New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-23
MESSENGER BOYS COMfLAiN'
FINES. ASSESSMENTS FOR UNIFORMS AM
o,,tIrp GRIEVANCES TO REMEDY.


OTHER GRIEVANCES TO REMEDY
=, e altogether probable that strike OF messeh-
GER bovs which has been in the air TOT seEe snt
a. ,y,n begin in earnest tomorrow morning Inc
,ocoss of the newsboys strike Is lndHecuy re-
snonslble for the movement 10 preclplta'e nv,
ngers' strike though several OF the little ie"o"S
sa,d Yesterday that without any such incentive INC
strike was bound TO come ,. .. ,ho die
rho dissatisfaction is confined largely to the ais
- ~ wall and Broad sts and in addition 10 'he
toct that the uptown boys are paid more lor '"e'
runs the boys are protesting against oe'ile 80
% nav 80 cents a week for the use OF uIio ~ anu
30 pa. . ueek for a celluloid collar. That leaves
- o,l,, about So 40 for weeks WORK. salu o"o VI
tho aeitators yesterday, land 1t ain enough 20
- tha company gives 1t out that we get ups
49,, ,ha brokers But that amt got nothing 10 40
nt,h the case That's a little side speculation anu
none OF their business 49,.
,, and stops about mint 10 get de frog ouen our
t'roats de spoilers lay fer US and we get shceu'
..I ,h,foot', FLYNN who holds the feetfoot record
. ,ho western Union office No. 16 Broad-st.' ex-
r,ained the situation yesterday SAID me-
.I- h,okes over here gets ~ cents message ana
% Cents an hour Say. dat is bum pay fer US EEL
Ira az is expected 10 chase ourses ike uose spine
49,, roybounds Yessir dose wages is certny
I'm and II de bosses don't lift de anty ives gom
- tie M de biz Den de way dey docks us % cents
q week for desc uniforms Is crime not 10 say
,.irg about desc cuttroat collars "ot ueg idheS us
49,, IN IN coppers fer Yessir. we'se togeder In dis
-, an, unless de bosses comes up 10 time before
I,,irasdav noon when de A. D. 7. felers gets oere
,yye gets ours on Fridays-you'n see some
mugs wild shiny lids and patnt ieather NUNS
TT, dere own messages. And dat goes!
NJ w Rayens, who was formerly MESSENGER
- and who has risen TO one Of the highest active
os,s in the company declared: There VIII be no
r,r,ra >, Mr. Ravens Is superintendent Of the entire
messenger service. . 49,
.These boys" he said. have simply caught the
contagion and want TO take part IN what they con-
slder 10 be a great popular movement, 49, ,.o.
..rbev are on the streets 80 much that they know
o,arvtbine that is going on, and want 10 nave
nart i'm ~ There few bold spirits al1Ie
phaan ~ ubo will 20 out Monday, and probably
NJ a few boys with them but there won DE
anything TO H. 49,, A.. ,,,,or ,rs,tv thorough
=, 49, the detectives OF the office. The newest
~, % g. The service earn the average ~ %
wesL and over 30 per cent Of the boys earn NOR
han s6 Under our system n boy VINO delivers
,aiegrams only should earn u a DAY ,,.,..
~ pavens declared that the various dlstrlcts
,nos I'm district where a ten square errand
49, nossible he continued the boy received -
csnts n message. In those districts that hau only
y ,u,o block diameter a cent rate prevailed -,
..The greyances OF the boys relate almost ehtlrey
,o The Uniform question:" he continued Inc UNI
,orms cans and suits rented from the conpaiiy
az the rate OF 80 cents week. When you CONSULT
AZ W.. hard bows are on clothing. and that the uni
rorms are worn out very often. this Is not neaN,
my Not nfrequently boys leave our employ ~,
and their half worn uniforms are valueess 20 nei
successors. who demand new eiothes' eohsue'sN