Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-03

Trouble Between ". & 3. G. Company
and Employees May Be Adjusted.

Jr0uDl0 betWeen n. q y. Y. company
and Employees May Be- Adjusted.
MEN PLACED THE MATTER IN
THE HANDS OF THE ARBITRA-
TION COMMITTEE OF THE
TRADES ASSEMBLY-A CONFER
ENCE WITH MANAGER WRIGHT.
ANOTHER MEETING TO-DAY.
THE SITUATION ON THE
WHEELING LINE.
The Arbitration Committee of the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly took up
the case of the striking employees of
the Wheeling & Elm Grove electrical
railway last night. The committee
held a long conference with Manager
Wright in the Office of the company.
The situation was fully and capably ar
gued on both sides. On behalf OF the
men it was claimed that the wages
which they demand are fair and just.
From the company standpoint it was
claimed that the receipts of the road
do not justify the payment of the wages
demanded by the men.
The company renewed its proposition
of IS cents an hour, with an additional
proposition not made public, which
was carried by the Arbitration Com
mittee to the men, and considered by
them about eleven o'clock last night.
Other efforts to effect a compromise
We're made. They are of such ma
ture as to require action by all the men
interested, and as it was impossible to
secure a full attendance last night, the
matter was deferred until nine o'clock
this morning, at which hour the men
will meet in Trades Assembly hall.
There is a reasonable probability that
the question will be amicably settled
to-day.
Three cars were running regularly
over the w. & E. G. lines yesterday,
and last night Manager Wright stated
that the service to-day will be regular,
Independent of the strike situation.
The w. & E. G. men placed their case
in the hands of the Arbitration Com
mittee of the Trades Assembly. at
special meeting of that body last night,
called for the purpose of taking action
upon the matter.
There was very large attendance of
delegates, and the discussion was very
L ;1xl1A
The representatives Of local No. 1902, of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees of America-the
body Of w. & E. G. men-presented
their case, going into details, and ans
wering questions propounded by the
delegates. A general discussion follow
none took the ground that the strikers
should accept any compromise. 1t was
the general sentiment that the demand
for nine-hour work DAY at twenty
cents an hour, was just and fair, and
that the men were entitled to it,
The discussion then drifted to the
question of the ACCESSIBILITY of the Ar
bitration Committee of the Trades AS
sembly taking the matter in hand, and
consulting with the officials of the road.
There was practical unanimity of SEN
timent in favor of this course. One
delegate suggested arbitration by out
side parties in the event that the AS
sembly committe were unable to effect
settlement, but this was not received
with much favor. The matter ended in
the placing of the case in the hands of
the Arbitration Committee. The COM
mittee left after adjournment of the
Assembly to seek conference with
officials of the road, with the result
stated above. No action was taken
during the meeting concerning the
Wheeling Railway trouble.
Owing to typographical error in the
call for the meeting Of the Assembly,
which fixed the hour at one o'clock, in
stead of seven, there were large num-
Der of delegates present at the former
hour. During the afternoon the w. G
E. G. men held conference with rep
resentatives from Wheeling Lodge B.
p. o. Elks. The Elks desired to use
two cars for funeral on Tuesday af-
ternoon, and wanted to effect an agree
ment of some sort with the strikers.
The men will give their answer to-day.
They will probably agree to run two
cars to the cemetery and return gratui-
tously, provided the company will give
it's consent.
The strike of the employees of the
Wheeling Railway Company, which
was the generally anticipated result of
the meeting of the men Sunday morn