The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
THE JERSEY CENTRAL VOTE.
Ballots on the Strike Question Being
Collected Today.

Connected A9uaSs
NEW YORK. April 9-The ballots cast
by the employees of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey are being collected today and
viii be counted tonight. II two-thirds of
the men vote IN the affirmative a strike
viii be ordered at once. Even the men
who are personally opposed TO going out
and who have marked their ballots No"
admit that the sentiment in favor of quit
ting WORK is strong
No effort has been made TO effect com
promise since last Saturday. The repre-
sentatives of the various labor organiza-
tons concerned say that any overtures for
| further negotiatio must come from the
railroad officials
Vice President Warren, who VIII remain
at the Jersey Central as J. Pierpont
| AIorgan-s representative after the road is
absorbed by the Reading, stin insists that
he is always ready > see any eznpIoye.
Not one of the Big Five as the ma
tionaI heads Of the various unions are
collectively known, is IN town, but all nf
them VIII return if a strike is ordered TO
assist in directing it.
\ man who calls himself A Boardman
continues to hire railroad men at the
| United States Hotel in Fulton Street
He does not tell applicants for work
| where they viii be sent. but takes their
names and addresses and tells them 10 be
ready to respond to a telegram at once
.-Boardman-- does not deny that he is
engaging men for the Jersey Central. but
| SAYS that il such is the case he IS not
aware of it
Vice President Warren admits that he
and his associates are preparing for
strike. but he declines 10 say just what
form those preparations are taking From
points along the road it is learned that
men are located in boarding houses IN
| der orders to wait until caI.ed upon TO
work. AT PhlIipsburg, Easton, Bound
Brook and Perth Arlboy meE VII be in
readiness to take the place of strikers
at once should the old employees quit
wILKEsBARRE. Pa, April 9--The
! Central Railroad OF New Jersey Uaen Of
| this division have voted almost uns.ni-
mousIy in favor of strike, providing
Vice President Warren stin persists in re-
fusing the brotherhood officials a confer
ence. Ii is believed here, however, that
| he will give in and ask the grand officers
OF the various brotherhoods to return to
New York and discuss the conditions
The vote Of the men on the strike OF
10 strike" question was completed today,
il having been started last night and the
ballots are now on their way to General
Chairman Waite, OF the Board Of Ad-
| 5ustment, whose headquarters is in New
York city.
While the vote was a secret one, it is
known that on this division it was almost
unanimously in favor OF a strike. The men
on this division are better organized than
on any other along the road, about 80 per
cent of all orders being union men
Their grievances are greater than the
men Of the other divisions, too, owing to
| the heavy grades over the mountains and
the big engines used, thus requiring more
work and longer hours for the same pay
than on the other parts Of the road Ow-
| ing to this the de=re for concessions Is
! greater.
II Vice President Warren mairtains the
attitude which rebuned the grand officers,
q strike is expected by tomorrow or
Thursday. 1t will be late tonight or to-
morrow before Chairman Waite finishes
the count Of the votes and II BY that time
no overtures have been made by 2lr.
Warren. it is believed he viii order the
strike without delay, but the men are
confident that Mr.. Warren VIII give in
a strike would he more serious to this
region than any other along the road, as
is would compel suspension Of work at a
number Of mines. which have no other
outlet for their product, and force from
1000 to 1900 mine workers TO be idle
The Lehigh and WHkesbarre Company
would be particularly affected