Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-01
Loyal Employees Will ope-
rate Trains in Old
Dominion ::
MAY AVERT A STRIKE
R., F. and P. and c. and o. Office
Forces Assure Management Of Their
Undivided Support Z

hlcNElUtlu, Scpt. L. Clisoei'S HN''S
dulles and plans for operating as many
trains as possible Immediately after
the strike is placed in effect Monday
morning, in the event that all efforts
to stay it are unavailing, were being
worked out yesterday by Richmond
railroad officials. With embargoes de-
clared against freight as prelimi-
nary protection to the railroad and
the public, and passengers warned to
reach their destinations not
later than Sunday night to avoid prob
able delays and Inconvenience, loca!
officials bent their efforts towards de-
vising provisional transportation
system manned by such employees as
may stand by the roads.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and 70
tomac Railroad headquarters officials
made the statement late yesterday
that their trains would continue IN
service. A sufficient number of men,
within and without the .brotherhoods,
they said, had assured the. manage
ment that they will not walk out to
make possible the operation of trains
between this city and Washington.
While admitting that service might
be curtailed, they were unusually vel,
prepared, they said. to handle the
Isituatfon.-
Officers of this road said that they
would be able to handle quantities OF
important perishable freight, such rs
foodstuffs, indicating that there was
no need to be unduly alarmed about
the food supply. The road expected no
trouble in handling the mails. or in
maintaining reasonable passenger !
service.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
was likewise making plans for the
operation of its trains, and confer
ences between operating heads were
continued late into the night. Both
roads, it was learned, will depend in
q large measure on their shop EN-
ployees to operate the locomotives and
for the other mechanical work. From
the men in the general offices, es-
pecially in the transportation depart
ments, will be selected many to act in
the capacity of conductors and train.
men. Officials of both roads were au-
thority for the statement that many
of the men in the general Offices would
make equally as good running crews
as some now employed in that capa-
city. The railroads are also depend
ing on many members of the brother
hoods who are expected to remain at
their positions.
Five railroads and one steamship
company entering Richmond have de-
clared embargoes. more or less
stringent, against freight and pas
sengers, effective at various times be.
fore Monday morning at 7 o'clock.
Those that issued orders yesterday
against the acceptance of freight were
the Southern, the Chesapeake and
Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Old Dominion Steamship Company.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac and the Norfolk and West
ern Railroads declared embargoes
Wednesday.
The Atlantic Coast Line issued
statement last night warning pas
sengers that, effective to-day, all tick
cts will be sold and baggage checked
subject to delay and detention. No
instructions as to freight movements
had been received by local officials,
bat such orders, they said, might be
expected today. '