The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-10
EMPLOYEES RETURN
TO WORK ON CARS
Garments Strike in Rich.
mOnd Buried for the
Present.
TALK WITH GORDON
Local Superintendent Agrees
to Accompany Commit
tee to Indianapolis.
TALK WITH GORDON

After strike of twenty four hours
working time, during half of which
period traffic was absolutely tied up.
motormen and conductors on Rich
mond lines Saturday evening agreed
TO return to work upon receiving the
assurance that the general superinten-
dent of the T. H. l. 4 r. lines would
give their case his personal attention
after the Indianapolis situation has
been definitely settled.
Ii is understood that the Richmond
men will be accorded practically the
same increase that the Indianapolis
motormen and conductors will receive
after the scale has been passed upon
by the public utilities commission.
Having received this information
from G.. X. Jefferies. general superin-
tendent of the company. Alexander
Gordon called a meeting of the Rich
mond strikers in his Office at 7:30
o'clock Saturday evening. Upon hear
ing the message from Mr.. JefIeries. the
men. after some hesitation, agreed to
return to their duties. Two of the
men refused to vote in favor of such
action when the question was put TO a
vote. but all the men had returned TO
duty this morning with the exception
by sickness in his family.
Jetferies to See Men.
Mr.. Jefferies agreed to receive a
committee of Richmond motormen and
conductors TO go over the local situa-
ton with them as soon as affairs are
cleared up at Indianapolis. He promis-
ed that he would extend them an invi-
tation to call upon him as soon as he
could be in a position to talk over the
matter with him
Some of the men were in favor OF
having Mr.. Jefferies come TO Rich-
mond, but agreed to send their COM
mittee to Indianapolis. providing Su-
perintendent Gordon promised to ac-
company the committee. This the su-
perintendent promised to do.
Whatever may be the outcome of
this conference. there will be no recog-
milton of the union by the local Offices
of the company, according to Mr.. Cor
don. While it is an assured fact that
such a union will be consummated.
there is little probability that il will
receive recognition from the company.
During the time that traffic was tied
up or hindered by the strike, the T.
H., & E. company suffered loss OF
approximately $500 in this city. ac-
cording to figures given out today from
the Offices of the company. The cars
did not run Friday, and the receipts
of the company on Saturday fell far
below normal for that day, while the
Sunday receipts were also affected
slightly.
Service Now Normal.
The car service is now normal, the
difficulties between the company and
the men are settled, or at least TEN.
porarily buried, and things are moving
along with the same conductors and
motormen who were on duty before
| the walkout.
True to their promises. the strikers
conducted their campaign for an in
crease in pay without violence. In
only one case was there any attempt
at violence reported. This was on
| Saturday evening when a drunken
man hurled a beer bottle at a conduc
tor who shad left his car at the c. & o
crossing.
A report was sent to headquarters
Saturday evening that the trolley wire
had been cut near the viaduct or
| Sheridan street. An investigation to
day showed that il had broken loose
from its fastening.
| Ellsworth Bass, who was largely in
strumental in calling the strike, today
refused to discuss the settlement fur
ther than to say he is satisfied with the
outcome.