The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-14

less, by ignorance-the William Merritt, Mer'
curry and another. 1t is said that one of the
shutters was used up yesterday and another en-.
CINE was sent for to haul her to the round
house.
The striking committee consists of Geo. W.
Stevens, Portland, chairman; G. A. Stevens
Lawrence; G. w. Kent, and W. q. Walker
Portland. Chairman Stevens son was an OPP
orator at the transfer station, but was discharg-
ed, because at that point, he must necessarily
hear all the dispatches between Superintendent
Furber and his men.
Mr.. Arthur spoke to large crowd in Fanueil
Hall, last evening, explaining the position OF
the strikers.
The following is the proposition submitted to
the officials of the road Monday afternoon by
the committee:
First-On and after Feb 1, 1877, all engineers
who have been in the service OF the company
for the term of two yeats shall receive So 30 per
day, the present schedule and miles run to con-
stitute days work.
Second-All firemen promoted to the posi-
ton of engineers shall receive for the first year
$2 so per day for the same service; for the Sec
ond year they shall receive So per day for the
some service.
engines shall receive So 25 per day, providing
they have been in the service of the company
Two years, excepting r. W. Matthews and w.
d Cobb, who shall receive $3.50 per day on &C.
count of the ears of service rendered
Fourth-All the fremen employed by the
company shall receive for the first year SLIGO
per day, aftet that 81 80 per day.
Fifth-Tbe Oldest engineers in the service OF
the company to have preference of engines and
trains when vacant, if competent and worthy,
n .,,o A~c L.
divided equally among all, and no engineers or
hremen to be discharged upon any charge
without having fair and impartial investiga-
ton, and his guilt established beyoud doubt;
and further, that no engineer or fireman be
discharged for serving as committee man.
The stand taken by the strikers is we'll stat
ed by Mr. P M. Arthur, the chief of the Broth
hood he says that he came to Boston in the
interest of peace and good feeling between the
engineers and the corporation, and that every
thing had been done to avoid the strike. He
said that President White had caused the whole
trouble, for when he (Mr. Arthur had present.
ed the case to the company the President had
treated him with utter contempt and in man
ner unbecoming gentleman. Not one of the
strikers, said he, has tried to intimidate a new
Unemployed engineer and after they left their
engines they paaceably withdrew from the
premises of the railroad company. The engi-
neers aud fremen, numbering 146, all left to a
man, and not one of those employed in these
capacities a week ago is at present connected
with the road. They all expect the corpora
ton to accede to their demands, and they have
all positively refused to return to their posi-
tions unless satisfactory settlement is made.
He said that he wished the public to distinc city
understand that the engineers never leave their
engines between stations because that they may
gain some advantage, but because it was agreed
that the strike should take place at specified
time, land that time the engines to be left in
whatever place they happened to be, and in
that way no collisions would occur. The fires
are dumped to prevent accidents, for which the
strikers might be held responsible.
Ii we give way to the tyranny and oppression
of this road we cannot support our organiza-
ton, which has done more to aid the widows
and orphans of honest, noble men than any
other in the country. Its good work consists
not only in the support of widows and orphans
but in the support of the men themselves, who
are sometimes raised from fallen positions,
clothed, fed and brought up to be excellent
members, and finally to be irst-class engineers.
The influence of the Brotherhood has been
very great in the thirteen years of its existence.
He then pays Train Dispatcher Smith very
questionable compliment and makes grave
charges against his efficiency as railroad off
cial. We do not take advantage of the COM
pany for we gave them timely notice of the
strike. President White aud Superintendent
Furber, rather than pay IS 80 per day preferred
to hire drnnka-ds, thieves and State Prison
birds, as IS positively the case. These men, q
part of whom cannot get off their engines be-
cause they are so drunk, and all without the
experience which is necessary to protect life
and imb,are paid $3.50, while this sum was re-
fused the faithful men, many of whom have
been in the employ of the company for thirty
years The company pays six per cent inter-
ert, aud after its last payment had balance of
1911, 104S5, and then pleaded poverty aud would
not pay its engineers but $685. So, $275 and
1928, with bonus of twenty-five cents-call-
ed good behavior money'-once in three
months, if deemed proper, but not more than
one man in twenty ever received such a bonus
About year age reduction of ten per cent
was submitted to, but not a cent was taken
from the salaries of the officials. If these sal
aries were reduced we would be willing to
bear our share, but at present the whole burden
falls on the engineers, iremen and train hands
In concluding. Mr.. Arthur said that the grass
would grow over the graves of the Superinten-
dent and President before the strikers oud
return at the present rates. We expect to gain
what we ask and that the company will not
modest US for at least year. We propose to
fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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