New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-04
AFAvoRABLE DAY FOR THE RAILROADS

a FAVORABLE DAY FOk TIE RAILROADS,
There was lull yesterday in the activity OF
those interested in the freight-handers strike in
this civ The semi-hoday among business firms
and workingmen tended to make the situa-
ton along the piers almost as quiet as 1t
| were filled with goods ready for shipment, but ut
tle freight was offered. 1T OF for US to send
our goods down to the riers today" sad prominent
bring them back again. There can DC no revival OK
tTe general expression of merchants The result
was that the amount of freight offered was nconsld.
| cradle. About the same number OF Italians ana
| Russian Jews were at work among the freight ON
| the piers. Some little progress was made during
the day toward classifying and loading the con-
tents of the wharyes. and altogether III was
| favorable day for the railroads.
| significant feature OF the trouble, and one
| which is becoming more noticeable every day, Is
the fact that it is almost impossible to ma gather
| ing of dozen strikers. Many OF the men have
| sought and found work elsewhere. The changes III
| the work on the piers were few yesterday AT the
Pennsylvania Pier, No. l, North River, twenty
| Russian Jews demanded their pay in the
morning, and, not getting it, left work.
Several misunderstanding have occurred between
the foreigners aud the agents. which have resulted
in number of small gangs quitting work. a NUN
| Der of ruInOrs which had lively circulation re-
lieyed somewhat the monotony OF the
| strike yesterday. One was to- the
| effect that the representatives of the
railroad companies had held a meeting IN the
morning, and that they had decided to
| give the extra 3 cents an nour TO the men. An
| other was that the bulk of the Italians and
| Jews were going to join the strikers and make a
| similar demand for higher wages. Neither
three stories was true, and the statements made at
some of the meetings of the last night, that the
| strike would be ended tomorrow BY concession
| from the companies was as improbable as the other
| rumoTs. -,
| meeting of the Executive Committee
of the strikers was held last night at No. 40 Pearl
ST. Plans for the organization OF all the men were
| made and constitution and bylaws were submit
| ted for the approval of the branches 1t
was proposed to call the general body
| the New-York Freight Handlers Protective Union
which is to be formed of branch unions formed on
each pier. 1t was reported that 164l men had been
| already enrolled.
A mass-meeting was held last night under the aus
| pces Of the Central Labor Union. Robert
| Blisent and other well-knOwn labor agitators
| addressed the meeting on the subject of Lessons
| from the otrike.O The speaker urged immediate
organization
| In the Board of Aldermen yesterday resolution,
| offered by Alderman Levy was adopted, expressing
| the sympathy of the Board with the freight-hand-
| lers now OH u strike and asserting that thelr de-
| mandS are reasonable
| PHILADELPHIA July 3.-The Pennsylvania Rail-
road officials announce this morning that they now
| have full force OF fTeight-handlers employed at
| all the freight piers in NewYOrk and at Harslilus
Cove grain elevators Oh the Jersey City side that
| they are now IN position to handle promptly all
| east and west bound traffic and that they antlci-
pate no further delay in the delivery of gOods-the
majority OF their men having gone to work at the