Huntsville gazette., 1886-04-24
HOW lT LOOKS NOW.

HOW ~ lOONS NOW.
The Strike en- the Gould system - Il Ap.
pears at st. Louis--But Little Prospect
Of Arbitration Being Conceded BY the
+ Missouri Pacific = Handling Freight
Promptly--The Bridge and Tunnel Com
I pany Resume Turning the Tables ON the
Knights. an.fSt t8fatss fM AMgMMMfNa4H-
ST. LOUIS, April l8.-Mr. Hoxie'e posi-
ton in regard to arbitration, as stated in
bis letter to the citizens arrangement
L committee, has made the prospects OF
any good being accomplished by the
citizens in that direction very discour-
aging, to say the least. Mr.. N. o. Nelson,
member Of the citizens portion Of the
proposed arbitration committee was. seen
BY reporter yesterday and questioned
as to the outlook.
II have little hopes for . successful
| arbitration of the difficulty" he said,
"especially since the letter from Mr..
HoXie was received"
="Have you received. any replies from
the notices sent the resident directors1"
eve have received replies from two Of
then1.''
"Are they at all encouraging7"
"In regard to these replies we have
thought it 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, and they
can do with them as they see fit. / can
say this much, however, that still dc
not think the prospects encouraging
"What do you think of Mr.. Hoxie's
statement that the railways comprising
the Southwestern system are now in full
operation?"
81 am not prepared to say any thing In
regard to the resumption OF traffic on the
Southwestern system. Ii this were the
only point to be gained, and as Mr.. Hoxie
seems to think, there was nothing but
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 traffic,
but to endeavor to settle the difficulties
between the railroads and the strikers for
the best interests of both sides. If the
railroads will not appoint their portion Of
the committee, of course it all amounts
to nothing"
The resident directors of the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain roads to whom
the notices were sent were Messrs. r. 3.
Hayes, r. c.. Kerens, r. j Lakeland and
Geo. w Allen, Mr.. Nelson did not feel
at liberty to state from which two Of these
replies had been received.
HANDLING FREIGHT PROMPTLY
ST LOUIS, April 1S.-"We are receiv.
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 1876 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 I
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 it's regular
business? From this point there
were I46 loaded cars forwarded
over the Missouri Pacific road to-day.
Then there were l40 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. II
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"
REsUMING OPERATIONS.
ST. LOUIS, April 1s.-The Bridge and
Tunnel Company has been trihe behind
the other railroad companies affected by
the strike in resumng operations. Tie
company acted on the belief that its old
employees all of whom are capable men.
would be allowed to return to work when
the demands Of traffic upon the bridge
were such as to make urgent the working
Of that property. But such was not the
case, and wheI the roads centerine in the
city began to pile up east-bound carload
freight, and those centering in East st. W
Louis freight for the western Toads the
bridge company was driven into cooking
for new employees. 1t has secured them.
There is now full force OF clerks in
the offices anti the warehouses
are open with the usual num-
ber of men on the platforms to receive all
the freight offering. Nine day crews are
at work in the yards, and yesterday there
were twenty eight trains, with total Of
500 cars, drawn across the bridge
considerable number Of those moved
East were loaded with live stock brought
in by the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain for the Stock yards.
Four crews were ready to take out
bridge engines last evening, and freight
ears passed over the bridge during the
night, as they had not been doing for
several weeks The day crews will work
to-day, and it Is expected that the accu-
mulated bridge freight will be worked OFF
within three days.
THE TABLES TURNED.
ST LOUIS, April 19.,-In report re-
ceived yesterday morning from Lexing-
ton, Mo-, circular was embodied OF
which the following is copy. fn N,
To ALL RoADMAsTERs On and after date
you will not employ, as section foreman or
foreman of gangs, any man who is hnient
of Labor All foremen now in the employ
who are Knights of Labor must eitler pre- Nh
sent YOU with their withdrawal CARDS or oe
discharged. We will not employ any
man as foreman who belongs 70
the Knights OF labor See that these
Instructions are carried out TO- the ietesr-