The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-09
All Negotintinnr or.


A Is. Garretson, president of the Or
der OF hallway Conductors. said to-
night:
We have absolutely broken off all
negotiations with the railroads"
Neither side receded from It's former
position. The Erdman act. which BRO
vidcs for arbitration. was not men
toned
This means that every conductor.
baggaEcman, switchulan and brake
man on each Of the roads involved Will
stop work when the order to strike
goes out Not train Will be able to
move for days. AT least. under such
conditions. know il Is a serious sit
uat!on for the travelling public and
business interests TO contemplate. but
II Is the only means left to the union
men TO get Justice"
Elisha Lee, chairman OF the man
ayers committee. announced the rail
road officials would no, meet again
until Monday. and admitted that he
would not be surprised then il con
frontcd with Il notice calling strike
within twelve or twenty four hours
In spite OF the many conditions
which can delay or prevent a strike
indefinitely. both sides to the contro-
versy said frankly that the situation
was more serious than any which has
confronted the railroads in the East
in a decade
The 20 per cent increase asked by
the conductors and trainmen repre-
sents boost of about $1,000. 900 a
year in the pay rolls OF the railroads
The managers claim such an increase
is prohibitive.
The result OF the vote OF the union
men as published at the conference
held in the Engineering Societies Build
ing was - per cent in favor OF a
strike. The detailed result of the bal
in fA11
In favor of strike. 1858: against
Il strike. 1910.
According TO the figures made pub
lie. 50 per cent OF the conductors voted
for strike and 9S per cent OF the
trainmen.
During the progress of conference
Elisha Lee received a letter from j. c.
Stuart vice president OF the Erie Rail
road, announcing that the Erie and
all allied lines would withdraw from
the conference. The reasons set forth
for withdrawal We're:
similar proceedings in the past re-
suited in increased wages, and while
IL may be possible for some roads TO
meet these increases. the Eric is not
In position to do so at this time The
demand amounts to an increase OF %
per cent 4 total annual
cost on the basis of the present bus
mess of Sl.200.000."
Nilcl thc ERIE WltnQrcw, nut forty
one roads were represented at the CON
ference.
Gives Full Approval.
W. q. Lee, announced he would give
his fun approval to II strike on all the
roads represented He then charged
the managers committee were giving
the present controversy great publicity
In order To create public sentiment in
favor of increased freight and passen-
ger rates.
Chairman Eli sha Lee. of the man
ayers, assured the union leader that
he was right.
we want publicity OF all our con
tr"versics." he said. 1--WE have moth
ing to hide. We are playing our cards
on the table"
Chairman Lee later said:
THE president of the trainmcn's or
ganiZatlon has intimatcd that the man
ayers want publicity because of The
request recently made by the rail
roads for an increase In freight rates.
There is absolutely no foundation for
such belief The managers commit
tee gave as much publicity as they
could to the engineers controversy
where there was no freight rate in
crease pending. 1t was thought that
In Wow OF the fact that the public
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