New-York tribune., 1903-04-16

and One-hundred-and-f -frst-st. were obtained.
This meeting will begin at 10 o'clock lasting
until the afternoon, and another one will be
held at 6 p. m At this meeting the grievance
committee will probably formulate the de-
mands. President Mahon of the International
Association will make a final effort to arbi-
trate the differences, which, failing. it is sup
posed he will consent the strike
Ruuors that the employees of the Metropoltan
system and the subway would strike IN SYM
pathv with the elevated employees were discred-
tied last night by well informed labor men
The subway workers are under contract to ar
bitrate all their differences. while the Metro
politan employees could not strike without per-
mission from the chiefs Of their unions
The grievance committee of the elevated en-
rloves submitted the nine hour workday demand
~ the hoard of directors of the Interborough
companv Yesterday. The board met at II a. m.
NJ the Office of President August Belmont OF
the company. and passed by q unanimous vote
the following resolution in reply to the de-
1nand:
Resolved That the hoard Of directoTs Of the In,
erboTough n'I,u pr te committee Of employees of the
Manhattan division. regrets that Il Ceiot -; ba,Ir
--i+b the demand Of the committee for nine houI VI
workday nasmuch as as lHt nf ~ 9aTs are higher than
short as and TIE i3 TaIeo o. Stem gs in NeWYork or
other large cities
THE MEN DISAPPOINTED
The grievance committee waited in room
near tbe board room. after submitting the oe-
a,d until the decision reached. When
&. ~,-as o,rounce5 tC President Pepper ana the
committee by General Manager Bryan. VI 49, .iio
company, the disappointment OF .ie "a. na,r,bere
was reelected in the faces or It's heillpei s
Headed bv Mr Pepper they left the offices VI
Mr Belmont quickly 49, ~ osl,ed n a
One member or the coIIiii'Oo' ~
strike was likely. 4cvT-e will he
ahla to tie 1Ip all the elevated roads IN MaI, MAJ
haitian. and there may be plenty Vi "Sie
nv messengers soon -. ,.~. four
or I've weeks that the Manhattan coihPdn. no, .
teen preparing for strike. Great huotbs a.
men have been hired in the iaSt ~, W. CtoIonanv
tba Office of the Manhattan RalIWay On, p - =
a., +ba western Union Building. ana IhouSH .Sis
cornsny saws it always needs ne" NJ, ILL., a,,3
would moi account for the nanpei vi ao,,Iar
,aa T,es5avs and Fridays are lhe LeSu,
P@Iog @ e. yecajying applications Tor WoIh, di an
60 at least month MANY huhdrtus t5a,.a m
cants from every part OF me 4,soI- Sou'''''
peared eEeIg eg,-aT, have an agreement with the
,sarbattan Railway Company ps ,Ht-er+ ra 70
racetve So 20 a day. IhlS Is tHe 77.bar eit,1
80 =. apx nootormen in this or any otiIe! -
pau - ~ n5otormen say they VIII not Sulhe III
,-r,rat7v with the other men 1T III lHe 80 - Ia
Most of the motOTmen were &c engineers
l-z. locomotives and their wages az l
steam iott.-,Jad af.a- thew became notorneh:
r,a, stiu form local OF the % 60
: -ooor,,ofive Engineers. ana say nc - - 80
i5oc"I. .ter men do they viii take par III III ~
the otheT me, unless they have grievances OF
President Pepper was seen AZ al ms Ie sid he
. d.iI Esbt btb-ara late last night ne sIIu ne
262l Elsnrl sna.d5ent Ma hon yesterday afternoon.
haG go. n conference. the eNecutl ~
am icaI association had met III il' i a.,
declared lie hoped 20 d -
.htaI, there would he one I'm ta eet+1a5 IN,
- t.oIie,-e that the matter WIN ' ''1 'S
-. todav'' said Mr. FepPeI-