Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-27

equal QelDerauOn. during all Ine weeks |
of negotiations Mr.. Stone had not been
idle. An agent of his road went to Read
ing, Pa, and employed all the train men
he could who had been recently thrown
out of employment by tine strike on the
Philadelphia and Reading lines. Other
points were reached by telegraph, offering
work to idle engineers. Every man in the
shops who could manage an engine was
ordered TO be ready TO go out with one, and
applicants for jobs as engineers got them in
a hurry.
Early this evening the officers OF the road
said they had enough men TO run the trains
each way. The company has been running
twenty six such trains daily.
ELEVEN THOUSAND MEN INVOLVED.
If the strike assumes the proportions
that now seem probable about IL 600 men
will be involved. This number includes
employees that will be thrown out of en-
ployment by the strike of the engineers
and fremen
NO OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED.
CHICAGO, February 26h.-The strike is
not likely to involve any other roads, in the
opinion of Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. Sargent,
though they expressed no opinion in the
contingency that some other company
might endeavoI to aid the Burlington.
Ii is purely our own affair" said Mr..
| Sargent. No other road is concerned,
and no other men except the engineers and
| firemen. The brakeman and switchnen
will remain neutral We have not asked
| them to help us, ana will not. If we are
beaten, we propose to stand it alone"
THEY HAVE COUNTED THE COST.
CHICAGO, February 26th.-When told of
Mr.. Stones final determination not to yield
| to the employees demands tonight Mr.
| Arthur'S face was clouded for a moment.
He said he was sorry-he hated to see a
| strike, but, under the circumstances, no
other course could be taken. The men on
| the entire system were unanimous for it.
He told them of all the difficulties they
would have to encounter but they decided
to go into it, and the Order will do the best
it can.
| When asked if the company can get
enough good men, Mr.. Arthur said: 1t
cannot. II may employ some men we
have expelled for drunkenness or stealing,
but will such men be safe? Can road
afford to put passenger trains in the hands
| of such men? 1t won't be long until these
men get them into bigger trouble than we
have now by striking for more wages.
You see how it was on the Reading road
The company can treat with u.s."
What's the trouble between the Read
ing road Knights of Labor engineers and
the Brotherhood? ?'
There is none that know of. DENY the
assertion that sent men to take the places
| OF those now on a strike on that road.
did not send a man there. / did not know
any Brotherhood engineer had gone to
work for that road"
Have you heard of any Reading men
coming here?"
" have not. / told our men what they
might expect. They discussed this view Of
the situation, and decided to go out. If the
company can get other engineers to fill theil
places, our boys must acknowledge theil
defeat
Fourteen engineers from the Reading
road arrived here tonight, and were al
once given employment by the Burlington
Company.
READING ENGINEERS OFF FOR CHICAGO.
PoTTsvILLE (Pa), February 26th.-A
number of striking engineers and firemer
of the Reading Railroad in this city anC
Palo Alto have left Cor Chicago to take
service with the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, in view of the impend
ing strike of the locomotive engineers OF
that road.
REMARKABLE STRIKE.
CHICAGO, February Goth. - The strik,
promises to be the most remarkable eve
known, for it is the only single labor organ
ization in existence that has been pittet
against the largest railroad corporation il
the West, and one of the largest in mileag,
and wealth in the world. Should the strik,
long continue it is probable that in addi
ton to the l 400 men directly involved tn,
great majority of the IA, 900 employees of tn,
company will be thrown out of work. Th,
25,000 members of the Engineers Brother
/ hood throughout the country will be called
upon to contribute their savings, and th
industries of the vast section of the coun
try tributary to the road will be subjected
: to partial paralysis.
The far-reaching effects of the strike car
be inferred from the fact that the road ba
5000 miles of main and leased lines, grid
ironing the States of Illinois, Iowa. Mis-
souri, and Nebraska. From Chicago i
reaches to Denver, Col, OYER 1000 mile
away, and Cheyenne, Wyo., equally as far
) Minneapolis to the north and st. Louis It
the south, are within its reach-the terri
tory of an empire.