The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-20
EFlLEMENf PROSPECTS
 BRIGHT TO FIREMEN
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.-.. kCOUIlnu6Q ITOlIl rlISI EdSe.J 5sss7fs York last Saturday by getting off the train at 125th street instead of at the Grand Central station. Now that they are onto that trick how do you expect to fool them to-morrow?" MT. Shea. laughed and said that it might be ac- complished by his getting off at South Norwalk and continuing to his destina- ton by trolley.
 All attempts to gain any definite in . formation as to the meeting was a failure. MT. Shea, however, said that the meeting would likely take all day and that it might take longer, although he expected to return to this city to- night. He Further said that while he and the subcommittee was away, the rest of the executive committee would hold a meeting in Trades Council hall, although no definite action would be taken until the entire committee again met.
 MT. Shea was asked about the state ment which has appeared in some of the papers to the effect that the meet ing Saturday was held with monied interests" He was asked what it meant and he replied that he was sure replied that it might be so interpreted. asked him if this might not apply to either the board of directors or the Firemen's national committee, and he he did not know. The reporter then ed.
 There was a statement made Satur- day to the effect that Mir Shea and MT. F Iy1oi,x .,,ax. +r.s .,,,,na,. hafora 4ba y.,nat ing os the trainmen and ask their as- sistance at the meeting which that body held in the Odd Fellows building yesterday afternoon. Mir. Shea said that he knew nothing about the meet ing and that he had not appeared here, neither had any other Of the ffremen' s representatives. The conductors also held their regular monthly meeting in the same building on the floor below, yesterday afternoon, Only routine bus mess, 1t was stated, had been trans acted at either meeting and nothing whatever had been attempted to help the aremen. Further than this it stat ed in various parts of the road s Fterri- ! tory that thesfirepen are not anxiois to strike and that they say that the hot- bed of the strike talk is right in this city and vicinity, and largely among a class that is least steady minded.
 The road officials have nothing to say concerning the situation other than the statement which they printed yester- day and which appears in another part of this paper.
 It is understood, however. that in case the worst should come to the , worst which is not anticipated. the road is now in position to thorough- ly protect it's interests and the inter- ests of the public. For the last two or three days about every engine owned by the company has been manned with an extra man who will immediately fill in should the regular fireman go out on strike. In addition to this there are ] said to be large number of private detectives in the employ of the road, not only in this city, but at all the other most important points. A large number of men, estimated at hundreds, have been hired already.
 It is undoubtedly the wish of all the parties concerned to effect an amicable settlement, if possible, of the existing difficulties and it now looks as though this result might be accomplished.
 Several railroad employees taken pro- miscuollsly from the various other brotherhoods, when asked their opinion l as to the likelihood of a strike, one and all declared that the prospect of one was very dim, and that none was ex- pected. / s&4< B. +s. z,