The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-25
THE STRIKE.
The Texas and Pacific
Railway Added to the
Long List.
So Far the Conduct of the Mar
shall Strikers Has Been
Admirable.
Moderation, Reason and Calm,
Deliberate Action CharaC-
terlzcS the Strike.
The Texas Central Road Keeps
an Anxious Eye South on
Corsicana.
The Strike In the Middle and Western
States Is Hourly Gaining In Strength
with the Speed of Jack In His
Seven League Roots.
The Mound City Men Say there is No Mid.
die Ground IT Is Either Absolute Vic.
tory or eat-Tho Issue SquareIy
Made and Clearly Defined
The Situation 0t Dallas Report, Ru.
mOrs and Facts.

mOrs and Facts.
Never since the time of the late lit
tie misunderstanding, has topic been
before the people which has 80 COM
plotely engrossed their attention, ~
the big strike now in operation among
the railroad men of the country. As
our dispatches give II full and succinct
account of the proceedings in other
places, we have only to treat with the
effects of this gigantic combination
against the railroads, rs 1t effects our
city and our section of the state. Yes
terday's issue foreshsdowed the events
which occurred to-day.
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Yesterday morning an order was
received ut the Texas and Pacific
depot here, not to receive any freight,
and the rumor was prevalent that
the Texas and Pacific company
had forestalled any attempt of its
employees to strike by stopping the
trains. In the morning two freight
trains went west 10 Fort Worth, and
about noon two trains came in from
the east, but they had been put In mo-
ton the night before, previous to the
inauguration OF the strike, which took
place at Marshall yesterday morning,
by the men refusing TO take out the
trains,
our reporter was called on by a
freight conductor of the Texas and
Pacific railroad and several of his
companions ut noon, who stated
that all they desired was fair repre-
sentation of facts. From this party Of
interviewers our reporter received the
following account: In substance, that
the men had not been paid for four
months that in June an order had
teen Issued cutting down the pay Of
all the employees, except the section
hands, ten per cent; that two and II
half years ago freight conductors re-
ceived four dollars per day, now they
receive three dollars. Brakesmen for.
mery got two dollars and twenty-five
cents, and now they get one dollar aud
eighty cents. The wages, they said,
as rule, are better down here than in
the east, but the cost Of living IL much
greater; brakemen have to pay tUen-
~ five cents per meal and and lodging,
which is a dollar a day, thus Leaving
them but eighty cents to keep their I
families and clothe them that the !
company has not paid up In so long,
that the men are suffering; that man |
could quit and get his money, buff he |
did the company would not employ him |
again; that Tom Scott, jr attempted to
leave Marshall on a special train yester-
day, but was prevented by the strikers,
who made him "A proposition which he
telegraphed to his father Whether 1t
will be accepted or not 10 yet to be
learned
Our reporter then visited Agent
Whiteman, aud told him that he hal
received the statement NJ several rail-
road men, aud won .ike TO get
statement from hi % Agent White
man replied that he lad none to make,
Numerous persons pplied at the Office
during the day {, learn II they could
ship ship freight, but II was uniformly |
rejected. No freight trains were
made up in Dallas yesterday or left,
except those in motion at the time of
the strike, aud II is impossible to tell
when the embargo will be lifted.
THE rcuyros AND TEXAS CENTRAL !
RAILROAD.
Our reporter paid a visit, also, to the !
agent Of the above road, and made in.
quiiies Of him regarding the feeling
Of the employers Of that line.
The agent states that so far all is
harmony, the men being all at work,
and no obstruction Of any kind met
With. The company are not receiving
freight for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road, but are taking It for all
local points north and south and also
for the gulf steamers. He did not up.
prehend any trouble. The pay car