The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

The strike situation on the Montgomery division of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was not so favorable to the company yes- terday as 1t has been.
 No through freight trains were run over the division and 1t was admitted that the trains. were annulled because there were no crews to take them out. For the first time since the strike was ordered Mont gomery officials of the company showed an unwillingness to give out information about the movement of trains. They laid stress on the fact that the passenger trains of the company are moving on schedule time.
 There were three sections of passenger train No. which left Montgomery at 10:15 o'clock yesterday morning. The first two sections were light" engines which went over the division without conduc- tors.
 An extra" freight train consisting of an engine and caboose, was sent to Ma plesvile yesterday morning for several cars of coal which were brought back to Montgomery This train was in charge of Conductor Pou. new employe of the company, hired since the strike began.
 The local freight train of the company moved on schedule time yesterday No. ls went out in the morning in charge of Conductor Henry Knight, who was pro- noted few days ago. No. 10 came in yesterday evening in charge of Conductor Hayslett, an old employe of the com pany.
 There was no disorder on the Montgom- cry Division yesterday and J. I. Lott, a member of the Grievance Committee who is conducting the Montgomery Division of the strike, said there would not be any if 1t could be avoided.
 We are conducting this strike in e decent manner" said M. Lott, "who was formerly a freight train conductor of the Montsomt " division. If we cannot win 1t by fair means we do not want to win 1t at all. We simply believe that the company cannot operate It's property without our men. If it proves that they can do so why then We lose.
 My report today" contin led MT. Lott, "show that not one single man of our organization responded to the invitation of General Manager Clarke to return to work and I do not believe they will do so. You can say for me that the situa- tion is highly satisfactory to the strikers. "
 Then MT. Lott talked of the movement of trains on the Montgomery division.
 But two through freight trains have been sent over the road since the strike, " he declared. "One of these, No. 32, was sent out last Saturday night; the other was an engine and caboose Cars are waiting in the yards to be sent out, not withstanding published statements from company officials
 MT. Lott returned last night from Tuscaloosa. where he went Tuesday morn ing.
 II went to Tuscaloosa by direction of our organization and at its expense" said MT. Lott. Tt had been reported that some of our men had acted disorderly and had encroached on the property of the company. We will not allow that and went there to investigate. found there was no foundation to the report ''
 striker said last night that Frank NcDowell. a white fagman. was pain fully injured at Reform yesterday morn- ing by having his hand mashed. McDow- ell, who is a new man. was on train No. F in charge of Conductor Crump
 Railroad men in Montgomery say that the traffic officials of the Mobile and Ohio are devoting their time to moving trains on the main line. They express the opin- ion that this is the reason why through freight trains are not running on thu Montgomery division.