The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-28
The Texas Central in Full OPP
Grafton from Denlson to
Galveston.
The Details OF the Terms Of Settle
ment Not Yet Made Public, the
Conference Having been Held
With Closed Doors.
The Accession Of the Management 10 the
Worklngmen's Demands Is Anihori.
tative KnOwn-The Chairman OF
Employees Committee Orders
Resumption OF Work.

Texas ana Pacific Matters stilI. "At
Rest" waiting for the FuIi OF the
Tile 90 Sea Things AfIoat.
rHE HERALD has paid unremitting
attention TO the different phases of the
great railroad troubles, which have ex.
listed for the past few days. In our
issue Of yesterday TnE HERALD
assured the public that the reports Of
the trouble on the Central railroad had
been exaggerated, and the assertion has
been fully verified by the course OF
events. We predicted that no
general strike was or would be put in
operation, and that the officers OF the
road, ~ well rs the employ
ees, were both imbued with
q spirit OF fairness and cancellation,
which would enable mutual under.
standing to take place, when the high
contracting parties came together al
Houston to-day.
We are glad to announce to the pub
lie that everything IL harmonious, ant
there will be no strike on the Central
In evidence of this we give the follow
ing dispatch, received from Houston
at 5 p. M:
Special to The Herald
HoUsToN, July u, 2;4s p. m.--The
meeting OF the employees OF the Cen
trail, to confer with the officers OF the
road, was held to-day, ut ~ o'clock.
The Corsicana and Houston commit
tees met Vice President Jordan, Gen
eral Superintendent SWANSON lsTeas-
urer Gave and Secretary Richardson
Steven G. Lipscomb, of Houston, was
chosen by the employees delegation.
The meeting was held with closed
doors, no reporter being admitted to
the deliberations, which lasted till 1870
p. m.
1t IL learned that the con pany nc.
ceded to the demands made by the
men, aud the wages paid them In
January would be restored. The
terms of the committee to
the company aud the proposal
of the latter has not been made public
at this writing. We were authorlta'
lively informed, however, that tue
former wages, AZ stated above, Will be
restored, one.half, or ten per cent. raise
on August first, and the other half,
five per cent, on October first.
There are no approximations OF a
strike now. The men are fully satisfied
with the proposal OF the company, aud
applauded loudly when the decision OF
the company was announced. The city
IL quiet WI
On the receipt Of this dispatch our
reporter repaired at once to the Office
of the Houston and Texas Central Rail-
road Company here, and found on his
arrival all the men about the depot In
A high state OF glep, nom the good
news received. Agent Gaines then
showed us the following dispatch,
which had just been received from ).
G. Llpscomp, chairman OF the COM
mittee appointed by the abroad men,
to present their cas- 70 the company.
Mr.. Lipscomp IL IN engineer and a
nromineut member Of the brother
hood. and we are informed that
lac Ia the chief Of the engineers
association In this state. His dispatch
IL a complete ratification OF the proph-
eeies made in The HERALD this yester
day, regarding the manner In which
the company would receive the petit
ton Of the men, and also that the en-
ployees would wait for the report OF
the committee, before taking any ex-
IRENE measures:
HousfoS, July q, ls77-ss0 p. m.
Mr.. Galnes;
our troubles are settled. Make
known everywhere that We have an un'
interrupted route to New Orleans, New
York and other eastern points by way
Of the gulf. j. WALDO.
To All Employees 81 the Houston and Texai
Central liaiiroAd.
At n meeting Of employees Of tn,
Houston aud Texas Central railroad
with the general officers Of the road,
am pIease1 10 assure the employees
generally, that your committee wa