The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-28
BAD PHASES OF THE STRIKE
While superintendent Think II Has
Lost ItsFOrce Strikers Say Otherwise.
Brakemen Aboutto Take q Decisive Stand, anu
Engineers and Firemen Become Restless In
der the Switchmen's Constant Appeals

While the strike appeared TO have spent its
force, the superintsndents were watching mat
tsrs very closely yesterday. They had two con-
ferences, bat only remained together a few min
u,es on each occasion. The principal matters
that had their attention were the statements
concerning affairs on their respective lines.
Business was moving along quite
briskly on the Belt road. Four
engines were in service switching about
the stockysrds and delivering freight 10 manu-
factories The Vandslia had FIVE at work all
day, and the yards at night were in IS good
shape as they were before the trouble began. In
the Ohio. Indiana & Western yards two engines
were used and several trains were sent out The
Lake Erie g. Western had employed enough
men, with the two or three who remained, to
take care of its business. The Bee-lins got
slong nicely, sending out both east and west
the usual number of trains. The Pennsylvania,
which covers five of the indianapolis lines. has
already twenty eight new men at work in place
of the forty discharged, and Superintendent
Bennett says the company is experiencing no
trouble in moving its business.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis
had two engines at work, and
was really doing more business than usual, as
freight of the c., l., St L. & c. has drifted over
TO that line, but the latter road had matters
straishtensd up, in its yards considerably and
got out several trains over both divisions. On
the first train from Cincinnati General Manager
Green cams 10 aud called the men together and
had q talk with them. He read over the ad.
vanced schedule of rates made by the New
York Central road for its yards, on Monday
last, and showed that even with the advance the
switchmen were paid more at Indianapolis than
are those on the New YORK Central road. where
it costs more to live than at Indianapolis. He
told them that the Big Four preferred to keep
them in their service, but fatty said that they
could not afford to increase their pay and that
he would rot, and any man who was not at bis
post at Z O'Clock this morning might consider
himself discharged.
The superintendents, in commenting on the
demand that each train crew should have
q third man, say 1t is unreasonable. In
Chicago one OF them remarked that there
Is a cut OF less than forty cars, while here
one seldom sees here O cut OF moro than
ten cars and oftener hve. Yesterday. with the ex-
csption of the Pennsylvania and the Bee-line. but
few new men had been hired, aud in all the
yards could be seen veteran engineers. train
dispatchers and a considerable sprinklinc OK
superintendent. Two general managers for a
time took a hand at throwing switches. The
statement that the switchmen at indianapolis
are now paid more than those on the New York
Central, after the advance was made, was rather
q cold blanket on the strikers, ana more than
one, il is reported, remarked that he guessed
the men were not SO badly off as Grand Chief
Sweeney had tried to mako them think they
were. The report was renewed last evening that
Grand Chief Arthur was to be here this evening
for O consultation with the engineers. To-day
the roads will generally begin to employ new
men unless the strikers return and show a
willingness to work at the old wages, but the
superintendents Of some of the roads say they
will not re-employ any OF the OLD men at any
Nrice.