Telegram-herald., 1890-08-22

lions given IA Hr Pos 3elsy 8 statements
~ been exaggerated. The question
q publlc AMI employees rights MAS not
touched upon. The company, Mr.. Webb
declared hsi no war with labor orgaa-
itations as suea- He claimed that all
he wishe3 As the representative Of the
company was II manage The railway a.
eo-sing 10 the directions q the stock
b0ldees.
Every stePl have takes, said NJ.
Webb. has been approved by Messrs,
Vanderbilt De pew, and Others hlgh IN
the councils OF tbs company Speaking
OF he connecting lines he remarked
that be Nas ln constant communication
with their chief officers and that the
Bee Line, Lake Shore. and every linked
railroad was prepared for q strike Il Il
came
Ny. Webb said 10 q reporter during
tie morning that If the crisis occurred
the New York Central road would be
prepared 70 meet IT, He did no. think
that the trenen would 90 out IN such
great numbers as has been stated, and he
believed the other employees OF me road
who were not already oat would for tho
greater part remain az their posts n
other words the strike would not be near
Il so gigantic IS the Federation and the
Knights of Labor would have people
believe Mr. Webs did not doubt that
the supreme council OF the Federation
would call out the men, but lie Was OF
the opinion that the number who would
respond would not be SO great after all.
Messrs Sargent, Sweeney, Wllkeson
and Howard have gone 10 Terre
Haute, Ind, TO attend the meet
ing OF the supreme council
According TO the constitution of the
Federation OF Railway Employees no
strike can be inaugurated until the
organization with q grievance shall
have decided the matter and the strike
has been Endorsed by the chief ex-
ecutive and by the supreme council.
Before leaving for Terre Haute Chief
Sargent said that as he and his three
associates had Endorsed the action of the
general executive board of the
knights of Labor, he thorough
ly believed that the supreme
council of the Federation would
sustain il. He also said that the action
OF Mr.. Webb in adhering so firmly TO
the stand he had taken rendered the
action they had taken necessary. Mr..
Webs arbitrary methods and utter re-
fusal TO arb!trate the situation made it
useless TO deal with aim any longer.
A reporter asked the leader of the
federation what strength the brother
hoods in the federation could muster.
He SAID: "Fifty-two thousand men.
There are 90, 00O members in the Fed
Grafton of the United Order OF Railroad
Employees, Is, 600 in the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen, 5000 members OF
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
ton and 5000 of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Conductors. The number is
not great compared TO the 500, 900
Knights of Labor, but you must remem-
Der that they are all railroad hands,
many of them skilled workmen, while
they are divided into all branches of
work"
TIE vANDER1ILT ROADS
The Vanderbilt system comprises the follow
ing roads: New York Central, West Shore.
Lake Shore, Michigan Central, NickelPlate,
Chicago & Northwestern, and the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis. The New York
Central & Hudson River railroad has total
length, including ifs branches and leased
roads, of l.43064 miles. The main line
in from New York 10 Buffalo AID miles
Its branches aggregate 29Ol2 miles, and It's
leased roads 68s. - miles. The principal leased
line is the West : Sore ROAD. with a lcaEth Of
1855 miles. Cornelius Vanderbilt X chair
-.
Depew president
The Lake Shore Michigan Southern rail
road has a total Of i,40955 miles iuciudiu- IS
leased lines. The main line extends from
Buffalo 10 Chicago. 5000 miles The main
branches are the Sandusky division, Air Line
division, Jackson branch, Monroe branch. Ash
tabuls branch. with combined total OF
3ls CO miles The leased lines arc Sc e miles
IN length, and the original roads which were
consolidated in 1859 70 iorm The present road
have total Of 22s.G1 miles. The officers are
William X Vanderbilt chairman CT The board
O. directors; John Newell, president, aud + ..
Worcester vice PRESIDENT, secretary aad treas
uTer
The Michigan Central road has a total length.
Including leased and operated roads, q is4o 81
miles The main line extends from Detroit 20
Kensingtou. Iu.-z70O5 miles. Prom kensing
ton 10 Chicago 70 uses the Illinois Central
tracks The iease3 limos have q total Of el5.fs
miles and the operated lines. ~ when
the Canada southern IS the principal
enc. mileage 81 452f2 The general oacers
arc: Cornelius Vanderbilt chairman 81 tho
board q directors II. p I.cdvsr1. president
and T. D. Worcester. vice president and sscre-
tsrT-
The Kew York. CHICAGO & 81. Louis road f.
the Nickel p ate has total n SIP 81 miles
the main line from Buffalo. \. y. 70 Grand
Crossing III The oGccTs arc William X
Vanderbilt chairman ~ the board q directors.
and n " Caldwell. president
The Chicago T. Ncrthuesfcrn railway. with
ita leased Iiass and roads controlled ~ IL
through ownership o. stock. has ,otal q 7.7s5
miles OF this the CHICAGO a. Northwestera,
running from chicago 10 Elroy. Wis: 1shpem-
iuv Mich. CcVncil ElrFs Iowa aui
pierre s u conrrehsnds 4 275 miles Tbs
CHICAGO - Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha rail-
road. running from e. Paul 20 ElroT Cvisi,
Duiufh omaha Kansas CITY ans Nitchei.
~ ~. conprehends an arEr-csfe 81 ! 30
miles TIE Fremont TIs1ora & Fissou RI
valley railway is a new Ire whlch Sc 81 sep
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