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Show HIGHER WAGE DEMANDED BY FACTORY GIRLS "Strikes" nrs a common thing over tho country. Nearly every dally paper speaks of them, but when wo get n strike locally It Is something very uncommon. However, wo havo had a Btrlko this weok at tho Cache Knitting Works, where ton girl employes em-ployes walked out, demanding higher high-er wages. Theso girls woro among I tho factory help and their demands seemed too unreasonable by Manager Man-ager Oscar Borkman, bo they wero denied. Early In tho season Manager Borkman went to his help nnd pro- ferred to rnlso their wages 10 per cent, and to this tho largo part of 'tho help felt that tho ralso was a generous ono. Tho foro part of tho week a demand was made by the ten girls from tho factory, that they must havo additional wages. Tho domand, coming as It did, Just ns tho orders woro being rushed, seemed to tho management to bo unjust, nnd It carried tho earmark's of tho girls trying to dlctato to tho company whnt It must do. Tho action was resented and tho girls wnlked out. Tho plncos aro being rapidly filled, tho factory Is running as usual, and tho orders will bo gotten out on tlmo. It would seem that tho girls mado a mlstako for Bomo of them aro now ongagod In topping beets nnd picking pick-ing apples, olthor of which Jobs aro not ns remunerative as tho knitting factory work, which would havo lasted up until tho first of tho year, |
