Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-03

time spent and no settlement Mr.. jolly
promised to decide by a. m. Tuesday.
On Tuesday we again met Mr.. Jolly
and at this meeting he informed us that
be was not yet prepared to decide,
claiming that the stockholders were TO
meet on Wednesday, and he would
await their action. We heard nothing
of the meeting, but Wednesday ascer-
tanned that some\ of the stockholders
were present. We again saw Mr.. Jolly
and he informed US that his mind was
made up, so was Mr.. Champions,
and he was yet to hear from Mr.. Kim
bali. We held no further conference
with them from Wednesday until Mon
day, January 30th, as we were anxious TO
have his decision. We waited upon
Mr.. Jolly on that day, when he handed
US the following:
Decision of A. M. Jolly, General Man
ager of the Wheeling Railway Company, in
case of Messrs. Murrins, and Smittle, who
were suspended by the Company, IS this:
That the Company will agree to give them
employment so long as they are competent,
by their making application to the Com
pany, and which application shall read as
follows:
/, the undersigned, hereby make applica-
ton as mOtOrman or conductor on your
line, and if given such position will agree
TO conform TO all the rules and regulations
of the Company now in force, or hereafter
TO be in force. Rate Of wages 10 De at the
rate Of twenty cents (20c) per hour.
Decision in case Of former employees that
left our employment on Sunday, 22d inst,
is this: That those making application,
which shall read as follows:-
l. the undersigned, hereby make applica-
ton as motorman or conductor on your
line, and If given such position will agree
to conform 10 all the rules and regulations
of the Company now in force, or hereafter
20 be in force Rate Of wages to be at the
rate of twenty cents (2lc) per hour,
VIII be given employment as far as we
have employment for same
We Immediately repaired to the Local
that was in session, and laid the de-
cision before them, which they reject
ed, and gave US the following to pre-
sent to Mr.. Jolly, which we did:
That all men return 10 w. ana tne
charges against such . Employees as are
charged with maxine threats to iniure the
nroDertv of tn .lompany, be investigated
nv q conn atuee of the union, or the Aroi-
trqti- Committee and Company, and the
Z -mer agreement to hold good.
This, Mr.. Jolly refused to consider.
| On Tuesday we again waited upon Mr..
| Jolly and endeavored To get at some
tangible settlement, but without avail.
He informed us that he had sent
an outline Of his decision TO all the
stockholders, and could not well change
his decision. We, then, as last re-
sort, proposed to submit the entire case
to arbitration by three dsinterested
persons. This proposition he studied
for a few minutes, and replied that he
would see the other stockholders and In
form US of the result. We asked when
be could inform US. He said just as
soon as possible. Up to this date he
has failed TO inform US.
We have endeavored to give the pub
lie our several conferences with Mr..
Jolly, manager of the Wheeling Rail-
way Company, and what transpired
thereat, being authorized by the Trades
Assembly to use all honorable means
possible to bring about settlement.
We will now state what we have obtained
from these employers as facts in this
trouble not yet in possession of the pub
lie, upon whom we are willing to place
our case as being only just action upon
our part.
This Company has within the last
year, in the absence Of any customary
rules for the government Of employees,
repeatedly instructed the employees
on 4 car to go from two to six
squares, regardless Of passengers
that delred to ride, this being done to
make up time, thereby placing their
T.. boI irh In Tho Of
the public. The men on the cars OF the
loop are required to make the run in AZ
minutes. This is the position Of the en-
poyes. In one Of the conferences we
held with Mr.. jolly he said. when ques-
toned In relation TO rules OF the Compa-
ny, we are like "a ship at sea without a
rudder," and acknowledged the system
OF the Company was far from being per-
feet. And we further state THAI the
Company is in fault In regard to there
being no rules for the government Of the
employees, as the members assure US pos
itively they have requested such to be
promulgated for their own protection
and direct benefit TO the public. In our
judgement, had such rules been in ex-
istence as is customary on all street car
lines, the public would not be called
upon to-day to witness this incOnveni-
ence, and further, we are can
didly Of the opinion that Mr. Jolly, the
manager Of the Company, has shown
disposition in this, rs well as in
past transactions with our committee
and the employees to sever the ties of
unionism, and that by his sharp prac
tice has sadded all this blame upon the
employees In place of placing it where it
belongs, on the Company, one which
has, as admitted by Mr.. Jolly, not a
perfect system.
While our object from the time we
received the case was to do justice and
effect settlement as speedily as pos
sible for the benefit Of the public, we
wish to say that after our first con-
ference we were impressed that Mr..
Jolly desired no settlement, unless ac-
cording to terms dictated by him sole