The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-14
THE OPERATORS STRIKE.
INDICATIONS ARE UNFAvORABLE
TO TaEIR SUCCESS.


New Operators and Preparing TO
Run It's Trains Without Calling on
the Strikers
The strike Of the telegraphers did not
assume any unusual proportions yesterday.
Both sides claim to have the better OF the
other, but il appears certain that the rail-
road has not been seriously crippled in its
operations.
Trains were running pretty regular yes
terday and there was no delay of special
length In the running Of any. Supt. Wad-
ley says that he can run the trains on the
old schedule plan as well almost as with the
operators, and he is doing it. He does not
think that the strike will last many days, as
he is rapidly Cling the places OF the strikers.
IL appears that some Of the operators did not
20 out and one or two who started out came
back on second thought. Il Is admitted by
the operators here that such was the case,
but they explain it by saying that extra in
ducements were offered them By the author
titles to remain.
TRAINS RUNNING REGULARLY.
Mr. Wadley claims 70 have plenty of sp-
plications for places and he will fill them up
~ rapidly as possible. Trains are running
90 evenly and regularly that the railroad
nature Of farce than a really serious situa-
tion.
Reports received from various divisions
OF the road show that the strike has not
seriously Inconvenience the road any
where, and il it keeps up that way
there can be no doubt as TO the necessity OF
the striking operators throwing up the
sponge.
The freight trains that were stopped
Monday when the strike was inaugurated
began to move out as soon as orders could
be sent them, and there was little or no de-
lay In that branch of traffic yesterday.
Mr.. Wadley went up 10 Macon last night
IL 10 his policy 90 close for the present all
offices not absolutely necessary. He went
out last night more on a tour OF inspection
than anything else. He will look over the
ground aud straighten matters out as fast
as possible.
THE STRIKE PRACTICALLY ENDED.
As far as the railroad is concerned the
strike is practically at an end. 1t is at an
esd in fact, as far as the men are concerned,
for Mr.. Wadley says positively that he will
not re-empioy any of them.
Supt McNeely went up the road also
yesterday. He Is checking out the old men
as fast as possible and putting new men in
their place. ALI Of tbs men are under bond
shat their accounts be checked up and a re-
ceipt given them before the Office is turned
over to another. Tnis process takes some
time to accomplish.
THE OPERATORS SATISFIED.
As far as the operators are concerned
they profess to be satisfied with the situa-
tton, and some Of them zaid yesterday that
they had everything their own way, but in
what particular does NOS appear. It was
reported among them that several trains
had been tied up az Wadley. and upon this
fact 10 based their assurance probably. The
railroad people deny, however, that any
delay has been occasioned, or that any tieup
has occurred.
OPERATORS DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS,
One Of the operators. speaking of the
statement yesterday that when the men
went out they left red lights burning, and
enus tied up freight trains said that that
was the only proper thing to do, for had
they let the trains 20 on, end with no oper-
Ator on the road, a collision might have oc-
CURED, and there might have been a serious
loss OF life and property. They don't seem
much frightened at the Statements that they
would be prosecuted for interfering with
the company's property.
The operators say that receipts have been
refused number OF men when they were
surned out of their offices, but the report
could not be confirmed.
While the operators profess to be satisfied
with the present status of affairs and the
railroad the same, ID would appear to be
hard to decide which lie right. From gem
eral appearances and from the way trains
are moving it would appear that the rail-
road had already the best OF the contest.
SOME TRAINS DELAYED
The railroad was put TO considerable in
convenience at first, however, by the strike
The Savannah and Western train which
should have gotten In at 7:20 O'Clock Mon
day night did not arrive until O'Clock yes
terday morning, having laid up upon the
line waiting for orders The Shoofly train
waited for three hours at Meldrim Monday
night.
Nearly all the freight trains on the line
were laid up Monday night, but were gotten
In all right yesterday.
IL was impossible to find out how things
were moving last night as the operators de-
clared that all freight trains were tied up
while the authorities reported that all trains
were moving on time.
OPERATOR CLARK's STATEMENT.
W. Z. Clark. one of the striking opera
tors. called at the MORNING NEWS office
Hast night TO make q statement Clark said
that be was operator at Pooler and was
ordered 20 20 to Wadley on Saturday night
by the superintendent who thought that he
would remain with the road In case
OF strike When the strike was ordered
Clark decided to go out with the others
and, 80 he says. took particular pains to
"block" the Office. Clark declares that
every office between Savannah and Macon
was blocked and that no freight trains
could move on the line.
AGITATION DIDN'T PAY.
The main agitator Of the tele1raphers'
strike il said 20 have been Agent Maxwell
of Americus, who was recently discharged
by President Conner. Maxwell is said TO
have been an active agitator for some time
not only among the operators on the Cen
sral railroad. but on other roads over the
country.
As Maxwell had one OF the best agencies
on the system and had no telegraph " ork to
do his action is generally condemned as
very foolish. Moore. the chairman of the
committee, who has been discharged from
his agency at East Point, was not an opera.
sor at all. He lost $40 a month job by
acting the part OF an agitator.
The agents generally along the line who
nave good JOBS have not taken any part in
the strike.
City Sheriff Goodwin Dying.
City Sheriff L. L. Goodwin has been ly-
Ing extremely i'll at his residenca On Ahar-