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Teamsters, stationary engineers, machinists, and blacksmiths, for example, whether employed by mines, railways, or otherwise, can aid one another in obvious ways as by securing positions for blacklisted men and preventing non-unionists from obtaining employment by means of a special "trade" organization or federation that cuts across the various "industrial" unions or federations.
Why, then, do you leave the management of a work which engineers, machinists, carpenters, masons, and men of almost every trade, have spent time and care upon to build, to the respectable merchant, lawyer, or banker, who thinks the best road that which has the softest cushions and the most comfortable seats on which to ride?
The scarcity of mechanics of all kinds in the Confederacy, and the urgent needs of the people for many things which the war and the blockade prevented their obtaining, led to continual inducements being offered to the artizans among us to go outside and work at their trade. Shoemakers seemed most in demand; next to these blacksmiths, machinists, molders and metal workers generally.
I'm going to make a flight soon," he added proudly. "Sam, you come over here and hold this end. Pete, you go back to the rear. Simpson, you get inside and help me with the motor. Henderson, you get ready to shove when I tell you." These last orders were to the two machinists whom Andy had engaged to help him, and the bully gave himself no end of airs and importance as he bustled about.
"Then we'd better find Eph," suggested Captain Jack, "and pass him the word. Won't Eph Somers dance a jig for delight, though!" "Yes; we'd better look both boats over at once," replied Mr Farnum, picking up his hat "And we'll leave word for Grant Andrews and some of his machinists to inspect both craft with us. There may be a few things that will need to be done."
More than once she saw laboring men, machinists, men in greasy overalls, with grimy hands and smeared faces, pass into Malcolm Lightener's office, and come out with the Big Boss walking beside them, talking in a familiar, gruff, interested way. She was startled sometimes to hear such men address him by his first name and to see no lightning from heaven flash blastingly.
"They were in A-1 condition, when the boat was turned over to the Navy," Jack responded. "Do you imagine, then, Mr. Benson, that some of the naval machinists have been careless or incompetent?" "Why, that would be a wild guess to make, sir, when one, remembers what high rank your naval machinists take in their work," Jack Benson replied.
"Did you count on them staying with you?" asked Mark. "I rather hoped they would," replied Mr. Henderson. "We need two more hands if we are to make the trip. They need not be machinists, but we will have to have someone, and I don't like to get strangers. They might talk too much about the ship." At that instant there came a rap on the door. Washington answered it.
Nine new national unions appeared in these three years. These same years are marked also by a growth of the unions previously organized. For instance, the machinists and blacksmiths, with only 1500 members in 1870, had 18,000 in 1873. Other unions showed similar gains. The New York Herald estimated it in August 1869, to be about 170,000.
I'll give you a list of machines to be set in place." The "school" was ready the following Monday morning. For "teachers" Mary had selected a number of elderly men whom she had picked for their quiet voices and obvious good nature. They were all expert machinists and had families. On Saturday the following advertisement had appeared in the local paper: A CALL FOR WOMEN
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