The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-18
VERY FEW FREIGHTS MOVING.
Greensboro Record.)

Greensboro Record.)
1t is safe to say that very few freights
are moving, but the company says the
| business is light and they are handling
all that comes, little slowly, but that
they are improving.
REASONS GIVEN FOR THE STRIKE.
Vice President Bowling, in a communi-
cation to the Charlotte Observer, gives
these reasons for the strike:
l. We have been refused twelve hour
day.
. We are compelled frequently to
work from twelve to sixteen hours con-
tinuously without extra pay. We are re-
CURED to be on duty practically "a hours
per day every day in the year. Sundays
included, at a considerable number of
offices.
g. When we request fair wages and
just treatment we were told that 1.-The
ranks of telegraphers were recruited from
women, cripples. children and fools" and
were consequently cheap labor
4. We have been uniformly courteous,
considerable, patient, forbearing and perse-
vering in our efforts for an adjustment of
our grievances, while we have been met
by false promises. threats and profanity
5. We have been brow-beaten, and
bullied by horde of official under
strappers, spoilers, special agents and
detectives until patience has long ceased
to be virtue.
6. After long years of faithful service
to the Southern Railway and the pub
lie under steadily increasing abuse and
decreasing wages, we now no longer plead
nor petition, but demand a fair days pay
for an honest days work and humane
treatment. With confidence in the unce-
served sympathy Of our fellow employees
and the public whom We have served long
and faithfully, we have built our bark
on an eminence and await the rising tide.
NEGRO FIREMEN PAID BEST.
Selma, n. c., April 16.-It is a fact that
negro fremen on the Southern railway
get better pay than the telegraph opera
tor here, and the operator has to work
on an average of from IL to 10 hours
per day.
SELMA PEOPLE RESENT IT.
Mr.. r. L. Ray, popular citizen of
Selma, writes that the people of that
Williams as to their town. THE people
in Selma" he says, ARE civilized and
respect law and order The statements
that there was any lawlessness here or
any violence is incorrect and is calculated
to damage our town.
STRIKERS FIRM AND JUBILANT."
Charlotte, n. c., April 17.-Over his
own signature tonight, Mr.. Dolphin. Vice
President of the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers, makes the following statement
for the Associated Press:
THE telegraphers strike on the South
ern Railway, on this, the sixth day of the
troubles, is considered by the men inter-
ested as indicating their certain success.
Two additional telegraphers on the Green
vile division, twenty-five agents and
telegraphers between Greensboro and
Sanford and two on the Knoxville division
have joined the strikers today This
practically includes all the operators on
those sections.
THE strikers are firm and jubilant'
But for the statement that all trains
are on time and that the road is in per-
feet order the Southern Railway officials
had nothing to say tonight. They claim
that all positions made vacant by the
strikers have been filled by competent
men and that the Southern is no wise
embarrassed