Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-30
ADVERTISEMENT.
HALL OF MECHANICS Union OF
SToaEY COUNTY, NEv., :
hd.nb 81 1904

the Virginia and Truckee railroad and the Me
chanics' Union of Storey county, in which
is stated "npon the authority of gentlemen
in position to know, and who are most in
terested ia the af@ir, that the assertion mad
| by the President of the Mechanics Union t.
IL Chronicle reporter TO the effect that Mr.
| Yerington had not kept his part of the agree
ment in the Tom Clarke affair was unit, so. :"
Now, as the Enterprise is anxious that al
| may have thorough knowledge of the situa
ton, it IS proper hat the facts should be stated
as they exist, and to this end the Mechanics
Union deems ii advisable to publish the
agreement in question, in order that the pub
lie may Judge whether the assertion be true
or false:
This agreement, made and entered into this
18th day of August, A. d. 1879, by and be
tween &. NJ Yerin. ton, Of Carson C;ty, New
superintendent Of the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad, party Of the first part, a. A. f.
Mackav. Stephen Wilkin and others, of Viz
glnia City, Storey county, New, members OF
the Mechanics Union of Storey county, and
acting for and in behalf of said Union, parties
Of the second part.
Witnesseth That the parties hereto stipu-
late and agree, each with the other, to accept
as basis (for all mechanics and engineers,
except locomotive engineers) the hours of
labor and compensation therefor as set forth
in the constitution and rules of the Mechanics
Union OF Storey county, party of the second
part.
And it is further agreed that Fl. n Yer
lngton, Superintendent of the Virginia and
Iruckee Railroad, party OF the first part, viii
not interfere with, nor oppose, the Mechanics
Union, party "[ the second part, in its require
ments that all mechanics and engineers COM
ing within the limits of Storey county. shall
become members Is q Mechanics Union, nor
will he counsel CT assist IL any manner oppo-
sition to such requirements.
And Id also further stipulated and agreed bv
the parties of the second part. in behalf of
the Mechanics Union, that upon the estab-
Ilshment of n Division of the Brotherhood of
L connective Engineers at Carson City or vi
cInlty, having jurisdiction over the locomotive
employed on the Virginia &
lruckee railroad, it will grant Withdrawal
cards to all the locomotive eng ineers desiring
them upon the presentation of card of mem
bership Of the brotherhood, and thereafter |
the Mechanics Union will recognize a card of |
Engineers as sufficient in lieu Of card from |
4 Mechanics Union.
Nor viii the Mechan;c's Union of Storey |
county elect to meE: bership any nonresident
locomotive engioeer while in the employ of |
he Virginia Il Truckee Railroad Company
turing the continuance of such Division Of |
he Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at
larson or vicinity.
And it is further stipulated and agre ed that,
bending the establishment of a Division OF
he brotherhood of Engineers at Carson City
IT vicinity, all engineers not members must
make Application for mem0' r5hlp to Me
hanics' Union or be Withdrawn from the rail
Dad.
This agreement was placed in the hands of
williamson, who was witness to it, and in
ccordance with its conditions Clarke was
'lthdrawn from the road on the 14th of
ugust, 1879. But the establishment of
at Carson proved to be more
ltfi cult matter than Mr.. Yeringtsn appre-
ended, and he failed to get things into line
soon as he had anticipated; and in direct
collation. of the specific terms of agreement he
laced Clarke back upon the road on the 9th
}larke) had even made an application to be
,me member of the Brotherhood Division
Carson, and which application was not then y
ade until Mr. Yerington's attention was ,
lied to the terms of the contract.
That Clarke was blackb.iIed by his associate .
gineers is not at all strange to any one CEN
rsant with the facts, but this matter is in no
~ chargeable to the Mechanics Union, and
2 denounce the insinuation as utterly false
ID without foundation.
1t will be observed that there is no prsvis- c.
q in the agreement for such a contingency, G.
r did Mr.. Yerington desire any, saying he a.
,uld see that his wishes were complied with d
the men should leave the road; and because b
su dared to act as free white men they had ci
leave road, and, as was their dut,, sur. tt
ndered the charter when its provisions could Ell
longer be complied with. W
That Mr.. Clarke was charter member of T.
3 Division at Carson is quite improbable, as nj
had not Withdrawn from the Division at
and although the Carson Di-
ion had been established some time prior,
Clarke was actually running on the road,
did not make application for admission La
til the 14sh day of November, and then O,
" after it had been shown conclusively to 90
acknowledged by Mr.. Yerington that
.rke was running in violation of the agree &c
nt Such are the facts in the Clarke case. an
The ULion does not dictate to Mr.. Yering. gi,
IA, oil h.. l