New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21
THE UPRISING OF LABOR.
THE MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT SUSPENDED.

TRIRE-CONSERVAr1VE VIEWS VIZ '
MEN-sHrPPERs GROWING ANXIOUS.
The Importance of the strike OF the ireisht-
handlers at the piers of the different railroad COM
panies can only he fully appreciated by those VINO
carefnllv investigate the situation. IL has assumed
n,onort;ons that are serious to both the transport
tation lines and the merchants Already INC
| delav in the shipment of freight has cost tho
mercantile community thousands OF COLLARS anu
has been equivalent TO like cost TO the roads IN te
time that has been lost in handling the goods Inc
strike reached a point yesterday where the move
ment of freight out of the city IS pracucaiy sus-
ncnded Some goods have been handled by the
roads. but compared with the extent of shipments
under ordinary circumstances the amount IS very
small. all of the railroad piers on this side OF the
North River are virtually blocked and all but
those of one ROAD Oh the Jersey City side are IN
similar condition. What little freight was ihoNou
Yesterday handled only at the coS' ol ueia a
fronble and inconvenience to shipper aud carrier
alike Should the strike continue ior re" ua33s s
longer the consequences entaled by IL VIII DO leV
| for weeks afterwaTd. J.. a,.
ciate the importance OF the striking movement.
Most OF them however. aoknowiedgen that i. "r
| n serious aspect and In this view they were sup
| ro,ted by merchants and shippers with whom
| TmRuNE reporters talked on the sublect 20 Iar
as has been developed the strike III us chafaO 70
| local. No indications ale said by railroad men 10
| have been detected of a similar movement aonS
the lines of the roads, nor has the trou1io nid
| cred fortunate that the strike has occurren az
dull season of the year, the tonnage movement . 81
| the roads now being comparatively IlghV oolh
| East-bouud and West-bound. AT a busy season.
merchants say strike like the present one "ouu
have accomplished ITS object almost nc va len
so great that the business community Woulu p ~
united to press the railroads TO SURRENDER lno
bound freight movement, hoWe9ei NAP en
even for this dull season. stimulated ny th 1 al.
| nouncement of the proposed advance III " ~ ~
| bound freight rates on July j. Al PreerIn' ore
actual rates are about 30 per cent under the con-
| iemnlaicd new schedule la order to take al van
| tage OF the low figures many shippers nave poen
| hnrrying forward goods and many western ine t
| chants have been disposed to buy more heavily
| than they otherwise would have zone. Ine eIeU'
OF the strike on trade has already oeeh seen NV y,
| ever in a cancellation OF orders Whlch - o"u W
| have been made by Western merchants VINO; nav
| ing heard OF the trouble have feared ueias III
shipments A continuation CT the present slIua-
ton merchants say, cannot fail 70 cause pucudSo'
| 10 be made at the West instead OF here
| ACCEssIuNs OF STRIKERS.
Accessions to the strikers were received yesterday
from the freight handlers quitting work AT the
| Jersey City piers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company at Piers Nos. 3, 1, 3 and .. East RIVER
| of the New-York, Lake Erie and Western and 81
| Pier No 80 East River OF the York, New
| Haven and hartford Railroad. The regular men
are now on strike at the piers of these railroads ana
| at those of the Newly ork Central, tne zen tIdi
Railroad of New Jersey, the Lehlgh valley ana tue
| Delaware Iackawanna and Western roads NO
strike has occurred and none promises 10 occur at
the piers the various steamship lines III this Guy;
TIE freight handlers OF the latter are pald 50 anu
80 cents an hour the reason 1t is explained that
their work is not so regular as that CT the rafoau
| freight handlers The strikers have pad VISITS 10
| several of the lines but have not endeavored to
! induce the men to leave work alter learning what
wages were being paid A Non ~ tn ar Ia Fast
| River of the Vermont Central Railroad ana the
| Maine Steamship Line. No interference was al,
tempted When the ioremen at Inc PS phrr
| was The strikers had two so'caiieI paraucs YES
teflay for the purpose of their moral eiiect on .ne
| green" hands which some OF the railroads nave
| employed in place OF the regular men.
| The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company yes
terday declined to receive any freight. n.e nf
| goods are sent under usual circumstances OUT OF
| New-York by tine Pennsylvania Kailr"ad Inc
| Grand Trunk Railroad also received no freight al
| it's offices to 90 west over the New OK Trunk
| lines The Pennsylvania Railroad received only
such freight from shippers as was immediately
pressing or from those TO wno II waS tbis snail
| amount was handled with difficulty by the hastily
| gathered gang of men from the streets. ne Ire
the Central of New Jersey, and the dew Ork zen
tral eudeavored to transact some business at their
| piers by securing Italian iaOOrers from CasIle
| Garden AS was to be expected the experiment
| met with little success so far the handling OF
| any considerable amount OF freight was concerned
None oil the could speak Engilsh, ana inter
| prefers had 10 be employed TO deliver 10 then we
| orders of the pier clerks of the companies The
| patlencr the regular clerks was severely taxed
, by the bundeTs and awkwardneSs OF the new men,
and the drivers OF the shippers trucks gave vent ID
| much profanity at the long DELAYS 10 Wblch incy
| were forced to submit. III was stated az the pieI7
, that the work winch three four OF the old men
could do took dozen of the Italians. Ihe latIer
were also said TO possess less endurance IMAM inc
regular men because of the little food they TOOK.
| Railroad mana GERS, however, expressed confidence
. | that III few days the men would De nearly az
skIliul as the old employees Their sub0rdlnales on
| the wharves were sceptcal on tins point. Oianc-
| ing at a stack OF boxes and cases piled on the
| Eries pier. No. 81, North River, which, to Judge
from the rate of speed at which the Italians were
working would not be cleared away Tor several
hours one of the tally clerks gtowled: II we had
the old boys here they would clear that away III
"W hat can you expect of fellows who take only
a Loaf of bread and some cheese Tor breakfast J.
, | retOrted another clerk.
4" The company had better send these fellows to
| school first ii they want em to do IN place OF the
+ strikers" added a third.
TALKS WITH RAILROAD MES AID SHIPPERS.
E. S. Bowen, general superintendent of the New
York Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company
said to a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that he die
not consider the strike serious matter. " III hat
} caused good deal OF bother" he added. but that
can result from your cook leaving you at breakfast
J We have got 900 men from Castle Garden an1
freight is going over the road as usual. They AT
Italians and while not wing the skill of the o,C
| men they make good wOrkmen. There are ne
| indications of any trouble along the line Ut oui
road SO far as We know the str Ike Is purely local
There il sign OF trouble among the tram men oil
John Whitaker the New-York and Ncw-Eng
land agent OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. Is at The
: West At one of the cuinpany's Offices, however
All agent SAID tnat all the companys piers were
virtually closed We have sent no formal notice
to shippers" he said but they pretty well under
stand the situation and are not sending US goods
| Particular shipments are received when tht
= | shippers supply the men TO handle the freight
| There has been strike so far - have learned
| among our at Newark. don't believe 0ui
| men wanted to strike. They did ont of SYM
| pathy with the strikers and because they were III
| undated. The roads do nothing bat walt tll
! tho strikers surrender. The Italians that some O
. | the lines employing do more harm than good
u | sill 1 believe that the men wilt have TO give IN
T. | They have no organzati and 10 money; NOTHING
saved up TO keep them while they are on strike HIT
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