The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-24
CAR MEMS CONFERENCE
Representatives of the Strikers
from All Over the System
Were in the City.

Representatives of the striking car
| builders all along the Delaware,
| Lackawanna Il Western railroad COM
pany's system were in the oity yester-
| day and conferred regarding the strike
| situation. They were in second con-
ference all afternoon, but the local
press committee refused to give out
| any explicit information of the tram
saction, but merely issued a brief no
| tice bearing the statement that the
situation remains the same.
At yesterday afternoons meeting the
executive board met with four dele
gates representing the Hoboken, Do
Yer, Kingston and Buffalo shops and
at the conclusion of the meeting all
but the Buffalo delegates left the city
for their respective homes One out
come of the meeting was to arrange
for q special meeting of the car-build-
ers to he held Sunday morning at
Economy hall, but what business is to
he transacted at this session has not
been announced.
Master Car Builder Garfield is said
variously to be in New York, Phila-
delphia and Dayton, o.. and has not as
yet made any proposition to the Strik-
ers. No attempt is being made to
operate the car shops. although hands
are daily imported for the other shops,
and this fact is taken by some to bear
more than cOinciding significance on
the rumored transfer of the shops to
Binghamton. where it is known that
sixty acre tract of land has been Of
fered the company.
"A special meeting was held in HUI
bert's hall yesterday afternoon of the
Delaware, Lackawanna e Westerly
railroad machinists. The meeting
was called to discuss a matter which
has aroused much recent comment
among the strikers. This is the atti-
tude which is to be adopted in case OF
settlement, toward the company's
present employees, who have been re-
cruited to fill the ninc-hour day mems
places.
This and other questions of interest
to the lodge were discussed, and at
o'clock Chairman Humphrey Campbell
called to order a meeting of the coun-
Gil. Reports of committees We're heard,
and other routine business transacted.
The council will hold daily meetings
henceforth, converting at 4 o'clock
every afternoon.
A communication was yesterday re-
telNcu ny 'HdlTlldh NdiHl'Dcli lIplIi
Secretary II. J.. Haigh, of District 49,
of New York. This is the district rep
resentatives of which, as stated in yes
terday's Tribune. were in conference
with members of the National Metal
Trades association during the early
part of the week. A satisfactory ad-
justment of difficulties was made in
the majority of cases and work was
nd
men, on the nine-hour day at ten hour
pay basis. This leaves two thousand
men still on strike.
A large number of the deputies being
employed around the Lackawanna yard
We're paid off yesterday morning and
left the city during the day Several
of the men brought from Philadelphia
by the company Wednesday We're sent
back to the Quaker city yesterday by
the strikers, they reporting at the ma
chinists' headquarters and stating that
they We're brought here by misrepre-
sentations.
Mr. Allis, of the Allis- Chalmers COM
pany, who it was said Wednesday
would arrive here yesterday, failed to
arrive and Superintendent NJ. n. Mac
Laren declared that he did not think
it likely that he would pay Scranton a
visit. In discussing the strike, Mr..
MacLaren said:
1.-The shops are entirely idle at pres
ent and no effort is being made to run
them. Just what we will do in the
future, however, | cannot at present
say"
Notices were posted yesterday by the
Lackawanna informing the men who
failed to report for duty Wednesday,
May S, that they We're no longer in the
employ of the company. They may OBJ
tain their tools at the freight office.
Any of them trespassing in the yard
will be arrested, Any men wishing to
again enter the company's employ
must make formal application.