Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-04
THE TENAS TRUNK.
The Strike Still and no Prospect of a
Settlement at Present.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 3-The strike on the
Texas Trunk railroad is virtually unchanged
since yesterday No trains have run nor
has an attempt been made to start one.
General Manager Mowry has gone to New
York and Attorney L. Fitzhugh is out OF
the city.
/. Cordell, superintendent and train mas
ter, says: All the men are entitled TO their
money, and can not run trains, the man
agement cannot, that is the present officials,
without the officers help them. We all
want our money. The best of good feeling
exists between the men and the officials.
Some must have their money or go else
where; others could have waited few
days.
Superintendent Trammell says all efforts
that can be made are being put forth to pay
off the men and to resume traffic at the ear
lest possible moment
Mike DobbinS, foreman of section No. .,
located at SimonS, is in town and on the list
of the strikers. Mike said he had to dis
charge all his hands except the track
walker on last Friday, because he could not
get cash to enable him TO get grub for his
men to eat. He says he will not go to work
until he gets MS stuff. -
There are annually employed on the six
sections along the road thirty-tive hands.
All Of these men are out except Foreman
Joe Redrdon and his men. They are located
at Kemp, and Joe is understood to have
said that he will not quit. The conductor,
brakemen ana some of the Statiou-men are
ION the fence not having sided with
either the men or the road
4 few days ago there arrived in this city
an engine for use Of the Texas Trunk road.
The engine IS in the Houston and Texas
Central round-house. where ii has remained
ever since its arrival III the city. This
morning Yardmaster COrdel engaged 4
mechanic and proceeded to put the engine
together so as to run It. The JOB was given
up however, as the throttle lever and an
important spring were found TO be missing.
S. N Wright, mem Der of the employees
grievance committee. WAS seen at noon and
had nothing new 10 report up to that hour.
He had just returned from down town but
said he had not been near the general Of
fees during the day, nor had he heard i
word from the bosses Mr. Wright says he
is in the strike to stay. The road owes MIN
$3.50 for services as master mechanic. lie
wants his cash" and does not care whether
the road keeps him longer or not.
Some Of the strikers are inclined to cen
sure the management of the road for what
seems to be an oveI-amomt of help in the
general offices. While they recognize the
right of the road to employ as much help as
they see fit. yet they claim it is an injustice
to keep up large Office force when common
help IS unpaid.
The road has a general manager with
clerk to help him, an engineer" and
superintendent combined in one man.
with a clerk and consulting engineer in his
department. There is also an auditor. The
road also has u trainmaster. This looks
like q useless Office as the road only runs
one train day; has no telegraph or tele-
phone line along it. Fifty miles of road
bed poorly rallied constitutes the road. The
road owns one engine and one engine leased
from the Texas and Pacific, one coach, one
caboose, forty-two flat cars one box car and
an old coach used by the bridge and build
ing department. The road is in poor shape,
has no r0und-houSe and only one depot in
Dallas county, that being a small shed af
fair not over 12xl6 feet in size What will
be the end of the matter is at present hard
10 guess