The herald., 1894-06-28
OVERLAND TRAINS TIED UP
The Strike as 1t Effects Los
Angeles.
No Trains Depart for Outside
Points.
Meeting Of the Railway Union Men
Inst Night-What tho Managers
Say The Situation
In Full.


trains on both the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe roads yesterday realized that a
boycott ia no joke. for on both lines no
trains with Pullman cars attached were
allowed to leave the city, the American
Railway union being liz sympathy with
the striking workmen at Pullman, ILL.,,
having ordered its members to leave
Pullman earn alone.
This orderis one OF the strongest labor
organizations in the country, including
al it docs, men in all branches OF train
operation. The men claim that they
have membership of 900 in this city,
and that by the end OF the week they
will have all the railroad men on their
membership list.
railway officials, who claim that in q
very short time the boycott will be
called off.
Superintendent Muir OF the Southern
Pacific company managed to get train
No. Is. which leaves at 2 O'Clock for San
Francisco, out of the Arcade depot and
as far as the San Fernando street station.
Here the fireman notified the officials
thaC he would not work unless the Pull
mans were taken off, ana the train was
tied up.
At the Santa Fe yards the ewitchmen
early in the morning refused to make
up the overland train with the Pullman
coaches, and General Manager Wade
decided to cancel the train. AS far as
could be learned, 1t is the intention of
this company ne we'll az that of the
Southern Pacific not to send out any
overland trains without Pullmans.
1t ia an interesting question how this
policy will affect the mails. Some of
the Santa Fe employees were OF the
opinion that this company was not
obliged to carry the mails. That the
contract with the government was not Of
An obligatory character as regards the
company. Whether the same provi-
sions apply to the Southern Pacific
could not be ascertained.
Superintendent Muir OF the Southern
Pacific received dispatch from General
Superintendent Fillmore to the effect
that the Southern Pacific employees
should not be allowed to be deceived in
this contest, as the sleeping cars Of both
classes are owned by the Southern and
Central Pacific companies. as shown by
inside initials on the cars, and the an
nual report OF the Southern Pacific. The
dispatch said the cara are merely operat-
ed by the Pullman company for account
OF the Southern Pacific railroad, and
that by delaying traffic an injury is done
to the railroad company instead OF the
Pullman company.
General Manager X. II. Wade of the
Southern California road gaid laet right
that so far as his road was concerned
there was little or nothing to say about
the prospect OF running overland trains.
The company will not run overland
trains unless allowed to have Pullman
cars, and the union men declare no Pull
man cars shall be hauled from this city.
There will be no interference with tho
local system, and all trains for Southern
California points will leave La Grande
station and arrive at the ueual hours,
except the surf line TO San Diego. The
new order of things will give San Diego
only one train day, the one leaving
here at 4 so p. m. The S:15 q. m. train
always carries Pullman overland car
and is numbered among those tied up.
Manager Wade stated that the Amer
lean Railway union did not act as many
other labor organizations in declaring
the present war. No general conference
was held, and the first thing known was
the Pullman Car company because it
refused to give certain concessions to the
railway men.
Mr.. Wade sent out notices last night
to all agents of the Southern California
railway that no Pullman car would be
run until further orders. The Southern
Pacific sent out similar notices.
A delegation Of members from the or
der called upon Manager Wade yester-
day afternoon and held lengthy con-
ference, but nothing of especial import
ance was accomplished.
Superintendent Burkhalte. of the
Mojave division of the Southern Pacific
arrived in q special car at 8 O'Clock last
night, and held a long conference with
Superintendent J. A. Muir of this divis-
ion. The situation was carefully re-
viewed by the gentlemen, but of course
no action WAS settled upon. They ex.
pressed themselves as being at the
mercy OF the union men, aud saw no
chance OF the situation Frightening up
today.
Superintendent Muir hoped to send
out the 40 p. m. San Francisco train,
but his hopes were crushed by word