Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-02

ton in the witness room adjoining th'
chambers, and on account OF the illness O
Vice President Hoxie changed their plan'
/ by determining to examine the business
men of the city.
The following business men were ther
notified to appear, representing the various
business interests of the city: u. Wlgn'
| Treadwell, grocers; General G. ID. Grieri
grain; Girard, B. Allen, manufacturers;
Colonel, r. D. Hunter, Union stock yards;
W. 81. Scudder, pork packers; E. o. Stan
ard, miIlsrs; Jerome Hill, cotton factory;
Mayor Francis, grain; E. c. Simmons,
hard ware, John T. Davis, dry goods, and
Z F. Williams, of Hamilton, Brown q
Co., boots and shoes. Mr.. Z. c. Simmons
was the first witness called. He testihed
that he Was engaged in the hardware bust
ness; that he resided here for Al years;
that he resided here at the time the strike
began; that it commenced in the early
part of March. Chairman Curtin then
directed the witness's attention to how
long business had been suspended here;
the extent of the loss to manufacturing ln-
terests, mercantile business and all other
branches of trade. So far that he had
personal kno Rledge, Mr.. Simmons stated
that the business prostrstion had bsen OF q
Two fold character.
Flrst-On this side of the river it was
with the county which draws It's supplies
from us, and business was suspended s6so'
lutely for three or four weeks.
Second-It affected trade in our not
being able to get our supplies from the
East after the strike was insugurated IN
East st. Louis as We get our freight large
" over the Yandalia line. At first 1t al
fected US in the destruction OF our trade,
but afterward it extended to and interfered
with US getting our supplies; that the sea-
son started in with very favorable pros
poets, more favorable than he bad known
them for the last fire or six years, and
everything indicated an unusually success
ful and useful spring trade.
MORE HANDLERS DISSATISFIED.
Though the fteigh. handlers employed
by the Northwestern, the Illinois Central,
and the Baltimore aud Ohio remained at
work ell day as stated, the l4O truckers
at the freight houses OF the
Illinois Central called upon AS
sisisnt Freight Agent Cushing about
noon aud asked that their working hours
be reduced from ten to eight and their
compensation remain undisturbed, or that
they be paid seventy6ve cents for ten
hours which is an advance ot twenty-five
c4nts pc. day on present wages. Mr..
Cushing promised TO submit their request
to the Off ;isls Of the road.
CLERKS WANT S. MORE A NINTH.
Fhs elk receiving clerks in the house
who called upon Mr.. Gushing and request
ed that the s. taken from their monthly
s'ipeuds several years ago be restored.
The eight freight or check
clerks made the same demand
after being assured OF al answer
by 6 D. m Monday. The men all resumed
work. Freight handlers Of the Galena dl'
vision of the Northern road voted to give
the company until Tuesday noon to decide
upon the request for eight hours labor and
ten hours pay. At 5 p. m. freight handlers
in the house of the Wisconsin division OF the
Northwestern quit work after announcing
that they had concluded to join in the de-
msud of the Galeus division men for eight
hours work aud ten hours pay. They
number sboqt about one hundred and
twenty-five. The sixty men in the 3. y ..
freigh. houses said they had made no de-
mand upon upon the company for increase
of paw or less hours OF labor, but they in.
tended to do so Monday. They apparent
". expect to receive favorable reply
from the officials of the company.