The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-20


Fe strike is over. The following official
notice was issued at clock this mo n
ing:
KANSAS CITY, March Is, 1888
To Engineers and Firenen on the Santa Fe
System:
am advised by our grand chief, to re-
quest of you that you will return to your
respective positions at once. Further, tina
1 repair to Chicago and adjust all mis-
understanding.
Chairman General Grievance Committee.
Trains were moved to-day with some
regularity. The Calfotn.a Il New
Mexico to leave at 10 10 am. and the
Denver and Utah express due to leave
at Ills were conSolldat and left at
IL 80. No.7 Southern Kansas, left al
I2.14 am thirty minutes late. The
Colorado express due at am. arrived
at 6 As. The east-bound California ana
north-bound Kansas express Que 10
arrive at 80 and 6.15p m. respectively.
were reported abandoned. Trains OH
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf
Road, all went out on time this nom
ing with no indications OF trout lie. he
depot presented deserted appearanc
all day, as there was little intereS
taken In the movements of trains, snd
the general feeling was that the strik'
was over. As one of the men mounted
his engine to take out a train an old
engineer standing in the group nea
by turned to his companions and said:
We'll, boys, fall in; the first man to go
back will be the one who gets left; it is
only a matter of time now" His pre-
diction was verified, when at O'Clock
Chairman Couroe notice was issued
The men took the matter philo-
sophically, and this evening nearly al
of them present in the CITY were ap
plying to Assistant Superintendent
Spoor for orders transportation, etc.
Chairman Conroe returned from
Topeka this morning and at once caIleu
a meeting of the committee, and it is
understood that preparatory steps to
ward issuing the notice were taken q
this meeting. Chairman Conroe left
for Chicago at 4.30 O'Clock this after
noon, and was thirty-eight miles out of
the city by the time mis- notice was
promulgated. The prevailing opinion
here is that the conference at Topeka
had considerable influence toward
bringing about the settlement. The ex-
strikers here assert that'the company
mas osreed not to handle Burlington
freight.
TOPEKA, k. March IS This evening
at 4 20 Chairman Conroe wired General
Manager Goddard, from Kansas City,
as follows:
J. T. Goddard:
The engineers aud frenen will resume
work. I. CONROE.
Traffic Manager White says all lines
ha tn III So
Coast will be in the usual condition for
business without delay. There is no
| blockade anywhere and all trains are in
shape to move at once.
| CHICAGO, March Is. - Chief Arthur
was asked tonight what he thought of
the decision of the Santa Fe men to re-
turn to WORK. Il am glad they went
back" he said, IL advised them to go
back, because did not think there was
sufficient cause for a strike. | commu
nicated with Mr.. Conroe, chairman of
the grievance committee, and asked
! him 10 request the men to return to
work and then come to Chicago to set
tie the matter with Mr. Smith" Grand
| Master Sargent said the men on the
Santa Fe went back. at O'Clock. He
had no information as to the causes of
the strike or what had induced the men
to go back beyond the fact that they
had had q conference with officials of
the road at Kansas City or Topeka, aRo
that an agreement was there made that
the railroad would not require the men
to haul any Burlinsto freight. and
they went back on the strength of that
agreement.
KANSAS CITY, March 19-All passen-
ger trains on the Santa Fe will go ont
on time this morning. All at the freight
yards is activity and switch engines are
making up freight trans as rapidly as
possible and every effort is being made
10 relieve the freight blockade.