Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-23
Testimony Of the Great FiDa1cler
Before the House Investiga-
ting Committee,
BusIness-Like Statement OF the Condg-
lion OF the Road Before and
Since the Strike.
The First Recognition of tile ISnights-How
They Broke Faith with Bim-At.
tempts at Arbitration.

10 lions were kept closed this morning unit
7, the special committee investigating th
/. causes and effect of the labor troubles fl
y the West were prepared TO proceed wit
Z the examination OF Mr.. JAY Gould
!, Across the hall outside Of the room wa
G stretched barrier beyond which noon,
L were allowed TO pass, only the member
6 Of the committee, representatives Of tn,
$ knights Of Labor, several gentlemen &C
n complaining Mr.. Gould including hi,
4 counsel, Gen. Swayne, and Nice-Presi
. dent Hopkins, the newspaper mer
e and several members Of congress
Q who were admitted with a curiosity
e to hear the testimony OF the
great tiD0ncier. As that gentleman arose
to take the oath all eyes were fixed upon
: him, and his'response, 81 do" was given
In a low tone.
The chairman said, II is the desire Of
the committee, Mr.. Gould, that you give
us your testimony in respect to the inyes-
tigation, after which the witness wished
, to know the resolution under which the
committee was acting.
Mr.. Barnes stated that the select com
mittee had been authorized by the
! house OF representatives to inves-
, tigate the causes and extent
OF the disturbed condition now existing
between railroad companies engaged In
carrying interstate commerce and their
employees in the states of Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas.
Mr.. Could: "It is true the Missouri
Pacific runs through some OF those
states, but at this time we have no
difference with our men. | am not
strictly speaking within the rule of the
solution. But will be very glad to spend
time in talking to the committee, though
hardly think they want to spend their
valuable time talking to me-" Being re-
quested, however, to proceed, Mr.. Gould
went on to give his testimony in low
voice, which was generally calm, but
which now and then trembled
slightly as though it were
shaken with excitement or emotion
AT times he removed his gold spectacles
and paused in his speech as he carefully
wiped them with HIS handkerchief. Be.
hind him sat Gen. Swayne, who relieved
him of the work of reading the printed
matter, and whom he now and then CON
suited In an undertone.
''On the 10Th OF April, he began, GIVE
had In the transportation department 997
men, in the engineer and flremen's de-
partment 1882, in the car depart
ment 503, in the road department
1906, in the bridge department 6i5, and az
our terminal facilities $40, a total of 7Ol2 |
men not including our general offices |
The operations Of our road, and sneak |
from thirty years. experience, are carried |
on in perfectly regular and orderly way. |
The trains are all run and the business |
we were chartered to do is being trans |
acted regularly. Here is a di 'patch re-
ceived since l left New York. |
This represents the business that was
done up to 1886 p. m. of this day, April !
~; Two hundred and ninety freight
Trains moved yesterday, containing 4647
loads, an increase OF seventy-four trains
and 1857 loads compared with the same
day last year. Quiet at all points along
the line. Trains are moving well.
81 submit to the committee whether
we come within the ruling of the com
mittee."
Mr. Burnes: 81 believe that this uues
tion has been substantially passed upon
oy the committee, and it is the intention
OF the committee that we investigate all
the circumstances and facts relating to
the troubles, and therefore we propose to
examine you with regard to the proceed
iiDss antecedent to the resumption of bust
The witness; owen, l thought It was !
only proper that l should state the fact
10 the committee, that at the date t
Oh the resolution we were operating s
ana performing all the duties eur charter |
called for" oi''i 'ei {
Mr.. Burnes "Please state your resi- ,
dence, age and occupation.n
the witness ! reside in New York I
cIyi ! am iorty-nine years OF age; ! am |
president of the Missouri Paciac and /
have been since 1879" S
Mr.. Burnes; eve would like for Won C
now to inform uS if there has 9
been any interruption to tho com {
merce passing over the lines Won
represent In Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas C
texas, ana II so what interruption and o
- 'Nae ih- 8
Wlthess; "Do you want me to state L
simply what l know of the facts tbot a
came TO my knowledge as president of u
ue corporation, because ought 20 STATE Il
y. 'he committee that left New York on o
sne hith day of January with nv o
, ,a on any yacht for cruise in tbs N
y. Wsst males. returned to New York ON al
ny ~ Oh March. The strike occurred IL
,,lll was away, and my KNOWLEDGE W
.olnss from such Official information as I
since my return - e'inPany 81
Mr.. Barnes 'We understand tbat "
necessarily YOU will be compelled 10 g yIa.
many things from personal Information 1t
,ou VIII, of course, in tesiitvinn VI
discriminate that which YOU know irosn pa
nat which you hear from ofDejsl in ntoni is
ha'lon, We would like you 10 on I nvar sa
ne whole, ground and give MS NOT o onIn ii,
Cn ho, you know, but whatyou have reason ST
os,leVe' IN,
iue hrst recognition, . proceeded mo wi
'i'ness, (which our companv ma ,de rel
iar as know Of ,he Kr
. y s OF Labor came ont 'n ~ Kr
ae strike In April OF last wear. Wa MI
way way, az the lime and until August " re
,sI Mr. Powderiy came to Nav WI pr,
lsn a committee. That was tns e Tan pr,
,ne ! nsd anything to do with him ' He 10
a their view, which was that , ~ ma
ars OF the road that was in thu hands we we
,eeNers should reinstate LARGE nn,rh VI If
~ men VINO We're knights Of ' Iaber ret
no mad left the emnl Ma