The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-07


phrey B. Campbell, the Chairman
of Councils, to Nj. Lloyd's Letter
to Committee.
\. :. Lloyd, superintendent OF mo.
tive power and machinery FOR the
Delaware. LaCka wanna and Western
company. yesterday sent the follow
ing letter to Humphrey II. Campbell,
the chairman of the committee which
last Thursday presented the request
for a nine-hour day and the same
wages now received for ten hours
work.
scranton, Pa, May j 1901,
Mr. Humphrey u. Campbell, 100 Linden Street.
scranton, IA.
Dear Sir: | wish to acknowledge receipt Of
Your letter OF the 2nd inst. As you are not in
the employ Of the Delaware. I.ackawanna and
"tEtcin Railroad company. [ do not see that
YOU have any question affecting wages. hours
oi setvcc or other conditions pertaining to EN-
pIoycs OF this company. which or any other
representative o! tho company has to discus.
with yoc,
This company, by its proper representatives,.
is wiling at all times to meet and discuss with
its own employees OF 4 committee consisting Of
its own employees duly authorized to represent
those in the employ Of the company in any
branch oi its service. 10 consider questions OF
wages hours OF service and other rules and
regulation, governing the employees Of the com.
pany.
Neither myself, nor any official OF this CON.
pany, So Ear as | am aware. have been asked
by the employees OF its mechanical department.
any committee consisting OF its employees
duly authorized 10 represent them, to meet with
and discuss with such employees or committee in
manner indicated. any question affecting wages,
honrs Of service. etc
| have received under date OF May 7 com.
!iunication signed by yourself az chairman, and
A. j. Valentine, y. Flynn and Thomas Lyons.
dele gates claiming TO represent certain lodges:
also one signed by MeSsrs. Roy Grcges and
william 4. Philips. claiming to represent Ger.
tain ether lodges. This company will not give
consideration IL these communications. or the
SUBJECT matter Of ttam, as they have been pre-
scnted. and is unwilling to do so until they are
submitted to the company in accordance with its
requirements. as indicated above We require
our employees in all branches Of the service to
handle such questions in this manner, and there
Is 10 good reason TO us why we should
make our shop employees exception 10 our
rule in this regard. Yours truly.
7. 5. Lloyd.
Superintendent Motive Power and Machinery.
Copies Of this letter were sent to A.
]. Valentine. delegate Utica lodge,
No. 425. Utica. N. "; p. Flynn. dele
gate Elmira lodge. No. 421. Elmira. ".
y; Thomas Lyons. delegate Buffalo
lodge. No. 245. Buffalo. n. T.: Roy
Gregg and w. II. Phillips, committee
representing Council of Affiliated Ma
cine Boiler. Car. Blacksmith and Pat
torn shop Employees of Central Labor
union. of Scranton: d. Davis, Thomas
Jeffrey. committee Scranton Shop
Machinists.
CAMPBELI.S ANSWER.
To this letter Mr.. Campbell, later In
the day replied as follows:
Scranton, May c. 1901
Nj. 7. 5 Lloyd, Superintendent Motive Power
and Machinery. Delaware. Iackawanna and
Western Railroad. Scranton, Pa
Dear Sir: | am in receipt Of yours O. the
9th inst. in reply to petitions Of the council
OF delegates from lodges OF the lnterna tional As.
Sooiation of Machinists on the Delaware, Lack.
awanna and Western railroad system, and from
the Council Of Affiliated Machine, Boiler Car.
Blacksmith and Pattern Shop Employees Of tho
Central Labor union Of Scranton, Pa both
asking for The ninc.honr day. In reply will
say that il | am not mistaken your representa-
tive and yourself were given 10 understand that
every man who accompanied the presenting Of
the petition and whose names are attached to
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