The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-26
TIE PENIS srLViNTA ROAD.
Meeting of the Fircmen Of tho New Jersey
Division Inst Might


Scvcnty-flve iiremen Of the New Jersey
division OF the Pennsylvania Railroad met in
the hall OF the brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. Jersey City. last evening. Supcrin-
tendent Barker met them. and they earnestly
debated the propriety OF n strike All the men
demanded that their wages be restored to the
standard before the reduction. when they re-
oeived 100 and s2l0 per day. They now re-
ceive 81 10 and 81 .90 They said that the affairs
OF the company are recklessly managed and
that the companies have carried freight at ruin
Gus competition. Formerly the men were paid
by the month. and If they lost day by failure Of
the company to provide work 1t was not de-
Quoted from their wages. Now every hour Is
tiken from their s"anty wages.
superintendent Barker talked with the men
ior over an hour needing all they had to say.
When he had retired they took a vote and de-
cded unanimously not 70 strike. The super
intendcnt also informed the freight handlers
In the ynrds that he would see that they wore
pad Tor the time lost in consequence OF the
strike on the other roads.
After the consultation between the nremen
and Superintendent Barker the latter. tele-
graphed the decision of the men to Frank
Thompson, General Manager ut Philadelphia
He received the following reply:
Your in reference to your interview with the
nrsmsn IS received Isnk ,ns men for The manly ,a'
assist IN the restoration of law and order throughout the
2om Whereby the s SHI s be
ELIzABrTH. July 25.-No through trains have
passed here from Easton and the mails have
been delayed for the first time since the riot
began.
The threatened strike OF the nremcn on the
New York division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road did not take place yesterdny. Yet Super
intcndent Barker said: II anybody this morn
ing had on red for my months SALARY to guuran-
tee that tho iiremen wouldn't strike to-day |
should have given II gladly"
Gov. B"dle published another proclamation
yesterday.
1.Jo~ph y Bedc. Governor Of the STATE OF New jer-
sV do hereby remind the people that the nr~i duty TO
protect c and property from all violence i upon the
cities. counties, rnd other munici ipac.. The public
have rsht tH look aud obtain security In person AMI
properly the cNil power The oh the military
power i a. support the civil and thereby not
mih hut cI, government The military of the state.
to It's tuest extent will h' used IN AID Oi the mancn-
Of law and II will do it, duty faithfully. but call
upon all MayOr- Police Boards. nnl office cities and
ncpHliiies to make their pue iorce large. and
that all MODS ani HwcSe>s o. every Kind -hA be pre-
vented put down to certainty The amount Ot po-
lice iOrce and the strength OF the poss should
be- large Ia insure perfect safety and
complete protection at all hazards also call upon
the good people OF this State whO love law and order
who mean that II shall be secured to assist the auori
ties cities. horuugh~ and towns, and the sherns of
counties To crrat such an inNnclbe force Will sthe
the least naniie. station Of Niul. nee anywhere In the
obey the laws at once.
Given under hand at the city Of Trenton. hi. c5th
day oi July. H. l-7T J, ID. BkpLk.
Attest JouS A Hall. Private secretary