The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-20

No. l3s, Bowling Green. ......................
Tennsssee-No. II, Memphis; No SO, Nashville; No.
93 ia kson; No. us, Knoxville.
L0uisidnd-N0. 1873 New Orleans. ............. l
Ne ss IS, North Platte; No. isa, Omaha.
Georgia.--N No 90, Atlanta; No 1871 Augusta.
Alabama. NO. 20, SELMA; NO 81. ruscumba; No.
10, Whistler; No LAO, Montgomery; No. 1866 Bir-
Neu@as.-No. los. carlin No. is wsasworih.....
Teras.-No. l39, Houston; No lit, Denison; No.
1877, Marshall; No 1870, Palestine.
Arkansa&-- 1872, Little Rock. ................. l
Caitornta NO. Ito, sacramento No l26, Tuare;
wys 20" e, s T gmNo ios Laramie; No 1885,
Don;miom of canaca-No. Is, London; No. 70, TO.
roa'o No s o. Mou'Seai y" tis, nfoosvte; NO.
Richmond; No. 1885, Stratlord; No. lS9, Belle
vile ...................... ........-.--........
Total number of divisions ...................l 1872
Number OF States and Territories, including Dis
trict Of Columbia, which have divisions. SO
Before engineer can become a member OF the
Brotherhood he must have regularly run an engine
for at least one year. and be introduced to the DIVISION
TO which no seeks abundance by three brothers in
good standing. He must deposit the initiation fee of
SO; hts application Is then reported upon by COM
mtIee and II they report satisfactory he is baoted
for black balls the first ballot requires that
be balloted Tor second time, when, If they still APP
pear, lie is rejected aud cannot again apply for six
months. The constitution requires that ''nO person
Shall become q member oi the Brotherhood except he
Is white man, twenty years Of age and read
ana write ana Is man oil goou moral character temper
haUs aud locomotive engineer oil good standing"
Once elected tho new member subject 10 fees and
dues which amount 10 about So per year to each
The Grand Division has 10 be supported by fees from
the divisions and the sum required evIod aud due
the LIST OF January of each year. an Executive Com
mlttec being appointed who fix the rate per member
that each DIVISION shall be charged WITH The Grand
DIVISION have also the use OF $40 PAID IN TO them tor
charter granted as well the profits from
their Official Journal which mas circulation Of about
thirteen thousand at 81 per annum. The journal
also several advertising pages which well patron
lied by those who deal IN engineers supplies Thus
the engineer at an expense of about 50 per
year TO sustain his own division and assist
in sustaining the Grand Division. The funds
he pays his own DIVISION are Tor expenses
Of hire OF room, lights fuel, &c but there is gener-
ally large reserve fund, which Is drawn upon to
assist brothers IN distress or the widows and orphans
Of those who died IN the service II strike ordered
each engineer receives either from the funds OF his
sessment all the divisions, occasion may require,
the OF $50 month as long as he is on strike
Many suppose that the brotherhood is an insurance
company, and insurcs all Its members, but this
IS mistake. The primary object Of the
and not interfering with each other in Offering
work for lower wages. Such men, being those with.
quenty happens that on many roads. indeed probably
ALL there are good men ana true who never joined the
brotherhood, nY At tho same time ,v behave well
members Of the Brotherhood friendly but with the
tramping ''scab,' who smells strike aiar of and
rushes 1t 10 offer to work ut halt wages the Brother
hood engineer Is At war;
But after the Brotherhood had been established some
time an insurance department was started, which is
under the management OF the grand officers Of the
organization 1t is not very popular, as OF the many
thousands Of brothers, only 1850 have entered It,
and it may be termed side show OF tho Grand Divs-
ion. Into the insurance class any brother In good
standing who in good health may enter, aud II he Is
under thirty five years of age his entrance will
him So. while 1t he Is over Iorty he must pay 80
There are no dues, each assessment paying It's own
cost, and wnen any member of tho insurance class
dies cacn Of the remain NJ members Is called upon Tor
81, thus giving the widow for whom the assessment Is
made the sum OF $4,000, less u lew who may neglect
TO pay in their ~, generally about thirty members,
iections. There can be no DOUBT shat
TINS mode -, of ., insurance Is good one, and
Then there Is another class known as the "hea,th in
surancc. which has only lately been started and IS
do with the Grand DIVISION, though encouraged by IL,
and Is managed solely by each division that has
class for It's own benefit The dues are nothing unless
a member Is SICK aud the entrance lee 10 but fifty
Should one Of the members be SICK or chance
to be LAID up from injuries received at his work the
remaining members contribute twenty five cents each
week Tor benefit, aud the Tax is not felt except
half dozen or more OF the members happen TO DO laid
up Mt the same time. In u DIVISION OF seventy men
twenty i've cents each per week makes ST. 80 Tor The
man. which Is of great help in these days when
engineers are rule deprived Of their pay II absent
from duty Tor even day.
HOW STRONG ARE THE BRorHERHooD2
Without reference to the books ol the Grand Divs-
ion accurate knowledge OF the numerical strength
OF the brotherhood inlposs ble. An estimate Cali,
however. be formed on the basis or seventy men TO
zach DIVISION. This Is not excessive, many have
from 100 TO $50 members But putting 1t A. 20
and multiplying that by 192, winch Is the NUMBER Of
divisions shows That there ars at least l3 440 OF the
brethren. This Is low estimate the probability
beng that II Is below the actual count by g. 900
men. The Brotherhood have an official organ, known
The brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers Monthly
Journal is published 'by order Of the Grand In.
and L. b. Gleone. F. +. q. A. e." as is an M.
Cleveland Ohio The journal has been established ten
years and eight months. and Is 'devotcd TO the In
terests oil the locomotive department OF railroads."
1t gives variety OF reading matter, cons sting
orally Of short story or two bearing on some thrilling
incident III railroad life number OF small pieces OF
poetry and topics Tor the household, scientific de.
partment, which deals with improvements, new nven-
lions. NC, useiuI to the engineer and "rhe Road"
which IL department OF intelligent facts and STATS
tics relative TO the running OF engines ami trains In
general. Tho Correspondence" rs, however one of
tho leading features of the magazine Tor several pages
are devoted TO The views oil INDIVIDUAL WRITER'S who,
with more force than decacy Of language, give vent
10 their opinions
In the last number Of tho Journai-that for August
a correspondent writes on "Gowcn's Var Against the
brotherhood and says
What has brotherhood done merit the Of this
resist the encroachmcntso such unprncp!ed railroad
AMPLE Time To- see that the Brotherhood like Iismss
ghos1it viii not down at his bidding. i wiz be
nssnhcance VIXEN compared with Boss Gowen
Speaking OF Mr. Arthur tho chief Of the Order, tho
correspondent tnen says:
we have nam AZ our head Who Ike Jackson hns not
feared to take the responsibility OF acting the
required Yet you must not forget that our fear
less true hearted leader do nothing without
port Then let be patriotic enough TO raify his acts to
him money abundance and render him all the
sisiance that lies In power.
Another correspondent hastos to the rescue OF the
Order 10 Ieute scandals that about regarding
tho objects for whcn tho organization exists, and
says:-"ro refutc the ialschcods OF It's enemies II Is
only necessary 70 state that the objective point OF tho
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers Is arbitration,
and IN no case are the members oil the Order allowed
To strike without first using all means within their
power TO arbtrate and rest assured that whore
strikes have occurred because the railroad COM
panles refused TO arbitrate" ''Iho journu depart.
ment is devoted editorial paragraphs replies
respondents, legal opinions on points al issue, ex-
posures of Brotherhood men who have 'gonc back'
on the Order obituary notices OF deceased members,
aud, most important OF ALL certain special notices rc
ierrlng 10 members In arrears, admitted, suspended
and expelled. There are also acknOwlcdg mcnts from
engineers widows who have received their insurance
money, one being for the receipt OF $2,92l 30
anu another for 5000 "a. In tho SPECIAL