St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-29
HOW THEY TALK.
A Representative of Each Side
Gives His Views.
Special to the Globe.

Gives His Views.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Paul Morton, gen
eral passenger agent of the Burlington,
in an interview this afternoon said:
"There is no change in the situation to-
day except for the better. We are run
ming more trains than we did yesterday,
and they are running in better shape"
In response TO an inquiry about the fast
mail train, Mr.. Morton said: mo. The
strikers did not take out our fast mail
train this morning. We were assured
by the brotherhood that they would run
the fast mail as usual. This is the train
that takes the early editions of morning
papers to people west, giving them the
papers for breakfast for a distance of
over 200 miles from Chicago. Notwith-
standing the fact that we were notified
last night at 10 o'clock that the brother
hood men would not run the
train, it went out as usual. 1t
was taken from GaleSburg west
by one of our old engineers.
Five of our old engineers on the Coles
burg division have proved themselves
loyal to us, ard quite a number on
other divisions" Mr.. Morton said ap-
plicatiOnS for the positions made vacant
W
andkthat, in fact, the company had been
overrun to-day with applications for
work, and had hired in Chicago alone
twenty competent engineers who had
passed most rigid examination. He
stated that it was true that some of the
new men were receiving tempting offers
from the brotherhood to quit their en-
gineS. He knew of one case last night
in the Chicago yard where one of the
newly engaged engineers was sur
rounded by some of the brotherhood
and offererd
A GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN
if he would leave his engine and begin
work with them at s. per day. 1t was
nearly 10 o'clock when Chief Sargent
returned to the Grand Pacific. He was
unaccompaniedb by Arthur, and this gave
rise to the report that the latter was in
consultation with President Perkins.
This, however, was denied uneQuiv-
Ocally by the head center of the firemen.
When shown the notice issued by the
Burlington people to the strikers, the
blood mounted to Mr.. Sargent's cheeks.
''Such notice is not merely gratuitous
but absolutely impertinent," he said,
land speak not only for myself but
for MIR. Arthur. The connection of the
engineers and firemen with the Burling-
are no longer its employees. They are
free men, free and untrammeled They
will apply for the balance of the wages
that may be due them when they feel so
disposed, and will do it decently and in
good order. There will be no necessity
for the company to consider these men
out of its employ at noon to-mor-
row. They are out of it already.
When they so back, moreover, they will
go back in body, and mark what say.
not a man of them will return to his
work until the company effects a set
tlement, not with individuals. but with
the recognized representatives of the
two brOtherhOOdS concerned. If the
ISSUE OF RECOGNITION
Of our orders is to enter into this trouble.
let it do so. We are ready to meet it
and to make that one of the lines which
is to be fought upon. The report that
we are about to move upon the Penn
sylvania system is untrue in substance
and in fact.'
Concluded Mr.. Sargent: 'We don't
care to have more than one fight on our
hands, unless another is forced upon
us. In that event we can take care of
both"
1t is stated tonight upon good author
lty that outside of the officials that have
dOnned the OverallS the company has so
far engaged about 200 men to take the
places of the 5000 strikers. With the
recruits expected from Pennsylvania
and other points it expects to have
about 700 hands at work by Saturday
morning. Less than dozen engineers
and firemen, all told, and throughout
the vast system, have refused to obey
the mandates of their brotherhoods by
joining the ranks of the strikers. Late
tonight General Passenger Agent Nor
ton said: 1.-The prospects are that we
will get more men than we want. We
are now negotiating with several COM
mittees representing large delegations
of engineers, and we expect within a
day or two the arrival of several hun
dred competent men from sources which
will surprise the brotherhood. AS soon,
as the company secures 500 engineers it
will be in condition to move all its pas
senger and freight trains in good
shape"