Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-01
PANHANDLE AND Fr. WAYNE.

Contrary TO expectations, all the switch
engineers and switchmen in the Pan Han
die yards reported for work at o'clock in
spite Of their reported decision to stop
work to-day, and this morning were work
ing as usual.
General Superintendent Law, of the Fort
Wayne road, had an informal conference
with representatives Of the switchmen and
managerssof the strvice of his company.
Mr.. Law told the men he wanted to know
their feelings and if they could tell him
what they had determined to do. Some Of
the switchmen excused themselves from
speaking. They were unable to say what
they would do in the event they were
called upon to handle Q cars Others said
they had determined to strike. TheSwitch-
mems Brotherhood of this city had been
advised of the issue on the Q road and ap-
proved the course the men had taken in
striking.
This morning the Fort Wayne engineers
and switchmen notified the officials of the
read that they would not hsndle Q cars.
OTHER ROADS INCLUDED.
1t is learned that the Grievance Commit
tee of the engineers on the Lake Shore road
called upon Superintendent Amsden last
evening. They informed him that the nom
union switchmen on his road had been in
duced to join the switchmen's union or act
10 harmony with the union men. They
THE enginees) did not like to involve
them in strike, and therefore hoped ii
would issue orders to agents not to handle
Burlington freight, as the switchmen were
determined to strike if the company per
sisted in handling Q freight The COM
mittee would not state what the engineers
would do in case they were required TO
handle Q freight.
Superintendent Amsden informed the
committee that while it was his earnest
desire 10 avoid trouble with the men of
the Lake Shore, he could not under the
Interstate law refuse to handle Q freight.
Besides the Lake Shore the managers
ofseveral other roads were called upon by
the Chairman of the grievance committees
OF engineers on their lines and requested
TO refuse to handle Q sreight TO avoid
trouble with their switchmen. All these
committees pretended TO be actuated by a
sole desire to avert serious injury to the
business interests o: the country, and most
OF them stated that they meant 10 obey
the law. They had made AL reasonable
concessions, and if the business interests
of the country were paralyzed by the un-
lawful and unreasonable demands of their
men, the people would know who was re-
sponsible for it and act accordingly.
A movement is on foot 10 bring about a
meeting of the General Managers and Gen
eral Superintendents OF the various roads,
centeriug in this city, to take concerted
action.
TACTICS OF THE BURLINGTON.
The management Of the Burlington road
decided this morning TO call upon the
various roads running east and west for as
sistance in raising the freight blockade in
its yards. In pursuance Of this decision
trains are now being made up for the Ft.
Wayne, Lake Shore Rock Island and Illi-
nois Central, and will be offered at the
transfer points Of those roads during the
day. The first train of twelve cars in.
tended for the Ft. Wayne left the Burling-
ton freight depot shortly after IL o'clock. |
Fifty city police rode in box car behind
the engine, and a Pinkerton operator
stood on the roof of each of the freight |
cars.
Advices by telephone from Thirty sixth
street, in the town of Lake, where the
train will be switched on to the Fort
Wayne tracks, say that the local police
force is on hand with a company of men,
and that fifty Pinkerton men have also ar
rived upon the scene, A great crowd OF the
rOugher elements is gathering along the
tracks, and trouble is feared when the at !
tempt is made TO switch he train.
The Burlington has prepared legal pa
pers in blank to serve without delay upon
any road that may refuse to receive it's
cars, in accordance with the provisions of
the Interstate law. At the offices OF the
company it is stated that assurances have
been received from the Ft. Wayne, Lake
Shore and Alton roads that they will han
die all Q freight offered, regardless Of re-
suits This indicates the roads are max
ing up their minds they must stand or fall
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