New-York tribune., 1874-03-21
THE ERIE RAILWAY STRIKE.


SEVEN HUNDRED MEN STOP NoRK-EFFoErs TO COM
PROMISE UNAVAuING-EAsTERN AND WESTERN
BOUND FREIGHT DELAYED.
The Erie Railroad Company are at present
somewhat crippled in the forwarding Of their freight
owing to the which has occurred among the labor
ers who handle it, short time ago the hands employed
at the Long Dock Jersey CITY, sent respectful notice
to the Company that they would require all advance of
"a cents per upon their work. and the application
was laid before the Directors who decided that at
present 1t would be advisable convenient to make
advance An answertO that effect was returned to tne
committee OF the laborers, who continued at work as IL
perfectly satisfied with the result OF their application.
On Thursday, however, the laborers employed on the
New-York side, at pier No. 81, North River. without
warning or notice, refused TO cOAoaue dt work unless
they were paid 20 cents houG, which an increase
Of 2t cents the rates paid b. the company. The
foreman at the pier asked the men to wait until the
end OF MONTH that ne might have time TO INFORM
the company, and endeavor TO get the advance This
tue men positively refused TO do unless the foreman
,vond guarantee The advance on and after April OF
course the foreman could not give such guarantee,
and tho men quit work. As the laborers at pier
No had not Joined In the movement, force oil the
strikers went to that pier to make them also quit WORKOUT
upon attempting 10 force. body OF polce was sum-
moned and the strikers were dubbed from the per
The other men thereupOn returned to their WORK. add
were engaged up TO last night The men employed on
The Long Dock heard that the ab0ers at Per
No had struck than they also refused 70 work. Dnl
did not at all agree among themselves TO what rate OF
pay should be demanded. The men born 1" 'e"-i ioiA
ana Jersey refused yesterday mordng 10 return 10
their eupovment and tho freight agent Oi the company
xainIy ,udeavored through their committee 10 induce
them 10 resume work. As 1t seemed possible yesterday
that the strike might extend 20 oher railroad copaues'
meeting of the freight agents Of the difereat lines
held in the forenoon, and Ii was agreed 10 raise
the rate OF wages TO So per month lOI IL nours per
working day, and 10 give ~ cents Su p,tonsIx prt mor
80 kn ner month, aud Ii was thought
ADVISABLE TO hire ali the good hahas AT .no nu
vanced mont hly rate. The committee Oh tue lapoleS;
when informed the prOpOsliou Sceneu 10 De casc"
with th ofpr but upOn reporting II 10 the Dch thef IT.
fused To other terms thah 2O cents per o'
fog 10 hours day, ana 25 cents per hOur LOT oNtt
TINS city. he again summoned meeting Oh lo
railroad agents, who net at the Erie once lh
al o'clock D. IN aud rescin1ei tier former oier anu
agreed To abide the rates formerly pilu. III w
meantime the foreman OF the .rclght depot AZ rler
No. 81 vislted Castle Garden ana suctccded ~
hlnag l76 abie-DOiicd Ien, 10 go 10 Wo'h
this morning at O'Clock, at the Original faI1 ' ia
Ier hour, qua police arrangements haNo ntcH IA ~ ~
10 escort the new WOrkmen from Ctsto btueh 10 .io
per- and also to protect them Whe Lcy ais Az "oiA'
WAen the strike hfst began Eo strikers hung "D"i bo
adjoining peers ana al the corners Oi thr ViOos S.tcN
IA the VI -iliy OF pier HO.3 aha tnu5 Ianl :ci many
| who would have boeu H4Auy work. Fu1ID5 us 10
bc ne case, ine Company Informed tae CAPTAINS o. 'hc
lblrd tiitb Pfccnts OF lOiicr, Officers Ntit
stationed Ia rlC!. nuiu ani pJc. 10 keep Ibc
streets clear OI all knots of i, and tJ cd'tec
single persons 30 Keep niyns IAc result VI ts plan
man Tor WORK AT tn OH t'i'n' dhd Scr- a,cptt i IS
lei that fuli force VIA tDis .JrI'HE
1Dc strike hts caused tbe siJptc % AL caat-I ana
western UUu1d ir.llht, aud also aC.u'u!i..iJu 1
rodlng iOck the New JrIse9 sid. ~ p.or 81
tneie has already acCU.nda.aJ nrd-,iI a. ieiS,L
enough 70 hil over lJl cars Wd!ia the -JV"'d