The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-14
SOUTHERN IN BETTER SHAPE.
MOST PASSENGER TRAINS WERE ON
TIME YESTERDAY.

Everything Is All Right, and That
the System Is Running as Usual.
Incidents of the Strike.
Atlanta April 19.-The situation in the
strike of telegraphers on the Southern
shows an Improvement at midnight for
the railroad
Passenger trains which yesterday and
carly this morning ran from one to five
hours late, arrived this afternoon and to-
night on time or but slightly behind sche-
dule time. Freight is beginning to move
and the car reports from officials here to-
night from nearly every branch of the
service show that the service is not as
seriously hampered as on yesterday.
The officials of the road here claim that
the situation is not even unchanged: that
it has not at any time been other than
normal.
President Powell said tonight that the
strike would continue indefinitely or un-
til the company treats with the men.
My organization has a protective fund
of $4,000 to be used in case of strikes"
said the president, land I am having this
money transferred from the headquarters
to points on the Southern, and every cent
of it will be spent If necessary. If this
fund is exhausted I shall call on the 10000
members of the organization throughout
the United States, Canada and Mexico
for the assessment fund and will have
100000 more inside of ten days.
President Powell says there has been no
thought of a strike on the Queen and
Crescent. IF there is any extension Of
the present movement 1t will be to include
those operators at connecting points who
have been asked to perform work for the
Southern.
At F'lowery Branch, Ga, the operator
who took the place of the retiring agent
was run out of town by the citizens, and
at Corona Ala. Dispatcher Cox of Co
lumbus. Miss, was roughly handled and
escorted out OF the place.
President John T. Wilson Of the Order
of Trackmen has wired from ST. Louis
that he is ready to come and IL awaiting
further advices from President Powell.
The Operators side of 1t.
Little change has occurred throughout
the day In the situation of the telegraph
ers' strike on the Southern Railway.
Both sides claim they are satisfied OFF,
clals of the railroad say they have been
given little inconvenience by the strike
and that the trains are moving on sched-
ue time with no congestion Of travel or
freight at any point.
President Powell of the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers, in a statement made
to-day, expresses the greatest confidence
in the outcome.
Southern railway trains have been arriv-
ing in Atlanta considerably off schedule
to-day but all delays are nod attributed to
the striking operators.
President Powell, in his statement says:
I'VE are highly elated over the success
of the strike. The members of the or
ganization went out to a man. My infor-
nation shows that the traffic on the
Southern is almost totally demorallzed
Not freight train is moving and dozens
of trains are sidetracked.
No Freight Trains Running.
my reports show that the Alabama
Great Southern is unable to run freight
trains and only the principal passengers
are moving Wild orders have been put
into effect on some of the divisions, and
1 am informed this morning that the en-
glneers and trainmen of the Columbia di-
vision have refused to run on them, de-
claring that they will not endanger their
lives by so doing.
ION the Washington and Lynchburg and
Charlotte divisions. the situation is more
than favorable. Nearly all the men went
out between Charlotte and Washington
Western Union operators inform me that
the railroad offices cannot be raised on the
lines from here to Charlotte, Chattanooga
and Birmingham.
II have received kilograms from p NJ.
Arthur, grand chief engineer of the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers; p H.
Morrissey. grandmaster of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and Frank
P. Sargent, grandmaster of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, and Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed !
GRAFTON of Labor, expressing their wish
and hope that the telegra pliers may be
successful in this strike. and Offering their
support IN every way consistent with the
laws of their respective organizations. |
am satisfied with the situation from every
standpoint"
The Railroad Side of II.
The following from General Superin-
tendent ]. II. Barrett presents the atu-
tude of the railroad toward the strikers:
Salisbury, N. c., April 13-J s. b.
Thompson, assistant general superintend- |
ent, Atlanta. Referring TO sensational re-
ports of situation at other points, you
can say that everything is moving on the |
tLtlfb HgHNtHl dS luDuSu the SlIlkt ndl !
not been ordered. Less than 10 per cent |
went out on entire system. on some di- |
visions not a single man went out"
Selma, \. C., Office Opened.
Raleigh. n. c., April BIN the absence |
Of First Vice President A. B. Andrews |
of the Southern Railway. his chief clerk, |
Mr.. Henry W. Miller, Is managing the |
strike for the railroad. He said tonight: |
"Trans are moving regularly on the |
main line, and in this territory nearly all |
the offices are open. Those closed are |
unimportant stations.
1.-THE Office at Selma was opened late |
this afternoon. 1t Is one Of the most i'm !
portant offices on the whole line, being |
the point at which the Southern'B through |
trains turn off on the Atlantic Coast Line |
for Norfolk. This office Is now In charge |
Of Trainmaster II. A. Williams, from |
Greensboro. Since his arrival there, at |
4 O'Clock, all hostile demonstrations by |
strike sympathizers have ceased.
at two or three other points the strilS- |
ems have refused to surrender the Office |
and at some OF them parts Of the instru-
ments have been taken Off to break the |
wires. This was done az Wilson's Mills |
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