Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-18
TIE SETTLEMENT OF IT.

In the matter OF tno tecent oihSuhy
induced by the action OF the Mechanics
Union against Thomas Clarke. q Of
the engineers OF the Virginia and
Truckss Railroad, the NEws recon-
msnded, as the most practical solution
OF tho difficulty. that the Union dissolve
all connection with those engineers. or
their association. as an outside issue
with which they had nothing to do.
The main interest Of the Union lies In
the regulation Of their own wages and
employment in Storey county. and they
we're not necessarily called upon to ex.
tend their influence to any great extent
ON the outside In this matter OF the rail-
road engineers. whose sphere OF useful.
ness extends through two or three adj
joining counties. The News still enter
taips the same opinion. The trouble
has been properly compromised and will
be finally settled satisfactorily all around.
The engineers themselves were to blame
In the arst instance for hastily applying
for and securing the influence OF the
Mechanics Union when they felt that
their wages were not adequate for the
increased service performed instead OF
personally representing the facts and
merits Of the case to the railroad man.
agsment. It Is always better to consult
together before calling upon the intiu.
ence or assistance Of outsiders. As the
case now stands. II looks as though the
Brothsrhood Of Locomotive Eoginsers.
to which all these engineers belong. will
be the element which Is to interfere
and make o anal settlement Of the mat
ter to tho satisfaction Of all concerned.
A reporter Of the Reno Journal. having
interviewed o member Of the Brother.
hood. gives q considerable amount Of
interesting information obtained In the
matter. from which We extract the fol.
lowing:
Shortly after the V. 4 T. made Its
change in tho running Of trains last May
soma Of the employees became dissatisfied
with certain arrangements, and . meeting
vss called for the purpose Of discussing
these grievances. At this meeting 10 was
found that the prices paid engineers were
not In proportion. For instance. the en-
gineers who doubled" between Carson
and Virginia were working nearly four.
teen hours per day and received only $3.50
per month. and tho engineers on the
through freight trains. making one round
trip per day, were allowed $3.50 per month.
for twenty.six days, aud extra for Sundays.
There were . few other grievances, n .
committee was appointed to wait upon
Superintendent Yerington and ask redress.
This committee had an idea that Yerington
might Tweed them with well, what are
You going to do about itf" and the com.
mittee thought II best to 60 with a. much
authority a. possible, 90 they procured the
establishment Of . branch Mechanics'
Union In 0rmsby county. and. clothed
with its authority. backed by that OF
Storey and Lyon. made tho demand upon
Yerington for the remedy OF the evils.
Yerington complied. though at heart he
probably did not like interference from
the Union. Matters ran along. and all OF
the engineers except Tom Clarke became
members Of tho Mechanics Union. Clarke
was requested to Join. but refused. stating
that he had n fault to fnd with anybody.
Finally. out came the proclamations. and
Clarke still refused to Join, declaring that
he would run his engine, appealing to the
laws Of his country for protection. TIT
result 10 well known
just about this time tho Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers took . hand In this
matter. A special meeting OF this division
was called and held at Wsdsworth. and IL
was decided that either the members OF
the brotherhood employed on the v. a I.
r. r. should withdraw from the Meehan-
ics' Union. or be expelled from the Broth.
erhood. This Was. in eject. saying that
no man could serve two masters, and the
Brotherhood claimed prior rightand juris.
diction over locomotive engineers. This
decision had an important bearing upon
the case. Expulsion from the Brother
hood meant . "blaek ball" oil over the
United States. and the engineers found
themselves In . tight place, because the
Nechanics' could neither keep them on
VIC We q. As VI bct tuem ehhPios
where. The Mechanics, OF course. would
not back down. insisting while they need
not belong to their Union. . branch Of the
Brotherhood should be established In Car
son. This is, as We understand 10. the
agreement between the Mechanics and the
Railroad Company. and Tom Clarke has
been laid OF until the branch Is estab-
lished. which will DO done In about ten
days. a. application has been made by tele.
graph TO the Grand Chief Engineer for the
necessary papers.
We will here state. as . further piece OF
news that the salary Of all engineers on
tho v. 4 T. r. r. range from siG5 to $50
per month. That's . pretty good salary.
TEE London correspondent Of q Liv-
erpool newspaper says: "The papers