The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-20
competing roads. This is notorious

competing roads. This is q notorious
b fact.
Secondly, 1t practices no humanity
towards its employees, such Is is done by
ali other roads; but looks upon
them more in the light
of slaves than treemen, and
extends no courtesies or kindnesses 70
them, such as passes 10 go anywhere over
the road, unless on the compsnys bust
ness.
The result OF this discriminating IN
humanity is to engender bad feelings
among the operatives OF the road to-
wards it, and everything they do IS done
under protest and without any heart In
it. This relation between the company
and its employees inficts Al lncalculable
injury on the company. This ill-teelIng
is not alone confined tp the employees, but
permeates itself through all Glasses, and
over all contiguous roads. 1t exerts n tre-
mendous Influence for EVIL against the
road everywhere, and is ore OF the
heaviest weights that 1t carries now. 1t
is passing strange that il has not made
this discovery ere this
Not only are passes denied TO en-
ployes, but none are ever Issued to the
PATROLS OF the road such az merchants
except to stock men only. Not so on
other roads. They all issue passes and
supplementary tickets to all eastern and
western merchants and trades doing bus
mess on their lines. These men have
great influence among the people where
"A k,,e nd hat
huencc in behalf OF the road thus favor
ing them. Herein is their pelicy, mar
row, niggsrdly, and opposed to the best
interests of their road, and against the
rules, ideas, and habits of the enIight.
ened day in which we live.
To b. success al ia any kind OF bust
ness we must be just, generous and
liberal. No person or road can succeed
without them. In order to see how the
b. u o K. K Co. are appreciated by the
pubic 1t is on " necessary 10 go to Chicago
Ill where the great competing lines start
for the east, ard then You will discover
livery readily. Their passenger trains
a-e full and number many cars too. The
b u o. often comes out of Chicago W tn
out passenger. There must be n reason
+ = this. The fare Is the same. The b.
" o. is the shortest line. What is the
matter with the road? None so blind, but
those That won't see.
A few more observations, and | will
conclude this already protracted review
OF the policy OF the B. X o. Railroad
Company.
Most Nil the employees on the BAti
more and Ohio road are making rom
quarter TO half and threc-quarter time.
One. half OF the entire number are not
making half time, and add to this the
he IVY reduction. and what will the men
have left.
The l.. 5. road, the &. g. q. u |. and
a. other roads, who nave made reduc-
ton, allow their men TO make full time,
and they are al drawing higher wages
since they were cut than the Baltimore
an Ohio paid theirs before this last cut.
Their passenger conductors got 800 per
month. Gu ut the rate of S75 per month;
they are now getting $50, ours between
500 and $50 per month. One hundred
miles is days work on their road, and
1870 miles days work on ours.
See the ditierenCe
Where is your humanity, your justice
Mr. Garrett, in your policies towards
your employees? Your conduct has NJ
ready stained your road with the blood OF
yonr down trodden and oppressed laborer
A, your hands will be required the blood
o all those unfortunate men. Why not
see the signs OF the times and &C. sccor l.
ingly? JUSTICE.
July 20, 1877.