The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25

ern Railroad company. returned yes
terday from New York and philadcl-
phia. where he has spent the greater
part OF the week, and in a conversation
with Tribune man yesterday after
noon made number of remarks re-
sarding the situation
Mr. Garfield asserts that all the car
shops are in operation, and in some in
stances the complement of men is
larger than before the strike occurred.
He declined to discuss the local stu
alton, hut freely spoke of the other
shops. Said he:
Il suppose you have heard here that
all the mon at the Ioboken and Sc
caucus shops are out on strike. since
Monday. Well, I'll give you the facts
in the case. a Iioboken eleven car
cleaners and four car repair men quit
work. and within fifteen minutes we
mad their places filed At Secaucus
we had eiGhty-seven men at work, and
or this number Seventy-two went out.
In twenty-four hours from the tine
that they stopped work we had one
hundred and three hands at work. and
this morning we sent away from the
office seventy-two applicants for posi-
tions. for whom we had no places.
NUMBER AT WORK
''rhere are now two hundred ana
three men at work at Hobokcn. At
Dover we had three hundred and twen-
ty-eight men at work before the strike
originated and today we have two
hundred and ten employed there. At
Buffalo. where the strikers report all
men to be out, we had one hundred and
al, 4,
seventy-two of these refused to go out.
We now have ninety-three men there,
and have forbidden the hiring of any
more"
"How many men have you at work
in the local shops" interposed the re-
porter.
The master car builder smiled and re-
marked. I'VE are not saying anything
about Scranton On being asked
whether any steps were being taken to
remove the shops from this city to
Binghamton. Mr.. Canfeld's counte-
nance again relaxed into a smile and
he said enigmatically, "Well, the shops
here are pretty old ones. and we will
have to build new ones some time. We
run through Binghamton, you know
The work of importing men for the
yesterday morning twenty-five hands
We're brought in from Philadelphia.
The striking car builders have prac-
tically abandoned their picket service.
arriving at the conclusion that it is the
better course to pay no attention tn
who the company brings in or sends
out.
PLANS ARE MADE.
I
by the council is arranging a sys-
tematc method of procedure to be
adopted in dealing with this phase of
the strike. and within few days will
put into execution various plans for
weaving over to their side the men
who are working at the shops. Yester-
day morning the following notice was
posted at the Allis-C chalmers shop on
Penn avenue:
All employees Of these works falling to report
for duty on or before Monday, May -, AT
O'clock in the morning will he paid off forth.
with and considered having lett the service
Of the Ais.C Chalmers company.
NJ v MacTarcn.
Tor \lliS.t Chalmers Company.
scranton, Pa, May %, 1901.
Similar notices have been posted by
the Finch Manufacturing company, the
McClaNe- Brooks company, and the
other concerns whose employees are on
strike. The first peace oVertures To be
made come from the Scranton Bolt and
Nut company, who offer their black
smiths the nine hour, with the in
crease in wages. The men reported
this to the council, and were instructed
to inform their employees that all the
striking employees of the company must
return to work together, and that the
offer must include the machinists be-
fore any consideration could be given |
it,
\ telegram was yesterday shown at |
local headquarters which was sent
from Washington by President James |
OConnell to Edward Bishop, u promi- |
nent member of the Wilkes Barre ma
chinists. In his dispatch, President |
OConnell says;
O'cONNELL's INSTRUCTIONS.
Edward Bishop; | did not give my consent 10 |
arhitratc At the Aliis Chalmers shop in Chicago. |
The men there acting entirely Independent |
Of my orders Stand by my instructions sent |
You.
These instructions are understood to |
also govern the local situation. The |
Scranton leaders frown down the idea |
of admiration and Chairman CamnbelI |
yesterday remarked;
we cannot consider any connection
of outside persons with this affair as
anything but an interference and an |
one. This matter is to be |
settled between the employers and the |
men we nave chosen to represent us, |
ana we are against arbitration as the |
oficious meddlinS Of third party"