The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
NO CARS IN ALBANY:
STRIKE is SPREADING
Trolleymen Of Troy, Syracuse
and Other Towns Threaten
Sympathy WalkO6t.
PEACE ATTEMPT FAILS
People Of Capital Forced to
Walk or Pay High Prices
for "Jitneys."

| ALBANY. Sept. Z (Tuesday, 2 A. ny -
! The trolley strike. which tied up car
traffic in Albany and Rensselaer, COM
pletely yesterday. will spread to Troy
and surrounding towns and possibly to
Schenectady to-day. 1t was declared at
/ midnight. officials Of the United Trac-
tion Company and representatives OF
the employees were unable to reach any
agreement after nearly SIX hours OF
| conference
The employees Of the Troy branch of
the company are almost certain now to
declare sympathetic strike to-day. II
is declared, which will throw 500 more
! men out Of work and tie up trolley traf-
fc in Troy. Watervliet, Cohoes, Water
ford and all through the Hudson Valley
as far north as Glens Falls.
III the Schenectady men also walk out.
as seems quite likely trolley traffic in
this section OF the State will be abso-
lutely at standstill.
The two sides were brought together
through the efforts of r. J. Downey.
State labor mediator, at 5 o'clock yes
terday. and just before 2 o'clock IN
adjournment until 1880 was taken for
ninner. Both sides remain firm. After
dinner the conference was resumed.
With not a local trolley car moving
the Labor Day crowds had to get to and
from their homes as best they could In
motley assortment of vehicles. which
included automobiles. ice trucks. delivery
carts and few old sea going hacks"
Double prices were secured
There was no trouble, but the police
reserves have been kept on duty at all
the stations, the scheduled vacations Of
the police have been cancelled and the
force is prepared to meet any emergency
that might arise from strike riots. Offi-
GERS guarded the locked car barns and
the offices of the traction company.
The strike became 4 reality at >
O'Clock yesterday morning. when en-
ployees refused to run their cars from
the barns. Nine hundred men are out.
The cause of the strike. according to
the employees. is the denial of uheir
right TO be heard in person when
charged with violation OF the company's
discipline. Suspensions ordered by Su-
perintenden; OF Transportation Charles
A. Coons without giving the men sus-
pended an opportunity to be heard has
so veNed the leaders OF the traction or
CARNATIONS and the men themselves that
II looks now as II the strike would be a
long one unless the traction company
agrees to accede To their demand for q
nearing dfter charges.
The Troy division of the Amalgamated
Association OF Railway Employees 10
considering the advlsa biiity of a sympa-
thetic strike. President Mclaughlin OF
the Troy division was In Albany yester-
DAY comforting with the strike leaders
ana II Is intimated that he has assured
them OF the willingness of the Troy
DIVISION employees to further compli-
cate the troubles of the traction com.
pany by a general strike unless the
demands OF the Albany members ar,
granted
\ sympathetic strike. abou, which
there is considerable talk, would tie IN
the lines in Troy. Cohoes. Schenectady.
Watervliet. through the Hudson Valley
as far as Saratoga and Glens Falls. All
the employees on the lines in this terri.
tory are unionized.
Traction officials maintain that they
will keep their barns locked so long as
the men remain out on strike
The United Traction Company carries
some mail between Albany and Troy
and 1t was thought by some that the
company might try to run cars for mail
only. This situation was avoided. how !
over, when General Manager Charles +. !
Hewitt of the traction company hired !
automobiles TO take care OF the COM /
pany's mail service. II was an effort on /
the part of the company to run cars be- F.
tween Albany and Troy during the 1900 |,
strike when the militia was called out.
that led to the killing OF one man and |
the injuring of several during strike
riots.
Albanians in general were indignant |
igainst the trolleymen. Walking out
On a holiday. when they lost valuable .
Iime intended for outings, disappointed
them and they recalled that the last !
line the Albany trolleymen struck was
on big circus day.