Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-05
oNE STRIKE ENDED.
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General Manager cbappeii was Al
brighton park all day. throwing switches
and watching proceedings When seen
regarding the strike he had The follow
ing 10 say: we are in a better position
70 handle ears than we wcre yesterday
and ! think Il the police protection con-
tlnues a. 1t has in the past We viii be
able to clear the yard. In no case viii
we re-empioy the striking switehmen
unless they agree to 5oin the swltchmen's
Union aud be governed by its regula-
lions and what Grand Master Sweeney
SAYS tn the future A. many as four
different committees have approached
me to-day and there viii be a private
consultation at nv office tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock, at which our
striking employees and Mr. Sweeney
will state TO me why the men should be
taken back and also try TO adjust the
matter"
A telegram was sent 20 Manager Chap
pell saying the strikers wished TO confer
with him but he paid nc attention to IL
Assistant General Manager Wood said
no conference would be held; that the
men discharged themselves by striking
and would never be re-~employed' aud
that more applications for their places
had been made than there we're places
TO be filled. Only five OF the strikers
were members Of the swttchmenhs
Union, while more than that number OF
men taken on were union men.
Twenty.seven switchmen In the en-
ploy of the Lake shore road went out on
astrike. completely tying upall the bust
ness of the road as far as Chicago was
concerned. The trouble grows out OF
the stock yards difficulty.
Superintendent Amsden took a crew
of men down to the stock yard
Just before reaching there, the mel
quit and left their engines standini
ON the track. Some time afterwar'
another crew was started but abandoneI
the engines at Forty-third street
When the night shift came TO 20 I
work they learned that superintenden
Amsden had discharged all the me
who had left their engines. They in
mediately called a meeting, and th
men in the yards at Twelfth stree
Forty.third street and Englewoo
walked out In a body.
A general meeting was called at u
corner of Sixty-third street and lnd
ana avenue and a communication "
drawn up and addressed TO SUPERB
tendent Amsden, in which It was stat
that the men would return to woi
when those who had been discharg'
were reinstated. To this commute
ton Superintendent Amsden repii
that the men had been discharged !
refusing to perform their duties
recent of this news the strike was {
clared.
There we're altogether about eigh
switchmen employed on the Lake Sht
road. half OF which number, the sup
intendent thinks. will hold their wol
The might and day switchmen are abe
equally divided. and only The MI
men have struck thus far. The
men left their engines to attend a me
ing. and of tw~enty-three engines t
should be working at that time OF
three were at work. The conlere'
was attended by about sixty switchn
belonging to both night and day fore
They were met by Superintend
Amsden. who explained to them
circumstances under which the nj
forces struck and asked IL
whether they intended to stand by
comnanv or he strikers. Thirty-i
of the sixty men present sig
n paper agreeing to stand by
company and to go to work wher'
the company sent them. The rem
der decided to side with the strik
Tho representatives of the Swi
mems Mutual Aid Association
In the morning with the grievi
committee of the switchmen on
roads running into Chicago.
meeting was called to devise $
means. II possible, to settle the
entities which are now threatening
railroad traffic OF this city.
Before the meeting opened Crane
~ranizer John Hall said to a repo
tsThe situation is just this: If any
attempts TO compel its switchme
handle freight from the stock var
will very speedily have a strike OF
hands In his manner the matter
he brought to the attention of the
citation. who will make the fgh
own. In that way a general tie !
all the roads may become a reality
With but one exception every
road having In its employ memhe
tho association had one or more
sentative present. This meeting
representatives of nearly 1000 s'
men was the most important tina
been held for a long time in Chici
upon the result of their action dep
much that was of interest not OF
the railroad companies, but the 81
public and the thousands OF woi