Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
more especially the greater interests Of
the commerce and people of the two States.
Signed joan A. MARTIN,
Governor of Kansas.
JOAN S. MARNADUKE,
Governor of Missouri.

Governor of Missouri.
The following is
Mr.. HoxIE's REPLY.
Tx MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY,
ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, March 20, 1885.
Hon. John 5. MarmQduke, GOreROr Of
Missouri, and John A. Martin, Cor.
sR0r Of Kansas:
DEAR SIRs:-I beg respectfully to &C.
knowledge the receipt of your conmunica-
ion of this date stating that after confer
enes at Kansas City With delegation of
our late employees, you consented
to visit the undersigned and urge
the continuance OF the agreement made be.
tween yourselves and other State officers,
and the management of this company, on
March 18th, 1885, and if deemed advisable
recommend such notifications of said
agreement as might be thought Just to all
concerned. / note with pleasure your con-
clusion. after investigation, that the agree
ment of March 18th, 1885, has been kept
inviolate by the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company and that the present strike would
not have been and was not based on VIC
lstion by the management of this company
Of the terms of said agreement, and have
carefully considered your recommendation
that this agreement which you concede the
Missouri Pacific Company is
NO LONGER UNDER ANY OBLIGATION
to observe towards any of those of its en-
ployes who have abandoned its services
since the 9TH day Of March, 1886, should
be restored and continued.
On March 10Th, 1886, this company in
serted IN newspapers on Its line and posted
in public places upon its property the fol-.
lowing advertisement Good and compe-
tent men will be employed without refer
ence to their past or present relations to
this company or their connection with
any society or organization, open, secret,
secular or otherwise. Such as are accept
ed will be- paid the rate OF wages recon-
mended by the Governors and other Sts'e
officials of Missouri and Kansas when the
labor troubles Of March, 1885, were ad-
iusted, the same ss have been paid by the
company since that date"
THE QUESTION CT WAGES.
The above notice was designed as q con.
tiuuance, so Ear ss the rate of wages is
concerned, Of the agreement of March l5.
1885, and is still in force, thus anticipating
the recommendation which you made as to
the amount which employees should be
paid. -.
In addition to the foregoing this
with your recon uendsrons as to
wages, this company i5 further willing to
pay to it's employees a rate Of wages equal
to that now being paid by other railway
companies in tbs same section OF the eoun-
try. The further provision OF said
agreement relative to notices IN
case of reduction Of wages is not
Objectionable to this company and will be
continued. Your next and final recon-
mendstion, that this company re engage in
its service all of its old employees, without
prejudice to them on account OF the exist
ing strike, 80 far as the business OF the
company will Justify, the re eUp!oymentis
acceptable to this company,
WITH THESE QUALIFICATIONS:
The men who have been engaged under
the advertisement Of March 10, lo86, will
be continued in our employment. We
cannot re-engsge or continue in our en-
ploy sry persons who have actual
IL engaged IN the destruction or
injury of the compsDy's property
on who have advised such destruc-
lion or injury. We shall give pref
erence to those Of our late employees who
have families and oSa houses on the
lines of the road. IL is to 10 rsmem-
bered that loss of traffic caused by
the present strike, will TO- considerable
extent reduce the necessity of employing
IS many men in our shops as heretofore
Thanking you for the consideration you
have given to the subject and trusting
ycur action will result 10 an early resunp-
ZION of traffic, | am yoGr eZceiiencies,
Most obedient servant,
II. NJ. HOME,
First Y. P. the Missocri PscIHc hallway
Company.
DenouncinE the Strikers.
GALVESTON, TEX, March 2i.-sPeeisls
to the News report mass meetings o, cil'
zens, Yesterday, at Gainesville, kaufman
and Whitesboro 10 take action rsgsrdl Ug
the strike on the Missouri Pacific system.
Resolutions sustaining the acton OF wee
President Hoxie and deploriug the eh1rts
of the strikers to impede traffic we're adopt
cd and forwarded to the Missouri Pacific
headquarters.
The Arrested strikers.
DALLAS. TEx, March 2l.-The hive
strikers arrested ct Sherman and Bonhsm
by the United States Marshal, gave bail TO-
dsy in the sum OF $500 each on charge
Of interfering with private property and
81 900 each on charge OF contempt Of
court. Their examinations will take place
on Monday.