Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING
Strike Breakers Help Out the
Central Vermont Company.
Von,e Amusing Incidents at the Local
station nnd Yara-CreiEht Traffic
mt n standstiIl.-1ocni inter-
eats Not Suffering.

The trainmenS strike on the Central
Vermont railway was on full force To-
, cally Tuesday morning hut. although
freight traffic was practically at stand
still, tho passenger traffic was not Inter-
,rupted TO any extent Strike breakers
fhnd other employs Of the railway com
rany were called upon to fll the breach
|Rnd during the morning, with but few eX-
ceptions, the passenger trains ran as
usual.
About 20 employees Of the railway COM
Ipany reside In this city and they were all
4 at the station Tuosday morning to
watch events. They were very quiet and
orderly and at noon lett the station for
their homes, saying that we must eat
anyway"
The famous one-eyed jim Farley.
known the country wide as strike
breaker, arrived on the morning boat with
! three men. said to he from Pennsylvania
They walked from the dock of the Cham
plain Transportation company to the sta
tion in the rear OF the lumber piles. ar
irving at last at the north end of the sta
ton. This crew manned the train to
Montreal, due to leave at go
This train was en- hour late in starting
waiting to get aboard they Jagged behind,
enparently waiting to see whether or not
the train was to start MIR Farley and
the strike breakers. after consulting with
station Agent j. @. Adams. boarded the
train. The new crew threw their dress
suit cases into the baggage car from the
freight Office side of the train and tho
conductor cried ''all aboard" The train
then pulled out with jerk and the
would-be passengers were left standing
on the station platform. The ticket agent
q en- ran across the station and wanted
t. know what the trouble was. Some of
these people will want their money back =
he expostulated.
This train contained just three passen-
gers, woman and two men. NJ. G. Berry
was one Of the men and he caught tho
tail end of the car after short sprint
Just as 1t WAS leaving the train shed.
Mr.. Farley was also on the train, but he
could hardly be counted as a passenger.
After the train left local strik er
said The train has got full crew all
right. but how are they to run the
train? The conductor didn't even
know the name Of the lake out here. "
The strike breakers were large
burly men and were dressed in blue
serge suits.
The Burlington and I.amoille train
left on time and returned nearly on
time with Conductor Frank Shinville
In charge. Mr.. Shinville is not mem
fe'her Of the union and therefore is
not affected by the strike. Mr. Shin
Vile officiated as conductor. baggage
master and brakeman and was as busy
rs cows tail in fy time.
The morning train from white River
Junction. due at 1915 arrived nearly
ION time but without the familiar face
I OF Conductor Michael Powers. This
train was held up in the yard for q
few minutes because no one was or
Inland to turn switch. The engine
footed several times and as no person
volunteered one Of the strike breakins
train crew did the trick. When the
train arrived in the train shed none o
the train crew appeared and the womeI
passengers were forced to alight as
hest they could. Tho hackmen, whc
are supposed to keep out of the sta
ton, helped two elderly ladies dowr
the car steps
The shuttle train that leaves here
at four o'clock to onnect with thu
carly morning train a I Essex Junction
did not leave at tho usual time Tues
day morning because the main lint