New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-26
THE STRIKE STILL GOING ON.
WESTERN UNIONS ATTITUDE UNCHANGED.


MENIs OF DIRECTORS.
Tbere was no,ndicatlon of change in the attitude
of the Western Union Telegraph Company toward
the striking operators yesterday. The regular
weekly meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
COMPANY was held but the subject of the strike was
not officially referred TO. OF the committee the
members present were Acting President T. L. Eek
ert Vice President John Van Horne Cyrus W. Field,
Alonzo Is. Cornell, Jay Gould, Russell Sage and john
T. Terry. The meeting lasted less than an hour ana
only regular business was considered. The sub-com-
mittee on complaints presented no report aud was
not called upon to 90 SO. There was some informal
discussion between the directors as TO the
situation, but 1t was not olStuioou
by any suggestion of compromise. in the Language
of one prominent Western Union director. " the de-
termination of the company simply to MAINTAIN Hs
original attitude has not weakened in the least"
Russell Sage said that the position of the company
was as firm as the everlasting hills" Cyrus W.
Field said that no negotiations had been or would
he opeped with the Brotherhood of Telegraphers
and that the company was satisfied to let matters
remain as they are All of the directors, as hereto
fore. expressed the belief that the situation would
improve for the company.
No notice was taken at the Executive Committees
meeting of the suggestion of a conference made by
the Board of Trade and Transportation The West
ern Union directors privately resent the action OF
that organization as an interference with the COM
panys affairs. The Committee on Grievances has sus-
pended Its meetings and regards as prac
tically at an end Of three complaints received by it
one wasthat of a former employe who was suspended
for cause and one was sent by person whose name
was on list recommending advances in salaries
The writer Of the third complaint Is said to have
subsequently requested permission to withdraw It,
director said that during the last twelve months
5000 employees had had their salaries raised for
meritorious services At the time of the strike lists
of advances in wages recommended by the chiefs OF
the different departments are said to have been III
the hands of the company's officers.
EFFECTS OF THE STORM STILL FELT.
The Western Union Company still felt the effects
of the storms on Monday in handling the diminished
amount of business offered to 1t yesterday. Wires
were down or Interrupted by crosses" between the
principal points in the West and the South. There
was some improvement, however, later except at the
West. where the @ D. IN Official bulletins recorded
q less fayora BILE situation than at ~ o'clock noon
Boston business was an hour and a half behind at
noon, but by the evening the delay was reported
as thirty minutes. Way business to the East was
said to be all up" The wires TO Chattanooga and
New.Orleans were not restored until evening, when
the sending of back date messages was begun. Sa-
vannah business was reported to be four hours be-
hind at 6 p. m, and on Augusta business fifteen
messages were on the hook. The business between
Long Branch and New York fell behind one hour by
the evening. morning delay of one hour on the
Baltimore circuit was reported to be reduced to f-
teen minutes by the evening. Philadelphia mes
cages were twenty minutes behind, but Washington
was all clear" The business along the line of the
Erie Railroad and way business 10 New-Jersey was
places was little delayed and there no special
interest in the bulletins regarding them.
At the West the situation vas more unfavoTable
In business between New-York and Cincinnati was
two and a half hours at, p. M. against
From Fro Chicago superintendent Clowry tele-
gTaphed that there was better spirit among the
working operators. Chicago business, however,
was DELAYED one hour. At noon Buffalo business
was behind one and one-half hours; the delay was
reported at one and three-quarters hours. AZ . p.
hour from the morning delay, business being re-
ported delayed two hours The PIttsours and To-
fedo files were reported to be all clear by evening
after noon delay of one and one-half hours The
morning bulletin placed the delay on indianapolis
business at two hours, but no O'Clock report was
made on this point. The circuits between New
York aud Detroit and Cleveland were reported 10
be clear AS TO points west OF chicago the evening
bulletin said: "Busness we'll up; wires in good
shape; business CONSIDERABLY in0fe"S0u 0'0i '0'''i
Press Agent SomeryilIe said, to complement the
official bulletins that while he knew of no access
sions to the companys ranks, there had been no
OBJECTIONS. The company was receiving new
when they were needed the least to others where a
scarcity Of operators existed. The force at the mann
Office was asserted to be equal to handing the Dusi
ness offered in the present condition OF the different
circuits. The number had been reduced Dy
strengthening the force at the Exchanges and by
the reopeniug of additional branch offices. Forty
two branch Offices now open out OF lo3. When
asked how much the business handled by the com
pany had increased IN spite OF the strike ana the
that to-day are doing well on TO iwo-thlrds OF
our ordinary volume OF business" Mr.. Somervllle
said that the trouble caused by the railroad tele-
graph operators was less than on Tuesday. Many OF
the men had explained that their refusal to take
business i'll numerous instances was done 10 local
causes" =,
1t was stated at the Western Union Office last
night that such delays IN business as were caused
by the storm had been caught up with, and every
thing was running smoothly, For the hIst time IN
week the Wheatstones smut down on tlEe. one
striker returned to work yesterday, and one addl-
tional operator was engaged.
THE RAPIDS STRIKERS TO RESUME WORK.
ADJUSTMENT REACHED AT CONFERENCE WITH
THE BROTHERHOOD.
COMPROMISE was made yesterday between the
Brotherhood and the American Rapid Telegraph
Company whereby the old employees Of the COM
pany will resume work this morning. The terms OF
the contract were not given out by the company,
but it is understood that increase of pay
granted. At the conference held in the afternoon
ut the executive office of the Rapid, the company
was represented by President Converse and Vice
President ana General Manager May. In behalf of
the Brotherhood, Mr.. OConnor and Mr.. Orr OF the
Executive Committee, appeared The conference
was not a long one. When it over, Mr.. May
said to a reporter of THE TRIBUNE:
"The troubles have been adjusted to the satisfac-
ton of both parties. and the strikers resume work
for us tomorrow morning. l cannot tell you the
terms of the adjustment, as we mutually agreed
not to make them public at present"
President Converse authorized the publication of
this statement:
Nyw.YoRK July 25.
AT a conference Of the Executive COMMITTEES q the