seven o'clock
Elschen was broken hearted because there was no way in which she also could become a wage earner . The university lay at the south end of the little town . The plow factory , now employing two hundred men , lay at the north end . Jim Hale , the chief engineer , blew the whistle every morning at seven o'clock and again at five o'clock . There was an hour off for dinner pails at twelve . A nine hour day , a few years ago , was not considered a long day , that is , not by employers of labor . That the employees were beginning to feel differently , Roger was to learn that summer in a manner that was to shape his whole life .