New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
THOMAS T. EcKERT.

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Acting President
Tn compliance with these instructions notice OF
tie kind described was posted IN various portions
of the Western Union Office about o'clock. III uu
not seem 10 check the delivery OF teiegrahs ~.
transmission There was in consequence a great
accumulation OF business on the books put 10 iesIn
from persons in authority the extent OF the piocAauo
was impossible. =, -.
Expressions of anxiety concerning the trans
mission of press matter were met by promise gu
the part of the Western Union ofnclals 70 no .no
best at could be done under the circumstances.
The promise was handsomely fulfilled. inasmuon a.
the news of the country was promptly am anu
correctly handled The Associated Press mas nI,een
operators It's employ who were not anectea py ,
the order 10 STRIKE and this force win tne au VI
a leased quairuplex wire extending 10 balt'moo,o
and tapping the principal cIJIes en- route. ana WIN
the help OF the efficient night force OF the western
Union Company, supplied both the regular a .hu
special reports to the newspapers Win aiuios' 'u0
usual dispatch.
NIGHT SCENES AT THE MAIN OFFICE
There was no cessation of work at $50 and 8 p.
M. the hours when certain detachments OF the
operators stop for the day. The day men
had volunteered to perform donble duty, ana
these reinforced by those dispatched from the
branch Offices throughout this city, Brooklyn and
Jersey City were sufficient, Mr.. SomeryIe SAID, 10
send all the dispatches that were on hand. supper
was served free of charge to all the employees
Coaches conveyed those women operators to their
homes who consented to work overtime About
sba hundred gSne5a eSfs of th %' COMPANY
and throug hout the night men were excused IN
squadrons and permitted to rest for short period
All of the stringent rules regarding smoking curing
working hours were suspended. and cigars we're
distributed freely among the men. n etu Iad
nQnt force consists of eighty men, but these were
supplemented last night by about seyenty-iye day
men. About thirty were excused. Inc NUMBER Oh
men that work ed last night was about 125. ,
A dispatch received az 8 o'clock from the
manager of the company at Poughkeepsle staeing
hat
tween this city aud ALBANY, aud thaI
there Indications of strike. Generai
EcKert went TO his hcme in Long Branch as usual
about nine o'clock. -,
One of the strikers was summarily put out OF the
building By Officer williamson, for lndulgiag In
abusive invective against the superintendent,
Outside of the building the strikers were grouped
together different places discussing the situation
They all seemed hopeful. and anticipate speedy
return To business. There were no bosterous maui
festions ana everybody was sober and orderly.
INCREASE IN MAIL BUSINESS.
perceptible increase in the amount of mail mat
ter received at the Post Office was noticed immedl-
ately after The notices saying that telegraphic
messages received might be held for delivery by mail
had the effect of causing persons who desired GER
tanty of delivery to send their messages through
tue Post Office The increased business was
especially perceptbe in the CITY delivery department
in cOnsequ nee of the closing OF telegraph oihces
throughout the city. Only the regular clerks were
kept at work. but they were busiy engaged In dis
posing of the extra amount of mail matter.
Postmaster Pearson SAID that the Increase was
sufficiently great to dc noticed at once. though not
enough interfere with The business OF the ONCE
TALKS WITH WESTERN UNION DIRECTORS.
THE STRIKE A BENEFIT TO THE COMPANY-vIEws
OF JAY GOULD AND OTHERS
Mr.. Gould was found at his Office at No. II
Broadway early in tue afternoon. The strike had
failed apparently to disturb him in the
slightest degree; on the contrary he seemed
to be IN exceedingly good humor Il have just
come from the Western Union Building" he said.
after calling the reporters attention TO the strength
of the stock market, land l should hardly know
that a strike had taken place. went through the
operating-room and apparently there were as
MANY operators there as usual You would
not have noticed any change from the usual appear
ance of the room. L was much pleased, but not
greatly surprised, for General Eckert has told me
all along that tho telegraphers' association over
rated its strength 1t was gratifying to learn that
the best operators remained loyal to the company.
About hundred of them, l think did not leave the
room and when was there the number Of operators
at work was over $50. do not see that the strike
is not about over. / was told that there had been
little interruption In business that the work had
been kept well up all the time. l do
not think that the public will be caused
tanned great many offices that did not pay their
expenses Just TO accommodate the public in the
fullest manner. 1t rather to the advantage of
the company that these should be closed. Indeed.
believe that the strike will prove to be benefit
10 tine company. We shall be able to lOp
off some unnecessary expenses which otherwise we
could not have done conveniently. l am sure that
the company will be helped by the strlke. The
price of tho stock since tho strike was
made shows-does it not THAT the street
looks at the matter in tho way.
/ am sorry that there should have been
strike for the photographers will be the principal
losers by it. / think it must have been instIgated
by persons here in Wall Street"
That suggestion mas been made several times"
The reporter interrupted. Have you any authority
Itp
ANY one who has been in Wall Street for twenty
years." Mr. Gould replied. smiling slightly
knows many things by intuition; he does not
qure any authority for his opinions L have no
absolute authority for thinking that speculation
has had great deal 10 do " th causing this strike
|. but | know il intutiveY. y am sure that
| am not mistaken. The strike is practically
over and IT has not disturbed the company's bnsl-
ness much. We get dispatches from Chicago and
other points announcing that new nel are apply
ing for work constantly. The operators must be DIS
appointed at the result but many of them joined the
Brotherhood thinking that 1t was SIMPLY mutual
relief or benevolent association. My private oper-
atOr tho office here. II seems wasa member OF the
union, but when the strike was ordered he
bounced his oath aud volunteered to WORK for the
Western Union. He said that he did not know
when he joined the Brothe hood that he
to DC forced into strike. | think that
many have been misled the came way. am
told that many of them will not consent TO the die
taton OF the association The strike will be ben
ett TO the company and 10 the stock market too.
This trouble has been hanging over the market
for some time and | am glad that
il has been removed finally"
In regard TO the TACT that a large rumber OF to
legraphers were TO be brought from England, Mr..
Gould declined to speak definitely lie said that
he did not know anything about the matter
WHAT RUSSELL SAGE SAYS.
Russell Sage said that the action of the Executive