Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-23

up. It was intended to put the AL
tona on the up-rivcr route next Tues
day ard To give the steamer Kellogg
the route between Portland and Ore
gon City, now held by her, but 1T is
feared that the strike will interfere
with this agreement. Captain Gra-
ham announces that the Altoona will
make her regular trips tomorrow, not
withstanding the strike.
THE SITUATION AT SALEM.
Guy M. Powers local agent for the
the .. r. & N. Co. was seen this
morning and stated that the strike,
as it was termed, would not discom-
mode his company in the least. He
says the report that the crew on the
q. II. & N. Company's steamers Gypsy
and Modoc walked off the boats and
afterwards agreed to continue work
until September, is utterly false, as
the meu neverleft the boat. Upon
reaching Oregon City, Friday after
noon it appears.the crew of the Ruth
gained possession of a quantity of beer
and when in semi-intoxicated con-
dition. walked off of the boat anc
have not yet returned. Steamer
Gypsy arrived in Salem Sunday and
went up to independence returning
last evening with load of wheat for
the Salem FIGURING Mills. She went
to Portland this morning on sched-
ule time.
NJ. P. Baldwin, agent in this city
for the o. G. T., C0mpany's steamers
Ramona and Altoona, was also seen to-
day by JOURNAL reporter when it
was learned that the satisfactory and
efficient service being afforded the
Salem business and 'trayeling public
by mis- company would not be in the
least impaired by the strike. The
crew on the Altoona struck at Port
land on Saturday but new crew was
soon obtained. The Steamer Ramona
arrived in Salem Saturday evening
with her old crew. Sunday she
went up to Independence and took on
400 head of sheep, returning
to this city last evening. At7:45 a.
M. today the steamer left for Port
land. Fearing that the old crew would
probably leave the boat on reaching
Portland this afternoon, new crew
was sent down on the steamer this
morning as passengers to take the
places of the old crew should they
leaye the boat in Portland. The o.
@ T. company will on Wednesday
next place in operation new sched-
ule by which they will have a daily
boat to Portland, The steamer Ra-
mona will leave Salem at 7:45 a. m.
connecting with the steamer Altoona
at Mission Landing.
1t seems as though the steamboat
deckhands and firemen made mis-
take in doing as they have. Instead
of appearing before the proper OFF,
cials, stating their grievances and
asking for an increase in wages, the
men very Unexpectedly made the de-
mand for increase Of wages, and that
not being forthcoming, they quit
work. BY stopping work without CIV
ing previous notice, the men imag-
ined they would thereby greatly Grip
pie the company In operating its
boats and in handling the great
amount of grain and other freight
that is being moved at this season of
the year. Had the men given the
steamboat companies reasonable
length of time in which to consider
their request for an increase in
wages, the same might have been
granted or at least some concessions
made but as the conditions now are
and there being so many idle men, it
is not at all likely the striking men
will be allowed to regain their posi-
tiNns nor realize an increase in COM
pensation.