The New York herald., 1922-09-02
RAILWAYS PREPARED
FOR HOLIDAY rush
Promise No Inconvenience
to Travellers by Reason
of Labor Trouble.
MANY EXTRA TRAINS
Several Hundred Thousand
to Be Carried From City
Over Week End.
STRIKE EFFECT WAVES
Central Officials Say Shop
Crafts Are 85.2 Per Cent.
of Normal.
STRIKE EFFECT WAVES

The railroads announced yesterday
that they are prepared to accommo-
date holiday traffic over Labor Day
without inconvenience to travellers
Scores OF extra trains will be run to-
day and Monday, and no repetition Of
the confusion that occurred the week
end of July 4 because of the strike is
anticipated.
The local strike committee issued a
statement last night advising the pub
lie to avoid railroad travel and warn
ing against the Optimistic statements
of the railroads as to the condition Of
their equipment"
Stay off the railroads during the
Labor Day mob," the statement says.
Those few people who believe the
optimistic statements of the execu-
tives, despite unbiased Government re-
ports to the contrary, will be consider
ably put out If they depend on rail-
road travel this week end
Severa, hundred thousand city folk
are going to risk 1t. nevertheless. judg-
ing from the advance sale of excursion
tickets Besides the usual throng bound
for the beaches. two big international
sporting events will be held: polo at
the Rumson Club, near Red Bank, and
tennis at Forest Hills. Special trains
will be put on by the Pennsylvania,
New Jersey Central and Long Island
roads for these events, and special
trains will leave Pennsylvania and
Flatbush avenue stations for tho races
at Belmont Park.
Extra sections will be added to nil
Long Branch, Atlantic City and other
shore trains on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. The New Haven is providing ex-
ira trains and extra sections on regu-
lar trains. including the Merchants
Limited. Colonial Express. Gilt Edge
Express, Knickeibocker Limited Bos-
ton Express. &C.
The New York Central announced un-
usually heavy pre-Labor Day travel
It was stated that $4,000 passengers
passed through the Grand Central sta
ton yesterday.
Officials pointed out that the electric
division of the road was running at 100
per cent. capacity and was unaffected
by the shopmen's strike.
The New York Central issued state
ment on the strike situation. reviewing
the developments OF the past month.
1t says in part:
The close OF August the second
month of the railroad shipments strike.
finds the shop crafts forces Of the New
York Central lines as whole at S5.2
per cent. of the normal forces which
were on duty when the strike was
called July ]. The normal shop forces
for all the railroads Of this system
totaled 1920 men and there were 3o,06s
men on duty August 81. During the
last half of August new shop workers
were employed at the average rate Of
300 per day. only skilled mechanics or
laborers demonstrating their desire TO
continue permanently Mt the rates OF
paw end under working conditions es-
tablished by the United States Labor
Board being employed.
AT many points the employees. par
ticularly the more skilled workers. are
Voluntarily working ten hours daily In
order to earn two hours OF overtime
pay, so that while the force numerically
IL So per cent OF normal. the output or
repairs accomplished Is considerable
! higher percentage.
IAN increase in work accomplished
per man and improved efficiency gen.
1 orally WnlCH Is InhHihest a. biahy poih.S
is attributed to the fine spirit and will
ngness shown by the old employees
who remained loyal and the new work
ers hired under pledge Of protection and
permanent work following the walk
out"
The Central Strike Committee met at
the Hotel Continental yesterday after
noon, and after discussing the injunc-
ton granted to Attorney-General
Daugherty decided to continue its strike
activities untr advised by their interna-
tionai officers what course of action to
pursue.