The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17

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agree as to the matters in dispute.
lhey desired to present tina the teIe-
would agree to submit the
matter to arbitration, three arbitra-
tors to be appointed, one each by the
company and photographers and the
Lnlrd by the two arbiters so selected.
IhlS proposition was made for the sole
purpose of Suggesting a means by
which the differences might be ad>
adJusted without resorting to a strike
with It's consequent result. also
agreed TO submit the matter to Mr.. w.
h Baldwin, Jr. the PRESIDENT Of the
Long Island Railroad Company. ~.
New York.
All of these ov~ertures on behalf Of
the ~iegrapher were rejected by the
company n the officers refused alb
solutely to treat with their men.
In the effort to secure a peacea-
BILE adjustment of the troubles the
matter was appealed to Mr.. Samuel
Spencer, president Of the Southern
railway, at New York, who was asked
10 intervene with the view of avertine
a strike. Mr.. Spencer's secretary
wired me yesterday that the president
OF the Southern had been very i'll sew
eral weeks and was not able to con-
slder such an important matter. This
closed the door to the telegraphers,
tney having exhausted every means
IN their power TO secure a hearing by
the officials. There was nothing left
to do except to strike. and this morn
ing | called out all the members Of
my organization employed on the
southern railway and the non-mem-
bers who are in sympathy with u.s."
ON THE CHARLESTON DIVISION.
Charleston, S. c., April 12.-Nine op-
orators on the Charleston division Of
the Southern struck today in response
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the Order of Railroad Photographers.
These were at Ridgeville. Fort Note,
ElkO. Windsor, Warrenville and Lang
ley, in South Carolina, and at Wrenn-,
Mitchell and Gibson, on the Augusta
Southern in Georgia.
Genera Manager Sands said this
afternoon that traffic had not been in
terferred with by the strike. The OPP
orators at all important points on the
division remained at their keys.
THE MACON DIVISION.
Macon, Ga. April disappointment
n Jones, of this division of the
Southern railroad, says that only three
t~elegraphers Sbetween Atlanta and
Brunswick went on strike today.
Representatives of the Order of Rail
way T~legTaphers state that a majority
of the men in the division went out On
strike.
TRAINS TIED u.
Birmingham, Ala, April 12.-Al-
though the local officials of the Alaba-
ma Great Southern and the Southern
railways claim that little inconvenience
has been caused by the telagraphers'
strike, the Alabama Great Southern,
between this city and Chattanooga. has
been pretty thoroughly tied up since
the order was issued.
The southbound passenger train due
1 hnrn Of 11.t- asnlaal- hal not rnnohAI
the city at a late hour this Afternoon.
and many freights are laid out.
\ special train with a dozen opera
tors aboard. left the city at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon and the officials claim
that they will have everything i'll
working order in a few hours.
THE ADMISSION DIVISION.
Selma. Ala. April 1.-THE operators
on the Admission division of the South
ern began walking out this evening,
At Marion Junction, an important sta
tion where there are three branol
roads, the operator nailed up the red
board causing great delay for every
train. There are but two or three m"r
at work on the road between here and
Mobile. In the chief dispatcher's Of
fee here the night man quit.
Mobile. Ala, April 1.-THE railway
teIegraphers or the Mobile division OF
the Southern railway. went out today
some fifteen men being concerned. The
passenger train Tue here at 4:35 O'Clock
D.. m, was caught half way by tn
strike and anne in two hours late.
REFUSE TO HANDLE SOUTHERN
BUSINESS.
Meridian, Miss. April 12.-The tele
graph operators of the Southern ani
the Alabama Great Southern ra,lMay
walked out today. They are backed
up by all other railroad telegraphers Il
the city. who refuse to handl Southern
and Alabama Southern business. an'
all rains are tied up except on tim
lard
THE CHARLOTTE DIVISION.
Charlotte. y. c.. April 12.-Superin
tendent Rider. of the Charlotte divlS
ion. makes the following statement:
Every agent on the Charlotte Givl
sion is and has been attending 10 hi
duties. Every telegraph office ha
been represented since the strike Wa
ordered. Only three night offices hav
been closed. Freight and passcnge
trains are moving on time"
At the local office of the Southern
two NEIL went out and the operators a
Gaffney. s. c.. and Greenvilie, 5 &
have quiet work.
W Charlotte and Winston -Sa
lem and Charlotte and TaylorsTiile n
operator has left his post. Betwee
here and Salisbury the operators ar
also at their posts. At Salisbury fou
operators are with the
Whether due to the strike or not.
is a fact hat nearly all of the Soutf
ern's trains arriving in Charlotte wer
from three to five hours late.
Richmond. Va. April 12.-It is state
tonight that only one telegrapher o
the Richmond division of the Souther
railway obeyed the order today l
. strike, and his position was immed
> ately filled.
Knoxville, Tenn. April 12.-Geners
superintendent j. H. Barrett, OF tn
o Southern railway, who is in this cit
tonight, say there are tonight only
; ~telegrapherS on strike on the entil
Southern system. by divisions as TO
lows: Knoxville IA, Charlotte 6, ASht
vile 6, Atlanta s or 10, Richmond
Memphis l, Birmingham s, Macon
, Other divisions have none out. He say
: that the trains are all running on tin
= without interference and that he he
225 photographers in reserve to fill V;
cancies that might occur.