Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21
FreiQht Traffic Tied Up but Pas
sengsr Trains Moved with
Fair Regularity.
OFFICE HELP MANNED TRAINS
Strike Breakers in Ample Mum
Der, lis Said--Men Are
Counseled to Keep off
the Streets.

St Adams, July 19-The Central Ver
mont railways 53f miles OF track were
made practically idle to-day by the strike
Of the conductors and trainmen declared
last night throughout the Grand Trunk
system. The number Of trainmen on
strike on the New London e. Northern
and Central Vermont branches Is about
$50
Rccauee of the strike. the railroad
shops in this city closed this afternoon,
where $50 men were employed.
Freight traffic is tied up generally, but
passenger traffic moved with fair regu-
laritv.
The Bedford, Rouses Point and tho
morning southbouna train got away on
time. manned by office help, and there
seems 70 be 70 reason why the passenger
service OF tho road should be tied up at
all And this Is the position taken by
the officials OF the road, for. IN response
to questions from Montreal this morning.
General Passenger Agent John ". Han
| ley informed the Canadian office that all
passengers would he handled without any
Inconvenience and that there WAS no rea-
son why they should be sent southwark
| by any other route. It Is evident that the
road Intends to maintain the passenger
! service.
EXPERIENCED STRIKE BREAKERS,
In regard to the use Of strike breakers
leading official did to-day:
| "We have already brought IN quite n
| number Of strike breakers who are ex-
perienced conductors and trainmen and
yardmen and we have in reserve an am
pie number to man every train that we
, desire to run on the road
He would make no prediction ms TO
how long It woull hc before the road
would again be handling freight. but II
was evident that Re was confident that
II It We're necessary every single car Of
freight that might he delivered to the
road could be delivered without any SER
ious delay
TOLD 10 KEEP THE PEACE.
W. a. shannon secretary Of the gen
eral committee OF the order Of Railway
Conductors, Is in charge of the situation
here in st, Adams. Mr.. Shannon says
that he called tho men together this
morning and counseled them to keep off
the streets. avoid all suspicion of tumul-
tuous behavior and so to conduct them.
selves throughout as to merit the APP
prevail OF public opinion.
John f. Maun, chairman of the gen.
eral committee OF the Order of Rail-
way Conductors for the Central Yer
mont railway, is stationed at Montreal
in charge of the interests of his con-
stituents there.
DEPUTIES GUARD SWITCHES.
The railroad yard tonight is pick.
eted and there Is Il guard at every
switch. A largo number of deputy
sheriffs were sworn in to-day includ'
Ing tho following:
8. S. Russell. G. C. Jones. T. Nc
Hattie C. F. Soule, j. Fl Daily, Johr
Sullivan, q, Fl. Pell. Edward Sweeney
S. Il. McKenney. J. W, Hanley. w r
Eastman, J. w. Warlaw, Edward Dill
lon, W. ]. Dooley, J. f. Fitzsimmons
r. C. Gilbride, r. A. Valley. Harr!
John Hague. Frank Bates. Maurice H
Vincent s. f. Perkins, W. p. Elrod
Louis Charter. Ernest Forth, J
Chynoeth. Hiram Sperry, Nelson
Sweeney, James Carroll. a. Tuscaney
Miles Roby, c. W. Hull. Fred Carmen
Louis Mossey George Dryer, Harr,
Canaan. L. Revoir, r. F. Ryder.