The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-09

crews are missing from the lines all the
trains required by the company for its pas
senger, coal and freight business are moving,
1t is remarked that although the Mahanoy
division cut but a small figure in the strike
the men on it are at present subjected to the
same conditions as the men on the main
line-that is those who went out are at liberty
to apply for reinstatement and if there are
no places for them they must wait until
vacancies are made, although there are some
assurances that these waits will not be long
as many Of the new hands are being laid Off
daily because of incompetency. This is es-
pecially so in regard to the engineers aud
firemen.
One trainman on the Mahsnoy division
said last night that he thought most of the
old hands would be back in their places be
fore the close of next week AS matter
Of fact, he said, the company was benefited
| by some of the men going out because while
the main line was tied up no freight or coal
Grains could be hauled and tho company
would have lost considerable more money in
having pay roll for full force on hand
with nothing for them to do.
Another railroader said that he hadn't the
slightest doubt that all the old hands on the
Mahanoy division would be cared for, but it
will take few days for the affairs to be
properly adjusted. Before the strike occurred
the division was short of men and after the
coal and freight traffic is in full operation
| there will be room for all.
| 1t is observed that the men show great
confidence in Superintendent Blakslee
They say that he has been absent from his
Delano headquarters visiting the officials at
Bethlehem, and that absence is taken as a
good omen,
| Several old hands have been taken back at
Delano during the past three days, but there
are a large number still out of work
Walter McGinness who was the telegraph
operator at the Mt. Carmel station, was the
only operator cast of Delaao to go out
| When the orders to return to work were
issued he obeyed, but the company informed
him that he would have to be a waiter
None of the freight train crews residing at
! Mauch Chunk have made runs since the
strike ended. They are also on the waiting
list, Engine 557, which was used by one Of
the Mauch Chunk crews for freight service
between Mauch Chunk and Mt Carmel, has
been handled by DelanO crew the past few
days for coal train service between DelanC
and Brownsville, and engine 555, which did
service in the hands of Mauch Chunk
freight crew on the run between Pottsville
and Mauch Chunk, on the Lizard Greek
branch, is now doing local freight service
between Delano and Ashland and is in charge
of Deano crew.
The reports that there is no coal traffic on
the Mahanoy division is erroneous. Empty
and loaded trains have been passing west and
east regularly the past few days.
All the passenger trains on the MahanOy
division were running on better time to-day
that at any time since the strike was de,
clared OIL.
1t is generally believed among railroaders
| that next week will find all the branches OF
the road in good order with most of the old
hands reinstated and that the Mahanoy di.
vision will be in as good operation as it was
before the strike.