The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-29

San Francisco, June 2S-Though San
Francisco is completely shut off by the
strike from railroad communication
with the outer world, there are no
strikers at this point. Only one short
line of railroad runs out of San Fran
cisco, that being the San Jose division
of the Southern Pacific. AS no Pull
man coaches are run over that line,
there has been no strike. The seat of
the trouble is Oakland where many
trains and tons of mail and express
are already tied up. The delayed pas
sengers, however, are mostly in San
Francisco.
General Manager A. n. Towne, this
afternoon, issued the following bull
letin from the general offices Of the
Southern Pacific in this city. to en-
ployees:
In submitting to our men through
you our understanding of the situation
as it presents itself to us today, it oc-
ours to us that we have been drawn
into controversy. the causes of which
We could not control, and with which
we have feeling in common with any
labor organization called the American
INdlANdN uHlOIl, NIlG l6dQSIS Oh WHICH
are apparently determined to destroy
and crowd out Of existence the wiser
and more conservative labor unions,
with which we have been accustomed
to counsel, and it seems wrong indeed
that these well-established organiza-
tionS, whose lasting and well-defined
principles have gwen them a stability
well calculated to inspire the confidence
of the public and of railway managers,
Oh L. 49,
make room for an organization that
has no record of the past and whose
future is problematical, especially when
1t arbitrarily enforces upon us a con-
TentiOn with which our men or our
company has no concern.
This new organization not only at
tempts to usurp the prerogatives of
your several societies, but also to in
flict upon our patrons, upon our COM
pany, and indirectly upon our en-
ployees much hardship, merely in order
to punish in a roundabout way a cor
poration whose workshops are more
than $500 miles distant, for an alleged
violation of understanding between
Athe employer and employee. While we
-tare in no way able to judge of the
merits of the case, yet we feel that we
ought not to be dragged into this quarrel
since, as a matter Of fact, our COM
psny absolutely owns three-fourths of
our sleeping cars of all classes.
In the interest of the travelling pub
lie, and for the mutual benefit of our
employees and ourselves, we appeal to
our men not to permit themselves to be
drawn into this bitter controversy. so
Numerically opposed to our united in
terests, which will surely disrupt our
more sta BILE and conservative organiza-
lions, and dispel the full measure Of
confidence and general good feeling
that has always prevailed when their
committees have felt called upon to
visit and counsel with u.s.
In the interest of good faith and
hatgmony we ask that our men stand
With us until they themselves have
something to complain Of"
Train Goes Out
The Southern Pacific has at last sue
ceeded III dispatching a train for the
east. At 1910 o'clock tonight a train
consisting Of three Pullman sleepers
three mail cars. two regular coaches
and dinner left for the east without
any trouble
She carried forty passengers and was
manned by regular union crew with
the exception of two brakemen and a
fireman.
General Manager Towne. of the
Southern Pacific, today received a. teJe-
gram from 9. P. Huntington. directing
him 20 discharge trainmen who refused
70 handle Pullman cars. and to warn
them they never win be employed again
by the Southern Pacific
Appeal TO the Postmaster.
San Francisco. June 2S-The trustees
of the chamber of commerce held a
specisl meeting this afternoon TO CON
slider she railroad situation. After con-
siderable discussion the following tele-
gram vas drafted and forwarded:
ITO the Postmaster-General, Washing
ton. ID. c.
1.-The trustees of the chamber of
commerce of San Francisco respect
fully ask that the federal government
secure the prompt transmission Of the
United States mails The community
at large is being seriously inconven-
ienced by the delay.
"W. H. DIMOND, President"
IL. H. CLEMENT, Acting Sec'y''