Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-09

lnterbor"u2h officials slid they We're
in a better position than yesterday:
that they would run more trains today.
ana That the situation Was growing
better tor them AL the time. The strike
leaders. ON the other hand. declared
that all their men We're holding firm
that the company had done its best.
yesterday. and that from Row on il
would be increasingly difficult for the
company To operate the subway and
elevated lires.
80 attcinnt was made to maintain
81 ht'iu!e either on elevated or surface
lines during the night. but as early as
) "ciock preparations for attempting
to handle the rush hour crowds We're
begun. In the subway the result was
dbotit the same as yesterday and when
| he dew ntoWn tide Was at its height
trains were sent away from 96th street
every eight minutes. Above that point
tn" service was irregular.
The best show ing made by the Inter-
fioroush Co. today, WaS on its Sixth
;trlue elevated line where trains ran
with Il resularity ana frequency not
observed on amy of The company's lines
Siiltf wv tliiiioHt Is Went out. StSttI-
day morning. The trains We're well pat
roni:ed.
ON the otlie~ elevated lines conditions
We're different. The Third and Second
avenue branches suffering more severe
ly than amy others.
The principal trouble faced by the
company on the Third avenue wIs wiki
the strike breakers. Many of these de
serted tneir trains at various points
along tie road and long and annoying
delays .-rsuited. The first instance OF
this kind occurred just as the down
town rush WAS beginning. a train had
reached the Houston street Statinn
within Il mile OF the lines al the down.
town terminal, when the guards i'll
formed the pISser gers that they would
have to get out, that the train h1d
reached the end of the route as far as
they were concerned. This announce
ment met With storm of protests, but
the guards We're obdu"ate.
"The,a is 4 strike an, We have joined
| it, MAS tn only explanation they
| v Guild Civ" as they walked "Way and
left the train blockiu" the traffic of the
whole south bound line. This was only
lays al"n. tn" route which we've al
most continuous. The Third avenue
| lines delays particularly affected the
| thicllly settle IAonN district.
| \ uuti,ribip result Of the strike in
| the subway Is The neglected condition
| cf tn. stations. Pnrters and other sta
| ton hands went out With the trlinmen
ami ~ i tSul, HaEy 81 tn" stations
| huvc Tot hccrn cleaned i'll more tl;tn s.
horns. Mud. torn newspapers ami dirt
at all descriptions litter the noors.
| tiourgr f.. pepper. pre sidcnt of Amer
| iran dssociittion Of 'leCtrlc street rail-
| way employees. was about his head
quarters early ;ndav. We We're oni=
| slliri,ishMr yesterday. said he. We
are going t" u gin today. Wen make
| the fur tly for sGre. | am entirely sat
| isl!e,. With III" situation. We will win
sire It, Il corrsumr conclusion.
II am dsS;,i isfi~d with the working
| If the police ana viii make protest
| Ia Commissioner M"AtioO. We hay"
| couns4.llrd perfect Greer during the
| strike and if on. Of the strikers Is gull
" Of Violence he shorld hr punished by
| the. Organization and son. to state rris-
| on Any violence dGn% 81 FAR has been
done by SyrnlthiZ,rS and not by MEM
| bc..s Of the union. the success or fail
! uic depends on publ" ornricn. We have
rub.ic opinion and W. VIII hold it.
| It was announced ult"tiicially last
night. however. that an agreement had
been reached ny NJ. Mahon and Mr.
Pepper of tn" local union by which the
| strikers will receive thu support OF the
| rational organization.
Forty striking motcrmen have ar-
| ,ali,d for their oil IoeiticI:S on the sub
way and elevated lines and have beer
rut to work. according to an announce
ment made by the company today.
1t was also said at the company's Of
ace that although the heavy fog had
nlelfered to some extent, with the OPP
Grafton of trains on the elevated lines
the service showed marked improve
nient today in all directions. Trains
were operated during the rush hours
ton schedules. according to the company
Sixth avenue L" six-mnute head
| way; Ninth avenue Il" eight-ninutt
Roadway. making a three and halt
minute Roadway above FiftyThi!t
street V here tn, two reads connect.
ON the Third avenue IL trains were
started on a SiN-:ninute Roadway anC
81, the Second &VCnue road at eight
minute Roadway.
In the subway 4 siX-rinute headwa!
was inauguratni on the Broadway di
vision and a six-mnute Roadway OF
I-enoX avenue division. giving three an,
one-hatf to -Four minutes Roadway be
low goth street
Conditions in the subway were per
| III inn, 20
Trains were run at FREQUENT interval
, and there was an almost entire alb
: seice of confusion. Tho trains were vel
| Eatronizcd. BY nlidforercon the ira in
: We're running on a four-minute head
way ano ticket agents We're on duty a
7 all the downtown stations.
e The officials OF the ANA gamated as