Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-12
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Southern Pacific iu style that win make
the lniter's hair curl
FIGHTING THE UNIONS.
II begins to look. as II ip spite II the
assertion ol the officials to ;ho contrary.
there ia 10 bee % systematic fight against
the unions BY The PENNSYLVANIA company
says the indianapolis News. aud this is
particularly noticeable on the indianapolis
division. whore the labor OrguuZnicus
IRE greatly in The minority. This be
lief is strengthened los the Withdrawal
OF number Of ircigh t.hnudlcrs from the
union in order. h Is siud to save their
places. This occurred yesterday after
noon when n committee called Oh Orau
Perry, he city freight agent Alr Perry
asked all The men 10 step into his office
and they did So.
"AlI of you who desire 10 remain with
the company Instead of the union win
walk 10 that side 1f the ROOM he suid
-Nboui Fifteen Of the mon walked go the
place designated aud when the request
ihat those who intended remaining m the
union step % another part of the room
live men stepped out.
~ do not want 10 Doe misunderstood Ia
this natter said Mr.. Perry This CONE
pGuy Will not Cornish bread and butter to
men WHO are likely TO prove nfaithlm
10 ". on can not De loyal 20 the com.
me union to the company that paws you
wei and good. II Is not necessary tp
unuce matters 40 ull. You i've mon nre
discharged aud you viii got your pay nc
once, Tie others can return 10 work
but you cannot work here aud belong to
ihe union. too. This shall not be "a union
ireisht-housc while ] am iu charge. The
company reserves the right To- conduct
ne own business and. while j am doing
ms oi nay own accord, ! am satisfied
lhat my superior officers will find no
fault with it,
This has ended the troubles nj the
Pennsylvania freight house OF the
twenty three union men ten were dis
chnrgci' and their places filed. The
DINERS nave Withdrawn from the union
lhfcr weeks ago thuro were ninc incm-
berg ot The Order OF Railway Telegraph
crs ON the indianapolis division. This
morning there were thrcp. and they MAY
Dee gone before ! O'Clock tomorrow. Tho
oh'ills give no explanation. except tlnt
,hcy WIZ not employ mpu who are not
l9l'u 10 me company 10 b, reported that
he cdlct has gone forth that the mru-
htFr oi secret labor organizations must
ieaNe the road or the societies: thnt
| lnrculs nave been mude that WHOM tho
World iuir business began there would
Ice q strike, and that The company docs
| ilul propose 90 be at the mercy of ia
employees. The local officials claim la
| lnu" nothing of such an orti.r. Th,r.,
! urc over two hundred uon-union men an
| the Southwest system that could tat,.
| 'harse OF q passenger train nc an hotlr's
/ lolce' IL has been observed that rood
| engineers Who are not union mon orn
| seldom discharged; also. that uun-unlou
| men get the best places and The best INV
~ IS brl!'yei that the members OF the
4 order uf Railway Conductors will f.ol
/ a. hts al
! they least expect it. ANY attempt 10
/ secure Information from the local uhicpra
| meets with the iuUnablc reply: "rhis
| company Is mUking mo- Fight against union
! nlur' W hat the labor organizations are
! doing makes no difference to us"
Jerry hrlIy secretary of the local
lodge ot the brotherhood of Q'miumep
| commenting op the stmtion. said. ii
believe thnt Mr.. Darlington makes a mia
| take When he opposes our order Ii tx
| because he does not understand It's doc
| lrinrs, The Panhandle seems 10 have n
particular tpitc az Our organization. aud
1 whom % pennsylvania Urinman applicr
ior admissions We warn him char IL Il rs
found Uut that he Ia member he viii
le discharged. We have tnkpn. ia four
men from Mr. DurlingtOn's division. and
every one OK them was DISCHARGED within
! u week or two, We have had only one
| suike IN nlcc yenr, and We Lnyc mid
oul over % bJD,uND tO tie sick mud al A.
apled members aud thdr families. A
man who drinks liquor 10 oycess ,pu MOI
rtmnin in the order. We viii protect Tho
company property NJ an hazards and
we claim that we give the rHilrOnds a
! belttr class oi men HAN they can net ont.
sue our organization Mr. Darlington
Vould easily ascertain what kind Of mon
We Hre by writing to the high officers of
the chicago aud NorthWesteiu. W.. boVc
I la
let them STAY"
otner roads urc watching the course Of
the fennsyNnnl3 ia this matter N h
said TO Ice he best equipped COMPANY in
ne country Tor cOuirotersv with tbn
! NuoI organizations. and i, &c succeeds In
l'tuAhk thy,h OIL iIs lines The Big -Four
VIII probably follow It's cynmplc. An ~
hpul Of tho latter company ..,1. ~ ~.
slhlom Is ridden almost ro denth IAN th.
Mherent hrothcrhouds and some of them
have gone Too far You need uof no
surprised To hear something drop before
The Big -Four operators are not salts.
NY WIN ING result OF the last conferences
WIN Tie officials regarding an Increase az
WAGES and will appoint another com.
mlltee 60 cali on General Nlane,r,,,
ramsey Jan. /. Vhis committees ,vpl
nave instructions 10 carry ihe pnutpr
TO the end, and II no satisfactory agree
iW'N' VNn DC fcacued 10 IA likely that
iheie VIII be trouble Grand Cbirf
itamsey will assist the local colnn,ittec
ihe tQuuro ~ TIE strike ON fhe Clb'
Caso, Rock Island aud Pacific I'M u,t
discouraged the local mon Ia the least
THE CENTRAL ~ THE DEAL
The Houston aud Texas Central ls o,,t
with flyers Ia which Il makes the Nh
Rn9lneemept that IN connection wish tbe
missouri, kansas and Texas il has ID.
4bhhhea doubly daily line of Gr.f.
cRsa Wagner PALACE cara between t,sl.
weston anl NJ Louis via Houston. Dai.
lhs aud llenisOn Pullman sar,lc. Min
20 continued between Houston ami Ans.
Nv Nhn Houston and Fort Worth. Now
N't lhy Wagner cars arr GA two Of ~,
yanhg ines ni the statc,it Is yery -prohn.
3lr lh0t thn lulhnaa service on thr othnr
NRAs ihes viii H. improved. aud the
YtNN service that has heretofore 81.
lained va this respect win be existent in
memory only -
THE LOCAL FREIGHT AGENTS.
The annual meeting OF the i0relsht
agents as3ocl0hoa ol Toe state OF 'roxas
van be held this ye9r Ia fnrt Worth
ahH ifIm her viii 80 to old Point t,n.,
Yf'i va where the national assooia.
uuh Mui ~ et a lneetDa ~ tha lo6n;
ilp'gAt Agents aasOc.atioa Avlll ~ haii
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