Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-07
4 GAME OF FREEZE OUT.
BOTH SIDES IN THE BURLINGTON STRIKE
WAITING FOR ADVANCES.
4 Meeting Of tie Grievance Committees Called iar
To-day Business % tie Burlington
The Road Manned Completed
Company Gaming Ground.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Ihe Burlington
strike h now resolved itself into game
OF fre,ze-Out. That is practically the stu
alton this morning. A meeting of the sew
eral Grievance Committees OF tie road has
been called for tC morrow but il Is not
known for what purpose the call has been
issued. Ii the engineers carry out the
promise they made At yesterday meeting
the move will have the effect OF preventing
any through freight trade on the Buring-
ton, COutiniuy that business to TIE c.. Z.
a q system. The Burlington, however,
is prepared TO abide BY this deri,iou 10 lc-
clpt 40 through freight ordrrs, bat TO cou-
tue Itself 10 all classes Ol business over the
900 miles OF territory covered hy It's own
tracks. The attitude of the road remains
unchanged
eve have sixty per cent. Of the number
Of engineers aud tremen employed befme
the strike said General Passenger Agent
Paul Morton to-day, 'wc only require -
per cent of the whole number, as we had
more men than We actually needed at the
| time the strike Was declared. We are
doing splendidly with our passenger Sell
| vice, aud we expect big business to-day
in the freight line"
"Are you receiving live stock or perish
able freight yet?'
"No, although the prospects are that We
shall be receiving that class of freight be-
fore Friday. We are receiving everything
else though, and getting all out in good
order. The public can Judge Of how sat
isiactoIily We are getting on, when ! say
that our earnings yesterday were prarLi-
cally on par with those OF the same day
last year.
ia the company any way disturbed hy
Yesterdays meeting?'
''N0, sir Mr Arthur may continue his
policy or watch and pray as long as he has
mind to- our company intends going On
IN its present course"
Crowds Of men were arriving at the gen
eral offices all day, and at the rate which
they were being examined and passed
upon, the company, it would seem, could
soon have all its vacant places filled.
Chief Eugneer Arthur was bothered
with few callers this morning Only Il
bare dozen engineers and iiremen sat
around headquarters, and all the excite
mcnt Of yesterday had died out.
What are your plans was asked the
Chief
"To sit here aud wait until the Burlug
ton is ready to open negotiations
AAAIil1 WI r.g1r
Burlington Ctiicials?''
NO, sir: have done all OF that kind of
business can. Mr.. Sargent and myself
did not order the strike The men asked
us if they could leave their engines, and
we, after looking over the situation and
failing to get any sort OF satisfaction from
the officials, consented to them doing so.
This carried with it the support of the
whole Brotherhood. We cannot order
them back. Ii they come to the conclu
sion to "a back oi tnrir uvu accord they
will notify u.s. and then our mission is
ended
How long will this trouble las,?'
We are likely to remain in the city for
some time 10 come. lou can draw your
own corcu-ions "
WHAT Up
Tonight for the first time since the Bur.
irgt.n strike began Chief Arthur and Ssr-
gent were absent from their headquarters.
Many persons suspected that some counec-
tiun between the unwOnted absence Of
MCSsrs. Arthur and Sargent and The arrival
in the city to-BjGht OF the general manager
Of the IT, Wayne road and General Man
agrr &picer OF the Chicago aud Grand
Trunk
II vas reported tonight that five Pitts
burg Fort Wayne and Chicago and three
Grand Trunk crews had refused to haul
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy cals.
Engineer Logan, whom Mr.. Arthur had
lett to represent him during his absence,
laughed at the assertion that the BurliDg
ton is prepared to conline itselfto business
over its own tracks. Such a thing, he
said WAS IN impos~iblity, aud 10 any raj!
ruadtr absurd on its face Nh. Logan
said railroad officials and their mouth
pieces were enle1yoriLg 10 spread
false impression regarding the
provision OF the Interstate Commerce
law. There was an attempt to beiog the
public. When the Brother hood engineers
on other roads refused to handle car OF
Burlington freight no legal penalty was
incurred.