Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-16
VERY COSTLY
The Strike on the New York Gem
tral Railroad.
The Railroad Company Already
Out Over 100000,

While the Strikers Have Lost Their Jobs
and Wages at the Rate of $50, 900 q
Day--Vice President Webb Issues
Statement AS to How the Company Pro-
poses to Treat Penitents.
New YORK, Aug 16.-Already the
strike on the New York Central ha:
cost the company and the men much
money. The company's officers assert
that the railroad has lost nothing 50 fal
as its passenger traffic is concerned, and
say that at the present time it is impos-
sible for them to estimate. even approx.
mateiy the amount of money lost in the
freight department. The nearest esti
mate that could be obtained was that
the company had lost over $500, 900.
Cost to the Strikers.
According to Master Workmen Lees
statement there We're about 10000 men
who struck work, Their average wages
were at least 81 so day Figuring ON
this basis the knights lost by not work,
ing about $4,000 a day, and az they
were paid out of the general strike fund
their regular wages while they have
DtSl vi bbllht, Illlb dNluS PlOsOOO D1OIG
loss day, making, according to Mr..
Lee, a total loss day of $1,000 They
have been on a strike for six days, and
as Mr.. Lee says there have been no de-
sertions from the ranks, the grand total
loss up to date is $lS0,010.
From the outlook at present the
greater number of these men will not be
able to secure work again ON the Cen
tral road. In the meantime those men
who are working. members of the order
in all branches of trade, will be assessed
every week to keep these men from
starving. These assessments may tend
to break mp the order in the east.
The CentraIs Terms.
The following statement relative to
the reinstatement of the old hands
has been given out by Vice President
Webb
"A large number of the men who have
been out on strike are making appli-
cation at different points on the road for
reinstatement, the applications being
coupled with assurances Of loyalty and
promises of good behavior in the future
THE question being continually asked
as to what the companys position is
WIN leSdlu w Ihoo0 hSh, VIII 9ay do
follows:
"On careful inquiry | find that many
of them are good employees, having been
in times past faithful servants Of the
company, and many of them have been
led into this difficulty through intimida-
ton, misrepresentation or Ignorance.
II appreciate their situation fully, and
especially in those cases where the men
have wives and children who are de
pendent upon them for support. have
given the matter very careful considera-
ton and have instructed our officials as
follows: That each case snail be con-
sidered separately and on its merits, and
where the party has been " satisfactory
and faithful employe, and where the su
perintendent or official Immediately in
charge is satisfied. or can satisfy The
general superintendent that the man has
left under the extenuating circum-
stances above outlined, that then, if Il
vacancy exists, he shall be taken on rs II
new employe; that where no vacancy
exists, the name OF the applicant will be
taken, and as the business increases dur
ing the autumn and winter. and when
additional help is needed, his applica-
ton will receive all due consideration
1T is, however, distinctly understood,
and the rule will be rigidly enforced,
that the men who have recently, and on
account of this strike, come into our
service, shall not be displaced unless
their services are unsatisfactory; and
that those men who were formerly in
the company's employ, but who, ulher
the above instructions may be reinstated,
will enter the service not as old men re-
instated, but AS entirely new employees;
and hereafter, with regard to promo
tions, discharges, assignments of work,
etc, they will be regarded as new men.
Those who have been turbulent, in
imical and detrimental to this company
and its interests, will not, under any
considerations, be taken back into the
service