Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-05

QerS0n ana the JoanI comanltIee oL tAAS trolleymens F. J. OBrten 1nternat1onaa representative, William B. Fitzgerald ] and John Reardon, members of the executive committee of the Amalga- mated Trolleymen's Association Of America, and Dr. J. J. Donohues who was extended an invitation to attend. No agreement was reached according to a statement made at l2.s0 o'clock this morning by Rep resentative O'Brien. when various members of the committee were ap- preached as to what was accomplish ed at the conference they were un- willing to make statement. It Isl rumored that conditions are irnprov- ing.
 Dr. Donohue when questioned re- garding the conference said that there had been very friendly discussion of the trolley situation by the vari- ous interested parties and that was all that could be said.
 They will be on the job again this morning ready to take the mill oper- atives and other working people to work.
 Franklin Square Busy Place.
 Franklin square was a busy piece l Saturday and Sunday It looked liAe circus day Sunday afternoon with &ll l the auto trucks and private jiteys I running in and out all filled. The l starter kept on the hustle directing I people to the. various trucks. All the ] union trucks are labeled in good shape and the big signs can be read clear across the square. Steps are provided for the trucks not equipped 1 with the regular rear end steps. l Strikers Gather at Square.
 The striking men gathered in the square more or less on Sunday and l held quiet discussions as to the pos- l sibi1ity of the outcome of the confer ! F s,Ie S7 1 the union representatives Order
 prevailed throughout the entire day I and the strikers made no demonstra- tions against the operating of the
 cars by outside men. One Norwich
 man said Sunday night that the
 strike in this city is the most quietly
 conducted he has ever seen and he has
 seen some few. It is hoped that the
 striking men will continue to avoid
 trouble at any cost.
 Old Timer Attracted Attention.
 The strikers had in their jitney em- ploy Sunday one of the old horse-
 drawn busses It was driven by
 hiele attracted much attention be-
 cause of it's quaintness.. It held about
 30 passengers.
 Will Man Cars With New Men.
 Cars were put in operation Saturday morning by the Shore Line on practi- eally the same schedule as on Friday , tt was announced by the railway com
 pany that. at 1 o'clock Saturday after
 noon when the time limit expired
 allowing the striking employees to re- turn in order to retain the rating and privileges on the old understanding
 the positions left vacant would bt /. filled by substitutes who would be re. garded as new permanent men reliev. tng the old employees, and that from that time on cars would be running ', with more regularity. The compa14 ! says it has been waiting to give tht 2 men opportunity to return to worl until the time allowed elapsed Ishi, 4 over, the company will pursue it's plani
 without consideration of striking em
 pioyes and man it's power houses, barn
 and cars with new men. There ha- / been a large number Of men brough
 here from other cities and the compan. officials say they are in sufficient mum
 bers to allow the company to operat
 their cars on the old schedule, and tn a company is sure they can accomplisl . that object.
 e It was stated Saturday by Repre- e sentative O'Brien that the employees a q the Thamesville power house had qui q their jobs and, although they were no 5 union men, they displayed sympath : for the strikers and went out. Whe : asked regarding the situation at tn e power house MT. Perkins stated tina d two men had left their jobs, but ther y were others on hand who were put O n the work immediately, so that ther
 was no Interruption at the plant
 Trolley service on the local line
 was operated with a reasonable de
 gree of frequency on Saturday an 3. Sunday, although no cars were ru z after dark Sunday night was tn y fourth night that Norwich has bee
 without trolley service since th
 strike started.
 ,- The cars are being manned by tn a new men imported for this purpos Ie There seems to be no hard and faS le rules as to the personal etiquette ( a the new motormen and conductors fc r- several well known Norwich citizen d stated Sunday night that they Ina
 observed motormen and conductor r smoking cigarette in the cars.. SatuI
 day afternoon, one was busi1y engage
 in reading the strike and Europea
 war news while the car was passin
 through Main street. Any one wh
 may have wanted to get om had ,, wait until the news sheet was ez l. haused and the conductor got bac ,P on the job again. Some of the ne ld conductors seem to tire very easfl 9 and they often decide that riding c ai the seats with the passengers s. easier than standing on the rear en s Strikers Inaugurate Auto Service. s- New methods to combat travel ( IS the trolley cars have been taken ! m the strikinga trolleynen who on Sa.
 urday morning inaugurated an auf
 bus service on all local lines and eve 1- on the Baltic and Willimantic ar er New London lines. The trolleymt d are manning the rear end of the auti v themselves and they have a reguli CT starter on the square. The peop he seem to have taken to the new id d. for the auto trucks are doing a thrf VI ing business. One truck came dor ne from Taftville Sunday afternoon wi Id passengers packed in like sardiI a. and one or two men who found fl t. side conditions crowded crawled | r. on the roof where they could obser' in the scenery in comfort. More tn;
 one fancy dress got a. wetting dlirii the heavy dowupour on Saturd;
 night but the girls and women g ar home without walking and that " " some consolation. Regular servt ng is being maintained on the Falls al srt Yantfc. the West Side, Thamesvf sl- and GreenevilIe runs and the prtc ed charged are nominal. Five cents se, any point within the city lines. [
 cents to Yantfc. ten cents to Taftvi1
 twenty cents to Baltic. Every au
 truck that could be hired for the se t. vice has been secured and lf