, 1877-08-06

d. QUO.
In response to colntuittce Who presented
rcsoluttona adopted al a meeting Of strikers,
Viec-l'rcAldcnt John King, Jr., Inst week nd
dressed the following letter, which Ia III more
than ordinary interest ut this tiulc:
uEsTtKNEH: an an receipt Of your comnnni.
catton inc.os'ng resolution. a!'optea # lneetne
proposing the following Easrx Of waKcs; Engl-
isccfs dr... class $i ~; eon,.cats, -: con4ue.
III declining this proposition. IT is nut proper
aud tielt That THO rca.uns ~hich hase let tu tn!'
II s:.. snssa 's ss I'll s'ff d.
10 worse. THE .cntct upon ths Hs!tia,otr i ohio
revenue. Tne hlhcr trunk lines hsd reduced wages
10 Pcr cent. one At then, on the Int of June: and
.TS r e CT M II. bs sn .nd t TIA, ~ a'
,aal t;s iisliimo'v i ohio 'conpsny W. ihs III
We.t Witch ina.iu ths Reduction u 10 par erat. -.
A. W. isi !. s ate* ,Sa .s viii
s"ai !ie rstc W. sal Wills tn june. 1S7?. il vss
T,a oIeefs of The Company arc suls thsl il ID only
nses..ary u .uams these as.s n sad nsres to s.s.
1af "s!a. WIN ssss IL '' sas Of s'h$ nj
ny ha;s ths 'atss Il aroash 'ssht .d csl aaa
c;n'nc.isnn. but tho quantity n Thy aereEate hs4
&, y m: T. y :ae
InE arltClt transported uter tic Company lllrs
The consideration Of this hsa,sh of thc subject
tsik!s inc ~ csl1 70 your atteatlpa Tho motives
Ct nuhlarr Ut nscu thau reauLttd In the baud.
lns ot ~ ttasnt unsy +; 'tutsa amount 1 of bast.
~ .sssise.ory u ihe comp.uy IL nass kspt II ,he
work. buk Il WAS !rsan,e Hlurr hntnaue, ~ view
uiv ,bs limited amount of bus,ncts au,oaG Inc
gtrstcst practicable number. White II IL > subject
sso.as ami III IN i' = rrrst degsrs praucci liz
present trouble stnouK nLr trAn1en. 1t u satsfac'
iury to know TINT these dlnleultrs ean ~ readily
IL. tuertst OF the tonpAny and u thuse It eni.
poy. Krlly imp.ss.s;! T,! u H. tht. nssf hors
y xus a'fss' y sa IT, ~ srsax t
The experiences ut thu lat ten days must .attsfy
Vsl.inors Uh!o Msliroai ths Clly u tsa!t,u,ory
IL not un1y deprived u tue great commercial ID.
tho eniirs comunI,y i nsds 10 feel iii iii bull.
must " seriously crtppled. and tbs price .!
all kinds of family supplies xrcas'y tncssased: foa
fright train, on tue talt1oss uhia llailfo4 IL
lnattcf H. which vi our citizens of crefy calling
| ART vitality Interested.
ITEMS.
TIE gauge Of tue Lake aaoFa i Michigan
Southern Railroad was to bc changed 1Rst week
from icet o.; ,nehes " feet ~; iasascs Oh tho
section betwcen Buffalo aud Cleveland. All
necessary a1rangetnents ha1 beeu tua.lc, but the
strike has lclaSed tue clauKc. .rhe oll guugc
was adopted NJ eomproinl4c between tlc lvct
10 inchcs Vi the Ohio lines and thu fsrt ~
inches Vi sloss Vt tlu uthct cuhMet t'otls Of tho
soa:l. OF thu section u b. altered tls linc fsoR
Claveland 10 Erle-thc Cleveland, pancsvlle.
d A4htal,uia-was originally fvet ~ inches
| the old Bu:Falo l. Stats .tnc VIA tret W
tuehcs; Hhlie t1u Este j. STATE line WAS built of
5fsct eauge, eMt Afterwards etansed y fees
~ inche4. The pFeSsut change " made H.
lA2ttss VI convenience, cAlehY " utfl2te tbs
! necs.sssty of rsia: tho compromise cars with
broat+ tread Hhcets.
Ths Missouri Kauaaa l. Texas Railroad in axes
| the following statement ul grosI earnings iuf
tho mouth q July, ls0: f1e1g4lt, xlaAt74o oo !;
passenger, $50 l5s.SS; mau, +s.5lt.1b; exprsss,
S5,N0; miscellaneous, $i.437.il; lotal, F?h3,-
aSa83i corresponding. pcs1ol last ycAF. essA,-