The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-01
| .20l RAJ T|NORE AND OHIO SHOP
MEN WILL WALK OUT HERE TO-DAY
MEN INSTRUCTED EMPEATIcALLY
TO AVOID ANY TROUBLE DUR q.
ING TKE STRIKE.
Grown Of Strikers Will 30 Subject 20
Cali In Emergency-Holostl
VIII Work.

Baltimore & Ohio railroad shopmen IN
the Wheeling District numbering I'-"'
or more. last night received their hnA'
orders to strike at ten o'clock inns
forenoon. The strike order was trans
mi,ted TO the shopmen IN mass meet
ing OF Wheeling district shopmen. held
n the McMechen school hall. by w: r
Naylor. uc Renwood. chairman or the
affiliated shop crafts q the b. * o.
system in the Wheeling district.
The union shNrmcn. Mr.. Naylor told
an Intelligence reporter after the Nc
MechCn meeting. that they are not 70
make any effort 70 completely close
the shops ard round house at Benwood
The shoprnen. ne said, were ordered
positively not ~ revert 10 violence or
radical tactics during the life OF the
strike.
Arran Semcnts were made. Mr.. Mayor
said. for a crew 70 be available day
OF night for a limited time. for service
in case OF a wreck on the Baltimore n
Ohio railroad In the Wheeling district.
The strike order. Mr.. Naylor said.
with, at ten o'clock today. bring OUT
the shop craftsmen at Benwood SHOPS
500 men: Cameron, Glen Esston'
men: coach yards, including wheeling
Terminal, so men; Bsllaire, 10
man. and Bridgeport. IS men. These
are nnachinists. boilermakers. sheet
metal workers. carmen, electricians and
blacksmiths.
AKset Operating Trains
Division superintendent c. B. Gorsuch
saId tnat while tho strike OF the shop
men will vitality AFFECT the operation de-
nartnent. he believes that the Baiti-
moro & Ohio railroad Wheeling district
win be able to operate trains for time
at least. Hostlers are under the juris-
aIction Of the hremen. ne said and VIII
continue to get out the locomotives Ire
walkout Of the shopmen will however.
AFFECT the repair OF locomotives and
cars
According to word given out last
night at the oftce OF J. F. King. YARD
ma stsr on the Pennsylvania coach wards
ae Seventh street. sixteen men VIII walk
out this morning, needing the order
calling the strike.
Jaw minutes previous TO this announce
mont expressed the hope that company
shoprnen would not strike.
secure Headquarters
Cumberland, No. June 3o.-(SpectaN
Local Federation No. I, Shop Crafts
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In antici-
nation Of the strike tomorrow. has Sc
cured headquarters In tho Odd Fellows
Isufldtnc on virginia avenue. to which
the men win proceed II they walk out
ana perfect their organization.
Patrick D. Harvey, local president
said, following q meeting OF the exc
eutIyas Of tho Federation this afternoon
that everything was In readiness Tor
the strike. The various crafts mere ae-
grexate l24S members and all but 10
voted FOR the strike, ~,
Division Superintendent Charles W.
Yanhorn said the road would operate a.
usual. along lines indicated In I state.
rrent issued By Vice-President Gallo
way. l. was announced that $50 add
,iona; police 10 the regular force or An
~ be stationed along the Cumberland
dtvis'nn protect bridges, terminal
4urerlocxfng plants. water stations ami
Dther property. Several tur.ouEa"l
Iralnmen and enEinemen have been on
police duty and the force VIII likely he
augmented from furloughed trainmcn'
II was announced. The Western Mary
land shopmep. on strike here Tor severe
months express satisfaction over tn'
prospect OF a general strike being help
full to them.
Parksrsburg Ready.
ParRersburg, w. Va. June 3o.-Ac-
cordlng to word given out tonight 5y
r. W. Robertson. secretary OF Bali
moro and Ohio local No. Is. the local
shop crafts union men will lay down
their tools at exactly 10 o'clock tom"r-
row morning and leave the railroad
property. Mr.. Robertson stated that IN"
mon would strike unless he received \
qualified order from Chicago 10 the
effect that the strike was TO be post
ponsd- He said that the strike decision
would affect between 500 and 500 men
In the local yards and that indirectly
moro than that number would be affect
ed by the strike order.
The shop crafts men held meetinc
tonight, discussed the strike and &C
cording TO Mr.. Robertson. were unani'
nous In agreeing 10 go out on strike