Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
LARRABEH AND PERKINS.



Correspondence Between the Governor OF
Iowa and the 60 President.
DIES MongEs, March 10.-The following
correspondence between Governor Larrabee
and President Perkins, of the Chicago. Bur
Iington & Quincy railroad was made public
tonight. The first letter from the governor
was written ten days ago and is as follows:
DIS MONIES, IA, March 10, 1888.
Mr.. c. z. Perkins, President Chicago, BurIjng-
ton & Quincy, Chicago:
DEAR SIR-Frequent complaints have Of
late been made to me concerning the inter
ruptiOn to freight and passenger transpOrta-
ton caused by the strike OF the engineers
and hremen of your road, as well as the dan
ger arising from the employment of InCOm-
petent substitutes for such employees. The
inconvenience ana disappointment which
the present state Of affairs causes to the
travelling pubic and the loss which
commerce, In divers ways, sustalns,
are such as that further delay in the adjust
ment OF the differences between the man
agement of the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy road and striking employees would
be manifest injustice to the people of our
state. In the territory controlled by your
road Era1Qc Is 06FangeQ and travel 1ncOn-
Venienoed to such an extent as to demand a
speedy solution Of the difficulty. I therefore
appeal to you In behalf of the people
OF Iowa to make every EFFORT possible to
come to On understand1n with the strikers
1t appears to me even self-interest should
dictate such course to you, and especially
as your road can be held responsible for the
failure to furnish reasonable facilities for
the transmission OF business. Allow me to
suggest, unless you soon secure in some way
a settlement of the controversy, you submit
the case to arbitration. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM LARRABEE.
Mr.. Perkins replies as follows:
BURLINGTON, Iowa, March H. 1888.
Hon. William Larrabee. Governor Of Iowa. Des
MOines.
My DEAR Sm-I have to acknowledge the
receipt OF your communication of March TO-
sent to me at Chicago. 1 regret that our
course should have given any cause for COM
plant, and beg to state that no
amount Of labor and expense have
been spared by US to correct, as
soon as possible any shortcOming due
to our engineers and hremen two weeks ago.
If communities or individuals have been
damaged thereby, We stand ready to make
payment IN full where We are liable, and /
shall esteem it a favor if you will kindly
transmit to me q statement of all COM
plants which have or may hereafter be
brought to your attention, In order that we
may endeaYOr to render salts
faction in each case 1t is not
necessary for me to say that
when men so essential to the operation of a
railroad as locomotive engineers, all or
nearly all, leave the service on less than
tWenty-fOur hours notice, their places can
not be filed at once. We have succ eded,
however, in so far filing them that We have
now in Iowa about sixty-seVen per cent. of
the number Of employees prior to February
q, to which we are daily making additions.
while Is or 50 per cent. viii probable be
quite sufficient for the present demands of
business. Owing to the large number of
men out OF employment and to the iOyai
courage and hard work of the men who Sc
NAMED with Us IN all branches of our organ
1Zat1On and to the positive stand taken by
/ the newspapers and the patience and
good temper of the public, from whom We
have received MANY marks GncOura Da-
ment,We have recovered more rapidly than al
the beginning we thought possible. Your
letter suggests the employers of the men
whose voluntary action IN leaving
Us was the cause of whatever incon-
venience that public has suffered.
This was a serious and important
matter, and one to which We gave the most
careful attention. More cOuld be said on
both sides, but our conclusion. up to this
time, IS that we would not close our door
to the return OF so many OF them as we may
have work for. Very few, however, have
taken advantage Of this opportunity who
will be retained if they like to stay in the
/ service of the company. Very respectfully
/ your Obedient servant @. 3. PERKINS.
Governor LaFrabee's answer Is as fOllOWsI
! c. E. Perkins, Esq. Burlington Ia.
Dear Slr--I am IN receipt of your letter o.
! the l4th inst and am glad to hear that thu
( present situation affords hope that the reg
! ularity in the operation of your lines vii
| soon be r6-estabiished. In compliance witt
/ your request, shall take pleas
ure IN forwarding to yOU an!
J claim, for damages that may in future b.
! brought to my attention. While the incon
| venlencs caused to the public by the presen
strike has been a subject of much com
/ plant, my intercedents to recover damage
! has not thus far been requested. Very re
/, spectfuily, VIZ. LARRAREE.
4 FOREIGN.