The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-02
TO RESUME WORK.


bltratiOn, Which Has Been Consented to
by Mr.. Gould--The Correspondence.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-General Master
Workman Powderly of the Knights of
Labor had very little rest on Friday
night. After the midnight conference of
the executive board adjourned and ne
had seen all the reporters he went to bed
at four O'Clock in the morning. Eight
months ago he broke two ribs in fall
and two weeks ago in another fall he
broke them again. He is also suffering
from two boils on the back of his neck,
and he got very little sleep. At 10
its deliberations in room 322 of the Astor
House. This is a long room, with two
windows looking out on Broadway. Near
ly half the room is occupied by two
double beds. BY the window to-day
stood a bureau with signs, evidently
homemade, pinned to the frame of the
looking glass. Above the glass was a
sign with the words: ''It saves time to
talk to the point.' On the right side of
the frame was one bearing the words:
'Please leave your smokers outside"
At a table by the window in front of
this bureau sat John w. Hayes, one of
the executive board. who writes with his
left hand as well and as fast as most men
can write with the right. Around the
room sat or walked w. n. Bailey, a tall
man with white hair and black mOustache,
and j. B. Barry, short man with short,
black beard. Both Mr.. Barry and Mr..
Bailey are members of the executive board.
Frederick Turner, short, rather stout,
with hight hair and moustache, was also
present. He is general secretary and
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most important man in the room was the
general master workman. Mr.. Powderly
is short and slight with soft blue eyes
half concealed by gold trimmed spectacles.
He sat in a cane-Seated armchair with his
body bent over to favor his broken ribs,
and leaned his cheek on his left hand.
The pain and anxiety of the past few
weeks had left their traces on him, and
until he spoke he seemed ike an invalid
sitting up when he should have been in
bed, but he talked like a level-headed,
clear-minded man.
About eleven O'Clock a messenger was
sent from the board to 1875 Broadway,
where the offices of Mr.. Jay Gould's vari-
Gus railroads cluster around the Office of
the millionaire. The messenger carried
a large yellow envelope with this letter in
it:
NOBLE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF
A.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY,
PHILADELPHIA, March o.
Ai:. jay Gould:
DEAR SIR-The general executive board
would be pleased to have an interview with
you ut your convenience TO- day, for the pur
pose of submitting the Southwest difficulties
three of the committee to be appointed by
yourself and three by the general executive
board the six to select the seventh member
of the committee, their decision in the mat
ter to be 4inaI. Should this proposition be
acceptable we will at once issue order
for the men to return to work.
By order of the general executive board.
tSignedI FREDERICK TURNER,
Secretary of the Board
The messenger returned to the Astor
House shortly after eleven O'Clock with
an oral message from Mr.. George Gould
to the effect that Mr.. Gould had not
would be sent during the day. The COM
mitteemen were hopeful of a favorable
reply.
Mr. Gould reached his office shortly
after eleven O'Clock. The board of direc-
tors of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany met him at half-past twelve O'Clock
in his Office. Messrs. Sidney Dillon,
Russell Sage, A. L. Hopkins, George
Gould and T. j Eckert and John T. Dill
Ion, the latter counsel for the railroad,
and at four O'Clock the following answer
be sent to the executive board at the
Astor House:
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
NEW YORK, March 27. I
Frederick I@TTeT, Esq, Secretary, Philadelphia; ;;
DEAR SIR have your note of this date,
proposing an interview between your execu-
tive committee and the officers of this COM
pany, for the purpose of submitting to arbi-
tration by committee of seven what you
term the Southwestern difficulties" You
are doubtless aware that in the negotiations
which took place here between
Mr.. 4. V. POwderlY, general master work
man. and Associates and the Officers of this
company, It was agreed that in future no
strikes would be ordered on the Missouri
Pacific road until after conference with
the officers OF the company and an OppOrtu-
nifty had to adjust any alleged grievances,
In view of this fact, attention is drawn to
A. l.. Hopkins, vice president OF this com
pany, in my absence and Mr. Powderly:
FORMER CORREsPONDENCE.
NEW YORK, March g.
HoxIe telegraphs that the Knights of Labor
on our road have struck and refuse to allow
ing they have no grievance, but are only
striking because ordered to so. IT there Is
any grievance we would like to talk It over
with you. We understood you to promise
that no strike should be ordered wi thOut
consultation. A L. HOPKINS.
PHILADELPHIA March g.
A L. HOPKINS. SECRETARY MISSOURI PA
CTFIC RAILWAY, 1875 BROADWAY, NEW YORK:
Have teIegraphed West for particulars. Pa
pers say strike caused by discharge OF
man named Hall. Can he be reinstated
T.v. PowDzRLY.
NEW YORK, March ST v PowDERLY:
Thanks for your message and suggestion.
Hall was employed by the Texas & Pacific
and not by US. . hat property is in the hands
of the United States courts, and we have no
control whatever over the receivers or over
the employees We nave carried ont the
agreements made last spring Ia every
respect, and the present strike is unjust
to us and unwise for you 1t is reported
Wall. street influence on the part of those
short of the securities likely TO be affected.
a l.. HOPKINS.
No reply to this message was received, but
This company's request for a conference was
Ignored and its premises at one Invaded and
the property destroyed by the men of your
order in great numbers, who also seized and
disabled the trains. as they have since con-
rinued to do The board OF directors of this
company thereupOn had a COPY of the cor
respOndence above given made and trans
president and general manager at St Louis
with instructions to use every endeRvor to
continue the operation of the road and com
mitted the whole matter to his hands. Mr.
Hoxie's overtures, made through the Gov
ernors of Missouri and Kansas. who stated
that they found no cause for the strike, we're
rejected by your order. These and subse-
quent correspondence betw cen him and Mr.
Powderly are well -knownto you. aud Mr.
Hoxie's course has been cOairmed BY the
board, AMI the matter is still IN his hands.
/ am therefore, instructed by the board TO
refer You 60 him a. It's continuing rep
resent ative in the premises. 1 am directed
to add in behalf Of the bonrd that in its
Judgment SO long as this company Is forci-
bly, kept from the control of its property
and from performing It's charter duties, its
business IS done, 81 at ALL not under the
conditions OF law which are common to all
citizens, but only at the viii of the law
breaking force Any ncgo tittiOns with such
a force would be unwise and useless Terms
made with IL would not be a settlement of
difficulties. but triumph OF force owe the
laW of the land. It would mean nothing, in
their judgment, but new troubles and worse.
This IS the result of their experience
In the meantime the Governors proclema-
tion eniOins upon your men to return 70
dutY, and this cOmpany's continued adVeT-
tisement offers them employmenE on the
same terms heretofore. The board
further suggests that inasmuch as your
der assumes in your communication
sponsibiiity Tor these men, and power and
control over them, the following FROM the
proclamation OF the Governor OF Missouri Is
expressive OF then dutV and OF your own.
Il VAN ali rersona- Whether they be en-