The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-10

That the employees of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad are
not wholly oblivious to the wisdom of
the old maxim, "In time of peace, pre-
pare for war;" is being demonstrated
almost daily by one incident or another
that comes to public notice.
Yesterday brought forth an incident
that can not be taken for anything but
a direct move in line with the advice
of that maxim. 1t was nothing less
than the consolidation Of the two
lodges of trainmen in this city, which
for years have worked independently
of each other and with none too friend
ly relations.
The original lodge was Dackawanna.
No. 95 1t had a strong membership
and treasury, and was regarded as one
of the leading subordinate lodges Of
the entire order. Internecine dissen-
sions, however. came about eight years
ago and the upshot was the withdrawal
of a large number of its members and
the organization of another lodge,
Moses Taylor, No. 42O.
NECESSITY WAS APPARENT.
Several attempts were made to bring
other failed, until the change of man
agemcnt in the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western occurred and the mem
bers of both lodges were brought to
realize the possible necessity of pre-
senting a strong front. The national
officers took a hand in the movement
and yesterday the grand master of the
order, P. II. Morrissey, of Peoria, ILL.,,
had the qualification of seeing his ad-
vice carried out.
The reunion was effected at A. o. U.
w. hall on Lackawanna avenue. The
new lodge took the number of the orig
inal lodge and the name of it's offspring.
combining the two into Moses Taylor
| lodge, No. 95. The officers elected were:
Master, George Thomas; secretary, NJ.
]. Tigue; financier, John Costello; col
lector, John Lyons.
The united lodge now stands almost
at the head OF the order in point of
numbers and the strength OF its treas
ury.
TO GO TO NEW YORK.
Tomorrow night the chairmen of the
general committees. respectively, Of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and Order Of Railway Conductors,
George NJ. Wallace and John ]. Fin
nerty. will go to New York to meet
President Truesdale on Wednesday and
receive his answer on the rules which
! these organizations presented for his
! approval, week before last.
| There is little likelihood but that an
| amicable agreement will be reached
| President Truesdale has record Of
| successfully avoiding any disagree
| ments with his men, and from the in
| timations he gave the committee when
it called to present the new schedule
of rules, it is quite safe to assume that
his record will not be broken in this
| instance.
Grand Master Morrisey, in discuss
! Ing the question yesterday afternoon
with Tribune reporter, said: IT do
not anticipate the least trouble on the
Lackawanna. I have had extensive
dealings with Mr.. Truesdale in the west
and feel confident from what know
! of the man that he will treat his men
| fairly. This, coupled with the fact that
the men are not asking anything un-
reasonable, leads me to firm conclusion
that everything will be settled annie
ably and to the satisfaction of both the
men and the company"
WITH THE ENGINEERS.
The general committee of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers has
not as yet concluded its sessions. II
has not been given out what action, II
| any, has been taken on the question of
joining the federated board, or in other
words, combining with the conductors
trainmen and firemen in a system OF
| federation. 1t is understood that the
| engineers are willing to combine and
that If the ban against the engineers
can be raised at the national head
quarters of the other organizations
they will be welcomed into the feder-
alton. The same motives which
| prompted the reunion OF the trainmer
will, 1t is thought, effect a reconcilia-
! tion between the engineers and the
other organizations. and that in the
course of a very few weeks every en-
ploye of the Lackawanna system from
Hoboken to Buffalo including en-.
gineers, firemen, trainmen, conductors
switchmen and telegraphers, will bt
represented in one general committee
with power to act for all alike.