The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-19
IMPORTANT MEETING TO-DAY
TO BE HELD BY RAILROAD d.
RECTORS, IN NEW YORK,

At the Grand Central Station at Ten
O'cIock-Dsmands of Mems &c mIttee
at Recent Con ference to be Considered
Tho Principal Question the joint
scheduIe-Men's Committee to Receive
a Notification of Directors' Decision
Handlers In New Haven.
President John NJ. Hall of the Consol-
idated road returned at 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from visit to Mr..
Choate and others in Boston. regard
ing the pending controversy between
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company and its men.
President Hall in an interview last ev-
ening said that a meeting of the rail-
roads board of directors had been call
ed for this morning and that it would
be held in the Grand Central station at
about 10 o'clock. He said that the re-
quests of the mems committee would be
presented to the board as they We're
stated at the recent conference. The
board would then take the matter under
consideration. President Hall then said
that he thought that the mems COM
mittee would receive a notification
some time Friday from the board of di-
rectors, as to their action on the Vari-
Gus propositions presented.
1t is expected that the committee of
the board of directors and the mems
committee will hold another conference
not later than Friday afternoon, at
which time the men will be informed
definitely as to what the company
will do.
A gentleman who is somewhat con-
versant with the situation stated last
evening that while he had no doubt that
the company would, after the meeting
in New York city to-day, undoubtedly
offer the men a number of concessions,
1t would absolutely refuse to grant
them joint schedule.
An incident occurred at the Garde
hotel last evening where the labor lead
ers are stopping, which excited some
comment. General Manager William E.
Chamberlain and o. M. Shepard, super
intendent of the New York division,
came to this city yesterday afternoon in
made by the 400 freight handlers in this
city. One of the conductors, who is
here as a delegate, introduced these two
gentlemen to Valentine Fitzpatrick and
W. q. Wilkins, and they conversed on
general subjects for few minutes, af-
ter which Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.
Shepard departed.
The grievance committees held no
meetings yesterday after their morning
session. They were apparently some
what surprised when they learned late
in the day that the freight handlers
had instituted negotiations to secure an
increase in pay. The grievance COM
mittee members did not know of the
movement among the freight men, but
point to it in support of their contention
that the employees of the railroad are
dissatisfied in several branches Of the
service.
The firemen of the railroad have sent
a communication to the company which
has been referred to Superintendent of
Motive Power John Henney, jr He
met the firen1en's committee yesterday
and had some conversation with them.
Mr.. Henney said last night that the
conference has not been concluded and
until 1t was he could make nothing
known. The company referred the mat
ter to Mr. Henney for report. The fire.
men are said to request hearing upon
the matter of schedules of certain runs.
General Manager William E. Cham
berlain came to this city late yesterday
from Boston, where he has his office.
He was in conference with the higher
officials of the road last evening in the
office of the president. Superintendent
o. NJ. Shepard of the New York division
also attended this meeting.
The demand Of the freight handlers
is for 15 per cent. increase in their
pay. Last evening President Hall said
that the freight handlers demands are
being considered by the company.