The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-24

strikers. There are nine men on dntv
10 the operators room 10 night. Busi-
ness is moving more repidly than here
tofore
Allentown, Pa, PA! the Western
Union lire men in this district excent
the foreman arc out.
Bosl0n, 22.-T1e usual numbsr q on.
orators employed on Sunday InanDed TIA
wires at the Western Uuion Offices tn.
day and tonight, and business was for
warded without delay At a megtins of
the strikers the proposed Establishment
of 8 cO-o3efstion telegraph company was
discussed and very favOFably received
the cspitsl stock will he $50, eco GOO in
untIsusferRbla shares OF S. each: threa.
qusrlers OF the entire capital stock must
be he'd by oper tors Rnd members Of
labor organizations. II was stated Of
the meeting tina. bankers ana msrobgn,s
have already sgretd to subscribe she
other 5,0O9, O0O, ard COM ittse an.
pointed TO at aDgs the details.
Chicago. % - The Western Union
Company has recruited new forces for
its general ana stock telegraph service
in this city and marke. auctstions are
reaching subecribeTs as usual, TO-DAY.
The situation otherwise is unchanged,
New York, ZS.-The force of Opar, fora
which reported for duly at tina Western
Union offices this morning rurohared
about 200, and It was said that none az
those wBo were at work lust week were
missing from their pOsts. Tdera w4s no
business left over last night, end this
mornin,g oil wires were clear and there
was DO delay in haGdiing all matter.
One OF the officials said the outlook was
becoming more encouraging every dsy.
He said the force at our e0mmand is now
more sdvantsgeously distributed than at
any time since the beginning OF the strike,
and everything is working much more
smoothly than cOuli have heel expected
under the circumstances. Under this
arrangement OF our forces we hopa to
AVOID 10 future al those Delays wh ch
resulted from the Generalization sttend-
ing the strike last week. The number Of
applications for situations is increasing
each dsg and before the end of the wees
we hops 10 have most of the empty desks
filed. Itcertainly does not seem a.
though we were mach hampered when
we are able TO send and receive mes
sages TO and from all points in the south
and west. The statement that eur bu.i
ness IN the Gulf States is completely
blocked Is Without foundation. This
morning every wire is working and we
are getting along about as we'll as before
the strike. The rumor thai bows and
girls employed SIS check clerks would
DIN tn strike this morning is not con-
frmed by the facts, AMI ell vera at work
as usual.
Memphis, 2S.-There is an improved
condition at the Western Union Tele-
graph office this morning. Manager
Howard has ten man at work and has
been reinforced By thoroughly eompe.
tent operators from Vicksburs. The
golI and stock indicator at the Mer-
chsnts' Exchange and the two bucket
shops are working this morning. All
market reports, saving three from Chi
cago, have been received. The strikers
continue to remain firm.
Buffalo, 23.-The situation of the
strike ia unchanged. New men are com
ing very slowly. The strikers appear
more than ever conf lent of gaining their
point.
Boston, 23.-Ths Boston Typog7aph.
lcal Unicu adopted resolutions OF SYM
patty with the striking telegraphers aud
Otfsr financial aid. The Central Trades
and Labor Ulioa took similar action.
The strikers claim fourteen saeessions 10
their ranks.
Chicago, % Tho situation in regard
to the telearapher's strika remains the
same as on Saturday. a good many
messages we're handed into Che Western
Onion company here this morning, not
the notice C, n ,picuously
posted at every receiving counter mes
ssges subject TO delay and to msilipQ
en- route il necessary. At the same time
there were numerous enquiries concern
ing messages which had been handed in
on Saturday, aud to which answers were
but to which none had az yet
been received. A reporter called on
Superintendent Tubbs this morning and
asked him for Information concerning
the strike He said there is nothing new
to-day. Everything remains the same as
''Have overtures been m sda By either
side looking towards al adjustment Of
the differences.
"No. We are moving along nicely
aud able 10 do ara our business quite
Mr.. G. NJ. Bristo!. superintendent of
Was sIao seen and was
asked il the wires or other property of
the company had been interfer- d with in
anv way. He said the only wires that
were cut were six on the North western
road From the way the wires were
cut we knew that it was no green hand
that did the work, but don't know whe-
Their it wss telegraph men or telephone
men. That IA the only instance Of wires
being cut. at headquarters no rev bust
ness OF any kind was bang transacted,
but strikers were gathered discussing the
situation in groups Of various siz9s and
without demonstrations Of any kind.
When asked for information the press
committee futnishsi the following oficfsl
items: There we're twenty-thres men,
mostly Of inferior class on duty Of
O'Clock this morning. The Western
Union are trying TO injure our cause by
circulating reports that their lines are
being cut By strikers, but We have Telia-
BILE information from parties inside the
office who are IN position know, that
there j. No more trouble Oh the wires
man would Hs'u'a!y be expected
under the circumstances, linemen
having struck with the operators,
The force at command il insufficient to
lesp II large number OF lines in repair
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