, 1874-12-05


RAILROAD NEWS.
TIE LOCOMOTIVE ESorNErns
Lant wntor, shortly after tho strilo Of lin In,
motive opgtnoors, Mr. Charles ,YilBon, tho cbiot
Engineer OF tho brotherhood, was askod h,
nenriy a unnnimunn roaolntion to rosign, It vnt
tho Distinct understanding at tho time TINT Mr.
Wilson wag doposcl for 1l!s conservatism in thu
mattor of strikes, as 1t was ca1n1otl hc Ind no
taiion nnflieionty determined attitude In boha1
Of tho strikers. His succcyupr, Mr.. 2. H. Arthur
wes elected mainly upon tho ground TINT ho was
moro radical and aggressive, MS 1t was Under.
| Htood that 10 would favor gtriko at ang
timc. Although tho railroads havo moi
been troubled by tlom siuoo AIr. Arthur't
ooclon. still 1t was c1alnlod that tloy woro only
| awaiting tho proper timo to begin. NOW atrlka.
Nhoh. ut n late meeting Of ongineors held III thia
city. tho resolution was pasaod to resista further
rcunotlon OF pay, as thoy wore perfectly instt.
llca III doihf', cry was raIBod by tho railway
n1sn TEE IN anu ~ certain sensational papor, thai
sih "aH tiic hrst Htep toward tho impending; huB-
tilltioa. Mover WAS tuero anything moro wrong
than these spoou'htinns hi, Arthur, in Ills nj,
ns1a! nddsoas to tho Into Convention Of tho
ic1u oo anada the following Sensible ju-
strikes, Which 1salnp him ut onco Us n ,nnn cn1i-
nont!y Ill for tho rooponAtblo position 10 holds,
aud far superior to alr, Wiluon, who was afraid
to upoak Oil Tits topic, for foar of hurtinv tl,n
| feelings Of aon1c QUO:
Wo lcprccato strikes they aeo tho ,,ano OF onv Or
ann,iisasoa ma gnRnRes N sucm Thoy engcnler ill.,
cry nnd euilorng upon innocent wo,noa md ch11en.
There Is i.oshsng TINT IN lenosa2lzg to any seao
pouablo they should DO roaotua t. unos as
o1 no o ecpsy hec n he1 ony asr other
organon Obtained oil wo esroa wuut 1T op an
to eStromo mcaG'ires, and hayo faith to bcioyo we
nlw;ys sall b 10 abIs e obtain 81 tai y at reas
ant principles OF our Urotlorload.
III lis address he alSo nlado strong plea for
tllo retention g Of TIC Present wagcs pald to en-
E,ne;ara: Eoar dollars per aay ho Says. is tho
engineer ofton means from fifteen to eighteen
hours work, irregular meals and ateep, and great
responsibility when on duty. In this plea Alr.
the engineers was reduced shortly after Tho panic
| Oh tho pieh Of ro1renchmnnt and thcre is no rem
sou Why, thotr. pay should bs still further 70
duco4. as Glass, thoy aro Intelligent, ,well-de-
posed mou. Their Gutios are Of q nature Tint
Intimately concerns tho entiro public. And, if
they ask nothing further than to recolyo fair ind
honest wages for their Heryicon, they will hayo
tho full measure Of popu!as sympathy and tup-
port.
MILWAUKEE SAnRow-aAuaE ROAD.
Tho pcopio Of lfwaukeo nro just nov diu-
cussing tho Feasibility of building a narrow
gauge road from AIilwaakoe to tue sEississipp,to
divert aomo Of tho Western trade from tha city.
, The Janesvillo (Wis.) Gazette, in speaking of
| this project, says:
The success Of tito ua1row-gaugo railroads in Iowa,
stinnated other seotions 10 Initiate efforts sr for tic
building Of roads OF this character to compete With
our main lines ana to meet tho snta q sasons ef tho
saltS5s' asS + ~ sR sssndag IN tnsssl
Doa ssa5s t<sss @sss
!sa section OF country from milwaukee, on tho cast to
cnS N " Wessrn Tns Tnsa Scs
which YOU'D si DO grsaty n,sntsd BY having co
his SECTION o tic State and reac6tng out wcstwara Ia
a s p rsa s,ss sead
road, IL eastward EShsrn, i iessnsd 70 s. IS
upon tho limo of road That waa chartered moro than
twenty years 9go ana on Witch ths GRADING yas
90 milea; but which abandoned after tho panc Of
1857 had put III end for period to raroad building.
iong shs llno botwesn 1ohnatown Bradtora' Ia L.
afe an ti:n To- 9nans;s'e nn; and from there
Counties to plattovile, in Grant County.
ANOTHER INJUNCTION AGAINST THE ER1E Road
New ionK, Dec. 4.-Somo timo ago. tompo-
rary injunction was granted against tho Eric
1fallrond Company on suit OF james 9. Angel,
u stoo[holdor Of tie Company, and to-day now
| injunction wnB granted by Judge Donolup ip q
suit Of Stephen Il. Arnott and others against tho
DnIralo, New York 4 Erie Railroad Company.
Tho plaintiff in this case il alockoller Of tic
Buffalo g. Eric Company. Arnott asked for IN
injunction to restrain tho Company from issuing
or ncgotlating the bonds or stock referred to ID
ttLo suit Of Angoll., This afternoon Judge Dono-
ccivor should not bo appointed.
THE SUIT AGAINST THE WEST WISCONSIN COMPANY.
Special i2suateh to The chicaqo qrioune
tho State to co1npol tho Wost Wisconsin nailrond
| to relny it's track from Tpmnh to Warron'e Mills