The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-14
Officials Say They Are Not lntOn-
Venienced.
Men Report Complete
Generalization.
Wild Orders in Effect on Some
Divisions.

Atlanta, Ca, April 1s.-Littlo change
has occurred throughout the day In the
situation of the telsgraphsrs' strike on
the Southern railway. Officials Of the
road say they have teen given little In
convenience By the strike and that the
trains are moving on schedule time with
NO congestion OF travel or freight at any
point. President Powell OF the Order Of
Raiiroad 1eiesraphsrs. expresses tbs
greatest confidence In the outcome Of the
strike. He Gays that his information
shows that traffic on the Southern 10 al.
most totally aemoralizsd and that the
Alabama Great Southern Is unable to
run freight trains while only It's princi-
pal passenger trains are moving
"sWild' orders have bssn put Into
effsct ON some Of the divisions and am
informed that the engineers and train
men Of th4 Columbia dfvision have re-
fused to run on them declaring that they
win not ehdanger their lives by 90 doing.
iOn the Washington and Lynohburg
and Charlotte divisions the situation IL
more than favorable. Nearly all the nen
went out between Charlotte and Wash
ington. Western Union operators inform
me that the railroad offices cannot be
raised on the lines from here to Charlotte,
Chattanooga and Birmingham.
Il have received kilograms from p. N.
Arthur, grand chief ensineer Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
p. II. Morrisey. grand master OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firsmsu and
Samuel Gompsrs. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, express
ing their wish and hope that the tele-
graphers may be- successful In this strike
and Offering their support In every way
consistent with the laws OF their rsspsc-
tive organizations. am satisfied with
the situation from every standpoint"
Ger. Supt. Barrett In despatch from
Salisbury, N. O., to J. 8. B. Thomson,
Assistant General Superintendent ut At
lanta, says:
referring to Sensational reports Of the
aituation at other points you can say that
everything is moving on the entire sys-
tenn as though the strike had not been
ordered. Less than ten per cent went out
on the entire system. On some divisions
net single man went out"
TRAINS MOVING REGULARLY.
Raleigh, N. u, April l5.-Dsspits the
tslegraphers strike passenger trains are
running regularly on this division. Col.
Andrews, frat Woe president Of the road,
said today!
"1rains are moving regularly on the
main line and In this territory nearly all
the offices are open. Those closed are
with ona or two exceptions unimportant
stations. Selma. the junction of the
North Carolina division Of the Southern
and the Atlantic coast line, Is the only
place that lie giving Us any trouble. The
office hers Is closed and the people who
are In sympathy with the strikers refuse
TO allow 1t to be opened. An appeal was
last night made to the mayor of the town
for protection but he declined to give 1t.
An appeal will be mnds to the sheriff Of
the county. II his request Ii not CON-
piled with, We will probably call on the
governor for help. This office IL one Of
the most important Of the whole systsm,
being the point at which Southern
through trains turn of to ths Atlantic
coast line for Norfolk.
At two or three other points the
strikers have refused to surrender the
offices and at some of them parts of the
Instruments have been taken of to
cripple the wires"
BOTH SIDES PLEASED.
Atlanta, Ga, April lS.-The trains of
the Southern arrived here considerably
of scheduls today ranging from one
to i've hours' late. Official information
from the offics of Assistant General Su-
perintsndept Thompson at noon was that
all trains were moving on time. Presi-
dent Powell of tbs strikers organization
sid today: awe ara highly slatsd over
the success Of the strike. The members
of the organization went out to man.
NY Information shows that the traffic on
che Southern Is almost totally destroyed.
The reports show that the Alabama
Great Southern 10 unable to run freight
trains and only this principal passenger
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