New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
ENGINEERS IN SESSION.
PIG MEETING IN JERSEY CITY.
,,r,,,r,s or THE LOCOMOTIVE BROTHERHOOD

NruRERs OF THE LOCOMOTIVE DH"A
COME FROM ALL PARTS OF THE coUNlhi'
,,o- railroad that enters jersey City or any o''.er
49,, ~ Hudson County special trains yes.e'ua' ~.
tbo benefit OF the brotherhood OF LOCOMOTIVE 80
,s .be friends OF the order The brolhernV'u -
MuIIone,s opera House one OF Its union nieos ~
r,a members began TO arrive early In the day. AZ ~
'iie noApe ondroers held a business meeting, which
~ -, 7, WIS said later In the day that uie
n..herhood discussed at this meeting the propo''''o
.not hos so often been considered by It, OF joining al
ther railroad unions and making one federsuon VI ',0
r,no.rc nremen brakemen, conductors, sWi'chihen
Ia orcoremasters II was also said that GRAND Chiel
Engineer p NJ Arthur opposed tins iederauon anu ''''
tho secret session adjourned without taxing aouon
u'o zoo, the engineers representing Jersey City
nvlson No. SO, Central Division NO. i'''
,Irason Division No 1875, Hoboken DIVISION
No III Quaker City Division No. loS' UNI,
Dtvision No 235, and their guests Wont
10 Taylor's Hotel and had an Informal duihor' "
o'clock the engineers again assembled NJ uio Opi"
House for a public meeting, to which every one vac
invited About 1000 pople, many OF whom WIZ
women, attended the meeting, ana aoouV d. NO. az
more could not get into the Opera Honse. On 'ne
s,are we're Grand Chief Engineer P. NJ Arthur, Gov
ernor Icon Albeit DistrictAttorney Charles ii. VIII
field Orestes Cleveland, ex-senator w. ID. Ehwalus
Senator J. Cornish, the Rev. John L. 5crdocr' u H.
Dority Patrick Fennell (" shandy MaSulrc'), JeIoo
Williams E. r. Brooks, chief engineer OF tle He"-
York division OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Il. hau
ders OF the same company Police Justice KoDerC
Davis President John P. Feeney, Of the Police Board
p H. ONeill. County Collector Dennis Mclaughlin )
r. S Hudspeth, Assemblyman Thomas Usher Wihlam
H. Lewis division superintendent OF the MOTIFS ana
Essex Railroad; Charles Graham division supd1h-
tcndent of the Delaware Lackawanna and western
Railroad George Halsey, trainmaster OF the same
road and Benjamin Hafner, who is said TO be the
In fhs is
cnty-two years old and has been ffiy-two years an
engineer He runs switch engine in the Port JEWS
yard Of the Erie road.
Others who were in boxes and prominent positions in
the theatre were D. brown master mechanic, W. W.
Watson, superintendent d. oldcorn, master mechan,
and Mr. Fessendeh tanmaster Of the Delaware, Lackt
wanna and Western Railroad and It's branches j. i.
Ohllrausen superintendent G. G.. Williams, construct
ing engineer and J. W. Milford master mechanic, all
of the Central Railroad OF New-Jersey; j. L. Craw-
ford superintendent J. r. Smith, supervisor, AM
ClayIand Tllden, freight superintendent OF the Penn
syIyania Railroad 1t had been expected tina
Chauncey NJ. Dcpew would be present, and he hac
boon put on the programme for an address. He sen;
the following dispatch but 1t was not received until
the meeting had adjourned:
was taken sick yesterday afternoon. and while not
serious 1t prevents my being with you today deeply
regret missing the pleasure Of meeting you wanted TO
emphasize to the Brotherhood Of NewJersey and Penn
Syyanla what L have Snd elscNhere-LntJ inc
hood OF Locomotive Engineers has demonstrated by It's
unequaled prosperity strength and the wisdom OF It's
action that organization is model for trades unions
You arc not only successful OF labor organizations
but YOU have respect and confidence Of those whom
you so admirably serve tho people and the railroad COM
panies. CHAUNOEf NJ DEPE"' ffesdph''
The following were the speakers: Orestes Cleve-
land Governor Leon Albeit c. II. Winfield, p. NJ.
Arthur John s. Gibson and ". D. Edwards. The
principal address was by Chief Arthur lie said he
was gratifed to have the opportunity Of explaining
again the aims and purposes of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers, which had
been in existence Tor twenty eight years.
The early history OF the order, Mr.. Arthur said
was one continued struggle. 1t met great opposition
from railroad officials, who believed the object OF
the Brotherhood to dictate 10 them how to man
age the roads. The Brotherhood persevcrcd and over
came all obstacles and was to-day. Mr. Arthur believed
one Of the strongest organizations In tbs country.
II had 481 subdivisions and membership Of 81 500
The brotherhood extended all over this country and
Canada, 1t had insurance association for the
benefit OF its members and had paid out about
$3,500000 beside paying annually fom $1,000 to
$4,000 to subdivisions In needy circumstances.
The speaker said that the Brotherhood was OF the
greatest possible benefit 10 railroad companies and
the public, because II supplies more trustworthy and
better men than could be furnished without the or
ganzaon. 1t protected itself by strikes, but strikes
were the last resort.
The speeches OF Governor Albeit and Mayor Ceve-
land were OF the vote making character filled with
0tany' and soft words DistrlctAttorney Winfield
and ex-senator Edwards in their remarks declared
that organized labor beneficial, ard that In no
case was IL better Illustrated than In the history OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.