Deseret Evening News | 1900-12-24 | Page 4 | Railway Strike

HI I 01 I Scranton crAnton Ta Pa 11 Ul e one olle ot of car Situ barn employee of the lie Scranton company oM obeyed the strike order which went Into effect at 5 this morning and I as a con conse quente only two ears rall were run itin in III In aJI Inot ot of the Lackawanna valley valle toll today These Theae two were manned by and foremen and clerks No attempt was waa mad to molest them and although rain fell ell a great Pert part or of tile the da day the two to cars sel MI dim dum had n a passenger The region Ion extends tend from Imm Pittston to Vorest City a distance or of thirtY miles lI and amI include of nf track Irack on which all ar run tun ot ordinarily eighty ca caTh CarL The Th men of the Valley Traction company operating an all u the lines south or of Pittston iii as tr far a Nan NII threaten to go on strike Thure rill lay With both companies tied up Ih would be 1 A total cessation or of In a busy stretch or of eIghty mil miles north including Ih the fur big cities or of Scranton Wilkes bi ba rr m Pit anti and Carbondale Th Tb strikers met tonight and at 1 to 10 nn man the different They ar to tn watch for who Is II Iii Is reported have been tn in to 10 take their They will also allO distribute Cards to strangers them of time an and 1 asking item not to 10 ride rille on th Ih cars An appeal PJ I to the local public was also asking that the un cars be bennt benot not Tue men demand i 30 cents cent an hour rot for old and from 15 to 17 for fleW men Th They also allo demand a ten len hour dAY The company In hi lie ita answer to the grievance says It is II not In a I to afford any In lit at th Ih present time ClatL arrived tonight ant I stated the road woul J I bt be operated with new cured men num It If the old cannot be a I