Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-06
THE TELEGR RAPEEEC SITUATION.
Threatened Strike Of Railroad Opcrn.
tors.

WHAT Is SAID AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE
BROTHERHOOD HERE.
There was no apparent change in the telegraphfc
situation here to-day. AS usual the large room
at the National hotel, used Headquarters of the
operators, presented a lively appearance this
morning. The operators not engaged on skirmish
duty engage In all sorts OF pastimas to vile away
their hours OF 1dleness Yesterday nearly the
whole assembly went down the river on the
steamer M.ry Washington upon invitation OF
Capt: Randall.
"What have you heard about the threatened
strike OF railroad operators7" asked the STAR re-
porter OF one OF the St posted OF the strikers
1--WE have heard nothing,' said the operator,
"exccpt the report that strike would be ordered
and the operators would leave at noon to-day on
the Wabash system and other Gould roads. The
Baltimore Ohio operators Will not probably 90
out to-day, but will be ordered out In a day or
two."
HOW THE THREATENED STRIKE WOULD AFFECT THE
TELEGRAPHIC COMPANIES
"HoW will such strike affect the telegraph
companies7" asked the reporter
'Mell," said the operator, "to run the roads
ness Of the roads Gould has to hold up ' his ra
road stocks he will have to let 60 Western Union,
%nca ne has been holding up by the tail The To-
against running on roads without the operators.
It may work all right on double track roads by
VIII be dangerous thing. These railroad opera
tors demand $40 month advance. They have been
very tuly treated. A ralifOau operator has great
responsibility. and yet he Will not received more
mat $50 or $40 month-about the pay given to a
trackman"
"Are the majority OF railroad operators in the
Drotherhood?" asked the reporter.
II so understand" said tae operator "They
WEI were sworn In Dy organic RS who would go along
the roads, and in the larger pllceS they are
members or the regular assemblies
THE b. AND O. BILL OF GRIEVANCES.
The operator on duty at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot to a STAR reporter that the bill of grlev-
ances OF the operators would be presented to the
Baltimore and Ohio company to-day AMI it would
would ba strike. The Baltimore and Ohio oper.
ators ask what has been asked on other roa1s-an
advaaEe 'f, OF $40 month and extra pay for Sunday
ONO Op 'ratOrS?' asked the reporter
IL ant tell that" said the operator, 'as these
things hn1 s. are managed secretly, and don't know
There are three operators employed at the Baltl-
more and Ohio depot In this city. and they have a
Some OF the railroad men think 1t will be impos-
slble to get along without operators, especially on
the parts of tn road where there is single track.
trains may be run by book" said one grimy
engineer "but II train happens to get out OF time
1t Will have to lie over till 1t gets the right OF way
again, and that VIII cause delays all along tue
Among the dispatches received at the headquar-
ters to-day was one reporting that the Western
Union company Was treating with the exc ;ut1ve
committee OF the brotherhood, and the result OF
the negotiations would be maize known THURSDAY
Ihls Was not considered entirely authentic
. Before the strike the telegraphers' assembly
mere numbered 81 members. Now 1t numbers over
lCO.
I'VE ought to have a telegraph instrument
here,' observed Master Workman Shelby TO a
STAR reporter at the teleg rapero' hNadqu ,rters."
I'VE ought to have an instrument to t-st the
new men that come along, so as to find out
9e 5hey ARE or not As 1t is
1t Is stated that the bill or grievances was pre-
sented Saturday to the officers OF the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad by the tele-
graphers employed by that road.