The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03

out of the mass of rumors that are
at present circulating in relation to
Lackawanna railroad affairs, only one
important thing will allow itself TO
be caught UP to. That one thing is
the return of a. c. Salisbury to the
position of division superintendent.
As is generally known, Mr.. Sails
bury's retirement was forced one.
He and eX-General Superintendent T..
G. Russell were not harmonious and,
as is usually the result In such cases,
the subordinate retired.
Mr.. Salisburys departure was looked
upon by many as tending to make him
scapegoat He, himself, viewed it in
that light, and not being content to
rest easy under this aspersion, took
steps to set himself Alright. These
steps We're responsible, 1t is said. in
no small measure for the occurrences
of the past week.
Mr.. Salisbury has been invited by
President Truesdale to resume his for
mer position, and he is in everywise
acceptable to General Superintendent
Clarke. That he will accept the lnvi-
tation was stated by a high official
yesterday to be not only probable, but
praCtlcally certainty.
A few days ago subordinate in the
Lackawanna station started a move
ment to present Mr.. Salisbury with a
set of resolutions bespeaking the re-
gret of the employees at his retire
ment and the like. AS soon as the
matter reached the ears Of the higher
officials they called it Oft, saying that
their reason for interfering would be
apparent before many days.
DAILY WILL SAY.
Nothing could be CLEANED here that
would tend to corroborate the state
ment that Superintendent of Trans
portation J. NJ. Daily was to retire,
because of his being piqued at the ac-
ton of President Truesdale in ignor-
ing his seeming right to promotion to
the general superintendency. Mr.. Daiy
denies the story in toto, and those
near to him say that he Is perfectly
content to continue at the head of the
most successfully conducted depart
ment of the road. Mr.. Daily assured
Mr.. Clarke, only yesterday, that he
had no present intention of severing
his connection with the Lackawanna.
While the successorship to the va
cancy caused by Mr.. Russell's retire
ment may have caused some strained
relations among the officials in line
for the place, the retirement, itself,
relieved other strained relations with
which in the matter of serious concern
to the company the first mentioned
are not to be compared.
Had not Mr.. Russell quit there was
CT bo ho ba
would.
Meetings of the different organiza-
tions in which nearly every man on
the road is a member were called for
yesterday at all the division terminals
and the purpose of these meetings was
to secure concerted action in demand
ing the removal of Mr.. Russell.
The movement started in Bingham
ton. A meeting was held there a week
ago yesterday and as a result of this
meeting similar gatherings were ar
ranged for every terminal point on the
system. The retirement of Mr.. Rus
sell left these meetings bereft Of their
purpose. but the men got together,
nevertheless. and felicitated them
selves on being saved the extreme
measures they had contemplated.
SOCIAL MEETINGS HELD.
The local lodges of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen met in
separate halls in the Guernsey build
ing, on Washington avenue, yesterday
afternoon. The Brotherhood OF Rail-
road Trainmen met in their hall in the
American Order of United Workmen
building, on Lackawanna avenue. Yes
terday was the regular meeting day Of
the trainmen and firemen. The engi-
neeers met in special session.
Nothing could be learned definitely
of what was done at nnV of the rnnat.