The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-03
THE UNIONS SIDE

to the Public.
AT the meeting Of the Trades Assem-
bly, held on January 92d, the. difficulty
OF the Street Car Employees Union was
referred to us for investigation and uc-
ton. Our first object was to proceed
at once, and, if possible, arrange for an
agreement whereby. tho cars could be
run and an investigation then begun.
On the same evening we visited the
company's Office and found Judge ia
cob and Manager Jolly there. II was
but q short time before the discussion
of the trouble was entered into by those
gentlemen and the committee. Their
first objection looking to u settlement
was that all Of the employees had as
sumed the responsibility OF discharging
themselves by not submitting their
case to the committee for arbitration
and had therefore taken matters in
their own hands.
We informed those two gentlemen
that We were present to endeavor to
arrange for some adjustment OF the
trouble, and then arose the complaint
OF Mr.. Williams. In reply to our ques-
ton Mr.. Jolly said they had no positive
proof that Williams statement was
true. We then offered tho gentlemen
this proposition: We being oil the same
opinion that you are, and without
proof to verify the statements Of Will
liams or Murrins, and giving the street
car company the benefit OF the doubt
and y~indicating them before the public,
We ask that you consider and approve
OF %suspending Murrins and smittle for
ten days, after which time they be rein
stated. These gentlemen positively re-
fused to do this unless We agreed 10
leave Murrins and Smiltle off indeti-
nitely. We then called their attention
to the scala that had been signed by
them, and the clause therein relating
to discharging employees without cause,
and asked what rules Of the company
had been violated by these two men.
10 this last inquiry MIR. jolly said the
company had no rules, being like aship
at sea without any rudder, claiming
that the company had no use for rules
for their government.
Judge Jacob then gave us this pro-
position to consider: That the commit
toe start the cars all running on Mon
day pending u general investigation by
the committee. This the committee
refused, giving as q reason that the
Street Car Employees Union had given
/ that due consideration at conferences
held between them and representatives
OF the company. After q failure to
come to any conclusion tho COM
mittee adjourned with the understands
ing that Mr.. Jolly would decide before
0 o'clock a. m. Monday what the COM
pany would do. Not receiving any in
formation, in the afternoon we waited
upon Mr.. Jolly. At this meeting Mr..
jolly seemed more determined than the
day before, and showed nc disposition
to settle, saying his company intended
to run the cars their own way, and for
the benefit OF the public. After come
time spent and no settlement Mr.. jolly
promised to decide by 9 a. IN. Tuesday.
On Thursday we again met Mr.. jolly,
and at this meeting he informed us that
he 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 tho meeting, but Wednesday ascer-
MnN s."U VI ~ NJ TtIi
were present. we again saw Mr.. Jolly
and he informed Us that his mind was
made up, so was Mlr: Champion's' anu
no was YET to near from Mr.. hlmbali.
we hela no lusther conference with
them from wednesday until Monday,
January 80, as we were anxious to have
his decision. We waited upon Mr.. Jolly
on that day, when ho handed us the
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Decisions In case Of former employees that left
our employment 9 - Sunday, cd inst, Is this;