The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-23
ATTEMPTING TO
SETTLE STRIKE
MEDIATION COMMITTEE EN-
TERED UPON ITS TASK.
Conference Yesterday with Com
mittee of the Strikers and Another
Scheduled for This Afternoon.
General Manager Silliman Is to Be
Seen at o'clock-Secrecy Observed
as to the Doings of the Conference.
Situation of the Strike at the Be-
ginning of It's Fourth Week.

\. w. Dickson. Luther Keller. G. H..
Scott. Joseph Levy and Dolph B. Attn
erton. the special committee appointed
by the board of trade to make an er-
fort to settle the strike, began it's task
yesterday morning.
It's members conferred during the
morning as to the plan 1t would pursue
and decided to first have conferences
with the contending parties and then
decide OH course of action.
With this end in view. Il communi-
cation was sent to strike headquarters
asking that II committee of the strik-
erS be sent to confer with them at :
o'clock. President p. j. Shea. t.Xecu-
tive Board Members Sidney Garter, A..
1.avelle and National Organizer Il. l..
Reeves were assigned to attend the
conference.
The two committees met at o'clock
in the board of trade rooms and were
together. behind closed doors. until
nearly 3 o'clock. 1t was agreed on
both sides that nothing should he
given out for publication.
1t was stated, however. that the
board of trade men accomplished
nothing further than to learn in detail
the position of the strikers. and to
have the committee agree to submit to
the union suggestions of the board of
trade men for effecting settlement.
The union will pass upon these sus-
gestons at a meeting to be held at 10
o'clock this morning in Carpenters
hall, and at O'Clock the strikers COM
mittee will report back to the board of
trade committee.
WILL WAIT ON SILLIMAN.
At , o'clock the board of trade COM
mittee will wait on General Manager
Sillimau. to find out what, if amy, con-
CessionS the company Will make. 1t is
understood the company is determined
TO maintain the position taken at The
outset. and the expectation is that the
interview with the board of trade men
will be IL repetition of that had with
the councimanic committee.
The strike entered upon its fourth
week yesterday with the position OF
the contestants and their methods of
campaign remaining unchanged. The
company is gradually perfectinS it's
service. opening up new lines and eX-
tending the running of cars into the
night hours. The men continue To
content themselves with efforts to dis
courage patronage of the cars and to
secure moral and financial aid from
the other labor organizations.
The company has now opened up all
its city lines. except the Green Ridge
Peoples, which is being repaired. and
on the Laurel Hill, Petersburg and the
Green Ridge and Dunmore suburban
roads. cars are being run until $50
o'clock at night. 1t has plenty of men
to man its cars and has set about the
fitting up of it's new machine shops for
the accommodation of the imported
men, whose numbers. it is claimed are
being daily increased.
The strikers have succeeded in keep
ing the public from patronizing the
West Side South Side and Providence
lines. but the Green Ridge. Dunmore.
Petersburg and Laurel Hill lines carry
a goodly number of passengers during
the day and at some hours. various
OF the cars have heavy loads. The
former lines run day after day with no
more patronage than the first day the
cars We're run. The patronage of the
latter lines is slowly but steadily grow
ing.
DONATIONS RECEIVED.
Liberal donations come in daily to
strike headquarters from not only the
labor unions of the city and vicinity,
but also from sympa thiZing organiza-
tions at distance. The expense of
the strikers campaign has
been. thus far, very light, and as a
they have a very substan-
tial sum in their treasury. Every mail
brings them resolutions from labor or
sanizations endorsing the strike and
aid, and all in all, the men
feel happy over the prospects and very
confident of ultimate success.
The Central Labor union committee
met with the strikers executive board
again last night. A statement was to
have been prepared for publication,
but it was decided to defer ii until
such time as the board of trade COM
nittee has had full opportunity of
out its mission.
The only disorder reported yesterday
was an assault made on Il car near the
Carbon street crossing. The car con-
tanned twenty-five imports who were
being conveyed from the Providence
road barn TO their sleeping quarters. A
stone was thrown through one of the |
ear windows by some one in a crowd |
near the crossing The !
imports with drawn revolvers scram-
bled out of the car and one of them |
fired shot The crowd melted away |
and the car with its load proceeded on |
its journey without further molcsta- |
lion.
1t is claimed at strike Headquarters |
hat the imports are quitting in large |