Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-14
MELTING AWAY.

The Burlington Boycott-TrOuble on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
CHICAGO, March ia morning paper
says: Affairs reached crisis on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul yester-
day afternoon. About noon Superinten-
dent Collins sent the following notice to
the 80" officials
GENERAL OFFICE OF THE CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL,
CHICAGO, March II.
To Gen. Stpt. Besler, of The Chicago, Bur
lagtOa and Quincy,
DEAR SIR-We are now ready to inter
change business with you in Chicago. We
have about seventy cars on hand for your
road. Are you ready to receive them this
evening?
Signed D. B. COLLINS.
This was in pursuance of the decision
reached by the grievance committee OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul at a
three DAYS session held in Chicago last
week. That decision is one of
the many facts that the Brotherhood
has carefully suppressed. The Joint Com
mittee OF Engineers and Firemen after a
long session decided to handle 20" freight
and the individual members OF the COM
mittee reported their decision back to
their various subdivisions. With hardly
an exception the sub, divisions rejected
the report of their delegates and declared
that they would refuse to handle "Q'
| freight.
Several of the delegates rendered their
designations, and were superseded by
more radical enginemen. The peculiar
state OF affairs was reported to the strike
headquarters and meeting of the Griev-
ance Committee ordered for tomorrow.
This was the situation when Division
Superintendent Collins issued the order,
There were exactly 73 cars in the Mil
waukee yards. A train was made up and
hauled nearly to Western avenue before
the engineer, J. X. Henry, was informed
that he was handling Chicago, Burling'
ton and Quincy cars. He stopped his en-
CINE, pulled the coupling pin, and ran his
machine TO the Round house. The
Yard Master telephoued the news
to Division Superiutedent Collins,
aud was instructed TO find al
engineer who would take the
boycotted train over the Burlington yard
He called upon two Brotherhood engineers
and was given an emphatic refusal. H.
finally found a non-uuion Brotherhood en-
piueer, who consented, but was check, Itej
by the Brotherhood fireman, who refused
| The yard master gave II up as bad jof
and the twenty-nine cars still stand with
in sight OF Western avenue.
This was q decided surprise to the Mil
waukee officials, who had been notified
that the two Brotherhoods had no objec
tions to their handling %" freight. An
immediate investigation was instituted
and as a result an informal conference wa
held last night between J. Daugharty, o
the fremen, ThoS. j. Murphy, Of tn,
engineers and the following officers Of thu
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul: Gen
eral Supt s. T. Clark, A. G. s. A. J
Earling Assistant General Manager J. F
Tucker and S ]. Collins. Division Supt
Of the Council Bluffs and Illinois Division
The situation was fully discussed, but NJ
decision reached.
: The Tribune says The great boycott
declared 5y the two B-otherhoods sgains
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy an
participated in last week by the larg
majority of the railroads centering il
Chicago, has gradually melted away
Several roads anticipated Judge Gresham
decision, and Saturday and yesterds
concluded like DAvy Crockett's coon, IT
come down without being shot" As tn
situation now stands, but two roads ar
enforcing the bOycott-the Chicago, Roc
Island and Pacific, and the Chicago an
, Northwestern. The Belt line refused I
handle 20" cars, and is powerless to criI
1 nile hnsiness tn any extent whatever,