The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-16
TR0LLE EYMEN At
TROY RETURNING
TO THEIR JOBS
Long Strike Said to BE Nearing
the End
81 MEN BACK AT WORK
Trolley Cars Which Have Been
Mostly Avoided are Again
Literally PatrOnized
81 MEN BACK AT WORK

Troy, July 1G.-Twenty.seyen form
er employees OF the United Traction
company will be back on the cars in
this city this morning. This repre-
sents almost 100 per cent. increase In
the return OF the old men. Fourteen
took out cars yesterday morning The
number who will be back at their
previous employment does not include
every platform man who has applied
for reinstatement but il loes include
all that were ready to go to work
The men will be assigned TO runs on
the Red, White and Blue and the AL
bic lines.
AT 10 o'clock last night the com
pany stated that 6l amalgamated
men were either in It's employ or
waiting to be put to work. The re-
turning motormen and conductors
comprise for t'aa most part the vet
Grams and most experienced men Of
the service. Most Of them have been
connected with the North Troy di-
vision, but a few held runs on tine
Abba lines to which they will be re-
stored today. Evidently the company
officials will have no difficulty in
making good their intention of hav-
ing 35 amaigamated men on the cars
by Sunday. Three men applied for
work Yesterday who had worked
with the company previous to 1918.
One of the outstanding features Of
the new developments was the no
ticeable increase In the travel follow
Ing - close of the stores last night.
Inside OF twenty minutes three cars
on the red line north passed over the
Bridge Avenue crossing with stand
ing loads" The cars on the hill
lines, which have been well patroniz-
ed for several weeks. were crowded
oi the same period. while the interur
ban cars coming into the city did a
greater business than heretofore.
So far as could be ascertained last
~'ght no untoward incident attended
the return of the former employees.
No'thev tsa traction company in
spectors nor the police reported any
effort to intimidate them or dissuade
them from continuing their employ
ment. Several of the applicants who
sought seniority preferences had po-
sltions which they could not grace
fully relinquish at once. and took a
chance in getting a decent run next
weee.
or the men who went TO work yes
terday. nine We're motormen and five
conductors.
Sixteen OF the old men reported for
work at $50 clock One of them
had worked all night as watchman,
and reported simply to make good his
word that he was ready to go back
any time the company wanted him.
For the sixteenth man the company
had no run yesterday morning, but
he and others who applied will be
provided with cars today.
The old men were assigned to day
tripper runs OF nine hours each. all
but one going to TIE red and blue
lines in this city. The other man be-
gan operating a white line car
The usual pickets OF the Amalga-
mated Association we're on hand and
some OF TIE executive officers Of the
union we're obserevd on Scond Ave-
nue., but not as far north as the car
barns. The first crew out followed
one OF the regular cars and made the
Red line trip without incident. Ample
police protection had been provided
but this proved to be unnecessary. A
few angry scows greeted the men,
but for the most part they claimed
they were very courteously received
and encountered no unpleasantnesa.