Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-05

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Becoming calmer, he told the following
story: early last month petitions request
ING the reduction OF the hours
of labor TO twelve a day for all hands,
drivers conductors, hostlePs and hitchers,
were sent to the various New York City
rsilroads-Secoud, Third, Fourth, Sixth,
Seventh Eighth and Ninth avenues, Broad
way and Forty,secoud street Blue aud
White lines. These petitions were pre-.
sented by men in the employ OF the several
companies. The petitions to the West
Side lines failed to accomplish their pur.
pose, although the officers OF each oil the
roads promised to make concessions. We
gave them until yesterday to carry out
their agreements but the Fourth, Sixth
and Seventh avenues and Broadway roads
have not done so.
Daring our interviews with the Presi.
dents of the roads We were asked whether
We thought that the railroads OF this city
could afford to pay 81 q day for nine
hours work. | told them, Judging by
what read in their reports to the Railroad
Commissioners,
THEY COULD AFFORD
to pay S3 a day for eight hours work, es-
pecially when the Sixth avenue road could
declare a dividend of ll9 per cent and
some of il on wstered stock st that And
it's true. AS | stated, We have not re-
csiveG eny answer to our letters from
either of the Presidents. At 4:44 to-mor.
row morning we shall proceed 20 tie up
the Sixth avenue road That is the first
car out, and is driven by man who tor
nine Years hes been behind the same dash
board The first Broadway Ger leaves at
4:5O and the first Seventh avenue car at 3
I O clock. But there will be no cara out to-
morrow, depend upon that The men are
excited and it may be infections, ] eau
, not say what other roads will be affected.
/ Probably he Fourth avenue men will fol,
/ iow suit u
The above programme, given by Mr.
| Caville, has been
CARRIED OCT,
and this morning lh3re were no cars run
ming on either the Fourth, Sixth or Seventh
avenue lines. and but one or tSo on the
Broadway line. The strikers number
about 1850.
Each Of the cars sent out from the com
pauy's stables had two policemen station
ed on the front platform, in order to pre-
vent the strikers from attacking the new
men yho LiaIneS .se car. Groups OF strlk'
ers congregated along tae ,ipes o. the va
rious roads and extcitediy discussed tns
situation, but made no attempt at breach
Of the peace. c,,-
; FeoDie living along the lines OF the roads
on which tie strike IL in progresa had to
avail themselyis Of the elevated roads and
the crush at some OF the stations was very
great People iostled and crowded one
another in their efforts TO reach the plat
FORMS. Ekile the trains were tuli to over
flowing. The crows on he elevated rosc
plstforms were at times go greSt that o.,
GERS had 10 be stationed on the stairs lead
! ing &c aome of them to prevent Others from
ascending. - &,
Mr.. Cgrus W. Field, closely muttied
clsmbered 10 the station stairs at Eigh
teenth street. on the Third avenue hne, IL
order to get down toVu. When be reached
the station platform he found 1t denseI'
crowded. and had to be satisfied with
Mace On The platform OF one OF the cars
To add to the discontinue of the travelling
pUbIc. the snow storm which set in yester
day morning st.n prevails. Fine, dry faket
are falling with q brisk cold wi2d. Ih
snow already lays to the depth Of foot
and travel of all kinds is more or less i'm
peded.
LATER.-Eot car has been run owe
the Fonrrh avenue Surface road since aI
early hour this morning. All the EN-
ployes of the road, including the conduc
tors, drivers, stable men and hitchers Ar
affected by the strike. The company
stables at Thirtythird street and FourtI
= avenue, we're deserted all morning. In
: cars stood empty on the tracks and no
more than half a dozen men could be see'
about the place.
Six hundred drivers and conductors an,
: 200 stsblemen and hitchers employed b
,ha Broadway and Seventh Avenue Raj
, road Company sait work shortly atte
I midnight this morning, beosEss th9 ne'
schedule put into effect By the eompan
1 on February did not bring their workinI
. time within the Y hours agreed upon as
? davis work several weeks ago. The sts
E blemen have asked for no concession
3 from the company, and their only reaso
l. / for going on strike is that the sgreemeu
E with the drivers and conductors has Io
: been carried out.
] DIRECTORS MAKE CONCESSIONS.
Superintendent Newell was yesterds
. afternoon visited By committee from II
e conductors and drivers, who demsuce
q that the schedule L2 so arranged that u
T men will work less than IL hours sud th'
the present pay be continued. The dri
l. ers asked that the pay Of S2. % per day |
: continued for the reduced number OF trip
Tee Board held short session to-da
At which Superintendent: Newell laid b
fore them the demands OF the men he e
= 80 = hat, owing 70 the stormy wealth
b Pud SIockades iSc Inc working time had e
ceeded u hours day. II the s1na sou
9 have been made on schedule time the
l. would have been no grounds for complain,
J. The directors voted to concede to the
Is mands made by the men yesterday. 81
Is Snneriptendent Newell was instructed
a. notify the strikers that within week I
schedule would be arranged in secordsn
With their wishes. 1t is rumored that {
men will al 90 to work this evening.
: THE SIXTH AVENUE ROAD STARTS uP.
toS NEw YoRK, February Preside
M Cnytis Of the Sixth Avenue Surface rt