New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-10

wages. ASKED.
Fireman SO ss
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The principal roads affected are the New York
Central. West Shore. Lackawanna. Erie. Balsi-
more & Ohio and Jersey Central
AS soon as the decision OF the conference was
known the committee Of the strikers sent word
to every man employed on railroad tugs in the
harbor to join them About fifty we're added 20
the ranks before the day was over.
THINKS STRIKE CANNOT LAST.
The strike. it was agreed in all quarters
yesterday. cannot last more than one day.
The men will either go back to work tonight on
a compromise basis they viii get their de-
mands on protest
Old river dogs say the companies cannot
set enough experienced men 20 get the business
back to normal shape and that rather than run
risks the higher officials OF the railroad COM
pantes will order an agreement TO be made with
the men instantly. The fact that the suDerin-
tendents OF the marine department conceded a
IS increase yesterday without any conference
with the higher officials taken by river men
generally to mean that the demands OF the men
would be satisfied.
Fully twO-thirds of the freight traffic was tied
up by the strike. although an effort was made To
keep the tugs in motion. AT noon. however IN.
effort seemed 20 be unsuccessful Every freight
depot along both sides OF the North and East
rivers was filled to the ceiling. and on the piers
perishable freight stood ten and fifteen feet high
With the tons upon tons that were carted 90
these different depOts last night. the railroad
companies viii have problem confronting them
this morning that will demand immediate ae-
tiOn Nobody could be found last night WI,
would venture 20 say how the marine DEPART
ments expected 70 handle this congested traffic
According 70 the strikers. they had a verbal
agreement with the companies for an Increase
of wages six months ago. The men have no
organization, They said they were given TO
understand that they would ger an advance
without applying for II as am organized body
Later in the night the marine department of
the Erie Railroad announced that their second
class men had gone back 20 work on the terms
offered The strikers last night moved their
! headquarters to Christopher street There it
was denied that any OF the men had gone back
AT the Erie piers it was said that some Of ths
old men had gone back at the. wages offered
and some men had been hired.
officials of the New York Central Railroad
said that fifty new deckhands recruited from
Troy Albany and Buffalo. had been put 70
work on the tug boats under the protection OF
fifty detectives. who are under the supervision
of Inspector r. Humphrey. a brother OF Chief
Of Police William NJ. Humphrey, of the New
York Central Railroad The company says il
is handling its freight with dispatch.
As a result of the strike, the New York Gen.
trial. out of fleet of twenty-One tugboats. had
only eight at work in the morning. and before 8
O'Clock only three of these were running About
o'clock the freight handlers on the Jersey side
Threatened to go on a sympathetic strike. but
nothing was done. They. however did say that
they would not handle freight turned over
them by taking the place OF the strikers
The officials of the Erie road after the men
employed in the lighterage department had
joined the STRIKERS asked for police protection.
The heads of several private towing companies
declared last night that they would not ask
their to- work in the place OF the strikers.
Mr.. Pollock. manager for the New York Cen
tral. issued the following statement:
We offered our men an increase of S. and
they refused IL. Some OF them demanded only
a 50 increase, but they are standing together.
IL is the opinion of the roads that ~ per cent
increase is too much From the talk had with
the representatives of the marine departments
of the lines which met here, believe that all
would have been willing 10 give 50 increase.
Now that our offer has been made to them and
refused I believe that some lines would noe
even give the S. increase which they bad pre-
viOusl5 been willing 10 give
NO EFFECT ON SUPPLIES YET
The strike had no noticeable effect on the food
supply of the city. but produce dealers IN the
lower part of the city believe that by tonight
the tie-up will mean a marked shortage. psrric-
ularly in fruit and vegetables. A complete tie
up for several days would mean a loss OF many
thousands OF dollars to dealers and shippers. as
most OF the fruit and some OF the Vegetables are
extremely perishable. and detention In rhs
freight yards would mean their total loss
The milk supply will be affected little by even
a complete tie-up for several days. large par:
Of the supply is brought directly into the city
by the Northern and Eastern roads. while that
brought into the trans Hudson terminals gen.
orally is loaded on the wagons on hat side q
the river and brought into the city on them
That the situation is serious so far as the
supply of fresh fruits and vegetables Is CON-
cerned was admitted by the general agents of
both the Baltimore & Ohio and the New York
Central YESTERDAY. Only a small part. OF the
food supplies brought into Staten Island could
be moved up the bay yesterday. There was
similar falling of from the Jersey terminals,
produce dealers generally Nagreeing that fei.-
ing OF OF 40 per cent In the amount OF tfGis ana
vegetables usually brought into the city was
conservative estimate.
The average river tug employs eight men,
/ The Iaclawanna road has twenty tuHS; tne
| New York Central twenty-One; the Erie. hves
/ the Jersey Central ten; the West shore. twenty
one and the Baltimore < Ohio. nine. -Four Gt
/ each crew decGhands- On the Dig uOats the
i crew Is prOpOrtiOnately larger None Of the
/ roads were able To man fiOat yesterday. After
/ 3 O'Clock Wednesday night only one float lefc
/ Manhattan. ft carried ten ears Of pcriShabls
freight consigned 20 the Baltimore & ohio Rail-
Island. Only one float arrived eaEly yesterday
IL brought twelve cars OF the New York Gem
! trail Railroad 20 Barclay street The crew e
both Goats quit as soon IS they sOt % he