New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29
NO TROUBLE HERE YET.
R1rr EASTERN RAILWAY MEN ARE NOT
WITHOUT ALARM.
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE STRIKE NOT UNLIKE
THOSE OF THE GREAT LABOR DISTURB

THOSE OF THE GREAT LABOR DISTURB
ANCE o. 1871.
ri, i,s,,,ches from tho West yesterday showing
,bo enormous extent 10 which the Pullman boycott
had sprcad I'm such short period were received IN
this citv with uncommon alarm At present the
railway officers here Of the roads using the Pull
man cnrs express little fear Of the strike reaching
this section OF the country at least they do not
expect renera etrike movement among the en-
vloycs Of Tho Eastern roads
Yesterday an the trains carrying Pullman cars
arrived aud departed time at the stations In Jer-
scy CITY md the late afternoon dispatches received
from chicago by the Pullman officers IN mis- city in
dclted har ,hr results or The strike would be
felt I'm the West
Superintendent Samuel Wilson Of the Eastern de-
partncnt Of the Pullman Company. seen by re-
porters yesterday afternoon. and he was quoted as
saving that the strike would be confined to the
Woat In speaking OF the origin Of the troubles Mr.
Wilson said
"For the las, year the Pullman works have been
running ~ "A loss OF 500 to manufacture, and
We thought It 10 more than right that the work
men IN the shops should stand small reduction
IN their salaries: but instead OF agreeing TO the
reduction. they ask for an Increase which. consid-
erng The times. is simply absurd. Nearly all the
men In the shops belong - the American Railway
Union. do the engineers and nremen on various
railroads fous' Qu"utly. when our men struck the
RAILWAY employees refused 70 carry our cars At
present 1t LOOKS If the strike would b. long one
a. don't think Alr Pullman viii give one inch to
the strikers"
Wnie railway men are willing TO take as light
a Wow Of the present strike IN speaking FOR publ,
cation they make no effort TO disguise their real
opinion Of The trouble. and there Is hardly proir
u.nt railw.y man ln this city Who Il not alarmed
over the situation. The news from chicago mat
the Slnie r.. Baltimore and ohio. ~ Paul North
western. ~" Northern Pacihc AMI Illinois
Central were all tied up and that the American
hallway Union would be- successful In adding all
the important roads In the Vest to the number
WIS [ aS g f th@ S % Of ali ' ne great
railway strikes IN this country said that they
fearo! there might De repetition ot me DISASTROUS
Th, thousands " railroad employees who have
h,c.l.I tie orders Of the Railway Union and have
bac1fn. a party GO this strike have succeeded IN
not only causing = recuniaty JOSS 70 me railway
companies but they have brought about a con-
diion ~ affairs that viii cause most serious
personal Inconvenience to me hundreds or people
who have been unfortunate enough to be travel
Ing In tho Vest ~ this time The people IN Call
fornia who have made arrangements TO come East
are prevented from doing 50. AMI many travellers
mote. portion ~ the Wet and Northwest
fn the stock marHe' where rai.roa ir2noies al
nI,rce of thc strike WIS nl'r"ab!c tnronsnout thr
whole n't Prc.. waycroi from the 9osn,ns ~ ,as
market ana went down on reports of me progress
~ 3D.. strike. II bad most ilscouraglnS inhu-nce
ou rauWaj stocks. ana there va. genre, i-r.ls
when "a report cam, that trains on the Chicag''
v,s a rapid ian I'm the price. London markets we're
also affected by the trouble. and closing prices Of
H.. n,a reports .asi night showed that there
y,. r, llulinut.0n N the strike ami railway men a;
-. IN.rrnt stations were anXOusly waiting for
,n. latest news from the W"~t
\ Tribune reporter last night saw Train DIS
p1t,her Thoma- ~ the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. n
r-cy cty H. said thor hal been no difficulty at
mat .ri 81 th, lime. aud fGr n"ws = tho situation
90 Chicago he was entirely trpenIent upon me
nrvspap-rs Ho said that ail trains cam@ in ana
went ou' on time Genera Manager 'arII' 81 thr
l,.ll,ulr Palace car company, said n" mad no
. ,vlc.s from Chicago IL was simply the duty, ne
,,il of officials ~ he company AT this end % 'o9N
f.Ir
lf, az th. railroad rompani's % convey tn ctrs.
ava 81, Pullman company li not believe mat The
o. .,hl. would .ast long AL their car, hal come
through ou tlue 'hus ftr. AMI th" enlio3"s re-
uo-t,i that they were not int'rf'rel with In any
way . r,.,r
man cars.