The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-26
The Great Strike.

mittee of striking operators visited the
meeting of the bricklayers last night
and we're received with cheers. The
says the bricklayers offered
to raise 81, 900 for them on the spot,
but the offer was declined, as the men
were not yet in need of money.
The telegraph company at this point
is in great straits, owing to the fact
that many smaller places in the sur
rounding country, are coming up,
thus increasing the number of circuits.
The ease with which the company
seemed to dispose OF business seems
tohave been largely due to the fact that
these small towns had no operators to
receive, sn that their circuits were
closed aud counted out. All AssOci-
ated Press matter went promptly, ex-
cept 10 Milwaukee and its territory,
but the delay there is chiefly due to a
lightning storm which prevailed all
night, rendering the wires useless.
The impression last night was that
the situation is rather more favorable
to the operators, the idea having got
out that the company was playing
very heavy game of bluff. Whether
or not this is true remains to be seen.
The I,ter-0cson reporter made his
rounds yesterday, and began at the
Western Union headquarters. "You
may say that We are all right, re-
marked the head officer; 1--WE have
103 operators at work, and they are
constantly increasing, and our in
crease is from eighteen to twenty-five
a day. The night force is sixty-6ve
for tonight" fare you accepting all
applicantsl
"Not by any means. We have
refused at least twenty to-day rail-
road men, who had no knowledge of
the business" ."
"Are you able to handle all the
businessl'
$50 far we have taken care of the
business. Well, to be sure, it is not
so heavy as usual, as we advertise that
We receive kilograms subject to delay.
However, business has been sent with
but little delay, except in the north
west, where the severe storm of this
morning broke and crossed the wires.
On the whole. we think we are in
condition to receive congratulations, y
smilingly remarked the official.
In New York, Manager Young of
the Western Union Office reports no
material change in the situation. BE
says there is a good force. Every
thing is all right for the west. The
local branch Of the Telegraphsrs'
Brotherhood was IN session to-day.
There was a large attendance Of
operators. The striking employees
of the Baltimore and Ohio in this
city listened to manager Clarke Of the
local office, at his request this after
noon. The members of the brother
hood report that he told them that if
they would return to duty he would
give them higher salaries than asked
for IN their bill of grievances and let
them arrange their hours Of labor
themselves, but the operators referred
him to the executive committee,
which presented the bill of grievances
to the officers of the company at
Baltimore. The strikers report a
constant increase of membership of
the brotherhood. The Central Labor
Union voted the telegraphers financial
aid to continue the strike.
At Boston the usual number of
operators have manned the wires of
the Western Union office and the
business offered suffered no delay. At
meeting of strikers the proposed
establishment of a cooper Itive tele-
graph company was discussed and
very favorably received. The capital
stock will be $40, 900, 900 in untrans.
ferable shares Of 50 each. Three.
quarters of the entire capital stock
must be held by operators and mem
bers of labor organizations. 1t was
stated at the meeting that bankerl
and merchants had already agreed tC
subscribe the other 1000, 600 and 1
committee was appointed TO arrang,
the details of the scheme.
The Boston Typographical Unior
has adopted resolutions of sympathy
with the striking telegraphers anC
offered financial aid. The Contra
Trades and Labor Onion took simila
action.
The Oregonidn which has mail date
to the Goth, reports that in Portland
those who left the Office in a body OF
the forenoon of the 10Th inst, anC
the other two operators who also lef
on Friday the Goth, still remain out
Several operators who have come t
Portland from interior points, for tn,
purpose OF working have also ioineC
the strikers. There is no indicstio,
of a yield On the part of the strikers
They declare that inasmuch as the
ceased working by the order of th
Brotherhood, they will not resum
: their places until ordered to do so b
the Brotherhood.
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