The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-29
THE HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL
IN THE EMERGENCY

IN THE EMERGENCY
That tho pay ear Is u tolorably sure
preventative as well a. sure care for
railroad strikes, the Houston aud Texas
Central has most perfectly demons
suatod, This great corporation has ear
ded itself through tho present troubles
most admirably, The wise business
foresight ol Commodore Morgan, in
every enterprise Of his life. Is apparent
in the management Of the Central ever
since the road has passed under hi, con,
ro, bat more particularly Is this true
Of the present crisls which the road hus
pussed through with So much credit 10
the management Oncul Morgans dis
lingushinp traits, IL his Just and cor
rect estimate Of men, sure indication
of genius, whether we find II affecting
war or business Morgan chooses his
Buporintcndcns and assistants M Ma,
polcon did his marshals not for blood
OF lineage, but simply in consideration
Of their ability to serve efficiently in the
spheres whero they are placed The
benefit to him and the road a.
well ~ Texas, of the wise selections is
made very clear From Mr. Jordan
down through the list embracing Mr.,
Swanson, Major Waldo, Major Quinlan
and many others, We find not only first
rate ability, but that liberal and intelli>
gent apprehension Of the rights and in.
tcrcsts of others as affected by their
road, from which the best results have
already flowed and are further prom.
Used for the future
When the employees of this road, sym
pothi2ing naturally with their brethren
north and east, began TO exhibit signs
of disquict, the authorities wisely in
yitod them to headquarters for free
mconstaincd conference, They in,
ytcd the fullest statement Of grieve
anccs, and when that was made, rccogo
niling the justice Of the demand and
the reason and good sense rs well as
excellent behavior of the men, they at
once compromised, and the public in
tcrcsis are not made to suffer
by reason Of delay or illiberality
on the part of the management,
We do not touch the cause of
the mcipient strike which produced this
result, only to say rs we have before
said, that the men on the Central had
less immediate cause for the step than
those of any other road where strike
has been organized since the trouble
began The present management Of the
road cannot be made responsible for
the faults and short comngs Of the old
and with the exception OF the ten per
cent reduction in April, and the short
allowance of hands ON the trains, which
was continued, the men have had absn-
lutely no cause of complaint We felt
the utmost confidence that when rca>
sonable demand was decently made,
the company would listen to it and act
upon it promptly, 1t is source of
sincere qualification to Us that we have
read both parties correctly.
In promptly making this reasonable
accommodation, the road and its ems
ployes have both served the
interests Of the public prop
erly and are entitled to the pub,
lie gratitude and confidence The ex,
ample set by the management and the
employees of the Central in this respect
ought to- and no doubt win have de,
cided influence with other roads in the
state, but more particularly the Texas
and Pacific
We feel the utmost confidence that il
the matter is left with Colonel Noble
for adjustment, he will settle it in u
manner perfectly satisfactory to all
concerned, If the Texas and Pacific
resumes business now promptly, Texas
will have come out of the present labor
revolution comparatively unhmt but if
the settlement be delayed for even a
week or ten days, tho road or its EN-.
ployes, or both, will have inflicted m
injury wellnigh irreparable.