Milford chronicle., 1883-08-03
TRF TEbEGRApH STRIKE.
what the Company and the Operators are
Doing.
THE POSITION TUESDAY.

What the Company and the Operators ere
Doing.
THE POSITION TUESDAY.
The New York San gives the state of
affairs on Tuesday as follows:
The Western Union business was in
somewhat better condition Monday than
it had been in before since the strike
began. Nearly 300 operators Of as
sorted abilities were said to be in
the operating room. Most of them
were fresh after Sundays quite.
The business was a little more than one
half its normal volume, so Press Agent
Somervine said. The copy hooks were
in most cases clear. The longest delay
was on Western wires, and that, accord
ing to the check boys, did not exceed
one hour. These lads say, however, that
large number of Western messages were
received that were dated on Saturday.
Theyput the number of messages sent out
IN the daytime at over 10000. Aregular
days work, according to Mr.. Somerville,
is 10000. A report made with great de-
tail to the strikers says that work, in
spite Of the improvement, was much
more than an hour behind on number
Of specific wires.
The strikers say that nothing like 300
operators were at work in the operating
rooms.
Mr.. Jay Gould was in the building
nearly all day. He frequently passed
from one floor to another and from room
to room. He was in the operating
room about / o'clock When asked |
what he thought of the situation he
said he was perfectly satisfied with it,
and that he thought the success of the !
policy adopted by the company was
assured. The 300 operators were |
enough, he said, to handle all the |
business that was offered. The reason
why the company still keep out its no
tees that it was receiving business sub
ject to delay was that some of its West
ern lines had suffered by the electrical
storms and the company did not know
at what moment they might be further
with. The business handled
by the company on Sunday was much
larger than he had expected it would be.
Mr.. Gould had a long conference with
MIR. Somerville in the afternoon. Mr..
Somerville said it resulted in no change
If policy,
LAW SUIT.
The first to bring the machinery of
he law to bear upon the Western Union
re the sugar refineries of Boston. Their
,fficers first notified the company in
1ew York of their intended action, and ,
tuesday afternoon their representatives !
ffered a message at 100 State
treet for New York. The re-
ewing clerk proceeded to stamp
II its face Accepted, subject to mail
lg or other delay" The gentlemen |
efused to allow the message to remain 1
nder such conditions, and it was re-
lrned to them. Supt. Roche was con-
Ilted and said that he was power
,ss in the matter, being obliged to fol-
w instructions from New York. An
,tion will be begun at once in the Su-
RENE Court to compel the company to
,sume its duties to the public. It is
elieved that penalty of 800 and full
images can be collected of the COM
any for every message refused or de-
yed.
A PARTIAL COMPROMISE.
On Wednesday Mr.. May, President of b
e American Rapid Telegraph Company, b.
acidly said to a reporter who called o.
ION him: "Ihe American Rapid COM 81
ny has entered into an arrangement II
tn the Executive Committee of the CT
Otherhood by which our employees
turn to work to- morrow morning, and
r lines will be open for business. NJ
He refused to say what were the terms 3.
the arrangement whose existence he y,
d previously denied with vehemence.
? would only say, "Its terms are salts
tory to both sides. We are all of us
,dged to secrecy for a certain period III
to the details of the plan and as to
concessions-if any-that were fT
de. of one thing you may be assured 5 55el
~ ten o'clock tomorrow morning ~
,ry one of our men on strike will have No,
urned to work and we will be in first
IS shape to handle business to all 49,,
nts covered by our lines. i" The num- otI
of his men who were out and would
ume work Thursday is about seven
ldred operators or perhaps, including
emen, nearly a thousand in all. cor
dispatch from Baltimore said that T
basis Of the agreement between the
therhoOd and the American Rapid nm,
an advance of ten per cent. on sala- Br,
j, extra pay for all work done over P
lt hours for day and seven hours for air.
hit work and extra for all Sunday
k. The other companies still hold brC
The brotherhood also remains ha'
l, and the exchanges are talking of ne.
ing the companies to arbitrate with ei gI
brotherhood. The New York Board =
ldermen adopted a resolution asking
State authorities to take legal steps
ompel the telegraphic companies to 7
mptly transmit messages. sho
THE SITUATION FRIDAY. 80 Z
lbilation is the word that best ex- B
ses the feelings with which the sS1ho
ring telegraph operators on Friday, co'1 mg1
the New York Tribune, regarded G
return to work of the employees of to g
Rapid Telegraph Company in conse- e
ice of the capitulation on Wednes. 4lns pln
They consider the compromise as n
'tory not to be measured entirely by s44
relative Importance of the company h
impaired with the Western Union. sat
le admitting that the Rapids lines voar ~
ar less extensive than the Western Pl
ms, the operators congratulate them in b
IS that they have gained the first ship
t in their contest with the companies ta. e
use of its moral effect on the men, ~
of the Brotherhood, and the inhu- waul
they hope it will have on the still whit
born corporations. 1t is argued So, 0o