The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
BROKERS NOT YET
SERIOUSLY HIT
All Wires Were Working Yes-
terday and Only One
Man Went Out.
HIS PLACE QUICKLY FILLED.
Chief Striker Hervey and Com
panics Appear Equally Con-
fdent of Victory.
HIS PLACE QUICKLY. FILLED

There were no material developments
yesterday In the teicsraphers' strike
situation In Richmond.
Chief HerteS, Of the strikers. had
given II out that all the brokerage
establishments In the city save one
would be closed during the day TIN
less the union scale We're signed, but
MS matter or fact, only one oper-
ator employed by brokerage firm
quit his key. He was Russell White.
operator for Thos. Branch & Co. This
firm declined to Sign the scale. White
walked out. and his place was quickly
supplied by nonunion man.
McNaughton & Co. signed the scale.
Union operators for Miller & Co. anu
Hobson. Massie & Leigh worked
through thc day, as did those employed
by Branch Cabell & Co and Scott &
Stringfcliow. Geo. T. King & Co. have
not been affected as 1t is understood
they have for some time paid the
union scale. The upshot of it all is that
the brokers did business as usual yes
terdax: that one man went out and his
place was quickly supplied.
May Never Como.
The promised crisis therefore did not
come. 1t may come to-day or to-mor-
row. and 1t may never come for 1T is
figured out that the companies have
now the big end of the situation. and
that delay OH the part of operators
In quitting their keys is strengthening
the hands of the opposition forces.
At meeting Of local telegraphers
No. 3s, Mt 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. all the operators WORKING for
brokers were present, and all save two
assured the meeting that they had
made arranSements with their em-
ployers which would meet the demands
the national union
One of those not in a position to re-
port was the operator for Messrs. Scott
& Stringfeliow, the members of which
firm were out of the CITY, and the other
Is employed by Messrs. Hobson. Massie
& Lei... The latter said ne thought
he would be able to make satisfac.
tory report at the next meeting OF
the local.
chief Hervey said last night that he
declared that he was greatly pleased
with the outlook. and that the union
was growing stronger in Its position
each day
The companies appear equally. II
son, OF the Western Union. said last
night that conditions were greatly i'm
proved in his office. and that every
thing was moving along nicely. He
asserted that there was no semb1ance
of trouble in handling the business at
this end. and but little elsewhere. He
was getting through the bulk of his
business without unreasonable. delay.
and that coming this way was handled
with about the usual expedition. He
took a most hopeful view of the stua-
ton, and did not seem to anticipate
any further trouble
Manager Sydnor. of the. Postal. talked
much In the same manner, He de-
clared that he had more force yester-
day than he could work, and that he
sent some applicants to other offices
of the company where they were need
ed. He said conditions in the Rich
mond office were practically normal,
and that the handling of business at
this point was giving the company
practically no concern.