Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-13
NM NNM AssNOIArInN.


I'M, new association of railroad rm-
ployps which was practically organized
hprp Yesterday. suys 10 telegram from
Chicuru b. composed of an cluasCs of
railway employees, Including engineers,
nrumru hrnkcucu, SWitrhmeu, CON
durtur-, tWckucn vurmvu, painters, MAJ.
rhiuists ghlucksnlui-, lelcEuphrrH,
clcrla. train disput,hrIH, etc. u Is form.
rd. au the organizers say, for mutual
protection. the advancement of wages.
shortening of hours and the securing Of
hpttrr conditions hy working railroad eW'
muycs. rhrt win bee mo- beneficiary
fputuN,s aud the dues will be nominal
Most of thr proceedings ct the body VIII
be- public
The following viii hc the plan of the
examination. \ board of directors will
hr elected. consisting ut one member
from every branch Of employees repre-
scented This hoard viii elect an cNccu,
tive committee of three or five, which
will hV the active business body of the
order The plan If organization rs being
nude such TINT delegated Representatives
of one branch will he "a counter check
ON the action ui delegates oi oVcvN other
| branch To Illustrate this Il Us proposed
| that Zoo ease their iv a grievance, say,
nmuur the hrpuru of amy special road,
mo- strike can be- ordered until tNulhIrls
of the hrvWen uu that road sn vote.
aud 10 is approved hy the hoard ul hrrc.
| TORS; then that strike cannot hc ordered
| on cxcvpt hy u vote of twu-thirls of thr
| board of directors Whom o strike rs or
dorcd every man Of th'N organization
may hp called out The organization viii
! bc $50 complete. IL is claimed, that %
strike would simply poraly1c amy rail
I way line.
Grorgc W. Howard of tho Order ol
| Railway Conductors, said; "Nc viii hold
| "a public mass meeting soon In Chicago
| of railroad men, Ia which the truth will
| be- told as to the present condition ol
railway employees In the lntel STATES
| Canada aud Mexico We viii discuas
| Che uucstirus In which railway cm.
nlOycs should he heard aud win state
the liurs on which theN should be no.
dress,
"Does it moan strike during the
Worlds fair IL your demands are not
grautelT
"Our organization win have she effect
of doing away with strikes. We have
! grievances some OF which can only hJ
Wmodlcd 10y legislative action. rhcr,
arr 100000 active railway employees III
the United States or these only l9A.
OOO now belong 90 labor unions W.
propose 10 organize the uuorgAnized
There Is no luminosity between us ana
present unions, There are lodges already
organized under our supervision, Am,
they viii hereafter sprpg up SO rNpijh
as TO quickly make ihg body q powerful
one n labor circles"
| A proposition was madc by u niom
inrut Chicago real estate man 10 IL,
organizers of che new body 10 hul,
near the Worlds fair grounds 3OO
room hotel io accommodate railway en-
ployos aud their fUphies dniing hciI
visits To the fair The proposition. q
Is said, was made ON hohalt off Gate,
Brothers. tho millionaire iron men al
| Cleyel0nd II was fayomhly considnre,
hy the conference, hnt no action wu'
taken Ii Win Doe discussed today.
Rerarding the restlessness an Chicag,
non-union switchmcn iherc Is consilnr
| nhle talk There IS a general feehht
wages They will moet again l0 discus
the question next sunday But then
win be nothing done until Feb 10, whel
the union grievance committees will con
! fer with the various railway officials