The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-25
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and the Central Vermont
Railroad.
IRELAND. Anil 81. 1877.

RUTLAND, April 81, 1877.
Editor Rutland Globe Il notice in your
paper of the Gath inst. ''that the Central
Vermont railroad has made a verbal re-
quest of all its engineers to withdraw from
the organization known as the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers"
1t is true that Mr.. N. L. Davis, verbally
ddCised the engineers employed on the Rut-
land division of the Central Vermont rail
road to withdraw from said organization.
The penalty for not complying with this
advice () would be to have their ''heads
shaved off, just as smooth"
Not that the management has ever suf-
fered in the least from the said organiza-
tlon, but on the other hand have been bene-
fitted, as the Brotherhood have given them
sober, steady men, ready at all times to
perform the duties devolving upon engin-
GERS. They have quietly submitted 10 re-
auctions in pay, with a slight increase of
duties, and in some cases an increase of
one weeks extra work 10 each month.
In January last the engineers, irrespect-
i've of the organization, in q manly man.
ner sought and obtained and interview
with Gov. Smith, who received them
at his Office in st. Adams, and were
then and there informed by him that the
managers of the line between Chicago and
Boston had combined to reduce the pay of
the engineers, and he could not increase
their pay, upon which they quietly returned
to work and have continued to the present,
and are now quietly informed by MIR.
Davis that they NUT withdraw or get out
of the brotherhood, or have their 'heads
shaved off just as smooth" thus depriving
them of an insurance OF $4,000 on their
life at an annual cost of II per cent. and
81. 900 accidental, or both, and 1t does not
take II single moment from the time for
which the management pay, neither does it
interfere with the discipline.
Would it not be well for Mr.. Davis to
take the matter home, for a little time, and
resign his position as water commissioner,
as it necessarily interferes with his duties
as master mechanic, for be must devote
some OF the time for which the manage
ment pay for, to fully perform the duties
OF water commissioner and at the same
time ask Mr.. Mark s.. Richardson to also
resign as water commissioner, as he must
necessarily absent himself from the COM
psny's shop also request Mr.. Page and
Mr.. Tyler to resign as trustees also, all
men employed by them who are members
OF the fire department, as they must neces-
earily absent Themselves upon an alarm of
fire, thereby causing the management to
pay for time devoted to other purposes.
On the other hand the company have never
paid their engineers and had them attend
ing to the business of the Brotherhood.
One thing more for the Brotherhood, the
organization has never, in a single instance,
been the aggressor.
/ do not intend to enter into a newspaper
controversy over the matter, for l claim
the management have the undoubted right
to employ each aud every person they may
choose, and establish such rules and regu.
lations as may best serve their interest, but
il simply being members of an organiza-
cation that is striving in every manly man.
ner possible to elevate themselves and as
sist the managers in a cheerful manner to
success is a crime, then accepting positions
OF trust like water. commissioner and select
mar Of the town which necessarily takes
time belonging to the management is more
of a crime, and should not be tolerated.
If the officers above mentioned would
do justice to themselves and to the railroad
management they would resign at once,
and the vacancies might be filled at the
village meeting to be held this afternoon,
thereby saving considerable talk among ;
BROTHERHOOD MEN.