The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-19
GRAND TRUNK MEN
OUT ON STRIKE
FOR MORE PAY
Strike Signal Went Into Effect
Last Night
ONLY THROUGH TRAINS RUN
President Hays Says that It was I'm
possible for Company to Meet
Demands Of Employees
ONLY THROUGH TRAINS RUN

Montreal, July 1S-Conductors and
trainmen of the Grand Trunk and Cen
trail Vermont railways obeyed an auto
matte strike order at $3.50 o'clock last
night. On Sunday when the mem
bers of the strike committee left here
each man carried sealed envelope
to be opened at that hour calling
strike, unless a telegram had previous
ly been received which upon compari-
son with copy inclosed in the enyel-
ope stated otherwise. No such tele-
gram was sent and so the strike be-
came effective at $50.
Under the terms of the strike order
trains which began their runs before
$3.50 are to be taken through to the
terminal by the men in charge. After
that the company is expected to look
after its own interests.
Speaking OF the decision of the
men to go out President c. M, Hays
said I'VE have done the best we
can, having regard to the interests of
the shareholders and of the men them
selves. We have offered substantial
increases In wages. For instances,
we give conductors between Montreal
and Portland an increase from Sic
to $l35; between Montreal and Brock
Vile from 800 to $40 a month; be
tween Montreal and Toronto from
$40 to $40 and baggagemen from
$55 and $50 to $50. One mileage
rates conductors of through trips are
to be raised from 290 to 1886 cents
a mile and brakemen from 100 tC
2.25 cents. On the runs between
Montreal and Ottawa conductors ar,
raised from s110 to $40 month
baggagemen from SIS to $50 and 81
on.
when / put this TO the men | salt
further that this was a large increas,
but that If they did not think 1t sat
isfactory there was still another al
tentative. | said | was willing Il
such case to go to the arbitration o
n board OF expert railway men as I
whether or not the proposition wa
fair and would be willing TO abide b
their decision. Further, said to tn
representatives of the men: Suppos
strike is brought on, with all II
disturbance Of conditions and bus
ness, what shall we do eventually bu
settle it as have proposed? 70
will have displaced a great many me
created great losses all over and 20
no further ahead. But they refuse
to listen to this"
Three hundred and fifty brakemer
switchmen and conductors on IN
Central Vermont railroad stoppe
work without any disorder at 9.3
o'clock last night. Six hundre
others, employed in the machine an
car shops Of St Adams, VT, may K
out today The news OF the strik
first came to st. Adams resident
through the sudden stopping OF a
shifting and other yard work.
All the Willimantic (Ct.) employe
of the Central Vermont railroad wit
the exception of the telegraph opel
ators, stopped work at $3.50 las
night and the latter say that they e,
pect to be called out at any momer
The strike on the southern dlyisio
which extends from st. Albans [
New London, CT. ties up eight pa
senger trains and six freights. A
trains were taken through to termil
al points and at the principal station
In the state there is considerable
freight, large proportion OF whic
is perishable. The mail cars, Il
understood. will be run as usual.