Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-14

Although better passenger service
Is being given on the railroads today
operating through this city, the strike
itself does not seem to be improved
TO any great extent and there is no
certainty as to the running OF trains.
The train crews at the coal docks of
the Pennsy ivania railroad at South
Amboy have Joined the outlaw"
strikers and tied up work at that
point. The strikers are holding
meetings in this city and other east
ern cities but nothing can be learned
as to the business accomplished, al
though II Is understood that demands
have peen sent TO the General Man.
.tgers Association in New York. The
tying up of the freight trains has
made shortage of raw material in
the various plants of the city and in
some cases it is only n question of
days and hours before they will have
to close down. In some instances
some of the departments Of the
larger plants have already been
forced to close. Woodbridge resi-
from that place this morning.
For the first time since Saturday
morning the Pennsylvania railroad
today ran the theatre train from New
York. which arrives here at 125 5S
o'clock. The Pennsylvania also sue
ceeded in running one train from
Point Pleasant to New York today.
IL arrived here at 7:12 O'Clock. This
was the first Pennsylvania train over
the line since Monday. No Pennsylva-
mia trains are operating from the
State street station.
Although there were no trains
from New York city Via the Central
railroad yesterday morning the pa
per train scheduled to arrive here
nN A.E fAIx
over two hours late, arriving here
shortly before eight o'clock. This
train carried mails which had been
held in Jersey City since Monday.
The Atlantic City expresses are run
ming on regular schedule.
Up to IL o'clock six trains had left
this station for New York. This was
two more than yesterday. Two trains
today made the run from New York,
which was one more than yesterday.
All trains operating between New
York and points on the New Jersey
Southern Division of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey. are running on
their regular schedules, the crews of
the southern division not having
Joined the strike. The morning
train to Camden did not run.
F'orty-five members of crews Of
the trains operating on the coal
docks of the Pennsylvania railroad at
South Amboy Joined the OUTLAW"
strikers and today that dock as well
as the Philadelphia e. Reading rail-
road docks at Port Reading and the
Lehigh Valley docks hero are closed
down.. One crew stayed at work on
the Pennsylvania docks but little
work could be done. 1t was expected
that another crew would report for
duty later in the day.
Strike meetings were held IN Perth
Amboy and South Amboy last night
Tho Perth Amboy strikers met N
men were excluded and nothing was
given out after the meeting which
was largely attended. Due to the fact
that no men returned to work this
morning it is generally accepted that
the men voted to continue the strike.
Meetings were held in many different
points III the east last night, where
II was voted that the "outlaw" strike
be continued
FL leights are at q stand still and
from all Indications the Standard
Underground Cable Company will be
forced to close down on Saturday be-
cause of a lack of raw material. The
Raritan Copper Works is seriously
handicapped and shut down at this
plant is expected at anytime. One
furnace has already been shut down.
The Company has ten days supply or
ore in barges in New York harbor,
but because of the harbor strike this
cannot be shipped. Efforts are being
made however to find some way to
move this supply here, but from
present indications the efforts viii not
Grove successful. Should the Raritan
Copper Works close down. 1000 men
will be thrown out of work. until a
new supply of raw materials is re-
lceived.
Even II the strike should be called
off and the men return to work at
once the freight Is in such congest-
cd condition that 1t was not thought
possible by the heads of the plants
here to obtain raw material in time
enough to keep the factories in oper-
alton.
1t was learned today that the strik-
ers have made known their demands
directly to the managers association
In New York City. This association
is composed OF the general managers
of all the eastern railroads, and all
matters concerning the present out
law" strike are being handled by j.
j. Mattel of the Erie railroad.
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