New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-03
STRIKE SAID TO SEEM UNLIKELY.
Mr. LEE DENIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN
FRICTION BETWEEN HIMSELF
AND MR. IIOI.WILI.

president Truesdale Of the Delaware, Lscka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company ont Of
town Yesterday. but at his Office it was said that a
strike on the Lackawanna system seemed altogether
unlikely and that It fully believed that an
agreement satisfactory to both sides would be
reached as a result Of the recent meetings between
General Superintendent Russell and the represen-
tatives of the trainmen.
General Passenger Agent T w Lee said yester-
day that the report incorrect that there had
been any friction between himself and W. F. Ho-
will his predecessor as head Of the passenger de-
nartment The statement that he had filed his
Office with Rock Island men. no declared was
equally unfounded adding: There Is not a single
Rock Island man in the Office. | myself have never
been In the employ OF the Rock Island road. nor
has Mr. Hayer the only man I brought 10 the
Lackawanna with me" Mr.. Lee has just issued his
first circular general passenger agent. an
nouncIng the following appointments and reassign-
ments:
George W Hayler chief clerk. Mr.. Hayler comes
from Indianapolis where he had been division pas
sanger agent Of tho Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton and the Monon. having before that been FOR
seven years associated with Mr.. Lee on various
Western roads.
Howard J. Ball general Eastern passenger agent.
with headquarters at No. 40 Broadway. Mr. Ball.
who succeeds w f. Thornton, resigned, was prevI-
ously general Western agent at Buffalo
NJ l.. Smith reappointedl division passenger
+ p. Hitchcock. division passenger agent; head
4W Rravton division passenger agent head
quarters Syracuse. He has been general agent or
the Syracuse and ttica divisions. and no" receives
a higher title.
p Fox (rcappointed). travelling passenger
agent; headquarters. Buffalo; transferred from
T " \ Babcock. general Western agent head
quarters Chicago lie was one OF President Trues-
daIe's first appointees. and before coming 10 Ine
Tackawanna Was superintendent ~ m" Omaha Ex-
nosition and prior 70 that general manager OF the
Omaha stock Yards.
ANOTHER SLOAN MAN GOES
c.naraI SUPERINTENDENT r G Russell Of the Dela
ware Lackawanna and Western Railroad, or HOBO
ken. on Tuesday afternoon dismissed Passenger
rra,nmas,Ar Fr.nk y Griffth with the words. Il
IN, sorry but you will have to retire. we are de-
,errnined 10 make changes all along the line ana
Won were brought NJ in the wrong school MT
c;rr,h was pro,Hge ~ OK President Sloan anu
Andrew Reasoner - , -, ....Ao,
FrcIgb. Trairmaster J. 6 Sickles has suceerdei
Mr. Griffith and q notice 10 ihat eUeN' - NO"
,,n,,cd In tho conlpanv's Offices i'm Hohoken.
When seen Yesterday Mr.. Griffth sad. t'lt tnft
nv dismissal would eventually come. ana erH''-
flllv submit 10 the Inevitable .,
NJ Crlfnrh first entered the service ~ me ran
trainmasie on MAY %. ls77 h" was apPointHd as
,isfan, SUPERINTENDENT ~ the Morris enu hsseN
5,vis,or i fcw weeks ago h" was appointed "a,
senger trainmaeter Many employees rear mar @Und'l
lorcing FOR the .5'h ~ the month to com" around
when General Superintendent RusSeH Is 70 rcPs ~
tho demands submitted b. N" employees aS' tnpn -.
We haN. stood about all "" intend 70 1flu a"
.-,rIovA YESTERDAY and n we do not got some S''
isfacfiol there f. likely to j." tT"ut'