Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-17
iI0XiE REpLIEs.
rho Roads are Doing Business. asa All
Men Can So Discover.

rho Roads are Doing Business, asa All
Men Can So Discover,
sr. Louis, Mo-, April l6, The follow
ing lettcris sufficiently seii-expianatory 70
be understood without further comment
ruE Missouri PAclFIc RAILWAY COW
rANNi st J.. ule, Mo >, April 10, leSH.--To Or.
thomae o'Relly, Nhairmnr, eto. 81 Louis
DEAR silc--i am IN rOeeipt OF your etIer Of
the 10Th inst. inclosing u cupy Of a preamble
and resolutions Adop 81 ~ riugenaf meeting
heid AT the court hpusc IN this cts the
18th Inst, and requesting mo 10 appoint
committee OF three of the resident directors OF
the southwestern railway system In conform
ity with said resolution ami cause the names
o. the same TO be reported TO Dr. Thomas
OReilly, president OF said meeting, The sub
stance OF this resolution seems 20 DO the ap.
pointmUnt OF q committee OF nine citizens OF
st. Louis. three from resident directors OF the
railroads Interested, three from ro ldens labor
interests, at present or recently employees
OF ~ ,he nro TaiIMSSs TO &c sSected
and recognized representatives o mercantile,
manufacturing and professional elements Of
the city In no wise connected or Interested
with tho railway or labor organizations. who
shall be authorized by theirTespeotlve interests
10 meet ana confer ana arrange with binding
effect existing troubles
The premise upon which the proposition FOR
tho appOlnmcnt OF such a committee
rests IL the statement IN the preamble
70 tho resolution that trade aud mmefce
meIcc through 50 Louis TO and from al OF The
trade points Of the Missouri T. elmo and OF the
81 Loui', Iron Mountain Southern railway
has been for over month aud still Is Oh
siruCted. with no immediate sign Of said roads
comply ing with, or heinEa tle 70 comply with,
their duty TO the puOlic ns common oaIriep
! muet respectfully call your Attcn ion, and
through Yon the attention OF the citizens pHr
ticlpating In the meeting Of tho 10 d, OF which
you were chBirmnp, 10 the tact That the rail-
ways constituting the Southwestern system are
now In fan optr ton, aud were at tue tue tho
resolutions w, re presented by tho managers
Of the meeting for the approval Of IN citizons
there present This fact can be Atinsted by
anyone desiring TO travel or forward freight,
express maltefpr ma over these rnilways So
far then Us the public or tbs company are con-
cerned, the need OF the re uniption trAiilc
cannot be urged rs q reason for the appoint
M nj Of the committee sugge ted The action
OF such com ltirc would necessarily rclste
entirely 10 The methode by which The eN EN-
pioyes might be restored 10 the places they
have voluntarily abandoned Alter the fefions
interruulipn which the huelnees Of 81 louis
mas already HuiicTed aud At tho time when
through the protection Of the civil authorities
and through the extraordinary eX.
erlions 70 procuring suitable labor
this company has reupencd its lines and
lilly established its traiiie u Is 70 me matter
OF sincere regret Tint any portion OF its cli
zens should fend broadcast over The land, to
no dptrimcnt Of this eli y, q statement IN re-
gard to the obstruction al traffic over TWO 0f ~
principal fohde winch am auehod tho great
body vi business OF lie city would decline - In
NhIfft NltltNfI may uAfN Hffii lit uliiiNAltAtF
for solution last month In relation 70 the re-
sumption OF ifa1ic, tiey do not tXist ip-dny.
The rilwny companies ~ one party atn IS
pending ileir linN, energies and money 10
h tp open The aNoauea Of Commcfcc for the
public benefit, are succeeding IN 70 doing,
and are solvent ciiizens Amcpable as snch
through The 60nrth 10 tllot tnto ana lGdiyiduais.
Anotbef party 10 DO affected by the proposed
cnnlefencci Sc aHDWcnlY cgpGndirg rs line and
morcY FIR HE purpose OF bloGkading ne
avenues OF commerce and IL not legally eOnzu
tutld a solvent citizen and cannot be-
n pcncd In coutlu ion 7 desire 70
call your attention 70 ne reply Of
the PRESIDENT Of this company 70 the 0ommun
eatiin 0f Mr. F0wderly, published NEE inc
date OF your meeting, Witch fully sets forth
tba 20 ition ~ lhis cOinpany and which no
words ~ mine could Tpndef more cNpicli,
Very respectfully,
signed n 81 IIoSiy, Wee President.