Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-13

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Nc. House hero stated thak ~ haA
sesm Nj. Shirley, and that Is had
promised to send q representative 10
the meeting (Mr. Kirker) to explain
matters from the side Of the Com
pany.
The Chair-Is there q representative
OF the Company here! There was no
| answer. and the Chair asked Mr. House
to call up Mr.. Shirley at the Main
street Office OF the Company. Mr..
House did so. and caught Mr.. Shirley
After some conversation over the wire
Mr.. House reported that Mr.. Shirley
was alone in the Office, and that Mr..
Kirker was out attending to business.
(Cries OF "Ob!")
Mr.. House, think this is an insult
to this meeting. Let US hear from
others present.
The Chair-We are only hearing
from one side
A Voice-That is not our fault.
Ex-Sheriff Steenrod was called on for
some remarks, and in response he said
he was surprised that the Railway
Company had no one present. He had
some experience with the last strike.
Il have listened to the explanation of
the men, and some action ought to be
taken, but there is no one here for the
company. l think there should be a
conference, but it would probably do
no good. Something should be done
about this matter-the public demand
it,
Ex-Mayor Seabright called attention
forcibly to the losses being inflicted
upon business men by the continuance
OF the strike, and expressed his salts
faction at the able manner in which the
delegation of the men had expressed
themselves.
Mr.. House said he had accidentally
heard that meeting of the directors
of the company would be held in this
city Saturday, and suggested that a
committee be appointed to meet with
the Board and President Conderman. If
the committee was not received, anoth-
er meeting could be held, and the busi-
ness men would then know how to meet
the conditions. They are holding a
franchise which is not competitive, and
they do as they please, while business
men suffer. We should adopt resolu-
lions which were strong, and which
would let the company know that other
people have rights in this city besides
them" Mr.. Thurber moved that a
committee be appointed with instruc-
lions to side with the men, but Mr..
House opposed this, although he said
r had Wiz LOTT h &c, r.,
have representative present at the
meeting. After some further discus
sion, the resolution to appoint a COM
mitee of five was adopted, and the Chair
named Messrs. Seator Alexander, Adam
Hess, George House, w. II. Frank,
Chairman Caldwell and Mr.. Allen, OF
House & Herrmann's, secretary. The
committee retired, and while it was de-
liberating, on invitation, Mr.. nj. f..
Tighe addressed the meeting, Mr..
Schrebe in the chair, making a strong
address on behalf of the men and or
ganized labor generally. He was lib
orally applauded. About half-past ten
the committee returned and reported
the following:
Whereas, The unfortunate complication
that exists at present between the man
pany upon the one hand. and the members
of the Street Railway Union upon the
other hand, which grows out of a differ
ence of opinion between the respective
parties, upon the question of time of labor
and wages, has injured the general bust
ness of the city of Wheeling, and the sur
rounding towns, and has Inconvenience
all of the people of this and adjoining
communities, of all walks of life, to such
degree that the business men of the city
of Wheeling recognize the fact that unless
some adjustment of this controversy is
made, irreparable loss must ensue to the
business men, the working men and all
others either engaged in business or en-
ployed for wages, in and about the city
of Wheeling; and
Whereas, While we here at this meet
ing assembled do not, and would not, set
ourselves up as arbitrators or umpires
to judge and decide upon the merits of the
claims of either the Wheeling Railway
Company, or its employees, yet, feeling
that the interests of every one requires
that solution and determination of this
difficulty must be reached, and that short
ly, and with this knowledge that repre-
sentatives of the respective parties to this
controversy have as yet been unable TO
affect meeting with one another we be-
lieve that both the Street Railway Com
pany and its employees will respect TO
certain extent. and be influenced, to the
same degree, by the opinion and wishes
of the patrons of the Street Railway. we
feel that in undertaking to effect meet
ing between the parties 10 this controversy
with view of reaching settlement of
the same that We voice the wish and de-
sire of the entire public and community at
large. 1t is in view of these premises,
therefore, that il is hereby
Resolved, by the business men of
Wheeling and vicinity. in meeting assem-
bled, for the purpose of reaching an ami
cable adjustment of the differences here
in mentioned, That the undersigned COM
mittee is hereby authorized to confer with
the Wheeling Street Railway Company
and endeavor to effect a reconciliation
This Committee now comes forward with
the request that your honorable body of
Directors, at its next meeting in the city
of Wheeling, on Saturday, April Is, 1899 do
then and there meet with the representa-