Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-22

ter to Mr.. Powderly?u
Witness; Nothing except the alluslon
IN powderly's dispatch TO the letter Of
Instruction; that ana the order issued ON
the line.n
MIR, Grain "What was the original
cause Of the striker"
In reply TO this question the witness
made a long statement Involving the jill
Terence between the principle Of payment
OF Gay work and piece work and
quoted Gould as saying that by making
. change OF that sort in the western
Union Telegraph company, he had Effected
a saving Of so per cent. He added that
The general cause OF this strike. and az
INC recent strikes all over the country.
had been the successful strike on the
horse-oar lines In New York laet
February, that had commanded
such universal public sympathy
that workmen wherever they had a rrlev.
ancc or wrong joined together aud made
application 20 form assemblies OF Knights
OF labor This was SO general that the
order had increased more IN the month
OF February last than it had In the prior
eight years, As an additional reason, he
alleged the universal system OF watering
railroad stocks, which made u necessary
Tor railroad managers TO screw down the
rates OF labor az much as possible.
Mr.. Grain asked what remedy he could
suggest for that
The witness replied that the remedy
was TO enforce the law. The law ofeyery
state required that dollar for dollar
should be paid for railroad stock, but
that provision OF the law was evaded by
the railroad managers forming themselves
INTO construction companies, like the
Credit Mobilier, and issuing TO themselves
500 of stock FOR every g. or $40 Of work.
The Chairman ."And your theory rs
that the exactions made upon the men
employed on the road were caused by
the attefapts 20 enable the railroad com.
pany 10 pay dividends on watered stockgn
Witness "rhat Is the theory, and
there is great irritation about 1t all over
the country
Grains as there no way 10 your or
ganiaaiion by which the action OF a dis.
trlct assembly ordering a strike can bo
passed upon by the executive committee
before the strikeis pormtted2'i
witness; "Thele Is no law ol tie or.
gnni1ation on tho subject. This whole
thing was unexpected aud unpr pared for.
The whole spirit OF the organization IL
contrary 90 strikes lt Is an educational
organization
Mr.. Cmin "Do YOU not think--il has
so struck mo--that Gould himself way
very fairly disposed toward your organi
sation2h
wuess nrhat has been MY iul Ioi.
preston, From what saw OF HIM my
Impression WAS that no wanted 10 DO fair;
that he intended 70 be nir. II as NJ.
Ways seqmed to me that MIR. uoxle was
on o high horse from which be was IN.
wlllihg 80 come down, ana that when
!
not carrying ont arbitration he
ought 70 have issued positive
nrlcr % that eject or nnssibiy lld Mr..
| lluNio resign; bat he turned round and
split hairs with the committee lie mad
agreed 10 afbllrate everything past and
tujure, but he would not take Che special
arbitration ont OF Mr.. lioxie's bande.u
Grain "You mean that Gould per.
mitted himself to be controlled by
HoxleY"
Witnessi "That Is the way Il has ap.
peared 20 me, still | can't understand
that letter OF instructions referred % by
Mr.. HoXie"
Grain ''with the exception of that cir.
cnmstance, which seems suspicious, your
impression IL That MIR. Hoxle Is the re.
sponslblc party for the continuance OF
tie atrikeir
4
personally, but from talking with these
who have met him, am strongly inclined
to that opinion.n
Mr. Buchanan "a statement has been
made In the newspapers 10 the effect
that you and Gould were working
this matter together for the purpose OF
us effect upon the stock market. do
not Wish TO humilinte you enough 10 ask
you II 1t be tue, bat 1 simply mention the
TACT 50 as TO allow You 10 make any TX.
PLANTATION you desire"
Witness al never saw any statement
to that effect. ! never had ANY acquain.
lance with Gould. met him
In connection with this mat
ter. l have never bought
or sold share OF stock at a margin
There Is nota word Of possible Truth IN
the suggestion
Mr.. Burncs; "Do you think that thc
system Of pooling the earnings OF rail,
roads had anything 10 do with the
Witness, "No; the most eco.
nomlcal management Is that
which necessiiates the least
expenditure. The general theory az To
building up new line Of railroad caus-
Ing competition and reducing rates, IL
grand mistake. Business should be done
with the least possible Investment not
only Of labor but Of capital; until the
possibilities OF q single raliraad are ex-
haustcd, second line should not be
Luilt. But there IS need Of something
IN the way Of government supervision Of
railroads py means Of which The benents
resulting nom non.cOmpetiton SHAH not
inure alone 70 the railroad company, but
10 the whole people Take, for Instance,
two cities li6a Buffalo ana New York The
New York Central had line Of rail.
road between those two cities and
had monopoly Of the business.
II cost that company 60 per cent. TO OPP
crate road leaving 10 per cent. Of net
earning Another line was built along
side, and there you have got 100 per
cent Of business and sou haze got two
90 per cents. Of expenses. II the thing
could be- regulated so that one road
should do the business IL would got NOT
only far return Of It's capital, but II
would be enabled 70 give lower rates Of
traffic and better wages 10 It's employees"
MIR. Bnrnes; "Thero being already
two roads built and being operated, Is Il
M ksIft for arlfs tN.