The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-06

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found not more than two or three who
were in good standing in the Brother
hood.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The report that
the engineers and fi,emen of the Chi
csgo. Burlington & Northern were or
dersd to strike is ascertained to be true,
and at midnight, Vice President g. B.
Harris, of the Burlington 81 Northern,
was closeted with President Perkins. o.
the Burlington & Quincy, and Mr.. Har-
riS had been served with notice to-
night 1t was result of meeting of
the engineers and fir: men held this
afternoon at Lacr oSse. The notice was
So substantially that if the Burlington 81
Northern did not cease interchanging
traffic with the Burlington d Quincy
before pm. on Monday the engineers
would strike in body. Vice President
Harris refused to be interviewed re-
garding the situation. but sent out
word to an Associated Press represen
tatiye that the interchange Of traffic
would not cease. The message from
AR. Harris added: 1.-The company
propose 10 run the Burlington & North
ern road themselves"
Chief Engineer Arthur headquarters
presented lively scene this morning.
uc TCOu1 MdS CIONuSh WILL SIlCfduCC
com mittees of various western and
northwestern railroads, representing
both engineers and firemen's organiza-
tons. They had come from as far as
New Mexico, in responding to calls of
Chief Arthur, to the Burlington strike.
All seemed in hearty accord with each
other. At 10 q. m. the meeting was
opened by Arthur. None attended
other than grand officers ond chairmen
O grievance committees. The proceed
lngs OF the meeting were of the most
secret character. II was expected that
le deliberations would last possibly all
DAY.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ran
into and from the Union Depot this
morning with pretty much the same
regularity as they did the day before the
strike began. Early this morning the
notice posted in the conductors room
showed all trains wouId run to-day on
schedule time, except three through
trains, which have been abandoned.
All engines. both il and out, were man
aged by new mer. none OF the office s
of the road acting as mechanics on any
of them. About LOO were being
examined as engineers at the offices of
the company this morning. They are
mostly men who arrived from the east
yesterday. To-day freight is being re-
ceived for all points east of the Miss
issippi River, and tomorrow it will be i
received for points up to the Missouri.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 5.-Assistant Su-
perintendent Hastings, OF the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern, said to-day |
that he had received official notification
last night of a walk-out by engineers
and 6remen of the road at 7 O'Clock to-
night, il the interchange of traffic with
the parent 80" road was not stopped.
As MIR. Hastings says this is out OF the |
question, a strike is almost certain. The
road has sixty engines, and 100 men
will walk out. Officials have been pre-
pairing fer the threatened strike, and
claim that they will run their trains as
usual, and with competent crews.
DENVER, March Slate Saturday
evening the striking engineers and fire.
men on the Burlington served notice on
the management of different roads cen
upon their part to assist the Burlington
BY hauling freight cars of the latter
company, Hy9ld result In calnDs out
the men of these Lines. The managers
81 the neutral roads claim that this new
move on the part of the strikers places
.neir ROADS IN q. delicate position. They
= :, az taau ID At the provisions Of the |
~. h!ef-stale /law are mandatory upon
.nis Pun s. and & refusal upon their |
1a Jan accept loaded Burlington cars
=. = ~ render them liable to 8 fine of
- 80 for each violation of the law in
ne4ved in such refusal. Last night
ND Der of officials of the roads enter
ing Denver held meeting at the Wind
sor Hotel to consider this matter,
but when asked the result of the
meeting, positively refused to impart
the information. Some interesting de-
velopments are expected here if the
roads continue to receive and haul Bur
lington cars.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Authentic infor-
nation was brought to Chief Arthur's
headquarters this morning. that six
engine crews composed of Reading
Knights of Labor engaged by the Bur-
! lington road have deserted their eng mes
at Galesburg. Four other crews left at
Aurora.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Grand Master
Sargent, of the Brotherhood, was
shown a report of the proceedings in
the House of Representatives, IN which
| White, of Indiana, proposed to send 8
| Congressional committee to investigate
the Burlington Railroad strike.
You can say for me-" said
Sargent, THAT we are perfectly
willing that any committee, com
posed of practical railroad men, should
examine and pass upon our demands
at any time. We have been ready at
all times to meet officials of the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy road, and
settle our grievances i'll an am be way.
We are not asking them to pay any
more wages than is paid by all lines
running out of Chicago. We are
perfectly willing to have a Congress
sional committee e7amine into the
matter and see ii they can bring out a
settlement This strike is not of ou1
seeking, but we know that the demands
of the men are just, and we can readily
convince any intelligent man of thai
fact, and would the Burlington &
Quincy officials to-day accede to oul
demands, which are mainly 81 cent?
! per mile passenger service. cents pei
mile freight service, 60 per cent. of the
ABOVE rates to fremen. the wheels O.
the entire system would be moving il
twelve hours"
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