The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-02
Every Road Entering Chicago ALI
most Entirely Dependent Upon It.
The Belt Line Officials Are Deter.
mined to Handle All Cars.
This the Brotherhood Say They
Will Not Do, and SO
The Road Entering Kansas City Is Again
In Trouble and Tie-Up Is Immi-
nont-Tho Brotherhood's
Ultimatum Issued.

CmcAoo, ILL.,, April 1.-The prospect Of
an immediate tc-up OF tho Belt line added
graycr aspcct,to the railroad situation
this evening than at any time sincc'tho
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Firemon quit the services OF tho
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Every
railroad entering Chicago depends almost
wholly upon the Belt line as the means by
which an interchange Of freight IL to DO
conducted with any other road Practi-
cally every railroad track stretching from
Chicago In intersccted by the Bolt and
there has been Il general feeling from tho
start that the ISSUE oi the struggle might
DO swayed one way or the other by tho
attitude OF the Belt line officials aud thu
men in their employ. The latter
have all along been among tho
stanchest allies OF lhc brotherhood
while the management of the Belt
company have apparently sought rs
far ~ possible 10 maintain position Of so
called neutrality. new face WIS put on
affairs when some time yesterday Gen. II.
II. Porter, president OF the Chicago 4
Eastern Illinois railway, sent q strongly
worded letter TO John u. Carson, prcsi-
dent Of the Belt Line. The Eastern ILL.,
nois company holds controlling interest
In the Belt corporation, and Gen. Portcr's
letter demanded formally and explicitly
that "thc Belt Line transfer ears for every
railroad and individual in exactly tho
same manner, and that any and all en-
ploycs that do not chose 10 do their whole
duty and the same dnly toward any car
or railroad company or individual rs an
other, shall Immediately be dismissed, and
no cmployc shall in any way ho allowed In
handle any particular ear Il will not handle
every other ear in the same way Prosi-
dent Carson replied, asserting 10 Gen.
portcr'a letter.
II was currently reported this evening
| that the Belt men would stand by their
guns and see whether the company would
| discharge them en- maNsc. Whether. as
alleged, the strike WIS ior tile purpose III
resting the new men. or that there was no
business, Il being sunday aud many men
idle, danger of riot vas increased, and
there certainly WAS no attempt in any
quarter 10 handle Burlington cars in tho
Burlington's own yarl-. Managers of tho
! Milwaukee Il -. Paul mad pursue exactly
the opposite course. They made the most
strenuous cllcrtS to keep thing moving.
and NJ u result Il IL prohablc that the strike
ON the -. Paul road will culminate
tomorrow la the renewal oi tho
strike on the Panhandle. A train
was got in readiness so that tomorrow
an attempt could be- made TO transfer
~. Paul freight TO the Panhandle, but M
the employees OF the latter were pledged
20 support the II. Paul strikers there Is
little doubt they will refuse Ia handle
freight, and q strike will cnsuc. light
switch engines wcw nj work la the 81.
Paul yards today, anil blockade at Union
aud Western avenue i possible. A
crowd OF sight sccn was scattered along
the tracks all day. bat thew WIS no at
tempt Vt rioiing stormy meeting of
the 81 Paul strikers Was IN progress dur
ing the afternoon. The engineers and
firemen are said 10 have favored returning
10 work on the terms offered by General
Manager Miller, while the switchmen aud
bmkcmcn insisted on standing out.
Without reaching any conclusion adjourn
mcnt was taken until tomorrow morning.