Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-22

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! loiloWlnS resolutions emanated yesterday
from the Union Of Assemblies of the
knights of Labor of Fort Worth:
Resotted, By the joint session of the Assembly
districts Nos. l0l and Jos that we will never
Tsa 1eturn 10 %oTk on the Gould system and the
Ie4as racine hallway as long as the grass grows
ana water runs, unless the officers OF said sys-
| tion. - ~ Va '''4'-"
| Reso'red, That we scorn with bitter contemnt
the course OF II. NJ Hoxie in snubbinp onr hon
ored brother and the Grand Master Workman of
our orqer, which action was an insult 10 every
man OF our Order, from Maine 10 California
heS9soed, mat we, the Knights of Fort Worth
Douhd rs we are with the most sacred obl:ga-
tions, VIII stand firm in this struggle. and let
hre,h pe whai II may and we call upon
pIetnreh mere and elsewhere to have hope and
strength and PATIENCE that we may win In spite
OF the Vaccinations of our enemies
hesol'ea, That we treat with contemp. the
ser'ne. money lending spirit that prompts the
! resolutions made in the name of the citizens of
Fort Worth. e''iAen' Va
THE CONFERENCE OF THE GOVERNORS
ST. LOUIS, March 21st-Governors Mar
maduke and Martin held their third con-
terence with Nice-President Hoxie. of the
Missouri Pacific, this afternoon. at which
the propositions submitted Yesterday by
the Governors were again discussed, and
| formal reply on the part of the railway
officials was made.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
ST. LOUIS March 2lst.-The results of
| the three conferences is contained in a
mass of correspondence, from which the fol-
lowing synopsis is taken In letter dated
81. Louis, March goth, addressed TO Vice
President Hoxie,> and signed by Governors
Martin and Marmaduke, the Governors re-
late the circumstances of their conference
with the employees, at which they CON
sented to meet Hoxie and urge continu
ance OF the terms Of the agreement of 1885.
and. If deemed advisable, recommend such
nodiflcations as might be thought Just to
all. After. repeating the suggestions made
by themselves in 1885, the writers recom
1nended settlement on this basis, which is
briefly to restore the striking employees at
the same wages paid them in September.
1881, inclu ing one and half price for ex-
/ ira time, without prejudice to them on
account OF the strike. Captain Hayes.
chief executive of the roads ordered this
agreement TO go in effect, which concluded
the difficulties Of 1885, to which he added
the condition that the rates of wages should
not be changed thereafter except on notice
OF thirty days. After a careful investiga-
uon, the Governors are unable to find
wherein the railway company had violated
the terms and conditions of this agreement
They are therefore forced to the conclusion
that the strike of March 6, 1886. was not
based on violation of the agreement bv
the management of the Missouri Pacific
Railway Comnanv in its doaIi,.r5
with its ar,,iIo,-o =; .ii"S,
Kansas but, anxious that amicable reIa-
tons be restored, earnestly suggest and
recommend that the agreement of 1885 be
restored, and that the company re-employ
in its service all its old employees without
prejudice to them on account of the late
strike, SO far as the business of the COM
pany will justify that re-empoyment. To
this letter Hoxie replied, accepting the
basis of the settlement proposed. with one
OF two reservations quoted below. Mr..
Hoxie refers to the advertisement of March
10th, asking for competent men, to be en-
ployed without reference to their relations
present or past. to the company. or anv
organization, and concludes as follows:
The men who have beep engagad praar al
, yertisement of March 10. 1856. will be contin
ued In our employment We cannot re-engage
ba vo III our employ any persons who
inimry Of tha co1nSaSr ~ ene destruction or
advised such destruction or ini,,rv We sbaI
give preference to those of our late employees
VINO nave families and own homes on the lines
Ii ns .he s ,oaS; Is 70 pe remembered that the
to considerable extent r rencs H. s'IiSe Will
of employing as many men in our shoos as here.
tofore. Thanking you for the consideration
you have given the subject, and trusting that
of traffic. am etc '''i r. n HoXIIP P'ioh
First Nice-President Missouri Pacific Railway
company.
THE GOVERNORS AND THE KNIGHTS
ST. LOUIS. March 21st.-After the close
of the conference, Governors Marin md
Marmaduke repaired to Horsts Hotel
where Martin Irons, the Chairman. and
several members of the Executive Com
mittee Of Distric. Assembly 1Ol KNIGHTS
of Labor, were in session. and presented
them the result Of their conferences
with Hoxie. Both Governors made brief
speeches to the committee, strongly urging
them to accept Hoxie's terms. and apneal
ing to them 10 end the strike at once so
that the commerce of four States can
he restored to its normal condition.
The committee made no reply, other than
that they would give the correspondence
prompt and careful consideration. The
Governors then retired. and the committee
went into secret session, and were still
closely cl,rseted at II p. NJ.
Governor Martin left FOR home on the o
p NJ. tain, and Governor Marmaduke will
leave in the morning. Both Governors are
reported to have said that they will have
nothing further to do with the matter and
that the case must now he decided by the
Executive Committee and the railway
nanagers.
Industrial Depression i'm the United states
W,sHrNeroN Msrc,, o1st tn c.. -
nual renort of rho R,raa,, ar ~. an
completed II will cover abopt 5oa ,''Ooa ,'ol, Is
Under the head of ~ IndnstriaI Do,,rlpt;e9,
in the United States - Comniss;o W. Ivs;l4n
saws: From observatione Of o,,a,,.i w.i5u ut
~ R,rear ana fro,,, ,Io, VI as.iils oi
which it has been nossibIe 10 80 iaoii
clusions il Is un1nubtcdiv trnn ,Iot III cpi'
the total number of esttbl;shman,es ,1e 'u' 9i
as factories mines etc av;sti,nr suth asl
country ahout : rer cont ,rora I,a,''I ~ tIe
idle during 1883 and that ,,orha,ss aois''eiy ',
cent. more were idle part of "S ,he ,;rio i per
or for tbe first esIimote - 80 .ie .i.he
the whole number Of oreh pel Ill: III oi
ments were idle or eouivala,t Sn- d,r;,lr-
the mast wear Annlvi1g the H. 49, uullns
arrived al. we have q to,al Of oos GOO cent ,il
EMPLOYED persons in 1Ss5 A miII;oO TEvO ,,,a, un,
ont of emnlovmrnt n,eans mn nl.aio'l VI men zen
consumptive power of the conntrv 20 of .iae ~.
least 81 000 OOoA,er dav or o0an.,y o.;, oi at