Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-03-25
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JOIN A. MARTIN.
JOHN a. hARTlN,
Governor of Kansas.
JOHN S. MARMADuKB,
Governor of Missouri.


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The Missouri Pacific Railway Company. EE-
ecutive Department St. Louis, Mo-. March 20,
lSs6,-Hon. John S. MarInaduke, Governor OF
srnof Of k sna g1sa bsG rc.ess
fully TO acknowledge the receipt of your com
municatiOn of this date, stating that after
conference at Kansas City with 4 delegation OF
our employees, you consented to visit the under
signed and urge the continuance of the agree
ment between yourselves and other state Off
Gals, and the management of the company on
March 10, 1885, and if deemed advisable, re
commend such notifications of such agreement
as might be thought just to ali concerned. /
note with pleasure your conclusion after inVes-
tigatiOn that the agreement of March Is,
1883, has been kept inviolate by the Missouri
Pacific Railway company, and that
THE PRESENT STRIKE
could not have been and was not based on viG-
lation by the management of this company. of
Ike terms of said agreement; and | have care
fully considered YOUR recommendation that this
agreement, which yOu concede the Missouri
Pacific Railway company is no longer under any
obligations to observe toward those OF its en-
poyes who have Abandoned lis business Since
the 9TH day of March, $50, should be res ored
and continued. On March 10, 1886, this COM
pany inserted in newspapers on it's lines, AMI
following advertisement: Good and compet ent
men will be employed without reference TO their
past or present relations TO this company, CT
their connection with any society organiZ1-
tton, open, secret, secular or otherwise Such as
are accepted viii be pa d the rate of wages
recommended by the governors and other state
DIRECTS OF MlsSOuFl ana Kansas. wnen the labOT
troubles OF March 1855, were adjusted, the
same as have bsea paid by this company since
that date" The above notice was designed
az continuance, SO far the rate Of
wages Ii concerned, of the agreement of
March Is, 1855 and Is still in force thus antic-
1pat1ng the Recommendation which SOrmalSe as
to the amount which employees should be paid.
In addition, the foregoing action of this COM
pauy, which il in accord with your recommend
ations as to wages. this company is further will
ing to pay to its employees rate Of wages equal
to that now being paid by other railway cOuJTa-
MES in the same section of country. The fur
Their prouisiou of said agreement. relative TO
notices IN cases of Reduction OF wages, is not
regarded as objectionable to this COM
pany, and will be continued. Your next and
final recommendation that this company re-
engage in its service all of it's odd employees
without prejudice to them on account of the eX-
istng strike. So far as the business of the COM
pany viii justify their unemployment is &C
capable TO this company with these dualifca-
ttOns: THE men who have been ENGAGED under
the advertisement Of March 10, 1886. viii be
continued III our employment. We are not TO
re-engage or continue in our empty any persons
who have actually engaged in the destruction
or injury of the comPany's property,
or who have advised such destruction
or injury We shall give preference to
those of our late employees who have families
and own homes on the lines of tile road. Ii IL
TO be remembered that the loss Of traffic cansed
tent, reduce the necessity of employing as
many men in cur shops as heretofore. Thank
ing you for the consideration you have given the
subject, and trusting your action will result in
an early resumption OF traffic ] am yonr excel
lency's most obedient servant,
H. NJ HoxIE.
First Vice President.