Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-07
trouble Threatened On
New York Railways.
Want a Shorter Day and Want
Il at Once.
c,,;te Breakers On Their Way to Helm
Cut In the Trouble.

al W. lIlAtI o., OD-
.,,fi,.. lht Subway and the elevate
,4;i-,a,ls al MInhattlr. was determine
on at a meeting, tonight, Of the
f,,1,.rhood ot Locomotive Engineers
IND The .Ama'ganafc1 Association of
s,ta4f IA llnld Employees. This action
.o.t,;yc.i th receipt from General Man
me, Frank Kelley Of the Interborough
,.o Iifc tonight of Il letter declining
~ agrtn IL thc terms 9: an amended
=. rand mad, by the representatives.
n, rh,. man II conference held with
10. eff, ialS with tn company this az
,.,noon. II Mas nearly midnight when
resident Jenkins Of the brotherhood
AZ ILrunoti:r Engineers announced
nat th.. mtl had voted unanimously
- s,rik- ana that a strike had been or
dpred for all In Tut ir full operation at
I ~ NJ.
,boit -"r, employees Of the subway
and elevated systems arr affected by
,nr strIk-. - hich VII: tie up all traffic
in Mani titan except on the surface
ridley lines I'll" utter impossibility of
tn. multitude Of travellers in the upper
Fart Of the island rta ming their places
n business down town tomorrow
mnrring is of the strenuous features
If III, <iiua,i"n. and il IL feared will
lr, tn. cause % much disorder.
All Iu!Ic.. = serves Wer.. summoned
81. ,iuiy ;onicitt and strong guards are
riI,rI at ali the stations on both tho
..rFaV inl elevated roads.
li,- Iut"ibnruugh co. brought to
J,r- city. last night a body OF $40 ~
W "~trlk.-byrLkers' ana tonight these
livlt,- Il, t+c;i:..S To the northern ter-
minus II II, subway. where many Of
III. m wei. :,larrl on trans To act as
Motor n,-n AMI guards. Others Were
tIlred lI-de.' the care Of experts to re-
tyive preliminary iu.'tlu' tons in their
duties In addition t. these about 700
n.en y-r.. engaged IT a recruiting Of
f.. o;n n.t! by the company down town.
New York March So strike Of
trainmen on the subway and on the
,.,.,.ltl liifrs on Manhattan island i
threatened at midnight. tonight. The
employees began voting on the strike
proposition, today. and the first thou
sand a. east their ballots We're uuani-
m"u>ly in favor of stopping work un
hSs their demands for Il shorte.' work
day Wer" granted ut once. AT the en-
rl"y"s' headquarters one OF the Labor
t"llrts said that as fast as the men
a.T"-tird - vote they were told that
''my must 10 no work after midnight
tonight. unless oule-ed to do - by the
,NrcHtiNe hoard uf their organization
IN. Peterborough Rapid Transit Co..
Vhich operates both th.. elevated and
tn" sahAaE. rs prepared for Il tie-un
~ Importing from 100 To 500 stiik"
breakers Most of these men are now
ilIan"rrd GA u steamboat in the har-
har.
ti''ltcrLl Manager Hedley of the In
t"i"itH"u"h Company and Geo. +. pop
yer "f III" Trainmen'S Union are t.
'IN" a "nferrl.cc. iliS afternoon. with
" Hi"w to reaching Il settlement of tn
d'il Guilty. THe lines Threatened carp,
~" bulk OF the long haul traffic OF
Manhattan island.
The st';tn"r Nor; horn with strike
hf"'k''l- IN 'our.i. " nile bound through
thf Harlem river became wedgpd i'll
IF' u'''i l."E"N avenue bridge ANA re-
mi'nti thu" helpless for nearly half
''h h"nr. In the meantime the crowd
Steamer. rr5htd cut ON tn. bridge jrer-
l'';' Hoi EuIin" stones and other mis-
''''S 1t ~" i!:tlrISouel craft. II is no.
hD"Nu ts.u anyone WAS iniur d. '.'in-
amy IN" steamer was released ana con-
nhn'd on 10 a point oft the elevated
t''f"td Yards IT 155th street and Sth
"Ntnue. Whrr" she came to anchor
"hit" tn employees on the Interior-
"";'h Rapid Transit Co We're voting.
may ON tn" propositions to Supno"t
'''''i d"mand FOR an inc raase in wages
'''i h"'r";'s-. IN hours of labor. the big
''""NN steamer c. IL. Northen. loaded
49, S'rik" pr "kcrS. was at anchor IL,
''' hudson riV I. III the face Of these
''tl' atoms If possible serious ter
"'EliI"n Of the trouble on the suhvu-.
''' elevated lines. however. represent
''lNeS of the employees declared ;hat
'''N E'i u" fear of Il strike
'''nrSe =. Pepner. the president Of
''' organization. soon after the voting
f""an. siii:
'"'r" Is n" doubt that tho executive
'tH'}litt'" will be supported and that tho
'@''hization will insist on every demand
"'"'' last Friday, hcing met Our organ
'"''''h' does not care for strike breakers
IL" We !" not believe the public of New
'''F WI. submit to he carried about by
inexperienced men. If the executive com
1u'>I'' Is supported We will call upon Mr.
''""F and back up our demand.
y" statement Of any kind was obtain
""'' Today. from the officials Of tho In
I""r"uSh Rapid Transit Co. Both Gen.
"Sr' Frank iedley and Vice President
I. Hryan We're at their offices early
"u' they sent word to waiting newsra per
wv" mat they had nothing to say and
'''' they would have nothing to say at
INV time today.
II" officials of the employees or-arizl-
'''S ""r" NOT 50 reserved. however. just
moore the opening Of an :,ll-day meet
nnS "t the brotherhood of Locomotive
engineers. which included the motormc'
WI Moth the elevated and subway. CHIEF
"iiiam L. jerks Of the local organiza
ton. said:
Meters are being rreCipitated by
>''hS imported to take the places on The
'n. onr men will not work with thes'
men. We will not see Mr.. Hedley TO
day