The Brunswick news., 1912-10-30
BUSINESS SUFFERING AND 4
SETTLEMENT is DESIRED
BY ALL CLASSES.
MORE MEN JOINING UNION
Everybody Late for Work and Larger
stores Sent Out Hacks and Autos
for Customers-Police Guard Car
Barns, But There is No Trouble,

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 29.-,In an
ehort to bring about a settlement of
the trouble between the Jacksonville
traction company and the members
OF the Amalgamated Street Railway
Employees of America, Local No. COS.
tue board of governors of the board
o. trade, met in special session at
IL O'Clock this morning. The ses-
sion was executive, but it is under
stood that the governors named a
committee to confer with Manager
Hardy Groom OF the Traction COM
ptry, in an effort to bring about
settlement of the present strike.
The strikers reported today that
pey had received thirty-two new ap-
bIcants for membership in the un-
ion, and that the new men had been
elected to membership. This. it is
claimed, brings the union up to what
is called "one hundred per cent un-
ion" No violence has occurred dur
ing the strike, and the union men de-
clare there will be none. The men
have been instructed to refrain from
carrying guns upon all occasions.
The business men of the city are
very anxious to have the trouble set
tied. 1t was for this reason that the
board of governors met and consid-
cred the situation. Arbitration Is nor
the only solution, think the leading
citizens of Jacksonville. The strik-
ers have announced that they are
willing to settle the trouble through
board of arbitration.
Union Mes Hold Meetings.
Meetings were held this morning
by the officers of the union and much
business was transacted The main
business of the officers Of the union
seems to be to keep the boys re-
minded Of, the fact that there is to
be no violence. No trouble has oc-
Cured in any section of the city and
the leaders declared today that under
no circumstances wsuld their men
start rough housing" y
The officers of the union have their
data prepared to be presented to the
arbitrators If they are named to set
tie the strike. This data or evidence
Is to show the condition of affairs as
they now exist between the men and
the company from the strikers point
of view. Affidavits have also bven
secured, it Is said, relative to many
points which are liable to be brought
up should the company agree to set
rules common upon such occasions.
The attitude to be taken by the COM
pany will not be known until after
Manager Groom has been consulted.
Stores Furnish Hacks.
Several of the larger stores hired
large hacks and sent them to various
parts of the city for the free use OF
their customers. Others sent automo-
biles out for the same purpose. The
hundreds of hackmen and automobile
boys of the town are reaping rich
harvest Rates have been reduced
and patrons are numerous.
Business men, clerks and workmen
were late to work this morning as
they were Monday Offices, stores and
shops were unable to begin business
on regular time this morning owing
to the lack of means of transporta-
tion.
Police guarded the car barns of the
company again today and last night.
No violence of any description was
attempted. In fact, there were no
at any point in the city at
which the present trouble was dis
cussed. The car which is running
today is having no trouble. as the
strikers are not resorting to violence
of any kind