The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-20
KEPT PASSENGER
TRAINS MOVING
BUT NOFRE|GHT
Grand Trunk Partially Crippled
BY Strike
TRAlNMEN ARE SATISFIED
Say That They Had No Expectation
Of Tielne Up Passenger Service
of Big System
TRAlNMEN ARE SATISFIED

! Montreal, July 20.-The end of the |
/ first "a hours of the strike Of conduc-
tors, trainmen and yardmen on the |
, Grand Trunk system finds both sides
protesting satisfaction with the out
come.
The company succeeded in keeping
its through passenger trains moving.
Such delays as have occurred were
not unusual and good many of the
locals have made their trips without
incident, manned by crews taken
from the working forces in other de-
partments. The suburban service
out of Montreal has been suspended,
but fortunately for the commuters the
tracks of the Canadian Pacific paral-
lei the Grand Trunk through most of
the suburbs. No attempt was made
to move freight out OF Montreal.
Vice President Fitzhugh of the
Grand Trunk said last night that
when the malls and passenger trains
are moving without friction, the
freight business will be taken up
This is not going to be a strike of
a day or two" said Mr.. Fitzhugh
THE company went into 1t knowing
what 1t was facing and Is determined
to see 1t through to the end. 1t can
not afford to lose."
n Vice President Murdoch the train
mems organizer, says that they ex-
pected TO tie up the passenger SER
/ vice and he points to the non-opera-
| tion OF freight trains and suburban
trains as proof that the men have
cause for satisfaction over the out
come Of the first day OF the strike.
II Boston, July l9.-NOt a freight
train moved over any of the Grand
Trunk or Central Vermont lines in
New England yesterday. the railroad
devoting all its efforts to maintaining
passenger schedules. These were
fairly successful, though in some in
stances trains ran considerably be-
hind time and a few early morning
trains were abandoned.
II The only portion of the system in
New England where passenger trains
were not in operation was on the
Central Vermont line north OF Pal
II mer. One train pulled into Palmer
from New London, Ct, manned by
two detectives.
| No violence has been reported. An
official Of the Central Vermont at st.
Adams said last night that the strlk-
ers will be given every opportunity to
return TO work at an increase in pay,
provided they act at once and before
date which is shortly to be announ-
ced by the railroad.
II Burlington. July 20.=-A gang OF
James Farley's strike breakers arrIy.
ed here yesterday TO help out on the
Central Vermont tie-up. One freight
arrived over this line from Cam.
bridge but the crew quit as soon as
this point was reached. saying that
they had already worked 16 hours and
that was enough for one day.
II St. Adams, July 20.-The Central
Vermont repair shops were closed al
noon yesterday, affecting $50 opera
tiyes.
The $50 employees of the machine
shops were called together just before
noon today and the situation was ex
planned to them by T. McHattie, su
perintendent of motive power
A resolution condemning the action
Of the strikers was adopted and the
meeting broke up with cheers.
The attitude OF the road Is pretty
clearly defined In the following state
ment which was given by a high OF
fetal this afternoon. This ofiicia
was asked to sum up In few words
the altitude of the road toward IN,
strikers. He said:
we haven't any animosity In thil
present dispute and do not consider
II a fight. II the other side does
then II is nothing more than friend
ly fight and we hate to see the mel
lose their positions and will try {,
| prevent them from doing so II we cal
do so. The men have won our admir-
alton for preserving n peaceful att
! tude thus far and II Is hoped and eS
pected that they will continue to d,
so. The men will have an opportun
| ity to return TO their work at the In
creased schedule II they wish e
They may return at any time up b
the date which will probably be an
| nounced later after which they car
| not return"