Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-22
HOW IT LOOKS NOW.


| n1,..onri Pacific Handling FreiRhe
p-cmptIy--The Bridge and Tunnel Com-
80 Resume--Turning the Tables On thu
knights.
Sr. LOUIS, April 18.-Mr. Hoxie's posi-.
tion in regard to arbitration, as stated in
his letter to the citizens arrangement
committee, has made the prospects Of
anx good being accomplished by the
citizens in that direction very discour-
ao;no. to saw the least. Mr.. N. O. Nelson.
a member of the citizens portion of the
proposed arbitration committee was seen
Inv reporter yesterday and questioned
as to the outlook.
az have little hopes for successful
| arbitration of the difficulty he said,
ssespecially since the letter from Mr..
| Hoxie was received"
| "Have you received any replies from
the notices sent the resident directors?"
| owe have received replies from two OF
| them"
| care they at all encouraginga"
| "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 a 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
| saw this much, however, that still do
| not think the prospects encouraging"
| .sWhat 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. If 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. s.
Hayes, r. G. 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 18.-"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 superintendent 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. If
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 it's regular
business? From this point there
were LAG loaded cars forwarded
over the Missouri Pacific road to-day.
Then there were 40 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.
cat 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 a year ago. If
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 ana
Tunnel Company has been a trifie behind
the other railroad companies affected by
the strike in resuming operations. The
company acted on the belief that it's 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 when the roads centering in the
city began to pile up east-bound car. load
freight, and those centering in East st.
Louis freight for the western roads, the
bridge company was driven into looking
There is now a full force of clerks in
the Offices and the warehouses
are open with the usual num-
Der 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
$50 cars, drawn across the bridge. A
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
cars 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-
bridge freight will be worked of
within three days.
THE TABLES TURNED
ST. Louis, April l9.-In a report re.
ceived yesterday morning from lie King
ton, Mo-, circular was embodied Of
which the following is copy
To ALL ROADMAsTERs: On and after date
you viii not employ, as section foreman or
brennan OF gangs, any man who Is a Knight
oi LABOR. All foremen now in the employ
VINO are Knights Of Labor must either pre-
sent you with their withdrawal cards or be
discharged We will not employ any
nan as foreman who belongs to
;he Knights of Labor See that these
Instructions are carried out to the letter
GU Will be personally responsible for vio-
alton OF above. The above does not refer
% foreman Or Iaborers who have in any wav
nterfered with the business of or destruc.
ion OF the company's property. Such men
VIII not De employed under any circum.
stances Yours truly,
r. ROCKWELL, General Roadmaster
All section foremen must comply with tina
loove +. SHEEHAN, Division Roadmaster,
Mo.
Copies of the above circular were sent
% every division roadmaster on the line.
A Harvest For Relic-Hunters.