New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-29
TRUNK LINE TROUBLES.
POSSIBLE STRIKE ON THE ERIE.

POSSIBLE STRIKE ON THE ERIE.
The Erie Railway will take off 10 per cent
on july froai The wages Of It's engineers. fremen,
brakemen, sad other employees, whose pay was no'
affected Dy the reduction % last year The announce
ineut Of this reduction has caused mnch
discussion and considerable excitement among
IN, men whose pay Will be affected by it,.
A COMMITTEES OK engineers, bremen, and others Naeu
upon President Jewctt yesterday morning and ASKED
tat the MEASURE be- reconsdcred and that there be NO
cu,tiu. of the present wages committed OF % brake
men and -ackmen from Hornellsvie also visited Press
dent Jewett with the object Mr. Jewet iniorme 4
tie committee that the reduction would be RICHLY al
hered to; that tine financial condition of the com
many made it advisable, and that 1t had been
puroved bv she court of wIch, receiver he vas An
1l'tI' tLv .''' 49, 0.o-s os mo company claim
that Eric engineers ami uemeu I"Fo b'en recti'u3
Ia .heI wages than ARE paid on any DINER io',L -, =
Tho committee retired, and meeting OF menn 1 ~
carnations was held yesterday afternoon, Dnt the uei
erafons we're kept secret il Is known that tAe SUBJECT
r.nortrd last night trat decision was r@fht'l,
and ia the matter had been deferred nnGl meeting OF
chm-saops OF the Erie road IN Jersey cry,
last night. the probability OF a strike
Nj Pane the foreman Of the rom i-house stated 20 a
TRIBUNE repor,e that the question OF u sli'@e 1 ~ t5
~ tlcd i'm he meetings 81 the men yer I'D pr heu ne
was Inclined To- think there would not DE stsihs' Al
was quiet upon The road ~ That TIME - t tio
oldest engineers on the road followed MN ana Tliu
Don't YOU believe what they have been teiiluE YOU
There win be- trouble here in Few days. "ih 'I..
there will be strike all along the line get ms iton
the best source When 5000 and more men 'ia' "ViA
an Of a .u,.deu there will ice "a row IN ihe camp.
An agreement has been made bet"ern NE Ers lnI
NeW-York Central Railroads. by when II II stpuiled
thar freight and passenger rates 10 oompehhs poiss
within the state 81 NewNork shall De- thi SAINT % le
two routes. Business between competing POINTS nov
equally convenient by both roads In 20 De e. Q" ne Que
having the shorter route Thus the tfahc Tou lIIea
To- New York Will 10 the Ere, while ship I'm
thai point the West viii p1ps over inc Nt"i % ~
trial The net Da ssenger rates 10 Bhualo Itonl ll9
have been by the New-IOrK Central ~ ana ny ~ Hio
&c hereafter tie rate By elther route VIII De - 3D.
TEN PKR CENT REDUCTION on LAKE SHORE
Dispatches from Cleveland state that 'he following
circular has been issued by officers Of the Lake shofe
Railroad:
Il, the OAfeers and Ep,pioy,s Of the LAKE sA'rs a''"
AfichtQun southern RrtirOld Company 60 an,
On aud alter July L. 1877, reduction OF ~ ~ ti
will be- made IN the prcscuf cunpeh-atipu ui az O'
ana emp.o owes OF every grade Ia the service OF lhr
pany where the amount received eNceehr u" eoh'9 -
nom 81 per Gay or $50 per month hu III cases -
ID Der cent would reduce the pay al tue houTui' no
O. cents per hour. daily men II per dhf OF eilpl. 5n
other CT below go per month, ilr pay Oh - -
De- el al Ten cents per hour II yer Gay dh ~ -
month, respectively. WILLIAM II. EANDHkblii TUE -
The Lake shore officials state that they do hot ApPlo
bond any strike trouble Of any KIND