, 1874-01-01

Railroad Companies Withdraw Their
Reduction Of Wages.
The Fort Wayne and Panhandle Roads
Alone in Trouble in This City.
Restored Good Feeling Among
tho Chicago Engineers.
n CHICAGO.
TIE RAILROADS WILL NOT REDUCE

n CHICAGO.
TIE EAuHoAD5 WILL NOT REDUCE
The announcement made yesterday. by scn-
Eational morning paper, that tho strike had
proved contagious, a1d IVES rapidly spreading
over other roads, has proved to DO entirely
groundless Not only has tbs 4trike not spread
over nnJ other road, but it has considerably
weakened On the roads previously affected. and !
the bottom OF the business has virtually dropped |
out by the ac:icn Of most Of tue Railroad Com |
panies in tho city, in acccding to the demands Of
the strikers, as the TRIBUNE predicted they |
would do when the difficulty first
arose. The strike would have undoubt-
edly become general last evening at
II o'clock, had the engineers not gained their
point yesterday OH most OF the reads. Tic only
ones that still adhere to the reduction are the
Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne, Pin-Handlo and
Michigan Southern Railroads. Though it has
been frequently ..asserted by discharged engi-
necrs during yesterday, TINT tho Pittsburgh
Fort Wayuc and the Pan. Handle Roads hadhecn
engaging new engineers at tho old rates, still
the nauage.s Of these lines assert thu. they
engaged their new engineers Mt tho reduced rate,
and that yesterday mornings nail-ttain Wcs
taken out BY ere OF the strikers themselves
TIE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.
nurnors prevailed un day yesterday TINT the
engineers on the Michigan Southern
would strike to-day if their pay was
not raised, and therefore yesterday even
| ing 4 reporter of The IREUEE made
| trip to the shops Of thnt :oad On Eorty-touEth
street, for tho purpose OF ascerso1niag tho truth
| IN regard to these reports. ToE,Posd- ono o.
the Oldest engineers on tho road. ~ ::ut@Tvlewcd,
aod he stated that he belonged t. :>na 3sother-
hood, although minority Of th: engineers On
their road did not. He was conE]snt that thus
far no strike had been contemplated by them,
aud, according to the rules Of thcir association.
| it would take about ninety days before strlka
| could be enforced. Their constitution p1ov1dcs
that if they have any grievances tney snoa4o !as
| tho matter before their immediate E1cc2ta7o
! Committee, who will consult With the managers
Of tho road and tbs Chief Eagince OF tho Drother-
hood Failing tomcke isfactorc arrangements
l, statement is made out a1d sent to each Lodge
| for their action. The decisions are then Tor
warded to the Chief Engineer ~Go o1d.Is :
strike, if a majority SO demand; He nehesea
| that tho Company would raise their :pey, and
that there would be no trouble. Another enEi-
necr non-uni0l meu. WAS lctcrF1eHeu- lle
stated TINT q majority Of then ula not pcloos 10 o
the Brotherhood, aud those wc,e sH a-erse to q
strike. The; wished nothing better than that
the union mcn should atrske, Ed as to get lid
CT ihea. Union men were ayerEe 10 promoting s
n1emeu, no matter how long 1peJ hsa been on
the road, and it q vacancy existed always
maa belonging to the - Brotherhood
Several other engineers or this road stated
that they Uero not aware Of aoy contemplated
strike, and thet they believed that tao Company
would follow the example Of tae other roads
aud raise their pay. They we7o all Of tho
opinion that the counsel Of the Times during
the existence OF tue present trouble had dons
more than anything else towards widening II the
breach between employers and employees. The
| men we're quite enthusiastic about She course Of
The TRIBUNE in taking tho Part OF poor laoot" o.
and ID them a2a w fho fofet
it," ono Of the men added. land YOU would be
surprised to zee how many spcze n.cAels VIC IN
vest in your paper
| the ROCK ISLAND EoAU.
| The notice stuck up at the Roe Island Shops
several da-s uso. announcing l!igbt reduction
| in the wages OF tho engineers ord tlremcu on
TINT road. WAS taken down again Yesterday. and
the announcement was made that the TeuGctlon
| would not be made just now VI course, this
| settled the questiop as to strike Oh :his road
and tho engineers werG highly e1ated about theil
success, They had determined to strike If tht
reduction was made. and slnca yesterday cir
cular to that effect had been distributed for zig
| natures.
THE ALTON ST. LOUIS.
The shops Of the Chicago Alton hal4roae
are situated at Bloomington, aud LII. NC
Mullen, the General Superintendent OF tn
road, has been there during Ihe last thret
days. irving to mako satisfactory arrangements
! with their meu. He decided not to maaa tnE
proposed reduction. and, therefore, peace VII
continue to reign supreme On this road
TIE c., T. O.
" The managers OF the Chicago: Burlington q
! Quincy Railroad decided some time ago not Z
make tic proposed reduction, aad conseauent
, they anprehcud no trouble whatever. III rcSI1t
j | to the dispatch from AURORA ss1tli!5 ls'at eu
employees at tho shops at that place vera G:S:l.a,
Road stated that be should not care if they di
strike, tho road being atlc to set along very VIC
without them. they haSins notblnE 2 to 90 WI VII
the running Of the trains. A. Na4ker, no"
bogus, gotten up BY man WHO Gu certain occs
eions had tried to lnjure the interests OF the
road.
TIE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
The engineers on tho Illinois Central At
also happy, it having 5ocp decided BY the man
ayers OF the zoad not to mako reduction.
THE 1nCH1aA.s CENTRAL.
While the wages OF the mechanics in 40 locc
motive aud car shops OF the Michigan 3u:ra
Railroad we're slightly reduced on tbs 1st {
| November, there has been no reduction Uha
ever contemplated in the paT of engineers, tr:
men, and traiuu=n. The mechanics in the slo:
! have c7inced SONG dissatisfaction, but tho
striking would not interfere in the least nit
The running Of tina trains OF the general businee
I Of the rogd. 1tr. Sargent eaJs the Eompan
can easily ret along without them ut tLa pzcseu
time. ..-t.,a,.
Railroad ia also al right. nc reduction OF 70
kind having teen msdo on ttat Linz lvc;ytain a{;.
on this roa1 Is running as mcoth1; saa saw:
factory as could be wiehed. No trourlc OF al
Kind is anticipated.
THE u1Le1AS-
Nr. Hincklcy: the Rccei!c:, Of the Giln1' GU I
Clinton & Springfield Eailze'Ad. str:ed J., tAat
Lad made reduction of 1oI af cant IN tno "apt
oT lie engineers on that rad, cor *eaIcut'
Tie eng incerz we're g1.,Enbl-s and dissss'sae:
IL Louayer- e1pe:ted no b:rIc OIL tbs 1nh'
believing the others would n;iat2:n tEer ri, !;
segrity. On his other road:, tho caeago, D.. ~ ~
ion j. Dubuque, tho Chicago q Iowa and Il
Chicago 4 Paducat, no t-or fle WAS anticipate