Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-20

nue. tied up; men out on a strike that
even the newspaper men did not dream
OF till ii actually occurred. The men
themselves only knew II when they went
to work that morning. A more senseles:
piece Of folly was never INDUCED In and
the men themselves were only too glad
to break the strike and go 10 work the
next day.
1t seems that the Empire Association
is composed OF all the horse-car men in
New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey,
and the Third.avenue liue, Of New
York, had completely bafiled the strik-
ers and were running their read with
non union men. The Third-avenue
strikers were supported by voluntary
contributions OF the Empire. The vol
nntary ''contribs" falling off and the
men growing, the idiots at the head OF
the Empire Association, being pulled up
with their power, they did have power.
but not knowing how to use it 1t re.
coiled and knocked them on the head),
thought that II they ordered big tie-up
of ali the roads it would so demonstrate
their strength that the Third.avenue
line would be compelled to discharge
their men. They had foggy idea Of
the moral force this display of their
power would have. They imagined that
the presidents of all the other roads
would rush TO the Third-avenue road
and compel them to back down. The
result was boomerang. The Third.
avenue road got the boom, for never
were cars so crowded. and money poured
into their Golfers. Their bell-punches
and punchers were exhausted long be.
fore the day was over. The Third-ave-
nue. line and the elevated roads had to
do all the work OF the other roads as
well as their own.
The Empire was killed, and the amaze.
ment and surprise of the public and The
damning said Empire received was
enough to cause the downfall of any
empire. Men and women waited for
cars that never came THAT day. aud
then had to rush to the elevated and If
their route was across town their oaths
we're richer and deeper than any Of the
the others. Cabs did big busin ess.
Corn doctors must have reaped their
reward shortly after.
The next day the men all rushed to
their cars and you could't have hired
them TO strike again. The roads posted
up notices for men and guaranteed that
they would have steady employment
This acted like magic. The men had
to choose between starving with the
Third Avenue strikers or going to work |
like sensible men, and they were aided |
to the latter by their wives who generally |
are quicker to see the right side of |
-.
result is that several OF the leaders who |
ordered the strike are under arrest, and
the So. 600 they say they collected from
the toilers for the idle Third Avenue
men, has dwindled do n to $500 They |
are under two fires, for the Third Ave.
nue. men are clamoring for money they
we're promised and can't get. hope |
they will be sent to prison as they de.
serve. The roads are discharqing the
men who give them the most trouble.
The pnblic and the press who were with
hem in their 6rst trouble, which no
ioubt was erievous, and their complaint
md strike Just one, are now uphoiding
he roads, and the backbone OF the re-
,ellion is broken by their own foolish
,ess and folly, born Of power which they
znew not how to WELD.
While upon horse car topics can
nut help say word In praise of the
horses and the care they receive-the
Brooklyn company being foremost in my
mind. their stables being hard by. One
nan takes care OF Is horses, cleans
hem twice a day; each horse makes
wo trips A. NJ. and P. NJ, four hours
,er day and they look in as fine con.
litiou as possible.
Being in New York after an absence
Il five year,, the first thing which at.
racts ones attention after the Brooklyn
ridge, Is Broadway and its horse rail-
Dad. No noisy. numbering white or
'lue coach wheels along or tries to run
yer you or drop you in the mud as you
ry to slight.
Broadway is quiet, not one qr artsr the
oise as Of yore, not half the blockade,
nd it is in every way an immense i'm
royement which even the sturdy OPP
of the road admit now and
Tould not return to the old bass tor any. [
hing. In fact, think they'd put the
Thole Board of Aldermen in Sing Sing
ather than 20 back to the old days.
m surprised that they didn't have our
able instead of horse cars. The feel.
ng here against the cable is the result