Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-01
LOSING BIG DOODLE.
Claims That the Manchester Co. Is
Dropping $1,000 Every Day.
STRIKERS ARE STILL CONFIDENT
They Practically Declare -as/Poycott on the
7. Ann Railway.
k>LJNG CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE MEN

There was apparently little indication of a
strike on the Manchester Traction line YES
terday, and up until late hour last night
no trouble of any kind had been caused by
the strikers or their friends. The cars ran
regularly, but did not seem to be doing
much business. 1t was stated last night
that the company was losing money at
the rate of 1000 day, considerable
portion of which is caused bS the
damage to the expensive electrical machin-
cry by inexperienced motormen. A con-
ductor on the line told one of his friends
last night that he had only taken up IS in
fares yesterday. 1t is said that before the
strike the average daily receipts of a car
were from $50 to $40. The strikers and their
friends feel encouraged by these reports and
are using every endeavor to persuade people
from patronizing the road.
The arrest on Saturday night of George
Calvin, one of the striking conductors, has
had depressing effect on those of the
strikers who are affected by the court in
junction. Calvin was chairman of the
''road committee" in the K. of L. Assem-
bly, on the line and was included in the
courts restraint. He was arrested on
Beaver avenue and when brought to the
police station admitted to Chief Murphy
that he had been calling ''scab" at some of
the men running the cars.
Bail Was Refused for Calvin.
Sheriff McCleary ordered that Calvin be
held and no bail or forfeit accepted for his
release. Master Workman Dempsey and
several other X. of L. men endeavored to
secure Galvin's release on bail Yesterday,
but he will probably not get out until he
has been taken before the court on charge
of contempt. If his experience is like that
of others in similar position in the past,
he may lie in Jail for several weeks before
his case is disposed of.
Mayor Wyman yesterday morning fined
Edward Riddle S. and costs and Henry
Hoffman $40 and costs for obstructing the
Manchester company's cars and calling
Jack Beck and Samuel Thornburg were
charged with the same offense, but were re-
leased for lack of evidence.
The strikers yesterday issued circular
presenting their side of the trouble. They
also make an appeal to the public not to
patronize the line. The proposition of the
men to the company and the answer re-
ceived are embodied in the circular, all of
which have been published before. The
circular reads as follows:
Deny They Have Broken Any Laws.
We, the members of Local Assembly $685.
knights of Labor, desire TO place ourselves
squarely before the public relative to the
strike on the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Traction Company. Much has been
said and published concerning the trouble,
which is utterly untrue,as far as we are con-
cerned. We have been adjudged guilty OF
riot by the company and the press. which is
also untrue. Two hundred and thirty-two
of the old employees came out on the strike.
These men are all out and not one has
deserted. Some of our men as well az
the officers of the District Assembly to
which we are attached have had pre1imi-
nary injunction granted against them, en-
joining them from approaching the COM
pany's property. We desire to state that
some of these men have never appeared
upon the company's property only at the
solicitation of the company itself, which we
are prepared to prove at the proper time in
our civil courts; and when this strike oc-
CURED we were advised by the officers (who
have been so restrained, by order of Court)
to commit no depreciation against the COM
pany, and we can say truthfully that we
have acted solely upon their advice, and
have not molested the cars or property of
in any act or violence committed.
We are no more responsible for the unlaw-
full acts of outsiders than the company: for
had the officers of the Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Manchester Traction Company acted in
good faith and treated our committee with
the consideration it deserved this strike
would never have occurred.
Strikers Declare q Boycott.
Prior to the trip car schedule the men
were working II hours, with 40 minutes for
meals and 50 % per day.
The company placed a new schedule which
brought about the dissatisfaction, and
caused the strike for that which the men
received prior to change in the management
of road.
We have offered everything in reason to
bring about a settlement of the difficulties.
We have had counsel-the mayors of the
two cities, the clergymen and others do all
in their power TO bring about peaceful So
luton of our troubles, ano all so far without
avail.
AS citizens we ask the intelligent and en-
lightened community, have we done wrong 4
in trying to better our condition? We think
not, and we believe the majority of the citi-
zens are with us, and we simply ask you one
and all to do all in your power to bring
quietly that will bring this company to
terms of fairness for their late employees. This
we believe can be done by interesting your
self in our cause in several ways: First, by
using your influence with the company, ana
If that fails then if the citizens have no say
in a fight which concerns themselves as
holders and law abiding PEOPLE.
refuse to patronize a road which desires to
make us all serfS in this community.
We are still firm in our convictions and
fully believe we are justified i'll the stand We
have taken from beginning to the end.