Opr. 360 
Tue Sept. 10 1918
Special Work

Reported for work at 7.20 and noticed not 
much change in starting of work.  After I finished 
press 13, Garrison started it and I noticed it 
pounded something awful.  So I said to Garrison 
that marching sure makes an awful racket.  
So Garrison looked around and noticed that 
no care was being taken of a cylinder under 
it which operates on the order of an air pump 
its purpose is to stop the [...] of press as it 
runs back and forth and takes up the lost 
motion, the parts that slide into cylinder a
s it moves to and fro have a pieced of leather
attached to them, they are supposed to be soft 
and cause a suction and these leathers 
were dry and shrunk up so now while 
press runs on fourth or third speed it jumps 
as if it were going to come loose from the floor.

Cylinder works back and forth and set screws are stationary 
leathers on end of set screws fall into openings on each 
end of cylinder as it works and takes away jar and lost 
motion.  I heard Garrison speak to Fisher and Mr. Coon 
about this, and I know if the leathers on the machines
are not properly cared for, the machines will 
be more out just from the slam hanging it 
gets by morning.  I also noticed Mr. Fisher 
is not business like about his work, he fools 
with employees and swears when he talks to t
hem and they swear back and he thinks 
nothing of it.  Today he called Garrison I and 
a number of others attention and were we all 
waiting to see what was coming.  Finally a 
girl dragged in towards no 13 press and Fisher 
laughed and said well Katie you'll not burn 
up your feet will you.  Mr. Coon had told me 
before that this was a rush job and I should 
have press running as soon as possible, which 
I did.  This is the way Fisher treats them all 
when straight business is at hand.  He has 
not business about him.  I noticed Mr. Coon 
saw Cora and Gertie setting down in Northeast 
pressroom.  I made it my business and asked 
Joe who is press setter there.  What Coon said 
he said nothing and if he would then they would 
if sat there anyway.  Fisher called Garrison's a
ttention to one of Oscar Werners machines 
either 3 or 4 and claimed it needed a new key, but 
by the way Garrison take back to Fisher it 
is a long job and requires close work so 
Garrison said I take a look before I start, if 
this is to be to the thousand part of an inch 
it sure ought to be looked after whether a 
long job or not.