, 1881-08-23
PROGRESS OF the Switchmen's Strike on
Tho New York, Lake Erie
& Western.
Tho Movement to Become General
When the Men Are Stuff.
oiently Organized.
Cheerful Signs OF n nfg Passenger War
DetMcon Eastorn and Western
Roads.
Slow Progress IN tho Attempt to fix Up
the Missouri River Pool
Troubles
r., N. Arthur, Grand Chtof Of Tho Brother.
hood OF Locomotive Engineers,
Doprecales Strike.

h0od OF L0c0m0uve Enaaneef5,
Duprecales slrlkc.
4 SUIT TO bREA1z UT POOLING.
Spftfat Dispatch TO Tns chtedoo ntbune.
SrntxaFlELp, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Messrs.
Talncrs, Robinson s. Shut to-day filed In
tho Sangarnun County Circuit Court Nil i'll
formation In equity IN the na,nu Of the
Acknowledgement aid on behalf Of tho peo-
p!o of the State Of illinois agatnst tila CHI
ergo t. Alton Railroad Company, tho Wig
gins Ferry Company, the Madison County
Ferry Company, and the 81. Louis nrdgu
Company s. Tunnel lsailroatl. The object of
this bill Is to break up tho pooling arrnngu-
mcnts between the Chicago Il Alton md the
other companies named, whereby tlo st.
Louis Bridge. Company Il Tunnel
Railroad transport NIL the passengers
and freight Of the Chicago II Al
toll across the Mississippi 1llver at
st. Louis, tho (gross earnings being poolod
and divided between tile companies nlell-
tloncl abDvc.
Tho bill gives q full history Of the organi-
zation Of ali the companies to Oo affected by
tho result Of this suit, together with the vnrl-
GUS agreements madc between them prior to
tho pooling arrangement that IL HOW sought
ments WIS ,liatte between the Chicago IL
Alton aud the WigRns FERRY Company April
IS, 1864, Under Which 1t WINS covcnanted
and agreed that tic Chicago Il al
toll would always employ tho Wig
gins Ferry Company to transports Its
passengers and freight across the Mississippi.
III March, 1st5u, tic Chicago l. Alton inntft MI
ngracnlent With tic NIudison County Ferry
Company, whereby discrimination WIS to be
ll;,Iu Ill favor uf the Madison Ferry Canl-
pnny, which latter agreement WIS mada
more binding by another entered into III
July, 1867. Under these arrangements tbs
Chicago II Alton Itond wns to selNl Its freight
and passengers ncr0ss the river Mt Venice, n
station ot, the road, via the ferries Ut the
Madison County, Ferry Company, After
the consolidation Of the st. Louis Hrilge
Company MMl tho Tunnel Railroad Of
st. Louis Ind bcen effected under the
name Ut tho st. Louis Bridge Company l.
Tunnel railroad Ut st. Louis, Nil agreement
was n,ntto betwuen tile Ch!cago j. Alton Rail
road Company and tho Consolidated Com
many IN May, 1850, undur which tho Rrfdga
Company was to transport over tic Bridge
u Tunnel Isallroad al! persons and property
ncross the Mississippi River coming II, and
eohlg from the Chicago j. Alton Nallroad.
Unler this latter arrangement the Chicago Il
Alton does not run It's passenger and freight
=. l4 ~, ~ "sut.'ao y. wv .ou ~ wv
Gnss 'a'. o. LoTas' .1 ont on!y IMns 'Ie!n ~ 10 n
MS II IL alleged III the BILL the people are pre-
h,,.hs w,.n1s ,o osr ~ ~, n,,nr n.us
byhs Wisglns torIS Et I1e poollnE arEn.'ge- e.
Bridge Company was the result of n contract
.u,,,tla ttny IL 1854 11n,1ar t1ts nrrNn, ~ +
tha tronyicrring NJ frairht anT nasssmncrs
no .,' " 4iu's"e aiIu p"sso!'su1a
gross earnings derived therefrom to be
equally divided, and tho gross earnings to
constitute a pool to consist Of ali tho reye.
nuns t,orivad fron, tha sn',,.r,,e ai,o,," s,..oI
f 4 Wns TURNER m stfpn,'1sca tnas certain rates
enTtt rHn ~ u!a!nEtanf3n. H., ,rt,.
,,,t uno !nIoTnatlon t n!eH oy Ine People, Ater
~ sSssMs Icy, esa aaess; aHeges Maf inner
.'nmatots ~, as & aoI .lalspniuMii9n nGtoss 4o
re,,ats tae rates have been larely increassd: @ The
ass M ,cGmplalnt ti; Sle u, te bill y as te
15aiir, 1p5eimiace, s!nt!oh on M the CnlcnEo Y Alton
thf'itioau' hfoaisau' wn,cii II aAo Le lern,ia9 OF te
aiS9 iaaoI Ill., toany a tssefy ts Lonpamy, ~ ts r.
Ghicae~o ~ Xlts1 NJ Will, lie BtldRs 81 is
Rairoa!F ,n[;ssr ,.,f.:t, rsEsS er,, StMs o
ss yn.srtt aor tne tIanioe ot messengers aai
;s Soaty ut 'ss Fsrry yS ps Dsaa srsaty j!
70 l Their e., dsastva,tnge: hat u Is alsS alcscl
t,n. w leason " 81 tlle ial'are 2! tie Cn.cagoN
n,s ~ a.sis pr0ger @ 1nea!t1es u EAst St.
70 takeIi ncross tia river by tho Bridge d.
1Millcl Nal!IoNu. ,.....
,,,, no tsop!e complain .aat un.ser tho opern-
ut,t' Mo VI ticso sovtfaa aEIeenaetlts. ana es!A-
eia CIV nrIvd iu1 poo.s sns nta aIrtahgGllom!. tney