Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
RACKET ON TIE ROAD.
The Committee OF Grievance Arrives
and WillDiscuss the Obnoxious
Rules With the u. u. OIL.
Cials-NItnor Items,

Yesterday, in rursu'nce of the plans
adopted by tie Brother God OF Locomo.
tive Engineers, the representatives of the
local grievance committees of each divi-
sion of the Union Pacific road arrived In
Omaha. Their object Is to confer with
the Union Pacific officials with reference
to the proposed adoptionot the new rules
and to determine by amicable agreement
whe her or not certain rue, in the new
card, specially obnoxious to the EN-.
ployes generally, can be abrogated. The
names of the representatives are as fol-
lows: Mark Murphy, Evanst n; Robert
G. McMurphy and Harry Quick, Kansas
City. (of The Kansas Pacific rcad); Geo.
w. Woman. N rth Platte; N. U Hail,
P. J. McGil, Denver; John Kitlstt,
Shoshone; Thomas j. Reid, Cheyenne;
Isaac Hernou, Shoshone, Dan Bree.,
Laramie. The representatives were In
formally met at the morning Denver train
by local members of the Brothe rhood and
escorted to the Millard and Cozz.n
hotels.
The commi' tee YVES unable to c,pfsr
with Mr.. Galloway, that gentleman being
abse mt in Toront,, Canada. Mr.. Smith,
to wever, met tn, III, in sn Unofficial ca.
pacity, and inf ,rmed them that on behalf
of the c)mpany he extended them every
assn Iau that no eff, TT would be spared
to reach a satisfactory and amicable set
Element. Another meeting may be held
to-day, at which it is probable some steps
wi be taken toward a solution of the
Difficult as. Mtst of the committee pur-
su, an unflinching policy of silence on the
subject of their plans and grievances, and
refuse t unbosom theme Yes IN that q
any HI dred subjec'. A BEE repnt +,
however, engaging in CONVEX alton a mem
Der of the local order, gained a genera
ide. of the p lily which it has bee de
termined TO ADOPT.
"The poiut is Just this," said he; eve
q t, get at q solution of this diff
Guilty In the easiest ard rla neat and mott
satisfactory tanner possibls, We shall
not go b,fjre the company WITH fe elings
# sggresslveness or with a desire for
blood and victory at any cost, be what it
msy.' We shall define our grisvsr css
and desires In a ann If calm ~eEplant-
ton and logic. We shall expect toe
Union Pacific Railroad company to treat
US In the came way, and view our re
quests In a common sense light. Then
We shall wait conclusions. If the COM
pany rsfute US our Just and reason alba
requests We will be begin to think of
methods t, secure our rights, and not
TIL then, But | want to say that l be-
lieve that the mat er has been so plainly
and thoroughly discussed, and the con.
clusions arrived at so general y agresd
upon and go satitfatt tory, that III case Of
extreme necessity, the men will be Ieidy
for equally ext e measures; In other
words, the fight will be q long and bitter
one."
The question of the adoption of the
obnoxious rules is one most important.
and II that has attracted general atten.
ton, not only in local and western railway
circles, but throughout the United States.
The result of the confer, nee will be
awaited with the greatest interest.
PoTPoURRI.
Superintendent S. T. Smith, of the
Union Pacific, has returned from Dsovsr.
Mr.. d E. Cornell, general agent of the
passenger aud ticket apartments of the
Unicn Pacific railway, Is absent in To.
peks.
The Nebrl.ka Creamery association
has contra ted With the managers of this
Union Pacific system Of hotels for tn,
entire supply of butter to BIS used BY
them during the ensuing yelr.
The b. a NJ. surveyors returned Il
HOldrsge last Friday and ste now run
ming another liAe northwest. The PEG
Pile out that way are jubi'ant over thu
pr respect Of get i'm a rsilrosd, and W
hope they may.-H 'ld'ege Nugget.