The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-18
THE BIG STRIKE.

Firemen and Brak emen on the BAIL
more and ONO Railroad Abandon
their Engines snL Trains-the
Governor Appealed 10 for Ala In
suppressing the Jroubie-Ri0ious
Proceedings Along the Line-i"o
Men Shot at Mariinsburg-sfRte
Troops Called 10 the Scene Of Action
-s.yenIy-fye Trains Hailed AT
Nartipsburg-Citiz ny mpathize
with the Strikers. VINO Are Aided
BY Them in thei' Movements-ihe
Strikers Give Orders. with the
Penalty Of r,eauh, 10 Any one Who
Moves Freight Trains-Capt. Faulk-
nor Unable 10 DO Anything with
ui. Company of state Guards.
The officisi circular OF President Gar
rett. carrying into effect the seton oi the
Board OF Directors reducing the wages OF
employees ten per cent. reads as follows:
BALTIMORE a. ONO RAILROAD Co., }
OFFICE Oh THE PREsIDENT,
BALTIMORE, July II, 1871
To Officers and Employs Of the Baltimore
T. Ohio Railroad Company:
Ala meeting of the Board of Dlrec-
TORS of the Baltimore and Ohio RaiE nd
Company, held this day, the follow g
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The depression IN the gen
eral business interests of the country con.
tinues, thus seriously affecting the usual
earnings of railway companies, and rem
daring further reduction of expenses
necessary; therefore be II
Resolrsd, That reduction Of ten per
cent. be made in the present compensa-
ton OF all officers and employees, OF every
GRADE. in the service OF the company,
where the amount exceeds one dollar
par day. TO take effect on and after July
10th, instant.
RssoLrsd. That the said reduction shall
apply to the main stem and branches
east OF the Ohio river, and to the Trans
Ohio divisions, and that it shall embrace
al roads leased or operated by the BAL
timore and Ohio Railroad Company.
1t is hoped and believed that aii per.
sons in the service OF the company VIII
appreciate the necessity OF, and concur
cordially in this action.
The Board postponed action until some
time after it's great competitors, the
Pennsylvania, New York Central, and
Hudson River. and New York and Erie
COMPANIES had made general and similar
reductions II pay. with the hope that
business would 50 improve that this
necessity would be obvisted. In this they
have been disappointed.
The President, in announcing this de-
cision OF the Board, takes occasion TO ca
press the conviction and expectation that
every officer end man in the service Will
cheerfully recognize the necessity OF the
reduction, and earnestly cooperate IN
every measure of judicious economy
necessary to aid in maintaining effect
lvely the usefulness and success OF the
company. JOHN W. JARRETT,
President.
The city WAS thrown into iurore yes
terday by the receipt Of the news that a
riot was IN progress at Marnnsburg, the
.ailrosd men having taken possession OF
the road and stopped the movement OF
all freight TRAINS on the b " .. Railroad
al that point The cause OF this inter.
ference with the company's property was
resistance by the railroad men against
the reduction in wages, of 10 per cent.
which toyk place last Monday. All
sorts of rulnorS were sfloat on the streets,
small groups of people were scattered
here and there, and talked excitedly
about the riot, and when it became know n
that the Mathews Light Guards had been
| ordered to the scene OF action by His tx
celency, Governor Matthews, the excite.
ment knew no bounds, and the appear
ance of the
MILITARY ON STREETS