The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-17
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
Gaining Recruits. Southern's Side
Tracks Blocked With Freight.
THE SOUTHERN STORY QUITE DIFFERENT T
The officials at Atlanta Make an Apparently
Good Showing. No Wire Connection With
AsheviIIe. Labor Federation Offers
Strikers Aid.
By the Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ga, April 16.-Outward indica-
tons denote no change in the strike sit
uation. Passenger traffic was handled By
the railroad today with little or no delay
and the head of the freight department
reports his branch of the service in 8
normal condition An inspection of the
car reports of the Southern showed that
the usual number of trains were being
handled.
A comparison Of the freight movement
today with >the number of cars handled
the day before the strike on April 9TH
and one year ago, shows for the most
part an increase in traffic.
President Powell of the Telegraphers
claimed tonight that the strikers haC
taken on new life, and that the situation
was very encouraging. THE organiza-
tion has gained many recruits from the
ranks Of those who took strikers places,
said Mr.. Powell. Il understand the
Southern turned two hundred loads over
to the Western and Atlantic at Chatta-
nooga today. The side tracks of the
Southern are blocked with freight of al
kinds.
eve have arranged to issue beginning
tomorrow morning, daily edition of the
Journal Of Labor, to be known as :The
Southern Railway Telegraphers' day
strike edition.
Il am advised tonight that Superin-
tendent Ryder of Charlotte, took several
men to Newell's and Harrisburg today to
fill the strikers places, but the citizens OF
these places would not let them go to
work and they were compelled to leave
hastily
Three travelling auditors arrived here
tonight after several days work on the
Southern. Superintendent Vaughn in a
telegram to Washington announced they
had checked out the strikers at several
places and the offices would be opened
with new men tomorrow. Superintendent
Vaughans division includes several
branches centering in Atlanta.
No wire communication had been had
with Asheville, n. c., since noon today
MR.. DOLPHIN'S STATEMENT.
Charlotte, n. c., April 16-M. NJ.
Dolphin, general counsel and First Vice
President of the Order of Railway Teleg
raphers, who has established headquart-
ers here tonight gave out the following
statement:
THE Southern Railway telegraphers
strike situation on all divisions between
Charlotte and Greensboro, Greenville,
Asheville and Columbia today renders the
position of the management untenable.
Fif,y-fve additional operators are out on
the Knoxville division and eight addi-
tiCnal out between Charlotte and Ashe-
vile. We have reliable reports that 90
cars OF dressed beef due here last week
have been lost in transit and a large
number of cars CT perishable freight des-
tined to points between Asheville and
Greensboro have been destroyed. Twen-
tythree striking telegraphers between
Charlotte and Greensboro were offered an
increase in salaries of from ten to fifteen
dollars per month if they would desert
the organization, but all are standing
firm. The American Federation of Labor
today offered their financial as we'll as
moral support through their local repre-
sentatives On written instructions from
National President Samuel Gompers of
Washington. The low rate of wages de-
manded by the telegraphers creates the
general opinion that the policy of the
Southern Railway is more an attempt to
destroy the organization than a question
Of money