The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-04

Another effort to end the street car
strike was made yesterday afternoon,
this time under the auspices OF the
chamber of commerce. and It was un-
successful only because the strikers
showed IN unyielding disposition. and
declined to receGc from their stand fot
nineteen cents an hour and nine hours
work.
For several days the business people
have been urging President Quarter. Of
the chamber of commerce. to make an
effort to bring the contending interests
together. Although the business mems
and council committees attempts had
proved unsuccessful. Mr.. Quarter FIN
ally decided to appoint u committee to
endeavor to arrange another conference
between the home directors Of the
Wheeling Railway Company and the
strikers representatives. On this CON-,
mlttee he appointed Messrs. John D.
Culbertson, Thomas O'Brien. ST., H. P.
McGregor and Lawrence E. Sands. to-
gether with himself ex-officio. This
committee got together yesterday after
noon and at once set about the work cut
out for 1t.
Messrs. McGregor and O'Brlen were
delegated to walt on the strikers for
the purpose Of urging their representa-
ton at another conference with the
company's directors, to be held later In
he of nporrtar
and Culbertson We're selected to wait
on the company and secure the partici-
patton OF the home directors.
Messrs. Quarter and Culbertson saw
three of the four local members Of the
company's board of directors, and they
at once consented to attend confer
ence with the strikers to be held at the
chamber Of commerce rooms at $3.50
o'clock.
N!essrs. McGregor and O'Brien went to
the trades assembly nall, where the
strikers were holding meeting of their
union ut O'clock, and made known
their mission. The strikers appointed q
committee to confer with the visitors.
L HtS "elc lulh llllO llell PAL llSiphliOik
in the proposed conference was desired,
and were asked to meet the company
half way. in the hope that a strike
which is paraiyzing many branches OF
business In this city might be ended.
The committee OF the strikers stated
they would report the situation to the
union, and that they would let Messrs.
McGregor and OBrien know their de-
cIsion at 4:2O o'clock, the hour set for
the conferences.
The chamber OF commerce sub-com-
mittee returned and reported what It
had accomplished. In due time three OF
the companys homo directors. Messrs
&. W. Peterson. w. E. Stone and L. F.
in.the proposed conference. AT the hour
set, the strikers Representatives had
not appeared. but finally shortly after
o'clock. a committee OF two from the
strikers appeared, and informed
Messrs. McGregor and O'Brien. who
were called out into the hall. that they
had discussed the matter at some lenght
anu hao come 10 inc cohciusioh 'iia'
they couio not receoe ifo'i '"eif ue-
Hand tor nineteen cents u'' houf anu
nine hours "o1h. Ihis cohcius'oii WAS
arrived at saio tiie s'riheFS coiiiiii'tee'
through vote taken by the union
Colonel O'Brien then asked IL the strik-
ers would submit the dispute to the ar
oltrauoh OF the chainoe' ot cof''''efce,
or 10 the arol1Eatioh OIL ulsiHteres'eo
persons. 1he stsiheFs coh''h't'ee stateo
that they couio not CONSENT u arp'lta-
uon-it was nineteen cents an hour anu
nine hours, or hothlhg.
me committee was 'olu that they
were making @ mistaKe' that the oest
thing they couid 90 was 10 emu the
strike on the pest terms possible. one
OF the chamber Oh commerce commit
teemen. VINO ADDED that ne was friendly
to the strikers. told the strikers COM
mittee that he did not believe the COM
pany could afford to pay the nineteen
cents an hour demanded, and that the
rnIttee, IN do vas IN rciurn to tho trades
nssemb,y hall and endeayor to secure