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

feel kindly disposed toward ths company. e,a,,
of them are Western Union men, ami thes, I,y, oil
ma that they will continue to transact railroad Inns.
ness although they haze decline to work any longrr
for the Western Union. They eycn they will lo
onr work for nothing. The night are ~ a rn,,
in orr own employ alone and they OF c0lF,e we + sl
certain of. We have so far expeueneei no di,,.
entity in iransacting the eonpauy's business, and
have not the least tear Of having any later Tns
operators naturally feel that TO subject TO incoa
vep,encs would be b side the ISSUE, and womb
not further the objects Of their strike in the lea.
OF course no private messages will Do sent over our
wires by our operators"
II. +. Bristol. the assistant superintendent Of the
eastern division OF the Erie road, said: 1--WE bays
our own wires, though ~ many places on the road
our men send Western u ZION dispatches. We hays
our own lines and pay our own operators. Toe re-
muueration depends upon the Importance OF the
sIariou where the operator ~ iocatei. At merely
country stations other duties are imposed and tb,
average pay is from $f5 TO go month; We have
no complaints from our operators and 90 not an
ticipa e.any trouble IN regard IN the stnke.'
II the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western depot
in Uoboken. Superintendent Reid said that he nai
been 10 the main office in this city, but had heard
of no trouble among the opera OTIS on the hne
thougb there were a number o Western Union OIL.
ces on the route The operators Ia his Office, four
i'm number, were working as usual. and they haA
not received any statement Oh DISQUALIFICATION fr0G
other operators along the line
W Ettenger who has charge Of the operator,
M the depot of the Pennsylysnla RAILROAD
in Jersey Civ said that the PennsyIvanIa Railroad
Company operated priva wires exclusively for lie
own Immediate business. lie Acknowledged that
many of the O orators were members OF the Brother
hood and for that reason might be affected by the
strike IN this city. but there were no symptoms Of
dsaficction.
j. r. Smith, depot master of the Central Railroad
of New-Jersey, SAID that the Jersey Central used
the Western Union Companys wires, but employed
irs own operators. IL was known that N1e majority
of chem were memb ers OF the Brotherhood. No DIS
affection had manifested itself thus far, but hs
Thought that if the strike in this citg was
success ful the employees along the railroads woli
grow dissatisfied with their present wages AMI
might strike for an increase OF salary.
John Por sous. general freight az eat OF the Grand
Trunk. of Canada, said that there was no complaint
among the operators Of the Grand Trunk road and
he had no fear of a strike.
General L. +. WInsow. Of the West Shore road
a I'd that as the roads rule employed their own
telegraph operators, the str. ke OF the Western
Union men would not effect them. fhsrs was no
dissatisfaction TO he wages OF the railroad opera.
tors aud hardly any lines depended upon the tese-
graph company for service.
An operator in Jersey City said that there wasa
great deal OF dissatisfaction among the rallr al
Operators Their salaries were fro II ID 20 40 per
cent less than the operators In the Office, and
the hours were longer. Hs did not doubt that II the
strike In this city proved successful tbs railroad
operators would try 10 play similar game IN orier
Tn effect the same result.