The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
ALL LINES
ARE BEING
OPERATED
Car Company Says it
Has Plenty Of Men.
ROCKS THROWN:
SHOTS FIRED
Employees Are Slightly Hurt
in SWdnSborO.
THE PAYMENT OF
STRIKE BENEFrTSt
Statement that the Men Have Received
Something Regularly Each Satur-
day Since the Trouble Began.
Wirs Across the Track.
Three Are Placed
Under Arrest
Employees Are Slightly Hurt
in SWanSboro.
THE PAYMENT OF
STRIKE BENEFITS!

The various lines of the Virginia Pas
senger and Power Company are now all
open and about the regular schedules are
being operated. The company yesterday
announced that they had made up their
full complement Of operatives for all
lines, and that 1t would not be necessary
to take any more except few extra. men
and to fill vacancies that may from time
to time arise Tho Traction Hollywood
line was opened Sunday. this being the
first cars run over that line since before
the strike began. The opening Of the
line was devoid OF noteworthy manifesto
tons OF hostility save the throwing OF
stones on Sunday night near the gate OF
Hollywood Cemetery. These were harrn-
less. no one being struck by the missiles.
Wire Across Track. y
It was reported to the company Sunday
night that wire had been strung across
the Seven Pines line. and that an open
car encountered It. but that the motor
man detected it In time to dodge and
avoid injury by contact with 1t, Last
night a shot was fred from the window
Of a house on Broad Street near the base
ball park, but diG not damage In fact.
1t is not certain that it was aimed at the
car or any one on it. Special officers
went to the scene to investigate the shoot
ing, but accomplished nothing. Consid-
cradle stone throwing In Swans boro was
reported last night. and several car em-
ployes were said to have been struck.
but their names could not be ascertained
None of them is seriously injured.
Since the company began the policy OF
patrollng the suburban points along Its
lines there has been little or no interfer-
ence with the operation of cars. and the
patronage OF the lines has gone on in
creasing In fact, the night travel Is
larger than ever before since the strike
began, and people seem to be riding with
out apprehension of injury. Indeed. the
probability Of injury is now, regarded as
remote and unworthy Of consideration.
Paying Strike Benefits.
The paynent of strike benefits on Sat-
urday, OF which. SO much has been said
from time to time. was not especially
noteworthy, three or four similar pay
ments having been made before since the
strike began. Mr.. Orr, the organizer.
who is directing the strike. stated last
night that 1t created a wrong and inJu-
rious impression to say that the men
have received only one dollar each since
tho strike began. On the contrary, all
have received benefits from time to time.
some more than others. because their
needs were greater.
"Over 5000 has been paid IN strike benz
entS SINCE lIle SlIuS6le pc6aIi, eaao @'ht'
Orr '.Al of this did not come from the
national organza ton, however. much OF
It having been contributed by friends and
sympathizers."
Asked about what proportion of this
total sum had come from the international
OF ganlza ton, Mr.. Orr said that he esti-
mated that about half had come from
that source.
"The financial secretary, Mr.. Joyner,"
he said, '.has an Office In Smiths Hall.
and all payments are made through him.
Some OF the men have drawn more than
others because they were men of families
who needed the money more than the nm
married men. Contributions from other
organizations and from individuals are
reported at every meeting. and many
of the organizations mako weekly or
monthly contributions"
Mr.. Orr stated that the meetings OF the
men were still we'll attended. and ne es-
timated that OF the $50 or SEQ strikers
(exclusive of the Petersburg men) VINO
originally went out are still In the city.
One left for New York yesterday and
others from time to time go to other
cities The attendance at all OF the meet
irgs Is very good. those who are not at
the morning meetings usually being at
the evening meetings.
Average for Week.
Estimating on the pasls OF HNo Weehs
that IN strike has been on, and placing
the total number of strikers at 600. the
sum or 5000 which Mr., Orr stated had
been distributed in strike benefits, each
man would have received on the average
the sum of N66 "a per week since the
strike began, Making allowance for tha
fact that some have received more than
Others, IL is probable that the majority
have not received more than $l.s0 per
week, or about $3.50 for the entire tya
weeks 1t Is not denied that the men are
living very economically, not to say mea-
serly, but none have suffered for the
pecessaries OF life, Certainly. none have
so reported to the organization.
Mr.. Orr. President Grlggs and Presi-
dent Ryall, of the Trades and Labor
Council, went to Petersburg Sunday and
attended the meeting OF the men IN that
city. They bring back the statement that
of the twenty-five men who deserted the
organization. or are reported as having
done so, only eleven are now at work
the other eleven having .recohsidered their
and gone back TO the or
Eanizatiop. The eleven men who are now
al work have been fned 500 each. AL
though this amount is not collectthle by
law, IL will bar the men fined from en-
terine any labor union until the amount IL
paid by them, according 70 the statement
nf a nrominent labor man lsst night, IL