Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-07
TERMS OF rRG SETTLEMENT
BY Which the Lshigh valley Railroad
Strike Was Declared or

Strike Was Declared or
BETHLEHEM, PA, December 6.-The
great strike on the Lehigh Valley road
was declared off at o'clock this morn
ing, both sides making concessions
This action was result OF a conference
between joint committee composed OF
members OF the Boards Of Arbitration
of New York and New Jersey on the
one hand, and President Wilbur, OF the
Lehigh Valley road, on the other. The
conference, which lasted three days,
was also participated in by the chiefs OF
the local and national labor organiza-
tions which took part in the strike.
The terms Of the agreement are en-
bodied in the following correspondence
which was made public after the an
nouncement that the strike had been de-
clared of.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PA, Dec. 5.
E. B. JTil5ur, President, L. Y r. r.:
DEAR SIR:-The State Boards OF Ar
bitraton Of New York and New Jersey
desire to know whether If the existing
strike is declared off, the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company will agree to take
back as many of their old employees as
they can fud places for without preju-
dice on account Of the fact that they
struck or that they are members of any
labor organization; that In re-employ-
ing the men formerly in its service, the
available time shall be so divided
among the men so employed that
they may feel that they
are again in the employ Of the
company and self supporting, that in
making promotions hereafter the COM
pany wi make no distinction between
The new men now In its employ and
those re-employed on account OF SEMI
orlty in service or otherwise, that when
in the EMPLOY Of the road committees
from the va.ious classes Of employees
from the branches Of the service In
which the aggrieved party is employed
and their grievances considered and
Justly treated, aud that in employing
young men in the future the company
will give the preference TO former en-
ployes when the strike is declared of.
We further think that to prevent mis-
apprehensons the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company should confirm the rules
posted by Mr.. Voorhees,, August 18th
last, as First Vice President Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company. We believe that these sug-
gestions arc reasonable, and If they are
accepted by your company the present
strike will be at once terminated.
Respectfully yours,
q. ROBERTSON, JR.,
OF the New York State Board Of Arbi-
tration and Mediation.
]. ?. MCDONALD,
OF the State Board OF Arbitration and
Mediation of the State of New Jersey.
To this communication President
Wilbur replied as follows:
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PA. Dec. s.
GENrLEMEN:-I beg to acknowledge
your communication Of this date. The
l.: V. Il. r. Co. agrees 10 the sug-
gestions contained therein, and in the
event OF the strike being declared of
will abide by them. We recognize and
willingly respond to your notification
of our former understanding that the
men re-employed may have some GER
tain source Of support. We further, OF
course, confirm the rules posted by Mr..
Voorhees, on August 9Th last. The l..
K. r. Co. resumed possession OF its
lines on August Sth, and the rules in
question have not been rescinded.
lam very truly yours,
E. 2. WILBUR, President
JERSEY CITY, n. j., December g.
The officials of the LehiEh Valley Rail-
road Co. at this place have received
word that the strike has been settled.
Freight Agent Ruudio yesterday re-
ceived a number Of the old men back
into the service, and to-day a number
of old employees among the engineers
and fremen asked to be taken back.
The freight cars are moving over the
tracks at the Communipaw yards. The
employees, who have been out for nearly
a month, are glad that the strike is
ended, as most OF them have used up
most c. LuCir savings, and had they
not been taken back they would have
had a hard winter as the chances for
them to obtain work were slight.
WILREsBARRE, PA, December g.
Passenger trains are late this morning.
A bad wreck occurred at Port Bow, at
one o'clock this morning. A misplaced
switch caused an engine to run into two
others on the opposite track bad y
wrecking two of the engines. One
brakeman was badly injured.