The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-24
Traffic on Georgia Rail
 road Suspended.
STRIKERS TIE UP THEIR LINE
Management Awaits Action by
 the State.
jFirenen Declare That They Hsve No Sympathy with Act. of Violence committed By Their
 Friends.

Augusta. Ga, May 2s.--The Georgia Railroad is completely tied up tonight. The management is not trying to move trains. simply announcing that 1t has the men. the means and the equip men to proceed and will do so when the State announces readiness to pro- tect it's property and employees.
 The strikers are standing pat. They assert that they have, not been and will not participate irf any violence. Sympathizers with the strikers, 1t is set out, have done all the hurt that has been done.
 General Manager Thomas K. Scott, at 6 p. m. made the announcement that mo trains are moving"
 Governor Smith has wired the siferfn of McDuffie County to corporate with the municipal authorities and to sum mon all deputies necessary to~protect life and property. It is in this county that Thomson is located where the crowd" issued an ultimatum last night that no trains should pass carrying either non-union fremen or negro fire- men. Governor smith has also asked the sheriff there to keep him fully advised of the situation. The Govern or has also wired the sheriffs of Book dale and DeKalb Counties. giving them Information that engineers claim to have been rocked at Conyers and Li- thonia and urging upon them prompt action for the protection of the rail- roads employees and property.
 From the offices of the Georgia Eail- road here tonight 1t is announced that all freight accumulated at Atlanta for Augusta and points beyond will be moved tonight by the Central and the Seaboard The Georgi,tN Railroad freight station here will be open to- morrow for the delivery of freight to consignees. but shippers are requested to withhold all shipments until fur ther notice.
 After admitting the completeness Of the tie-up. the management of the road
 sThe georgia road is emitting noth- ing that offers protnise of early re- sumption.'
 The GeorgiA Railroad is Ill miles long from Atlanta to Augusta and has branches at Caufak to Macon, at Bar nett 10 Washington. at Union Point to White Plans. andf also at Union Point to Athens It is, owned by a stock con,pany. and is being operated by the Louisville and Nashville. Itfsee. The Atlantic Coast Linc is joint lessee It employs 2.s00 to ..6o0 men, 100 of whom are In sthe train servics Its last monthly pay roll was sSe'Ooo.
 
 Smith to Propose Arbitration.
 Atlanta. Ga., May 23--Acting upon tha sugxest.en of Attorney General John c. Hart. who returned to Atlanta today from a trip of inspection of the strike situation on the Georgia Raii- road, Governor Hoke smith will tomor- row formally propose to the railroad manaxement and striking firemen that the matter be settled by arbitration and by Georgians.
 This announcement. made tonight. is considered authoritativ% and it may mean the beginning 5o4 the end Of the strike Judge Hart Reported to the Governor that the situation Is one Of gravity and that If further violence Is to be prevented it would be necessary to have the difficulties between the strikers and the railroad adjusted promptly. Not a train arrived or de- parted on the Georgia Railroad today.