Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10

I a Jamlson, adjo ant general o. Missouri
Oirhr Cocfiit1ky, commissioner ttails'ies and
stilh desire 70 concur With the fecommfn-
dsfiOns expressed al w. W The state ofhccfa
ant % open ihe nsual avenues ~ commerce,
aad VII b = spirif ~ aniity and harmony toward
he elnpl0yrs - the companies
This i ~ give notice that the rate Of wages
Ard terms aboye sps ICED VII ~ igto ehec. OF
Monday morning. March 10 and BE- In eject
/ from ard afisr that nAt
iierssf,cr shid rates vii not be changed ea.
ccpi after tbifey days notice thereof given N
the usual way hAifs
Heals ot departments 70 which the abovc
( appiics. viii act IN accordance with he pro
visions u me above s,.,, y ", ,h oNie,
az. foufs, March IS. f.sj.
rHE rRoPoeKD koaTRNYST.
MARSHALL, Jnn - issd with q desire 70
have harmonious relations between the Texas
4 Paoidr Hallway company sud che Knights n
Labor aid Rad We would respectfully re-
gurs, ihal tbe following agreement be has en-
T6a, shoro bo no reduction 10 The rate oi
wages o. any emplOyf on The road, unless II be
De ided ~ an arll rating committee appointedi
~ fnllr0an company 70 appoint ,hrec aud ,he
kniahta ~ Lab three.
That az rolling stock Of the company be-
repaired On ~ ROAD and ail ioreign foiling
oek jared n mi. road be repaired ~ the
crnpRn}'s shops
rhai no ehpioye be DISCHARGED without a
ilsg autct sal rmpOlu having the night 70
jastiy eischHrg' 4.
4 fhd al promotions snoh as foremen be
made from u ranks,
working hours pe paid Tor NJ the rate ~ one
ahd on -hnlf TINE
.. Y d should become necessary % reduce
egpens The men should boz consulted which
u hal be, reduction % hours or reduction
81 infn
7 That should any matter come Up between
lhf OIHpl0t sud tJHpany it shah BE- deritrd
Ng Ia tlfr @ { 4 WNUUfufrH
tlfrr from the company and thfeo from thc
KuiRht OF labor and he cnmphny end ihc
Enigi, Hgfee ~ aulde by their decision.
HfAsONs WHY.
The req ous why the receivers could not
make q r pfopOeeU agreement tro 20 Obvious
~ 10 foqubo ~ ca, laHatiDH. Tbc leading roa-
snnr nH he briefly sialad
!. Tue puWUr hHd authority conferred bY Che
court On tile receivers 10 manage Hnd control
ihn prIpcns W uiI by that urcpmfnt IN many
very ess initial ma vital rosperla he Delegated
. the hnitht ~ Labor, which me receivers
ThHl II prop0t os 10 deprive ne receivers
OF re flght % cpnifol and operate the properly
nnher De wclr dchned rules OF law aud com
3. II creates board 81 arbitration on an
qutbti1ph % rudu tiOns 0f wHgfa, witch would
n.yer asFce, and thus make itinp0ssible 10 re-
duco cap NJ ., 10 mHttcr what The nnuGGinl
piucfa fn0f aht be.
II torbld,ih@ rpccights from hnying their
own rolling etoeb rephiedio or The rolling stock
~ Any Nih'l UhNN ihlufcn on tue fti NiRGFn'
Dhch, icphlrgd in other shops, no ma ter now
badly or ncgligentiy the Wors nat be done bt
empioyo8, thHY Hre forbidden a. discharge or
noiNi thsihnding they may be uunblc 20 Opufht
thgif lines brcn 40 their own employee VIII
not mat the nocsBsary repairs. Ia othW
wOrda, ttc receiver would surrender their I'M
qncsuInf night, 10 we ~ duty. 10 maintain
tteir rolling htUct ~ q standard equal % tho
demands Of business.
D. Tho rrcclycrs aro required to mako an
prpm9tlona IRON the rnnks, regardless ~ the
gueA lou ~ Illness or merit
Although more tnn 90 per cont Of tho
oHPloyos OF tue ioNhs q Pacific railway are
not Knights oi Labor, no method IL proposed
fur their prOtuc ion nor hayn they reported amy
AltGe
lie refusal ~ the receivers 10 sign mo tore
going agreement ia the sole cause III tho strike
q d any othcf allegation Of causes ~ Nu after
thought or certainly tho grievance would have
boo" preferred To the r, cclycfs
INK HEcEWEHN' COMMENT
Since the appointments OF tho rcooiycrs the
wages OF no man have nocn reduced en-
nnyo has, - far ~ the receivers know or be
llcyc, kod for his wages 10 be inc cHsed ur bla
h"urN ~ WORK dlniii ishcd aud IN fact no en-
pnye has 10 their knowledge referred any
grievance Of my character Vr description 10
The receiyrrs directly or IN lrt ely
y dlihcnll 70 perceive bow the committee
Marshall crud have He'd TO clearly under.
stand thnt tho receivers III not recognize Tie
SO called agreement with the former manage
mont, Az led by tbc committee no tho Hay, vi
hsr cintut,' 40 IN any BOnnc binding upon
then w thcir relations with the employees of
inc foah but conccding that ihet did not fnlly
comprehend The position 0f the receivers, the
GVffotpundcnco with w NJ. Moore, chairman
closed February 4, 1880 could have loft no
doubt whatever ns TO the views Of tho receivers
on that question.
COL George Noble, general agent for the re
ceivcia q, received n telegram dated Marphnll
Feb uhry "a, 1875. ~ follows
flen'e como ~ MarahHll Immediately td soltle
trouble Ia the ahoye.
Mnmbor Executive Board, X. Ot L.
Upon inquiry Of he proper authority. ,ve
could not learn Of any trouble In tho bhOps, nor
ull Wo know who r. y. Burnett was nor what
con ection he hal with the Texas 4 pncldc
railway or lie emrluyei aud therefore "A frisy
wne made III reto ~ follows.
DALLAS, Fch. 70, lhHd.--T. j Burnett MIR
shall have hoard OF no trouble nj Marshni
Rhops' An too busy to 90 there 10 day.
Undcr date of February "a. issG, col op' No6lo
received u mosengo from ono Martin Ir0na,
ttylinR himself chairman OF tho executive
honrd X. OF h." as 'ol0ws "uoy Sheldon
IIS,iinrel M TO ia las. can mol come 10
Cannot control matters hore long fnot
80, &C. lied ~ o'rlnok March 1850, must call oui
TcNhb Fhrlnn thilrUhd employees AngWor
take. MiHTiN IuoSs
Chairman Executive lhnafd x OF L."
Under date ~ March lssG, Col No Ic aiso
received the following moa nge from MarehniI, |
lhd you receive my telegram We tordny ? |
llohHo hnswer immcdiatel MARTIN HON.
Chairman Eve utito Hoard" |
10 hollhrr or those messages was thore a ro |
Ply, ochuan NO know nf no tToub,a In Inc |
shops ana know OF no authority Martin Irons
ny 70 represent our employee. aud cor
tainly he had no pow or authority from the |
9 lIt 70 whom alone we were rOspOnAlbla 10 |
control or modify our action or 10 control ma |
employees IN the sbopB, who were lndirpetiv
The employoA OF tho OOurt
un tho NOR Inv vi March l. Mr, EQhott ron /
eeial superintendent, received NJ ssagn from
Marshall rom sumo ono, stating that iOnr dele
sHlca Wcfo ~ 80b 60 see Col Nozzle Wrbad
lhc dhA huloro received a message frou Nr
lhnfpn or MIR Dimmick, I 40 moi rententh .
wuieh, that GOV. hcldon had iuetrn led him
loslfp pHssoa TO some delegates who deslrrd
ln como 20 DALLAS To consult with the prom, OF
1cnIs ~ the lRlrund here The dplrnatas d,d
not come and We dne out since they N.Y. mai mai
cmployeAnt the receivers VI tho TGxna a Ia
IAnn railway, bat thcy had passes 10 lue.
Much has boon eHld Blnce tho atrike nbnnt /
ne ulsrhhfKr nf g. \, Hall, fufoinau ~ Mo !
lrnlkht cnr shops THIS, We apnrehrhd N
an Ru'rhanR liall VA an lncOmprtept
ahuut the lAth day OF February ia obtained
~ " learn leave from tho mastpr ma
thhnic 10 be absent ihrro hdure, ana ma bsrnt
lhfne OF four DAYS without hFthpf narmta.lnr
lnu eaNs ~. excuse Tor tho same. The maetor
nrrhhulN,ll thcHo hfn The, facts, very uyonnrlV
! srharse1 him, Mi liaif made no odmnlnint
~ tho receivers or tnanY superior ofilear ~ thts
action Of TIE mHsiei mechanic. AZ M 6s " XXX
'hYitgd, Tho rmployrs In tho shon made no
'pmplhlnt pT Tia FH tifchnrrr M comutatnt
ipd hren mhdc, cilhrr by Nj Hall OF tbG XXI,
lolss OF the shop, the receivers would. ~ th &
Nomu any Rse, have insniutod diilgent M.
lnsty 70 ssogftaln Whether lnluatleo had been