The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
AT OTHER POINTS.

A Limited Amount of Business at Aurora
The School for Engineers.
AURORA, ILL.,, March 6-Tbe Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad is doing two classes of
business at this point One is hauling freight and
passengers TO a limited degree. the other run
ming training school for engineers with a full
quota of pupils. A survey of the ground taken
to-day shows that both the brotherhood en-
gineers, who are out. and the railroad officials,
who are at their posts confident At the
Brotherhood hall, this afternoon, 200 engineers
and fremen listened TO words of cheer from local
speakers. They keep away from the company's
property. and not one overt or unmanly act is
charged to them by the officers of the road. The
engineers little restive to-day, because.
this morning. Mayor Meredith issued order
forbdding the Brotherhood committee
from visiting the non-uuion engineers at
the trains when passing through The city. Be-
fore to-day each train was visited, and persua-
sion and sometimes dollars used to get the IN
terlopers to leave the engines. Outside of this
they had no complaint to make. 'sOur men,"
said Chief j. A. Bauerizen, Of Division No. 2.
"are in this fight for good. I have not heard
one express desire to 60 back unless the COM
pany accedes. Our daily open meetings show
this. The company is not doing anything like
the business they claim TO, and the men they
have employed to take our places sorry
lot. They have burned three engines, 60 my
personal knowledge, since the strike began. AT
the yards it can be plainly be seen that some
thing is wrong; there is no hustle. as usual;
everything is done slowly and deliberately. as if
there was plenty of time. Fifty special police
guard the yards, and soon as a train reaches
the limits two specials jump on the engine and
ride In the cab until the cars pass out
the other side of the city" The statement
of Mr.. Bauerizen concerning the running of
trains is fully confirmed by the officials, but
fharyVN VNv1& haas wf7T fnN %hA tws
sion Superin tendent Alexander and Trainmaster
Besler say that only one-third of the freight
business is being done the Chicago division.
and the cars are lightly loaded, bnt they say
much of this is due from the fact that the
papy is refusing TO haul stock; in fact, all the
business IN this department. is way business.
traffic strictly confined to the Burlington sys-
tenn. No cars are transferred to other roads at
junction points. The passenger business is in
better shape as far as train-service goes, but
the cars are by no means crowded. Superin-
tendent Alexander said that for the present
but three through trains a day would be run,
the rest having all been abandoned AL but
TIL trains on the Chicago division are running,
and the branches furnish the usual service.
The company has in its training school about
:nirty men. They are carefully examined by
the master mechanic. made to tell all they know
about engine. and then allowed to practice
running up aud down the yards. They are
also trained in the use of the air brake. The
officials claim that the new men doing well,
and in short time will be competent to-
ont trains. Disiuterested citizens say. however.
that many OF them are failures, and tell OF
trains stalled for long periods of time at the
depot account of the inability OF The new en-
gineers to fix some part that has
got out of repair; then the master
mechanic is sent for and the train moves on.
The fast mall bound for Chicago. came in here
TO. day two and half hours late. The engineer
is totally blind in eye. 1t had fairly good
Quota OF passengers. The claim of the officers
that they have all the men on the Chicago di-
vision that they want is true They admit that
the new hands not up to the standard, but
assert that improvement comes with each days
service. They also admit that the reason they
do not want more men is that so long the
Burlington DO transfer business with
other roads only limited number of engineers
and iremen are required.
GALEsBURG, ILL.,. March 6--All but four of
the Burlington passenger trains now arriv-
ing and leaving here Freight for all Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy points is being received.
and numerous freight trains are being run.
AURORA. ILL.,. March 6.--Affairs here are sub
stantially the for few days past, and
the strikers evince disposition to weaken.
still expressing the belief that the company
must eventually give in. Meantime. all passen.
ger trains are again running. with the exception
OF a couple of through trains. All the way
freighis We're run yesterday with or two
through freights and two or three trains of coal
arrived from Streator.