The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-10
GOTHAM IS
FOOD SHORT
Strike Of Tusboat Men
Threatens City's Supply.
DEMAND FOR MORE PAY
Workers Want Increase In
Wages Which Employers
Declare Unreasonable.

NEW YORK. Aug. iO-A famine Of
milk. vegetables and other food prod.
ucts Is threatened In New York and
Brooklyn hy the strike Of the iugboat
crews OF six erent railroads that bring
those edlbles to the city every morn
Ing A large majority OF the rugs are
tied up because the nremen. oilers.
deck hands and mates walked out.
The general freight business will sur
FER as much
A nnnl effort TO effect a reconcllia-
ton failed The strike went ON. The
railroads will not grant the advance
la wages demanded, aud the men
abruptly refused 10 20 to- work The
test Of strength has come and while Il
goes on New York viii have 10 curtail
its thirst for milk aud It's taste for
fresh vegetables.
The strikers said that they bad in
formation that the crews employed by
many OF the private companies. which
employ hundreds Of men. would follow
them ont ON sympathetic strike
Should that occur all the towing bust
ness OF the port Will Doe tied up.
The crews OF boats run by the New
York Central. the Jersey Central. the
Lackawanna. the Lehigh Valley. the
Erie and the Baltimore and Ohio de
manded that they be paid from 81 to
so per month more They declared
that they have 10 work twelve hours
a day and la the winter get no sun
days Oh. At a conference between the
managers and the representatives OF
the strikers Walter r. Pollock the ma
rlne manager of the New York Cen
trail, offered 20 pay - per month more.
Il was rejected Later he held a con
ference with the marine managers Of
the other roads. and they agreed with
him.
When word was sent 10 the striking
wOrkmen they declared that they
would never give in At this time
there IS therefore no hope of settling
the conflict beyond The statement of
superintendent Eiseman OF the marine
department of the New York Central
that he is getting all the men that he
wants and viii be able TO man his
boats in Il few days
we are willing TO give them an in
crease OF 81 a month and think they
should De satisfied" said Mr.. Pollock
We are also willing 10 take into con
sideration the demands for further
Increase on the parr of the first class
deck hands \ 10 per cent increase
we consider reasonable demand. hut
a 20 per cent Increase we regard as
out Of the question just now.
Il want TO make il plain that there
will be no delay In delivering such
freight as foodstuns There are plenty
Of men 10 be had 10 make prompt
handling OF this class of merchandise
possible"
A move WAS made by the New York
Central which the men interpret as an
evidence of weakness An order was
sent ont increasing the wages of all
the captains of tho big fleets that carry
the great freight trains to the city
from various freight terminals by s.
per month The strikers declared that
this was done for fear that the men on
the floats We're about to join the strike
The feeling along the water front is
that the strike will be Of short dura
ton The railroad people will not be
able to get the assistance of the pri-
yute towing companies to do their
lighterage towing, as the private com
panies are oyercroWded with work.