o r W est Side at option of pas­
ber of his em ployes he m akes th a t o p p o rtu n ity offers, I know th ey will senger. T ick ets from E ugene and vi­
done fo r a d ay ’s w ages and n ot allow tion of y o u r ability to do so.”
T h e ad v ertisin g man g enerally has m uch g re a te r profit. T h e em ploye the m ore zealously g uard m ine. T his cinity will be good going via th e L e­
anyone to go beyond it. If th a t is u n ­
lawful it strikes me th a t you are vio- , no tim e for an y th in g but business. H e loses nothing, and the general public fact was d em o n strated w hen several banon Springfield branch, if desired.
lating th e law in refusing to give me ; 8ave Mr. Glue a queer look, and then is the gain er in increased product and years ago we concluded to sh u t down B aggage on N ew port tickets checked
at noon on S atu rd ay s and allow the th ro u g h to N ew p o rt; on Y aquina
25 pounds of sugar for $1 w hen you ( s'*r|P 'y tu rn ed and left hint. I w onder low er co st.”
"D o n 't the em ploye lose anything? men full tim e. T h ey finished their tick ets to Y aquina only. .
have it on hand and can do so as ! how long since he got aw ay from A na-
S. P. train s connect w ith the C. & E ,
co stia ?” he asked him self.
It occurs to me th is way th a t he does: w ork, and now on S atu rd ay s th ey ac­
well as n o t.”
Mr. Glue w as considerably taken Say there are 5000 books to be m ade. com plish as m uch, nearly, in the half- at A lbany and C orvallis for Y aquina
T he g ro cer looked at Mr. Glue w ith
a sidewise glance, as if d o ubting the back at th is direct snub. H ow ever, in At the rate of 40 a day th at would day as (hey w ould w ere they to w ork an d -N ew p o rt. T ra in s on th e C. & E.
for D etro it will leave A lbany at 7:00'
sanity of his custom er. H aving had his career he had tak en m any o th ers, em ploy him for 125 days. If he w orks until 6 o'clock.
"T h e E x p o sitio n at St. Louis will A. M., enabling to u rists to the H o t
dealings with hint for a long tim e and so he calm ly w alked o ut of th e office. at g reat speed and m akes 50 a day
“Seem s like th a t law d o n ’t apply he will reduce the w o rk in g tim e to be th e last show of th e so rt th a t S prings to reach th e re th e sam e day.
heretofore having found him a sensi­
F ull in fo rm atio n as to rates, tim e
ble sort of individual, he could h ard ly anyw here but to you,” rem arked Roll 100 days, and he th u s loses 25 d ay s’ m any of us will ever see. I doubt
w ork and pay. I f the em ployer has very m uch if th e w orld will ever again tables, etc., can be o btained on appli­
believe his senses.
H ow ever, he w hen th ey reach er th e street.
“W ell, I'm g o in g to m ake an o th er figured on th e 40 books a day basis w itness an ex position of so b ro ad a cation to E dw in Stone, m anager C. &
came back:
"O h. th a t's different. T h a t rule you try. I've alw ays w anted to speculate at a profit (and th e y alw ays d o), it scope, and so su rp assin g in its g ra n ­ E. R. R., A lbany; W . E. Com an, G.
speak of applies only to labor and n ot some, and as the stock m ark et is ' gives him th o se 25 d a y s’ labor abso- deur. T h erefo re, it o u g h t to be P. A., S. P. Co., P o rtlan d , o r to any
T he cu sto m er viewed by everybody, and m en em ­ S. P. o r C. E. agent.
to business tran sactio n s. W hy, you p re tty well dow n I th in k it’s a good Itttely for nothing.
R ate from P o rtla n d to N ew port, $6.
tim
e
to
buy.
W
e
’ll
call
an
d
invest
gets
no
low
er
price,
and
the only p e r­ ploying men o u g h t to see to it th at
know as well as I do th at I can ’t get
R ate from P o rtla n d to Y aquina, $6.
son to gain is th e em ployer, entirely th eir em ployes have an o p p o rtu n ity of
more than a certain am ount of goods our surplus w ealth w ith a b ro k er.”
R ate from P o rtla n d to D etro it, $5.
A ccordingly th ey w andered up on at th e expense of th e em ploye. Y et a tte n d in g .”
for a given sunt of m oney, and when I
T h re e day rale from P o rtla n d to
sell again I m ust add a p ercentage to F street and en tered th e office of a it is conten d ed th a t the union is a c t­
M ore m ills b elonging to the U nited Y aquina or N ew p o rt, $3.
the post price to cover m y expenses busy m an of affairs. H e g ree ted them ing illegally in p ro h ib itin g the binder
and profit. So I am com pelled to put pleasantly, and they at once entered from m ak in g m ore than 40 books a S tates R eduction & Refining Com ­
I day. I c a n ’t u n d erstan d ^th ese th in g s.” pany at C olorado Springs are being
a m axim um limit on the am ount of upon the o b ject of th e ir visit.
THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE
"I
have
$100(5
I
wish
to
place
and
T h e b ro k er was tw istin g uneasily in closed dow n on account of the m in­
goods I sell for a dollar. I co u ld n 't
run my business any o th e r way. But have com e to you to have the business his chair and d id n 't care to reply. ers' strike at Cripple Creek. M ore And Cheap Excursion Rates via the
when you give your extra w ork you j done. A s sto ck s are dow n I w ant to Finally he said: “W ell, are you going th an 500 additional men will be
A. & C. R. R. Highly Appre­
th ro w n out of work, all of w hom are
to m ake y o u r in v estm en t?”
don't lose anything, so you can afford get som e at th e low prices.”
ciated by the Public.
" \ ery well, I will be pleased to exe­
“ N ot today.
I w an t to g et the to receive o n e-th ird th e ir present
to do it.”
Seaside trav el has com m enced in
w ages for six m onths, in accordance
“W ell, I can't u n d erstan d th a t,” cute an y o rd ers you m ay wish to give, basis of th in g s straig h t. You w o n ’t
ea rn est and C latsop Beach is th e
w ork for me the sam e as I am to be with a prom ise m a d e b y the mill tru st scene of g reat activ ity am ong cam p­
answ ered Mr. Glue. “ You say I can and charge the usual com m ission.’’
T h ey discussed several stocks and com pelled by law to w ork for o th ers, last w inter to th o se w ho stay ed by ers as well as p ro p rie to rs of sum m er
give ex tra and lost nothing, while you
It was an d yet it seem s you are rig h t in the com pany at the tim e o f th e first
can 't; th at if I refuse to give the ex tra finally reached a decision.
re so rts who are p rep arin g to care
agreed
the
b
ro
k
er's
com
m
ission y o u r refusal and I am w rong. W h en tro u b le w ith th e W estern F ed eratio n
I violate the law, while you are stric t­
for th e influx of th is seaso n ’s guests,
of
M
iners.
ly w ithin your legal rig h ts in the sam e should be $40. W hen th is had been I get straig h ten e d o u t in th is I ’ll call
and all are now ru n n in g in full blast.
and see you again.”
sort of refusal. I'll have to study this decided Mr. Glue said:
E xcellent train service b etw een '
SUNDAY
EXCUR­
“ I guess I m ay as well m ake it
"I w anted to call on m ore people POPULAR
m atter over.”
P o rtlan d and all beach points in co n ­
SIONS.
Glue and Roll left the g rocery co n ­ $1250, as I have the ex tra m oney to today and try th is new schem e, b ut I
nection w ith cheap round trip ex cu r­
guess it’s no g o o d ,” said Glue. “ I ’m
siderably disappointed.
T h e ir first put in.”
In o rd er to m eet the w ants o f the sion rates, assu re a good tim e for
"T h a t will cost you $10 m ore com ­ g o in g back to m y old idea. If every­ trav ellin g public, and give practically
effort at enforcem ent of legal rig h ts
everybody, and by leaving U nion D e­
one else can set a lim it I believe we daily service to the beach d u rin g the p o t at 8 A. M. daily, one arriv es a t
was evidently a rank failure. D iscuss­ m ission.”
“H o w ’s th a t? ”
m ust also. W e can get only a lim ited sum m er season, the C orvallis & E a st­ A sto ria 11:30 A. M., G earh art 12:20
ing the m atter they came to a new s­
“V ery simple. You pay 4 per cent am ount of an y th in g for o u r m oney, ern railro ad will run an excursion
paper office
P. M. and S easide 12:30 P. M., and
H ere's w here I get action on m y I on a!l business I handle for you.”
th a t’s sure. H e re a fte r I ’ll give only train from A lbany, C orvallis and all retu rn in g leave Seaside 5 P. M.,
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But it w o n ’t take you any longer to the p ro p er p o rtio n of w ork for the p o in ts w est to N ew port every Sunday, w ith o u t tra n sfe r in eith er direction^
rig h ts,” said Glue. “ E very day lately
this paper has been ham m ering aw ay handle the $1250 deal than one for m oney I get. My labor will be sold com m encing Sunday, Ju ly 12, leaving
T h e P o rtlan d -S easid e S atu rd ay af­
at the iniquity of our co n stitu tio n and $1000, and your ex tra charge is ille­ stric tly on the com m odity basis.”— A lbany at 7:00 a. m., and C orvallis tern o o n flyer leaves U nion D epot
lim itation regulation. I w ant to see gal, co n tra ry to com m on sense and W illis L. H all in th e (W ash in g to n , at 7:30 a. m.; retu rn in g , leave N ew ­ every S atu rd ay at 2:30 P. M. and ru n s
D. C.) T ra d e U nionist.
how it goes here. L et’s go in and un-A m erican.” •
p o rt at 5:30 p. m., arriv in g in A lbany th ro u g h direet w ith o u t tran sfer, a r ­
talk advertising.”
“Sir, how can you m ake such un­
at 10:30 p. m. T h ree day and season riving at A sto ria 5:50 P. M., G ea rh a rt
T hey entered the business office w arran ted assertio n s?”
tickets will be good going and re tu rn ­ 6:40 P. M. and Seaside 6:50 P. M.
FULL PAY W HILE AT FAIR.
“I only give you w hat I get. O ut at
and called for the advertising m an ­
ing on th ese trains. T h is should prove M odern p arlo r cars run in connection
ager. H e received them courteously. the bindery we say 40 books is a d ay ’s
p opular w ith th e trav elin g public, and w ith all trains.
“ I w ant some advertising space in work, but the general public and W ill Give Em ployes a W eek at the a liberal p atro n ag e will be the best
R ound trip season excursion tickets
W orld’s Fair.
your paper for th e next m onth, and new spapers say if a m an can m ake 50
appreciation.
from P o rtlan d to all C latsop and
books in day he should d(j> so w ith ­
Mr. Given H agey, presid en t of the
came in to get your rates,” he said.
N o rth Beach p o in ts sold at $4 for
The prices were given him for the out any g rea ter pay, and any union H agey Stove Com pany, o p eratin g an REDUCED EXCURSION RATES. round trip. S atu rd ay round trip ex­
various classes of advertising.
regulation to th e c o n tra ry is illegal extensive facto ry in St. Louis, Mo.,
cursion tickets betw een sam e p o in ts,
“W ell, I see you w ant $100 for 40 and un-A m erican. O n th e sam e p rin ­ has announced his in ten tio n of p ro ­ To the Seaside and Mountain Resorts good to retu rn S unday evening, $2.50.
hues daily for a m onth. I w ant 50 ciple you can carry th ro u g h th is $1250 viding m eans for each man em ployed
for the Summer.
Special season co m m u tation tickets
lines for th e same m oney.”
deal as easily as one for $1000. Now, in his facto ry to see the W o rld ’s Fair.
O n and afte r Ju n e 1, 1903, the good fo r five ro u n d trip s from P o rt­
“T h a t’s im possible,” said the man if I am not to be paid any m ore for
Mr. H agey has caused a w ritten S o u th ern Pacific, in co nnection with land to all C latsop and N o rth B each
behind the counter. “If you w ant m aking 50 books th an fo r 40, w hy notice to be posted in his shops co n ­ the C orvallis & E astern R ailroad, will points, $15.00. Beach excursion tic k ­
m ore lines you will have to pay m ore should you receive m ore for th e $1250 veying the inform ation th a t during have on sale round trip tick ets from ets issued by th e O. R. & N. Co.
m oney.”
deal than the $1000 tran sactio n ? If the U niversal E xposition th e factory p o in ts on th e ir lines to N ew port, Ya­ and V ancouver T ra n sp o rta tio n Co.
“But d o n ’t you know you are vio lat­ my lim itation is illegal, c o n tra ry to w ould close dow n for one solid week, quina and D etro it at very low rates, will be h onored on train s of th is com ­
ing the U nited S tates law in m aking public policy, etc., w hy isn 't y o u rs?" and th a t th e w orkm en th ere em ployed good for retu rn until O cto b e r 10, 1908. pany in eith er d irection betw een P o rt­
such a dem and?” asked Mr. Glue.
Pardon me, but I really think you w ould be paid for the w eek as though
T h re e day tick ets to N ew p o rt and land and A storia.
“ I can't see it,” said th e advertising have m ost perverted ideas of business th ey w orked full tim e.
Y aquina, good going S atu rd ay s and
Tickets on sale at 248 A lder street:
man.
transactions. L abor reg u latio n s and
“ E very person w ho possibly can retu rn in g M ondays are also on sale and Union Depot.