Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-20
NOT WHAT Is WANTED
Employees officials Get No Encourage
ment From Manager Wood.
GOING OVER THE GRIEVANCES
The Prospects Are Good for an Early Ad-
vance in Window Glass.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

The long and tedious conference between
the employees officials and Manager Wood,
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
began yesterday in the latter's Office. The
men were represented by Messrs. Sargent,
Howard and Sweeney, of the Supreme
Council of the Federation and the leading.
members of the General Grievance Commit
tee.
The entire day was consumed in the con-
ference, and the demands of the engineers
and fremen were passed over Mr.. Wood
was told that the men could not recognize
his reply to their demands, and that the
conference would have to get down to deal
ing with facts.
On the other hand, Mr. Wood stated very
positively that when the wages Of the men
were adjusted in 1888 they were understood
to be generally satisfactory to the men, and
although they had been very burdensome in
some respects to the company and its inter-
ests, they had been carried out in good faith,
and for that reason no advance would be
granted at this time.
Willing to Grant Some Demands.
Mr.. Wood said he was willing to grant
some of the 16S demands that did not carry
with them an increase in wages. In no
particular. however. was he willing to give
encouragement to the men in any depart
ment that an increase would be allowed. He
will meet the conductors this morning at lO
o'clock, and 1t is supposed that all the
grievances of the men will be gone over by to-
morrow. and Monday a joint conference
with all the officials will be held for the pur-
pose of arriving at definite conclusions.
leading member of the General Grievance
Committee said last night: I'VE are not making
the progress we expected to. In other words.
we are not getting from Mr.. Wood what we
want. He says none of us will be given more
pay. Well. we are not here to make any bluffs.
The matter is passing through the course pre-
scribed by the constitutions OF our various
organizations and until it arrives at a certain
point we are not in position to say what our
next course will be- l Can say however.
| with as much frmuess as Mr..
Wood uses in saying there will be no advance
granted, that we will not leave P1ttsburg until
| branches. OF course, we will be willing to
make some concession. If tie-up comes the
entire line from Jersey City to Chicago, with
all branches. will be included"
Will Go to the Supreme Council.
An effort was made last night to see the en-
ployes' officials, who are secretly Quartered at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel. but they are very in
geniously avoiding the reporters 1t was learned,
however, that as soon as the matter has passed
| through the hands of the conferees. it will be
| taken in charge by the Supreme Council, whose
| decision will be final; and the heads of the
| other organizations who are in the city, having
| pledged the support of their men. will stand up
| for whatever action the council takes.
It would be difficult to find more intelligent
| or representative body of railroad employees
| than the one which composes the General
| Grievance Com mittee. There are 104 of them,
| all quartered at the st. Charles Hotel. They
| are quiet lot of men, whose general demeanor
| indicates freedom from many of the habits
| common TO some railroad employees.