New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
AMONG THE OTHER COMPANIES.

Among the telegraph companies OUTSIDE Oh tne
Western Union, the Bankers and Merchants was
conspicuous as being the only one whose Operators
did not join the strike. Its lines run to Phlauei
pha Baltimore and Washington, where they eonnec'
with the Southern felegraphCompany, which reaches
points beyond It's tariff 10 10 cents Tor Ten "orus
70 all points reached by its own wires directly and
in the afternoon it had a rush OF business Inc
operators of the Baltimore and Ohio aud the Amer
lean Rapid joined the strikers. going out al the
same hour as the employees of the Western
Union. The former was Obliged to shut
down all business The Rapid. although
deserted by its Morse operators. fell back on It's au-
tomato apparatus which does not require the
service of teegrapbers and kept open for business
The Postal Telegraph Company, which Is not yet
entirely ready for business, opened its
thropcb line TO Chicago for the accommodation
of the public soon as the strike
began. IL had not got fairly at work before lts
wires were cut. In short time linemen had re-
paired the break and the transmission OF dispatches
was continued between New-York and Chicago mp
to a late hour last night. The Postal
announces that it will continue to seud
messages between the two cities as long as the
strike continues
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
Next 10 the Western Union the Baltimore and
tent of its lines and the magnitude of lis operations
Manager Price was hard to find, and when
found refused to give any informa-
tion as to the extent of the strike
or the plans of the company. From other sources 1t
was learned that tho Baltimore and Ohio had about
900 operators and $50 offices. and that the
strike on its lines was universal At the
main office, No 63 Broadway there were
only two chief operators and one girl left;
at the Baltimore office Superintendent
Stewart and boy and in Chicago the chief opera
tor, While the company was unable to get any re-
sponse from either the Cincinnati or Louisville OIL
fees, indicating that the managers in those Two
cities had deserted it, Toa gentleman who had
talk with Manager Price. the latter said
shall have plenty of operators by tomorrow
morning" but he was unable to say where he
would find them. The gentleman to whom he
made the remark said;
81 have been in the telegraph business in this
city for ten years. aud / wouldn't know where
could find half dozen operators that would go to
work to- morrow morning at any price"
Chief Operator Norton, of the Baltimore and Ohio.
said in the evening: "We have few operators here,
but enough to do the business offered. The trouble
is that we have no at the other offices on our
lines to receive the dispatches if we send them"
WHAT THE RAPID is DOING.
Frederic H. May vice. president and general
manager of the American Rapid said: "We have
thlrty-two offices in New-YOrk City and Brooklyn.
They are all closed except the main Office, No. 1877
Broadway, the Wall-st. Office and one in Brooklyn.
The operators in branch offices were women,
and eight nine of them who did not join the strik
ers have all been called into the main Office; this
enables us to man some wires. Like general at
the opening of battle we have called in our out
tad
automatic process does not require telegraph oper-
ators it does require skilled labor For
this work we shall be able to get all
the help required Our Morse operators to
the number of about seventy five when they struck
to-day went out leaving their keys open. This
caused us some trouble, aud 1t vii take a
little time to rcarrange our business We have sent
100 messages to Boston between II and s. O'Clock,
ard have been able to handle all that came in. You
can announce that by the assistance of auto
matte we shall be able to keep connection with
Boston. Albany. Buffalo, Pnlade phIa and several
other points We close early tonight; because at
of offices there left 3ut the managers
and must give them chance to rest so that they
help us out tomorrow. am glad the strike has
come. for now we know exactly where we stand as
regards our operatives, and We know precisely what
to do"
The lines of the American Rapid extend
to Washington, Philadelphia. Harrisburg Balti-
Troy. Albany Springfield Mass. Boston and Hart
ford. The automatic instrument i'll be introduced
all these points, WDefc III Is not already In
rapidly as possible.
WHAT OTHER OFFICIALS SAY.
An official Connected with the Postal Company
SAID We have no branch offices in this city. Al
though we were not ready for business, we antcl-
pated our intended opening by two three weeks
SIMPLY TO accommodate the public We do not
charge cent for sending messages and are
glad that we can do the work. When the strike is
over shall close mp agalu until fully ready for
regular business. We have all the operators We
need. We shall keep open as late at night DIS
patches are brought in. Tonight we serve some
of the Chicago papers with New-York news"
Manager Mott of The Bankers and Merchants
Company. in excellent hunor, because, as no
expressed il, az the strike had not included
ITS operative. 1t could afford to be philosopnlc
has Offices at No. 20 Broad-st., Stock Ex-
cnange No. 91l2 Wall-st, No. Exchange
place, No. II Worth-st.. No. 146 West-st., ami in
Fulton MARKET. Mr.. Mott said: I'VE can afford to
laugh long are not affected ourselves
by an increase OF business to the extreme limit of
our capacity. Our company is the onyune which
did not receive a notIncafion from the Executive
| Committee of the brotherhood. The reason for
THIS that all our men are paid higher rates than
| for this reason we were not included in
! the list We have not raised our
rates, and should consider 1t contemplate to take
advantage OF public necessities at such time. On
| the contrary. We recently reduced the rates be-
| tween New-Yorx and PhIlade phia, Baltimore and
Washington to fixed tariff of 10 cents for ten
words. and we forced the Western Union TO come
| down TO our figures"
VIce-President Baldwin, of the Southern Tele-
graph Company, which has an office IN Broadway
another at No. 81 Beaverst said that thus line
was all right. it works IN connection with the
| Bankers and Merchants for Atlantic coast points
| south of Washington
| The following notice was sent out last night BY
| the Mexican Telegraph Company;
81 AND 80 WALI-ST. NETWORK
In the event Of the Western Unon Telegraph Company
being unable In consequence OF tue strike
TO transmit messages 10 and from Galveston Tex the
Mexican Telegraph Company will its offices
for oil points in Mexico aud Central South
America These will be by first mall TO Galveston
terminus for transmission south BY Its cables All
| sages from Mexico and Central aud South America
received at Galveston win be sent thence by rst mail 10
the MeXinAs f-AIeAnh CanOauy IN kew.Tark Civ for