The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-22
STRIKE VERY
SHORT LIVED
Men Return TO Work on ihe
Delaware and Hudson
RAILWAY COMPANY YIELDS
Esinstases Two ptn who Were Dis
csafpee Over Year Ago ara over
whom rregbis Aress--En'irs syf-
,sm psralysse Until Federal Med
alter East,s sn Agreement


s,er Enssts an Agreement
AibsHy Jan ~ TIE strike o
the Delaware ahA Hudson railway va
settled lssi night
COMPANY officials met t9e ani0h
esmands asi thel restore $50 dis
charged employs Engineer =
tgnch and CuudBetoF u a s'ade
10 thsif former positions
al ssrigef VIII return 70 duty a
once q IS IS Hangef a member
a The Federal board d mtdiation ant
eonciiiatlon brought about me agree.
ment
TO 10 Il. old mar was the kel
telegram which flashed over the wires
from Martin II Carey who Jed th'
union forces 70 various union leaders
alonw me system when The strike wa
settled The last MESSAGE was MED
ust sixteen hours after The first mar
walked ont
A aeiilement was reached only after
Hanger had suggested to the company
officials that they yield 70 the demands
Of the men Arbitration. he de-
clafed was impossible
Normal conditions would be restored
in tao hours union officials promised
As soon "a Cnford $ Sims vice
president and general manager Of me
railway and union officials had
signed the agreement. orders were
sent out Tor men 10 report for Work
AZ quickly as possible Many crews
mat had been tied up at terminal
points we're notified by telegraph to
resume their runs without reporting
here
A few minor matters SIN remain
unsettled bot these viii be adjusted
Al the convenience OF the union and
railway officials They have TO do
with the cases Of other discharged
employees. hnt they did not enter into
the strike proper Union officials
agreed that when the cases Of slade
and Lynch we're disposed Of the strik-
ere would return % work
slade and Lynch were discharged
more than year ago when a car on
their train. running on the Susque-
hanna division jumped the track and
bumped along the ties for three and
one. half miles The men we're dis
charged on the ground that they were
negligent aud had violated company
rule and caused much damage to
The union officials replied that the
accident WAS unavoidable and that no
serious damage was done
Thereby developed the trouble For
several months the company and
union officials debated the proposition
Of restoring the men to work Then,
a week ago. ss percent Of the en-
plnyes voted 10 strike IL Shade and
Lynch we're not restored 70 duty
At S45 o'clock yesterday morning
the first body Of men walked out
From then until noon. engineers,
trainmen. telegraph
and tower men gradually
quit o. the safety Of passengers would
permit AZ noon Il was estimated
ihnt 5000 men were out and the entire
sysem was paralyEed Shop workers
md Office employees alone remained on
iutY
Quiotness characterized the walk
ini, Crews brought their trains 10
terminal points, took their engines
10 roundhouses and went to their
ZONES to await the result OF con
ference between union leaders and
lfiicials Of the company
The strike meant the shutting
town OF about thirty coal mines
operated directly by the Delaware and
.iudson company In the Iackawanna
md Wyoming valleys, and upwards
4 twenty other operations whose
.roduct goes out over this railroad,
n all affecting at least 30 600 men In
ne mines
cities north a. Glens Falls and
tousos Point were the greatest SUI.
efcrs from the strike. The Della
ware and Hudson line is their only |
means 81 transportation On this |
,rhneh line are several state hos
.itals and Clinton prison
4 nimor was current that the rail-
way might install double trolley ser
ice between here and Glens Falls
although traction employees are union
red they are not affiliated with the
ellroad wofknen