The latter kept at work, and the former felt that he had not sacrificed his dignity nor his discipline.
But the discontent increased.

One day Hugh O'Hara, the chief foreman, and Thomas Hansell, one of the most influential of the workmen, called upon Mr.Bradley, and speaking for the employes, protested against the new arrangement.

They said every man, woman and child was willing to work the extra half hour, but inasmuch as the need for such extra time indicated an improvement in business, they asked for the additional pay to which they were clearly entitled.
Harvey was looking for such protest and he was prepared.

He said it was an error to think there was an improvement in business.

While in one sense it might be true, yet the price of the manufactured goods had fallen so low that the mills really made less money than before.