Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-23
THE RAILROAD TROUBLES,
why tho Employees of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad " Struck -
Their Version.

Their Version.
In our last we announced the fact that
large number of the employees of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad had struck
for pay, thus causing detention to trains
on that line. Since then we have come
into the reasons inducing this action of
the operatives. According to the circu-
lar issued by the Executive Committee,
signed by Michael Riley, William R.
Curtis, William Callaghan, !. w. Martin
and John Wakefield, the employees of
the road have not seen the well
come face of the paymaster since
February last The committee say;
1.-THE money which we have earned is
given to mechanics, somewhere near the
hub of creation, to build engines which
we must rebuild when they come here
ere they are fit for the road" They also
complain that their requests for money
to obtain the necessaries of life for their
families, are met with acquisitions or
notes, payable at sight, knowing at the
time they present them that they are
worthless; for they protest them, not
only for their face, but refuse to take
them for freight. The request of con-
ference between the committee and Mr..
Murdoch, President, is thus stated:
Committee" Mr.. Murdoch, can you
pay for the labor that is being performed
on the road
Mr.. Murdoch" No"
Committee" Mr.. Murdoch, can you
run this road without labor being per.
formed upon III"
Mr.. Murdoch No."
Committee" Then, Mr.. Murdoch, you
have confessed you connot run this road
without the improbable probability that
you can hire educated labor for nothing
This occurred on the 18th, and as the
committee saw no prospect Of an
adjustment, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolced, That we, the employees of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad shops at
Jackson, will cease to labor for this
compny until paid for past services
and as it has now become necessary to
stop the running of the trains until our
Just demands are complied with, we
caution the travelling public against
riding on the road during the storm as
it might subject them to delays and
dissppointments.
Thus the matter stood at last accounts.
Not having been paid, the operatives
will not resume work, and business on
the road is partly suspended. If the
circular is correct statement of the
difficulties, the employees of the road
have sore grievances demanding redress. |
Neither promises nor waste paper will
fill mouths with food or cover nakedness.
Men, unlike chamelsons, cannot feed on
air. We have not seen the other side of
the question.
INTERESTING TO MERCHANTs-A New
ADVERTISING MEDIUN-Two of our prac-
teal printers, Messrs. E. j. Norton and
Ed Landvoigt, have originated new
medium of advertising which cannot but
prove beneficial to our city merchants.
They intend issuing on large, fine card
boards, and in the most handsome style |
of the art preservatiye," presenting to
the public the most unique aud fashion
able manner their patrons business.
This fine cardboard medium is to be
printed in different colored inks and
elegantly framed, and are to be hung up
in hotels, railroad depots, on steamboats,,
and in all public houses, aud distributed
among the bill posters Of other cities,
who will place them in hotels, and the
most conspicuous places, that the travel
ing public may not fail to see them if
travelling East, West, North or South.
This will give them not only large cir
but place them in view Of thou
sands Of persons who are travelling over
the country daily. We recommend our
young friends to all Who wish 10 have
their business extensively known. l49
Fancy THURsrnx. "-Gentlemen viii
ling to aid in getting up grand en-
al the Clab Rooms for the
benefit Of the Fanny ThurstOn " Fund,
Tuesday week, the Sd Of Sepiembe-, will
please meet me At my Office, go Second
street. THIS EFESIxe At exactly 5 o'clock.
JoHS s. KFEE,
Chairman Lecture COMMITTEES. ]