New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-28
BOTH SIDES UNYIELDING.
STRIKERS AND COMPANIES STILL FIRM.

IMPORTANT PRODUCE EXCHANGE MEETIN Gre
PORTS ABOUT BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
Both the striking telegraph operators and tho
Western Union Company presented unchanged
fronts yesterday The men say that the strike is
yet in its infancy" so far as the demon
stration of the full power of the Brotherhood may be
necessary to force all the companies to surrender.
The friends Of the Western Union retort that the
"strke is over" far the company is concerned.
The operators say that they have settled down to
long contest fit is necessary, and that as the
Western Union is not expected to yield easily,
tho Brotherhood is fully equipped to
meet delay. 1t is said that the strikers
will receive their usual monthly wages on
August l. and so far there are no indications OF
pressure of financial distress upon the men. Hopes
are strongly entertained that the Baltimore and
Ohio Company is on the point of compromising with
the strikers although the rumors Of conferences be-
tween the two opposing sides, looking to that end,
have not been officially confirmed. With regard to
the proposed cooperative telegraph company. there
were no important developments. The leaders Of
the Brotherhood are confident Of tho ulti-
mate success Of the scheme al
ready promulgated, whatever may be
the temporary issue of the present strike. They
also assert that whenever it is required the strike
can be extended to railroad telegraph operators,
and in other ways made effectual in .nterfer-
ing with the ability of the Western Union to cope
with the situation. Friends of the company were
pleased that the meeting of Produce Exchange
members yesterday made no aggressive deDuncia-
ton of the company's position. but the operators
were satisfied with the spirit of discomfort shown by
the merchants and the steps authorized TO be taken
to consider the advisability Of organizing an inde
pendent telegraph service between New-York AND
Chicago
WESTERN UNIONS CHEERFUL ATTITUDE
The officers of the Western Union Company de-
clared that their service was more efficient than on
any previous day since the strike. No important
accessions of strength from the members Of the
Brotherhood are claimed but any serious defectona
are denied. Seven expert operators from Nova
Scotia arrived aud were put to work upon several
important circuits. The official bulletins OF the
company have been robbed of the details
which were given on Wednesday and Thursday.
The l D. m. bulletin merely made the following
statement:
All routes in good working order excepting New-Or-
eans which is working slowly hut business Is Iary up'
On all other routes business 10 moving In good Time
Press Agent Somerville supplemented the bulle-
tin by saying that the delay on New-Orleans busi-
ness was one hour; but the oldest" mes
sage on any other route was thirty minutes.
Western Union business on Thursday had
been heavier in the territory OF tne
Rapid Telegraph Company than before
the latter company had capitulated Some oper-
ators on the Continental system had been put 70
work but Mr.. Sonerville did not know their num-
ber or where they came from. The reports from
out-of.towD superinrendents were highly favorable,
| especially the early report from the Chicago
superintendent and later reports from Toronto
| and Nashville. Superintendent Brown, OF the
Mutual Union, met Mr. Voyer, one OF the
strikers, on the main floor OF the West-
ern Union building yesterday aud offered
| TO take him through the operating loom ana Let
him see for himself whether the situation was a.
described on the official bulletins. Mr. yoyer de-
cned TO 90 because he feared his presence wouo
| be regarded as a yielding by the strikers and be-
cause he would have to obtain PERMISSION from Tue
Brotherhood to visit the room.
| The situation was summed up by an official con-
nected with the Western Union follows: -
message presented for Boston, Albany Philadel-
| phia. Baltimore or Washington would prob
ably 70 through at once 10 Cm-
| cago and some other prominent Western
points delay of from one to possibly two hours 10
| possible during the busiest hours OF the day.
suppose we are doing about twothirds OF our ordi-
! nary business under these circumstances"
The Associated Press late last night sent batch
| of favorable teegraphc reports from the diuerenS
district superintendents of the Western Union Tee-
oraph Company to the newspaper offices. J. Z.
Zsnblin telegra phed from Washington that the ln'
terior Post Office and War Departments complained
of no limitation of teegraphic service ana at .he
| State Department the published statements Oh uo-
| Law IN the cable service were denied. The san
| Francisco district superintendent OF the western
Union reported: 'To-days business is being trans
/ 1l,,a hafn
dav can accept business usual and take down the
DELAY notices if you approve" At noon Omaha
husiness as said to moving on time. Ihe super-
ntendent at ST. Louis reported that at Houston the
receps were about tue as before the strlke ano
| business was we'll up. striker at Cleveland and
four strikers ut Chicago were reported as having
| returned TO work. In the indianapolis disiricts
full force was reported TO be at all p'ints except
Evansville and Terre Haute. From the other points
the statements asserted that business was working
| well and the condition of affairs Improving
Oficersand directors do not regard the proposed
co.oneratiye telegraph with alarm. The talk about
| II ia said 20 be mere talk The obstacles in the
vav of the success, of such scheme are said
TO be: % The inability to obtain snfhciens
oapital under that place: l2) the constantly
| increasing difficulty. of securing rights o. way
from large and small municipalities and t3l the
superior position occupied by the established com
napies as regards rights of way. II Is ais pointed
ont that the Bankers and Brokers aud the Contl-
| mental Telegraph companies were organlleu unuo.
a nlan s,milar TO the one now proposed, and they
| ended in disaster and collapse " III the men on
strike can wait eleven mon hs for the building Oh
line from here to Chicago. they can peat tne com-
nanyr said one Western Union official " NO new
| COMPANY can be successful without the con,racts
| bet ween the railroads aud Western Union' sa'd
another officer.
KuuoRs ABOUT THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
7, was anticipated in some quarters that the
mors of the past two or three days that the Baiti
more and OHIO was about TO make terms with the
strikers would be verified yesterday. The Western
| Union received private message during the day
asserting that the difficulties between
tina Baltimore and Ohio and the Brother
hood had been adjusted; dispatch from an
| L.. so,,rna asserted ION high authority" tn