The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-06
THE STEAMER
TIE-UP CONTINUES
Complaints From Business Men AT
Points Served BY The Steam.
boats Is Growing
IA SETTLEMENT IS BEING URGED
Manager Thomson Offers To Increase Wages
OF Captains, But Refuses To Recognize
Union
A SETTLEMENT is BEING URGED

Apparrntly the licensed officers oi
steamboats, are winning the fight lor IN
creased pay, which they are waglne
against the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic, and the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia Railway companies. The
close of the third day. Wednesday, found
twenty one vessels tied up.
An unexpected development oiMednes-
dav was the failure OF General Manager
Thomson, of the affected lines, and the
officers of the Grand Harbor Association
to meet and discuss the situation, rs 1t
was announced they would.
The wharv, are So crowded that 1t
has been necessary to remove - number
of steamers To temporary locations Ia
make room for incoming boats. III
freight situation is becoming acute. II
is the season of heavy fertilizer ship
ments. the prompt delivery OF which IL o.
the utmost importance To the FARMERS.
Great quantities qf this are awaiting
transportation. On hecOuntry wharVes
are large quantities OF perishable freight,
notably OF tomatoes. il being reported
that POO baskets of these are rOttlng
on single wharf.
Among the additional steamers tied NJ
ar the Westmorcland and the Kappa
hammock river route.
The developments Of Thursday IN the
tie-up in Baltimore OF the steamboats,
Of the baltimore, Chesapeake aud Allan
tic. and the Maryland, Delaware. and
Virginia railway companies appeared
To be again in favor of the licensed OIL
GERS. who by resigning from the service
of the companies are lighting Tor lncreas
ed compensation. But one boat ont OF
the fleet of twenty-siX sailed Thursday.
this being the Tired Avon OF the Claiborne
ferry route. and it is said 10 be- 10y no
means certain that she will make an
other trip.
Can't Willard Thomson. general man
ager uf the two lines, sent n letter To the
captains whose designations have btvi
handed in, which letter Is said to be II
the nature oi the company ultlmatum.
and in which the attempt is made t.
place the responsibility for the tic-up W
on the captains, rather than the com
pany.
BUSINESS MEN COMPLAIN.
Complaints from business men and
Others in Baltimore and at points usual
~ served by the tie-up steamboats, are
growing. and an immediate settlement
of the difficulty is being urged,
Capt. Dow, general counsel oil the
American Association of Masters and
Pilots. announced that the fight ior
higher wages would bepushed To finish.
Capt. Dow has mailed a protest to Col
Iector of Customs Stone, OF that port.
against steamers plying the inland wa
tiers of Chesapeake Bay carrying but two
mates. who. with the captain, are
licensed rs pilots.
WON'T RECOGNIZE UNION.
Capt. Thomson sent To each OF the
captains who have resigned "a letter oil
considerable length.
Capt. ThomsOn's letter goes on tostate
that his company is entirely willing To
take up and adjust matters OF pay that
may be presented by the captain, al
dres sed individually, or with the cap
tains OF the company sbOatscollectively.
or with any committee composed oi
such captains, but states that the mat
ter cannot be- taken up with outsiders.
and it declares that the company cannot
submit to having its captains memberr
0f an association To which their subordr
mates belong, though, at the same time.
Capt Thomson disclaims any objection
to wisely managed trade unions