New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-20
ERIE TAXPAYERS PROTEST.:
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window. where they received their envelopes in

window, where they received their envelopes In
grim silence and turned away v.uor rood rolled
The pay car Of the Lehigh alley roau Io'n'
up TO the station at Wlliam-st, this afternoon ,n.
The strikers were waiting near. lh~ caa WOO, ma'
surrounded by Gordon OF troops, anu the nv"
were admitted to receive Their pay lnf Lt't w
wanna COMPANY also paid of lis employees TO-
day. ,.ona -, p,G,Jo
no condition to help each other, az they nave
grain contracted for to keep them fully busy, out
all not filled. The unoccGpisG elevator mts Gh
pacity to-day is fully 100000 Dushels, OUTSIDE
of half a dozen houses which could De put an
commission in day or two d dhsre are alsS
200 canal boats tied to the COCKS awa, ILL
shipments are light by canal and the railroads
outside Of the Lackawanna are moving compare
lively. only few cars, but there j. no i,l Hi
diate prospect of gut OF grain IN ,ne can,S
Nearly every year The elevators here are crowded
after the new crop begins to move; anu , .lle
amount now in store is much less than In Tie ias'
four years
GRAND TRUNK MEN GRUMBLING.
Mutterincs have been heard all day among
the Grand Trunk swtchmen, who crossed the
international bridge with trains Of freight Tor
Eastern connections Most of the men are Ca
nadians. and all of them live at Fort Fine or
Victoria, on the Canada side, or at Amagarla ono
mile in the interior, WHERE the yards and round
houses OF the company are located All "t 10
fhS% ' s%itchm temper New.9erk Cen.
trail engine with crew of pon-unIon i men
was attempting to move q train OF live stock from
Black Rock to East Buffalo The movement was
quickly noticed by the switchmen in the Lacka,
wanna yard, and the news spread like wildfre aAi
over Black Rock. IT. was at the time when tAe
shop employees were their way to work, ana az
most instantly men began to ISsSs at the Amherst
st. crossing. The green switchmen on the stoch
train became excited, and the train was obliged 10
stop on the crossing, while a clumsy novice was
attempting 10 turn Il switch TO let IL pass Oh t'c
east bound track. -, It. .o,
The blocking Of the street by the train servei
cursed the non-union man ronndly IA they az
tempted to start the tram. JUST as me wneeis
began 10 move a luity Grand Trunk swlchnaii
rushed ont OF the thrOng, and turning TO one OF
the Erie strikers, asked in an excited voice, Shail
cut her for them, PATTI The crowd cheerea
and cried: Go on: 90 on. pull the pins: cut
her in a dozen places - but the striker slowly az,
vanced and shook his head. Placing one hand
on the Canadians shoulder, and pointing sig.
nifcantly across the river TO where the smoke OF
dozen engines from the Amagaria yards, lie
said: .,.o. Co., ro,
To work. See that you do 1T when the time
com,s
One hundred and fifty cars Of the Erie freight
are standing in the Grand Trunk yards at Victoria
and Amagaria The company received them, but
the svitchmen refused point blank 70 handle one
Of them. In marked contrast to the usual arb-
tary uStNm OF tho great Canadian systems
the refusal was received by the officials in silence
and no attempt was inade to force the switchmen
to handle the freight.