St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-06
How the Minnesota & Northwestern was
Ohristened by the Officials of
That Line.
Rough Times on the Canadian Pacific
An Account of How the Laborers
are Paid Off.
An Advance on Fruit Rates from
Portland to st. Paul Likely to
Stop Shipments.
Joint Western Classification Revised
BY the Union Pacific and Kansas
State Laws.
Scenes at the Front.

An agent employed by contractor at
work on the Rocky Mountain division of
the Canadian Pacific line arrived in st,
Paul Saturday from the front, and will pro-
ceed to Chicago and other Eastern cities in
quest OIL men to do rock work. He reports
thaC the men employed there now are
greatly dissatisfied with the irregularity of
their pay and threaten almost daily to 90
on strike. and undoubtedly would if they
were ahead enough to hold out for any
length OF time. Their board they are sure
OF now, which would be denied them were
they 10 carry their threats into effect The
pay roll IS made up at the end of the
month. 1t Is then sent to Ottawa, looked
over there, and then generally vouchers
maze out for each individual. The vouch-
ers are then sent to the head men, who
give each man his check. But thew
cannot get itcaShed there, but have to 90 to
different places for their pay, and month
or more IS generally required before they get
IT, ms way OF doing business has induced
many spectators to go out there, and they
do big business for the Canadian Pacific
company, for virtually these SPECTATORS
are sent there by the management of the
road. After the men receive their vouchers
they nave so much trouble before thew Sc
sure their deserved wages that they are
PLEASED TO sell them to these spectators at
a discount of from 10 to 25 per cent. The
men are getting tired of this, though, and
the prospects are that they will not submit
to 1t much longer. They appear to realize
that 1t would be a splendid time to
strike, as the company is bent on
having the eastern and western di-
visions connected before or by Oct. 1.
On the west side of the Rockies affairs are
IN worse condition than they are on the
eastern. A great many Chinese laborers
are being imported, and are set to work as
soon as they arrive where construction is
going on. They work very cheapIy, and
White men cannot live for what they ge,
rich on. The result of this is that things
are IN an uproar all the time. There are
plenty of saloons around with supplies of
the worst quality of rotgut whisky, which
sets man wild by taking an adult dose.
AS soon as a number of the men whose
wages have been reduced get little too
much Of it they wage war against the Chi
nese, and quite frequently one of the Celes-
tlals is either carved to death or riddIed with
buckshot. Then the murderous white men
go back to their tents and nothing more is
said of it. The sheriff is generally a saloon
keeper, and simply for the show of it will
make a few inquiries after the body is
found, but the life of one of the heather is
regarded of so little account that the affair
Is allowed to drop. This agent does not
believe that the line will be completed be-
fore Dec. 1, or possibly not until January,
though Oct. is the time set for its COM
pletiOn by the company.