 In 1894, close to the station a mechanical factory was built that produced building trusses, spans of railway bridges, trolleys for narrow-gauge railway.On May 1, 1899 the first strike took place at the mechanical factory.First of all the strikers demanded to reduce the working day from 10 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours, secondly announce May 1 a non-working day, and lastly put an end to arbitrariness of masters and improve living conditions.