The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-05
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
After q week'e Quleecence Il Is Re-
neWed Witt, Increased vlgor.


Though the great railroad strike. which
originated on tho Burligton road in Chicago
did not come to close. the lack Of any
demonstration lad to the hope that a set
Element was not far off. But tho attempt
III the Burlington to fotce it's lusiness UP.
3n bther fonds has complicated the situa:
ton: This was followed by 4 strike ON the
Fort Wayne system, and this WAS follow
cd by dissatisfaction on tho St. Paul road,
where engineers, tiremen and switchmen
agreed to handle empty but not loaded Bur.
liEgton cars. The men are incensed over the
action ofthe company in employing new On.
gineers and firen,en. and conductors who
have acted as engineers to take their
places. Mary Of the men regarded the
first strike as trivial affair, and OK
pectSd that the company would gracefully
concedc and make u binding promise not
t" receive 70" cars. Instead the COM
pany accepted the situation and come
me"ced filling the places OF the strikers at
once. This is tho cause OF strike that
promises to be q long and desperate one
The situation looks serious 1t Chicago.
A meeting OF employees OF the Belt Line was
held, ut which the whole subject was car
nestly'd bated. 1t was currently reported
that the Belt men decided to stand
by their guns and see whether the com.
pany would discharge them en- masse.
The Fort Wayne men are fully deter.
mined not to handle any %" cars, and
may refuse to have anything to do with
st. Paul transfers.
The dissatisfaction among the stock
yards men was co,nm1ni Gated to the men
employed by the Chicago l. Eastern Iii.
nois, and with the Lake Shore they are
simply wait ing for their turn to step out.
The switch engineers and firemea
at Kansas City. will also refuse
to handle any Burlington cars Of freight.
except it be live stock or perishable freight
which had been started previous to that
hour. committee OF engineers and fire:
tendents and notified them OF the order.
The: plan laid out by the meeting is for the
engineers to refuse to handle Burlington
freight and yet to stay with the company
until they are discharged for disobeying
orders. II road engineers are put into the
yards to switching. or new men hired in
their place then the switchmen will refuse
to switcl, with the incompetent men. A
man will be considered incompetent who
takes another workman's place. The
managers OF the lines have not as yet made
known what they will do but it ia pre-.
sumed that they will attempt to handle
the freight. Just what position the road
engineers will take is not known. Ii tho
switch engineers strike it will paralyze all
freight businesa on the lines leading out OF
the city and will cause the suspension of
work in all the large manufactures, mills
and packing houses in the city. This
movement involves about fifty engineers,
fifty firemen and $50 switchmen.
Representatives of all tho lodges Of
Brotherhood Locomotive engineers, Pitts.
burg division, conclusive'y stated that no
strike on the Pittsburg Il Fort Wayne
would occur. It was agreed to support
the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy strikers
through thick and thin. An official stated
that there will soon be general stoppage
on Western lines, that no live stock or
other freight from west OF Chicago can be
forwarded east. 1t will all be stopped ut
Chicago.