The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15
WESTERN TRADE RESUMED.
Shipments to the West Restored to
Their Normal Condition.

All the Lines Formerly Tied Up by the
Strike Are Now Receiving Perish
able Freight From This Section, and
the Georgia Watermelon Is Again
Hustling over the RaiI-What Prom
tnent Railroad Men Have to Say of
the Strike and It's Effect In This Sec
ton.
The railroad men here are viewing the
rapid approach to the close of the great
strike with an I-told-you-so sort of feel
ing and an air of complacency.
The general feeling is that many of the
strikers adopted methods which were
not calculated to carry them through to
success, even though their cause were al
together a righteous one. While the
strike has affected some branches of in
dustry in this section, and has caused a
loss of freight to many of the railroad
lines, there are many things which will,
to some extent, make up for the losses.
The railroads are thoroughly satisfied
with the course of their employees in fail
ing to countenance the lawless strikers,
and employees commend their operatives
highly on all sides. The course of the
railway employees here showed that it
would have been unnecessary and useless
for any emissary of Debs to have sought
to work the sympathy racket here.
AT THE END OF ITS ROPE.
cit appears to me-" said a prominent
railroad man yesterday that the strike
has about reached the end of its rope.
It is a pity the men were called away
from their work, ana it can but result in
much suffering. The entire strike seems
to me an injudiciOus attempt at coercion
which could meet with no measure of
success. The meu have undoubtedly
realized, to all appearances, that they
were not on the right line, and suppose
they have concluded it is best for their
own preservation to desist Much suffering
may be caused the men of families who
went on the strike on account of single
men or others, perhaps, being put in their
places.
1--WE have received notices, however.
that the traffic is now open on all lines
and shipments to the west have about re-
sumed their normal condition. In the
last few days the business to the west
has increased considerable, though little
can be told about it at this time, as we
have hardly had time to determine to
what extent the business will pick up as
a result of the declaring off of the strike
The first crop of Georgia watermelons, to
a great extent, rotted in the fields but
and the roads that were formerly tied up
are ready TO handle perishable freight
Fruit growers and shippers of perishable
goods have been hurt TO considerable ex-
tent.
DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE HERE.
''The strike didn't last long enough to
do much damage, especially with the local
tradesmen, because those who took the
place of the strikers have to a great ex-
tent received the money that would have
gone to the striking workmen had they
remained at work. From the very severe
nature of the strike, l did not think it
would last long. If it had, it might have
been taken as an evidence of weakness on
the part of the government"
Mr.. F. S. Jette, master of transporta-
ton of the Central railroad, said that all
the notices sent out with regard to the
strike and the tied-up lines had been
called on, and traffic, both passenger and
freight, had about resumed its normal
condition. There has hardly been time
enough, however, he said, to feel the in
creased shipments, but all the roads that
were tied up have given notice that they
are now taking perishable freights, and
watermelOns and fruit have begun to
move toward the west. The blockade at
chicago and all the western points has
been practically lifted, and within a few
days 1t Is probable that the western bust
this time of the year.
TRAFFIC ALL RIGHT NOW
Tickets to all western points are now
being sold, and it is said passengers will
find no difficulty whatever in getting
through. The Savannah, Florida and
Western has received notices that the
embargo on traffic on all the western lines
has practically been lifted and traffic,
while it is usually small at this season of
the year, especially toward the west, is
about resuming its normal status. This
Is seen in theincreased shipment of water
4 melons to that section.
Capt. r. G. Fleming said that to all in
4 tents and purposes so far as business is
concerned there is no doubt the strike is
\ over The roads have all resumed work
4 The men on this system, he said, have all
shown excellent judgment, and we have
GOT along exceptionally well.
In fact, this is the general impression
among the business interests of the COM
munlty. Shipments of naval stores to
the west for domestic consumption were
cut OF for time, but this is not perish
able product, and there was practically
no loss on this line, except, perhaps, to a
small extent caused by the usual fluctua-
lions in the market.