The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07

/ y deposit We were formerly paid on
the Sd Of each month for the preceding
month Then Fay day was changed 70 the
10Th. and finally 10 tire seeh. During the
last campaign he brought every influence
/ TO bear On the men 70 make them vote
according 20 his belief One mar was
bothered 80 mach In this way tha: ne LEI.
I the road
The rules under which we rtn are very
strict and increase cur responsibilities
/ There are so many dangerous curves that
We have 30 caution our passengers 10 hcls,
on Every night and morning we have 10
move the 4@e-pound grips. which on other
ROADS ara handled by men hired for the
purpose II any man lakes out a grip that
IS not In good coalition. or does not keaa
II IN such condition while running. he =
Hfsd 30 or discharged. The same penalty
attaches 70 a griprnan's carrying in a
rope at let go" places. The engineers
Were going 10 quit on account of their low
pay. bar were given raise. This does
away with the theory that the receiver
mas not the power 70 raise the wages
We have not acted hastily in this mat
ter and will not go back 20 work II
seemed that Receiver Coivin and the mem
oefs OF me new company were trying 20
avoid us. and We considered that they
would hold OF deciding the matter as long
as We Kept the cars running II the re-
without
VIII ind how hard the work is There
Is no oSA to break In the rew gripnen
ana IL VIII take fully a week for them 10
learn the road 80 that the cars can run
sdieis- we VIII not Use force in backing
up our demands, and there are other cable
roads In the country IL the COMPANY can
GET along without Us. Every car was put
INTO the harm, as usual when we stopped
ne report that the men had left the cars
out on the track was started through an
acciuehtai stoppaGe in the cable a shor.
time pelore the cars Were hauled in
What Mr.. Stewart Says.
ar A. Il. Stewart, who is a member of
me company which viii take charge OF
the road IN few days, made the follow
ing statement last night:
ne uainmen called me uu FRIDAY
night ana asked il | would talk the situa-
tion over with them. They said that they
intended 10 strike for more pay. agree,
10 come out Sunday afternoon at O'clock
with Mr.. Maurice McMicken and see their
committee Saturday evening Mr.. Nc
Mfcken informed NE tina; he could no.
come, ana 1 sent word 10 the committee
offering TO change the date until o'clock
Mohday evening. Al noon today they teIe-
phoned me that unless some one rnaf wts,
them they would go out. | told then,
ihat was simply acting in q friendly
capacity and had no authority until tna
ioau was turned over | said that If they
Were determined 10 strike they wouid have
10 90 II. Receiver Colv.n is slill in fun
charge OF the road and he is out of the
city / think that the men have acted IL,
uhuue haste IN this matter but / don,
neheVe the new company will feel like
paying more than - cents an hour. There
are number of very faithful enn,oves
among the trainmen who have been Win
the company for long time, and | hate
TO see them leave"
Receiver COlvin Returns
Receiver Colvin returned late last night
rom Tacoma, where he had gone 10 meet
AIRS. GOWN. He went at once TO the power
house and proposed that the men run the
cars today and settle the wage matters
with the directors this evening The men
declined unless they got 2Ziz cents an hour
Tor the days work. This Receiver CoIviu
would not aecede 70. He says some OF the
cars VIII run tomorrow. AT midnight the
following notice was posted al the power
house:
ITO the Employees or the Front street
Cable Railway Company-Trainmen That
there snGy be no misunderstanding this IA
TO advise You that this road Is being op-
Grated eed UNDER the receiver appointed BY the
United states circuit court as the Front
street Cable Railway. The compensation
pald tralnnen Will &c - cents per hour. AZ
The. First Avenue Railway Company
Will take possession of the road within 4
few days and the question OF trainmens
wages s VIII De taken up with You at p.
m. tomorrow February I, as you have
been notified today by the directors.
Men reporting for duty on or be-
lore lore o.cloek tomorrow morning viii be
port Men not reporting for duty before
a.. IN February will be considered az
wishing ". to quit the service and VIII b. paid
OH. O. ID. COLNIN.
Receiver"