Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-01
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As compared with 1861 the rates You
name will exceed those in operation at
that period to the extent OF about 50
per cent. The rates Of through freight
in 1861 were double those Of 1877. and
for coal the rate was s. 81, whilst in
June, 1877, it was but 81 81 Per ton
from Cumberland to Baltimore.
The officers Of the company are sure
that it is only necessary to submit these
facts and figures to satisfy every rea
sonable. man il the service that the
wages you propose cannot be paid.
Since the panic Of 1872 not only have
the rates Of through freight and other
traffic been reduced ny severe and active
competition, but the quantity in the
aggregate has diminished. Especially
is this true in regard to the coal trade.
which for many years has been the
leading article Transported over the
company's lines. The consideration Of
this branch Of the subject brings me to
call to your attention the motives
which governed the company IN employ
ing a greater number Of men than were
required in the handling Of its trains.
Only a limited amount Of business
could be secured. It would have been
quite as satisfactory to the company to
have kept in the service only the num-
Der of men needed for the work. but 1t
was regarded as more humane. in view
of the great scarcity Of work generally,
to distribute the limited amount of
business amongst the greatest practical
Bile number. Whilst it IS a subject Of
regret that these motives have been
misunderstood and in a great degree
produced the present trouble amongst
our trainmen. il is satisfactory to know
that these difficulties can be readily ad-
justed in such q manner as to protect
materially the interest Of the company
and of those it employs. Fully i'm
pressed with this belief, I hope there
will be no difficulty in the way of your
returning to work, so that the running
Of freight trains may be at once resum-
ed.
The experience Of the last ten days
must satisfy every one that il freight
trains are stopped on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad the city Of Baltimore
is not only deprived of the great COM
mercial advantages which she has here
tofore enjoyed, but the entire commune
ty is made to feel that all business
must be seriously crippled and the
price ofall kinds Of family supplies
greatly increased.
You will thus see that the resump-
ton Of the running Of freight trains on
Baltimore and Ohio railroad is matter
in which all our citizens, Of every call
ing, are vitality interested.
Respectfully yours.
JOHN KING, JR.,
President.
THE MOVEMENT FROM HARRISBURG.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jsly 27.-The
movement Of freight trains by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company was begun
in this city to-day, and all reached their
destinations east and west without in
terruption. The trains were manned by
the old employees, who appeared anx-
ious to resume their positions. The
railroad company will probably allow
all those employed at the time of the
strike to resume work except the ring
leaders in the movement. There arc
very few Of these on the Harrisburg and
Philadelphia divisions. the strike be-
tween Altoona ard Philadelphia having
been precipitated by outsiders. Work
in the Pennsylvania railroad shops in
this city was also resumed to-day, near
ly all the employees taking their places.
Of the $50 loaded cars in this vicinity
all but about twenty-five were Transport
ted east to-day. A large number of
empty cars ware also taken west.
THE CRISIS AT THE MINEs-A DIsAs-
TRoUs STRIKE AND A MELANCHOLY
PROSPECT.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-The worst
features Of the present situation in Penn
sylvania is the threatening attitude of
miners. At Scranton there is panic
and dread. In that city and vicinity
there are 10000 idle men. with blast
furnaces chilled, rolling mills idle, rail-
roads stopped, and mines flooding fast,
so that should the present idleness pre-
vail a week it would take six months to
place mines and rolling mills in work
ing order once more.
In no part of the United States has
the strike worked such disasterand now
where are the consequences so threat
ening. 1t has been noticed that the
men are very orderly. They have had
everything their own way so far. They
have stopped everything but the mail
car. This morning even the mail failed
to make its regular trip, the company
to run it unless a passenger
train was also permitted. The Lehigh
and Susquehanna road is on strike |
and Scranton is completely cut of from
with New York and
Philadelphia.
Idleness reigas supreme, aud the eli
max is awaited with fear and trembling.
1t is feared that when it comes the re-
solutions in favor of law and order will
speedily be trampled upon by hungry
THE BATTLE OF CHICAGo-sLAuGH-
TER OF RIOTERS AND COMMUNISTS