The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-21
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EFFECT or TfE STRIKE ON BALTIMORE
TRADE-RINGLEADERsBE BEING ARRESTED
| INVEST VIRGINIA -PRocLAMATIoEsoF
GOVERNORS YOUNG AND cARRoLL-THE
PITTSBURGH, FoRTWAYNE, AND CHICAGO
MEN JOIN TIE sTR1K 9, WHICH IS BE-
+ COMING GEsERAL-A TERRIBLE SCENE
IN BALTndoRE:-LIsT OF THE KILLED
AND MouNDED-ThE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO WIRES GUTHRIE AT CAMDEN STA
TON, &C., &C.:
~. fFroir, the Baltimore Sun Of yestertiaT.Iy
The freight embargo on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad involves serious pecu-
niary loss to the: company as well as to seve-
| rat branches OF business, especially that OF
| coal and petroleum. at this season Of the
year business between Baltimore. and the
West is dull, and the volume OF through
freight is small compared with other sea-
sons, and very little grain is moving to the
seaboard. This fact.is one OF the reasons
Influencing the. railroad, company TO reduce
4
= Receipts OF petroleum from Pittsburgh
| had for some time Nv eraged over 700 bar
rels daily by rail. A number Of vessels are
on the bertfs to load Oh for Europe. Stocks
| in warehouses are small, as the oil is usually
put or. board as it arrives. z There is cense-
auently no petroleum in Baltimore for yes
sells awaiting it, and there are some con-
tracts to clear in July. This is q serious In
convenience. and would result; i'm large loss
Ito shippers il the strike holds ont. Several
hundred carloads OF oil were stopped be-
! vond Martinsburg by the strike, and the
Baltimore agent Of the; Consolidation Oil
Company states that shipments for Balti-
more had been temporarily discontinued at
Pittsburgh. I'LL T.
/ Last week the Baltimore and Ohio ship
ped q, 900 tons OF coal to Baltimore, This
week there is none of any moment. The
stocks in the hands OF receivers here are
small, and in some instances local demands
could not be filled. A number Of vessels
chartered to load for coastwise ports are
awaiting cargoes, and in some instances the
yessel-owners are charging demurrage be-
cause of the delay. $50. ..5,...-
For some time very little western corn
has been received at Baltimore, and western
wheat receipts are not expected before
August. The Northern Central yesterday
received 100 carloads Of grain by fake and
rail from Chicago, but aIl-rail routes like
| the Baltimore and Ohio do not expect
much grain before the wheat movement be-
gins. ti,.51 .s.it ,.tss. q :, :.
The shipments Of cattle over the Balti-
more and Ohio will de diverted to other
lines pending the strike, but the loss from
this cannot be known, because the COM
pany- have no means OF ascertaining how
many head of cattle would have been
shipped" Virginia graziers have other
outlets to market. fi't 49, s..,,. y-,gstIi
The effect Of the strike on business at the
stations in Baltimore was very evident yes
terday, 1.-The only freight received being small
lots OF articles not necessary to be shipped
at once, which were placed on the platforms
at Camden Station, There were but few
ffreight-ca cars lying there, mostly unloaded,
land the platforms presented almost a deserted
appearance AtiMount Clare there were
also very few freight-cars. At locust
Point probably about 200 coal-hoDpers were
lying on the different sidings; most OF each
kind beng empty. There were very few
vessels along the, wbaryes. r
The mechanics 10 the shops and a. few
laborers are ut work, but most OF the clerk IS
in the different Offices were temporarily.re-
Elieyed from duty day or. two ago. There
is small stock Of grain in the elevators,
but little call for delivery. This, however,
has not been effected by the strike, from the
fact that no grain is coming forward just at
this season, the wheat not having been quite
harvested The great bulk Of freight trans
portation. was, ut Nartinsburg, where. there
were about 1900 cars blockaded, with
heavy conveys at &Keyser and Grafton, all
these points being in West Virginia. The
amount of the freight and coal along the
road is very large, but nothing approaching
an accurate estimate could be obtained. i, T.
80 THE LABOR INTERESTS INVOLVED. 80
The striking firemen in Baltimore have
continued perfectly quiet, orderly, and So
ber They were yesterday anXiously ex-
pecting news from the central point of the
movement at Martinsburg. Many were
congregated at their places Of resortin the
southern section of the city. They, were
confident Of the success OF the movement
on d peace basis. A committee represent
ling engineers, conductors, Sfremen, and
brakemen had left Baltimore to confer with
committees Of the strikers along; the whole
line OF the road to insure nnanimity in the
demand for 50 day for firemen and brake
men, and no reduction for engineers anci
conductors, before resuming work. z
| In speaking OF the causes of the strike the
men state that in 1873 they received So day,
and could by extra work make ten and
eleven days week. At that time a reduc-
ton was made, taking off extra time allowed,
the extra halliday for Sundays, and putting
the regular pay at 1925 day. Last Au-
gust further reduction of 80 cents was
made, and the pay OF tirst-class iremen was
81 Is and second-class $3.50. The temper
cent. reduction would make the rates S1.58
and $1.35 a day: 80, :: ~. 80, *.
The men state that in addition they have
/ to take trains to Locust Point instead OF
Mount Glare, to draw the fires and put
/ away the engines They allegei that, the
number Of tbrakemen have been reduced,
the size Of the trains enlarged, and the dam
ger OF accidents on the trains greatly in
creased. The work Is very heavy, man
having to handle some eight tons OF coal
several times during the day. They claim
that their work is trade as much as any
other, and requires skilled labor. A man
must not only throw in coal, but know ex-
actly how much his engine will consume,
or he may stop her running by putting in
too much or too little.
They say that eighteen days in month ls
the highest any OF them now make, and the
average would not be over fourteen days.
In the winter twelve days is: a good aver
age. The story OF their struggles to live
is very sad. ! On. the road they have to pay
their board while waiting for return trains,
each meal costing thirty cents. They assert
that they are detained from one and two to
as much as four days on trips. so that on
their return they have little or nothing
over from the proceeds OF their work:
| Those who have families here are. Obliged
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