New-York tribune., 1906-11-11
VOTE ON ERIE STRIKE.
FIREMEN TO DECiDh'
,r,,ubls Might affect Road from
ye-r York TO Chicago.

- A..r.., the hremen of the Erie
Ip oounpany and the road became ao0'e
hnsv ara last evening Grand C.iei .h4llI'1-
yefS ,b. brotherhood of bocono'Ne h"ei''s'
"a - oraer Ger pOu OF the hreiheh On 'Ie
issued : q. 10, on The question OF strike 10
snife ~ ~ s..,onss II VIII require a two-thircs
s7ioIOo s..,.rs q strike and tie vote VIII not oe
vote - AVS at least. but CHIEF Hannahah
n 20 80 ~ the vote is for strike he WIZ give
f,s osscisl sanction 80 that u VIII oecohe opera
-" o,o. He also says that II VII nave ihe
tive o "a .ba entire brotherhood OF Locomotive
bsokns % -ss., 1gspnahsn arrived at his decision
fhe"e ,-s,,lta.ion with the grievance commit
arc =. re- euelneers ct the Broadway Central
1v,s rerort was 20 the erect that me de-
- had been refused ny SeheIA MANA ger
-, of the Erio and that me confer eA0es WIN
- hsa adjourned sine ole
"AI :. .fste6 Al the Offices OF the Erie Railroad
p,vr,,ne Green Building, that Mr. Under
"a ro-e 10 Chicago. and that Fridays con-
s..s-os wa looked 81 as final
'e.-,,. ~ the nremen viii not only tie Up the
hv bringing out all the hremen from New
-, "a chicagO-siXteen hundred Ia nGmoer-out
~ sl,o bring out 775 engineers who have been
W ,,ss b,.t who stiN carry cards Of the fremen's s
p..shaos The members OF the grievance COM
80 -. nugry when they made their report,
s.ts tbat n even any ot the demands had
81 - -.,,ed Il would have shown that the COM
- ,rss willing 10 meet them hat way. When
-, Fenrahan was seen last evening at the
.-.z-av Central Hotel he said that the members
J, -. grievance committee had gone home, and
-, ne voting would so on ct once. lie said:
-. s.-,anas were very moderate. We asked for
VSssrsnce wv OF 70 cents hundred miles and a gen
a. tn isr-hour workday. as some OF the men were
s soss' Tsised The wages voluntarily, and many IN
ssssraa corWTations are .aisng vases on acc9Gthtt
share IN il because OF the Increases cost ot NV
=
heaes heaee FOR strike or backdown. II they declare
f M gssqant.e sq sisf that y Z vii 'sS' have the fun
l--nrrt az the Brotherhood OF LocomouHe, flie-
n,.- .rs M are bound according 10 the rules. to
losS Ss a a strike Is declared. After the demands
ses ses,os confirming the decision Of Mr.. Stuart and
sss1si1g US 10 so home and think matters over
M M tSs ,Ss order Tor the oou is the result
n..rs Chief Warren S. Stone Of the Brotherhood
,r,,ornotive Engineers, who arrived IN New York
,,.-ssv went with the grievance committee OF
=, engineers % the Delaware. Lackawanna &
rs.-srD Railroad 10 the conference with the off,
-, n ,he railroad. which took place yesterday in
=. orees OF the railroad No. 26 Exchange Place.
=. sonfsTence lasted from II a. TO ?. m, and
.4n. some points were settled. according TO both
,sss no definite settlement was reached Mr..
g. sid after the conference that a good spirit
- manifested on both sides. ana ne was certain
,tst settlement would be reached. He said:
3 7 bapuened 10 be IN Washington. and came here
Ia Il n touch with the engineers. once worked
lrr6er Nr Truesdale. when he was connected with
Re ROCK Island Railroad and came here with the
tc-rTitiee We want a shorter NOrkcay Tor the
sreireers on the system who work on the switch
ms engines and on the engines which help up steep
i1smes j believe viii get together on this
DISPUTED point. There is e general tendency 10 IN
rresss wages IN al industries. and the workers or
me railroads have a right 10 share in the genera!
rrosperity especially not only has the cost OF
tgng but the standard OF living increased
Regarding tie calling OF a strike he said fl would
tss two-;hiTds vote. He could sanction or veto
st.se but could not order one. He said, how
syg thar there not the slightest doubt in his
un6 that G strike would be unnecessary.
We lsd pleasant conference" said Nice-Presi-
ds1, T Z, LOOMS. Of the Delaware, LRcEawannA
a Western. Concessions were made by the COM
DaSy and on behalf OF the hremen. They VIII vote
ol OUT last proposition. No time has been set for
srehT conference, but ~ VIII not be necessary i
lhsy vote accept our proposition"
IAs grievance committees OF tne engineers. nre-
uE conductors and trainnen OF the New York
osrsl are 70 he here this week with demands.
General Manager A. II. Smith Of the Central said
Yesterday that the conferences with the teleg-
apAer were SIN on