The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-03
COLUMBUS STRIKE SETTLED.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEDIATE
BETWEEN MEN AND COMPANY.

All of the Old Men, With One Exeen-
ton, Will Return to Duty To-day
at n Better Scale of Wages.
Columbus, Ca, Aug. 1.-The Co
lumbus street car strike came to an
end tonight, and the entire force
of employees with one exception. will
return to work tomorrow morning.
The citizens committee, appointed last
night, spent the entire day seeking to
adjust the differences between the Co
lumbus Railroad Company and the
strikers and their efforts are crowned
with success, in that the employees re-
turned to work The boycott of the
cars is declared off and a full schedule
will be operated tomorrow.
After comforting with the employees.
the committee addressed a communi-
cation to the railroad company stating
that the men were willing to accept
the proposition made by the company
Wednesday, II cents an hour, a 10 cent
bonus, a twelve hour day and an hour
for meals. provided "all those who
have been employed up to the time of
the strike shall be privileged to re-
sumo their services without prejudice
on account of having participated in
said strike"
Replying to this, Manager Reynolds
said in part:
I'VE most sincerely desire an AMIGA
bic settlement of the differences and
viii accede to your representative body
of the citizens of Columbus, therein
stated without prejudice on account of
participation in the strike of all our
former employees, with the exception of
those whose places have been actually
filled by new men under contract, and
who cannot with honor be discharged.
This on the basis for rate of wages
that you mention, viz, u cents per
hour, with an additional bonus of 10
per cent. for faithful service and with
the distinct understanding that certain
purposely Objectionable employees shall
in the near future be discharged"
The Citizens Committee advised the
employees to return on these conditions
When the employees union met to-
night only one thing stood between
them and settlement. The company
had refused to reinstate r. l.. Holli-
man, engineer of the dummy, who had
struck in sympathy with the motor
men, and the union was staying out
in his behalf. regretting to see him
lose his job. HOLMAN saw that his Job
was the only obstacle in the way of
the complete settlement of the strike,
and he generously said that he would
forego his position, saying that he had
trade and could get a job elsewhere.
He has been with the Columbus
railroad company ever since the cor
poration was organized. Upon Holli-
mans taking this action, the union no
tilted the citizens committee that had
taken it's advice. The committee notI-
fled the company Of their acceptance
of It's terms and the men go back TO
work Tomorrow morning. Manager
Reynolds directed the foreman of the
car barn to give them their old Jobs
wherever possible. The seven men hired
during the strike will be retained, as
the company's force has been short,
and the hours of work too long, and
thus by happy arrangement not only
the new men, but all the old men. with
the exception of Hoffman are retain
ed.
Vice President Fiournoy of the COM
pany spent to-day in Atlanta, where
he made arrangements with a number
of men to come here as instructors to
teach the new men. He stated tonight
that even IL the strike had not been set
tied every one of the company's cars
would have been running Sunday. The
engagement of the Atlanta men has
been cancelled by wire.