The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26

to having sixty operators at work il
the main offices, Manager Brown has
reopened Il dozen offices in thu
city, and has as large a force a.
can be used to advantage. Superin-
tendent Baker is receiving favorable
reports from all points in his district
and business at all repeating and al
important points is being more thar
fairly well done. Applications fol
positions from old operators, now en-
gagged in other kinds of business, art
flowing in by dozens. These are gen
orally received with favor, and there
seems to be no doubt but that within
two or three days the company will
have operators enough to fully man
age its offices in this section of the
country.
New YORK, July 20.-The striking
linemen held a meeting this morning
1t was stated here that about 400 line
men were on a strike and that the
telegraph companies, it was said, were
badly crippled.
Last night the Western Union com
pany brought into the city twenty.
two linemen from country districts
These men were met on their arrival
by the strikers and persuaded to at
tend the strikers meeting this morn.
ing, where they were initiated into
the organization.
1t is stated that word has ! cen re-
ceived from Chicago that 275 linemen
in that city had gone on the strike
The linemen attended the telegraph
ers' meeting later on. at a later
gathering it was stated that reports
had been received from scouts, who
had been watching the effect of the
strike on the companies, that the
Western Union Office, it was claimed,
had but six good operators.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Supt. Clowry
reports that the business of the Chi
cago Office of the Western Union tele-
graph company is going on without
any perceptible friction, and while
there is not the usual rapid service,
nevertheless all vital, commercial and
personal messages and press dis
patches are being sent over the wires
without marked delay. None of the
old operators have as vet reported
back for duty, but recruits have come
in from The country towns to take
their places, and old operators, who
had gone into other lines of business,
have also applied and been given sit
uations. On Change this morning,
there was a Discrimination to engage
in trading; but little business was
transacted during the early hours.
The strikers here, thus far, display
lirmess in their determination to
stand out for considerable time, and
express the belief that the company
will have to accede to their demands.
CINCINNATI, July 2O.-Striking
operators have made arrangements to
receive Geographic news from New
York, and are holding a continuous
secret session at headquarters. Re
ports from other cities showed
that the situation was everywhere
the same. 1t was the general opinion
among strikers that trouble would
only last a few days, and that the
companies would be obliged to con-
cede everything. The telegraphers
meeting WAS largely increased by
operators who had come here to con-
fer with the strikers committee, APP
pointed to devise a system for the dis
bursement of brotherhood funds to
the needy. The disposition seemed to
be that nothing short of a complete
concession by the companies of theiI
demands would be accepted. At the
| Western Union Office a force of about
$50 operators were at work, and ap.
parently about half the desks were
occupied. Superintendent Dealy said
the outlook was very encouraging
the desks being gradually filled by
new hands.
PITTSBURG, July 20.-There is nc
material change in the situation OF
the strike this morning, and the
Western Union had thirty two op.
orators at work in the main office and
outside. There is some little delay
with way business. Everything is
moving along quite smoothly. Al
branch offices, except the Oil
more and Ohio are working along
slowly with three men, while the
Mutual Union and american RapiC
are still refusing business.
MEMPIs, Tenn, July 20.-The sit
uation here at the telegraph Office re
mains about the same, although man
ager Howard has received the assist
ance of one operator who was sent
! from Nashville, and they are alone in
/ the operating room. The newspapers
were poorly served last night anG
their columns this morning showed
up bare of telegraph news. Mr.
Howard was alone and slept in the
/ operating room. He promises in,
creased facilities to-day. The asso
ciated press dispatch announcing the
strike here was delayed eleven hours
in sending. The strikers. which in
clude every operator in the city, are
hopeful of carrying their point anC
say that if all operators throughout
the country had acted like men, as
they did in Memphis, their demands
would have been complied with.
Lou VILE, July 20.-The strike
situs ON here is worse than yesterday
and usiness on the lines requiring
the use of telegraph virtually sus
pended. The Western Union has only
-wo first-elass operators at work. who
With five or six beginners, make III
the force. The Baltimore and Ohio
was opened to-day by an official of the
company, who is taking most of the
important business. The Western
| Union put up notice that all mes
sages was subject to delay and to be-
sent by mail.
The strikers held an enthusiastic
meeting this morning, and initiated
five new members. Up to noon they
had added seven to the number that
struck yesterday. One of these is an
perator who worked last night
The meeting was confident and it was
resolved to hold out till the last
There is much complaint in business
circles about the interruption to
trade, but 1t must be confessed that
the merchants generally side with the
strikers.
NASHVILLE, July 30.-All but two
of the telegraph strikers here have
gone back into the Office ane resumed
work.
New York, July 2o.-The execu-