Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-08
THE STRIKE SPREADS.
Chicago, Burlington and Northern En-
CHEERS and Flrsmen H&ys Refused
That Company's EmpiCy mens.
Hard q Road Will Handle Freight or the
"Q'-PreTer n Law suit 10
. Strike.
sTRIs rs INEVITABLE.

hINNBAPOLlS1 MlhN'S M6ICu -
Strikes on the Burlington and Northern
and on the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST..
Paul road are now considered inevitable,
the former at 10 q. m, the latter ct noon.
THE BRAKEMAN OBJECTS.
CHICAGO, ILL, March IA local pa
per Gays Grand Chief wilkinson OF the
Brskemen's Brotherhood was summoned
here by Chief Arthur yesterday. The
cause OF this action vas the following or
der issued by the Burlington road:
!" To Conductors:
GAS We are now going to open up our
business and will discontinue the run
ming of pilots, we shall expect you or
one OF your brskemen TO show tie new
engineers on the road when necessary.
Mr.. Wilkinson was approached by
reporter and said: No member Of my
organization will be allowed to do any
thing but his legitimate duties. 1 am
now going on the road to see what there
ia in this report and look over the situa-
ton"
GENERAL STRIKE IMMINENT.
CHICAGO, ILL March 7.-Chiei Arthur
stated unreservedly to an Associated
Press reporter a. noon to-day that, to
use Mr. Arthur's exsct words, there WAS
serious danger the strike Of engineers
and fremen would bow spread widely.
Il Is impossible to sppease our men, sstd
he, when they know that railroad comps-
MES ell over the country are giving aid to
the Burlington. We are continually in
receipt of telegtams showing that the
companies are rendering this assistance,
and il Is not in my power or the power o.
. - - la-t
such things are stoDBed.
NOT HANDLING BURLINGTON FREIGHT.
e CHICAGO, ILL March $50 far q!
heard from this moTnir g not single rosC
3 upon which the Chicago, Burlington anC
D Quincy had msde demand to haocl
s freight had responded f&vorablY. Tht
d Wabash refused point blank. S.. Pau
q declined and heavy train switched L
& its tracks from the Burlington tracks a
e Western tv6nue for transportation ovel
E the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul lint
= WAS hauled back. Oher western road
to whom formal request was sent bav'
either REUSED or are prepared to Ttjsc
the freight when offered.
ave would rather have 8 law suit thsl
s strike" said General Agent W. S. Hin
y lin of the Minnesota and Northwestern
Railroad, now the Chicago, St p. nj an
Kansas City, "out II formal Re quest hs
{ been made it probably went 10 The gen
:. erol manager st S.. Paul. We don't wan
S any ENHANCEMENT II we can help It,"
= "I don't know whether the Wabash re
n fused to take cur freight or not" hur
TiedIy said Paul Morton Uf the Burlipgto
= general office. 81 oon't know what tn
y policy of the railroad will be unless 1t Wi
. DE that we propose to stand by our rights
both as regsrOs our employees and othe
= railways We hav Won the f ght with I q
=, mployes and we are sure 10 win tn
= other We believe we can compel othe
= roads to carry our freight when We de
\ liver our cars on their tracks. ..
OTHER ROADS INVOLVED.
= CHICAGO, LII March THE Bur
~ lpgton strike Is involving, other rail
ways. At the stock yards this mornip
y five Lake Shore engineers refused to tax
g train of Burlington cars from Eagle
. wood to S Xteenth street, declaring the,
would cult b. fore they would haul an
o thing bearing TIE 30" label. The car
;, const Quently remolued ct Engewood
> The Wabash sWitchmen refused tbi
; morning to receive Burlington car
!, which were brought 10 the road 8
- Root street. The switchmfn employe,
4 by the Union Stock Yards and Transfe
:, Company, which has charge Of The switch
- ing at the yards, also decided too day tina
they would handle no Burlington CATS
The company has, as YET, taken no actio
:. in he mstter
Twenty five employees of the 80" at To
yards, whose business 1t is 70 care for 81
stock arriving over the 90" were dis
charged to day, as no SIT OK is arriving
and cons. quentlV there 's no work to do
,e PULL SUPPORT PLEDGKD
CHICAGO, ILL March THE full sup
port of the entire Bro herhood Of Loco
!. motive engineers and Firemen has bee
:. pledged 10 their members on any and al
roads throughout the lifted States, VIII
deem It necessary to strike and formal
g decide to do so 10 order TO uphold thei
,, brethren on the Chicago, Burlington an
Is Quincy. This Information Was obtaiDe
d mis- evening on the best authority
It and was verified through anothe
b source. It can also be stated upo
: authority thAt the genera meetings Of tn
= local grievance committees of the variou
II roads held to day were in each case cor
g vened for the purpose Of discussing tn
|. sdvissbility Of strike on each psrticuls
g road, and if such radical step was no
C5bSu'ioIf VIC No5 v
decide what N ssurCs n lieu thereo
L should be adopted. The sanction Of til
Q general executive of the Brotherhood Wa
D given to advance The strike. to the men Of
g any road, st the confidence Of tb
9 general grieVaJ CO committee Q
= the Brotherhood held here Monday
q 1t no longer rests with Chiefs Arthur ent
II sargent to say that The men on any road
!. should they strike, will be- backed up b,
z trhe Brotherho d as q whole. The mel
on any single railroad system or half
dozen systems have 1t now absolutely il
their power not only TO say whether the,
shall strike but also whether they strik,
with the whole might of the Brotherhood
n behind them. That the men sre not dis
posed to use with undue haste the wespopl
IL their grasp may be psrtly inferred from
s the fact that although several meetingl
4 were held to-day, eacn Il sed with com.
, petent authority TO declare a strike
!. sffecting vast scope Of territory, NJ
such declaration has been made up Il
this evening. A. least Two meetings o.
!, the kind mentioned are known to have
q been held n this city to-day.
= WHY THE STRIKE WILL sPREAD.
}. CHICAGO, ILL March 7-Mc. Arthur
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