The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-01-29

the foregoing statement is correct according to
the best of my and belief and do further
swear that majority of the hands employed along the
line of said railroad, by the said company, paid
one months pay during the month of December, 1858,
months wages the balance of the men, when the
strike ,mong the hands occurred; and further, that
according to my belief, all of hands have
ceiyed one months pay, had said strike taken
Mac some time about the 18th of January 1889 That
to saw the 18th of January 1859, all the han DIS
along the line of the road would ha We received enc
months back pay, from the previous payment; which
was paid in November, ISIS; that, general thing,
the cunts specified in the foregoing statement
owing the men therein named-they being engineers
are much larger than the indebtedness amounts due
the majority of the along the line of said road, be-
the men mentioned in said statement are receiv
ing larger month than the portion OF
the the line Of the road that all the along
the of said road have been paid, from May LIST,
1885, January 1st 1S9 about in the same proportion
as the men in said statement and further says not.
A. II. MOORE, General Snperintendent.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, Jan 18Th, 1859
WIN. N. ORME, Notary Public.
If any other evidence is wanting of my designs
wards the employees of the road, any other credit
ors they will find such evidence in my correspondence
with G. T. NJ. Davis, Esq. agent for part of the bond
Ragland, of Bloomington, who acting in behalf of
the men; all of which are published below:
IA. MATTESON.
(coP)
SPRINGFIELD, January Is, 1859.
GEO. T. NJ DAVIS. ESQ.,, agent Of the ten per cent bond
h0tderS:
Dear Sir 1t having been communicated to the
poyees of ST. Louis, Alton and Chicago Rairood by
the Superintendent A. II. Moore that you in negO-
tiatien with A. Matteso PESO, for settlement in
gard to the litigation pending to the road, in
cned to believe that the strike existing the part
of the employees can be settled in the following
list. That in three days from starting the trains the
entire earnings of the road, Qess the incidental
penses of running the trans) during the time the road
remains the charge Of j. A. Mateson shall be from
day day paid to the employees until all their claims
shall be satisfied.
I'd That he will oblgate himself with you,
move any OF the employees except for good cause aris
In q after they return to work
Sd That the road shall not be surrendered to the
bondhoders unless upon the express condition that the
back pay due the employees shall be paid in monthly in
staments of twenty five per cent, from and after the
expiration of each month from the date the bondhoders
take possession of the road. Yours respectfully,
[Sgned ] WM T. RAGLAND
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. II, 1859.
HoS. JOEL A. MArrEsoN:
Maj. Ragiand, of Bloomington, Ill., charged by the com
OF fourteen representing the employees Of the St.
LOUIS Alton and Chicago Railroad, now on strike for
their back pay to present me with series of resou
ons adopted by the committee in which they
the opinion that would be bad policy for either your
self the bondhoders, In the contingency Of ami
cable adjustment Of differences between you and them
to attempt operate the road unless
arrangement is first made to quidae their just dc.
mands fer labor performed.