The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-13
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Though the great railroad STRIKE, which
originated on the Burligtun road In Chicago
did not come to a close, the lack Of any
demonstration lad to the hope that &. set.
Element was not far of. But tho attempt
oi the Burlington to force It's business up.
on other ronds has complicated the situa.
ton. This was followed by 4 strike on the
Fort Wayne system, and this was follow.
ed by dissatisfaction on the st. Paul road,
agreed to handle empty but n0tloaded Bur.
lington cars. The men arc incensed over the
action ofthe company tnemploying new en-.
ginecrs and iiremen, and conductors who
have acted a. enancdfss to take their
places. Mary OF The lneh ;srcgatded the
first strike as = trivial affair, and ex.
pectsd that the company xod.i gracefully
concedc and make binding promise not
to receive "Qn. ears. tsItiste I'd sssie com.
menced filling the places OF the strikers ut
once. This il the cause Of q strike that
promises to be q long and desperate one
Tho situation looks serious Mt Chicago.
meeting Of employees OF the Belt Line was
held. ut which the whole subject was ear.
nestly debated. 1t was currently reported
that tho Belt men decided to stand
by their guns and see whether the com.
pany would discharge them en- massc.
The Fort Wayne MEN are fully deter.
mined not to handle any 20" cars, and
may refuse to have anyth ing to do with
st. Paul transfers.
Tho dissatisfaction among the stock
yards men was comnuni Gated to the men
employed by the Chicago & Eastern ILL.
nois, and with the Lake Shore they arc
simply waiting for their turn to step out.
The switch engineers and fremen
Mt Kansas City, will also refuso
to tnnlle any Burlington cars OF freight.
except it be 1.-Two stock or pcrishable freight
which had been started previous to that
hour. A committee OF engineers and fire.
men OF each road called on the superin.
tsndents t.. aud notified them Of the order.
Ihc.plan laid out by the meeting is for the
engineers to refuse to handle Burlington
freight and yet to stay with the complny
until they are discharged ior disobeyina
orders. II road engineers are put into the
yards to switching, or new men hired In
Their places. then the switchmen will refuse
to switch with the incompetent men. A
man will he considered incompetent who
tnkss another worklnans place. The
managers Of the lines havenot as yet made
known what they will do, but it is pre.
snnlc'i Int they will attempt to handle
the freight. just what position the road
engineers will take il not known. II tho
switch engineers strike IL will paralyze all
freight business on the lines lciding out OF
the city and will cause the suspension oI
work III all the large manufactures, mills
ami packing houses in the city. This
movement involves about fifty engineers,
fifty tiremcn and 100 switchmen.
pf ~ ~ all I,n 11,1,
Brotherhood Locomotive engineers, Pitts.
Dur! division, cOnclusively stated that no
strike on the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne
would occur. 1t was agreed to support
the Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy strikers
through thick and thin. An official stated
that there will soon be u general stoppage
on Wrstcrh lines, that no live stock or
ether freight from west OF Chicago can be
forwarded east. IL will all be stopped at
Chicago.
At ~ meeting ut Chicago between tho
Michigan Central men and Supt. Brown,
the men were told that they must handle
the burlington trains sent into the yards.
The men dcmurred and were told that they
must make up their minds to do so. They
went tn their engines, and work was re.
sume.l. but the 90 freight was not touch.
cd. The sentiment Of the men was they
would not touch the objectionable
freight. An attempt was made to get q
train Of twenty freight cars from the 20"
ter'-ksut. st- Sixtssntk asaera
70 allow the train togo by. NY STOPPED
it's progress by crossing and recrossing the
tracks which intcrsect the road at this
point. These tactics were kept up for two
hours, and tho 80" train WAS finally TAX
en- back to the Western avenus yards
After this nm Illinois Central train was
brought tn Sixteenth street, drawn by a
90 engine. When tho vatluct was reach.
ed stones were hurled ut the locomotive
The assault was answered by a shot Il ON
the man standing in the cab. The assault.
ing parties Withdrew and the train pro.
cceded on its way. Tho Rock Island man.
ayers declined once more to risk IL tic-up oi
their road by attempting to receive freight
from their competitors. the Burlington. The
Rock Island refused to take any cars
from the Burlington.
An Eastern rLili oatl man claims to
SnOw that the Burlington has Just pur-
chased in the East an'l sent to Chca. o
1000 Winchester rifles, ,0nO, 900 rounds
OF ammunition and 1000 pistols. This
gentleman says that the company is deter.
mined to protect it's property ii the munic.
ipal and local authorities in Illinois shall
be unable to do 80.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul man.
asement have taken time by the forclnck.
General Manager Miller issued an order to
the heads Of nll departments in the ecner.
al offices OF the company at Milwaukee.
and oil the shops III the yards along the
reduce the expense Oi their respective de.
partments 33 La per cent. Thi. meant.
of course, that onc-tllird of the employees
we're to be suspended, although some de.
partment officials proposed cutting tho
salaries nf their men one.third The rea.
son for the order us stated by MIR. Miller
ia simply that the company has not work
enough ior the men.
THE order" said Mr.. Miller, will re.
lease about 5000 men: probably 500 of
them in Milwaukee. What's the use, " he
continued, Keeping men in our shops and
yards drawing snlnries and doing nothing.
AS soon AZ business l,icks MP and the men
are needed, they will he given work again.
There's no strike here, but there's not
enough doing to keep two-thirds OF the cn.
ployes busy
referring to the general features OF the
engineers strike Mr.. Miller said:
don't see how this trouble can fail TO
spread to every road in the country. !
don't think the burlington Il Quincy peo.
pie can be blamed for demanding that the
other roads accept their transfer business.
They have simply done what any OF the
Others would do in like circumstances.
Haegard and worn, W. j. McGarisle. the
notorious Chicago Boodler and hero OF the
bath tub departed from the 500" for some
Canadian point. H. is posscs,or of real
estate in that place. and came to look ait
er his interests. He spent most Of his time
in the Canada 500" He expressed him.
sell as tired Of being an outlaw, and will
try to get back to Chicago and square him.
self all around.
Senator Sabin introduced u bill to ap-
prnpriate $25, 00O TO mid in maxim. i'm.
provements in the cultivation and manu-.
facture Of flax and hemp. the money to be
expended by and under tho direction of u
commission to be appointed by the I'rcsi.
dent.