New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-26
THE ERIE TROUBLES.

The strike among the mechanics in the Erie
shops Jersey City and elsewhere along the road still
continues though there occasional ulls In the war
that ia being waged between the officials Of Twenty.
thlrd.st and the wOrklngmen. On Friday evening last
meeting held In Jersey City, and the resolved
rot to resume work the next morning part OF them
stayed out while the rest worked till In the
Mr.. Flndlay, Vice President OF the Union and
brother delegates saw Jay Gould, and requested
interview, which granted After presenting their
demands they received the following answer: Gentle
men, guarantee that you shall be paid or before
the 18th Of each month provided some unforeseen acct
dent does not occur TO prevent IT, In such case we VIII
the OF the delay; but gentlemen promise
at such 'eIeSpam Will 10 suncent 10 prevent
Gould said that the doors OF their Office would
delegates and they retired much pleased with the inter
view, aud the Chairman Of the Committee immediately
other places that all had been arranged satisfactorily.
and that thy saop WORKING a s on Monday
the Erie office, which yead az follows -,
:. y c.'-,,,.. OCTOBER % D.,
fO Jersey CITY shops. conference with them
srIorsd TO make The pay d tn 'ts With tn understanding n
nouf the nchsrc to that effect notifying the day the pay
ssTs w.. ps 1y satisfactory them and to Us. GOULD
When the men heard Of this dispatch as coming from
Gould they paid no attention to Mr. Findlays message
and they at once declared that they would never go TO
mentioned ia the dispatch, they said sguned that the
company would pay on or before the 18th, II
according to the Instructions received from
About noon, Mr.. Rucker, the General superintendent
went over TO Jersey city and after consulting with MT
"out DO put TO work. except four or five who had IN
would have TO him personally All went in" after
this order but those who excluded for bad conduct
s bd m a @ VI the te ebscnca
Of the President. Mr.. Keascy who In Port Jerys
Mr. Allen acted Chairman. He read letter from the
delegate. ask
Long Dock shops to stop work antll settlement wa.
had been done since Friday evening OF last week lie
wanted the mechanics to stand firm, and take nothing
that they did {" II We owe anything" said he.
I'VE have 1t to pay. We cannot ride
other people. Why then should We not receive
when The work done We know that they control the
not all theirs II you do not settle this thing tho
battle will be fought on your own ground The DELEGATES
You must not let them S9ngHer The battle Is as %f9
DESTROYED or injured. but We do want
justice done u.s. Greet your enemies with the greatest
battlefield" lAppause Mr. Allen one OF the Commit
tee who waited on Could said that he Gonldl proposed
Mr. Gould replied That he did want 10 promise as the
road large that impossible To make out tho
Ter could get around O,a OF the shops 10y the 18th
The difficulty would have been settled In ten minutes
terms offered. There nothing said about " con
vince" The delegates SAID that In case OF an accident
Gould 10 Reddngton read, u" printed above one OF
tho members thought that when they went out again.
they had better stay until tho thing Is settled Tor
good" I'VE only making jackasses OF ourselves, said
he land will become the laughing stock OF tho whole
country IL cOntinne working day ami striking the
next" Committee then appointed to talk with the
men to-day and, Il possible. persuade them to stop
work u o'clock II there Is no settlement made before
delegate directed 10 20 to Port Jerys AZ once and
have the delegates all come To Jersey CITY. short time
aiterwurd delegates arrived Ia NewlOrk from the
Other end Of the road Ihey haa }u,t
there was not a single man or boy working. Even
the COahcavers refused to supply coal for tho engines
40 Susquehauua the men out also. The delegates
will have interview with the Erie officials today aud
10 probable that final settlement will be made 10y the
two parties. Mr.. Allen read ths following paragraph
from Jersey CITY paper which he said showed That
The strike continued the would DO able 10 tnd good
situations for the Winter:
Locomotive WORKS 10 which work hs been suspended
have beeu leased by Mr. MCKAY brohe- Of the great
Losou Nho intends bc place fo The bulldog
urouorrs stusys lie has sscuted three
lease privilege Of and L. has errady orders
M iscuug 100 locomotives Tor
The works being rei sith requisite
uatnrtg, ~l operations hony usI aud
i4ru N sUpOi meut "a" 81" men.