The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-23
HOW 1T LOOKS NOW.


o6 Arbitration Being Conceded ny the
Missouri Pacific Handling Freight
PrOmptly--The Bridge and Tunnel Conn
pany Resume--TurHing the Tables on the
Knights.
ST. LOUIS, April 1S-Mr. Hoxie's posi-
tion in regard to arbitration, as stated in
his letter to the citizens arrangement
committee, has made the prospects of
any good being accomplished by the
citizens In that direction very discour-
aging, to say the least. Mr.. N. o. Nelson,
a member of the citizens portion of the
proposed arbitration committee was seen
by reporter yesterday and questioned
as to the outlook.
"I have little hopes for a successful
arbitration of the difficulty" he said,
especially since the letter from Mr..
Hoxie was received"
"Haye you received any replies from
the notices sent the resident directors?"
ave have received replies from two of
them.''
care they at all encOuragingH"
"In regard to these replies We have
thought it best not to make them public
at preserW, as it might be premature.
When we have received replies from the
other directors we win 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. l can
say this much, however, that still do
not think the prospects encouraging"
"What 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.. H0xie
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. c. 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 I8-''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 superintendents show that
there were 292 trains or 4, ,676 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 its regular
business? From this point there
were I46 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 80 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 18-The Bridge and
Tunnel Company has been a trife behind
the other railroad companies affected by
the strike in resuming operations The
company acted on the belief that its 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
oS4 i
freight and those centering in East st.
Louis freight for the western roads, the
bridge company was driven into looking
for new employees. 1t has secured them
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 yeste rday there
were twenty-eight trains, with a 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-
mulated bridge freight will be worked off
within three days
THE TABLES TURNED.
ST LOUIS, April I9.-In a report re.
ceSved yesterday morning from lie king
ton, Mo, a circular was embodied of
which the following is a copy
To ALL ROADMAsTERs ON and after date
you will not employ, as section foreman
foreman OF gangs, any man who is a knight
of Labor. All foremen now in the employ
who are Knights of Labor must either pre-
sent you with their withdrawal cards or be
discharged. We will not employ any
man foreman who belongs to
the Knights of Labor See that these
instructions are carried out to the letter
You will be personally responsible for viO-
lattOn of above. The above does not refer
to foreman or labOrers who have in any way
nterfered with the business of or destruc-
tiOn OF the cOmpany's property. Such men
will not be employed under any circum
stances Yours truly,
p ROCKWELL, General Roadmaster.
All section foremen must comply with the
above. p. SHEEHAN, Division Roadmaster,
Lexington, Mo.
Copies Of the above circular were sent
to every division roadmaster on the line.
A Harvest For ReIIc-Hunters.
BERLIN, April ia collection of rel