Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-16
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81. PAUL, MINI, APRIL l5.-The
strike on Tue Great Northern railroad
h gradually working east, having
taken In Grand FORKS, n. d., last mid.
night, aud u not soon settled will
probably reach this cnd OF the line IN
about two or three days. IL Il devBl-
0piug peculiar hlatc Of analrB.
The strike was ordered by the Amcri-
eau Railway union, gnd l. being more
actively antHgonlz by the railroad
omplOy o. br0thernOuds than by tho
railroad company itself. There can be
no doubt that individual members Of
the various brothsrh0oIs arc privately
somewhat dissatisfied, but they recent.
" accepted the revised schedules and
are standing by their agreement with
the company.
a meeting this evening OF the local
organization Of engineers, looking 10 a
strike, wa, heli, but Ut tho close Of the
meeting the secretary told the AssO.
oiated Press reporter that they were
opposed to the strike, aud any eugi.
ueef who cUuutoGanCed II or m any
way assists the strikers, Will do 40 AZ
biz peril.
The company this evening hGuded
10 the Associated Press the following
~ OF message 10 the mayor Of
Hglona, who had cent a message a,klng
Tor statement ns 10 tho extent ana
cause Of the strike.
70 the Hon. J. G.. Curtin, Helena,
M0ninna:-
Alter full consideration, the rules
and tchsdulra Of wages aui the hOuts
VI work were approved by the grand
oilicefa Of tho Bf0thefhoui OF Loco
motive Engineers aud Fifomsn, by
the fully Authoriz d committee OF the
men la service, aud reduced 10 writing.
These took effect March lot. Since then
no changes Ia these schedules have
been made OF thought Of. Proposed
changes In similar schedules TOT o0n.
duclOrs aud tfninmeu, making slight
reductions Ia special cases, but leaving
large proportion VI wage, uncha gpd,
were formulated today by tho Officers
OF this company and tho prlucpal
officers " the respective orders hnd
I the employees effected, anu have
been submitted 70 the men Themselves
Tor approval by vote. No change any
previously agreed upon schedule has
Ueen made, No reduction Of rates OF
pay or Increase ~ nuurs oi switchmeu
ur yardmen or any one was under
consideration, ana the prof. osed changes
la the schedule of tfalnmeu and con-
ductors were tul jeot 10 the vote VI the
men, soon 10 be taken aud reported 10
tho company.
Unier these conditions, continues
the statement, the company had no
thought or nIuoo OF trouble until n tel.
egrsm, dated Butte, and signed by
Jamel Egau, WAS received by General
Manager Case, stating that ualess the
former wages were restored this men
would strlke ut noon tue same day.
Thus the strike was preolplIaled
without notice 10 the company from
any OF IL employees through h o officers
VI their respective Orders or Otherwise.
that wages OF terms Of s9rylce were
unsatisfactory.
All rumOrH or statements 10 the com.
pauy proposing to replace ils employee
have beeA false. The company IL not
responsible for the strike, by which
men are thrown out OF employ munt In
al industries and the business Of the
several communities along he line
made 20 suffer loss. The company has
at all times been willing TO discuss with
." ,"f'FJN " W." 'HN'' NN's NN.hpI-
izrd representatives any questions
affecting wages or terms Of employ.
ment. JAMES j. Hill.
SEATTLE, WASH, April ~ - rhe
Greal N0uneTu Railroad strike Il ex.
tended today over the Cascade division
ani tho cOas, lines, and the whole
system Is laid up from MinOt 10 Seattle
aud from Seattle IN New Wistminster.
Hardly wheel is turning, nor u tele.
graph wire licking over 1900 miles Of
line.
The strike was ordered with such
secrecy ami suudenness that IN hour
before Il WAS ~ begin the ON cials had
not suspicion that II was to happen.