The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-17
THE SANTA FE,SI'RIKE.
Chief Arthur in the Dark
Regarding It.
IT'S EXTENSION THREATENED
Un;i IL the Burlington Comes to Terms
With Its Employees-A Very
Serious Outlook.
The Strike

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CHICAGO, March l6.-When questioned
regarding the strike On the Atchison
system, Chief Arthur said: sit is be-
yond my power 10 give you any expla-
nation Of this action. The men have
not notified me, and am completely in
the dark. If the company has not
broken its agreement with the men,
they have done wrong and must suffer
the consequence. 1t is nothing less
than open rebellion, for it looks much
as though the men were tired OF the
grand officers advice, or wilifully dis
regarded their duties to the laws and
the Constitution"
The following message was sent to
Conner, chairman OF the grievance
committee, yesterday:
J. 0 Conner. Chairman, etc:
1t is reported here that you have ordered
the men to quit work. Revoke 1t. our
grievance can be settled here by Mr.. Smith.
Come 10 Chicago by the first train.
(Signed,) P. NJ. ARTHUR.
Officials of the company say the &C
ton of the nell is beyond their uompre-
hension as the road has not been
handling Burlington freight.
KANSAS CITY, March 16.-The strike
situation on the Santa Fee road is
unchanged this morning. Not a
wheel is farming except those
Of O few switch engines. No trains
have been moved in any direction and
officials refuse to receive freight Of any
kind. The Union depot presents a
regular Castle Garden appearance as
hundreds of emigrants have been
brought in whose destination is some
where on the line of the Santa Fe. An
official of the road said he would have
trains moving tomorrow, but the out
look at present is not fiattering for the
road. Managers of the road absolutely
deny giving any orders Tor the strike.
Engineers say they have no grievances,
but say they will rest until the Bur
| lington road comes to terms with its
employees.
Topeka, Kas., March 16-Reports
from superintendent along the line of
the Atchison state that the engineers
and firemen have gone out all along the
line. and business is practically sus-
pended, except passenger trains now on
the road, which will bs run to their
destination. Superintendent Goddard
saws the amount of perishable freight
on the line between California and Chi
cago is unusually large. amounting Ia
about eighty-fVe carloads. In af-
dition, l 100 car loads of merchandise
are tied up on various divisions. At e
meeting of the engineers and hremen
last night, it was claimed that TIE
strike was due to the company persist
ing in handling Burlington freight.
CHICAGO, March 16-Information
obtainable here in regard to the strike
of Brotherhood engineers and tiremen
on the Atchison system, is as yet very
meagre. Vice President Smith said
this morning that they were still in
darkness as to the cause of the men s
action, and that they would not decide
on any line of action until they were
thoroughly informed of the situation,
both on their own account and con-
Meeting lines. The superintendents OF
the Atchison's California lines were
notified yesterday that the Brother
hood men would strike to-day, until
the company absolutely refused to
handle Burlington cars. Smith has
not vet been Notified as to the action on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. An
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assured fact. although several trains
are still running. At the headquarters
of the Brotherhood, but little informa
ton has been received from the Atchi-
son strikers. Chief Arthur said that
he had a dispatch from Chairman
Conner. He claims that the company
has violated it's promise OF strict
| neutrality, but gives no particulars.
The local situation is practically I'M
changed this morning. All lines, with
the exception of the St. Paul, are
handling 20" cars, and do not antici-
pate any trouble on the part of the
Brotherhood.
| KANSAS CITY, March 16 Interviews
with number of striking engineers Oh
the Santa Fe develops the fact thai
thew have examined the lists of stock
holders on the Chicago, burlington &
Quincy and Atchison, Topeka q Santa
re, and find that considerable num-
Der of Santa Fe stockholders are also
IIargalv interested in The O." They say
that they came to the conclusion tina
thew would dip into both pockets a
once and let these men feel the full
| effects of the strike by Gripping theil
resources. All trains on the Gulf sys-
tern are moving promptly on time. Thu
following dispatch was sent from her
last night:
II. B. Stone, General Manager OF the chicago
Burlington Dc Quincy, Chicago;
We wish you to understand that we vii
hold the Burlington system for all damage
to Our company on account OF the strike.
Signed by the Superintendent OF tn
Atchison Company.
Reports from points on the line shoy
a complete blockade of both freight ant
passengers. Train No. o was aban
doned, but overland No. 8 got off q
IL SO, manned by Ben Warton, non
Brotherhood man, as engineer and hi
wife as fireman.
p.m.-At this hour the Union depo
is deserted, there being no moyemen
of trains until 4.30 pm. An Associate
Press representative visited the room
of the Union grievance committee, a
Albany Hotel, and in response to
question as to the future action OF en-
gineers was told by Chairman Carr'
that the men on the Kansas, Fort SEQ
and Gulf, would leave their engines s
4 O'Clock this afternoon and, further
more the men would go out at the ra