The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-20

hood OF Telegraphers. You expressed your
doubts as TO the authority OF the commit
tee to speak for the employees OF your COM
pany, and have failed TO respond to that
petition. Your letter to R. @. Clawry,
General Superintendent, discloses to the
public the fact that You were informed OF
the nature Of your employees grievances
before they were presented. Under Of
binary circumstances it would require but
a short time to arrive at conclusion as to
what steps you would take. But
knowing as we did that this
matter had been thoroughly dis.
cussed long before we waited on you, it
was not unreasonable to expect an early
reply. It is due to the interests you repre-
sent, to our organiz ltion and particularly
to the general public that these matters be
speedily adjusted and that the responsible
ty OF any future action may rest where it
properly belongs. It Is with an earnest de-
sire for the harmonious settlement OF these
difficulties and a regard tor the social and
business interests oi the people that we
send this last appeal for recognition OF
the rights and redress OF the grievances OF
your employees. E
THE COMPANY TAKES NO ACTION.
No reply was received to this address,
and the committee, which met this morn
ing at hali.past eleven O'Clock, took no ac'
ton upon it. There were present at the
meeting Ex-Governor Cornell, John 7.
Terry and J. W. Clendenin, Jay Gould
was also present, though not member OF
the committee. 1t was decided only to
hold preliminary meeting this morning,
and after q short session au adjournment
was had, nothing being done except 10 is'
sue directions TO all all "heads OF depart
ments and chiefs in the employ or com.
pany to notify the operators under their
charge to present their. grievances, ii they
had any, TO the committee, and that sueh
action would be taken as might be thought
proper. The committee expected to meet
again tomorrow, but the summary action
on the Lart OF the employees Of the compa.
ny may possibly lead them 10 make some
change. The operators in the employ oil
American RIpid Company eitwork 1.-THE
same hour thai those in the Western
Union building struck. It is said only
halfa dozen men remained In the office.
4 survey oftbe field at o'clock revealed
some striking changes in the state OF al
fairs. An unusual number OF people
blocked the entrances TO the building. This
crowd was composed OF curiosity seekers,
strikers, business men and messenger 0oys,
in about equal numbers. There was no
use for the policemen who had been sum
moned, the men that left being perfectly
good tempered, and evincing no disposi-
ton to interfere with those who remained,
or to make trouble of any sort. Many Of
the operators sought the headquarters on
Courtlaud street, and it being n fine day
many went off to the sea coast II was o
common expression that they would take
their summer vacation at the CatsEllls.
NOT so BAD As IT NIGHT HAVE BEEN.
In the general Offices on the third floor
nobody was to be seen save messengers
and one or two clerks. The reason Of this
was learned during visit u the operating
room There were found Jay Gould, Gen.
eral Eckert, General Superintendent sni.
der, Assistant General Manager Bates a d
others OF the general oiticcrs, who were
making tour OF the room and OF the gold
aud stock department. They gave valuable
aid and advice, and expressed themselves
much pleased that the situation was no
worse. As one OF the 0tii ials remarked,
at looked an hour ago as II sleet storm
had struck the wires, but now 1t seems 10
hays been merely rain Storm"
An actual count ot the operators showed
1855 at work. OF these quite n number were
girls, and some were employed who bad
not for some time served at the wires. A
few inquiries addressed to these men who
Ill th.1f for Iaf
them had been in the last strike and did
not care to hazard their chances In an.
other one. They were, Tor the most part,
OF the older grade oi operators Tne mess
enger boys and girls renained and were
ti,tting about US usual, none avtng left.
A large msjJrity OF the .Wh-Htstone opera
tors remained. Out OF ITO ladies' employ
ed Manager Daily estimated only abJut 20
had left their places. The night force con'
sis,s OF from eighty 10 one hundred opera.
tors, and 1t expected by the manager
that not less than forty will appear for
duty to-nisht. 0ne Of the ottiars Of the
company who has most feared the results
OF the strike said, 1--WE shall have bard
time, but We shall get through. 30 far its
much better than | anticipated
LUukb BAH FOh lnH hSiS
One Of the best operl,ons in the recent
EMPLOY OF the Western Union says the out.
LOOK l. bad for the boys. The fact, he say,
that such number oil frst class operators
remained at the keys, and that the places
Of SO many others were promptly supplied
makes the situation appear to him rs II the
strikers were bta,tu on the very itst day.
Another operator, ranking ti'st'rlaas and
remaining at his post, says the action Of
The Brotherhood in odrtrirg s'rike abb
solves him from every obl'gaIi IN TO u. lie
Joined. anl Wa iu luc 'd:tO J 'in with the
understanding and the ASSURANCE thAt
there would not be strike. lie Sas also
informed beitrs becoming y mem
btr that il At any time the views
ofthe majority were not IN accord with his
own IDEAS he was at liberty 10 withdraw.
He was informed, oaever, when In 9c'
cordanre with thus understanding he de-
sired To witndnS ir pm the Brotherhood,
that rcs0lu ion bad bttn already passed
some six wet * ago abregating this right oil
withdrawal
Lsts to-day It was repor ed everything wa9
smooth 1t the Western Union 'ttice, and
tllst tue usual number Of operations were at
work. Work which had accumulated dur
ing the afternoon was being rapidly
d Sposed OF aud In every case
except in rgArd to communities ior with
Boston the wires were then clear. Up till
q O'Clock there were one hundred operators
At work, and after that time the force mum.
0ered eighty, only a, few short Of the usual
number.
fEET HoaE ~ COACHES.
The female operators were oil sent home