, 1859-09-05
sTB1KE ON MICH. eoUTa R.R
ThiFty-S1x Hours Experiences He.
tween Toledo and Chicago.

Saturday morning, on the road between Toledo
and chicngo, have beea in position unfortr-
nRtely, 10 he most powerfully impressed with
the iacf that strike exists among the operatives
ot the Michigan Southern Railroad, In all mat
ters ut issue, whether between individuals or
corporations, it is good rule to hear both sides,
anu III thus case there is no exception, though
acre, unfortunately for tue travelling public,
both sides agree in the statement tha. immense
arrears OF wages 10 their employees Of all
classes, continued and remaining total for pr.
rloa of Tour months has led the large force
train and station operatives into suspension
Of duty rs an Offset 10 suspension Of payment
We're to argue the case, which hive no min.
to do it would be to strongly oppose strikes on
principle. Ny experience for two days adds
strength to ny demurrer on the score Of prac-
ticc, for verify am very sore with travel and
detention.
1AE "..t-t II C-- L-- 1-.I r..-..
gers that reached Toledo on Thursday evening
on time from thu East, eKpsstine 70 take The
night train West over the Michigan Southern.
We we're innocent Of all consciousness or sus-
plc'on Of my interruption to the proverbial
smoothly running operations Of the road. At
Toledo SONIC rumors reached us thot the train
could not 90 through, that the operatives were
up IN full force and on q" strike' II made
some impression. There were those who de-
'ernlncd to wait or change their route, but the
generality nf thc nosvcnro-e E,,.,oa
p.rsuuded br the a,o..fiy< o,syr,,.r. oF ,.a 80,
GERS Of the road thu, the train would co thror,,,
MI right, that "a disrntch ha1 con1c ,,,ron",,
setting matters straight. bc.. 6c. So awov annd
tie Toledo und Wabash trim tbat n;,,bt ,,axa
helped some Of Us out Of the d;fI;cu,tv Win
large share o! throupb .ravr, xn, ,r,st ha
aware that there is M ont;on M tboso uho.o
only means Of nrorress nro II ,;clots +,,rox,r
md q little money for ;ncdept.1s ,,,vo nm
rto,ce nf1orded ,h,,, ~ ,har,.
Thus so,ne fo, ana ronsox ID
t1er md al1 nm ,,e nssnrances NJ .{,o oGaa.. 1c
the Mich. south no fire h,n3,ad fo,na 49,.
selves left ut Toledo. Thr hours novsed oror
and finally VIC we're told am train was, r.,;l
morning"
Morning come md thc n;es coloo ,3or.1
nuts md ,,;., ,no-. ,,-o.o.,;o,,. f.x - -, =
r,od c,,le ~ a.. ,iu...>
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upd reached PALMYRA, Adrian was six nils $
further on. That WAS the pass which unluckilv
just now was held against the Company by u
''tolal abandonment Of Tue pass *ys,em"-all
too literal to be laughed 1t. At Palmyra is the
junction with the Jackson Branch road, nor
'thern short liue connecting tue Southern and
Central Michigan roads. 1t seems 1hat it was
the intention or hope Of tLosc in ch6rge Of our
movements to run OUT six cars across upon the
Central, and thence 20 on our way rejoicing
II was oply short run. 1t was good idea,
only it did nut work
Just US the engineer laI been persuaded it
Was ul! right" and VIC began to believe wr
were " u!l risut,' and the lever WAS being nut
in requsi.,on to start Us. 10. down the track
came hand. car. four pudJy bower. from Adriun.
1t bore decent looking set Of soocr-fuced men,
who were both sober and scripus in what tncy
4Iu, lot tutf told our GIIyInrrf i wasn't "utj
right" 81 the euuiuce: o,yprJ lis y.lrcs. Llpv
u.f the Btcutu u.,i VIZ nassrd The tay mt puI.
W. 90 ea1 'ouos.
l'u1' p1ssea III sn'A'4 'o"n o' '2a'
''-e' "1'u '''*a n'A'e up as "uS OUTS u n''''''
p'''s"e4s " 'ns poo'e' e'1ss' "''Nou' '''e"nS
~ Aoo Penns ~ .''' !so"es' poss'ole u len'
o'!a' - io' u''e'. 'oio"eu ''a'el' WIS n'os'
e''e"ous ano pa'hla' pafaen' yet Tue DAY "'sc
W.. H''e ''efe We naa Lit oppof@un'ts o.
1''a aau |1so'e'te''' Aoo"'eusee u
'Ae '+'o"us u a''4 o1u o'''Aes'
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'1en ".o 81 luz e1su4'o's y. '''e -A'cn!saI coo'
'':,n eo'npans, 'ae usu1' 'asee "ofA'Ds 'oFes
~ .ua, 'o'Ae Oe''s uusuen'eo ~ '''e ea'Ae e'og
;. 'A''',e' ~ 'A1u ~ 'ne sa'''c ooAt nou1 ~
n.a ,.,...s;.>,u, -. - ea"'1sa
s-n p'A"",eo Nv"
~ '''t' ''e wv lug u tn' A,au
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eoA'f''~1''' -" s,'u az" 4ote n'a'o'1e'' 'a'o no,
'o@ = A''i 'l ~ Ae eA'A ,A' '''>
~ ' "-0'So :" >'F ''' "tAs 'ote' 41'e1
~ aul'an 'u1s ''ls i1stef "a@ very near tot
'fu'h' 1ne pc'Pie oi Tue 'o"n' many ol then
undoubtedly Interested IN 1he matteI, shrougf
thc:F own dues owing from 'hese employees
sustain Inc 'attef' furnish then "ofnes md LIZ
'ng' ana WILL taen1 aoloe lne issue.
Ono rule strictly enforced does these striker.