Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
TIE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
The Situation az Given from an
Unbiased Source.
by telegraph to tho Dispaich.l

10y ttitslhlA " tue l-pti'ul
CHICAGO, March if-On March 5th when tho
General Grievance Committees Of The railroads
ceutculg 40 Chicago met a. tne Grand Pacific
Hotel "a resolution was adopted asking that the
Associated Press send reporter over the BUR
lington system. The resolution also asked that
the reporter should color his reports ira favor
Of the Brotherhood Of Engineers ald Firemcp
or the railroad. In accordance with this re-
porter left Chicago tho next dag. lie was ac-
c0mpAned by Brotherhood engineer, who
gave him acccss 70 the meetings Of the
men a. eacn place visited. These places
wore Aurora, Mend0tO, GnlesDurg, Burning
ton, Charlton, CrestOn, and hansas city.
Throughout the whole trim the object wla 20
certain he trle state Of affairs ON tho Burning.
ton system. Not only we're the meetings OF the
Brotherhood mon attendcl J. but a. each point tho
railroad onlcials were seen. Naturally ooih
Sides had n cir own story 20 toll and 10 took hhrd
work 10 get the real facts. Bat "a nearly "a one
can Judge from the evidence % both Sides, the
Burlington system sd0ug from 80 10 30 per cent.
Of the business which 10 did before the strike.
At every point mentioned the passenger
trains were from one 20 six hours late.
IN regard 10 freight business. each division SUI
perntenient seen frankly stated That the read
was doing much le-s business than before The
strike. They said th0re Woro 10 cattle carried
over the road except wEero III" company had
bought cattle In pens Freight trains, whore
they were formerly made up Of about thirty
cars sre now posed of from nine 20 ton. A. 20
tue officials Of the road at different points 10 can
be said that they are doing their utmost 20 keep
the traffic moving. Wnie thoy 90 not express
themselves "a IN sympathy with the engineers
they DO say that they wish The OLD hands were
back AT the fhruttlcs Iha Brotherhood men 40
every point visited are hrm 50 are ihe OFFICIALS
a. farther western points. Ihe men who are ont
Seem 10 he moro determined and moro rldl'0l
than the meu hcre. This rs especially trlo 80
kansas city. Meetings arc held there daily and
Tho chcirmHn or the Grievance Committees OF
other roads speak NJ meeting. and without ex-
cOpuOn express themselves really 10 abandon
their engines II necessary.
As regards tho brotherhood the situation, as
expressed boy chief Arthur today. f. thi; II
they lose tho fight they have inaugurated against
the Burlington system. * means uec'h 10 lheif
organization. The RrOihcrh lCd cOmmqnds now
from $4,000 % $4,000. 6nI the chief CLAIMS
that by assessment IA much more can Doe raised.
Therefore the men arc in q fighting position, and
yet they realize that IL a break CONES I'm the
ranks the Oraor viii ro'rOgral To- and become So II
one az that now organized by tic condtc'oT5-
an Insurance coml any. 40 rule Tie CON
ductors are Keeping out OF the hgnL
Those on the Chicago and Northwestern
are Tie only Ones who are openly IN sympathy
with tue engineers. The brotherhood OF Brake
men nave grievance against tue engineers re-
sulroC from differences which occurred m lsG |
and ~, vet far a. cOuli be loaned there l5
mot Brotherhood brakeman who is wiling TO
at Pr pilot 90 poa-union engineer
Grand Master Wilkinson Of The hrakeWen rs
visiting a. this time nm points on the Burlington
system. pledginy the support Of his men.
CHICAGO, March N-uclecate7 representing
the IIUIlArhOOl or ElFLNteft ana IlfeMel OF
every railroad eutertrR thi,a7o were IN session
today nearly eight hours. Whom ih3 meeting
camo % o close ~ was announced That tho '1gi-
ueers from enrh OF the roads Ncs' NouAwe--.
and Southwest had formally yOiei % stick
Iy the BLrinfton mon; TINT ia, r'lI-r
under any circumstance e. handle
sfn-le Burlington car The delegates from
the eastern roads did NOT come @ vote 80 tie
general meeting ani went into session this
evsniag separately 10 discuss among theWsolFcs
the matter in an rs bearings. Their decision
viii be reported % anofher general meeting to |
be held tomorrow morning. z, a. no, Undcr- /
stood that tho action az .hs wes'ern men ne'
casaarily Involves general to-up Of tho rail- !
roads in tne West
"scDDES SICKNESS AMosG ESGISkFEs.
OMAHA. NzB, March li.-At > O'Clock This |
morning every sWIt,h-cngiue I'm tho employ Of /
thr MON Pacific railroad bed its hre drawn and /
sio1d sucuNy il TIE rJIni-auuee. No freight |
lott the city al night. Ordinarily from oiglr o.
fourteen freights depart FROM here daily Tie |
sudden "sickness" which Gegeloped among tho /
engtneers yesterday NJ The sight OF Burlington !
ca-s continued 10 spread when tho nicht-cr'Ws /
came ON and found % 80 car on nearly oycry |
sidc-tra f.. This morning eighteen engineer. |
were sick. end only four OK tho seventeen !
yarl-enciues were 40 work. freight train |
bound West with one "Q' CIR in us make /
up waited for crew, rus one after /
another pleaded illness until the car was /
marked "iu bad orter ard SCI out. when Euci- /
neer Murphy GONZALES 81 ana took tIc rain ont.
WO crews Of engineers and nremen In mo day /
service and two 90 tho night crews nave quit the
service altogether The Grievance Committee |
Of the ro0d held consultation with General |
Superintendent Dickinson during The day, tho !
outcome ~ which was not revealed. Az, how /
ever. a number q sick employees returned 20 |
work the general mprca i0u g. tfaf the roai Ull
not compel tie mon 70 handle burlington I