New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-02

With the new proposals, said: "If Re-
ceaver Garrison does not meet your
committee within the next twenty-four
hours. say we will have the mem
bars Of the Locomotive Brotherhood
% Engineers. the signalmen and the
towermen out with u.s."
Earnings Of e.seo,eos
How the B. Z. r. receivership will
tsko the proposition is a matter Of
speculation. When Receiver Garrison
vver the wages they we're getting on
August /, 1919, he pointed out that they
had already received Is per cent in
crease on that date and that in making
the new offer the company had gone
t. the extreme limit in the matter Of
wages.
n the year ending June 80, 1920,
he declared, the B. r. T. had gross
receipts Of $40,500.0 600 and expended
for wages $24 GOT. 900, or 60 cents on
every dollar taken in.
case Of any financial awards by q board
Of arbitration he would have to restrict
the advance to the ability Of the COM
Ofaeials Of the B. R. T. believe they
have broken the backbone Of the strike
and are confident that If they can con-
tinue the present progress in adding to
sthe transit facilities the strike will
shortly have been won.
: For the first time since the begin
ming Of the strike, surface cars made
their appearance on the streets. Be-
ginning with eight cars at o'clock
In the morning, the number was in
creased gradually during the day, un-
til at s p. m. and through the rush
hour. the figure reached seventy-seven.
Operation Of these cars. however, was
discontinued after 7 p. m. and will be
resumed at o'clock this morning.
Cars Inclosed in Cages
The cars in many cases were Enclosed
IN iron and steel cages, or netting, and
the conductors and motormen were pro-
tected against missiles by heavier graf
ings or gates. Two policemen and oc-
casionally detective rode on each car.
The cars were we'll patronized, pertic-
ularly during the rush hours, and at
tempts to interfere with their opera
ton were few.
They were running over tho Flat
rlatbush Avenue and Gates Avenue
lines. officials declared that hundreds
more were available as soon as police
arrangements for their protection
could be completed,
The elevated and subway trains were
increased to u maximum Of 116 two
car trains during the rush hours. This
approaches the midday figure Of
1853 trains run in normal times. The
company heads promised to have the
subways and elevated lines running on
p completely normal basis within few
days, or as fast as the new men can be
trained to handle them.
There was a greater outburst Of vio-
lence reported yesterday than on any
previous day of the walk-out. One
boy was reported killed az the result
Of a riot in Cohey Island, whore
strikers stoned a West End train. To
prevent further attacks on Sea Beach
trains. the officials decided to suspend
operation on this line until things
quieted down.
D Reports that all the women ticket
agents on the subway and elevated
lines had Joined the strikers we're
found to be untrue in q tour Of the
stations yesterday. 1t was disclosed
that of the 1860 women agents, only
sixty were absent from their posts
OF these, forty were said by B. r. T.
officials to be On strike.
Men Losing Enthusiasm
More than 5000 Of the strikers at
tended last nights meeting in the