The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-24
ALL WILL ACT
IN HARMONY
LACKAwANNA RAILRoADMEN
HAVE FEDERATED.
Various Brotherhoods Represented
by the Chairmen of Their Respec-
tive Grievance Committees, Assem-
die Here to Acquaint Themselves
with the Telegraphers' Complaints
and Then Set Out for Hoboken to
See Superintendent Clarke-Will
Try to Adjust Trouble.

All the diHerent DfotnefnoouS Oh
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern road have federated, and AS first
Joint move have taken up the task Of
effecting an adjustment of the teleg-
raphers' grievances.
The vote of the men in the various
organizations on the entire system has
been taken. the poll has been found TO
be practically unanimous, and the
chief executives of the different affil-
la ted orders have approved of the fed
Grafton.
Chairmen of the general committese
or grievance committees, as commonly
called, Of the respective organizations
were here in consultation yesterday.
and are now engaged in behalf of the
telcgraphers.
These Chairmen are: order of Rail-
way Conductors, j. 4. Downey, of Cti-
ca; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, James Clark, of Poughkeepsie;
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
| George \. Wood of Utica Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, T. w. Glib
bons, of Syracuse.
FOR THE TELEGRAPHERS.
Charles Decker, of East Stroudsburg,
| secretary of the Delaware,
| Lackawanna and Western system Or
der of Railway Telegra piers, repre-
sented the latter organization at the
| conference. T. NJ Pierson, of StLouis,
first vice-president of the National Or
| der of Telcgraphers, WAS also present
]. +. Schu, of Portway, n. Y vice.
chairman of the Lackawanna teleg-
raphers, will be here today. He will
be the chief representative of the
| telegrap piers during the conference
| The chairman, +. C. Nolcott, of Camp
bello, n. Y, and Secretary-Treasurei
Decker are prevented from participate
| ing in any conference that may he hac
with the company Officials bv reason Of
the fact that thov are 10 longer II
the company's employ, both having
been discharged since the telegranher
began their agitation for redress o
grievances. Mr.. Decker was in the
employ of the company for fourteen
years and Mr.. Wolcott for eight.
HELD A CONFERENCE.
The chairman of the federated or
ganizations had conference will
Nice-President Pierson, of the loca
telegraphers, at the behest of the ma
tional executive officers of their re
spective organizations, who were in
terested in the Lackawanna teleg
raphers troubles through the efforts o
NJ. NJ. Dolphin. of st. Louis, nationa
plcs ident of the Order of n2ilwa.
Tclegraphers.
The conference concluded, the chair
man of the federated organization
went to the Delaware, Lackawanni
and Western station yesterday morn
ing to arrange for an interview witt
General superintendent II. T.. Clarke
They were informed that Mr.. Clark
was out of the city. The federation
representatives learned that MI
Clarke was in Hoboken, and thithe
they betook themselves on the frs
tain.
They expected to see Mr.. Clarke
and possibly President Truesdale
President Dolphin, of the telegraphers
met them in New York.
Nothing was heard here from III
committee last night, as to whether {
not it saw Superintendent Clarke, an
none of its members had returned u
to late hour last night.