Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-10

Z 49,, ~ ~ Ntarcn, would any real or hncle,
srl.sanuos have remained nn.adims,aS'
A. wen, J gRyeyery little thovrhf ~ 800 Nv
s.plscti because knew not tho na,nr,
- me grievances, supposed thev n.y.
Sone Vut simply because irons had ~
uv.,vu tutm cut. ! was Interested n
snni. remaining at work, Thoy said tbee
INV !, NO grlevancee, but as honest labor.
AZ AZ 'n'y We're compelled 10 obey Tia ~.
NV Nv mgt party represented
aha- "as.ln trone, and suppose
cs,s. ,ney went out, II thev
vaiho pack OF their own accnra. anans,s',
they would have had GRIEVANCE 4 e. se,,,s
There had been no grleyancas n ~ sss.'v,
No me BY anybody. F'Ns'"'Vu
" y lhcy had returned "a work ma
\ presented Yen grievances IA ennsi,ga,,
WnAs would you have donps NJ,
"pui0 nave considered thQm IN A snirit y,
i~rueTsl whether they were real ~ f.s
s,Nu' me facts would have bcon M.
lulsu INTO and u The general suporln.
Whuent had wrongfully dlscharosd y ny,
ang ! had ordered him to put aim May
anu no had refused, | would have Ar
ehargeu the superintendent.
" You recognize the fact, do Won ma,
.nat railroads, ae public Corporations NJ
Hageu 10 Interstate commerce.. are ana.
leot 70 regulation, even for atbltratIon 4,
the congress shall so deterrineY =
y Won, that IL a loyal question I'M,
some or us might not aQron iinnn AK
not think, myself, that IL cornes Within
.ne domain OF congressional lrp1slatlon
hhst y simply Tho opinion OF one layyynr
Y, Gould You state the nuulbor of mon
vnpioyad March l, 1886, on the Texas q
rnNlneI a About 1000, an told. / csn.
NY, NV STATE thom precisely, but II II about
u What Is the number employed aay
,ho ISL OK MayP a. ! have the iigurps N
nome ! should say about alOO or aSoo.
Vur loree Is always diminished al tbla
season OF tho year.
Y, are you now supplied with tba fun
AMOUNT necessary A Everybody we
mVeu, VAuept lew skilled mechanics la
wy shops Oar road force Is fully sup.
need We have taken back qroal MANY
stflkerai suppose one.half nf our hriaee
force are mon who were strikers ard ~.
turned again OF their own yolltioni None
of them knights.
" ~ u demanded that withdrawal
rom any labor organization Is prcce.
lent Tor their returnS A. II any man haa
demanded that II II Ia disregard 10 tho or.
lera OF Gov. sheldon and myseii
repeated time and again, and n any ON,
,or OF thlH road has demanded the With
travail OF any man from the KNIGHTS 81
.lDori know nothing OF C. We doler.
hlDou IRON the outset We would not
axe nRck any man who Is guilty Of VIC.
once, or melted thiS trouble aud pro-
noted ", or tho destruction Of pfopertys
w womb not take back a0y such man
That II our position
q. We're any Ot ltheso acts OF yiolenea
q. Can you mention amy pafuouia
,no2 A. Wen, one instance certainly
lad occurred az Big Syringe and Toynh,
10th of these places arc ON the Rio
}rande division west OF hcre
q, What have you TO say ae TO the em-
,loyment Of Cinnamon on any part Of
our roadY
A, We have had, do not know the
lumber, | cannot state from recollection,
'robably 30, may be more, perhaps no.
dr. Keller, the division eUperlnlrndenb
y here aud can tell exactly, | know II Is
lnder 100 ON the cxtreme west end Of the
lo Grande division. Tho Rio Grande
IiviEion extends from Fort Worth TO NJ
'aso, GlG miles lt,ragerges what was
nown for 70 long AZ the great American
esert, or stakod plain, then beyond Big
springs nearly one half way, thure " no
population worth speaking Of II
/ dry unlnhabited region. u whs
ext 90 impossible, won't say lmp0ssis
10, but next 10 impossible, 10 keep
olorod lnen or white men there on those
eotiona. They have no privileges OF
Oclaty. The negro likes 10 90 20 fesli-
ais, or things Of that sort, and II was
lmoat necessity 10 employ Cinnamon
N that section. We had rather employ
iher meni mean white men or colored
lcn. some allualon has been made TO
onylets. We have no conylcta on our
Odd. We have had TO convict labor
inco we have been here, aud perhaps for
ONE time fore, II these Chinese were
lken away to-day | doubt whether We
o1ld keep force there four weeks OF
lther colorad or white men. | learned
4 matter Of tradition on the line.
las vice-president OF the road from 20
own until recentlyj have always known
was extremely difficult 10 keep road re-
airers upon The linej thgy are simply
ection men, the lowest grade OF labor
10 have. They do not mlnglc with
1o others az all they hre
at upon sections at points entirely
way from the other labor; not worked
nth white men or negroea either.
q. At tho time you were appointed
THAT onlciaI position II any were you
gliding With the Missouri Paciflcf a.
vas general solicitor OF what Is called
ho Gould system, embracing all these
Dads, general loyal adviser. J had geu-
raj charge OF the legei department
q Whom you say all these roads
!. mean The Missouri Pacific, tho Luz
crnahonal & Great Northern, the Ma-
ourl, Kansas q Texas, the 81, Louis,
ron Mounnin X Southern aud The Central
ranch Union Pacific. was also general
oucltor Of tho Texas Pacific.
q. What relation, then, did the Texas
pacinn sustain 10 She Missouri Pacihc2
!. None whatever.
q. At that timcf A. No, sir, any time.
suppose you mean legal question.
O. Yes. A. None Whatever.
q. How did tho question OF Tue ap.
DOintmont Of the receivers come a50un
i. In the spring Of 1886 our board Of d.
sectors appointed committed Of thelr
,wn number 10 visit Texas and 70 exam
ne the condition OF the llr6 and 70 come
Jack anu report its condition and tug'
lest q financial plan Tor restoring the
road 70 bettor physical condition, and