The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-09-08

strike On the Michigan Southern r.. r..
There has been an extensive strike
on the Southern Railroad, all of the en-.
gineers and fremen, and some OF, the
other employees being engaged in it.
It seems that the Company have been
In arrears to these men for three
months wages, for a year or over, and
and that on the 10th inst.-pay-day-
the debt would be for four months.
The Company made proposition to
the men before the strike, that on the
10th they would pay them one months
wages in cash, and the balance in scrip,
navable in a short time, with interest.
This was not satisfactorily, SO on the
27th of August meeting of the en-
ployess was held at Laporte, and one
about the same time at Adrian,
where course was marked out, and
the Superintendent of the Company
was notified that if all arrearages were
not paid by September LIST, the trains
would be stopped on that day. The
Company were unable to comply with
so sudden a demand, and on the lst
inst, the passenger train that left Chi
cago in the morning, was stopped at
Laporte, and the passengers sent back
to come over the Central Road. We
learn that the passenger train that left
Toledo the same morning, was so ar
ranged by the Superintendent at that
place. that the mail car was the rear
one, but when the train reached Adri-
an it was placed next to the engine by
the strikers. All trains on the road are
lying idle except the one carrying the
United States mail. This train con-
sists of a locomotive and one car, and
is run by an engineer and fireman APP
pointed by the combination. We are
informed that the amount due the en-
ployees engaged in this extensive
strike, is about $50, 900, which is GER
tainly not very easy to raise at once
1t is very unfortunate that the affair
has happened, as the earnings of the
road on account of the new crop, were
increasing rapidly, and the payment
of the scrip proposed to be used, would
not have been long deferred. We
presume that such arrangements will
be made as will insure speedy re-
sumption of passengers and freight
traffic on this great thoroughfare and
its branches. We understand that the
steamer Forester left Toledo last even
ing with two. hundred passengers for
Detroit, bound West by the Central
Road.-Det Adrertiser.
LATER.-The Chicago Press d Iri-
6uae, of the 9th inst, contains the an
nouncement "that all matters Of differ
ence between the Michigan Southern
and Northern Indiana Railroad and its
employees, have been satisfactorily sd-
iusted. All of the trains are again
running regularly. The Company pay
the men three months back wages in
cash, and the balance i'm October. AS
we suggested in our article yesterday
morning, this proposition is entirely
Just, and as it is understood to be the
hest the company could do, it was wise
in the operatives to accept it."
The General Agent at chicago pub
fishes the following statement in re-
gard to the Road:
All matters of difference existing
between this Company and their en-
ployees, which caused the delay of
tarins, has been satisfactorily adjusted.
On and after this date, trains will
run regularly again as advertised.
The travelling and business public
may feel assured there will be no fr,r-
ther delay in consequence of past diff
ficulties.