The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-22
END OF STRIKE IS IN SIGHT AT GRAPHOPHONE
Outlook For Speedy Adjust ment of Differences Is Brighter After New Con ference of Company Off, cfal and Employees.
Freight Handlers Strike Now Assumes Threaten ing Proportions AZ of l.. Takes Up Cause of Strik- CTS Through Organizers.

Unless indications today fail, fhe 2,0O0 employees of the Amer. ican Graphophone Co. will be back at work Monday with,their troubles adjusted.
 Superintendent Frank Fun nell met Walter Lord, chair. man of the employees organiza- tion yesterday afternoon and so, favorable was the settle nent that the company pro poses to make that the workers will probably accept it this week and return next.
 While the Graphophone CO strike was started on its way to the end, the American Federation of Labor instituted plans for waging a, battle against the New Haven road in fa- yor of the striking freight handlers and section hands Thomas H. Flynn, an organizer of national repute. has been ordered to take the Connecticut situation in hand and begin battle for the strikers James E. Roches chairman of the executive com mmittee, of the A F-Nof L. has gone to Water bury to straighten out the tanglepi there
 Today arrangements will be made with labor organizations roughout the state to support the fight of the Siemon Hard Rubber Co., employees Most of the strikers are married and a double burden has been placed on the single men for this reason as con 4ributions are made weekly Not one I man has returned to the factory.
 The strike at the H. O. Garfield co. has been broken All but the ernp1oyes AofSthe cutting depar rtment md sorse of the rn6fding room Work-i
 tSeven-eighths of our employees are back in the shop and it is runaing normal1y,s the company's statement this afternoon, says. nA11 those we ed. We won't take the others back No further negotiations will be made by the company
 At the meeting of the Garfield em- pfoyes this morning the cutting room workers said there are still 2s on strike, of which six work in the cut ting department They said they hop ed for a favorable settlement The Bryant Electric Co employees swho voted to strike again didn't come out yesterday Mrs Mary SculIy said this morning: s"The vote was not talk en in the correctSma and the ac- ton didn't have Aour approval The committee went in to see the manage aent yesterday and inasmuch as they have made no report I suppose the matter was satisfactorily adjusted-''
 No change was reported today in the Salts Textile Co situation Most of the strikers are getting other jobs. The possibility of gtate-Wide strike. of freight handlers and section hands was enhanced today when Organizer Roche went to Waterbury to inquire info- conditions there He will issue instructions 4to Flynn and the cam l,aign will be begun systematically vith-a view to tying up the whole, sys- ,tern- The inuti1ity of the strike break CTS is causing the railroad expense.
 In New Haven and Hartford work will be begun as soon as the Water bury men are all on strike Some are now out in New Haven
 The Graphcphone Co employees were elated this morning at the news that the company is willing to make concessions President P. T. Dodge is not in the city but Superintendent Fsunne1l sent for Chairman Lord and it is understood that both piece work and day work prices will be raised.
 The strikers were optimistic this Taornsng. In the meantime they are continuing picket duty and the fac tory is virtually idle.
 The Graphophone Co. employees have been on strike more than two
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