Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-08

49,
bIo III And Mr.. Dickinson, but b q ne IN
lderstood Mr.. Carroll Of the Anaconda COM
pany had an important communication 70
make. 5000.
Mr. Carroll announced that the Anaconda
company proposed to man ten engines OF
the Montana Union to take supplies TO tne
| mines Of the and run the ore cars
to the smelter provided there would be no
obstruction. They would put Chief Engi-
neer Cole or the Anaconda in charge OF tneir
engines at the depot with the understand
ing that they had nothing to do WIN any
thing else except their own freight and sup
plies. The Anaconda Company o no
intention OF interfering with the passenger
or general freight business, but would
simply confne themselves to supplying
their own mines and the smeiter. Master
Mechanic Ross was to have nothing to DO
with this arrangement.
President Norris called on the representa-
tives of the engineers and firemen present
to state whether. ia the interest OF the peo-
pie OF Butte, they would offer any obstruc-
ton to such an arrangement.
Engineer Sweeney, on behalf oil the engl-
neers, asserted that no engineer would IN.
terfere with the arrangement. Ihey Wene
out because Master Mechanic Ross WAS not
removed, had quit the service OF the road
and would put a hand to nothing aslong as
he was in the employment OF the road.
Secretary De Camp, on bshall OF tne
Brotherhood OF Firemen, said they had no
objection to the Anaconda Company oper-
ating the entire Montana Union. The ire
men did not own a bolt or u nut on the
road and had nothing to say as to who
should operate the road. They hoped the
company would be successful and would
place no obstruction in their way, but so
long rs they were free agents they would
not work und.r Ross.
His remarks and those OF his preiecess-
ors evoked loud cheers and the general
feeling was one OF exultation that the way
to a compromise had been found at last.
The meeting then adjourned.
NFERENCEs AND ooNJECTUREs.
Superintendent Carroll was approached
after the meeting and asked what kind Of
engineers the company proposed to man
the Montana Union engines with.
1--WE have in our employ several old
Union Pacific engineers who are still mem
bers of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
%gineers.. We will use ten engines and these
men at work on them to bring supplies OF
fuel and timber TO our mines and to carry
ore and other supplies to the smeltcr at
DoV LnOu = W. w SNSfa
sively under the direction OF Chief Engineer
w. G. Cole, and Master Mechanic Ross will
have nothing to do with them"
Then you don't intend to operate the
Montana Union?"
mo, no." said Mr.. Carroll emphatically,
nothing OF the sort. All we intend TODD
is to keep our mines and smelter running.
We shall have nothing to do with the
freight or passenger traffic of the Montana
Union"
But under the promise of noninterfer.
ence made by the representatives OF the
engineers and firemen who have quit,
you could operate the road if you wanted
to?n
"Yes, they said as much"
"And under the new condition you are at
liberty to employ any Of those engineers
and firemen who have quit the service of
the Montana Union?"
Il suppose We can. There is nothing to
prevent us doing So"
1t will thus be seen that there is nothing
to interfere with a complete resumption Of
work on the road, Master Mechanic Ross
being practically retired into the back
ground. There is no reason why the Alice,
the Parrot and all the other companies
here cannot follow the example of the Ana
cOnda and engage engineers to run engines
of the Montana Union and furnish them
selves with supplies.
Talking the matter over with d railroad
agent, the latter said: "Daly is going to
run the Montana Union for them and that
will end the matter. Under the statements
made by the men there is nothing to pre-
vent him. He can engage all these en-
and iremen that have quit and put
Cole down at the yards as master mechanic
and that ends it. All the men want is to
have Ross removed and this offer Of DAILY
includes that provision. 1t is simply
an easy way out of a very
ticklish position, and for my part l am
glad to see it, although don't think the
men really had any grievance against Ross.
He is a good mechanic and understands
his business, and a faithful to the road,
but it will never do to allow one man to
up the business of Butte, and he has
got to go. This simply let's him down
quietly, and you will see the road running
III riuht in a low IN on ~