Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-09
MORE MEN HIRED FOR
 ENGINE REPAIR PLANT

A general improvement ln the falt strike situation on the New London di- vision of the New Haven road was re- ported Tuesday from the roads offices, Officials of the road said Tuesday after noon that improvement was shown both at Midway and at the. Groton Iron Works. It twas asserted that ten more men were at wor kat the iron works Tuesday, bringing J. c. Wragg's force up to a total of s7 men. It was stated that one locomotive had been received from the Eastern Point plant and that the railroad anticipated one locomotive per day from the iron works after the plant got under way in real earnest It was explained that some time had been required to clean up the shops and make ready for locomotive work, but that from now on considerable progress was look ed for.
 In response to inquiries it was asserted that conditions at Midway were entirely satisfactory. It was stated that the com pany was still maintaining the men em- ployed at the engine shops at the hotel adjoining the plant where the dining car department of the railroad furnished the dining materials and equipment. No trouble of any sort was reported, in fact things were said to be going along in serene fashion.
 At the headquarters of the striking shopmen in New London there was noth- ing new to report concerning overnight developments, and the strikers appeared to be marking time, awaiting develop 1 ments. There was an atmosphere of l confidence. the men asserting that ev- l erything was going along in qiet man. her, with nothing unusual in the works | They reiterated previous assertions that l the freight power of the railroad was ] pretty we'll used up, and that the pas 1 senger service was approaching the same condition. In support of their state ments they produced data concerning the
 train schedules on the New Haven. The i publicity committee of the shopmen gave out the following statement concerning
 the belated train service which they as
 sert is characteristic of the opera tions 0;
 the Ned Haven road;
 "The train schedules of the New Haven railroad were all askew on Sun day with similar conditions prevailing on Monday. Of the Sunday trains, No
 3S westbound, was 45 minutes late, anC changed engines at Midway. Train No IFS, passenger, was 37 minutes late iron
 the west, while train No. 174 passenger
 was 21 minutes late from the west Train 26, the Gilt Edge, was 30 minute l was five hours and 43 minutes late ol
 account of engine troub.e.
 Similar conditions were noted wit
 reference to the west bound trains
 Train No. 173, passenger, Boston t
 Washington, was 20 minutes late; trai No. TIT passenger, Boston to Pittsbrgt
 was 26 minutes late, while BH.7, fas
 freight, west bound, was five hours, 4 minutes late
 Train No. 625, Boston to New Lon : don was one hour, 35 minutes late 0 s Saturday, after the engine went bad : Stonington.
 "on Monday train No. 6, passenge r east bound, due at New London at $ a. m, which ordinarily changes engine e at New London, went through with tf n same engine, there being none availab f for replacement purposes. Train No.
 New York to Boston to Boston, was 5 il minutes late, while while the NIP f east bound freight, was tied up for tW | hours for engine treatment.
 t. Mondays west bound trains ga, e further evidence of their belated sche,
 ules: Train No. IT, which runs j. Monday only. passenger from Bosto a was 27 minutes late. The engine W; V running hot and was taken off at Mi e way. An emergency engine was subst II tuted but was discovered that the a
 compressor which congresses the air f
 operation of the air brakes failed to wol '; and a second engine had to be called fc u Although badly out of repair, the secoi lie emergency locomotive proceeded wi 'L the train.
 ,e Train No. 5 Is due in this city S. 7.5O a. m. and is ordinarily schedul T. to change engines at Midway. The of was no engine available and the tra le went through with the same power. k Train No. 17S, Boston to washingtc 'r changed engines at New London. sev SC minutes late, while train No. II, DE
 senger, Boston to New York, was o a- hour, nine minutes late"