The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-11
SELPH PUT BACK
AND NO TROUBLE
Conductor Reinstated and All is
Peace Again.
Mr.. M Balm REQUESTED THIS
He Writes Letter to the Management
Asking That the Suspension Be
Ended. and the Company
Acquiesces.
Mr.. M'BAIR REQUESTED THIS
He Writes Letter TO the Management

The street railway strike. whics seemed
Nsrnost certain for Richmond, was averted
yesterday morning when General Mana
ger HUFF ordered that Conductor Selph be
re!nstated.
The action of the company was taken
at tho request of Mr. McBain, the ag-
srieved party, whose report of dis
courteous conduct on the part of the
conductor was responsible for his being
laid of for twenty days. Selph had been
Informed Of his reinstatement before the
committe from the union which was MAX
ing It's way toward General Manager
Huns Office. could get to this official,
and SO informed the committee early
in The day.
'This action Of course disarmcd the com
n;tttee and no conference with General
Manager HUI was necessary. The en-
ployes sought Mr.. HUFF to lay before him
the unions sidd of The MhcBainrSelph
trouble. and acting with the authority OF
the union. they were going to propose
arbitration of the matter.
When General Manager Hun was seen
yesterday afternoon he submitted to The
Times the correspondence which decided
the ccmpany's course. These letters-one
from Mr.. McBsin and another from Man
sEer HUI. and the third Superintendent
IInangan-s repy-are published below:
MR. McBAIN'S LETTER
No. 1904 Floyd Avenue.
Richmond. Va. Sept. 3, 1902.
Mr. S. W. Huff, General Manager Vir-
ginia Passenger and Power Company.
City:
Dear Sir.-Referring to my recent com
piaint against one OF your conductors,
] regret very much that 1t should have
caused SO much stir. according to news
paper reports, among your men. While
] have nothing 10 change from the state
nent made TO you in my letter Of the
LIST instant, l wish to state that ! have
as much respect Tor a street-car con-
ductor as ] have for any other citizen.
TO which my past record In this city
Will bear ample testimony.
/ gathered from the committee who
called on me that they thought ] had
treated Mr. Selph in an un-Christian-
like manner. while nothing was further
from my intention: and that no reproach
may rest on the cause OF Christ through
me. I respectfully ask that you with
draw. for my sake. the suspension of
Mr.. Selpn
Thanking you in advance I remain,
Very truly yours.
tslgnedp w McBAIN.
MIR HUUFFS ORDER
Richmond Va. Sept. 10, 1902.
Mr Broadus Flanagan. Superintendent
Division No. 2. Virginia Passenger and
Power Company, Richmond. Va:
Dear Sir.-ln regard to the case of
Conductor A. f. Selph, suspended by
you for dscourtesy to a passenger, I beg
to say that / referred the complaint OF
Mr.. McBain TO you for action and that
your action was in accordance with my
views of the requirements Of the case
and has my full approval
In view. however of the enclosed let
ter from Mr.. McBain, from which II ap-
pears that the punishment has fallen
more heavily upon him than upon the
conductor. and in view Of the special
grounds upon which he requests the re-
nos YuIul / 'udleS 'IJy 10 lueuelplsuI
could probably we'll afford to let the
young man go back to work.
Please advise me of your action in the
matter.
Very truly yours.
tSigned) S. w. HUFF,
General Manager.
AS MR.. McBAIN ASKED.
Richmond. Va. Sept 10. 1902
Mr. s. W. Huff. General Manager Vir-
gin1a Passenger and Power Company.
Richmond Va:
Dear Sir,-ln accordance with the re-
quest of Mir. McBain. / have to-day re.
instated Mr.. A e. Seph as conductor
on the Clay Street line.
Very truly yours
tSignede b. FLANAGAN,
Superintendent Division No. 2.
President Simmons, of the union, was
seen at Smiths Hall yesterday afternoon
lust after a session with the committee
appointed to handle the Selph trouble.
and then stated that the company's &C
zion in reinstating Selph was ali they
wanted.
Mr.. Selph went back to work yester-
day afternoon at 2:3o o'clock having his
regular run on the Clay Street lines. The
entire union committee at Smiths
Hall between IL and ] o'clock discussing
the companys course and expressing
themselves as well pleased with the turn