The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-09
WEST Shore SCARED.
How the Big Railroad Strika
May Affect Hudson
County.
ALL TRAINS STILL MOVING.
But the Men Have Flatly Refused to
Forward Central Freight.

The big strike on the New York Gem
tral Railroad directly affects people of
this county in two ways 1t increases
and delays travel. and it may cause
strike on the West Shore Road.
This morning called at the office Of
Superintendent Bradley, Of the West
Shore Railroad and asked him what
effect the strike in New York had on his
road.
SO far as we are concerned" said he.
we are not aware that there is a strike.
Our road is in its usual condition; tina
trains are all moving on time just tna
same as on the Pennsylvania, Erie anc
other roads. There is no indication Of
any trouble on our road Whatever
Has any delegation waited on you in
reference to the strike, or have you had
any conference with any committeessa
NO; have seen no one. I have not
been spoken to on the subject at all by
any committee or delegation
Have any OF your men gone over to
the Central to take the places of the
strikers?"
mo, sir, and so far as I know none
will You had better not say this, how
ever, for it might be fuel added TO the
fire. None of our men have evinced any
desire to aid the strikers y
DO you think, Mr.. Bradley, that the
strike will extend to this roadfh
Il really do not want to say anything
in reply to that question. just now it
would scarcely be proper" was the
AMONG THE MEN.
left the superintendent and wandered
about the yard 1t was full of empty and
loaded cars, but there appeared to be
very few men about. A couple of drill
ENG engines wsps s9s wing engaged in i shift IT,
yard couple of passenger
trains came in from the West. AT the
freight Office / learned something that
the superintendent did not tell me- OF
course he forgot it. This morning
float loaded with oysters and other
perishable merchandise was towed from
the New York Centrals docks to Wee
hawken to be unloadsd and shipped to
Albany. The West Shore freight
handlers refused point blank to
handle the cargo. The freight
agent entreated them TO do so because
the goods were perishable, but his en-
treaties were in vain. and the company
was then notified that not one bit OF
freight of the Central should pass over
the Vest Shore during the strike If the
company insisted it would only bring
trouble to the West Shore.
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE STRIKERS
A clerk in the freight department.
told me, quietly. that he and all
the employees were in sympathy
with the strikers, and that any at
tempt of the West Shore company
to aid the New York Central would be
the signal for strike on the West Shore.
He said the float load the men refused to
handle was lying up the river for further
orders
The passenger travel on the ferry boats
was very light, although the boats ran on
time. but the two West Shore trains that
left the Pennsylvania depot were very
large, one consisting of seven cars where
usually two are sufficient.
Thus far there has been no Interrupt
ton to travel whatever on the West
Shore. Several employees told me thai
there might be when the Albany freight
goes out at twenty-five minutes past
eight o'clock tonight. There is no doubt
but that the West Shore officials anticis
pate much trouble, and they are taking
every precaution possible to avoid it.