The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03
NOT LIKELY TO BE ORDERED OUT.
Unauthenticated Rumor of q Strike of Pan
handle Engineers Strongly Contradicted.

report was in circulation yesterday that the
engineers the Panhandle system west of Co
lumbus were likely to be ordered out by the
Brotherhood. While thers appears TO have been
some foundation for the rumor, it WAS exag-
geration. A demand was made upon the
road by committee OF the
Brotherhood, consisting of one engineer from
each section. The fact that revision of some
kind was asked for has already been made pub
lie, but the impression was given out that it
hardly came in the way of demand and that
there was not the least reliability of walk-out.
Nevertheless, the fact that the subject has
been engaging the attention of the engineers
for some days past. and has. in fact, been
the chief topic of conversation among them,
more especially the eastern end of the line.
indicates possibility that more serious meas
might have been contemplated than has
generally been supposed.
The Panhandle authorities, however. have
promised an increase in salaries, and this will
probably check any further movements by the
Brotherhood. If any were really intended.
The increase has been promised within
the last two or three days, and the exact terms
of it are not yet known even to the members of
the Brotherhood, with che exception perhaps.
of the leaders. Mr.. John A Stone. who is at
the notification concerning the increase. but he
was not in the city yesterday. Two or three
Panhandle engineers, however. were inter
viewed by Journal reporter, and. while none OF
tion to Mr. Stone, all agreed that they and the
other engineers were heartily satisfied with the
promised arrangements, and that there was not
the least probability of any trouble
Engineer Edward Martin, who resides at No.
720 East Ma, ket street. said last night: 81 do
not think there has ever been any foundation
for the rumor that we are to be ordered out
There has been great deal of talk about
1t, especially on the other end of the
line, but if any such serious action was contem
plated none of us ever heard of 1t. OF course
would get our orders from headquarters, but
we would all have heard something about it ii
walk-out was thought of. 1t we had been
ordered out at all it would have been all along
the system from Pittshurg. down and through
all the southwest branches. The men appear to
be well satisfied. and no trouble whatever is
brewing.
Night Foreman Moore, of the Panhandle
round-house, said the men never better
satisfied than at present. They lad been prom
when it would take effect The increase, he
thought, had been offered gratuitously by the
road. but he was not positive of that Ii the
Brotherhood had demanded it, he did not know
it. He felt very positive from the talk he
heard in the round-house that the men now
thought more of the road than they did
Engineer Dodson, OF the Vandalia, SAID: We
have grievances. What you have heard
about the Panhandle engineers is talk, and
nothing else. / had heard nothing of it"
One engineer, member of the Brotherhood,
said that walk-out might be ordered all along
the line aud they would know nothing of it
twenty -four hours in advance
While the general opinion is that there has
been no serious action contemplated the Pan
handle, few believe that The engineers made
positive demands and that if increase had
not been given them they would have gone out;
and = that now that the matter is ami
cab1y adjusted, the inen want to
give the impression that nothing
of decisive nature was contemplated. There
has been a great deal of talk on the Western
roads of demanding the mileage system. which
is in force the Pennsylvania lines east OF
Pittsb burg. but the Panhandle engineers say
they have no intention of demanding that