St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-09
LOYAL TO THE ROAD.
st. Paul & Duluth Men Re-
solve to Remain.
THEIR SENSIBLE RESOLUTIONS.
Yesterday the Most Quiet
Since the Strike Began.
0MAHA'S DULUTH DIVISION
Is in a State Of Suspension
Pending Military Aid.
PROGRESS OF COAST TRAIN.
Debs Planned the Pullman
Strike in St. Paul.
0MAAA'S DULUTH DiI
PROGRESS OF COAST TRAIN.
Debs Planned the Pullman
Strike in st. Paul.
A FREIGHT RIDE TO DULUTH.

Three hundred Of the employees of the
Duluth road-all there were in st. Paul
met yesterday afternoon at the
freight house of the company and
passed resolutions pledging themselves
to stand by the company.
The meeting was called by the en-
ployes, and General Manager Plough
was invited to be present to express
his views of the situation. MI. Plough
accepted the invitation, and invited
Hon. W. B. Dean, James Smith. Jr., and
several other citizens to accompany
him. James Root, one of the oldest
engineers of the road, was chairman of
the meeting. AS soon as MIR. Root
called the meeting to order he in vited
Mr.. Plough to take the floor. The gen.
eral manager made concise state ment
of the company's affairs, its relations
with its employees, showing that no
possible grievance could exist.
Mr.. Dean accepted an invitation to
speak. Ho made strong showing of
the injustice of strikes through SYM
pathy and the calamity of the great
strike Inaugurated by Debs.
Mr.. Smith was also called out for a
speech. Being the ad Iisory counsel of
the Duluth road, he was in position to
give some valuable facts relative TO the
company's relations with its employees.
~, After this speech the employees vent
into executive session. They held a
two hours discussion over the PROPOSE
tion of pledging loyalty to the road.
The outcome of it was that the follow
ing preambles and resolution were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas. There appears to exist
among certain employees of the st. Paul
& Duluth Railroad company a feeling
of unrest. brought about by the condl-
tion of affairs existing among the en-
ployes of certain railroads centering in
this city, and
Whereas, We deplore the existence
of said conditions and regret that there
has been a disposition on the part OF
some of the said employees of said st.
Paul IL Duluth railroad to draw it into
the difficulty, and
Whereas, We the employees of said
company have no grievances, and have
always received at the hands of said
company fair and just treatment. and
the consideration which should exist
between employer and employe.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved. That we,
the employees OF said company he reas-
In
faction with the treatment accorded us
by it. and assure said company of our
loyalty and announce our intention to
stand by said company, and act In such
capacity as by said company shall be
deemed for its best interests.
After the meeting adjourned Mr..
Plough was notified of the action and
given a copy of the resolutions. lie
was pleased beyond measure. He said
afterwards to representative of the
GLOBE:
II am proud of my men. In fact, l
believe this is the proudest moment of
my life. wish that every road in the
country had as intelligent and law
abiding employees as these same men
who passed these resoluti ons. l shall
ever feel grateful to these men, and
shall favor them in every way poSsi-
ble."
The sixty employees of the road who
hastily went out will have an opportu-
nity to reflect upon their ill-advised
step, for it is not likely that any of
them will be taken back. Mr.. Plough
was asked with reference to his inten-
tions in the matter. He simply said
that he had already announced himself
upon that point, and the men under-
stood what to expect.