New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-08
ANOTHER ROAD ATTACKED.
EXTENDING TIE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
THE ENGINEERS ANp fIREMEN OF THE BURIING-
TON AND NORTHERN QUIT woRK-TaKIR
PLACls FILLED AT ONCE - OTHER
LINES REJECT CARS OF THE
BOfCoIIEb LIMB.
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MINNEAPOLIS. March THE Brotherhood en-
gineers and firemcn employed by the Chicago,
Burlington and Northern road went on strike ct
10 a. m, to-day, it being impossible, on account
of its intimate relations with the Chicago, Burl-
ingtOn and Quincy for the company to accede to
the mems demands This is purely sympathetic
strike, the men being well satisfied with their
wages and having no other grievances. This
strike was based on the following notice to Sup
erntendent Barr of the Burlington and Northern
last night.
The engineers and fremen employed by your
company respectfully request that after u a. M,
S aGn & ssS you no nOS o. fSa Sejgb s or ony con-
'signmcnt in the interest OF the chicago, Buri,
ington and Quincy railroad. as such step VIII
not be consistent with The present good VIII
which exists between your company and It's ell
Rincers aud firemen.
This morning the company replied that mas
much as the Chicago, Burlington and Northern
depends for its outlet between Oregon and Chicago
on the one hand. and between Fulton and st.
Louis, Oh the other hand, upon the Chicago Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad the notice was equiv
alent to an order upon the Chicago and Northern
TO draw into its shell and remain there, pending
the declaring off of the Chicago, burlington and
Quincy strike. The Chicago Burlington and
Northern officials take the view that so far as
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Is concerned
the strike is already ended and the battle won'
the places Of the striking engineers and hremen
having been permanently flied. Therefore, being
unwilling go out of through business Tor an
indefinite period, they answered the notlce Oh
the engineers and firemen by saying that 1t pro-
posed to continue to Interchange business WIN
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
without intelmission, and that the places oI Inc
men who left their engines this morning at ~
o'clock VIII be permanently filled Inc Norlheln
j. d new road and has httlc local business, DuC
has been doing heavy through business, having
carried more Minneapolis Hour East this winter
than any of the old lines IL refused to enter lhe
was able to maintain low rate TO chicago ana
still conform to the PROVISIONS oil the Interstate
commerce law.
Since the partial obstruction Of its Chicago
outlet, the business Of the road has been greatly
reduced and many Of its engineers ana hremen
have been laid OIL The number Of Brotherhood
men who went out to-day does not exceed thirty.
Their places have been supplied with new men,
and ali trains ran as usual to night, passengers
and freight (eXcept hive stock and perlshaDle gOOdsJ
being received for all points. The strike is only
important on account OF its slSnhcance as the
first move in support of the burlington engineers
In Minneapolis and ST. Paul the BrOtherhoodS OF
ENGINEERS and Firemen have a membership OF
over ., 200 and as an assessment OF SiO per cplta
has been levied the two cities VIII controutc
upwards of $4,000 to the fund in aid or the
Burlington men. AT noon to-day engineers on
nearly all roads entering here refused to handle
burlington cars The roads yielded, and the posi-
bility of general strike on the dozen roads enter
ing here was averted for the present.
st. Paul, Mimi, March 7-When everything is
running smoothly fully $50 engineers and as many
fremen employed on the burlington ana North
or, but the strike on the " q" system of which the
Burlington and Northern is feeder, has reduced
in the city, most of them having gone TO their
headquarters at La Crosse