The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
Trainmen Reopen Nego-
tiations w ith Pennsyl-
vania Road Officials.
QUARREL MAY
BE PATCHED UP
Believed That There Has Been
misunderstanding, and at To-
Morrow's Meeting Differ
ences May Be Cleared
Away-company Prepar-
ing for Great Strike.

Philadelphia. Pa, July 16.-After a
two days suspension of negotiations
between the contending parties. during
which threats of strike have come from
one side and extensive strike prepara-
tions have been made on the other tho
announcement was made this afternoon
that the representatives of the con-
ductors and trainmen will meet Cen
eral Manager Myers, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, Monday at II o'clock.
An explanation of the reopening of
negotiations was given by President
w G. Lee, OF the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen.
"A telephone message was received
last night he said, from one whom
am not at liberty to name, but who has
no official connection with either side
OF the controversy: you may call him
merely private citizen. He said lie
was convinced that there had been n
misunderstanding, which might BIZ
cleared UP by another conference
Company VIII Consent.
replied that could not see how a
misunderstanding was possible, but
that was willing to risk anather
meeting II there was any hope that
such was the case, provided the com
pany was willing. / was informed by
this same person that the company
would consent to meet us again IL re-
quested.
Il was still wondering how there
could possibly have been misunder-
standing" continued Mr.. Lee, when
Mr.. sheppard. vice-president of the
Conductors Union, and Mr.. Sines, vice.
president of the Trainmen's Brother
hood. arrived this morning from
PitEburg and said that the COM
pany had offered the Western men
substantially the conditions that we
We're fighting for. This caused me to
place some credence in the theory
that there had been a misunderstand-
ing, for / cannot believe that the COM
pany would offer an acceptable propo-
sition in the West and not on Eastern
mes Therefore. we asked Mr.. Myers
for another conference and he set
the hour for IL O'Clock on Monday.
REPRESENTATIVES of the company to-
night declared that they would have
nothing new to offer at this meeting
and could not recede from their po-
sition If they would, in view of the
fact that the board of directors had
gone so far as to call a special meet
ing and ratify their stand Vice
Presidents Sheppard and Sines left
tonight for Pittsburg. where they
nave another conference scheduled
for Monday morning with General
Manager Peck, of the Pennsylvania
lines. West. 1t is felt that their
presence had a queting effect on
the strike talk that has been INDUCED
in during the past few days.
Preparing for Strike.
In spite OF the fact that the situa-
ton has taken on more hopeful as
pect. the company Is making extensive
for a possible strike. In
the West Philadelphia yards freight
cars are being fitted UP as Temporary
quarters for the men who will be re-
cruited. In the event of strike, from
the company's many shops in and
about the city The special police force
of 1000 men on the lines between
here and Pittsburg will be Increased
to 5000. and If necessary to 5000. The
sherifs of nearly all the counties in
the State through which the company's
lines extend have been notified Of the
situation and warned to be prepared
When President Garretson, of the
Order of Railway Conductors. was in
formed of these preparations, he ex-
pressed no surprise.
think the company would show
woeful lack of foresight if it did
not" was his only comment
4 President Lee. of the Trainmen's Or
der, when asked how the men could
consistently call a strike If the com.
pany offered to apply the conditions
and rates now operative on other Eas-
tern roads. said: I'VE believe in stan
dardizing up. not downward. We will
cuts down a single mans pay"
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