The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-01
Aud Will Make Demand, Under the Inter-
state Law. Upon Other Roads to Assist in
Raising the Blockade on Freight.
The Chicago Train Crews Of the Fort
Wayne Road Join in the Strike.
Suburban Trains of the st, Paul Road Stopped
and People Compelled to Walk from the
NeighbOring Villages to the City.
THE IssEG TO BE FORCED.
Ths C., 3. 8 @. Makes Demand ON Other
Roads t,aat They Obey the Law.


/ Ths c., B. & @. Makes Demand ON Other
Roads t,aat They Obey the Law.
CHICAGO, ,1arch 3I.-The Chicago. Bnriing-
| ton & Quincy Railway Company is determined
| TO call tr.day upon the Pittsbnrg 6 Ft Wayne.
| the Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern, the Rock
| Island. the Illinois Central and. perhaps the
Alton for assistance in raising the freight block
ade In its yards. This. il claims, it has right
TO do under the interstatecommerce law, and
the roads called upon are liable to damages under
this act il they refuse The Pittsburg and Lake
Shore officials have announced that they will
haul Burlington cars If called upon to do So
The Rock Island has already refused to take
sides with the Burlington. What the other
roads would do when called upon Is q matter
for conjecture, but it lie understood that
they will unite for mutual protection and make
desperate fight to break down the influence of
the Brotherhood and the Switchmene Union.
The moment the engineers hremen or switch
men of other roads asked to assist in moving
%" freight they will strike. Thus the chances
are fayorable to q general railroad tie-up the
lines converging in Chicago. The Brotherhood
swtohmen and brakemen on al the roads are
working harmoniously and they appear TO
be determined to win as the railroad COM
panies. This is practically the situation to-day.
Chairman Hoge, OF the grievance committee
OF the Burlington road, who is at the head OF
strike operations in the absence of Chief Arthur.
practically admitted this morning shat the en-
gineers, fremsn and switchmen of three, and
perhaps four, other roads would 60 out some
time to-day. thus precipitatiOg one Of the greatest
strikes ever known in Chicago From what
was gathered from Mr. Hoge's carefully guard
ed talk, feeling OF desperation has seized the
osxQA D.
cars on other roads will complete the climax
and send the men ont without even bringing the
grievances committees Of the roads together to
formally order the cessation of work. 1t is an
understood thing. and the Brotherhood has de-
termined to cut Chicago completely off
from the great West. as far as it
lies in its power. The roads marked
for strike are the Chicago & Alton. the Ft
Wayne, Panhandle. Rock Island and the Santa
Fe roads The men the systems were struck
with the strike fever more than week ago. and
it was decided that the only remedy the Brother
hood has will be in bringing the pressure OF the
officials of othsr railroad systems to force the
Burlington to come to 'errns. measure which
the Burlington's competitors would resort tos in
order to avert ths trouble
"The engineers. fremen and switchmen on
the Burlinetons competitors are desperate"
said Mr.. Hoge land if one ear from the Bur-
lington is offered to any Of them to move they
viii simply refuse and quit. The switchmen,
especially. imbuei with the desire to strike,
and the fever Is spreading. There certainly
will be great move within the next twenty
four hours"
Nineteen 20" cars were brought over the Bur
hngtop tracks via Sixteenth street little be-
fore noon to-day and transferred to the Lake
Shore road, over which line they will be taken
TO the st0ck-yards. The train was met at Ca
nal street by twenty-four officers from the Har-
rison street and Central stations. who were to
act escort to it TO Thirty ninth street
There was no trouble of any kind. The rumor
had found currency that many strikers were
gathered about Sixteenth street, and the call
the Lake Shore TO handle their was ex-
pected to cause trouble. There was no demon
stration OF any kind, however, but it as
serted that there was every prospect that the
Lake Shore switchmen would strike early this
afternoon.