, 1877-07-24
CHICAGO.
FIRST.

THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL sWI1CHNLNs
Last evening At o'clock the ewitchncn Of
the Michigan Central abandoned their work
mil quit uptA further pay he granted them.
Their Pug since the lst OF 3uly has been ~ a
month for the one who has csarVu OF the
engine, anil s42 for Ills "hclpcr.t Previously
thcs received tdj;5 and so respectively. Their
present wnges are said TO be The lowest paid fy
nnv road IN Tho city to, twttchmcu. On the
western The rates are kfat aid ~. About
thirty swltch,nen ARE employed In the
yard during the day an!l night, i"'o being
70 es et1Re oeak ys.teT
day noon, when the men informed the officers
tnas they. would not work for tho present
wages. The switclltnen did not attempt to In
isrsTs .s Ts hs ns sy VII II r n1oSs1S ~ qss eos
sl,eir ea"N demand vii be accedcl to.
Tho trains were running oil right last
night, and hopes were expressed that tl'erc
was noticcd in The large number of empty cara
beng sent out to kcn-lncton last night, one
cnginc taking out ain,ut sixty at II o'c!ock.
MR.. RILEY. TILE MAsrER MECHANIC
OF the road stated, that there would not he n
BIT of trouble with lis hands. Tho men, how.
around, bnt when he /. away, express
themselves very cmphaticallv as 10 wnrk'
ss L :. T., On tie pat @ Il tSe see oe, S
also sud that they were only waiting for the
other roads, whcn they thought that they
would follow suit. A group or two or three
forms, and thought that they won.l ktriisc,. at
what time thcy did nut know, but probably be-
fore Friday
Mr. Slack, mastcr-mccbanlc Of tho Illinois
Central, stated that ncycr bcforr haa ho known
sueh good feeling among bis 1nen:
rhe striking OF the Michigan Central switch.
men Is said to le Bfmplyn .-....-..
COMMENCEMENT or GENERAL MovHHExT :,
on the purt Of others engaged IN similar work
on other roads, and It VA. lc4rned from some oi
thcr, last night TINT 1t WIS vcry probable t!,ut
nli Tho swaehinen would strike during to-day.
l These mcn have no union Or organization among
| themselves. While u few renlatu long III thu
/ n a good dca1. Tic work they do-<oupI,ng
car5, etc.-is OF a danacrous character
| knowledge OF al the stations on the roads. II
order to arrange the freight cars 40 that the,
leaAt labor, nnl the greatest say!nR III tint
and wear ind tear. Perfectly green men GILL
not do this work. Some little experience Is re
ou|red; and. the wages f,efng low co!nparatirya Y
| IL, the Michigan Central n,cn considered ta
present q tlttlnE chance 10 secure restoration
| to tho old standard.
i rcporter, who visited the round-housc nea
| Fifteenth STREET III tile afternoon, found every
gagged III cleaning and ovcrhauliuG cnEtnca, ans
they has, learned nothing IL regard 10 any COW
tcf6plntcd strike at this rntl Of the line. Will
GJmpathizing thoroughly with their own class
they deprecated yioleure, mud sa!d TIM
tho greater part III tho e1ccsacs a
Pittaburg wesc committed by tho mob tcon1
posed Ut ronghs anil thicrce. A. to the prua
poets llere the outlook waa gloomy, and thcf
was every rcason tn expect trouble. The Mics
lynn Central would be one OF tho first roads o
4 Which the ucn would strike, for on that roa
thcy were worse paid than OF, my other runnt!l
out vi tho city. But what would b
dono Il was Impossible 10 stat4
aud everything depended upon til
attitude takcn by the maiagers. Some rumor
had been lying around In regard to tue difcrcu
ruads, but nothlng authcutlc was known, an
the stories which were unsupported BY cvldenc
wero generally dssrreasted.