The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Men in Texas Are
Talking Strike.
They Want A Change in the
Handling of Crews.
BROTHERHOOD HEADS
At Galveston Trying to Settle
the Matter.
The Situation is Regarded as
Serious.

Galveston. April 13-P H Morrfssey
of Peoria, H. grand master of the B.
Of r. T, and E Z Clark OF Cedar Rap
ids. Ia. grand chief conductor of the O.
of r c.. F. P. Sargent Of Peoria, grand
master of the B. of L r, and A B
ToUngsOn, representing P M Arthur Of
Cleveland, o.. grand master OF the 3.
of L Z, are in the city
These gentlemen VIII call upon Gen
eraI Manager L J. Polk and General
Superintendent C. 2. Ressequie OF the
Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe. as soon as
the officials return from New Orleans,
and endeayor to adjust differences that
have been existing between the compa-
ny and the trainmen for several months
past
Messrs Polk and Resseguie may get
back today
of the railway chiefs seems to grow out
of the way the company is handling
rock trains loaded with material quar-
RED near Bolton, Tex
According to an old established rule
or custom, handed down from the time
MIR. Wheeler was general manager OF
theASanCa E'e, q train crew did not take
a. train beyond 4 division point, but was
there relieved by 4 crew next in turn
to go upon the road At each division
point the crews went out in rotation OF
in turn
About six months ago the railroad
people began to take rock from 4 quar-
~ eight miles west OF Temple, near BEL
ton This rock was used in the big gull
lies the railroad Is Hing up at various
places along the main line A great deal
Of this rock is going to the big ravIue
near BRENNAN More OF il is going to
Little River Some OF IT is going near
CIebuxne. The crew sent out from Tenn
pie to get this rock would make the run
of eight miles to the quarry, do some
switching start back with the loaded
train and when at Temple would get
orders to proceed to Brennan or some
other place
The trafnmen protested that the crew
that went to the quarry should not take
the train beyond Temple, but should
there turn il over to the crew next IN
order to go out They argued that AZ
was unjust to the men sent TO the quar-
~ and unjust to the crews waiting at
the division point The crews sent TO
the quarry would only be paid eight
miles to and eight miles back from the
quarry and such mileage as they went
beyond Temple whereas no allowance
was made for the switching they did at
the quarry and the time lost thereby
and in the usual delay in such work
The trainmea claimed that in obedience
TO the long standing regulation the
crews sent to the quarrIes should leave
the trains when they reached Temple
the regular division point-and that d
new crew should take charge For the
run To the quarry and back. the switch
ing and the lost time, they commended
that the men should be paid the mini
mum day service rate, which Is 1oo
miles.
Grievance committees from the eng1-
ueers the frerneu. the conductors and
the brakernen called upon General Sup
arfnteu6ent RaSSeguie and General
Manager Polk about two months ago
and asked that the matter be adjusted
SO that the regular turn rule be lived
up to strictly and fully The officials
didn't think the company should adopt
such a system where the run was so
short as the one in question The up
shot of the whole thing was that the
grievence committees went away with
out gaining their point They submit
ted q statement of the whole affair TO
their respective organizations 1t was
expected that Messrs- Arthur, Sargent
MOrrisSey and Clark would call upon
President Ripley at Chicago and try to
have him agree to what Mr. Polk had
refused to do Whether they have been
TO Mr. Ripley is not known. but the i'm
preston prevails that they have not
Their visit here is something of d sur
prise
one of the officers of the Santa F7e
said he feared the case was more ser
1ous than he anticipated
7 don't like TO see the heads Of the
organizations come here" said he
That looks bad
Nobody has said anything about
striking This is not believed TO be a
good time for such q move as that