Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-06
IT PETERS OUT.
The Reading Strike Is Sui q Failure
The Blu k Of the Employees Refusing
10 Strike Without Cause.
A Blockade OF Loaded Goal Cars In the
MiatpS Ssgions-Ths Executive Board
OF K01ghrs Of Labor rakes no Action.
ONE THOUSAND MEN Go OUT.

ONE THOUSAND BIEN GO OUT,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 3l.-Nesrly
1000 men employed in and around the
freight depot of the Reading Company at
the Willow street wharf went out on o
strike this morning and the work of
handling freight there was consequently
badly crippled. This action was in pur-
susnce of the decision OF the various
local assemblies of Knights of Labor last
evening to support the order
of the Reading convention. At the
general offices OF the company
no information regarding the situation
could be obtained, the officials stating
that they had nothing for publication
Everything Is reported working smoothly
atsthe depots at Ninth and Green streets
and ct Sixteenth and Pennsylvsnis
avenue.
BUSINESS MOVING NICELY.
READING, Pa, Dec. 31-Up to noon
to- day there were no signs of strike on
the Reading Railroad in this section. The
company's Car and machine shops which
employ in the several departments 500
men, have not been as busy
as now for ten years. Hereto
fore in the winter many suspensions
were made and the employees retained
were reduced to eight hours per day.
Now every man has ten hours work. and
many me Ike over. time.
Several Knights Of Labor assemblies OF
this city held meetings, and the prevail
ing sentiment Of the members was that
strike would be ill-timed and not advis-
able, and that nothing would be gained
thereby. There was notable decrease
in the number Of coal cars which passed
through here so far to-day commencing
with this morning, and this is attributed
to the trouble in the cosl regions.
General Dispatcher Bertolet said this
morning: "We are in excellent shape.
We ran out twenty-five full coal trains
from the coal regions last night, about an
average run compared with the same day
two weeks ago. Our trains Of course are
not running ss full, but it is safe to say
that we sent down fully 5000 loaded last
night. There were seventeen trains Of
empty coal cars passed north through the
Reading depot for the mines"
BLOCKADE IN THE COAL REGIONS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 3l-The
action taken by the local assemblies of
Knights CT Labor last night endorsing the
order OF the Reading convention for 8
general strike OF the Reading Railroad en-
ployes did not materially affect the bust
ness OF the Reading Company to-day. The
men did not quit work with the alacritY
which the leaders had anticipated and in
many cases they refused TO strike, pre-
ferriDg to renounce allegiance to the
Knights Of Labor. Al the freight depot
at the Wilson street whsrf several hun
dred freight hsudlers and laborers struck
This delayed business for tine, but in
the course Of few hours the company
had gathereds large number OF non-union
men from various points and put them TO
work. The blockade was soon cleared
up and the officials reported everything
moving well. At some OF the other
depots some few men went out, but their |
places were quickly fl led and the move
ment Of regular freight trains was
BUT SLIGHTLY AFFECTED.
There were many appiican-s for work
at the main office Of the company.
Everything remained quiet at Port
Richmond. The strike continued with
unab.ted vigor so far as the men OF Local
Assembly 6275 were concerned. Tie
strikers stood On the streets and talked |
about sticking it out to the end, but in
the meantime the company was
fast taking on the hands
it needed and was hourly
getting in condition where it can con-
Duct its business with the new hands.
81 am simply giving my own opinion"
said Secretary Hayes, of the general ex-
ecutive committee of the Knights of LIS
Dor, in discussing the situation, "but It |
is my impression that the executive |
board will not interfere IN the matter. 1t |
has not been asked to yield yet, and l do |
not believe il will be. The strike is in |
the hands Of the Reading employees them
selves.n
Most extraordinary efforts were made |
by the strikers in the coal regions and in
Philadelphia to- day to induce the men in
the shops in this city TO strike. Tele- |
grams innumerable were sent here making !
all sorts Of promises Of support, pledging |
that If the Reading men would join in the |
strike # would extend to very large ter
ritory of coal mines. These kilograms !
were all answered by stern refusal, the |
small percentage OF these in favor of |
strike not daring to go out. Adyices |
from the coal region this afternoon say
the most serious difficulty there is On the |
Shamokin and Msnanoy division, where |
hardly dozen men are at work. In the |
valley there are standing 1000 |
loaded coal cars unable to be moved.
FAILED TO MATERIALIzE.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Dec. Sl.-The antici- |
pated complete tie-up on the Reading |
Railroad failed to materializs-at least So |
far as this end of the line is concerned |
At Palo Alto not man left his post, and
everything went forward wit out hitch.
At Talmagua, the center of the East Ms
hanoy and Little Schuylkill branch, not q
man struck. The address of President I
Corbin has had marked effect, and the |
belief is practically unanimous that the
miners will not strike.
AT ALLENTOWN.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec 3l.-The Read
ing Railroad employees here say they have
40 grievances and that they will not
strike.
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