The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-05
FplND TRUNK STRIKE SETTLED


.real stated briefly tia, the terms q
| Vhist tsaehrd wefe satisfactory 1,
the afhitrators and asked eommittes,ns,
u come 10 Montreal. Mr.. O'lfien N,nl
there "Wednesday Afternoon. The me-.
sags~ Instructed committeeman 10 So th.i
the former striker had no Trouble viii
s,fike,bfeakefs when the old men NJ
turned TO their trains,
The news irom Montreal Tuesday even
ing was received with pleasure by laca
railroad men and many al the men fe
MANNED about the Battleboro house unit
late IN the evening discussing the situa
ton, The hust extended report cam. n
NE shape OF newspaper accounts Msslns.
day morning and after the men had care,
iully read the statements purporiing u
be authoritative they expressed them
selves a. satisfied.
Some OF the men were inclined 10 the
belief that the pension rule might not
apply 10 old men Ia the service who went
out ON strike while others OF a more
optimistic, mind did not believe that the
road would penalize the men who have
done good service even though then went
ON strike. The clause in the agreement
that the men should be reihstated "a.
soon as possible" wa construed by some
Of the pcssiinlsts a. the club which the
Grand Trunk would use 20 punish
such men as Il wished. However,
the majority OF the men here were
OF the belief that the Central Yer.
mont, at least, would be perfectly
willing TO resume the operation OF it,
trains with old men and dispose Of the
strike-breaking crews az soon as possible
The men said that the clause. las soon a.
possible, was evidently inserted hy the
arbitrator in order TO allow the railroad
10 send It's green men back 10 the cities
from which they came. A IL required
about three days for the Central Vermont
railroad 20 secure force Of trike-break.
ers TO man its passenger trains Il would
naturally require about that time TO dis
pense with the new men and arrange for
reinstating the old men.
Though the public was unaware that
the strike was practically al an end Mon
day AFTERNOON the local committeeman,
Conductors Wheeler and o'Brien, re-
ceiyed that afternoon adyiees from Mon
treal stating that despite newspaper re
ports TO the contrary an agreement would
be reached within II hours. Word was
brought to Brattleboro from New London
Tuesday afternoon that the opinion pre-
vailed in the division office there that the
order 20 reinstate the men would be
made Wednesday This report strength
ened the belief OF the strikers in Brattle-
boro that the end was near.
Wednesday morning about 70 men were
at the Brattleboro station waiting in
struetions from the officials OF the broth
erhoods TO which they belonged or orders
from Superintendent w. J. Costello OF
New London to resume work on their
regular runs. No orders being received
at IL o'clock, the men adjourned to Fes-
tival hall to attend their regular meeting
and listen to the official reports from
Montreal. The men in charge OF the
e-breakers had received notice during
the night OF the end OF the strike and
stated Wednesday morning that they ex-
pected to be called off their jobs at any
time. Conductor John Riley received
orders Wednesday noon TO take a double
header freight to White River Junction.
Riley was the last man to leave his tram
al this terminal the night the strike went
into effect and the first TO resume Wotk.
When the strike was declared on lues,
iay night there were over 23o loaded
freight ears on sidIngs between brdtue
boro and New London.
Yesterday many of the local railroad
men received orders from New London
ID resume their old positions and the re-
mainder expect to be back on their regu-
ar runs by tomorrow night During the
lay number of strike-breakers returned
% New London. With. the exception Oh
he West River trains all passenger
rains were manned wholly or in part by
he old men. The local men do, not
anticipate that any Of the men men. em IR1 Cd
IN this division before the strike VIII De
,efused a lob unless it is one or two
nen employed ed at points south Of Brsttle
,oro. The yards yesterday presented Oar; an
appearance. and the swi, .sains
. 90 north and south. When the strike
,yeakers were interviewed as to whether
hey would accept permanent places W, win ;tn
he railroad company, with one eNcePsIoII
bev said that they were not railroad
aeS and moreover did not want job, in
Z rmont. One man, who said he had
roug6t his family to BTatt ii tSs e In5ss
: The he company. He said that he was
n experienced railroad man and eouia
lake good.