Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-12
THE M. C. STRIKE.
About a Third of Section Men
Out East of Brunswick.
Nc interruption or Delay in Train
Service and No Trouble Feared.
Engineers Not 70 Strike in Sympathy. Trouble
on ca,adian Pacific.

Portland, Me-, June 11.-GeneraI
Manager Evans of the Maine Central
Railroad. issued the following state
ment, late this afternoon:
About SO 1-3 per cent. of our section
men east of Brunswick and Lewiston
have suspended work, but we are ar
ranging to fill the vacancies and in the
course of few days our section force
will be complete.
There has been no interruption nor
delay in train service and we antici-
pate no trouble what ever. West of
Brunswick and Lewiston all men are
at work"
The purpose of the strike is to OBJ
tain recognition of the brotherhood Of
1icials by the Railroad Company and
will be pursued in conjunction Will.
and on the same lines as the ST. ike
which is now on the Canadian Pacific
Railway. They also demand an in
crease of pay for the section and coal
men from sl.35 per day to $50 and for
the forcmen s. instead of $l.IJ per day.
Recently the Maine Central officials
granted an increase to the men of 10
The headquarters of the strike is in
this city where A. Il. Lowe of Canada,
vice president OF the Brotherhood Of
America and General Organizer Il. Il.
Neal of Boston are conducting the
transactions. John Hogan of Water
vile, president of the general gricv-
ancc committee which has entire au-
thority to act for the men, Will arrive
here tonight.
The strike officials said at noon that
they had received kilograms from all
sections of the State stating that the
men are all out with few exceptions
and that everything is progressing
faVorably.
There are three divisions of the
Maine Central Railroad, as follows:
Bangor division, from Bangor 10
Nanceboro, including Bar flarbor, and
Bucksport branch; Waterville division,
Watcrville to Bangor. including Skow-
hogan, Dover & FoXcroft and Belfast
| branches: Portland division, Portland
| to Waterville by the back route, Farm
ington to Lewiston, Portland to Water
willie. lower route, Rockland and Bath
branch. and on the Mountain division
| to Lime Ridge. Canada.
The report that the engineers would
strike at O'Clock tonight if the track
men were not put bactk to work is in
correct and was confused with the con
ditions of the strike on the Canadian
Pacific. where the engineers have
made the threat and will go out, to-
night. if the strike is not settled sat
isfactorily.
Vice President Lowe said this morn
ing: There is no enterprise in the
country according to labor statistics
receiving less than $50 per day. The
section men are more responsible than
any other class of employees for the
salty of the trains and their precious
burdens. They are out the first thing
in the morning before the trains pass
and the last thing at night to sec that
everything is safe for the passage OF
the trains in the night. This Is an I'M
portant rule of the corporation
There are now 1000 members in this
jurisdiction divided into eight lodges
or divisions at follows: Bangor. No.
1853. 200 men: Waterville. No. $50. 165
men, Brunswick. No. 1877. $50 men,
Lewiston. No. 1876. 100 men: Portland.
No 1913. 125 men, Bartlett. N. H.. No.
d6. 40 men: Lancaster. \. H.. No. so,
Sc men: Lime Ridge. No. &c. so men.