Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-06
CALL ON TaE MANAGERS.


CALL ON TIE MANAGERS.
CHICAGO, ILL , Marc 81 1t is learned
that . grievance committee of engineers
ON int Lakt SaCre Road called upon Su-
pc rinlendent Amsdell last evening. They
Informed him that the non union switch
men on his rOsd bad been Induced to
iJlH the sWiiChmen's order or act In mar
moDy wl'h the union men. They (the
eUgio,er-) did not like TO involve the
company in 8 strike, and therefore hoped
1t would Issue orders to The agents not to
handle 90" freight, SIS the switch men
ware deter 81 ned 10 strike If the company
persisted in handling such tEeiget.
The committee would not State
what the engineers would do
in case they were required to sudle 20"
freight. The superintendent told Tie
committee while it wss mis- earnest desire
- svoid trouble, he could not, in VOLS
ton Of the Inter state law, refuse to
hsr die 20" freight.
Ii Is stated that the managers OF some
her roads were called on oy the chair
men of the grievance committees and re.
guested not to handle 90" freight to
Hvold trouble with their swltChmen.
None OF the managers, however, inside
any promises. General Superintendent
Lave OF the Fort Wsyns Road had con-
ference with Representatives of the switch.
men and engineers Of b company.
Me- Lave told the men that he wanted
to know what their feelings We're and to
tel hin VIA: they had determined to do
Some II the switchmen excused them
selves from speaking. They we're unable,
they claimed, TO say what they would do
il the event they were called on to han
die 90" cars. Oahers said they had de-
termineG 10 strike. The SwitCnmen's
Brotherhood OF this CITY has been advised
CT the issue on the 90" roa", and sp-
proved the course the men had taken in
striking
THE SITUATION AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, WIS March 81 Ali the
nigh crews in the Chicago, Milwaukee
and S.; Psul yards reported for duty ct
the ususl time 20 night, and as far IS this
point is concerned there IL nothing indl-
eating the existence Off strike. The men
say that eli the ite gat loaded to- dsY
Will be handled, but there is no certainty
as to what will be done tomorrow. The
company are receiving freight billed for
Chicsgo ct its warehouses, but as fast as
received it is being turned over
to the Chicago and North
western for transportation. Everything
about the yards is in s state OF great IN
Certainty. Many Of the switchmen say
t-ey expect 8 ge5 ersl strike, ard are
ready to quit work st the void, while an
other faction deprecstes the extension OF
the strike. A crowd of about fifty of them
became involved in row this afternoon
while discussing this point, and the police
had to be called on TO q1ell the disturb
apce; no srrests made. General Manager
Ros we'll Miller said to-Digns tn in view
Of the delicSte situatio he did not feel
warranted IN saying much about the in
tentions Of the company in event Of GER
tsin contingencies. As far IS Chic g
WIS concerned, The company now had all
the men needed to handle It's business,
but il the strike extended OF course the
company would be tied up.
GENERAL TIE UP THREATENED
CHICAGO, ILL March 81 1t is stated
thst the Burlington amusement have
determined 10 call on the Pitts3urg and
Fort Wayne, the Lake Shore ana Micbi-
gan Soutbero, the Rhode Island, the
Illinois CeUtrs!,S0d perhaps the Alton, for
assistance in raising the freight blockade
in its yards, claiming the right to do this
under the inter state com uerce law, and
that the railways called on are liable to
damages If they refuse. Il is asserted
that the moment the enginee, s,
fremen or switchmen of the
other railways are asked to
assist in removing Q freight tt ey will
strike. Thus the chances are favorable
to a general railway tie-up on the lines
conyeTging lii Chicago. Brotherhood
almost SUSPENDED. Fifty men who
sre regular freight and passenger