The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-15
The Great Northern Is still Tied
Up as Tight as It Was
on Friday.
Statements From Both Employees
and tho Company as TO
tho Dihsronoos
News Prom Bate 60 the Eject That tho
Men VIII Bs Ordered Out on the
Entire system This Morning.

the mail car. lie SAID n she men
would take the car Out no would
give Clearance order. The men
said that on Friday they were ready and
willing 10 take the mail cars ont but the
company had refusei 90 allow them TO pro-
coed. Now all the engines on the tied up
divisions we're dead. and IL would iequirs
the services Of a number OF men in differ
ent branches OF the service to get them
ready for service, md under the oiroum-
stances the men refused TO aid ia moving
my trains until their dsmands were agreed
30. The chief clerk in the railway mail
service. whose Office IL Ia the Power block.
told IN INDEPENDENT rel orter yesterday
that be had no more idea when th, mails
would be carried over that portion of the
Great No thern railway that WAS tied up
than any one els-. lie also said that II the
tie-up lastsd for any length Of time the de-
partment would undoubtedly end some
means 10 get the mail 10 its destination.
In this connection Mr.. By% said last
night that IL was agreed betwebn Mr. Cur
TieF and the employees that they would take
the mail car and that Mr.. CuTrisr and Mr..
Bryan would so on the engine. Afterward
the men refused TO take Mr.. Currler. and
thcL MI Dfyhu rcIuhel 70 allow tut engine
10 90 out without him. hia easOn for this
h. says is that 10 is impossible 20 run trains
without a dispatcher. and as there were
none nt work he did not feel that 10 was
safe 90 send train out unless M. CurTier
was on board. Mr.. Bryan also said that he
believed in a day or 30 the men would take
out a mail car. There have been a number
OF inquiries AZ to whether the mail that left
Helena April - was caught in the tie-up.
Postmaster Ciswell telsRraphed the post
mastsf at St. Paul yesterday in regard 10
the matter and received reply to tue effect
that the mail that left Helena on that date
on the Great Northern arrived 10 81. Paul
on time
here was no excitement of any sort at
the Montana Central station yesterday; on
the contrary 10 was more like SUNDAY.
There were only few of the men around.
and We few visitors. In the afternoon
supt Currier took a private conveyance
aud started for Great Falls. Thee other
gentlemen who had important business at
the Falls also went by private conveyance.
paying $50 each for their passage. 1he
only incident that occurred worthy Of re-
mark happened 10 the afternoon, when two
ladies called az the depot for some baggage
that was In the baggage room. Acting IN
der instructions from MI Dunn the men
az hrat iefuaed to deliver the baggage, bat
when the chairman of the committs repre-
sentinR the employees was notified he said a
ladies their baggage. and they said
shat the baggage should be delivered.
Yesterday afternoon there was Tosted on
the Great Northern bullstin board at the
uptown office the following notice;
81. PAUL. April H.-Wm. Harder Gen
eTul Agent Great No thern Railway, Helena:
Please deliver following 20 master me-
chanica and post prominently al your sta
tion. j. b. KING
IT. PAU, April lf.-All Supsrintsndents
and Master Mechanics on the Montana and
kalispell Divisions of the Great Northern
Railway. and on the Montana Central Rail
WAy; All trains have been abandoned by
reason of a number Of the men quitting
work. the only notice being received a few
houfs before such abandonment from q
pa " who IL not aud has NOS been In the /
company's employ, and without any com
plant OF notice from the men. Tue main /
reason given 90 the company for this &C
tion 10 a clam aud report widely circulated /
by interested TArties, tia. all employees on |
those lines are 10 be replaced by strange |
men from the east. This epo IL AMI was
entirely untrue, and IL made for the purpose
of INTIMIDATION and of incorporating the /
company TO the man. ID IL expected and /
wish of the company that all employees will !
continue IN the faithful discharge OF their
respective duties. and the com any will see 1
than In all matters Of wages, promotions,
etc, suoh faithful service will DO first con- /
sidersd. both as TO the rates of pay and line /
of romotion. The company Is ~ all times /
really to hear and consider any complaint 1
by the men in its employ.
j. J. hTLI. President.
j. w. CASH, Gen'l. Mgr
X. W. BRYAN. Gen'l. snpt.
J. q. PArTEE suPt 81. =.
Received by Western UDion telegraph +
Original copy with Mr.. HasGer.
r.. W. BRYAN.
Last night Supt. Bryan told an INDEpKN- /
DEST reporter that be was going TO IT. Paul I
to-day over the Noithern Pacific. lie said 4
that be uld not help but fee that the men I
had not acted fairly In the matter OF moth /
fsing the company OF their ieyance be- /
ore thoy QUIT lie asserted that until he I
was between Great Falls aud Helena be had /
no idea that the men were going out. and /
bis visit 20 Helena was only in connection T
with his iesular monthly visit. Had /
known there was going to be a tie-up." he i
said, Il would not certainly have come To I
this city" On the other hand the men /
contend that the officials knew that thsy /
" 70 not satisfied WITH the new schedule. 4
aud that they we're going out
Yesterday she lie aid printed on inter
Wow with H.. Dunn in which that gentle
man Is made 20 say thst "tfainmen receive
s. a day.n Referring to this abatement.
supt. Bryan said last night thnt u wus very
and he desired 10 correct n.
he said;
The pay OF brakemon on mixed trains
shown on the proposed schedule \ gb2 per
month 70 twonty-siI days. not az Der
month. as stated 10 the Herald, aud over
lime pro rata for Sunday wok. Conduc-
tors get as res month ~. twsnty-slx days,
overtime gro rats. d he stAtemsnt IA the
lie aid shows that trainmen. without re-
gard 90 class. get - per day. and are al
lowed nothing for overtime. Ihls u also a
mistake. The least that q braksmHn can
make on the main line IN ono day IL -; the
eaet that a conductor can make In uIls day
10 g. even though they do but onr-quarter
Df days work. They are puiI three cents
per mile for conductors Auu two cent? PEI Z
mile for brakemeu, which means that a
conductor Who makes q rOuud trip ftom
Helena 10 Butte aud rsturn. which u often
done VA Que day oceivos g. aud tEo brake
nau "a presume that tne cause Of othsr
fates uot being shown wHs that the party
who IVES int viewed did uot kuoW. oupt
. urrisr has gone o. Great Falls. aud until
DO reaches turre snd 10 IA possession OF the
rain records trains cannot be moved safely
'ver the line. AuT iailroad m4u OF eK
snce knows that
Yesterday an Did Helena boy. IA the per
lou OF 4. 7. Richa dson. came over 90 He
'ua from butte TO act o. Sue rat Preventative
u Organizer Hogan. Dung tAe das Gov.
richards received the iollo~ing telegram
rom ". J. Rikei. Of Great Falls ohai man
u the board % adjustment Malls de-
aimed by r,iiroad otnoiala aud not by stfk-
ng employea Oar action sanctioned Nv
mayor aud Loo otiEtus"
Last evening there Was Ia ga aud an
husiastic meeting uf the local Aasociation
q tbs American kauwst union. Ihs local
inioa nov has about 80 uismbsrs and lass