New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
CONCESSION By HALL.
He agrees to Meet National OHceT
nf T'rninnen,

1er-uaven Conn. March 2S-The action of
President John NJ. Hall Of the New-HorK' New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company III lit
v.itino the grievance committee of the trainneh
of the system 10 another conference ana agree
ing that Valentine Fitzpatrick, Third Ni1e-'ralu
Master OF the Trainmens National 6Fo'ne'
hood shall take part in the conference Is oe
lieved to have cleared what was fast hecoIIllhs d
very critical situation. Heretofore the ROAD
n1anagement has declined to meet representa-
tive of the National Organization OF Trainmen
in the discussion of tn schedule OF wages ana
runs. and has dealt only with the committee
of the employees.
Early to-day the negotiations Of the SUD
committee Of the board of directors OF 'hT
road with the trainmen's committee aPpeared
to have nearly reached an end. and at noon
the temper of The COMMITTEES as eXpfesse" "S
individual members indicnted strike. lnsteaH-
OF resunoing the conference at 10 o'clock TO-
day as had been arranged last evening the
tralnmen'e committee sent a delegation or four
members to Pre- sdent Halls Office TO INFORM hlIa
that the committee had come to the cohc'uSloi
that further discussion would do no good. Inc
delegates requested President Hall TO give the"i
a statement IN writing of what the coHpahS
would do IN relation to the schedule ana llo'
cate what concessions, IL any. would be ohereo
other than the wage changes authorized by the
been refused by President Hall
The delegation reported to the full commit
tee and after a brief discussion. the entire COM
mittee went to the general offices OF the raii-
road where the four delegates again went INTO
President Halls office, while the other mem
bers Of the committee remained iE q group on
the main floor Of the building, in readiness ap-
parently for a summons. The object Of this
second visit Of the delegation Is said to nave
been to present an ultmatum, based on oe-
mand for an answer to the question as 10
whether he had any concessions to oner
except tho schedule proposed by the directors
AS the committeeman left the building. one OF
them said THE answer of the road to be given
at 2 o'clock will settle the matter one way or
the other mighty quick.
President Hall got into communication ny
telephone with several Of the directors OF the
company, and shortly after o'clock Chairman
keenan,, of the trainmens committee, an
nounced that he had received word from Presi-
dent Hall that the latter would meet Mr.. Fitz"
patrick With the committee on Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock What effect the addition Of Mr..
Fitzpatrick to the list Of conferreeS VIII nave
on the situation cannot he fOretold, but the
men hail If as indicating q change of attitude
on the part of the road, and concession 10
their wishes. NIr. Fitzpatrick has all along
acted as an adviser of the committee
One of the important points of difference pc
tween the road and the committee, aside from
the question of rates of pay for various classes
of men is the demand for a ten hour day. 1t IS
said that the company has expressed a Wiling
ness TO concede nm eleven hour day in place Of
the twelve hour schedule now In force, but that
the men have refused to accept the comPro-
mise