The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-18

MOVING FREIGHT.
Adams Express Company
Says the Strike is
at an End.
FILLING THE VACANCIES
Strikers pickets Say That New
York People Are Transferring
Their Freight.
FILLING THE VACANCIES

Thirty-sfr double wagons Of the fifty
stationed In the Adams Express Com
pany's stable in this city and all the
single wagons We're sent out this morn
ing on time, in charge of new and mex
periencsd men, who have been brought
from the east side of New York to fill
the places OF the strikers.
Master of Transportation Miller says
that he had to turn men away today.
Men who came well recommended were
booked for places just as soon as vacan-
cies occur. =
With all the wagons manned Mr.. Miller
expects in the course of a day or two
to have everything running smoothly.
declaring that it will require only a short
time to teach the men their duties and
make them as efficient as the old hands.
The new men lave been furnished with
a list of the places to call for freight
and baggage and today for the first time
made some collections in New York The
management insists that the backbone
of the strike is broken and that the strik-
ers in a few days will doubtless be seek
ing reinstatement.
The strikers. on the other hand, are
still confden Of winning. Some of them
say that they do not care whether they
win or not, and will be glad to sever their
connection with a corporation which COM
pels a man to work from fifteen TO six
teen hours a day for a small compensa-
ton.
The strikers have shown no sign of dis
I content. They have made no disturb
ance, nor have they in any way inter-
fered with the men who have been en-
gagged to fill their place. One of the
leaders of the strike, in speaking of the
company's announcement that the men
are able to handle all the freight being
received, laughed and said
Five experienced men could take care
of all the freight the company is receiv-
Ing. What is coming in now is freight
that was in transit before the strike was
ordered. Very little new freight IS COM
dng in, and we have it FROM our pickets
that the company,s largest New York
shippers have transferred their patronage
to other companies, and Will continue to
do so until this trouble is settled. Ship
pers are with the men and will help them
to win the fight. The local freight will
not pay the company. 1t must have the
New York patronage to live, and 1T is
not getting THAT. The company
may make a big bluff for awhile,
but they VIII sit down and
see their business in New York being
wrenched from them by opposing conf
panies. We will win beyond all question"
The strikers hold open sessions all day
and receive reports from the pickets who
are sent out. The reports today were
considered very encouraging.
There will be a joint meeting of the
New York and local men in Franklin Hall
tonight.
Long before seven O'clock this morning
Agent Temple was besieged by a small
army OF applicants to fill the places of
the strikers. Many were engaged, but
away. On the sides of the p. f. R. en-
bankment, a few yards from. the en-
trance to the pier, sat about a dozen Of
the strikers. They made no disturbance
new men handling the freight with
much amusement.
On the. pier the business of the conn
pany IS being rapidly expedited and no
Sucn a thing as a strike was, Ia progress.
wagons pour in baggage of the NEST
miscellaneous description, which is loaded
on trucks or slowed away in cars in a
very rapid manner. There are plenty of
men to handle the freight and work pro-
crossed smoothly.
You see said Agent Temple, pointing
didly. I have all the men l want and
all the wagons"
Have any of the strikers desired to
return a News" man asked him.
None; When their money gives out
lney WILL have no doubt, look for work
again They will find out that they have
been m-advised. The fact is many Of
them are first rate men; men whom 1 re-
spect very highly, but they were led
asLray. by a few leaders, B
VIM you take them back should they
apply for positions?'f
Yes, all except those few men whom
we know are mischief makers and dis
anything to DO with them. Any other
striker who comes to US and asks for
WORK again we will employ i'm"