The age-herald., 1902-02-04
THE STRIKE ENDED AT SALISBURY, AND W|LLEND HERE An Important Communication from Vice-PreSident F.
 s. Cannon IN REPLY TO RESOLUTIONS What Applies In Salisbury VIII Apply Here and All Over the Southern Railway Systematic Change
 In the Iron Rates.
IN REPLY 10 RESOLUTIONS

 The strike of the macbinists on the Southern Railway Is about ended. Rath- CT it has ended at the Salisburg shop and 1t will doubtless end all along the line within the next day or two. The action of the Southern Railway Company In connection with the Salisburg shops will apply, it is stated, here In Birmingham and in every shop of the Southern Rail- way system. The letter of Frank S Cannon, third vice-president and general manager to General Joseph H. Sands explains itself and will be read witf great interest.
 "Washington, January 20 1902. ''Mr. Jos. H. Sands, General Superin tendent. Salisbury, N. c.
 Dear Sir. Responding to yours of to- day in regard to the following resolutions Unanimously adopted by the Salisbury Local Union No. 136 International Asso citation of Machinists. on the 18th inst viz
 ''Resolved, First, That the machinists strike which has been in vogue since the 30th of May. 1901, be declared at ar end, and so announced by our local Pres ldeIt Joe H. James.
 Resolved, Second, That the proper of fcials of the Southern Railway be re- uuested not to discriminate against the employment of anyone who participated In said strike at Spencer. SO that those who desire may return to work.
 "Be it further resolved, That the ac- ton of the local union, No, i36, be com municated 10 James O'Conrell. president of |. A and M, Washington, D. C."
 And tho application made to you by the machinists of Salisbury reading as follows:
 ''We, the undersigned, petition you. and ask that instructions preventing those who participated in the strike at Spencer be removed. and allow those who desire to return tc work to do so.
 'I beg to advise that 1 consider this reasonable action by the men we'll worthy of prompt and generous attention I un- derstand they simply ask to have their disabilities removed in order to clear the way for them to make application for re-appointed without regard to their past connection with the company l have all ways felt that the majority of our ma- chinists who were misled In giving up their employment last May, appreciated the fact that the company was always disposed to give them the recognition due the honest. painstaking employe, and am now in favor of meeting the Salisbury men III the SplrlI manifested them II the communication above referred to.
 we. of course, can not entertain al application made by one who has beel guilty of improper overt acts, but shoult % glad to give employment to as man! of Spencer shop men as we may hav places for. with the understanding, O course, that this can not include anyone who so far forgot himself as to show disposition to encourage hostility to thu afaaF Faxs'1 int arnA vxitI fha F,.r ther' understanding tha: such action ol our part shall not iu any way interfere with the rights of and recognition du' those, nov in the service, and that sucl of the rasn as are re-employeo shall b rated as new men iu the service, laklnl their places under our so-cated civi service rules, which are intended to in sure to all employees such rights as man! accrue to ;henl frorn seniority. ability anC record. Yours truly,
 (Signedj "F. $ CANNON"
 Super9ntenoeni Hayden says that al Of the old employees of the Southern Rail way in the Birmingham shops who hav not rendered themselves objectionable b, 'Improper overt acts" will 5e reinstate' on the payrols whenever they SC desire When the strike began last May forty nine machinests and eighteen helpers went out of the shops here.
 General Manager w. J. Murphy ant the general officials of the A. G. S. wh, accompanied him here on his tour of in spection returned north last night. Tn general manager and his party wen from here to Meridian Sunday night ant camo from that end of the line yester day. They left Meridian early In th' morning and made a slow trip for thu purpose of taking due observation of tn, roadbed.
 The Southern committee of the rail roads handling traffic in this section wil meet at the Hotel TIillman today. Maj W. A. Moody is the chairman, and among the railroads represented are the follow ing: The Southern. the A G. g.. tn, Cincinnati Southern. the L. and N. tho Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis the Central of Georgia and the K C.. M and R
 Major Moody has received advices iron Q nuoober Of general freight agents anC quorum is assured The committe, win be occupied chiefly with routine bus mess
 There win be no motion to change tn, rate on iron This Is stated on competen authority.
 The Southeastern Mississippi Valley Freight Association win meet here or the 11th instant This meeting will bring together a large number of the traffic officials and will be equal In importance to a traffic convention. MT. w. P Wash burn of Louisville is chairman of the association.
 Dynamite Explodes in New York.
 New York, February B. Two men were severely wounded this afternoon by a