Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
OLD DOMINION STRIKE
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED
Steamship Company Will Resume
Operation OF Virginia Line
Boats at Once.
ENGINEERS GO BACK TO WORK
Tie-Up OF James River, Smithf7eld
and Mobjack Bay Lines Was Sc
riouslS Affecting Trucking Sec
tfons OF State.

Oniccrs OF the Old Dominion Steam
SNIP Company reached a satisfactory
adjustment yesterday afternoon with
the company's striking engineers on its
Virginia division, who walked out on a
general strike week ago. tying up
river transportation on the James
River. on the Mobjack Bay and other
sections in the State The men. at a
conference. agreed to return 20 their
work Immediately that the steamer
service TO all the points affected may
be resumed at once
Local officials of the company, upon
the receipt of advices from, General
Manager Palen last night announcing
the settlement of tho strike, said that
the schedules OF the company would be
rcadjustcd at once. and that cailings
would be resumed as quickly as pos
sibie. They hoped 10 have arrange
ments completed FOR service tomorrow
morning. The steamer Pocahontas
now At Norfolk. is expected TO leave
that city Tuesday morning on reGu,ar
schedule. The Berkeley is tied up here,
and may he able to get away to-
morrow night.
Strenuous efforts have been made
since last Saturday. the first day Of
the strike. by those affected by the in
terrupted service TO force settlement
OF the strike that the company could
resume its sailinEs. The Mobjack Bay
section and other points are entirely
dependent upon the steamer line for
transportation service. and suffered
considerably from the lack OF facilities
SECOND DEMAND WITHIN
PAST FEW MONTHS
The matter became so serious. in fact.
that Chairman christopher r. Carnett
OF the state Corporation Commission.
was asked TO take a hand in the strike
and lie spent some time in Norfolk
holding conferences with the officers of
the company and with the striking en-
sinccrs. Mr.. Garnett. however. re-
turned to Richmond. and for a time ii
seemed that all efforts 10 reach an
agreement were without results.
About six months ago the engineers
submitted demands for increased pay
10 the company. and these were met.
il said. satisfactorily TO both the
company and the men When the
later demand was made, however. the
company protested, its officers assert
ms that it could not afford TO meet
the demands. The engineers then de-
clincd to continue in the service OF the
company AT tho prevailing rates. and
left each steamer as il reached port
Richmond agents Of the company
said last night that they hoped to
have all arrangements completed and
the crews so arranged that the Berk-
ley would be able TO sail from Rich
mond on schedule tomorrow night
II was impossible, however. La say
positively when sailingS would be
resumed. although they were making
every effort to have the steamers i'm
operation at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
BROUGHT RERkLEY HERE
TO UNLOAD FREIGHT
The steamer Berkeley was in port
at Norfolk when the strike was de.
clared by tho engineers. and had been
partially loaded with valuable freight,
making It. imperative that the vessel
should reach Richmond After sew
eral days. with no settlement officers