Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-29
THE DIFFICULTY
Over the Discharge Of Four Engineers
On the Ohio River Railroad OH
Gals Conferred Last Night

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, November Is
Much interest is just now centered up
on the outcome Of the visit here OF
Grand Chief Of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, A. P. Arthur, and
Grand Master f. P. Sargent, of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen,
whose sole object in coming to Parkers-
burg is to try if possible to effect a
compromise between the four recently
discharged engineers of the Ohio River
railroad. Gave Taylor, Will Creel,
Douglas Shipley and Henry Bartelle,
who lost their positions it seems, from
a misunderstanding between them and
the management Of the road, from re-
mark made by Chief Arthur, in talking
about the affair He said:
Il do not anticipate trouble. There
is simply a misunderstanding between
the men and the management, and
when each side sees the matter in the
proper light everything will be har-
monious once more"
Chief Arthur speaks very highly Of
the tres tment he received when he cali
ed upon General Manager George A.
Burt in regard to the matter. He said
Mr.. Burt was very fair in his view of
the matter and appeared very willing
10 Go what was right, and when both
parties to ! dispute wish to deal fairly
theodispEte usually turns out to be a
matter Of little moment
The visit of Messrs. Arthur and Sar-
gent to Parkersburg is for conference
with Superintendent Hamilton, of the
Chic River railroad, and it is not likely
that the men will be reinstated into
their old positions, as the road removed
them for reasons but known to them
selves, and as stated BY your cores
pondent, who was reliably informed
about the difference, when Chief Ar
thur was in Parkersburg on his first
visit, the road hai very good reasons
fer taking the action it did, although
it is cOntenGed by some OF the EN-
ployes that three Of the discharged men
were not connected sufficiently in the
affair 10 warrant their removal. and
right here is where the hitch and wran-
gle among TIE Brotherhood was
brought about.
in talking Of the rlrTnOr that a strike
would be TIE outcome Of the matter,
Chief Arthur was cutspCken Ia his crit
icism Of the Pit5Sburg and Cincinnati
papers whose cores p01dents sent out
from this point the reports. He said
he had no power to orGsr a strike. and
had l, it would be the last thing I
would DO. a strike rot only greatly
Injuries railroads and business, but it
does the orders mere harm than all
othsr things combined
Grand Master Sargent, in an inter
view to-day, informed the Register
that his division he'd no grievances,
and as beth the committees Of the
lodges Of engineers and fremen Of Par
kersburg had requested that he be pres
ert during the first conference between
the railroad officials and themselves,
he was requested by aTr. Arthur to CON
fer With them at this time also. He
vas also q guest Of the local lodge Of
lrenaen at their meeting to-day.
Z be two lodges AMI the mana cement
Of tie Ohio River road held a lengthy
conference last night, and & report was
made at the meeting Of the engineers
to-day
Chiefs Arthur and Sargent left Tor
Washington tonight Mr. Arthur in
farms the Register that nothing defn-
tie has as yet been arrived at. and he
expects to return here again soon. He