Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-13
Strike Doesn't Seem to Bother
Maine Central.
Every Foot Of the Road Patro|Ied-
All Trains Running.
Meeting Of Union Employees Called a Water
vile, for Saturday Evening.

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Railroad. The strike leaders claim
that 30 per cent. OF the track men and
fuel men on the road are out. and that
encouraging reports constantly are be-
| ing received
| On the other hand, the management
Of the road, this afternoon, gave out a
statement to the effect that everything
| was progressing very favorably for
them; that some of the strikers were
| returning to their work; that the
movement was not so Widespread as
claimed by the strike leaders and that
many new men were being secured to
/ fill the places Of the strikers.
Probably the most important devel-
opment Of the day was the arrival of
half a hundred Italians from Boston
at Brunswick, to take the place of
| strikers here.
At strike headquarters, here, today,
it was stated that reports from all
| sections of the State show the strike of
track and fuel men Of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad is progressing favorably.
John Hogan of Waterville. chairman
of the general grievance committee.
said that 500 of the 1000 employees in
the track and fuel departments are
now out A letter was sent out. this
morning, warning the men to keep
away from the road and TO take no adj
| vice except from the committee.
The grievance committee is in receipt
of an official communication stating
that Canadian Pacific engineers who
operate trains over about 60 miles of
Maine Central tracks have notified
their employers that they will refuse to
pull train over the tracks unless they
arc patrolled by competent men. There
has also come TO the attention of the
committee a rumor that the Order of
Railway Photographers is making ar
engagements to again aGitate its
grievance which it failed to adjust
a year ago
| The general grievance committee, to-
day, announced that not only is de-
mand made for increase in wages. but
other concessions also are asked OF the
road. Some of them are as follows:
That 10 hours shall constitute a days
work: the men to receive time and a
half for all extra time and double time
for Sunday work; that no maintenance
VI way VI luti IIlti SiidiI pN uice hti gu
for serving on any grievance commit
tee: and that section men shall be al
lowed free use of company's dwellings
with fuel at points where men live in
such dwellings.
| The exact increases demanded is as
follows: Yard foreman and men on the
system shall receive an increase of %
cents per day. excepting yard forcmen
Brunswick and Bath. who shall be paid
not less than $3.50 per day; foremcn on
Mountain and Quebec divisions shall
receive not less than 35 cents per day
increase and the Rockland branch zee
ton hands seven cents per day. This
rule shall apply to all extra and fence
| gates. All coal shovellers and holsters
on the entire system shall receive
minimum of s1.75 per day.
| General Manager Evans of the Maine
Central. today said: "Everything is
going along very well. Fifty men have
been put at work. today. and a number
| Of the old men have returned to the
positions they left l have not heard
! Of any men going out since yesterday.
! Even where the section men are out.
every mile of the road between Port
land and Old Town is regularly pa
| trolled. There is not crew out. ac-
| cOrding to reports received by us. be-
tween Portland and Lime Ridge,
| Canada. on the Mountain division.
with the exception Of two crews at
Sawyers River and Twin Mountain.
and both of these have been replaced
by new men,"
| The strikers claim that their num-
bers are being increased. while the
management of the road believes that
the places of the men will be filed
within few days. This evening, at the
strikers headquarters thief GLOWING
| statement was issued:
There have been no sensational de-
veIopments in the strike situation, to-
| day. All our reports tell of n firmer
determination on the part of the fore
| men and men to remain by the prom
| ise contained in their certificate of au-
thority and see the matter through to
the end.
"A report of a foreman discharged
for incompetency some years ago COM
| ing back to scab. shows what sort of
| men only could be got to put in charge
of the track. and the chances the trav-
| Ing the track with an engine and train
| it simply does little good and might
do harm. That n man on an engine or
caboose can tell whether he leaves the
track safe or whether his has been the
train that broke the rail that wrecked
the next train, no one could tell They
might drive cattle off the track or re-
move distractions which some evil
minded person might place on the rails,
but as to this plan being effective in
spection it most certainly II not.
The wages Of the men who sweep
the streets of Portland is, | am told.
SIG. Il day. The wages the Maine Cen
trail Railroad think enough for its main
line foreman. where its heaviest and
fastest passenger trains run. SIZE. And
The street sweepers work only nine
hours 10 earn th,ir Sl.G5. thus making
their ISe. per hour our foremen work
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