The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-23
No Indications of Weakening Either
Siae-What Is Said by Mr.. Wal
lick and by the Brotherhood.
How the Strike Is Progressing in
the Larger Cities of the Country.
The Strikers T1epOrt Accessions at Many
POints-Attitude of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company.
THE LOCAL SITUATION.
Superintendent WaIIick Reports the District
in Comfortable Shape.

graphers' strike. The situation at this point
is practically unchanged so far as the receipt
and dispatch of business at the Western
Union office is concerned. AS to the strikers,
they have continued as they began, and their
quiet and gentlemanly conduct has done
nothing to check the tide of public opinion,
which, it is only plain truth to say, is now
overwhelmingly in their favor. Even the
business men, who are the greatest sufferers
by the strike warmly sympathize with the
strikers, and encourage them-some even to
the extent of offering financial assistance.
Thus far the strikers have refused all offers
of money, asserting that moral support will
with the assistance they receive from other
labor organizations, be sufficient.
COMMISSION LOSSES
The greatest and most direct loss to bust
ness in this city is with the commission
dealers whose transactions are with Chicago
Among these are four who have direct wires
10 that metropolis L. c. Hopkins & Co.,
Plowman & Riggs, Hunt & Co. and Holland
& Kinney These firms have their own oper-
ators, but as there is no one at the Chicago
end of the wire they are enjoying vaca-
ton. The margin business is much larger
in this city than most people suppose, and
the commission men claim that their losses
in per centage are very heavy through the
enforced idleness of their wires. A gentle
man familiar with the provision and grain
deals OF this city with Chicago says these
losses cannot amount to less than from
$1,000 to So, 500 day.
BUSINESS MANS VIEW.
THE sentiment of the country, believe,
is against strikes" said business man to the
reporter. This strike, however, is very diff
ferent from the usual thing, and has a foun-
dation of Justice to rest upon. 1t has one
element of strength that was doubtless calcu-
lated upon, and that is the unpopularity of
Jay Gould. There is not in the United States
a man more universally disliked I might
even say hated. In his gigantic and I'M
scrupulous schemes he has laid heavy hand
upon thousands, and among these are many
wealthy men, and men of power in the great
cities of the country, who will not stint to
aid anything that will hurt their enemy.
The strikers can count on these men to help
them"
SUBSTANTIAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE loyal"
The following orders have been received
and posted in the operators room:
J. F. Wallick, Superintendent:
You are authorized to give notice to such indie
pendent Western Union offices as you may Sc
lect, that operators on the rolls at the close of
the present month will be credited with and
paid for all their service from noon on Monday,
July l6, as extra, and in addition thereto their
regular salary as a bonus.
THos. T. ECKERT, Acting PresIdent.s
r. G. CLowRY, General Superintendent.
The linemen also came in for bonanza in
the following form:
Linemen on duty at the close of the present
month will be credited with their regular and ex-
ira pay, and in addition thereto bonus of so per
cent. of the amount of same.
SUPERINTENDENT wALLcK
"Any change in the stuation? was in
quired OF Mr.. Wallick last night
''Weve not much to do to-day-iust the
ordinary Sunday business. The Brother
hood got couple of our men away from us
to-day, Deweese and young fellow from
Piqua, Ohio. We had at least fifteen opera
tors come to us on Saturday, and after
slight examination we let them go, as they
wouldn't do. We had thirty-seYen on our
payroll Saturday"
I'm the operators room? Are they opera
tors?'
Eyes, and OF those thirty-seven eleven are
on duty tonight. They've had some rest
operators; the remainder are medium"
How is it over the district"
"The district is in comfortable shape.
Terre Haute is getting along fairly. There
are two good men to help Mr.. Norcross, the
manager, and he gets some outside help.
At Evansville there are four operators be-
side the manager I've had more trouble
with Evansville than any place The first
man | started for that place missed the train
and afterward refused to go. | got a second
operator as far as Terre Haute, and he was
captured at that point by the strikers, 1
secured third man at Colfax to CO. and
started him, and now he's got away. We
still are bothered by the opening and closing
of circuits on us. new trick, and one that
may cause us some trouble was started to-
day. Terre Haute called indianapolis, and
Miss Moffatt, who was at the instrument,
heard somebody answer Terre Haute, giving
her signal. The message came and was an
swered o. K, and if she had not been at
hand that message would have been lost and
we could never have known what became of
it, and the loss would have been charged to
the receivers neglect"
ON THE LOOKOUT.
The Brotherhood were on the lookout for
imported operators on Saturday and yester-
day, and kept close watch day and
night, men being detailed for that duty,
on all incoming trains. An incendiary
reporter attached himself to this branch of
the service, but found little or no excite
ment about it, When they found an imhT-
tation they treated him kindly, and use,%
nothing but moral suasion. They initiated
a number of them into the Brotherhood and
afterwards furnished them with means TO re-
turn to their homes Yesterday afternoon