, 1873-12-29

An Engiuoor-Thoro aro twouty 1.-Two cnglncors
In Chicago and twenty-five tiromut,.
hoportcr--Woll, fro up and start of with your
story.
THE rAusE or THE STRIFE.
an Engfnoer-I'll begfn ut tho beginning, aud
toll yon tho cn,lso Of the strike Abouttwo vears
n,geo tlle engineers and otllcors Of tie pan-Han.
ao s,dn ha'5"9Ey \, ot m"ao coTrac Which
Of pay, ranvlng from from a2.5o to s5 ~ q div. eo ac.
cordnE to certain fixed schsdule. On tho first
day Of tlliB month thoy broke that contract, by
reducing our ray 10 por cont.
roauction2
Tic Enginocr-Doc. wo wore told for tho
first time tint tho reduction would DO made from
tint date.
Roporter-Wllat action did you talto
Tho Eng'necr-Wo formed committee aud
sent thom to tho officers Of tho road, requesting
thom to stick to tho torms Of tho contract.
ee ySa e0aemgctG s % 3o 5ao .ha hSn t
the reduction they mado placed III back 10 per
cont worgo thun wo wero two yuars ago, boforo
tue CONTRACT was matlo, and that VIC would work
Tor no reduction of pay, mud would certainly
strlke. We thon arranged tho strike among our
selves; OF c".,rso NO hasd nothing about it to
tho oflicors but, by previous agreoneut, oil hands
ceased work at noon Of Friday, Doc. 20.
TllE-pAN HANDLE ROAD.
~ n9PofterMo% ma'y engineers nro thoro on
The Et;ngIncor~-Firemen and enCiuoere to-
Eother, there cannot bo lcsB than 4 4000, and tho
tirepen havo struck too against reduction.
y, heporter-WAoro arc tho headquarters OF
Tho Enginoor-At Logansport. Tie other
Division Headquarters aro at Columbus.
hoportor-IH tho ahovo the only cause you
have for n strife?
:. The Engineer think it a sufficient ono in
itsolf.
MORE GRIEVANCES.
Another Eng ineer-But wo hayo moro griev-
anccs tbnn that.
RoporterName them.
Second Etgincor-Our nay Averages e3.25 q
day wllo wo nro on duty. Laot Jnno or July
tho officers undertook to make uB pay for alt
damages which might occur to our enginos.
whether they wore incurred through our fault or
not. Thoy didn't giyo us any chance at all.
that at the tiulo2
Second Engineur-We did, of courso, Wc
sent committee to them to arguo the matter.
Roportor--What concession did t1oy make?
Third Engneor-They, modified their order
soarra II ths Wy L II you don't pny tho 9pnages' we'll
1ieporter-i fall to sec the mo l>iflcation.
Several Englnecrs-So do We; but We lot 1t
10.
70 nary words. but thoy said TINT thcy would
allow Iii to work out the amounts duo them for
damages to engines.
,Roporter-1 suppose you ooud damage an en-.
gino IN smell way that ton years. salary could
not cover tho cxponBe.
Second Engineor-Why, Of courso, It sas oil
NONSENSE.
ANOTHER POINT.
Third Enginocr-Woll, now, hcro's another
point. Wo get paid so much a day for every day
by the day.
Reportor-How many days do you average d
week?
Third Engnccr-.seven or eight. YOU under
from our point Of view, thcro nro four.
teen "days" in tho week. We'll, aH 7
was saying, VIC. get paid by tho run. Now
when the original contract was mado two years
ago, tho Company agreed that whom M engine
went TO The mnchiuo-shop' for repairs, her en-
gincor was to laaro another engine to make up
his 1in1o. They lnru not done it ut all.
Roporter-How long III year is an engine ont
Of order:
First Englnccr-Wcll, my cugine II, Il good ono
aa<l she can't be |oss tl,an lhroo mouths every
two years in the shop.
1oportcr-.Aud do you lose three months pay
III two yearsS
First Euxiheer-or couruo I do, except when
Third Engineer Non s.ot ruo toll you how this
works. Two switch-engines were taken ont Sat-
1trday,-onn by tho Yard-Master, and Quo by Mr.
Woodu. Frcight-Agent. Ihoy ran out as
ElQCA t9HkllluAF H4LUFuD0u. HuGu t4QY HtT6
brought back to thu turn-tablo At tio roand- %
hauso there was nohotly present to tako charge
Of them. We found them thoro, and cut their
tanks loose aud showed them inside tho house to
prevent their freezing up; We Ind to put two
No. sl1, run by alr. Woods, Frcight-Agont, ln 4
very bull condition. It was burned tasly.
neportor-And will tho engineer who rms 1t
hnyo to wait in id1eness until it IL repHircds -
Third Enginoer.-Ycs, Sir And TINT shows
f,rtV 10 },.1
tract.
Reportcr--Why did YOU ta1lo caro- of tho
engneB: You arc not working.
Several Eugneors-We think too much OF our
engines. We did it out OF rcspoct for ourselvcs;
We felt kind Of bad to soo tllom lyiug out thore
Reporter-Thcu you aro attending to business
at home2
Second Enginecr-Ycs; you sec we havo no
foreman here-he's out. on tho road, and wo are
taking care Of things. You sec for yourself how
boys are behaving themselves.
RUNNING TRAINS.
Rcpottor-Who arc running your engines on
tho road?
First EngInecr-Yes, tint reminds no. Tho
Tines said that business WAS running smoothly
OIL tho road. Tho reporter either was misir-
formed or ho misetated the facts. am afraid
from tho rost Of tho report that it was wiliful.
Iho fact it: only one train has been run out Of
Chicago slnce Friday at noon. On Saturday
morning Mr. James shormloy, Master Mechanic
ut Chicago, started q train. It proceeded safely
as far III Logansport, where tho Division
onds, and whore thoy change OIL
gincors. Instead Of stopping hero, he ran
through tho city at the rate Of from IL to Is
miles on hour, ran over the crossing at tho aamo
speed In violation Of State law aud city ordi-
nance, for which he was afterwards arrested Oh
State wurraut. The train ut lust accounts had
not proceeded further thau Kokomo q miles
south Of 1oEausport. There has bcon no train
urriYed oyor this route since tho atrike COM
n1encel Friday.
MONTHLY WAGES.
Reportor-What does ono Of your engineers
mako q month
Third Engincor-Well t14t depends. uo may
make about 500 or $40 month there's a
man who hasn't mndo more tlAn s35. Some
1nen may range from $50 to 800 mouth.
T1IEI WILL HOLD OUT.
First Engineor--Yon mny begin your article
If YOU write one, by contradicting every word III
tho Times OF this morning, all tho photographic
about tho grunblorR being paid of and dis
Cl.arred ntld their nlnccB hninr tiIlnd and Tint