The New York herald., 1866-04-14


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PRED he opinion that the pay OF the drivers - -
smAli 'o' the work hry are called on 10 perform
~ heces ~ TIE CONDUCTOR. surrr much the
anvs % from rom .s ssppAse Of tho traffic, and yet th,y
cases supporting them IN their erorta
MASS MEETING oP rnE putvyps
Pursuant 70 notice. posted up In tho forenoon
terday, mass meeting OF The drivers held two
o'clock at Cniop square. About ocuck the crowds
commenced 20 pour In. and At tie hour Of the meeting
there abou, nvc tho,and persons present evil
IDENTIFY IN the sympathy of the drvers The drivers
themselves assembled Forty third street aud Broad~ay
In fun force and marched down 20 Union square via
University placc, Eighth street and Fourth avenue
Every line IN The CITY represented there beng
fewor than between twelve and fifteen hundred drivers
70 Tho procession The man body was preceded ey "a a
words United Car Drivers. and on oiIhor sdo tho fol-
lowing drivers motto -
In public syinpathy ~c trust;
and we are opposed 70 long hours aud poor pay
road, called the meeting To order Ne ard they bad
come together IN the support of their nights aud ho
hoped tnoy would uphold their character sober,
honorable men with God help thor rights would not
long b. withheld az tho entire sympathy of the public
NAA with them
Mr Srw~AS Of tho BurnlAher,' Association, who was
received with cheers, next addressed the meeting io
tn'i tho drivers that their cause was hof and just
ono, aud ,ha, u was necessary they should conduct
themselves a. II became white men, II ~as tho
wish or the railroad monoPolsts TO introduce white
slavery INTO tho North; but as the men had Kicked
against At he hoped they would give They
~. Il sufficient wages u enable them 10 have day II
rest Ike other beings Above ALL lot them ba united,
and not render themselves liable u tho Law For his
Own part, hc would contribute three fourths OF
eighhs of hH days wages supporting the strike
Applause IL was poor indeed Ia receive two dollars
per day for sixteen hours work ana have to pay dol
lars por week for board II they could not get mue
wages they steal TO 1.-Two. Tho companies
losing money, moro money than tho dny'rn and he
commended the latter 10 hold oat Lot them stand out,
and God would ben them. loud chcera
Judge BURcLL next spoke at some iongh on tho duty
Of the under ths circumstanccs He erhortcd them
81 HaanIu unAe
which would cause the public to vc~ them ~ith less
sympathy than they did at prescnt aud concluded BY
IN their refusal 10 aacsda to the drivers
After speeches by several other grnilsnsn tho mon
quietly dispersed the meeting having been orderly in
the extreme
TO THE EDITOR or Tug nKRALD:-
have been requested by Of nciyhbors to cali
upon Tho President Of the srth Avenue kAlrad with
VI 10 urge compliance With the apparsntly propcr
anG uA Claims Of their conductors and drivers Ny ar
.sasn Tho enormous Expenses Of living on tho
o'asr rne -1swss vAch | met, togsihrr With tho
proofs facts ordlaily slh nod induce lay
Presiisnt, ~hom 1 never before to kno~ him,
ne'her ha, thn rn.'c, psrAon- - esen adreet m
rest ~ crh"r ia stock Of 'tf rompany any indiv
d al who ibus petitions tb- criupany Tue answer to
the pel on 10 In thc foIiosrg ~o'is;-
Driver Wages Ia boon incrv.Aei snce tn oonmsnoe.
ment of 90" war talssyibree yer e,nt The present.
sisei - anscrs s3d ooIdnctrs IN other ubr arc iss
bc'"w VIA; ,ising boo The follow ng answer W
q scssou .cit,f.--
Arr"orolrAs r. u. Co, syr,s.rs,c..,y: - s,, Orc c'
N; Buryw -s1-we psy drivers AL sosdae,ets .llts
= r.r aH fst y. hf.t 's.s months. ,s.a . M . Tho
.ay wh. by ... We eau :, a., .s San. & and 'SSsss
ri,Vor,f,liy Nm. HkHoRY superintendent
ir wore q, iibnrsy To do other business men
~n would sssy empty and rive ,na SsS.. dsmsnd
OF Ts doctor. tbs sfoo.r the butcher. the met
chant al ss,S a.sa e. pr1s. ~ss ,as es.s's ~, .'ss 10
every thing in consequences of which We cannot Do ~
~ wpa,d Il cur hands wsss not tied
In ths place about the year 1850 and 90 ,svsst
e ssnss - % .ss p.as sf e.s rsrs. ne ssa rsss
dsn, Of this railroad snd other prrsdcn's other rsds
Carrying pssenrer bsive.n thrss lhrss-oasshs
aud fpur cents and rsfnsmba thsl IN tbs days of
god and oliver Nov reasonable fall 10
that the drsresre erponas Of running cars nov
and al thai tine would b- q, sss, MY cent more for
the last thres yoara.
In proc, Of ta literal truth tAt the running sr-
pcnses ~ the srtb Avenue oany for tho n.eai year
from the n, u February 1893 ~ the LIST u ysbfvay
1880 yer. more than ia r-eeipts IL IA 81 In
Ing Journal that great improvements have len nado
upon tho road upon tho tracks and additions 70 the
depot bu ldbgs,h &c But thsy onittd IN state thAs
these improvements all made from tho Sas of tho
real estate " The company and from touo-ed money.
and not from the receipts of the rad.
Ther. no ssryios which the psbno can assn them
81 or of IN ras eing, either In .his 90 sBr othsr
an'th ng Ike parai for eheapness 10 rds upon .
~ faidosd-nye milss TOT sir cents man Who eon-
pans of tho price cannot be sHssidrrsd rraeDnabbs
man can Il b. erpectsd 20 lea q much proat
Omnibus drivers ret ti 70 prr day: iho~e ~ho drfve
pubh aud Dfsae hacks get average q t - day
Tue aggregate etpeuses ~ dnFsn an athsr isborna
msn ar. far es@ " day thAS they ~re ops var aso,
vhan all commodities al d CHER pro Ces uyl-
rltsisnd ng there las been an iDcfc.ss iu rents.
The nesspapefs charge io4f eena iot shat bsy for
merry rold Tor tro. iug Increase 81 os ndf~d er
coui. The railroads thafss bat c@tt more ~hrh ~
tre1iy per cent yet ts SsiNpsrs contend that tho
"a ir0ads shall for the Od pftrcs uhe rsHy d.
mand for thenuyrs double "Coursfnry, thoa art 10
lc~s ' specifically, hr bEAJ HARDiSGE
sbN YOHs. April ~, 1900.
TuE LilniLtTtTs cow CaNRiEhH
"a
Are not tho VARIOUS g " % if.aas n.gnd. common
cafftn 10 all possible ~ power flt-
n the cJniiiionH of the nogTp0fstouf - demand
of dnFsf Tor cry 90 seventy nts feH DAY slcsnt
reason Or not funilng thofs coEd rlna ADD thsy
not liable IN pout ~ aw for no, snpofrg fassenssrf
CONSTANT hEADER
srv YoSE, Aprl 49, Isss