Putnam patriot., 1919-08-01
But Merchants Committee Is Alive to Situation and Half-Hourly Motor Service to Give
 Better Accommodation than Trolleys

of wages tnex54NYs had been recefv- ing, would be reinstated by the cons- pauy. Advertisements also appeared calling for motormen and conductors. This Advertisement stated that the compasGp had tried to settle the dif- feyences AiAssasyes. and that the men wfc had not reported for work at the time specified were considered as having left the employ of the com pany and having obtained work else where. It further stated that steady positions at good wages were open for platform men and shop men. It is understood that very few em- ployes reported for duty in response to the company's offer. and that most of those who did were not platform men, but shop workers.
 The company next announced that on Thursday it would operate ears in
 New London, using green hands, but not employing strike breakers. It
 was further understood that if there
 was no trouble in that city, the ser-
 vice would be extended as rapidly as
 possible, and us fast as operatives
 could be trained.
 This announced intention of oper~
 ating in New London on Thursday
 was carried out by the Shore Line
 management, and except on two lines
 20 minute service was maintained in
 the city throughout the day. The rea-
 son the remaining two lines were not
 operated was because the tracks had
 become covered with dirt, and were i not put in condition in time to allow
 cars to run over them. There was
 absolutely no disturbance in connec-
 tion with the running of the cars. [ j. H. Cain, the general traffic man. ager of the Shore Line Company. was
 interviewed on Thursday and he an- nounced hHbs{lf as very much pleas. ed with the swSaiy things were develop ing, and particularly over the num- Der of old employees who reported at
 New London for work on Thursday.
 Enough of these old employees were on , hand to operate the cars, and service was maintained in normal condition until 8.30 in the evening. Beginning
 today it is believed that all service in
 New London will be on the old time basis.
 In order to prevent any disturbanc- es, should these be made, the city of ! New London has provided one police
 man for each car.
 | Whether or not the service will be permanent, and whether or not it will
 be extended to other parts of the sys- tenn, depends, according to MT Cainp on the patronage of the public There will be no operation unless there is patronage. On Thursday in the early part of the day there were but few passengers in New London. This was , due partly .ecause there was uncer- , tainty whether the cars would run or not, and partly to fear that there . might be disturbances. As the day
 progressed traffic increased material , ly.
 It is evident that the operatives of | the large busses in New London that q have been doing business since the
 strike began, believe that the resump- q ton of service yesterday will be per manent, for they have decided to quit f the town.
 Thus far the only interurban ser- I vice established is one car daily be- tween New London and Lyme. A
 number of employees of the company live in the latter town, and in order
 that they may get into the city, the i company sends car for them each morning, and returns them at night 1 Other passengers are permitted to 1 take this car if they wish. According to company officials no , strike breakers were used to operate i the seven cars run in New London All men on the cars were old employea V who applied for their places. Tht
 company states that it will not brinf l. in any strike breakers to operate thu l. system.
 L All parts of the territory covere' II by the Shore Line Company have fo s- cused their attention on New London f for it is realized that the fate of tn ,- trolley service in eastern Connecticu ,e depends entirely on the experimeI d now being conducted there by tn
 Shore Line Company.
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