The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-30
PEACE AND
QUIET NOW
The Trouble Over Street-Car
Strike Seems Ended.
HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS
Strikers Are Arranging for Several.
Six More Of the Old Men Again
at Work--Getting a Reli-
able Force.

The street railway strike. inaugurated
dix weeks ago last Tuesday, is now ended,
~ far as the operation Of the cars with
out molestation Is concerned. Tho strik-
ers' organization still holds firmly. with
no word OF declaring the strike off, but
day by day few assertions are reported,
and the financial support of the strikers
b gradually decreasing.
The cars were operated over all lines
yesterday without molestation of any
Kind. Travel was larger than the day
before, and especially at night The
Aquarama at the Reservoir was reopened
and is doing fair business The crowds
at the Reservoir in the afternoon are not
equal to the normal at this season, but IN
The evening the attendance Is very much
better. One Of the conductors stated last
night that he had carried out about forty
persons TO a trip, and on the return trip
early In the evening he had eleven fares
The warm weather sufficed to attract peo-
pie to the breathing spot OF the city. IL
must be stated that travel Is not up to
the old average yet. but 1t Is steadily
growing, and the company expresses sat
isfaction with conditions.
MORE MEN SIGN UP.
Yesterday six more strikers signed up
with the company, and the applications
of two moro are under consideration.
Those signed up yesterday arc Conductors
w. Fl. Flynn, II. l.. Bowman and J. p.
Dennis. and Motormen r. A. GUIDE. Eu-
gene Carter and s. ]. Elicit. w. 7. Jones,
we'll known old conductor. recently em-
ployed at Rocchicioli's. returned to work
yesterday. having signed UP the day be-
fore. He stated yesterday afternoon that
no was not taking any one elsc's place,
but merely taking his own
The strikers are making preparations
FOR several public meetings 10 awaken In
terest and sympathy. One of these Is to
be held at Leader Hail. In Manchester,
tonight. when addresses Will be made
by Messrs. C. NJ. Wallace. Jr.. NJ. L..
Epotswood, D. L. Toney and others. Ell
forts are being made TO hold rousing
meeting at Corcoran Hall, on Church
Hill, Friday night. to be addressed by
local speakers. Secretary Tyler, Of Dr.
vision No. 1872. said last night that the
men hoped to arrange a great meeting for
business men at the Academy OF Music
for some date not far In the future. and
at which voluntary speakers would make
addresses.
KEPT AWAY BY HEAT.
The meeting at Sanger Hall was rather
i sSarseiy attended last night. possibly
owing TO the oppressive heat and to the
fact that It was understood that the
stockholders Of the automobile bus COM
pany would hold n bu-,r"s. m'r,ing. II
was stated that several subscriptions to
the stock OF the enterprise were received.
When the business portion OF the meet
Ing closed. Mr. Caatrell, a well known
local Socialist, made an address of half
an hour or nearly. He contrastcd the
daily income OF the average workingman
with those OF the President OF the United
States Of Messrs. Rockefeller, Morgan.
Echwab and others. and impressed the
inequality OF conditions. He condemned
tho ordering OF militia to prevent men
from maintaining their rights. and de-
ciared that II the men lost this strike
they would soon be working twelve
hours for dollar-forty instead Of Two
dollars. and that all organized labor
would be weakened by the defeat uf tho
men in this struggle. He urged inooring
men to elect their own representatives
In the Legislature in order that they
might secure legislation favorable TO
them rather than TO capital and against
them. In concluding. Mr.. Cantrcll am
nounced his willingness to address every
labor orgalzation in this city to come TO
the support OF the strikers and contrl-
butte regularly and handsomely. rather
than srasmodcaly and at long intervals.
The meeting soon afterwards, at ~
o'clock was declared adjourned.
GETTING RELIABLE MEN.
The Passenger and Power Company is
steadily wedding out incompetents and
the untrustworthy, and filling their
places with reliable men. The number
OF those living in barracks is fast de-
creasing, and large numbers are securing
boarding places or homes In this city
Those who still eat at the colnpany's
commlssary get meals at the rate OF
dime each. and very good fare for the
money. Nearly all the men are now
uniformed and many are yearing a scrt
of shirt waist uniform in very warm
weather.
The continued operation of the cars
without interference is causing many to
declare the strike ended and many more
are riding each day. The cars are rum
ming more nearly on schedule time than
at any time since the Inauguration OF the
strike. The new system of line super
intendents is working very satisfactorily.
The list OF superintendents Is now com
plete with one exception. They are
superln tendents selden, Harvey Smith
Pollard, BrIce, Harvell and Acting Super