The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-05
A FORMIDABLE ORGANIZATION.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ENGINEERS WATT.
ING FOR AN ANSWER.

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ENGINEERS wATTa
ING FOR AN ANSWER.
The engineers. bremen and other employees OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad whose wages have been re-.
duced ten per cent are anxiously awaiting the result
OF the conference OF the committees from differ
ent sections OF the road and tho committee
OF the Grand Lodge Of the brotherhood. The
men continue ut their work usual The commit.
tees met conference at Philadelphia yesterday, but
the meeting was strictly private IL Is now generally
believed that thcre will DO no strike, though Of
the engineers speak de6intly The conference DO.
tween tho committee Of tho Grand Lodge and tho
officials OF tho Pennsylvania Railroad ID expected 70
take place tomorrow, after which tho action Of the
men will DO nually determined.
RESIST.
A HERALD representative had an interview ycstcr.
day with member Of the Brotherhood, whose views
may be taken representing those OF the whole body.
After abiding 10 the lourIshing condition Of the
brotherhood no proceeded to show tho inability of any
railroad company 10 struggle successfully against In
this fashion
'.Ihc Pennsylvania Railroad Company has o 900 miles
OF ra running through TO Chicago, about $50 ong.
and 1880 nremen me engineers receive on an
average 500 per month and the bremen S65 There
mol an engineer the road that Is n member Of
the Brotncrhood which extends throughout tho
ontirc United states and Canada. This Brother
hood has been in existence nearly twenty-five
years, and to-day they have fund amount
ing 10 nearly $l,000,000. We cannot suffer
from strike, because We will obtain pay from the
Brotherhood without touching tho fund all b;
scssmcnts on tho members This Inns been tho GUS
tom Tor long time ln the late Central Railroad strike,
for instance the assessment on the members only
twcnty i've cents u week. We authorized to
strike without order IRON the Grand Lodge, and
when that Is once issued the entire Of the
country stands behind us. Then We can Afford to wait
Tor some time, while the railroad company cannot Tho
stoppage Of trains Tor one day would work tremen-
dous loss to railroad company There's where we'vo
rot the railroads III venture to wager that Tom Scott
receives that committee on "Wednesday, or whatever
uay may be- very cunrtcously, aud that the III
have their pay restored"
THE coMPANy's HOPE
Division superintendent Barker, OF the PennsyIya.
niu Railroad, stated to HERALD representative that
he does not anticipate strike He has too much
faith In the good sonse OF the men to believe they
would commit themselves to any such folly.
1--WE have" said he, excellent engineers and fire.
men road, and they cannot but understand
that this reduction not madc because their services
moderated, hut because OF tho general depression
IN financial and commercial circles. II we could
troll the times our men would have, doubt much
higher pay than they have becn receiving.n
very stringent law was enacted at the late session
OF the New Jersey Legislature which ieveilcd solely
AT locomotive engineers and hremnn who may 20 on q
strike. II the experiment at the latest strike the
New Jersey Central where werc lett shver
ing several miles from any station, in tho dead OF
night, DO agan repeated, the perpetrators, under
this law, Will nay heavy nnc and 20 PRISON.
Another sccton OF tho act provides against bulldoz.
Ing" as follows
10 man who ,kcs the place Of striker shall be intlmi
abandon his engine while making trip
1HE FREiGnrMEx's STRIKE.
The superintendent OF the freight department, al
per No. North River, reported that he bad ed
OF tho ongshorcmon Friday last, and that tho
freight that had been accumulated owing to the delay
had all been shipped OH The strikers had refused the
reduction OF but one cent per hour ten per
day, and he had resolved that not OF those who
had lett should be taken back Tho work 10 pro-
grcssing with as much regularity as though there had
been no strike