Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
STRIKES ON RAILROADS.
Boiler Makers on the Norfolk
and Western Quit Work.
Failing to Obtain II Satisfactory Adjust
mcnt of Grievances They Abandon their
Positions-Tho Photographers Strike on
the Southern hallway system.

For sometime trouble has been brew
ing between the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company and certain en-
ployecs of the Roanoke Machine Works.
The alleged grievances Of the men wcrc
referred TO officials Of the road for adj
justment. and as "a result the boiler
makers quit work Wednesday morning.
That the ranks of the strikers are re-
Ceiving accessories is shown by the fol-
lowing special from Roanoke Thursday
night:
1.-The boilcrmakcrs at Radford. Blue
fields. Bristol and Crcwe all went out
to-day. The demands made upon the
Norfolk and Western require that lay
crs. Hangers and iitterS-up shall be paid
80 cents per hour and all others so cents.
The machinists and employees Of
some other departments IF the shops
also have grievances. ano have given
the officials until Monday noon to an
swcr when, if the demands are not
complied with. it is stated that several
hundred more of the employees Of the
Roanoke Machine Works will quit
work."
NO TROUBLE HERE.
Up TO last night the strike had not
affected the employees of the Lambert's
Point shops Of the company. and no
trouble is unprecedented by Mr.. ~ Sau-
ter. the general foreman, who says he
is not posted as to the controversy re-
fcrrcd To in the Roanoke dispatch. He
thinks that "a nrotracted strike at the
points mentioned will inure 10 the
benefit of Norfolk. as work which has
previously been done elsewhere will
now be sent here.
THE TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE.
Reports as to the strike of the opera
tors on .he DanVillc division of the
Southern Railway Systm vary widely.
One report is to the effect that nearly
all of the operators on this division
have cult work. This is the report
made by striking operators of other
divisions who have been in this sec
ton for several days. The officials of
the Danvlle division deny this. They
admit that a few operators have quit,
but say that their places have been
filled and that no delay of trains has re-
suited from the action of Il few men.
stating that only one operator, Mr.. l..
Nj. Harvey, in Norfolk. has stopped
work. The operators and agents at
Holland and Pleasant Shade and one
operator at Suffolk have quit work, it
is said.
SuPT. HUDGINS' STATEMENT.
MIR. w. e. Hudglns. superintendent of
the Danville division, has given out
the following statement:
THE reports that nearly all the oper-
ators on the Danville division have left
their posts is untrue. 1t is just such
false statements as these which have
caused all the trouble. There is n dis
turDinS element on n visit to this sec
ton just now for the purpose Of prac-
ticing all kinds Of deceit and sharp
tactics in their efforts to get men to
leave their posts, and it was due to
their action that two agents. TWO opera
tors and one clerk left the service of
the Danville Lewiston yesterday. 1 did
not learn of this until late last evening.
and filed the positions by 10 O'Clock
except the agents. The latter are under
bond to the company and we will make
no effort to relieve them until reGu-
larly appointed travelling auditor ar
rives to check their accounts and make
proper transfer of same.
"These young men realize their posi-
ton and will do nothing whatever to
jeopardiZe their bonds or to give any
trouble. They both realize they were
deceived as to the true situation on this
division. as we'll as on others. but so
long as they went out on this informa-
ton there is nothing for them to do but
to accept the consequences-be checked
out and seek employment elsas here.
Il do no: fear further trouble. The
men will learn that there is no reliance
to be placed in the information put out
by the striking scouts
The delay TO traffic which we OK
perienced Thursday was due to ex-
ce5dinGly high water on the west end
OF the division. and this same cause was
published in to-day's paper as delaying
trains in Indiana, Mississippi and Flor
ida on roads other than this system"