The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27
BEGINNING THE STRIKE.

day as the time for the great strike on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Between
IL and II o'clock this morning. S. e. Hoge,
chairman of the grievance committee of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the
Burlington system. and j. n. Murphy, chair
man af the grievance committee of fremen,
called on General Manager Stone ut the cc1n-
panys office and gave him verbal notice that,
unless their demands were acquiesced in, the
men would strike at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Mr.. Hoge briefly stated what the men
wanted. Mr. Stone heard them through. and
asked if that was the nltimatum. They said it
was. They told him that they, with Chief Ar
thur, could be found at the Grand Pacific Hotel
until o'clock in the morning, il he desired to
communicate with them. The interview was
then closed. and the committee retired.
The grisvance committee of the engineers,
of which Mr. Hogs. of McCook. Neb, is chair
man, is composed of members of local divisions
of the Engineers Brotherhood on the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy system. It is q standing
committee, and has had entire charge of the me-
gotiations with Mr.. Stone, the general manager
of the railroad. Tho chairman says that the
committees direct negotiations failing. Chief
Arthur was sent for, and he attempted an ad-
Justment OF the difficulty. He also failed Then
the committee, after the strike was determined
upon, agreed that it should begin at A. NJ,
Monday. At that hour most of the engineers
will be at the end of their runs, and fewest
trains will be in motion. All the local divisions,
and through them every member of tie order
employed on ths c.. B. e. @. system
have been notified not to go to work to-
morrow morning unless specially advised by the
chairman Of the grievance committee to report
l-lI
pendent to those of the engineers have acted
with the latter in everything, and unless Mr..
Stone concludes TO aceede to the terms of the
engineers, no.sngines will be run out by the aid
of members of either brotherhood tomorrow.
Trains on the road will be run to the end of the
engineers division and stop. Passenger trains
leaving any point before 4 o'clock will be
to the end Of the division and side-trasked.
The immense suburban traffic OF the road
threatens to be put to great incorvenience, but
it is generally expected by the men that the
company will probably be able to employ enough
outside sngine GERS to run a portion of these
trains during the day.
To representative of the Associated Press,
Mr. Stone said tonight that there were LOGO
engineers and frsmsn in their employ. How
many Of these belong to the brotherhood he did
rot know, but presumed thsy all did.
What is your programme for tomorrow"
asked tho reporter.
1--WE will not attempt TO move any freight
trains" he replied; "our object is to most of
our suburban and passenger trains as usual.
Our first endeavor will be to get in suburban
passengers, and take of all passengers for
points not covered by competitors. There
q large number of men in our employ capable of
running engines in addition to yard foremen
and road forsmen, who nearly all engineers
At Aurora we have a laboratory where large
number of young men are engaged, who have
all learned the art of running locomotive. AL
these will be pressed into service tomorrow"
'.How about the report that you are bringing
on lot of men from the Reading system9"
''We have no arrangement or contract TO that
effect" said Mr.. Stone, "but we have sent East
advertisements for competent men, and we have
also received pumber Of kilograms from in-
dividuals in Philadelphia and other Pennsyl-
vania points. saying they would come and bring
other engineers with them. To all these have
replied that we will give good wages and per-
manent employment to all men of good chsrac-
ter who are competent to do the work"
But suppose you would hot keep these men
in case Of settlement with the old mens'
Eyes, sir" said Mr. Stone. empatically. eve
want all the competent men whom we can de-
pend upon, and they will be retained as long as
I am general manager of the road
In regard to freight traffic, Mr.. Stone said
their frst endeavor would be to take care of it
on the same basis that they would passenger
traffic. He could not tell how they would get
on till they had sized mp the situation. If the
strike were so serious to stop their traffic,
they would have to lay off ali their freight
handlers and shop-men and q number of others
employed in similar capacities. mum boring six
to seven times as many as the engineers and
firemen. He does not anticipate any such seri-
GUS state of affairs.
The people living on the suburban system Of
the CHICAGO. Burlington & Quincy have had
their thinking caps for the last few days, and
especially thoss who come to Chicago daily, and
many of them have alreadg. made arrangements
to live in the city. The Burlington suburban
trains run as far down as Downer's Grove.
twenty one miles from Chicago There are four
teen daily trains on the suburban system. step
ping at the following stations Blue Island
Avenue, Cleveland Columbus Indiana Central
crossing. Douglas Park Milliard Ayenue. Craw-
ford, Hawthorne. Clyde, Lavergue, Riverside
Lagrange. Western Springs. Highlands, Hins-
dale, Slough, Clarendon Hills. Greggs, East
Grove and Downers Grove At moderate es-
innate these trains accom- modate i, 200 passen-
gers each way daily.
Tho managers of the strike were the coolest
men in town to-day. and at seasonable hour
this evening Mr.. Arthur calmly retired to his
private room at the Grand Pacific Hotel and
vent TO bed. So did Mr.. Sargent. so likewise
Mr.. Hoge and Mr.. Murphy The officers of the
railroad company were acting with equal de lib
sration.
During all the weeks of negotiations Mr..
Stone had not been idle. An agent of his road
vent to Reading Pa, and employed all the train
men he could who had been recently thrown out
IF employment by the strike on the Phiiadelphia
e Reading lines Other points were reached by
telegraph offering work to idle engineers. Every
man In the shops who could manage engine
Was ordered to be ready to go out with one.
Applicants for jobs as engineers got them in |
hurry. Early this evening the officers of the /
'oad said they had enough men to three
rains each way. The company had been run
hing twenty-six such trains daily. IF the strike
lssumes the proportions that now seem proba- |
,le about eleven thousand men will be in |
yolved. This number includes men who will be I
brown out of employment by the strike of the T
Engineers and fremen.
The feeling among the engineers and fremen |
Iround the round house MAS Of decidedly ag !