The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-21
The End Of the Great Hook
ing Valley Railroad
Strike.


The Hooking Valley railroad
strike has ended in practically
an overwhelming victory for the
men along the lines.
The settlement of the dispute
was effected without the shedding
of one drop of blood or the destruc-
tion Of a dollars worth of the COM
pany's property, proving conclus-
lively that the men relied solely
upon the justice of their cause
backed by an enlightened public
opinion.
AS predicted in Tuesdays POST
PRESS the strike was settled and
declared off before Tuesday mid
night. John Mcbride accompanied
the local members of the commit
tee to Jacksonville and there met
Mark Wild and two other members
of the committee who arranged
meeting of the Nelsonville strikers
and district mine officials for the
evening. AS result of that meet
ing motion was unanimously
adopted at II o'clock to accept
President Waite's last proposition
and at l:17 the strike was formal
ly declared off by Mark Wild. BY
the terms of the agreement Mark
Wild, who successfully led his men
to victory, is not to again enter the
employ of the company and the
same is true of Sherman Linn who
presided over several Of the public
meetings of the strikers. 1t is
further provided that in the cases
of George 8. Rodgers, John Keller,
F. G. Childs, 3D.. Parsons and G. G.
Miller against whom President
Waite claims charges of miscon-
duct have been lodged, an investi-
cation is to he held at once during
which they are to remain suspend
ed until their innocence has been
established.
George s. Rodgers is freight con-
ductor, John Keller car inspector,
F. G. Childs an engineer at Nelson
Vile, III. Parsons, a hostler at Pom
roy and G. G. Miller yardmaster at
Marion. The first two are presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of
local union No. 22O, A. r. U. Presi-
dent Waite refuses tn make known
the nature of the charges against
these men until the proper time ar
rives.
The proposition of Mr.. Waite
distinctly declares that the old en-
ployes shall be re-employed with
out prejudice in their old Dr similar
positions where vacancies exist
and where vacancies do not exist,
old men shall be continued at full
pay until restored to similar posi-
tions. Mr.. Waite's proposition
further provides that the arbitra-
tion as to the adjustment of wages
made July / is still in force.
Mark Wild and his committee
came up from Jacksonville on the
$3.50 a.. m. train Wednesday and
found about 200 of the strikers
awaiting them at Wirthwein's hall.
He at once called the meeting to
order and gave detailed state
ment of the Nelsonville meeting.
He said that it had become Il
question of settlement on the basis
proposed by President Waite or
war in the valley. In the latter
case the brunt of the battle would
have been thrown on the miners
who positively refused to mine
coal to be handled by scabs and
everybody knows they were lily
prepared for the great sacrifice for
union principles they would have
been called OH to make. Under
these circumstances Mr.. Wild
thought it advisable to accept the
proposition and 80 advised the men
at the meeting.
BY the agreement no man is re-
quired to sign away his liberty tt
belong to any labor organization
he may see fl. The strike has been
declared off by the same commit.
tee that had declared it on June 20
at 2:30 O'Clock, nearly three weeks
ago. The strike had resulted In
restoration of the ten per cent. re.
duction and in big increase oI
wages for the engineers and fire
men. The question for an increase
for the other classes of employees
would probably be settled by arbi
tratiOn in their favor. The five
men had committed no wrong ant
would be reinstated, as for the ont
who had been left out in the cold