Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-27
ALL TRAINS STOP
ON THE GREAT BURLINGTON SYSTEM AT
FOUR THIS N0RNINGl
Tbs Brotherhood Of Engineers Present Their Ultima
sm, Which General Manager Stone Rejects
Tbs Prsmsn Aetrg With The Esginssrs-
Looking tr New Men.

CHICAGO, February 26.-Four o'clock
Monday morning was the hour officially
to-day as the time for the great
strlke on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad. Between IL and IL
o'clock this morning s. F. Hcgs, Chair
man Of the Grievance Committee of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers on
the Burlington system, and j. H. Murphy,
Chairman Of the Grievance Committee of
the Firemen, called on General Manager
Stone at the company's Office and gave
him verbal notice that unless their de-
mands were aequiesced in
THE MEN WOULD STRIKE
ut four o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr..
Hoge briefly stated what the men wanted.
Mr.. Stoue heard them through and
asked if that was the ultimatum. They
,aid it was. They told him that they, with
Chief Arthur. could be found at the Grand
Pacific Hotel until four o'clock in the
if he desired to communicate
with them. The interview WAS then over
and the committeeman then adjourned.
The Grievance Committee of the Eugin-
eers, Of which Mr.. Hoge, OF McCOok,
Neb., is Chairman, is composed of members
IF the local divisions OF the Engineers
Brotherhood on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy system. 1t is standing
and he has had entire charge
of the negotiations with Mr.. Stone, the
general manager of the railroad. The
Chairman says that the committees direct
failing, Chief Arthur was sent
'or, and he
ATTEMPTED AN ADJUSTMENT
of the difficulty. He also failed. Then
The committee, after the strike was deter.
mined upon, agreed that it should begin
1t a IN. Monday. At that hcar most Of
The engineers will be at the end Of their
run, and fewest trains will be in motion.
The local division, and through them every
member of the order employed on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy system
have been notified not go to work to.mor-
'ow morning unless specially advised by
he Chairman of the Grievance Committee
10 report for dHty. The iiremen holding
POSITIONS dependent to those OF the engin-
seEs have
ACTED WITH THE LATTER
10 everything, and unless Mr.. Stone con-
,ludes to aecede to the terms OF the engi-
neers no engines will be run out by the aid
Of members Of either brotherhood to-mor-
row. Trains on the road will be run to
the end Of the engineers division and
stopped. Passenger trains leaving any
point before o'clock will be run to the
end of the division and side tracked. The
immense suburban traffic of the road
threatens TO be put to great inconven-
ence, bat it is quite generally expected by
the men that the company will probably
be able to employ enough outside engl-
aeers to run portion Of these trains dur
pg the day.
MR. STONES VIEWS.
To a representative of the Associated
Press, Mr.. Stone said tonight that there
we're sixteen hundred engineers and fire.
nen in their employ. How many Of these
10 the Brotherhood he did not
lot know, bat presumed they ali did.
what il your programme for to-mor-
oW?' asked the reporter.
1--WE will not attempt to move any
reight trains" he replied. Our
,biect is to run most OF our sub
lrban and passenger trains as usual,
Dur first endeavor will be to get in our
uburbau passengers and take care OF all
for points not covered by COM
,etitors. There are large number OF men
n our employ capable of running engines,
n addition to yard foremen and road fore
nen, who nearly all are engineers. At
Aurora we have laboratory where large
lumber of young men are engaged who
lave all learned the art OF running loco
motive. All these will
BE PRESSED INTO SERVICE
o-morIow."
How about the report that yOu are
ringing on a lot of men from the Reading
ystem?'
1--WE have no arrangement or contract
O that effect" said Mr.. Stone, but we
ave sent east advertisements for COM
,etent men, and We have also received
lumber of telegrams from Individuals In
and other Pennsylvania
POINTS, SAYING they would come and bring
,ther engineers with them. 10 all THESE
have replied that We will give good
wages and permanent employment to all
nen of good character who are competent
o do the work. ."
''But suppose you would not keep
bsss men in case of settlement with the
I'D men,"
'sYes. sir" said Mr.. Stone emphatica!ly.
We want all competent men whom we
an depend upon, and
THEY WILL BE RETAINED
q long as am general manager of the
oad. .
In regard to freight traffic Mr.. Stone
aid their first endeayor would be TO take
are of il on the same basis that they
Tould 10 passenger tIaffic. He could not
IN how they would get on till they had
,;zed M the situation. II the strike were
q serious as to stop their traffic they would
ave To lay of all their freight handlers
md shopmen and q number OF others EN-
,loyed in similar capacity numbering sA
md seven times as many as tie engineers
md tiremen. lie does not anticipate aoy
,uch serious state Of sffaifs.
The Position of this Knights.
CHICAGO, February 26.-Gsnerai Wor.
nv Foreman Richard GrihtnS, OF tue
Knights of Labor, said plainly TINS even. en-
ng, that the Brotherhood OF Loco%otise % 70
Engineers need not expect the hnignts " "
Keep hands of. Mr.. Grifhtn was seen a.
his home this evening, ana TAXED unie, ;'.
,trainedly ofthe impending s'Tike, LII Ts rIs
relations to the Knights OF h'ooi' h'
aid: y
"How about the manner In which the
KNIGHTS were treated by the Brotherhood
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