, 1877-07-25
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
TALK WITH MR, TUCKER.

Tho chief point OF lntcreRt on tho Eonth Stde
was. Of course. tie Union Depot ana tts belong
inys, whcrc rome 200 men were employed In load
ing and unloading cars and moving The SAME In and
out.
At 0 o'clock tue freight men on the Illinois Cen.
tsa1 who work In and around tho yards quietly
sloppcd work. They are the srltehmsn aua help.
ers VINO mako up tho sssina. numboung about
twcnty ayo: thu labscrs who handle freight in ta6
frcIght.houacs. numbering nbout loo, and tho men
who pick assort, anA stDrc tho freight in tic cars
s,t.ku by 4 Delegation iron, The Michigan Ceptra.
.. stateA ab3yo. Tits alrlkc whs orderly. HNa tho
men exhibited no iil'd'pos'sion, sass In e1cep.
Shortly aises ocioclt the switehmen and other
On IT, a Iosa ~ A. a. 'n,.ia! S ~ wa{ called
asnecr tu,ns IN the ynts at tho foot of Lake irrct
10 Join ths.n. ont tho lstter Eetnsea to do 70,
snT sonsa e. so: " ca t:r
superintendent. Though thay number only ten
On s'i ths % 6ssins.oa ! Vaiasy liz iinoI. Centtss
the Michigan Central, md Tho Baltimore s 0hlo,
tet al o. which toss hsy ~ make sn t,a"s @4sn
hnaulA!ng !iudo stalcn!snt 10 ths latter showing
that II the forucr should stop. not ony would tho
vesM ue delayed: Ths ;;i .t5!ksI. therefore o
'r srixc md viii viii not do % unles. eon!pellsa
bY Inc eouorat nn,semenf. preylon. 70 July thssu
tIsy no% vet ISL. Wills thcif helpers. who did sct
Ttha d. sston taken by thu freight mtn wa. tho
| informal appointment, ~ general consent, Of
delegation Of four. tfo ths sw'tchtncn aud tfsin-
makers, IN cali upon ....
JosErM TUCKER, MASTER or Transportation,
and ascertain whether way, could uoi he rrslnrru.
The5 soui,d Mr. Tucker IN bis oitco y half ,ast y.
!Io received tl.cn pleasantly. and TALKED - them
ae.sl Is sus.otaiis sni like men. Besides these.
thcts WAY plesent MT. Thot1as Tustn lle locsl
ssEt az Hs h ~ al ay ut ty
tion, not exteDdin: to other employees. hay been
made in theit pnv. and they felt That Injustice had
aeesease It. T. .aisry. They haS been called ppoa 10
joln tn tha general strike, .asa they nuw wancd to
rasss Se 9Sets The,
nj Ieason 10 give the ot1cr strksrs tos not Joining
then,. md % woald 30 iofeedinso % tlu tsssli :.
10 500; ior helpers, from ss1 e 81, The hsI3cr:
osasd e H ns III aaa psaa
moru than tho day men. their duties 9c'ng mare
dangerous. For Instance. one 9s tho dsiesatSsop,; !;
sesa . sss 10 r. I'd sSsfs1 Jay s
It'll Received s.: nors Than the DIV men. tlne .!
he ogmtes helper !hs toss g 81 e., aad asd
Si1 5sss!:tSf q sssSj 49, been reduced '''' '"'
The delegation claimed that lhese reductions bad
hcen made "nty On the nsn they represented aho
| Nh TUGKNR EXPLAINED
that It was = mistaken idea llai unequal reduction
leaving them undssarbe!. lIc could psess what is
4ad, aud slucsrxly hoped TIN ,len would not ut:
sure tbey would admit, had always dralt falFly win
r. muu Ne called upon IT, Tastsn 10 su,san ia NJ nm
inside July /, and Ar. Tustin. replied thai tA
fteight.house iabuse1s, who had oesn EctelviH
81 =, per aar, ~ th4t time wefo reduced to a. ~
aud the nleA who loaded tbs cars from 81. 10 Il
$l.1u.
Sir. Tucker then talked 1t some length in pacih
'sna advisory manner. liz explained that n lh
! IMy wsts restored ~ thsss uLet It would justlfy
sfMliaf den,sad By all ulher en1pboJss. liz gay
hS txu'es ~ shaw that xtthY ~ pAs. 4. u,on1l.
aud that tho stock holders, wha had been hu,dlu;
their shsfss at ~ could nov hold than Mt only III
such bsnx lbs cAse. VS. Inevitable that Lhs Con-
psny should cpt down its expsnacs. They lad ~
duccd ths salaries Of tbs officials - well ~ u lh
men, mud 1t wal all m even thing. lie wl!lin
10 4axnra tic men that aYe1y 0nicaE In tho COmpAp