The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-08
TRAINS ARE TIED UP
On the Cascade Division Of the
Northern Pacific.
LESS WORK AND MORE PAY
Grievances Of Conductors and Brakemen
"A Conference Results in
No Agreement

EIrxxsBuRs. Dec IA long pending dis
agreement between the Northern Pacific Raj.
road Company ard the eonde ctors, brsksmen
and kwifehmeu q the CAseAde Glyislun, enl-
Esu&fed tonight Ia a general tie-up ON this dsyi-
ssoTs. This morning committee. co1pOsed Of
couGuetorx solomon snd Mohr. Bzakeme1
woodrzH and Gardner aud far1EaxtsE Martin,
waited upon G. s Prove J. division supsrin-
sendeas. aud presented . iong series OF gTieF-
naees, setting forth tAe.r wrongs Ia uanIsg4ke-
able Language. sa9 demanding that they be Ge-
corded redress within twelve hoas. TIE super
intendent asked for more time. bat the con-
rnitsee was obdnrAte, and refEsei 70 extend the
time. tearing that his purpose was 70 import
ssab. 70 take their places.
The cause OF dissatisfaction is over work.
under pay and insu sseient rest They submit
ted schedule desaanding an increase Of wages
with ray nor overs lgas and the withdrawal 81 Al
order issued by ssls snperfnfen eut requiring
condue ofs % execute al Obnoxious bond % the
American surety Company. The movement mss
the supp.eFt Of twenty-five out Of thirty ons
crews. besides the unanimous support Of the
switehmen and good wishes of the fremsn and
engineers Among the many complaints they
claim that, owIaz 10 the long tine tbey are on
the road their pay amounts 20 little more than
10 EMS per hour aud they can scarcely make
their board They cal attention TO the Noyem-
Der FepsTt. showing an enormous increase IN
the earnings of the company and consider that
they are entitled 10 mall portion OF the same.
They are aggTieyed a. the work OF spotters en-
pIoyed ard upon whose fepart they are dis
charged and blscklisted without cause.
hearing was grant them. The men are very
orderly but arm and determined
The men held mass meeting here t0daT, a.
which resolutions were adopted depreeating vio-
lence OF any character, and p'edging themselves
20 nothing but peacsaee methods Ringing
speeches wee made by James 1. Crotty. OF Ia
coma, Conductors VIM. Mohr, Coleman, john
son. Gardner and others Interested in the move
merit. Grea; enthusiasm prevailed and every
confidence was express q as 20 an ultimate vie
terry for the men. Committees were appointed
% arrest any participant for int0xieatioa and all
precautions were taken &c avoid trouble. II is
thought the difficulty viii soon be sd-
jakted. rs the company viii suffer
heavily II this division is tied up for
twenty-four hours. Considerable interest is
manifested here, and IL is generally believed
fhet toe cause Of the men Is Just, snd the nut
come will De anxiousy watched for. Your cor
respondent interviewed several of the leading
spirits In the movement snd they express them
selves in unqualified terms as TO the treatment
of the men. and seem TO think the superintend-
ent could have sverted this difficulty II he felt
disposs 70 deal justly with them.
Z. 7. s'at.ery. grand organizer of the Brother
hood OF RAiiwEy Brak men, is in the city aud
endeavored to effect a compromise. bIt the men
demanded relief a. once aud viii not consent 70
= posfponemenL Mr.. slaiteTy is here on busi-
mss. and leaves in the morning for Seattle. His
order has no connection with the tie mp. and al
he did was In spirit Of friendship for the cause
of iabor.
Promptly at p. N. the committee waited
upon Mr.. Powell 10 receive his answer. bnt he
atieFly ignored them. whefeupon the order was
given 70 clear the main line 20 gs not TO inter
fese with passenger trains carrying United
states mail, aud the switch engine was ordered
TO the roundhonse aud the tie-up began IS above
stated.
kilograms in CIPHER were sent to ell points on
the division apprisirg train crews of the faetA
tie-np is essentially different from strike,
for the reason that all trains on the way can
proceed TO q terminal station. where
as In strike they would side
track wher yer they happened to be. Mr..
Prowell saws that there are grievances that
should be remedied and that he intended 10 do
50. but the men say he has had ample time. and
that matters ere rapidly becoming worse. There
has been no sposifon as set on the part OF
any oil the tralnmen 10 show the white feather,
and Il Is thought those so inclined VIII be
deferred for fear OF being classed as scsbs.