The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-16
The AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa
Fe Strike.
CAUSE AT PRESENT IN DOUBT.
Relationship Between the nr"'ii"r-
hood and the Company-Aho
A.&P. Men Out, Too.
STRIKE ON THE A t. q s. f.
The Engineers and Firemen on the
system want Standard Wsgos.

:. KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 15.-The
engineers and fremen on the vast sys-
tenn of the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa
Fe Company went out on strike at
o'clock this atternoon. The strike
created intense excitement and sur
prise, for The reason that the road has
not been handling Burlington freight.
That the strike was ordered By some
one in authority there is no doubt, but
in this city the men profess ignorance
of the issuing of any sucn orders, al
say they have quit because
THEY ARE TIRED"
The first indication of the trouble
here was at i. 50 o o'clock this afternoon,
when the Usage City express was
scheduled to depart. Conductor MUIR
raw gave the order to start, when En-
gineer Higgins quietly stepped from
his CAB and refused to pull out. AT the
same time that higgins left his engine
at the Union Depot, forty men
EMPLOYED in the Santa Fe
freight Yards, at Argentine, quit work,
all declaring themselves tired"
Nothing positive can be said as to the
origin or cause OF the strike. The men
had a grievance a month ago. ana hao
q conference with the officials, and were
GzANTED ALL THEY ASKED FOR.
A resolution adopted at the grievance
committee meeting, ct Topeka, some
DAYS ago, threatened a strike if the
company accepted any Burlington
freight, but it has been understood that
the Santa Fe was not handling any
boycotted business whatever.
PUEBlo, Col, March l5-Th strike
of engineers and fremen on the Atchl-
son, Topeka q Santa Fe roads on hand.
and it is understood goes into effect
st II O'Clock tonight, on the whole
Santa Fe system. The men arc not
striking against moving Burlington
cars, but
FOR STANDARD WAGES.
From what can be learned from the
men themselves, the grievance is the
same as that OF the Burlington en-
gineerS.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, March 15,-All
the engineers and tiremen on the Santa
Re system. including the Atlantic d
Pacific, went out at o'clock this after
noon.
NOT WHEEL Is TURNING
on either road, except of passenger
trains il transit, at the hour named,
which are to be taken through to their
destinations. All the freights are tied
up hare. Trains made up and ready to
20 out, are left on the side-tracks. As
fast as the engines come in. they are
taken 10 the roundhouse. Nothing is
doing in the yards.
DENVER, March 15.-Tht superintend-
ent of the Santa Fe Company, tonight,
stated that he b I'd no information as to
the exact hour the engineers and fire
men on his road would go out, but he
understood it would be some time to-
night. He has been Informed that the
men are not strlging on ACCOUNT OF dis
satisfaction as to wages or the policy of
the company, but
SIMPLY IN SYMPATHY
with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
strikers. The Chicago express and all
freights left here as usual tonight, but
it is not known whether they will be
run through or not. The opinion
among railroad men seems to be that
the new move upon the part OF the
Santa Fe men will be extended TO all
the roads in the country, and will
result in q general tie up.
ALBUQUERQUE, n M, March 15.-It
is understood at this point that the
cause of the strike on the Santa Fe
was because the company requested the
men to haul Burlington cars. A com
mittee of engir GERS waited on the
oft ha In cd i'm
of their determination. The officials
told the committee that the interstate
commerce law compelled them to haul
Burlington cars.
THIS THE ENGINEERS REFUSED TO DO,
and about 9, 900 engineers and firemen
on the Santa Fe, and 1000 on the
Atlantic & Pacific quit work. All the
passenger trains which started before
4 this evening will be takep to their
destinations.
SHORT NOTICE.
TOPEKA, March I5.-This afternoon,
J.F. Goddard, general manager of the
Atcilison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
received the following telegram:
J. F. Goddard:
The engineers and firemen of the Santa
Fee system, quit at this afternoon.
(signed) l. CONkoE.
To which Goddard transmitted this
reply: ron. v.vss M.,o,,z
tn z. Conroe Chairman of the Grievance |
Committee, AtchtSon, Topeka d Santa Fe |
RdiEpay. Kansas City:
G+550 this afternoon, I received your
Telegram. notifying me that the engineers
LIT OF 4 o'oIock to-day AS we have faith
fully kept every written and verbal age
nn,inn is surprise, and would be glad to
T Int1 on what 1t is taken; also do yen intend
thai it shall cover the passenger train seT-
vice as well as freight?
(Signed) D. 00DOAhD'
The Associated Press agent has
learned the facts concerning the rela-
tionship of the Brotherhood engineers