Telegram-herald., 1888-02-28
BURLINGTON STRIKE
. oeTsaanns0 CONTEST BEGUN
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|, asesosk this morning The Chicago, Bur
nnxssn A Qaincy yard al Canal snd six
t.snth sfs. presented the asusi spFsaranes.
The s.yly asorainx mail train bad isfs =
Inn. .ai ths switch snainss we're a. work
Ons snxaser tooz q switch train 20 the
chicago A Atlantic junction shortly esiors
3 s'closx. Hs sad thas hs had heard
a3thlnz of al ordsr 10 strike. sRd that hs
-sala certainly sxks his train " the june
tiea .ad r4a ne engine back - ths round
heas~ 0tnsr sngsneeFs of ths ssisrn
.sxins- sls0 said thai they bad uot been
ordsrsd a. stFiks. Al 81 there ~ss tns
usaal movement Of cars a. the freight and
s.ifchlax stations at &iastssnrn~st. aod
Ws.szfa ave. where ears for eastern steek 4
wards are handled.
Iasf before TIA tins appointed for the
snxe Train Master >. 7 Pope isseet an
order that train. should BE- moved West OF
Chicago. This ass taksn oy ts1 train
mao in ths yards a confession that TIE
comoasf had secursd no men s0fth meu-
tioalns and that me road would Ia a mo
meat more os practically ted ap-
Al preciseig . clock ssttCo engine tsl
w.at into The Wsstern-sve- round house.
farss others so0n followed Il and the engi-
nesrs aud nfsmsn 4ult work. The strike
va on ia earnest couple Of suonros ara
trains wsFe tas only 0nea 20 come m over
The road this morniug Master Mechanic
Ho~iand was in charge OF one engine and
supafintendsnf RiBtn ran The other Alter
The ARRIVAL Of those trains Inc depot master
said ira. be tid not sxpecf another suour-
ban tain before noon, as there vas no en-
xineer and dreman t0 run 0ns, and untl
fhs Geaersl superintendent could secure
SONS snxinssrs and firsmen. be vas unable
70 say whether there would % another train
ia aariax the day. The only train that ieft
the depot up % 10 o'clock Mas fasl nail
which departed a. three and uss manned
bv ths regular engineer and fireman from
ths Bfotherhood.
We are iusl about where We expected 70
BE-" said General Manager Stone. OF the
Burlington. when asked What the situation
"a. on The line. I'VE brought in all our
saburosn passengers pretty much as usual
oar principal train. the one which brings
Ia most OF The business man and clerks. VA
only ten minutes late. Not the slightest
trouble has been reported from any point
SO IA. and DO not anticipate any sioienes
or obstruction from any source. The strikers
did not bring the engines through 10 ths
end Of the runs. bu. let !nem Al the nsAr.
est psint when 4 . clock came. Thus all ol
eur passengers rom the Missouri river were
Dumped AZ Galesburg. and those which We
taks ff0us the Illinois Central si Forest
we're isft At Aurora At Gaiesoury the
pAsssnxsrs vers obliged 20 wait until IL
O'Clock before We could start them IN"
The saperintsndsnts oiiice and the lobby
leading 70 IL las been crowded with men
applying for tas positions yscsted- They
are put through an examination oy the
Supsrintsndsot Of motive power. and Il
found compeksat ara tAksn 10 the yards ai
once.
There are apparently plenty Of men
ready for the places" said Mr. Stone,
pointing "a the line. "out who they are
snd where they come from we don't know
We have resson TO believe that the con-
ductors brskemsn aud other employees
are all with the company. and that they be
hsss that the conductors and engineers are
literally paid in comparison with othei
employees. The engineers get more thar
the conductors. All We nave thus far called
on havs promptly responded. How it Il
with the freight conductors and brakemsr
/ can't say from actual experience. n W.
are not Attempting to move any frsight-"
The Burlington Is the only road that has
access 10 ths lumber districts, but hsyins
no snxinsers on the engines an attempt va
made 10 have Chicago q Eastern Illinois
snginssr switch . train into the lumber dis
tr1ct. he refused on the ground that h'
wss sritohing Cor the G., B. & Y, and NJ
farther attempt has oeea made up to moor
- srstch into the lumber district.