Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-18
STRIKE
CHANCES FADE;
SETTLEMENT NIGH.
Officials and Men in Conference
Practically Adjust Their
Differences.
EXPECT TO CLEAR UP
WHOLE TROUBLE LATER
Trainmen Recede from Arbitra-
ton Hostility-Both Sides
Keep Details Quiet.

PHILADELPHIA, July Is. = The
meeting between General Manager
Myers, OF the Pennsylvania railroad
and the 120 representatives of the
company's conductors and trainmen
on the lines east of Pittsburg lasted
from IL a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
w. G. Lee. president of the train
mems union, said upon leaving the
Pennsylvania railroad building:
Several apparent Misunderstanding,
or whatever you want to call them,
have been cleared up. l won't say
whether concessions have been made by
us or by the company, but our sub
committee will probably meet Mr..
Myers this afternoon or tomorrow"
In a later talk Mr.. Lee said
Everything is satisfactory and there
is every chance for a settlement. The
subcommittee, which will consist OF
sixteen men, will continue the negotia-
tions with Mr.. Myers
According to Mr.. Lee. Mr. Myers said
he would meet the men as many times
| as they desired, in order that the mat
ter might be fully cleared up. and that
II the men would. only give him an
hours notice their request for another
meeting would be granted.
Mr. Kapp, who acts as chairman of
the conductors and trainmen's joint
committee said:
I'VE have cleared away the misunder-
standings and now hope to fix things
up with the general manager The
general committee will meet at 2:30 fol
the purpose of instructing the commit
| tee which Is to meet General Manager
Meyers later.
PITTSBURG, July 1S--It is probable
that the day will bring forth settle
ment of the question whether men on
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg are to strike or to reach agree
| ment with their employers The third
conference which the committee of the
men have had with General Manager
| G.. l. Peck was arranged at o'clocl
this afternoon. The previous meet,
ings, according to the men, have beer
| encouraging, and. according to L. E
| Sheppard, vice-president of the Order
| of Railway Conductors, an intimatior
| was given that at least a portion oil
the mems demands would be conceded
The union officials would not say this
morning whether they would accept
compromises. 1t is presumed that the
result of the Philadelphia conference
may be known before the conference
here. and 1t is likely that that result
will have considerable effect on the
Western situation
Our two previous meetings with
| General Manager Peck have been but
| elimination conferences, and today, fol
! the first time, the vital wage issue
comes up said Chairman Carlton. OF
the committee, just before today's
meeting with Mr.. Peck. III nego-
tiations are not suddenly broken off by
the company. which is not probable
he said, eve are likely to devote the
whole week to similar conferences
| with Mr.. Peck"
The committee spent the morning ir
preparing a wage schedule for submis-
sion to the general manager. The de-
| mand is, as previously announced
chiefly for a ten-hour day with thu
same pay as now given for the clever
| and twelve-hour runs. so that under th'
ten-hour day the long-run men would
receive overtime for an hour or two
which is now included in their regular
| work-day.