New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
NOT EXPECTING TROUBLE IN CHICAGO.
LOOKING UPON THE RUMoRED TIE-UP OF THE
VANDERBILT LINES AS REMOTE
CONTINGENCY.

Chicago. AUG 81 CSpccIaD.rhc tc-up Of the Wander
Lut lines entering Chicago IS as Yet contingency
one member Of the Executive Board Of the Federation
d, Railvay Employees John Hail. has not teen oi'claly
Informed Of the meeting. He said today tlat lie did
NOT believe tho brotherhood west Of Buffalo would
be involved I'm the strike.
The action said he that may be taken by the
Board AZ It's meeting saturday viii. believe ahect
only the New York Central road. There is posi-
hlty Of the strike extending but do not believe IL
will II on investigation II IS found that the road Is
o.,cmptiur ~ fight the Federation Of Railway En-
ploye,. then the trouble will begin in earnest
According 10 leaders among the ra,oad men I'm
Chicago 1t will be two weeks at least before strike
involving the Vanderbilt lines in this city can reach
here II IT is found that the locI strike
IS not sufficient 20 bring the railroad COM
pany TO tcrmst, tlcn tho general tie-up may
lie ordered The leading officers Of all the Nahuer'
bit road, entering Chicago stated that they ala ho'
apprchend any strike and making no arrange
ments TO meet one said General Manager \. g. Ans
den OF the Lake shore and Michigan southern. to-day
There viii be time enough when the supreme Conn
Gil OF the United Order OF Railway Employees meets 1t
that Grand Master sargent, of the Brotherhood
OF Eircmcn. IS reported 10 have expressed Wiling
TO call his men out and that the Brotherhooo
men are practically solid on the Lake shore never
thcless. | feel 10 uneasncss Even II the nrehlch
went ont, could supply their places. Anybody can
fired an engine that made schedule time. This Fed
Grafton Of all the railway employees IS sure to lead to
a strike on some system at time. l don't say
that 1t organized for that purpose; for perhaps
10 was not IL will be necessary for IL to have
strike in order 10 gain position ana strength
But can't what grounds the Fedora
ton can order strike at present 1t was
originally involved through the discharge
OF three members of the Swltcmcn's Mutual Aid Asso-
ration who refused 10 take the positions vacated by
the knights OF Labor At last accounts those men had
been rclnStatcd by the NcwlorN Central management
and thi, relieved the Federation az all connection with
the strike. The Federation has no men on the New
YORK. Central and MIR. sargent cannot say that eder-
ated labor IL not recognized IN the west because repre-
sentatvcs are always allowed to help make inve1tisS-
tlous questions OF wages ana discharges 90 tuere
Is excuse Tor ordering strike and do not peieVe
IL will be DONE ,,, ,...,
would surprise me much' said the division superln
tendcnt. K. H. L'lommcdcu " AS might be expected,
men are as we'll paid as any other road on the same
division. and of them have their homes along e
line / am not certain that thcy would S'riNc '"os
At ihc once of Mr.. Whitman, general manager in
the CHICAGO and Northwestern Railroad Companys
building all knowledge Of contemplated move against
the road except that gathered from the newspapers
Mr.. skinner the commercial agent of the Nickel
Plate road, does not believe that there Will be any
G na to to @ Take SAID shd the r ssaeF Sdd
not come at a better time than now. Al this time the
summer freight traffic is light in fact, lighter than at
any other time OF the yelr business usually begins
10 pick up about the middle OF August, and continues
to increase until the maximum is reached about
Christmas. sixty per cent OF our eastbOund bust
ness is In grain and Of course, It's too early for that
10 bcgin.'
DEMANDS OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAlNMEE
Chicago, Ane II (Specap.-Rcprcscntatv train
men from every division of the Illinois Central Rail
road system arrived in the city to-day to attend
a meeting held this afternoon. The object of
the gathering IS the formulating Of petition
addressed 10 the officials Of the illinois Cen
tnl demanding an increase OF wages for all
tganmen The scale OF wages OF the employees OF
this branch of the service Is as follows: Erakemcn
So; baggagcmcn. $50: collectors ego. and conduc
tors 80 per month. This is a much lover scale than
Is paid by other roads and the men have been as;at
ING the present movement for an Increase for long
time This question OF wages talked OF Lefore
the recent strike the Illinois Central. bnt the
matter was temporarily passed when the other diin-
Guilty arose. II these demands are not acceded to tho
matter will be referred 10 the General Executive Com
mittcc Of the Federation OF Railway Employees, which
the only body authorized to declare strike OF the
tranmen The grievances OF the men will have to be
settled President Fish, who the OF the
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