Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-22
JUMPING SIDEWAYS"
as What the Railroaders Called It.
What the a. r. U. Strike Did


as What the Railroaders Called 1t
Z What the a. r. U. Strike Did.
Sitting in the shade OF one OF the
hitch shanties out at the junction yes
rday was an ''old-ume' ralironuer'
40 was In the last depths OF despair
I, he was telling his troubles 10 SYM
thizing switehman, and little OF
"a story, overheard by the reporter.
oused his curiosity. He was 'e1ilng
(, + the far-reaching results OF tAt ~ 4.
NJ strike OF July last, and OF the many
/. ivations that had fallen 20 the lot OF
ose who had participated Ia the Ak
ir.
Il was but little trouble TO engage
m In conversation when his nrht nht-
or had departed to attend to ms du-
/, Is, and his story. full OF interest, deaf
q, as 1t does, with the men OF ms
ass and how they live and travel
hen out of funds is given as ne tod
,'Yes. was one OF the Chicago strik-
81" he said, In answer to n question
~ the writer. III was not a member
} the American Railway Union. but
as In good standing In the ;. NJ. a. A.
witchman's Mutual Aid Association.
ar order was on Its last legs. and In
10 hope that the A. II. u. might be
lccessful in It's fight and believing That
would absorb the other organizations,
e switchmen almost to man enlisted
hder the banner or Debs to fight the
after to the bitter end. How 1t ended
now history, and needs no comment
ON me, but its results are still in ev-
ence and will continue to be felt for
me time to come. IT has driven hun
icds of good railroad men either to
her pursuits or to tho ranks OF the
Professional tramp, and hundreds more
ie still on the move looking for the
b they soon hope 10 ind, now that
ie General Managers association have
called their famous black list that
rtually made puupers OF nearly 1900
Dnest workingmen.
ITO illustrate how this Infamous
Anernl managers black list has work.
], let mo tell you how II has operated
my case. on the nth OF last July
4 left Chicago with less than 500 In
~ pocket To look FOR the Job that l am
IN hunting for. / knew the South and
ast had been but little affected by the
rike and I headed for the Southern
ntes. 1 went 10 st. Louis and from
iere TO Atlanta, Ca. by way OF Nash
lie and Birmingham. Atlanta had
lrdly felt the strike. but business
az IN q state OF paralysis from It's eff
icts and | could get no work | went
ON there to Macon. Ga, and was
icky enough to get job. IL was on
nail road and Dehs' powerful ndver-
trles had not as yet reached It with
formation. I worked four days, and
as then called 10 the office and told
lat my name was among those OF the
hiCago strikers, a list OF whom had
iat been received. and that my services
ere no longer needed.
81 took my time ANA started on South,
lied Brunswlch aud Wuycross, Ga,
nd Jacksonville. Sanford and Palalka,
Ia, but II was no use, 40 | Travelled
Rck To Atlanta with tho intention Of
ping North and East
MY money gave out at Atlanta, hut
was atlll reasonably well dressed, and
had no fear but that j would lind
FORK In the East as sac \. II. Y. had
nd no representation VI any account
asst of the Alleghanies.
l went over the Scnboard Air Line
rom Atlanta TO Norfolk, Va, aud
rom there to Richmond, Where I
1und an old friend who had been visit
1g IN the East, but was now IN his
Fay back TO his home at Huntington,
v. Va. lie wrote mo an excellent let
er which showed TO the general man
ger or tine company VINO lndor6ed II
nd put his official stamp on It, and
lso gave me a pass to Lyuchburg,
IA. / went TO Lynuhburg that night
nd from there 10 Cincinnati, o.,
ver the Norfolk and Western. tried
very superintendent and tralnmaster
yer that road hut It was no use. 30 /
tarted back East over the Chesapeake
nd ohio.
"From Cincinnati I went direct to
Washington. u. G., and from there To
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. Chairman Eagan's scrccd was
head OF me and no work was the re-