The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-02-17
Strike of Railroad Engineers.


The Engine and other EMPLOYEES ofthe P.ssburE
Fort Wayne Chicago Ralroad duriny the forepars
Iofiast Rsanth ienaanI advanced pay cor thsir
ices. The officers of Rad reiusei aceeae u
their demands. arr ttr rrsgIlt strike rhe
nLn-- of The rad -relr s-oDpsS fo-
seTe-avdavS TIE President Of the road insisted that
the disagreement. not much . contest about
a. II stse,st the part q the Engineers,
terpaga IN oraai--i3oE. called TIE ~B-otaerhoNt ol
tAs Fooshear control ,e Railroads Nv which they
gsze employed The EnslH=eEs organization aeas
t-=e charges, ana have PUBLISHED in the Chicago
p.fs.s the following defense:
t.,st-a nj os 4. Eroes--1osf 81 r. F.oa,srl''
! To LIE Editor OF the Chicago Times.
Dispatch from Mr.. Cass tue President fthe Fats
APPEARED "A tals mornings Iaass and Tsaa, i c1l-
culate1 70 create wron impression the naats OF
public in reference the objects AMI aims Of the
Brotherhood # the Foot5oazd,' which i protsctsy
association of locomotive engineers. IEav do not
seek Tie dispatch asserts. 10 control te bu>iaess
q anT railroad whateTer lae roads are unter tAa
restrictions Of charters c-3tsl o- their cons tr,icn
and the Brottc=hood the Fo,,noarf could not even
II they would, controi the ssTc-al roads for single
As a class, locomotive engineers are neitacr fools
siots, usnFTleTs. As "a class thasr labor j their
only eaPEt1 Il 5 taeir right aat TIER duty 70 rey
ulate It's price, 1iSi as muca a y the rEht OF
incorporated railroad Company fix is tariff
for freight and passage Wien tie United states
else tax law WAS passed. INC raitroa companies VITA
ol.a single exception vance fsr rates il or7r
1aAe: tse tax. TaIS right Aui now When there
snch enormous advanc, IN the price Of ia-- tae
brotherhood Of tle FoortoaFi claim thai It their
right % protect themselves against the combinations
t!at hsve been tIs cafso OF these excrataat prc,.
The 'Bvotarhool Of the F5a15larl" have never a.
tempted 20 prescribe single rule FIR the running 81
aGy road; have never at.enlplei siaEe word OF d.
tation well knowing that II is ont efthc:r prsvin .
EngiusFing Is their trade ami their capital AMI tsy
oas seek 10 establish schedule of prices tlSt VIII
Conform TO the times aa prices N4cn the rnan1-ars
Of roads than that Ptts5urC. Fort NaTnC
i Cnicsgo Company have teea patitiane3 for l.
yInce OF engineers wages, taey once aeceici 20
ths.r demands, thus acknowledging taIt OR course
Just.
In tle homes " and good intentions ofar Cass the
locomotive engineers btvc always heretofore lad u4
faa and confidence and thar &c misapprehsais the
oolsct 81 the Engineers ASSoc.at!an, eyFi21t tTotn
the tenor of his letters. Everv ctaer branch &c
claaSn has its protective RESOLUTIONS, an why net
the locomotive engineers Even railroad cump1ni-s
combine together in fixing their prices ani when Gn
engineer, who spends three four years OF his time
70 his business and has attained proficiency,
AMI Is ntr..sed ss property 70 tae value ottaousanas
81 dollars, and the lives of hundreds Of au, wo.nea
ana chilren. his position becomes an important one
and ought = receive commensurate remuneration.
We appeal u Si- Casa - sl- whether Il Is cheaper
70 employ hall-qnaliiei engineer. who knows
more about the business tsl Golt. at hIt-waEcs,
one who is master of tA2 'ifn9elina' wages in
the whole Of the complaint, ani all that the engineers
ask, or all that they intended when the association
known tic brotherhood Of the FootbcarT' WAS es
taldsiea; al il j. al they intend Thev contrm
Plate 20 Interference with the management oauy roai
but they insist upon the riet demand wares in pro
partition 70 IT, cost Of living AM tie responsibilities of
their position. TINS IS all The eaE5uaH Ears o. the PittS-
burg. F5vt WAYNE Chicago Railroad contemplate
when they struck il is ali tay ass nov; AMI, however
much Nr. CAss and Mr. Jarvis may difSr with tsc,n
time viii prove that the employ If incom-
pstsnt engineers will BE- The most cxpsas.r, expert
ia,nts which thew ever tried Tb7 public is fast Irn
m that, tae moment they set foot inside Of
pas scers taey place themS lives in the han> OF the
engineer Il ne Is of inteinp habits liv fitted
Tor has duty u any other way. tleir lives are en- tan
Cerci every moment
The highest ai be; interests Of all interested iusty
the action Of tn engineers IN forming their associ tion;
AMI, when Mr.. Clss to know it, objects bettsr