New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-15
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WHAT JAY GOULD SAYS.
The position of affairs AT Long Dock, ycSter-
Day was ono of cool determination both sides The
men are resOute maintaining the attitude they have
sumed WHILE on the other hand the railroad authorities
arc memorable The Company has shown the least
scn of yielding and VIII not even hear Of concession
mco In the cold aud must remain so, unless
they cripple the Company and thus enforce their re-
inststement The only plan by which they can do tins Is
10Y making the strike become genera. This they
d'avOrlBg 10 effect
When Mr. James HI, the delegate from the worEmen
Jersey City, arrived in Bughamtou ON Thursday. and
explained matters TO The chiefs Of The association now in
convention there, the members OF the Convention,
Nessrs Finlay and Foster were Immediately commits
,opcd 70 go TO Jersey Cty see how things stood aud
sEea ID yoIVS Dy Val Nh U iii t his civ 10
re the authorities OF the road They directly to
TIA Office Of the Company, on Iiehth-dve where they
found Mr.. Gould, who received them courteousy, and
duration Mir. Fisk was not present al the inieryleW.
Mr. Finlay stated the case 10 Mr.. Gould He said that
y the agreement OF last september the men IN jersey
city to be paid on or Go1e the 2tn OF each month
aud 10 could not be denied that on Wednesday ast I4o
Company had failed 10 keep up 10 that agreement lie
would admit mistake on The part Of me men III quit
ting on that day al D. NJ instead OF lnlshDg 'her gay
up O'Clock, but maintained there was some lusthca
non and argued that II there were not the Com
p1Dy could not be excused Tor rs Dredch OF terms
Of agreement There was no attempt, ne eald
he aid and II Inc paving had commenced them 1t would
DO equivalent 20 putting IL u for another day, Tor II
or 800 men IN an hour Nevertheless he was ready TO
allow the acted little too hastily and IN view OF
all the circumstances ne thought each SIDE should he
little complying and thus il might be possible 10 settle
the present difficulties amcdby On the part OF the men,
ia manned to Mr. Gonld that had the time been one
week later the strike would have occurred for 10y
one OF the provisions Of the code Of rules, which
will como into force In about week II impossible for
any Of the To strike until orders are issued from
headquarters These new rules form the subject OF De
BugldlutOu,
In reply 20 the representations OF Mr. Tlnlay. Mr..
Gould sand the should have given one Gays grace
they we're too fast. lie tMr Could then boldly
tLow down the gauntlet by saying this thing has got
20 como time, aud n may well be settled
now as any time else" Mr. Gould added, "he thought
Messrs f1niay, Foster and Hill immediately returned
o. Engine House No Z, Jersey Guy, ana had the men
convened In order TO announce 70 the he result Oi ne
interview Al about 1850 o'clock p m the meeting was
called 20 order by Mr. heasey local PRESIDENT ana Mr.
Foster detailed Whal loon pScc az sIc
Mr. Gould. Mr.. Fiuay then addressed the meeting
quiet, and orderly, ana uele was 10 rear
Dat they would get their rights. Finance Committee
81 Ave appointed; also committee OF forty men,
who distributed INTO companies each 10 90 uuy ID
turn the duty being 20 guard the premises and properly
and explain TO them how things stood and induce them
by al legitimate means 10 refrain from going 70 work
the system is stil kept up and Will be continued
tl things are definitely settled
The Company has advertised somewhat extensively for
wOrkmen. and several persons yesterday sought en-
pOyment but IN every instance except one Is SAID
Mr. II. L. Brown, the master mechanic at Long Dock,
states shat about yesterday dispatch received
from Port Jeryis stating there was no sign OF dsanec
gagged yesterday, and that in week or ten days the
places Of all the old will be
supplied Most of the co taken on yesterday were ma
obihsts but some were blacksmtls boilernakers and
carpenters The state OF work such that the Company
but engines in the shop waiting for repairs while
the same date Last year there we're IS.
1nE NEWARK AND PATERSON RAILROAD
TROUBLE AHEAD.
The stockholders Of the Newark and Pater-
Railroad Company said 20 have Get on foot O
movement for the appointment OF Receiver who is to
hs empOweredto commence salts against the Directors
Of the Erie Railway Company FOR fulfilling the terms
~ the contract made by them when they leased the road
lease by not constructing the road originally cOntem-
plated aud contracted for between Newark and New.
York The Erie Directors 10 10 alleged have failed
q for work done by the contractors and suits have
Teen brought the property OF fIsk ana Gould IN New
supreme Court al Trenton 10 will come up for hearing
Paterson and Newark Company IL II stated propose 10
wait Tor decision IN that case before proceeding 10 law
themselves. The road built under contract with
The Ire Company by which the latter agreed 20 pay OT
certain share OF the work done 10 lease the road for
Of years and TO build an "a tension from Newark ia
hOw-YOTk Nearly all of these promises IL IL alleged
nave been broken and the stockholders arc consequently
Indignant.
IHE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE
RAILROAD FIGnT-A SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.
For some days past active negotiations have
been earned On between The Erie and Atlantic ana Great
western Railways Al arrangement has been finally
Concluded between the contracting parties, which ar.
shgeinent places the Atlantic and Great Western Road
" Tue direct sanction % the Courts OF the three States
New-Iork Pennsylvania and ONO, under the control
Sne Erle Railway thereby giving the latter company.
uuei ther own control, an unbrOken line between Gin.
ohhau, Cleveland, ana NeW-YoIk
he Efle X X Co pay rent 20 per cent OF the gross
hhEs In other respects the lease similar that OF
s spring with the exception that The 80 per cent shall
70 sUViied Tor the benefit Of the DOndhOlders.