Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-22

the eastern district. The difference in
the cost of fuel alone to the Central
Vermont, as compared with lines i'm close
proximity to the mines would more than
pay the increases which the men ask"
Strikers Have Ample Funds.
When asked as to what backing the
unions would have for such an extensive
strike Vice President James Murdoch of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
said: There is a protective fund of
$10OO,0oO back of us now and there will be
no difficulty in getting $4,000 a month
to keep the strike going. The full pro-
tectve features Of both the condustors
and trainmen's unions will be given Win
payment of strike pay of $50 a month
to members Of the order of Railway
Conductors and S35 a month to members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men,"
The Grand Trunk succeeded in keeping
its passenger trains moving Tuesday, and
the passenger business in the northern
part Of the Central Vermont system
moved with fair regularity. but no at
tempt was made to move freight. That
evening Vice President +. II. Fitzhugh
of the Grand Trunk road said that when
the mail and passenger trains We're moved
without friction the freight business
would be taken up. This is not going
TO be a strike of a day or two" said
Mr. Fttzhugh. THE company went into it
knowing what it was facing and is de-
termined to see it through to the end.
1t cannot afford to lose"
Strike Breakers Pouring In.
Strike breakers from all over the
country poured into New England We'd
nesday, the second day Of the strike.
preparatory to manning the trains. The
strikers bought off many of them, but
enough remained to make an improve
ment in both passenger and freight traf-
fic Three carloads arrived in White
River Junction, where 100 men were left,
the others being scattered along the line
northward.
Trouble at Island Pond Wednesday
morning, which began late the night be-
fore, resulted in a visit from Gov. G. H.
| Prouty in response to a call from the
railroad company for protection for it's
employees. Gov. Prouty took with him a
large number of armed deputies Inves-
| tgation showed that n crowd of sympa-
thizers had thrown missiles at the strike
breakers and had smashed windows and
done other damage. One arrest was
made. Later Gov, Prouty said the stu
alton was not as bad as he had antici-
pated and that he did not think 1t would
| be necessary to call out the militia
Conductors and yardmen in the employ
of the Wabash on the tracks that road
| leases from the Grand Trunk between
Niagara Falls, Ont, and Windsor, Ont,
! opposite Detroit, struck Wednesday, AS
a result the Wabash is having trouble
in moving its passenger trains over that
division and much more trouble moving
its freight
Freight is Being Moved.
The principal development yesterday
was the moving of freight The freight
situation had become acute, many car
| loads of perishable goods having accu-
mulated at the various shipping points
and the transportation OF crops and food
! supplies having become vitality involved.
| At Montreal and other Canadian points
the officials concentrated their efforts
upon the freight conditions with a good
/ degree of success. The Central Vermont
road also succeeded to a large extent in
resuming its regular traffic, but little
freight was moved on the New Lon
| don road and none whatever on the West
| River branch.
Both sides profess to be satisfied with
| the progress of the strike, although II is
| apparent that the strikers are losing
ground, On the surface OF things there is
little activity on the part Of the union
| leaders.
Supt. Costello Here Today.
Strike conditions in Brattleboro as
sumed a new aspect this morning when