Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
STRIKE AT NEW ORLEANS
The street-Oar Drivers Strike for
Shorter Hours and Larger Pay
Not a Car Running.
The Strikers Refuse to Return t. Work
Until All Of the Companies Con
oede to Their Demands.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dee. 2S.-The
strike OF the street-csr drivers which
began yesterday continues. At late
hour last night committee of car
drivers of the Benevolent association
waited on IL meeting OF the railroad
presidents and submitted the following
demand;
mot more than ten hours' work q
day, the pay per month for the
divers, fOremen Of road, hands,
PAYERS, and watchmen 500; for
the starters, $65 for the roadmen
hostlers and all inside workers, $45;
extra time TO be paid for, and an hour
and half per day to be allowed for
meals.n
Only the presidents OF the City and
the 81. Charles street companies We're
present in behalf OF the railroads they
represent. Several conferences were
held regarding which the
officers of the companies
above named have referred to
their published cards. They say: "Af-
TER q considerable. discussion we &C.
| cepted the entire proposition. This
was done TO accommodate the public
and TO facilitate the exposition, and
not because the two companies thought
the demand fair and just.
"The employees al no reasons for
| their increased demands except the
success OF their previous strike.
THE committee stated that they
were authorized TO make any change
In their ullimalum, that this was a new
| strike, that all the companies had 10
obey their demands in full or that no
cars could run. The officers OF
the two companies represented the in.
| justice OF Furnishing two companies for
the Noncompliance Of the others, that
the association should ia all Justice
| contract with the companies wiling "a
accede To their demands, and believing
that fair and reasonable men would
accept such a proposition asked the
committee TO report to their
main body and induce them to go "a
work on their own terms for the two
companies mentioned. The commit.
tee finally agreed to 20 back and so re-
port, which they did In about half an
hour the committee returned and
stated that the association, 10y large
vote, refused to work for the two com.
panies unless the other companies
came into the arrangements.
These companies can only manage
their own business. They cannot con.
troll that Of other corporations. We
have offered 10 do everything the as.
ISOLATION asked. sin, our employees
have refused 70 work, even when Of
fered their own terms. such is a plaiu
statement OF the facts We believe
that we have done everything thai
could be expected 10 facllltat,
the public and TO do our duty Il
those whom we represent. We shall
employ new men, and ask the pubii,
aud city authorities To aupport ant
help us. The car-drivers complain
OF the noncompliance with the No
yember agreement by every line hu
on the lines Of the City railrsad. Tht
grievances complained OF OF
the other lines are over
work, discrimination agains
the union, the failure to pa,
the full rate agreed upon, the highes
wages being paid 10 pew men, thl
lowest to old hands. This complaint 1
universal, as also the failure To ALLOW
time for meals This morning an u
! fort was made TO run cars ON Pntoni
D street, bur by | o'clock the drivers ha,
Z All hnockeu II, From l I o'clock till
crowds Of strikers and idlers RENAME,
on Canal street gathered In group
about the turntables aud startin,
points Of the Pritonia aud Mapazin
street lines AS the cars came in III
drivers We're notified by cOmmitte
Of strikers not 70 return. Their warn
Jugs were obeyed At Up. m. an An
nunciatiOn street car came on Cana
: street. II WAS quickly surrounds,
by "a large crowd of striker
The mule was unhitched and turne
loose. The party who unhitohe,
3 tie mule was arrested and one OF Ia
? railroad officials was also arrested 10
assaullng striker.
All throughout the city great incou
, venienoe is experienced from the stot
, page OF the cars, the continued rain
weather keeping the streets ia ha
condition for the ped strians. ph
under trades asstmb les uphold Ia
drivers and win render them every 4,
sistance in their effort 20 carry Ia
: strike TO q successful termination.
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i. Tile way TO get 10 sleep Il not by r.
peattng veraes, or staring az nothin