Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-20

salary Of $50 would by this plan get smaller in
crease than one receiving $50 or $40, thus widening
the difference now existing. An $50 operator at
present works nine hours daily twenty-sN days Fer
month, equal 10 81 1900 cents per hour. Under
the Fcheuule in the memorial the same operator
would receive S92 per month for eight hours daily,
equal 20 about 80 per cent. increase in addition 10
! the Sunday allowance Just granted under the new
| rule. This IS the smallest increase demanded In
| case d 2 WheatstOue operator receiving $50 per
| month Cor twenty-siX working deys, equal to
! q SO 100 cents per hour, the proposed schedule
would give him 81 4810O cents per hour, an increase
Of over 81 per cent. Another demand is that line
men shall be allowed two days pay for Sunday work
and that sos shall be the lowest rate Of pay, regard
less Of location or Importance Of service and that
! the duties OF iiue shall be confined to legiti-
mate work. Nothing is mentioned about the duties
Of other classes being restricted to their particular
line II employment, but il su h concession were a.
lowed one class, there is no reason for Withholding
| IL from others, and why line men should have help
ers is not understood. Again, double pay for Sun
day work would offer temptation the men 10 ere.
ate necessity for Sunday work The demand that both
sexes shall be paid the same for like service looks 70
! the driving Of women labor from the ranks as
were the company TO concede 1t, it would be to
| its interest TO prefer men operators, who can be
awaited u Tor greater variety OF ser ice than
! men operators. VINO may be equally capable for
/ general duty. Ia published interview with a
| member OF the committee he stated that since the
Organization Of tue league petty wire troubles and
mistakes Ii messages have practically ceased, and
the business has been greatly facilitated these re-
suits being attributed directly to the fact OF organi
cation The reverse is the case Operators declin-
ing 10 join the League have been interfered with in
their duties wires have been thrown out OF working
order, and in numerous es tho official business
Of the officers Of the company has been mutilated
| and seriously delayed. strike Of American Dis
trie line men, members Of the League, took place
IN this city recently, since which me the strikers
| have been engaged IN cutting wires daily, one man
now being under arrest and an indictment for ouch
! lIWless work. With thousands Of able-bodied men
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them opplyiug to Us for work. such demand is re.
| marEabe. It is known that large proportion OF
operators have been led TO join the League under
compulsOn, and others under the belief that the
| organization was cooperative for legitimate and
| benevolent purposes, many OF whom have since
stated bet they VIII repudiate any arbitrary action
THOMAS T. ECKERT,
General Manager.
The brotherhood failing 70 secure on in
crease CT wages, the Executive Committee
yesterday morning ordered strike. snd S. fast
80 She newscould be passed fron ofics 70 flee,
the operators closed their keys, vacated their
places ct tie desk. the ticlz,of tbs souadsr
ceased. tte vibrations Of the relay we've
silenced, and ths overwOrasd ard badly PAID
male and female employees departed for their
homes.
THE STRIKE ~ THIS CITY.
None cf the operators in Sacramento be-
long 10 the Brotherhood. but they are all,
wi.hous a singlc exception, il sympsthy aith
the movement. They have been fully posted
by the msnagerB Of the Brotherhood il tie
East. The strike WIS to have token place
Monday noon. Yesterday morning. shortly
after o'clock, Mr. Jones, day chief, re-
marked, Il quit and walked out OF The
operz.ing-room, followed By the entire foIca.
They walked iuto the managers cfics and IT,
| formed Mr.. Beardslse that SGn Francisco sRd
Ogden had said "good-by," that general
d morslizsticn existed, azd that for the
| present. tbs operators in th5 Sacramento
Ufiics would quis. Mr.. Be.Edslee assured
| them that personally he enter aimed tie high
| est gard f5c each Of them, = few minutes
| later the operators ware on tAe street sad
( visited the newspaper Offices. On every
| sid3 they received tke congratulations II
merc5aD.s n business men, Who expressed
q hope thzt .hsY would hold ous 9ui ba sue
ssful. O0s Of ;h5 ope ators Fe-agsied tl.s-t
| be behaved ID iho ella a1oge, Elica i SAID to
| have originated With Davy Crockett. " b
| sure You are sight then 90 ahead" That We
are right - this yoice from toe fpilit land
clearly proves;
| NEw JERUSALEM July 10, 1883.
Major John Egan-Sacrarlsnto: The eyes Of
this ceieatial world are upon sou to day. Stand up
| TO the rlclC, Major. Carry our vOumincus &" 70 8"
to vsndy and jay. Ask them If they want the
whole earth. ard soy to them that are with the
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
| The 1ames Of the operators who omit ia
5his city are Day Chief II. Jones, Night
! Chief Michael Nelis, ". II. Cchr, L. f.
! Saulter, Clarence Vincent, David Allen, u.
q. Graudy, John EzAp.
Manager Bsardslee. Mrs. Basrdslee and
! Mics Curtiss were sbe only operators ct
work in Sacramento yesterday They closed
she office at P II . and it viii not be opened
until s a. NJ. to-day. It was stated by the
strikers last evening that they lad informa-
ton from Chicago, Pittsburg, New. York,
! Cincinnati and Ogden, stating that the str;k-
ers were standing solid, and thsir movement
had tie sympathy Of the merchants, business
men and people generally. That The press
throughout the country, with bus few excep-
tons, appsudsd the movement. The dis.
patches from the East to the California press
ere prepared by and sent in the interest of
the Western Union Company. Especially
| does Che movement look we'll on this coast.
| All of the best operators on the coast have
struck, and thsy have full sympathy of those
who remain In the employ cf the COM
psuy. All the ex-operators in the State,
especially those in Sacramento, applaud
the movement, and would not take
the place of striker st any price.
They say il the feeling OF the best citizens Of
! Sacramento IN this matter indicates any
thing, they fsel confident. Yesterday they
were waited upon by county and State
otfiei2lz. who advised them to hold out"
and if they wanted any pecuuiary assistance
it should be forthcoming. Citizens talk OF
| hiring the thester snd calling mass meeting
to express the fes,ings OF this community in
| the matter and assert their disbelisf Ia the
| dispatches from the East which soy that
business men generally have espoussd the
causs CT the Western Union Company. In
the strike Of 1870 Z was easy to fl the
places BIZ incompetent and plug Ctices
Since then the duplex ropeaters and qgaas
| have been pat in, many Improvements have
been made and more skill required.
/ 4 young man by the name of Nixon came
up from San Francisco last evening TO take g
position in The Sacramento offce. He was
met at The depot by delegation OF the sSliS.
era, who tried 10y argument to ditsuade him
from interfering with the workings CT this
Office He told them he did SO reluctantly /;
that ne was green operator, and with hin
it was Gaze Of bread and butter 1t ap.
pssrs thst he was 81 empioye Of the District
! Telegraph Company at the Bay, and Yves
compelled by NJ. Jaynes 10 GENE 10 this city
or be discharged.
The following information wss obtaiued
last evening from Mr. Beardslse, Manager of
the Western Union offcs ia this city: TIE
ssrike of telegraph operators this morning
wss unexpected, IS Information recsived
Wednesday led TO ths belief that none
would occur. As soon IS men went cut steps
were taken TO supply their p'ases to the
best adysntsgFon short notice. beth here
and at points affected in The Interior. As a
result of the effoEts Of Supsrin' eldent Jaynes
ard his iautensnts, the situation Of P. n
according to tie report is about SO follows
THE CENTRAL OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Is now full-handed OF IS operators, com.
prisiug iull force, Is men struck foue men
aud eight ladies' remsize3 OF duty. and the
places Of the strikers have basE flied BY OPP
erats7s from the branch Sffiess and outsiders.
TIE greatest local difficulty srises from ths
strike of messenger boys. a number Of these
assembled on Pine street, opposite the Office
CT the company, and annoysd messengers
| Who TemEinsd on duty, uuEii policemen re-
du,ed them TO good behavior. No violence
Of any kind ia anticipated frem the stIikius
! opsretoFs, most Of whom ara meu sb1ve shy
such action. sid no necessity IS believed &C
exiss tex the authority tele8rsphsd from