Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-22
THE WORLD OF LABOR.
RAlLROADERs' TROUBLES ARE CROP
PING OUT IN PLACES.

jersey Central Grievance Committee
Meets President Maxwell Today-Par-
tiaI Victory for ID. l.. a. w. Engineers.
Higher Prices for Coal.
Every employe of the Jersey Central
between Scranton and Jersey City on
Tuesday anXiously awaited news from
New York regarding the conference be-
tween grievance committees, made up
of representatives of the various rail-
road brotherhoods, and officers of the
company. The conference, however,
was postponed until today. At meet
ing of the grievance committee, held in
Phillipsburg few days ago, it was de-
termned to lay before President Max
well, of the Central Railroad, difficulties
which have agitated the men for nearly
year Tuesday was the day fixed for
coming together of the officials and
the committee at the company's office
in New York. President Maxwell could
not make it convenient to meet the men.
so the conference went over. 1t has
been planned to REINFORCE the general
grievance committee with representa-
tive from each of the five brotherhood
organizations between Scranton and
Jersey City. 1t is believed that the en-
ployes' demand will be agreed to.
John w. Fitzgibbon, superintendent
OF motive power for the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad, has
rpSipnn1 He is SnarnndnI h, ,.lr
house, of Chicago. Fitzgibbon did not
state the causes which led up to his
resignation, but it is known that the
principal one was his difference with
the Engineers Brotherhood, the dis
missal of Chief Troch, Of the Scranton
division of engineers, aud other griev-
ances along all lines, which were surely
fomenting a strike. The grievance
committees refused longer to treat with
Mr.. Fritzgibbon, and the inability of
the labor organizations and the superin-
tendent to agree is considered the direct
cause of his resignation.
The contracting season for 10000 is
now opening and proposals are being
asked on good-sized tonnages of anthra-
cite and bitumineus coal. A notable
feature in this connection is the much
higher asking figures on all grades and
on all kinds of coal than obtained a
year ago. These new and higher prices
are due to increased wages to miners.
the advance in railroad rates and a
little better margin of profit to the pro-
ducers. This latter is the much desired
step in the right direction. Chtcago
Black Diamond.
The miners of the A. j. Davis collery
at Warrior Run have returned to work.
all differences having been settled
The men complained of excessive dock
age and wanted the privilege of riding
up the slope. Several conferences were
held and at last satisfactory conclu-
sion was reached. The men were out
about week.
The passenger department OF the Le-
high Valley Railroad has adopted a new
style of local tickets All trip tickets
will be green in color, while the excur-
sion tickets will be old rose. These
forms of paper will not stand erasing
and cannot be counterfeited.
Paymaster j. II. Wilhelm, of the Le-
high Valley Railroad, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect May / next,
which date will be the fortieth anniver-
sary of his employment by the company.
Adam Lesser, who recently resigned
as assistant superintendent for Markle
IL Co., has removed from Ebervale to
Upper Lehigh, where he will resume
the duties of mine foreman.
William Wallace, of Sandy Run, has
been appointed assistant mine foreman
at No collery, Highland.
Very poor time is being made by d.
S. Il S. Railroad employees, and the men
are complaining loudly