Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-26
FREIGHT MOVED AS
OFFERED, TRAINS ON
TIME, ROADS CLAIM
Western Executives Report
Conditions Are Normal
Everywhere
WILL NOT RESTORE
SENIORITY RIGHTS
Large Number of Men Being
Added to Shop
Forces.
Farm OUT RErAIR joins
Southern Railway In>ttes Striker, 10
Conference To End
WILL NOT RESTORE
SENIORITY RIGHTS
Farm OUT REPAIR joins
Son'hern Railway InNtteh Strikers 10
Conference 10 End
Wnlkout.
[By Associated Press

CHICAGO. July 25. Adb.-;
strictly to its hands-on policy in the
railway shipments strike. the United
States Railroad Labor Board ,od.y %
turned its attention to routine ma,
ters.
Despite statements from w,sbire
ION mat any government action in
inc ran controversy must com,
through the labor board. the boar,
took no action today. and from Of.
hcials II was learned that non. &c
in prospect
An executive session or tho board
was he!d during tho day and fol.
lowing tho meeting members sta,e3
that only routine matters were dIv.
cussco
The board heard complaints from,
a general chairmcn's committee ron.
reseniinG the Brotherhood OF Rai,.
way and Steamship Clerks, Freigh,
Handlers. Express and Station EN-.
p!oyes. Board members said this
case had little relation to the pres
ent strike.
Executives Report Normal Conditions
With the board concentrating ,o
action the western presidents com.
mittee on public relations of the AS
sociation OF Railway Eexecu,ives is
sued statement tonight asser,irr
that Western lines. with headotsr.
ters in Chicago. are movii. freirh,
as offered: passenger trains are he.
ing operated normally, and "transpor-
tation conditions are normal every
where"
Large numbers OF men are being
added 10 the shop forces" the state
ment said. The number OF these
men at work ranges from 2a to "a
per cent normal on the diteren,
roads"
Al strike headquarters here to-
night B. NJ. Jewell. head of the rail-
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor. said
the shop craft leaders have nothing
to say"
Executives and representatives. Of
railroads IN the Southwest. meeting
at St Louis today. issued a statemen,
that seniority rights Of striking
shopmen would not he restored.
Situation Favorable on "Pcnn,y"
The Pennsylvania Railroad issued
statement tonight asserting that
me most favorable situation" on
the road since the strike started wa
shown today
An invitation has been extended
by executives of the Southern Rail.
way TO the general chairmen of the
shop crafts of the system for a con-
ference for the purpose OF a,temptipr
10 reach settlement of the issues
involved in the shopmen's strike il
became known at Knoxville.
Local strike leaders declared they
did not know il any correspcndence
mad been passed between Mr.. Jewell
and their general chairmen
Railroad repair work is being
farmed out TO shipyards at Superior,
WIS. ii became known today with
the announcement BY officials OF IN.
Great Northern that two engines and
NIFTY ore cars had been sent to the
Superior Shipbuilding COMPANY wards
for repairs
Decision Of striking shopmen to
turn harvest hands for a month in
the event that nm carly settIemen,
is not forthcoming was a develop-
ment in the Northwest rail strik a
situation.