The Osceola times., 1886-05-01
HOW 1T LOOKS NOW

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ospy Rcsumr..rurning the Tables On the
knights.
ST.. LOUIS, Aprills.-Mr, HoNie's posi-
lion in regard TO arbitration, as stated IN /
his letter to the citizens arrangement. ,
committee, has made the prospects o' /
any good being accomplished ny me
citizens in that direction very diScour' [
aging. to say the least. Mr.. n. q. Nelson
a member of She citizens portion OF the
proposed arbitration committee was seen
by reporter yesterday and questioned
a. to the outlook.
81 have little hopes for 4 successful
arbitration of the difficulty" he said
"especially since the letter from MT
Hoxie was received"
"Ilave You received any replies from
the notices sent the resident direetorSg
eve have received replies from two OF
themn
"Are they At all encOuragingf'
ain regard to these replies we have
thought II best not TO make them public
at present, as it might be premature.
when we have received replies from the
other directors we will hold meeting OF
our committee and the arrangement COM
mittee, when the replies Of the directors
will be laid before the latter, aud they
can do with them MS they see 1T. can
say this much, however, that | stlli do
not think the prospects encouraging
"What do you think of MIR. lloNie's
statement that the railways comprising
the Southwestern system are now in fail
opcraton?"
al am not prepared to say any thing In
regard to the resumption OF tptllc on the
Southwestern system. II this were the
only point to be gained, and, as Mr. HoNie
seems to think, there was nothing nut
plain sailing before them, then he might
be right. But he should remember that
the strike is not over yet. THIS commit
tee on arbitration was not appointed sim
ply to secure the resumption of trailic,
but to endeavor to settle the difficulties
between the railroads and the strikers for
the best interests OF both sides. II the
railroads will not appoint their portion OF
the committee, of course IL all amounts
to nothing"
The resident directors OF the Missouri
Pacific and kon Mountain roads TO whom
the notices were sent were Messrs. r. =.
Hayes, Il. C.. KercnS, r. j. Lakeland aud
Geo. W. Allen. Mr.. Nelson did not feel
at liberty to state from which two OF these
replies had been received
HANDLING FREIGHT PROMPTLY.
Sr. LOUIS, april ls.-"We are recelv.
ing and handling promptly all OF the
freight being offered at every point along
the Missouri Pacific system" said one
of the officials yesterday. "The reports
of the several superintendents show that
there were 292 trains or I ,G76 loaded cars
moved on the system yesterday. Live
stock and perishable freight were handled
everywhere and suffered no delays. II
there is freight at any point for trans
portation on the Southwest system that
is not being handled we do not know Of
It, We are taking all the freight Offering,
and why, then, talk about the road not
being able to handle its regular
business2 From this point there
were LAG loaded cars forwarded
over the Missouri Pacific road to-day.
Then there were li0 cars loaded in the
Yards. On the Iron Mountain road there
were 1872 loaded cars sent out and sixty
cars loaded in the yard. Seventy loads
were received during the day.
"At nearly all points out Of the city
freight trains are moving night and day,
with the same regularity and in greater
numbers than they were year ago. u
there are any who doubt that all freight
offered is being handled they should ASK
the shippers whether any of their goods
are being refused by the company"
REsuMISG OPERATIONS.
Sr. LOUIS. April ls.-The Bridge and
Tunnel Company has been trifc behind
the other railroad companies affected by
the strike in resuming operations. The
company acted on the belief that its old
employees, all OF whom are capable men,
would he allowed to return to work when
the demands of traffic upon the bridge
were such as to make urgent the wOrNiug
of that property. But such was not the
case, and when the roads centcring IN the
city began TO pile mp east-hound car load
freight. and those centcrug In East st
Louis freight for the western roads. the
bridge company was driven into 'Ookinc
fornew employees. 1t has secured them
There is now full force of clerks in
the Offices and the warehouses
are open with the usual mum.
her Of men on the platforms to receive all
IT work in the Yards, and Yesterday there
we're twentv-eight trains, with Il total O
500 cars, drawn across the bridge. A
considerable number of those moved
East were loaded with live stock brought
in by the Missouri Pacific and lroI
Mountain for the Stock yards.
-Four crews were ready to take out
bridge engines last evening, and freight
cars passed over the bridge during the
night, as they had not been doing fol
several weeks. The day crews will worl
to-day, and 1t Is expected that the accu
mulated bridge freight will be worked Of
within three days.
THE TABLES TUNED
ST. LOUIS, April l9.--In u report re
ceived yesterday morning from lie king
ton, Mo-, circular was embodied OF
which the following is a copy.
To All RoAuMAsrEH. ON and after datI
you viii not employ, as section foreman oi
foreman OF gangs, any man who Is knight
OF Labor. All forcmen now In the employ
who are knights Of Labor must elt1rr pre-
sent YOU with their withdrawal cards or b
discharged. We will not employ any
man as foreman who belongs y
the knights of Labor See that thrs'
Instructions are carried ont n the letter
lation of above. The above does not refer
to foreman or laborers who have In any val
inforfered with the business OF or destruc
tion OF the company's property. such mel
will not b. employed under any circum
stances. Yours truly,
+. ROCKWELL. General Roadmaster
All section foremen must comply with tn,
above y. sHEEHAN, Division Roadmast n
Lexington, Mo.
Copies of the above circular were sen
70 every division rOadmaster on the line
a harvest For Relic-Hunters.